MAXIMS ~ 0F A MERCHANT __._. Slsnder is the meanest pawn m; lieu-snd woman's slander l; the worst, ..____ blomlnl Guardian, Pounded 1881 Jbsrlottetown Guardian Two Cont; Annual Meeting of FoxBreedersAssn. F oxmen From All Parts Of Dom- inion In Attendance At Ninth Annual Meeting Of Canadian National .Silv Association Which Opened In Summerside Yesterday. The ninth annual meeting of the Canadim National Silver Fox Breed- ers‘ Association opened in the hall of the B. I. Rayner Building, form- erly the Agricultural Hall, at Sum- erside yesterday afternoon at 1.30 the president, Mr, Peter G. Clarke, presiding over an enthusiastic gath- ering of foxmen from all parts of the Dominion including many not- able persons. Mr. J. H. Prichard, called the meeting to order and read the minutes of the last annual meeting Secretagv oi the Association, m part. They were then adopted in full. _ The president then called on Mayor Lidstone, who in his address of wel- come Breeders’ Association he had ever at- tended and he considered 1t a priv- ilege to be present. He classed it as s wonderful organization with mem- bers of marked ability. He urged all members to be loyal to their pres- ident and directors. It was beyond the association would attain. On be- half of the town councillors 1 ANNOUNCEMENTS. » COMING cvcujijs, MEETlNGS. bib. "Drink Macs HOP 51¢- ‘ i "Kelly's Cross-Kelly's Cross Tee July 17th. If not fine July 18th. "Robin Hood Flow: is surmised ' to lease you better. p ~ 5233-6-7-to Sept. i2 pd. "Show and Dance Cardigan, Wed- nesday, July 17th. Orchestra. 8508-7-9-01. canon-d 9f TndQ Quarterly Meeting a o'clock Wednesday even- mz 6512-21 "Wgn-llng-Hnroid Lloyd 4- Y¢°'5 i Theatre, Montague Saturday. 6525-7-10-11-12. "York Rifle Club openinz shoe‘ Saturday afternoon July 13th- 6552-7-11-21. "m. Olift, M. D-Stsrt now home prevention curs. Purdy btution. W95"- ohoster Co., N. Y. U. 5- A- "Roserve ‘Iuesdly. Jilly 15m m" Sturgeon United church 1w 0mm Fesflyg], 6533-7-10-11. i "Kelly's Cross-Kelly's Cross ‘res. u] 17th, If t f" 1e, July 18th. f, y no u 6555-7-11-61. "Big events in Georgetown, Mon- . y, July 15th. Georgetown Tea- bcral convention. ‘l-ihlhllfmqs“ "For two hours of fun meet U" Two Fleming Youths" at Mludlpfill"! ~ reds , C Traverse Fr ay- u y ‘m 6565-7-11. E "Use Jeffreys Guaranteed LunB- ‘heath-lent for Foxes. M. E- elgnrign, Prov. Representative, hsrlottetown. P. ll’. I. OGIOJ-d-l-ll-ld. soggy“ to the ice cream socisl st bony Villllo Bohwl Thimm“ I iitn. 1f not firie followinl . . _ 0405-7-tueth3l. "See the "Path across the i-iiir‘ orc- . tee by the B. Y. P. U. Dramatic - let! of ‘rryen st Protestant Orph- - . Mount Heraberz.’ frilly Wm‘ t , J nth t o’ 0c . u“ . 5534-11-21. "Annual Picnic or the Hlmilwn . toe Pastoral Charge will be hold the Yictorio Rink on Wednesday. .- y 11th. Come snd eflivy s 9190"!“ to the visiting foxmen said that this was the first meeting of the ‘Canadian National Silver Fox his comprehension to Whflt heiehis and 7-94.11! Allgllfit 8- er Fox Breeders COME. the fox industry which is the reason is. Premier Saunders exilendcd l hearty welcome one. Lettersof regret were read from His Honor Lieut-Goverrior Heartz and other distinguished men who were unable to be present. A letter was read from Dr. Grisdale, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Ottawa; of- faring the suggestion that the annual meeting should occasionally be held elsewhere than at Summerside. The directors report was then read. is summary of which appears below. DIRECTOR'S carom The 9th annual report of the Dir- ectors of the Canadian National Sil- v-er Fox Breeders’ Association is an encouraging one. and gives an inter- esting outline of the activities of the ,organization since the last autumn ‘meeting. The steady increase in membership since its incorporation in the year 1020 has been well main- tained. The membership was 3600 ion December Si, 1927; 4800 on July i. 1928; and st the end of the year it stood at 5082, divided by Provinces as follower-Prince Edward Island. 143i; New Brunswick 687; Nova Sco- tia. 413; Quebec 677; Ontario 871; Al- berta 297; British Columbia. 201; Manitoba 182; Saskatchewan 148, as well as 120 residents of the United States of. America. snd 17 in other foreign countries. Already this year the books show s. pAid up member ship of over 8800 names. Durinl the year the Association's Inspectors visited snd lnspactAd foxesln about "A meeting of the executive of the Women's Missionary Society will be held in the Prubvwfllfl Church.\ Summerside, st 10 o'clock Fdiray morning. 8578-7-11-31 "St. Peters Dramatic Club pre- sent their popular ploy, "My Irish Rose", in Murray Harbor Hell Bat- urdsy, 13th. Good specialties. 0570-7-11-31 "Public Temperance meetihgswill be held in Hunter liver. North Wilt-shin? Long River and Wllthlfl River on Thursday evening. Good speakers. Don't fall to hear theirs.” "Come to the Ice-cream Boclll 1h Pleasant Valley School on blends)’ evening. July 15th. If not fine Tuss- citizens of Summerside he extended to the visiting members a. hcsfiy W51‘ Premier Saunders next extended a cordial welcome to the "MW" °n behalf. of the people of P1111“ m‘ ward Island snd sold he had always been interested in the fox 5118111955 and bought his first psir of foxes in 1910 for $3,000 snd watched the prices soar to $30,000. Qlllmy W" not considered in those days when the market was all ioi- iive foxes. Ho considered it a mistake to Sell 0U! live foxes to the United States in the early days. He conzfliiilllted the Association on the establishment of the fox show at the Royal Win09!‘ Fair at Toronto and was pleased i0 learn that a provincial fox Show l5 to be held in Charlottetown which would encourage the small fur farm- er to show his foxes and thus P!" the wey to their exhibition st the Royal Fair. He was rlewd to "Y that, the men at the head of the Association take s. keen WNW“ m‘ terest in all matters pertaining to (his organization is the success it to all and hoped their slay here would be s. 1118858111’. (Special to the Guardian) Lieutenant G. B. Stevens snd Gun- nery Sgt. B. B. Jones of the Marine Corps, drowned nesr the Squsnt aeroplane fell into the harbor. The plane went into " a nose dive at s height of 600 feet and struck the raised within fifteen minutes the bodies recovered. The men were connected with the naval station here. YOUTH KILLED 101201110, Ont, July 10 - Jsck iArms-trong, 1d. Willowdsle, was kill- ed an a msn named Boughsrk, be- lieved to be of Stratford, Ont, was injured in a crash of s. passenger aeroplane at Dufferln airport here today. twenty-nine hundred ranches, and from the lists of ranches already re- ceived from the Record Ofllce. there are already at least thirty-two hun- dred to inspect this season. From the standpoint of the regis- trstion of fox pedigrees the yesr 1928 exceeded by‘ far that of any previous year, the actual number of registra- tions being 50118, sn increase of 11450 or 30% over the total registra- tions for the year 192,7. Of this total 22939 were sold or transferred to per- sons other than the breeders, this being sn increase of 3902, or more than 20% in excess of the transfers made during the proceeding year. Thus. according to omcisl records, over 45% of the number of animals registered last year were disposed of alive for breeding purposes. In addition to the instructions giv- en them by Chief Inspector George H. McCallum, through the courtesy oi Dr. E. S. Archibald. Director of Experimental Farms, Mr. G. Ennis Smith, of the Experimental Fox Sta- tion st Summerside wss authorized to be present at both Summerside and Ottawa, to discuss with the In- spectors matters pertaining to sani- tation, feeding and general rsnch management, so that the benefit of the information snd instructions re- ceived by them could be handed on to the ranchers wherever located. particularly those living in isolated districts snd those who have recent- ly become engaged in fox ranching. This assistance from the‘ Experim- ental Farms Branch was highly sp- precisted by the Directors of this As- sociation. Marketing Activities During the, year almost 52000 pups were marked and inspected and over 55000 adult foxes . ' _ * M. cording to Provinces, the work done was as follows:- No. of adults No. of pups reinspected inspected Alberta 3571 3029 British COlumbis 1723 1322 Manitoba III! 2361 New Brunswick 7664 8874 NW5 Scotis 8497 2571 Ontario 7789 6651 Prince Edward Island 20657 20044 Quebec 6264 5538 Saskatchewan 1161 183'! Total 50MB 51624 Io: Show! The report continues: “In November last, the seventh An- riusl Fox Show was bald in connec- tion with the Royal Agricultural Winter Pair st Toronto, and again it was considered by all who visited thatimmsnsehirtcbooneofits chief features. The htunbsr of ex- hibits wss slightly below that of the previous yesr. but what was lacking in quantity was mode up in quality. as the Judlil without hesitation dsy evening. 0001-7-11-31 “Dundee W. C. '1‘. U. will hold in- teresting Public meeting in United l ting. If raining picnic gig‘ be he“ Church Monday evening July 10th “i 1* _ . ‘lftistobereerettodbowevsr. that mums more of our breeders so not svsil stated that the oversee quality of the snliusls exhibited was much su- perior to that of the previous year. otmvcv. Mass. July Ill-Second naval base here today when their corner of s dock in falling. It was. and. , travelled pretty well over Prince Ed. steady improvement t other breeders on the Judging table. It also indicates that the breeders who attend are becoming more e3. flcient in the selection of snd coring for their breeding snimsh. We can. not too strongly urge upon our mem- bers the importance of not only vis- iting this Fair. but also of exhibit- ing some f their foxes and thereby reoeivinl ‘ possible to got in any other way. to Provincial Pox Breeders‘ Associa- tion hcld s show in the Oity oi Cel- Your wire date. express companies gory. which was attended by s largo now appreciate necessity of some 0i’EN||i6 SIESSIIIN visiginiv Reports Received And Routine Business Transacted at Grand Division Conference. The opening meeting of the 85th sion, Sons of Temperance, was held yesterday morning in Zion Church Hell, with a fairly large attendance of delegates from various States and from the Provinces. Reports were given by the various committees various Divisions, snd progress throughout the world. One feature was contained in the report of Bro. George A. MacLeod, Most Vvorthy Patriarch, which showed the estab-i lishment of Divisions in Edinburgh and throughout Scotland. Bro. Lester Hohenthal, of Connec- tlcut, was elected Most Worthy tScribe. Rev. John Coburn, Ontario, WM l8 vfllllpalgning here, was ofllc- lllly received and conveyed the greetings of the Canadian Temper- ance Federation. Mr. Cobum he; ward Island during the past ten days snd declared that the sentiment he found would array s large vote s- gainst the initiation of Government Control in the Island; but he urged the people to be sure and turn out on July 18th, snd poll their vote. Fifteen members were initiated to the National Division. Mr. George W. Ellis oi New Jersey. was elected to the Board of Trustees. 3999114 received from other de- partments of the order showed an in- creased interest in the work, and a determination of the Sons of Tern. Pflrlmoo to wage the battle through- out Canada until the other Provinces are brought back into line with Pro- hibition again. 51x m¢¢l1n8s were arranged for last evening throughout the country. Rfivflrts from Kcnsington, Margaie, Brookfield snd’ Clyde River were very ucoureslnc. with good attend- ances. Mrs. H, P. Newcombe. who is en- "35 1n m! "mill-ism on behalf oi m9 “mpcrlnce Alliance, addressed the meetings st Margste and also at Kensllikton, with Rev. John Coburn, 9m" walkers were Messrs. C. M. Vroom, St. Stephen; H. P. New- “mbe- Him“; l-‘tcv. John Mc- Caskill, Montreal; Hsnford Price, Moncton; Rev. W. S. Loring, West Pfilht: E. M. Evsnson, Philadelphia; Rev. B, H. Stavert, Hunter River. Mrs. Lester Hohenthal sang solos at Brookfield and Clyde River. Miss E. McCrow of Halifax. recited. The above report has been furnish- ed by the press committee of the con- ference. lannusl session of the National Divi- ~ which showed a general increase in, _______________\ Q Wants Capital i f I l i 4 i i i ,‘M9Xl¢4\ who, in enumerating the drills! L, problems confrontlngf hi: country. carpi-used his appreciat- tlon of Canada. and its people and invited the exploitation of foreign capital in Mexico. | ii_'_._____._ MAYUR Hiilili IS ELECTED (Canadian Press) CamiiierfI-loude of Montreal today was unanimously elected chieftain oi the Conservative Party of Quebec, by the 1,000 delegates gathered in con- Arthur Sauve, leader since 1916. County. joint chairman, called for other no-i minations there were none. ' "Is it your desire Camillien I-Ioude shall be your leader?" asked the chairman. 'I'hc delegates signified their approval enthusiastically. "I ideclare Mr. Houde the leader of the Conservative party for the province| .of Quebec". the chairman said. J Mr. Sauve tendered his resignation lwhen the convention assembled yes- ‘ terday. MONTREAL, Que, July 10 _. Today the last steel girder of the i south shore bridge the greatest g steel bridge in the British Em- , piro. will be hoisted info place ‘ and n masterful engineering feat commenced of Msy 26, 1925, will be accomplished. Canada. The entry list con- tained some very high class ani- mals, and the Show was considercdl to be of great benefit to the exhibit- ‘ ors and others who attended. This Association contributed a perpetual themselves of the opportunity thus afforded to exhibit their foxes at this Pair. Lest year exhibits were shown ; by members from two Provinces only i namely. Ontario and Prince Edward‘ island. This is not as it should be.) es no breeder csn exhibit without be- i ing well repaid the initial expense, ""9""! by the education snd ex-i i Porience he receives. The Ii there formation that it is not At about the some time the Alber- number 0f Bffllfllfl R0111 wflilfl! ,‘ Isnnuslly, and also a small commission declined to take any sc- tion. feet, Mr. F. C. Cornell, Irafilc Ex- pert, of Montreal was retained\ and instructed to take such action as he thought most advisable in the cir- cumstances to have the rates reduc-l challenge Trophy to be competed for,’ cash; grant to assist the Alberta Assoclat-l ion in carrying on the Show, as the‘ entries were limited to foxes regis- tered in Canadian National Live Stock Records." "During the past two years or more your Board has been endsavorlng to, secure a. reduction in freight and hst has for se- l ex ross rates on fox foo ss well ss “on at Summerside he Wm be ma‘ veral years been noted in the exhib- ‘ inpexpress rates on livedfoxes. This honored guest o’ the Canadian Na‘? its of the breeders who continue each = move was at first met by strong op- yasr to attend this Fair can to a lsrlo extent be directly attributed to the education snd information re. celvsd by these breeders, who go “ch year to the Fsir to place their‘ animals in competition with those of] position from the carrying compan- ies, and as s result the Railway "When we were notified to this ef- ed so that they would be on s. reas- jed and a presentation made to him . , p Ports: cu, youthful President oiiféighjfzgzlfiiiciitri‘; “;““S“J$$I ~- ibuslness of trapping and while thus ‘engaged he visualized the possibilities '01 breeding the precious silver black iiox in captivity. fassociated with the late Robert Oui- heard oi the new enterprise which _ Dalton and Oulion were carrying on. vention here. ~ Mr. Houde succeedsiwhen they did, the" we; o, gush to secure the valuable animals for M1‘. HOUGS WIS nOmlfidwd by Lkll- lbrgedmg purpqgeg, 5nd enormous rent Barre of Rouville and seconded prim; were by Wlnlord Hackett o! Btmstwlbrooaors. Within a. few years fox; When John T. Hackettinn-mhes Island, and the fame of the found- ‘new former friendships. He has been E acclaimed as father oi the industry‘, ;by fox breeders throughout ,tien:il Fax Breeders’ Association. ,insny friends in felieitstions on this [eventful occasion. iiiiiii IN -n.m-hmlis§nii had several conferences with repre-i sentstives of the Railways and of the! diflerent packing houses, and with‘, “m!!! 0f “it Doplrtment of Asri- Fifteen persons were in the Atlsntqsn culture, with a view to securing their assistance, snd s. report just receivedf from Mr. Cornell reads as follows:- ic Coast Line Hospital here tonight‘ suffering from injuries received when ;rises tomorrow morning st 4.21. a fast north bound passenger train Number s4 of the Atlantic cosstiisth 11.40 p. m. rc- Line was derailed one and a hslf ml . by Everybody (lovers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA, THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1929 Till] IJRUWNEI] WHENAERU- PLANE FEii iiiiiifiii HiRl SIR CHARLES DAUUN Father of Fox Farming,‘ Industry Will Be. Tendered Banquet at i Summerside This ‘ Evening. Soft words with nothing in tbein. nuke a song~snd s salve to“ the dis- appointed. Maxims OFA MERCHANT 10 PAGES Annual Subscriptions Delivered $3.00 By lliul. Canada and U, 8_ A_ 84.50 Convention Opens Very Successfully Large Delegation Attends Con- ference Of Women’s Institutes -'-Many Fine Yesterday. Nearly 350 delegates from all sec- tions of the Province assembled yes- Sir Charles Dalton, the father oi the fox farming industry, will be signaliy honord by the Canadian Na- tional Silver Fox Breeders’ Associa- tion when a banquet will be tender- side this evening, All Prince Edward Islanders are familiar with the romantic career of Sir Charles Dalton. In early man- hood, at Tignish, he followed the t l-ie later became r ion in this enterprise, the first of E they experimented in the It was many years before people terday afternoon in Prince of Wales Hon. W. M. Lea, Minister of Ag- -yriculture. after the minutes of the Iiast annual convention had been read "and adopted. ‘welcomed the delegates to the City. He declared the gen- ‘eral Pleasure at the healthy growth of the Institute movement and that (it is one of the organizations doing, he greatest amount oi- good 101' i115 country. The assemblage, he said. epresented the cream of the coun- try life of the Province; the work ‘of -the Women's Institutes is reflect- iits kind to be started anywhere. To- ygcther breeding of animals secured in their traps, and finally, after many dis- appointments and losses, succeeded in securing litters of genuine black QUEBEC» Q1191. Jilly 10. -— MHYOI‘ foxes the pelts of which they mark- eted profitably in London. d far beyond its own rank-i and its (influence with the Government is very great. Mr. Les. paid a. tribute to the organization and the super- visor. ‘this is one of the strongest branches of the Women's Institutes in Canada, he said, having the larg- est number of members in PTOPOTWIB to population. “You have the privilege and equal responsibility of training the leaders in our public life," said Mr. Lea. ‘There is s. great deal yet to be sc- Addresses Heard jcomplished in a socisl why on Prince ‘Edward Island. We have only to go labroad m see that. We can support . College Hall on the occasion of thejdcuble our present population in l6th annual convention of the Wom- en's Institutes of Prince Edward 1s- land. Miss Lulu Yeo, president, oc- country prevailed throughout. nupied the chair. Lthis province if the conditions ex- listing in the best sections of the A lspirit of pessimism prevailed s few ;yes.rs ego, but to-day conditions are ‘most favourable. You don't hear anything of Farm Relief as you do ‘in the United states. Since the in- troduction of power much of the drudgery of the farm life has been removed. Mrs. v.7. W. McPhee of Georgetown, .in replying to the address of wel- come, extended the thanks of the Women's Institutes. During the past lyear, she said, the main efforts of (the Institutes had been towards the Iierection of s. Tuberculosis Sanltor- ium and school improvement. A five-minute talk on a "Deiegateh Duty," was then given by Mrs. Allen Wyand. The report oi the Super- visor, Miss Ethel Schurmsn, was then read, and appears elsewhere in to-days Guardian. A splendid address, "Community ivelfare." by Mr. W. R. Shaw of the Department of Agriculture, followed. "A greater measure o1 thought, care‘ Continued on page 7 paid for guaranteed, in-every country in the iers of the industry became world _wide. _ 1' The fox industry today nets mill- ,ions of dollars annually to the Prov- ince, and pedigreed Prince Edward’ ‘Island foxes are to be found in] ranches nl every country in the’ temperate zones. Wealth came to Sir Charles, and with it the opportunities for still‘ further service to his native Prom’ ince. His generous donations to pub-i lic benefactions are familiar to all. our readers. Outstanding among these i were the Dalton Sanatorium, Dalton Hall at St. Dunstarrs University, the patriotic presentation of s _ fully equipped motor ambulance during the Great War, and, more recently,‘ provision for the rebuilding of a‘ school in his native parish of Tig- nish. In recognition of his benevolo ence His Holiness the Pope conferred , upon him the title of Knight Com-i mander of the order of St. Gregory}. Sir Charles has served his country in politics having been a member} of the cabinet in the Mathieson-‘ Arsenault Government. Now in re-i tirement from active duties. he spends ‘ much of his time in travel, but sl- h E ways manages to pay s. yearly visit to his native Province and to re- thé world, snd at this evening's func-I The Guardian Joins Sir Charles" iantlc monoplsne Pathfinder pleting from Old Orchard, Maine, romrrro, July io L‘ Maritime. moderate winds. fair with moderate, PATHFINDER '|i iiiai (Canadian Press) ‘norm, July 10.—'I‘he irons-At- oom- flight lsnded ere tonight at 9.30 o'clock (3.30 p.m. ST.) . its ‘Frans-Atlantic NEW YORK, July 10. — Sir Henry W’. Thornton. president and chairmen of the board of directors of the Canadian Nat- ional Railways. was elected to the board of directors of the Canad- ian National Telegraph Company today to succeed Oliver Amos. who died on June 18, according . to an announcement made today. I rwusuvs BRHWNEBAT iuiigiuul About four o'clock Monday after- noon a double drowning took place at MacDonald's Bridge, Lorne Valley. Upper Cardigan River. Two lads. Hugh MacDonald. aged 15, son of William MacDonald. and George Mlnderson. aged l7, son of Jrsenh Msnderson. went in bathing. Whether they took a. cramp or were unable tc swim it is not known, but later that afternoon their bodies were found, one in seven ice; m‘ unit-r and (lie other in about three feet. A little lad had accompanied the coys to tho bridge and after the accident osr ed he went home and told U1." ncxvs but did not alarm the neighbors. As soon as word spread. people rushed to the scene but too late to be of any ..‘._ IF Yo‘ DON‘f WANT-TA as Accusao 0F i TELLIN’ FISH ‘TOR\ES,DON‘T (to visi-im’ fl ‘.- . ,, g. >_ ' E'".f_~_'~;_:'-'*\"-*<-‘* assistance. The cad event has alt quite a gloom over the whole com. munity. The double funeral took place yesterday morning, service be- ‘ ing conducted at St. Teresa's Clnp:l. B0111 bflys belonged to Ruskin. .____.i...__._____._ (Canadian Press) WASHINGTON. D. C., July iii-A ood of protest against the pending tariff bill sent by foreign trade asso- ciations and governments, including one by Spain, nounce the existing modus vivendi of most favored trade relations with the United States were made public to- day by the Senate Finance Commit- tee. threatening to de- GOO DQ§OOQ FOO C‘. Condensed Specials temperature. v i Toronto, lair . . . . . . 82-62, BATE-lo per- word net Montreal cloudy J8, seebioseruoaintbnsoiunin Quebec. cloudy . 80-68 o - poo o-o0o4 (Canadian Press) Charlottetown. fair . . . . . . . . . .. 70-54. . ROCKYMOUNT, N. C., July 10,-‘ 1Q north 0f Infield today. Summerside tide eighteen minutes istor than Charlottetown. High tide this afternoon at 159i d tomorrow morning at 3.14. Sun eels this evening at 7.50 and» First quarter moon Saturday, July JVANTID-SICOND CLASS ,I'OI. BALI — A SIX-YEAH. OLD more for general purposes. Apply North Ainerlcsn i-fotel. 051‘! .OI.A_II teacher for North Granville scocoi District No. 188. Supplement j; fight-J. Taylor Brsdsibonc , '