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National Union Chiet Presents Demand for $150,000,000 Increase

LIKELYTTEFUSED

Railwlay Officials De-' clare That Men’s Ultimatum is Out- rageous.

LONDON, Dec. 12. —What may be the beginning of a great railway tailor war in England, or a more prelude to a campaign of annoy- ance designed to plague tho Con- servative government, is seen in- the formal demand of J. H. Tholnas chief of the National Union of Rallwnylnon, for wage increases totalling $150,000,000. Thomas also lnllde fornlal demands for a pension system that would retire iiti-yi-ur-old railr0adcrs,, tlle aboli- tion of casual labor and the drastic reduction of overtime. .

Anti-Labor sources say Thomas has "plant-J a pistol at tlle head of the new government"

if lie-has done so, Thomas can appreciate both sitlus of the drama. lintil tlle general election last

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Grand Nephew ot Magnate Married in 1923, Now An- nounced

.\'i<1\V YORK, Dec. 12.—New York stivtt-ly was amazed and mystified this week by the unouncelnent that Art-ry Rockefeller, only son of Per- cy A. Rockefeller, and grand-nep- IIUW of John D. Rockefeller. was married secretly on September 20. 1023. to Miss Anna Mark, daughter of Clayton Mark, of Chicago.

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Arc In Engisnd. Il- Tlley are living at present in g- Enlzlanti with their infant son. whoi‘ was born on August 30, of this your, | Although the news of the marrl- 1i use was made public here, details“ of the romance were not included ill a formal statement issued by.‘ lwrcey Rockefeller. _ '4' So far as can be ascertained, Mr. g, IIilt'I(i‘I'(iIIOI"B son had barely reach- l-d Ills majority while a. student at a middle-western university. when he and Miss Mark decided to let 1' a (boy and girlhood ronluncc clll- 4, lulnate ill matrimony. ’l‘llc.ro was no rose-strewn altar i‘

wl-ddilll: lunrch. Society was depriv- vd oi‘ no elaborate church ceremony \I'Ill'll the YITIIIK couple quietly went "wijy und were married.

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made about whore the wedding limit illaco 0r who performed the ceremony. I All that is known is that on Sep- “iiiiier 30. last year, they were illflrrictl and that. Miss Mark was a LUiiPKQ student at that time.

Condensed Specials

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for 35c, 250 1 65 ., 500 f0 M. I _" l Minimum telrlvpera- him (or her) the gift he (or she) “'00- 1900 IOI‘ $195. c r titre’: mum am asks, you can bring a great (lg-at of Toronto, CIOlliIy ..... .. a2 2s Joy and helm {was lawn 0T6? '10s PRINTING OF avsnv Montreal. clolltly . . lli 12 where Snow Cans Wm“ at @1- dogcrlmgon cheap], m,‘ “pad, Quebec cloudy ,, 8 vt-tse he only a myth or nlockery. iiiilllifiy executed. Guardian Cen- Ch'towl'l, cloudy -- 27 "Mimi picked 0m‘ the chm trltl Job Prlntery. Phone 133. Halifax cloudy 23 Wimi" 9°" wish i“ iieii’ Wm” m 2876_5_6_tt s‘. Join, cloudy _ 14 phone (133) the Guardian and [Illflt ‘T Boston. cloud)’ 22 name Wm be checlmd nIltl tlim ‘tilt.’ FOR SALE-d mtv: A numesn New York. snow so The storcwom a W c B

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Finds ‘Secret Stores

0f Newly Made German Muni- tions

PARIS! DOC. 12.-Reports from the Aliiled military an. trsl mission In Germany n. ceivcd during the palt few lily: have csueed considerable worry in allied quarters. Th; mission. It was stated, has found numerous secret stores of newly manufactured armg and some newly perfected Wliiiiwfll. such as anti-tank guns.

DISTINCTION

._,______.*____-___-. on. MARY LUCAS KEENE. M.B.

Recently appointed Profes- sor of Anatomy to the Univer- sity of London (England). She is said to be the only woman In the world occupying such a

position.

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KID MOODY SAVES LIFE OF FELLOW_PRISONER

(Csnadian Press)

L08 ANGELES, Dec. 12. —Kid McCoy, famous pugll- Isl: on trial "ere chargBd with murder, was responsi- bis for saving the life of George Wattenson, fellow prisoner when he apprehcnr ded the IattQr In the act of committing suicide In hi8 cell this morning and cu! him down In time to save him.

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FRENCH POLICE HALT‘ ASSASSINATION OF sovlsr ENVOY _

(Canadian Press)

PARIS, Dec. 12.-An it- tempt to assassinate Leonid Kris-shin, new Soviet envoy, Wis halted by tile French police today by their arrest 0f a woman carrying a re- voiver in front of the Rue. sian Embassy.

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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1924

PHllllliII iii IIEPHUIIIJIIINIJ llullltvulnt

With Moving Pictures Has Been Solved-- Human Voice Pho-

tographed

THEE-SPEAK Possibilities of This New Phonofilm Are Endles~s-—May

Change Whole Technique

As the films run through the pro- . jector. the sound of the voice, and

lite orchestra, are projected into the hall ill perfect synchronisation with illc picture.

This modern llllfilClg has been made possible by the 20th century .-\llldtl'in's Lanlp. the three-electrode valve.

The Silent Drama Speaks

The picture is taken ill tlle or- iiiiii"? will’. lint ill tllc ealnera is a gas-filled lump. The sounds m l... recorded are picked up by u sensi. tlvc microphone, and the resulting

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This little mils,- will lcse fanth In that grand old marl. Santa. "Hie" you'll play his part for a day. will you be Aliias Santa’!

“Allas Santas" have been found [qr nil the children whose names HDIIOIIFU] in the original list. of (‘ilrlslnlias-ltlss kiddies ill Wctlnes- day's Guardian. as well as for many of those for whom the appeal was lnallo in subsequent lists. This generous response on the part of PBZHIOPB means the preservation ill many childish minds of that grout institution without which Yuletide could not. be the nlost inl- portant event of the yellr~Sallta Claus.

Whether faith in Santa Claus is

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(Special to the Guardian) PARIS. Dec, 12. —The United States Government will refuse to submit to arbitration on the ques- tion of its right to participate in payments under the Dawes Plan for satisfaction of army costs and war damage claims, as it is indi- cated England will propose. The United States was authoritatively informed totiny the attitude of Am- erican plumbers of the Reparations Colnlnission and Comluittee, is that such a proposal would be like at". bltratlng whether the United Status fought in the war-

The French Ministry of Finance

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On The Question of Its Right To Partici- pate in ‘ Payments Under theDawes Plan Of Army Costs and Damage Claims.

has issued a communique saying that when France admitted the right of the American claims she dill so without consulting tlle oth- er all-ies. Some ‘interpret this as a denial of the fact that France agreed to the justice of the United States position; Americans have believed however that the Com- lnunlqul- was drafted to placate England. They reiterate that France agreed t0 tlle American claims and that Belgium and Italy gave similar consent. England has not agreed to American rights in the proceeds and under the plan.

I0 ESTABLISH

Aim of Sun Yat Son, S Sun’s Regime Brief S

(Special to the Guardian)

TOKIO. Dec. 12.——-’[‘lle Japan Atl- vertisrr trllllorrow will puhllsh u ilcspzlttrll from Shanghai, set by ll. J-. Fllcscllcr. its editor declaring that Still Yet Sen will be received at Peklll as a saviour; the desplltcl:

says, he plans to assume control of the Government with tlle aid of Karak-

Ilzlln, a Russian and establish the

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Rule" in China and abolish all

jSIlieng, christian. who seized Pekin

fins’ Sun Yat Sen. Best information ill Shanghai‘ believe Sun's regime

“RED lililE”

o-Galled “Saviour_”.- ays Shanghai.

treaties with foreign powers “in

‘imitation of LPIIOIIIS methodsPTlle‘

tlcspatrh tleclzlres that Fengyu and general Sllll Yll, who enm-

lnalnis 100.000 lrO0p5 aresupport-

will be briet‘ but damaging, Flies- rher says.

Portrait Will Be Sent To Plymouth

- (Canadian Press) LONDON, Dec. 12~Tlle nlayor of ll'lylnoutll has asked that tlle por- lrlti of llully Astor, which is to he rl-lnllvrti from the House oi‘ Com- lnous. ill llccordltllce witll recent parllalllcllttlry action, be sent to Plymouth. says tho Wostnlillisior (Iuzvtic. Lady Astor favors send- illg it to Plymouth,

“Kenora” Latest (Sea Arrival

(Canadian Press) MONTREAL, Dec. 12.—Constltu- ting the latest arrival here from sea of l-lny year on record. the fre€ght steamer Kcnora, reached port at 4 o‘clock yesterday after- noon fronl St. John's, NfltL. after bottling witll heavy seas and gates in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and being driven 150 miles off her

(TOIITSO.

Frances Birth Rate Dwindling

(Canadian Press)

PARIS. Dec. 12.-France's birth rati- continues to dwindle accord- ing to oiilcizll statistics covering the first. illrep quarters of tlle present ycar-lvlllle the number of’ marriages is the some as tile corresponding pl-rinll of 102R. Births dropped from 584,000 to 572L000 and deaths increased 500,000 to 521,000.

ANOTHER “BUMP" AT SPRINGHILL

(Canadian Press) ~

SPRlNGl-IILL, N. S., Dec. 12.- Janles Keever, 40, was killed when another blllllp occurred Ill numbcir two collicry here this evening. lt was the third oi a series of bumps that have struck tlle mine in l1 week one previous occurrence resulting Ill a fatality. Several were injured tonight alld five miners were en- tombed for all ilour.

Flashed In At

(Canadian Press)

LORENO Texas, Dec 12. — Samuel Gompers, President of The Amctrldan Federation of Labor, arrived at the United States border 7.30 this morn- Ing In a critical condition, suf- fering from bronchial Infection.

EDMONTON, Dec. 12. —Cal- gsry defeated Edmonton 4-3 here last night; Victoria de- feated Vancouver 4-3 here last night. '

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 12. — General Hermandcz. a major and two captains belonging to

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rebel forces under Tlburcio Cecil-c have been executed at Puebla City after court mart- lal, according to special des- patches-

BRUSSELS. Dec. 12. —'In- tonne fog has prsiyzed navi- gation along the coast and on river Scheldt for the pact three days. No ship with the ex- caption of the Herwlch msill boat has arrived at Antwerp since Wednesday. Forty vessel: were anchored today at the mouth of the Scheldt, around Flushing waiting the lifting 0f the fog.

preserved or tlcatroyeti ill the minds of those children whose names appear today depends on- tirely upon you- lly deciding to net as "Alias Santa titans" for one

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dllgh tide this afternoon at 2.37 and tonight at 11.47. Last quarter moon Friday’. D99-

19th 0.11 a.m.

TQRONTO, Dec. lit-Maritime. esst to south-west windmelold! with snow and rain in Wes triots .

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of those youngsters and sending

presents are deposited is already filling up, and all these should be ill by at least December twenty- third.

Somc "Alias Santos" have pick- ed out their namesokes as those whom they wish to adopt.

ls your nsmeeske on this list?

Vol. 1, N0. 67

A Hundred Mllllon Industry

The Bread, Biscuit, and Con- fectionery Industry in Canada produces srticles worth $97,000,- 000 snnuslly, and uses 061.000.- 000 worth of raw msterlale. Something like 60,000 employees are dlreottly engaged while many

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Canada, Nfld and Que- bec Delegates Will Discuss Question

LONG STANDING

Will Try to Settle by

Agreement Argu-

ment Now Before Privy Council

MONTREAL, Dec. 12-— Tile con- ference on the Labrador boundary dispute will convene ltere Tuesday and the Province of Quebec will be represented by Prenliur Tas- chcrcau and Charles Lunctot, K. C., wIliIt-tlle Fetieral representative will be Judge Doherty.

The controversy between New- foulltiiantl and Canada over the Lzrhralirlr boundary is of long standing. Canada recognizes Newfoundland rights to tlle coast line as at pit-stint drawn out, but

' tho question to In- settled is one of

detcrlllilling how luucll of tlle inter. lor Newfoundland is entitled to-

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(Special to The Guardian) BUENOS AIILES, Doc. l2.——The news that tlle ‘Prince of Wales is to visit the Argentine was printed with much gratified comment by tlle evening newspapers, and ‘this morning tlle press is unaltinlous in welcoming tlle visit. La. Nacloll says: "The presence in owr coun try ot‘ the heir to the throne of Great Britain is an elllpllatic and significant manifestation oi‘ the preference witll which til-zit noblt tuition has treated us at all titties and in all tlle cirmlmstallcas of out: political evolution. A truly nlagnlfl cent ioccaeion will be afforded fol the manifestation oi‘ our feelings of gratitude with this linking togetll er of more than material interests’

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Cub Reporters Get Half Franks i Murder Reward

(Canadian Press) ClillCAG-O, lloc, I2.- 'l‘wo IICWS paper ‘reporters, four laborers, a member of a railroad crow and a night watchman were Jrlvtrll most oi the CTCKIII. ‘for tlle solution of lllf‘, [lobby Franks llllll'(ICl' ltnd kid napping calso and tlle confessions of Nathan Leopold, jr.. and Rich ill‘(I Incl), by_ a colllnllitee wilicll tlistributed rewards totalling S0.- 000 oifered for tlle ltppreilcllsion oi the slayers.

The newspaper reporters, Janie-r W. l\i.ulroy and Alvin l-l. Goldstcln at [Ill-P time of the slaying, cllb news igathercrs of the Chicago lllllly News, were given $l,l300 each or llal fthe reward.

The reporters positively identi- fied the body as that of young Franks, and later furnished clues which led to. ‘the discovery that Leopold owned the typewriter on which the ransom note to Mr. Franks wa-s wlrltten.

Announcements, Coming Events, Meetings, Etc

Rates-lie. per word esch insertion.

"Reserve, Tilt-allay, Dre. for Xmult Concert and Tree in “ihclrtley River llail. If not fine, following ovening.---1:l02-12-13-3i

23rd.

dependent upon for their living.

this industry

Plnespply centres are favor- lteis with chocolate lovers. so In Moire you can choose from such‘ Plncapply Velvs, Pineapple centres as: Plnespply Sundae, Cubes, Pinesppiy Fondsnts, Plnespply Creams, Msrsoelllns -Plneapply Cubes, etc.

"Clyde ltlver llnsket Social and concert Monday tligilt t-he 15th. lf islormy come Tuesday.

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“Don't forget the Christmas concert in Winston South Church. Friday night, Dee. 19th.

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"Como to the C.G. I. T. concert in Millview hall, Tuesday. Dec. 16th. Doors open at 7.30. Admis- sion 10 and 20 cents. lf rlot fine. Wednesday. 1852-12-l31ln2i

Prize For Student Who Can Manufiac- ture Cross-Word Puzzle

(Canadian Press)

PRINCETON, N. J., Dec. 12. —-Protessor Warner Fite has offered a prize to the Prince- ton undergrad who will manu- facture a cross-word puzzle which is capable of two lsolu- tions. Such a puzzle the Pro- fessor says would have great psychological vaiuc.

Professor Robert K. Root of the English department recent- ly announced his willingness to adopt puzzles as part of the team work in some of his coun see if someone could be found to construct puzzles sufficient.- ly difficult for a test examina- tion.

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PRAISES TREATY i

SIR PHILIP LLOYD-GREAME

President of the Board of Trade in Great Britain, de- clarcs the Anglo-German com- mercial pact to be the M08! comprehensive document In existence. The concensus of op- lniorl is that buelrlcin in both countries will be greatly bene- fited.

++++++++++++++ Ill LONDON BU RGLARS GET i- i- RICH HAULS IN HEAVY 1', FOG SIEGE +i __ +i LONDON, Dec. 12.-The 4-‘ “fox burglar" todav replaced i’) the “car burfliii’ '85 "i3 iii" ‘I’ est menace to Londoner's 1- property. With

i southern England and London ' ewathcd in i den,“ “pea soup" fog for the last 24 hours, two Mi)!- falr residences were buri- Iarlgcd of $10,000 worth of plate and jewels "will ii" burglars breaking wirldvw!» and entering under cover 0f the atmosphere

l" the heal-z of t": finan- cial district at a time that would have betn broad d3)’- light, robbers smashed a jeweler’; window with hat- ehcts today and srlatchfld up £2500 of gems clerks rush- ed out. but after a few steps the thieves had vanished i"- to the F09. +++++++++++++ ---—<-oc>-———

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\\’ARSA\\', Doe. 12.-Two agree- ments regulating payments of Po- land's war debt to Great Britain has bot-n concluded in London, after months oi‘ llvglllittilflni. Under ar- rllngelul-nts zlrcortiing in informa- tion reaching hero. £5,000,000 will be paid by Poland within 15 years! Ill repayment of relief debts.

luheorlptlens Delivered I.“ . Claude and lLLA-ll-IO

BEIIIIINYIS PHEPIHINII IIIH___WIH

Factories Are Busy Turning Out Arms and Ammunition

DISCOVERED

Has an Effective For- ce of Soldier-s Far Surpassing the Li-

mit Fixed by the Versailles Pact

PARIS. Dec. 12.-The process o! conciliation between Germany and the Allies, particularly with France, has received a set-back it is feared in French circles, by the report ol the inter-Allied Military Control Mission in Germany to the effect that the provisions of the Versail- les Treaty concerning disarmament are not being carried out.

Tile Allied hiis-siotl, according to‘ its report has found that the Ger- man General Staff continues its deliberations, as if did before the war; that thg German factories are turning nut new war material and that. contrary to the Treaty, Ger-

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Recent Death of Brian G. Hughes Has Re- moved Greatest Practical Joker

(Canadian Prose ) NEW YORK, Dec. 12. —The re- ci-nt tlentll of Brian G- Hughes, paper box manufacturer and Presi-

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INDEX TO TO-DATS ISSUE

Page 2 Eastern Guardian. Page 4 Patriot Replies. Happenings of the Week. Page 5. Assorted News Report Women's lnotltuttfl Drawing For Lottery Prizes. Pagg 6. Story, Christmas Carol. Page 7 Glcanlngs Here and There, Home Suggestions. Page 8. Editorial Notes By The Way Special Article Forum Dr. Barton Birthday. etc. _, . Daily Selectlonl. Page 9 Local News School Reports In Memorlam. N Page 12 ' Farmer! Page. Page i3 Stock Quotations Markets. Page 14 Trade snd Commerce. Page 15 Sporting News Page 16 Western Locsls.

FUNERAL

the purpose of attending the Daniel F. McDonald, P. G. M.

Funeral service at houte I

the esme dsy.

By Order of the Most William C, Lsweon.

Grand Lodge, AJ". & A. M.

‘ A SPECIAL COMMUNICATION of Grand Ledge will, be opened in Sslnt Andrew's Lodge Room. Montague Bridge, on Monday. 15th December, 1924, st 12.80 sharp for

All members are requested to be present,

Trsln leaves Charlottetown st 0.20 s. m. returning

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