sEPTEMBER 4, 1926 w""""'"_

iiHil

r. Sincl~air’s Defence

deuce.

in): the first time since the coin- icuccmiziit of the campaign Ilon. 0),“ I-i. Sliicluir attempted to just- , iiin posllioii of the King Gov- I mmeiii with regard lo the flue-i on... ilrolvc. at tiie i-Iopo River voting on 'l‘liursday night. In {main-vying to answer Mr. Myers

i-giimfilliri. Miu-‘Sliniiair made the scandalous. Mr. Sinclair did not m.) i assertion that the or (roulil not. make a reply. M)‘, in .ovcrii|iic.nt did not have Muc-Millan also quoted from Mr.

dge of tho malediiiiiilzitrii-

g ( ))()\\‘i(‘ (lustoms Department,

inn 0f tlic

n the (lovc-riimcnt and

19w lii-ti s of the Alcrcbantu‘

opicf-lf‘ .i.

nstancc liiid been cited to wairraiit rustic actloii. . Mr. Sinclair at- (iiiiiiiflil to explain t.lio tremendous

i-niliictioii of Prohibition iii the ‘iiiierl Suites.

lion. iir. MucMillan ut the close i‘ llie mcetiiig completely refuted iii» rirgiimtuits of Mr. Sinclair by ii; production of sworn evidence aken at the Customs Inquiry, prov- ing beyond the shadow of a doubt hit Mr. Mackenzie King and sev- mi if not all of his ministers in “gust 1924 had received the

QQIQQBCCS of the Merchant's Protec-

Eli ATTENNEN PNliT NEETINE AT NITPE Ni EITAT ENINNE Eil- NANN ifilANTi

Customs Commission

ment’s Enforcement of Law Entirely Refuted by Production of Sworn Evi-

tlve Association. that large quay). titles of narcotics. silks. comm goods, automobiles and all so"; oi

of high officials of tho department and that conditions in the courts of Montreal wsrs nothing short of

‘King's speech as published in tlic Patriot that t.hc. (lovernor-General iii) furthermore that in the inter- "misappreliendod his constitutional

‘justified the m[(1('.il\‘(‘. tissociutioii, no specific merit. that Mr. Mackenzie King and the Liberal the name of the (lovcrnor-General into the political arena.

“mime in smuggling by repre- Mr. John ii. Myers made his Hiiiiig that this illicit business usual eloquent and powerful m) practiced as a result of tho in- speech. i-Ie read from the evid-

ence of tlic (Iustoiiis Probe iiig that inspector ‘Duncan had ro- ceivcti no backing from the Gov- ernmcnt that Mr. Sparks handed the ovid- euce over to Iloii. Mr. Stevens as n lust resort to (ibtaiii justice.

estimony of Mr. Sparks and othergibly presided.

of the King Govern-

ne-ohandlss had been smuggled nto Canada by the wilful neglect

This. said ‘Dr. MacMillaii (Conservative argu-

duties."

party were dragging

show-

iii liis investigation and

Mr. Jenkins and Mr. Messcrvey the other candidates also spoke. both receiving an excellent hear- ing. Mr. CTHPOIICQ Reid very cap-

Tiilllilil u). ilN inns) 1 ASSN. .

Sir James Aikins re- elected as President‘ for the Eleventh; (‘onsecutive Time. '

(Canadian Press)

Si‘. JOIIN, N. 8.. Sept. 3.~~-The (‘iiiizirllaii llur Association at its fin- al business sifting here this morn- iiig rIr-olected for liio eleventh con- i('('lli.lV(l time Sir Jamcs Aitkliis.) blruieiiniii.-Gevcrvior of Maiiitobiu; as president. Sir Jnincii thus has tlu- honor of bciiig tiic licziri of this organization over since its 111170.)!- iloii.

iilr. iloiior Judge Wariiurioii of (‘harlotlclowri was rr-coiiiiiieiidcd icrrleciioii as viccrpresidoiii. for Prince Edward island.

‘These rccoiiiiiiciiflcil for election its members’ of‘ the council for Print-o l-Jiiivnrd .\lr. Justice iloszord. lion. Mr. Jus- ll(‘l' \rseiinult, W. 1'1. lloutley, K. (l. .l. J. Johnston, K. (1.. (‘.. (l. fluffy. K (‘., (l. S. iiiniiiii. l\'. (3.. I-J. ii. ilaviiznni and [ioimid Mc-Kiniion, all oi (lliurloitofoirii.

Adoption Of , British System Is Urged

(Special to The Guardian)

NllIW YORK. Sept. Eir-Rfiilhlflii by the doiircdntlons of criminals in this ciiy. iiiirl p.'irtlc.iilurly by recent fillyiugs oi‘ policemen tho. i-oiiiiiiir New Y<i|‘,k Cfiiifliy grand jury to- ‘iillllrgllfl adoption by this slate of ill" llrltlsii system of (lczilliig wllli crime,

Til" grand jury pointed out iiiill “l” fiyrllcm relutliig to iipii-uls in: (‘riiiiliial cases provaliliilg l'l ll|'ii.'iiiii has scrvcd to roduco tho time hr.- "Wn i-eiivictioii and the -.ic.|eriniii- ntleii of an appeal to an average iwllnd ul two mouths,

{ii

Strike Ended

(Canadian Press) 1li\.\'v_ii.|.i-i. a. i.. Sept. 3. —'rii<> “illlw ot ism) textile \V(li‘l(l'!l‘l4 oi‘ llu- .\Tl\ilt\'ilTl‘>-1(‘fl(.‘k0B Co., ended to- ""-" “'il"ll tlic strikers ratified

r2101" trrms iiifreeil to yesterday by "llW-‘l ililll tho manufacturers.

(‘tmdciised Specials RATE.—4c per word. net Mich insertion in this column.

'*>»+¢o+0-0+»+o0+ __ 04-044‘

‘€________ ‘Gilli- WANTED FOR KITCHEN “will Ailply Victoria Hotel.

i 1708-0-3-31

‘lf V90 WANT oooo man so o Saunders‘. East end of Market

liuildiliif. Phone 81. “\~—'—i__

i d3!‘ Pnmrmo or svanv "l" 911°". Cheaply sud expediti- Mmly executed. Guardian Central Prlnlsrv. Phone iaz.

U Ylflrlll WANT oooo suvatowss mrflgg-lio for I00. 10o for 85c 250 m“ o, 500 m: 81.00. 1000 for , ___-__ - lwliuiii. Guardian. Office U _ Elillzcihsisuosb ABATTO I a. "m" or: wanted. Only reliable am "lltlflfls steady work need "My ""1""! qualifications to

Box 116 Guardian.

‘ tickets.

‘Head-on Collis-

lslaiid were iluiiu

' this city. Mr. Allies in u low words

Tax Tickets May Be Eliminated ‘In Ontario

(Special ‘:0 The Guardian)

TORONTO, Sept. 3.-—Pi'einlci- G. Ilowiird iferguaon tel-i fl illliliiliVlfili oi‘ more iliziii .1 iililiiiffiil iiiolioii picture theatre owners vcs’ tlial. iii the event. of a bulu . get being brought down at the next session of the Ontario leglslaturc~ and lic said, there was every hope that it would be ——~lli(3 government would be prepared to- eliminate tax- otion oii the lower priced theatre

The Prime lliiiilsior so-uiided this our-oui-ziging note on ilie assurance. from the deputation that. the pub- lic, and it (110110, would receive the full lflliifilli. of any tax ivniiictioiis of this kind that was made.

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ion Results in Eight Deaths

(Canadian Press) WONIIITOE. Miclr. Supt. 3- ~.'\ ileaiii toll of eight has resulted from p hem] on collision of two Ilctrolt. Nloiirtic and Toledo shore lino iiiteriirbaii cars iiuar here yes- terday and znlfiitiuii-il »zleatlis are fcurcd ironi the lisi. o1’ 2i; persons iiijureii.

AT ROTARY

At the Rotary Monthly Meeting Thursday, Mr. J. A. look charge of the business and (if-‘(Jllillflil [he cliair_ wlillc Mr. James iiarris was chairman or the rest of the pro- gram.

The guests present were Mr. Ted Coffee, of Arlington, Mass._ Rotar- iuii John D. MacDonald of Water- bury Conn, Mr. L. A. Stacey of Charlottetown. and Mr. James (Tal- dcr of Sydney. N S. who froiitrlbut- ed an excellent vocal solo to the inusifzul program.

Webster referred to tho interim- lloiiiil convention which is to be iir-ld ut intend, llelgiuiii next. year llfiil asked for the names of those who were planning to attend. Rot.- urlnn (‘hurlcs Chandler thought tliui lie might. possibly {ZO- T116 President also stutcfi that this was the last llotury meeting at wliicli Roturiuii (‘. 1.. Allies would attend us lif! was lcuviiig next. week for tho ilurbiuioes. lie spoke of the i~l|ll0ill1lii i‘(‘('0I'(l of Mi". Miles as a Iioiuriuu. and liow sorry the club would be to lose such n meiiiher. Itoturiiiii Charlie (‘handler on b0- liali’ of iiic. business men also volc- cd his regret at the departure of Itoturiuu Allies ivlio is highly cs- teeineii by the citizens of (lharlotle- town. Roturiuii Percy Pope also all- ded his irlbiisc l0 ltotnriun Miles and also to Mrs. Allies; botli of whom will be grcnlly missed in

expressed his itpproclatifm of liic very kind POTGFOIICC-s made to Mrs. Miles and himself. They had spent seven very hiipiiy years on Prince

toms liiliiimirliliflil has adjourned to _ meet at some unspecified date aft-Irwgfitfixlmtie tglxfggizs gléethgogletalgl}: or the election.

ed liiin that the whole situation in

THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

Reports From

Has Adjourned Un- til After the Elec- ‘tion —- Will Visit Province at End of Month.

‘(Canadian Press) i ST. JUIIN. Sept. fir-The Cun-

(Speclal to the Guardian) OTTAWA, Ont. Sept. 3. — The end of the week sees an unmistak-

iion atmosphere throughout tho country. indications of the trend OI the public will are so marked as to remove any lingering doubt in the minds of political observers here as to the definite success or the gov- ernment at the polls. Their specula- tion is now directed to the question of the extent of its majority over all other groups.

This morning when II. Ii. Calder K. (2., commission counsel inform-

Neiv Brunswick bud been revealed, Sir Francois iLemieux suspended sittings until the vote has tiikcn place. in doing so. he said that he thought It was the wish of those with whom he had consulted that the inquiry should proceed no fur-‘ Having admitted from the out- ther at present. set of tho campaign that they A conference will be held at ()i- themselves iiad no chance 0f win- laws between Sir Francois. the niiig but were devoting their efforts two counsel, It. L. Calder, K. 0., to preventing the Melgheii govern- uni) w. F, O'Connor, ){_ (;._ 3,, mlniet from obtaining n conclusive vic- the future movements of the com-llllll’. Liberals are now abandoning mission. but the commissioner stat-ihllilfl T01‘ Sllfil-‘ESH ill!’ 111B 111N111‘ 8-1‘ 9i) today iiiiii "nlqgg “fem “-a,,.lteiiiiit.li'iziny' oi‘ them foresee what

some mason im- ciiuiige iim nexdtiiey fear will amount almost. t0 the shattering of the party in the rs-

sittliigs of the commission would _ , take place at Prince Lilwilfil island Bu“ O1 m“ Awning 0r hoplelnber M‘ The most experienced political

t - ti - ‘ _ owmd ‘e LHL nl-LEITE-mijlltl‘ observers hail not. expected that

Air Pilot and Wife 133i?‘all?"‘boll’“‘1'.;““A¥§i'..i% Burned t0 Death

Weeks 0f the campaign. it was felt

that the people would give the par-

ty loaders opportunity to discuss

(Canadian Press) the issues of the election before

LEATHERHEAD, Surrey, betraying indication of what the

Eng" Sept. IL-Captain H. R. werdlct might be. This view of the

Lrvy. pilot. and his wile, a pflr- matter proved to be correct and it achuts jumper, were burned to death. and Arnold Keene, mcchaniclan, was critically

is now in tb last days of the cani- puigii. that the jury is giving sig- nificant slgnsot‘ the manner in burned when a small aeroplane in which they were (lying from Bognor to London nose-dived at

which it has judged the case. The unquestionable evidence of Bookham, near hero and burst into flames. -

the lust. week that Quebec has cut loose from the grip of the group of Liberal leaders who have held it through the promotion of racial pre- judice is" regarded as having been the signal for the country as a. whole to abandon retlcoiiso as to its feelings and allow the trend oi (ipiuioii to bu known. The pro- nounced success of Mr. Nlolglieas tour of Quebec, the warmth of the reception tendered h_ini everywhere. and particularly the unparalleled character of the greeting given him

Aim

N. S. Minister Of Mines Had Narrow Escape

TNVPARNESS, N.7S., Slliii. 3, "m" (" h‘ uarrmgtmi‘ Mmmml‘ (‘E ceptcd here as having no other

"' in the City of Quebec itself are ac-

Works uuii Aline-s of the N .

swim unwrnnlcll-L ha“ a "(ST/itvlilfiillling‘ iliitiidliili. the‘ iiiceiliofgs

"m, "m, ‘Inngnrlmfl oxpwknlw ‘that liaie sciicd the ‘T411011! e41.

y'\H":I-‘,la), ‘when h" w“ l l ‘iors for the last t.ci\ years have fa) - " ‘i “Wloil on this occasion. und that the

s0lii§0i~ in a runaway pit. box 11111111)’ ‘peoplc of the province are now ub-

illii NEXi siiiiiiisyicniisiiviiivi SillNfi our ‘I runs CAMPAIGN nuns ENil

All Provinces Indicate an Overwhelming Victory for the Conser- vative Party 0n September 14th— De- tection of Qiuebec a. Hard Blow to the Liberal Party- Tide 0f Public Senti- ment Steadily for Meigheii.

it is believed, will be reflected in a substantial following province in the next parliament as- suring him of oven more than the working majority mciii.

Sidcration iii connection with the manifest string seri-"zitive party is the evidence that the country is at the threshold of what. it is felt_ might become the greatest period of prosperity in its history if it were permitted to de- velop. lt is believed that a country-

surcd the Meigben government of a decisive majority and

E EiNEE NN STENN .. NANA)

Crops damaged, High- ways Inundated and Bridges We s hed Away by Torrential Rainfall.

I PAGE SEVEN

FINE ililNSERVA TIVE FEELING

Outlook For Conservative Cause Contin- ues Reassuring in Kings-Hon. J. A. Macdonald Makes a Brilliant Address, and is Enthusiastically Received by thi- Electors- Meeting Was Very Ord- er y.

(Canadian Press) WLNNIPEG, Man, Sept. 3.-.Sev- eral bridges washed away. irri-

Tlio reception given Mr.Meigbei1_

Ways inundated, rivers turned into

A factor that is taken into con-

of Alberta the first

the Con- weekv I

toward

bursts. with resultant

deluge. wide determination to prevent this development from being further retarded by instability of adminis- tration of national policy has as-

Love Spurned, Youth Takes Revenge

has brought the Dominion to the end of the five year period of group control. Report..- froni all provinces re- ceived by government headquart- ers in Ottawa testify to the stead- ily increasing tide of public senti- mciit. Ridiflgs in various sections that up iiutii a few days ago were regarded as doubtful and most dif- ficult. arc now reporting the turn of the tide. The MacKenzie King party is undoubtedly losing ground daily from Vancouver to Winnipeg. the west apparently realizing that with prosperity at its door stable govcriiment is the best invitation to be offered for its entry. in Ontario the Liberal organiza- tion is: rapidly abandoning hope of holding the few seats it had lii the last house and the Conservative contingent oi’ sixty eight. stands to be materially increased. Quebec has given indications of its inten- tions while in the Marltlmes the Liberals themselves look for little. It is believed by observers in Ottawa that. by the time the eve of the election is reached the coun- try will huve giveii a more pro- nounced advance verdict than uny- timo sviiiiwc. I911.

(Special to The Guardian)

(BUFFALO, Sept. 3.—Enrag- ed because she had spurned his love. Leo Dufklcwicz, 22. hurled the contents of a bot- tle of hydrochloric acid into. the taco of Anna Nycko, 19. his former sweothoart probably disfiguring her for life. Later in his cell in the police station the youth swallowed a dozen bichlorldc of mercury tablets he bad concealed in tho lining of his necktie. dying in agony in the hospital.

Little Hope For

(Canadian Press)

tie hope for the 16 or 17 men trap ed in west inliie number 2.‘! o the Superior Smokeless‘ Coal Coin

11.30 o'clock by Leo Carter. miner brought out oi the inliie.

gas fumes gathered lilni to safety.

5 Tourists Killed

(Canadian Press) TOLEDO. Olilo.. Sept. Il- Five Illinois tourists were killed when

iii tlic mine lie said.

sevrii thousand feet m “m,

below umlout to give (BXDITSSIOII

hero. ivhilo conriuoil i . W,’ Th“ Mmifimr ogéialljlelld itlonzii interest.

ivfls making the journey dnwi) i)“; 5Z5 fool slope i0 .1 new sinking bril- aiico when riin our gm o", n, to} irol. None of tho others in ilic ‘car

were injiircti. and equities of his subject.

to judgment." The law. as

W?

Inquest Into Death of Mr. C. E._ MacDonald

The inquest into-tho death of Mr, Charles E. MacDonald. Customs Oi’- "Pvr M Borden. W110 was killed i... Tmmliiay "131" ill’ =1 car driven byiliament."

solution upon the advice of

that. if these conditions applied in

know this himself.

1101010 (Joroiior Dr. Bovyer of Cru- already defeated.

ills Excellency, and this is

nus frieiidsi thi -, n a my an" conceptions.

throughout the province. us ‘he was n. general faivurito. Ills death is "llilflllllllly (lilbiorod by the nieni- bers of the Automobile Association

roct application.

Edward 151111111 “"11 “'0'” “Xlmmoly us Mr. MacDonald giivn great us- lwrrv to lwvc- i sistan: m th i. l d

The speaker of the zifieriioon was m flufernurkhi‘: o’? {llyilfgagéigiiig Rotsrian ii. W. iiolbige who gave Supmyiuhm ommmm m nlolmu a moot interesting description of m-s n] 180m h: H8 w“ a most hi" 111°!" "ill ilmmlii‘ 1mm‘ "E roninomm Customs officer an!

roun ) i - - . . . . . g ‘I n h” 1mm M“ “Ml "mm- 1 lrue convictions on (mentions o) iia- fast passenger

wrouchtiii shoulder wiicii i)“. hmfii speeding down tlic forty-five 40.1 T H1011 lllcllllcpirraslictl through .1 door and ivas tieruiied. The party ‘ I l

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The linii. lax-Premier King. lii the Strand Theatre. madc a long aiid labored plea for our imiierilletil?) constitution. ho omitted no important friusions, on their surface appeared as the utterances of "A Daniel come laid down by hiiii. is not iii dispute. doubtful if there is a Conservative. including Mr. Meigben. in Canada, who will take issue with liiiii on this. The basic principle of his argu- ment was that the representative of the Sovereign should grant a dis- his Ministers, with this qualification, which he was craefui to liicliido.~—"Havlng tho confidence of Parliament."

Now there isn't a level-headed iiian in Canada who is not satisfied

would lufvo"siii'ely granted his request. say forupolitical effect, there are few who The great obstacle to his ambition. the one thing which 'shut'him out of any possibility of getting dissolution, was the one ‘barrier. zidniitted by himself iii ile had already been twice defeated by substantial major- .\lr. William ilrown. is being heiiilities. with a third iiiOllDlLOfiO of censure. tbon pending. could no longer claim the right to dissolution.

l h] 111011101" contemptiblo of all his vicious t was rig ty that. he quoted ‘Dr. Johnson's axioin, that ,

"Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoiindrol." but lie mistook its c0r- fieabikgncroalnwnlsn Bale o! cakes‘ It truly is fitting to the man. who, with one breath n o on e nesday‘ proclaims his loyalty, and with tho next, to satisfy his craving for rc- vouge. launches his foul charges against. Vice Royalty.

BALL. PLAYERS

WHO HAVE. A

SCREW LOO5E‘

Quouw Exotic-r.‘ TO GET)’

their automobile was struck by a * train 7 miles south of here late today.

i’ *1 -i i’ Fl U

As a student of tho lsw detail, and his eon-

It is

Mr. King's case, that his Excellency Wihatever the ex-Premiei- may will believe that lie does not

‘ “r not “having tho confidence of Par- a ‘I’ _ __ v _ TORONTO. Sept. 3--Maritlme.

Ills ministry. cool.

1685-9-2-31

{mm Umigation ditches flooded, many hlgh- ma. h“

Southern districts reported cloud (ianisge 1.0 the candidates

crops-and highways. A six year re-‘l-lillefldlll 1101111111;- cmd has been broken by i)“; heavy ague in former yours has been Lib-

Then Suicides

Trapped. Miners ........._

TAIIONA, ORTIL. Sept. 3. — Lit-

Carler was almost overcome by. when a rescue party i-Ie had Mr- small hopes for the men remaining 90111111911011-

moderate northwest. winds. fair and

"W. M. S. iea. York, Labor day.

"S. S. iflllsborough will make

September .14tli will give our people an opportunity of resenting m", l“, mp "m" chwnwn 530 D

these attacks upon our beloved (tllflffliiiflil on the field of battle. and the equally venerated representative of our Sovereign, King (leorgo—ills 101011119110)’ Lord Byllk-lll’ 11011111115 his dofnmer to his "last refuge," an l outcast from public llfo.

Now Brunswick. (Jueboiw. (iniarle i)", imvemn "Mic m _ "ml NEW 110111 311110- 11° "M" Wm‘ ways jlfliilflhg (‘BillflB0ii8‘"Nl(Nlflhlg1)lT2- the many interesting places visited. mg‘ Snidom h“ an “cement m,’ including Saint Anne De T10liil|)i‘i\(.llrr“d in m“. pmwncn which i“ Montmoroney Falls. the ilnrliainoiit. mum)“; such widoflprend narrow Buildings at Ottawa_ Niaaara Fnlill- as thnt in which Mr. MacDonald i110 Cfllflklll hiflllllilllllll-"Hllflllfill 111V‘ was killed. in the natural course