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TORONTO, Oct. 22. ~— Whether m, Ontario Temperance Act, pass- ed m 191B, under which it is illegal w "npofl, or purchase intoxlcatinz “qpora for beverage purposes, is to wptinus or whether the wmfiflrfl- ilvely open sale of intoxlcants under provincial government con- ml shall be established is the

‘Ramp that citizens of Ontario will decide through the ballot box tomorrow when s. plebiscite of the’ province will be taken. Tomor- row's plebiscite will make the mum "me irt the past thirty years ‘ha; tho citizens of the DPOViIIBB “yo been called upon to express the“. pppr0llfll or disapproval of "qua,- prohibitory legion-tlon.

The present law was introduced

pt tors ago as a war measure filngd wiis confirmed in 1919 by a

lebisciie which gave a dry inlaid!‘- "y of 407,289 in e. total vote of 1147.785. Two years later an- oiper pleblscitc- was taken on. the private importation of liquor and m, a mirjority of 166,874 out of neariy a million votes- cast the llllefiidlllelNi- 1° ‘Dmhiuit imwna‘ . tlon from wet provinces and state-s- wag adopted. A spirited campaign has been conducted b!’ 50th "i6 wet! and drys and heavy pcllihg ,5 (ixpctliefi tomorrow. At present Ontario is surrounded by wet provinces. British Columbia. Ai- berth, Saskatchewan and Manitoba ham“; up returned -to sale o fliquor rude,- govcvrnment control, as well as tho province of Que-bee to the cost of Ontario.

The ballot paper will ask two questions. "AFB You in favor 0E the continuance of the Ont-ark) Temperance Act" and "Are you in favor of the sale as a beveraSe 0f beer and spirituous liquors in seal- ed DQCRDEGE under government control)’ The system which the provincial government is expected to introduce should the 0. T- A- be ilefeateil is similar to that now existing in five other provinces in Canada.

Maritime Relig- ious Education Council at Truro

(Spuclai to Guardian)

TRURO. Oct. 22. -—The sixth an- Hlllii convention of the Maritime Religious Education Court-ell open- cil hers today in the First Barri-is! Church. L. W. Simms, St. John was chairman of the opening meet- ing and reported on the year. 110i ing the resignation. of Rev W. C. MilCillllll, Fredericton, as BBDUQ! Secretary und his appointment as General Sucre-tary; also the P8518‘ nation of Miss Alice Harrison. liloncton, as Boys’ Work Secreuflfy-

in the absence of Robert Reid. St. John, treasurer, his report was- reud by Rev F‘. Milligan, Halifax and showed the finances to have suffered a deficit of several thous- and dollars represented in an over- draft. covering the year's work. The President, Prof John Line. was chniirmzni of the evening scs-

sinn. The convention closes Thursday. Liquor is Seized

In Halifax Club

(Special. to iThe Gilardiln)

llAiLlFAX, N. 'S., Oct, 22-—ill‘ spcctor Tracey seized a. iiufluiii)’ 0f liquors valued at about $400 "M" he raided the boathouse of the Roy- iil Nova Scotia Yacht squadron e - ly this afternoon. ‘Caretaker of t 8 squadroii, who acknowledged own- ership of a portion of the liquors. vrill he charged in court tomorrow morning in connection with tin- seizure.

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*WANTED—BELL 80V. APPLY Queen Hotel-Bi. ‘SWEET POTATOES, 3 LBS. FOR 25 cunts. Jenkins d: Son.

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Qusrte 90o, smalfsiae 25c. Jenk- ins d: Son. 2B4 10 22 m2i

“TO LET-TWO FURNISHED rooms, heated, Phone connection. Apply illii Prince St.—2l.

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‘ENVELOPEG-fld FOR '10s, B0 for 20c. 100 for Bum-Guardian Office. ' -tf

‘REAL HEALTH roan-reuse Whole Wheat Flour, Cc per lb. 25 ins. or over 5o lb. Jenkins a Son

284 l0 22 mil

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of Lumbsrmanh Rubbers. (new) suing at a second hand price. Second l-lend Storm-M.

‘SAUNIOMI UAUIACII MAUI fresh toill-Y- Saunders. NQWIW! t 00., Market Building.

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P. B. BANPANiN Fiiii iiRPNAN- AGE iiPENS

Prince County wing of the Pro- vince wide campaign to raise $50,. 000 in one week for Prince Edward Island Protestant Orphanage open- ed its activities last night with sn enthusiastic meeting in tho Y, M, C. A., Summereide. The Albenton Division and the O'Leary Division. headed respectively by William c, Lawson, and A. J. M-attheson, open- ed work in those communities sim- ultaneously wl-th the Summerside Division.

Six teams of five women each. under the chairmanship of Miss Carrie Helms-n, and five teams of five men each headed by Charles R. Rogers, We Chairman command- ing for Prince County, and nine members of the executive commit- lee for Sumrnerside attended the opening supper. The meeting start- ed "i dildiilirty o'clock and before it Ciossd the names of more than "Yd hundred Prospects had been taken by the volunteer workers.

ViceChairmap Rogers was the principal speaker. In addition to a talk by Harold Lee Stephens, of Frederick Courtenay Barber's Bill". ‘the bellowing members of the executive committee spoke briefly: Mayor Johnson Lldstone, L- A- Moore. and A. C. Saunders- MP- sidbhen advised the volunteer corps as to the best means of prQ. curing subscriptions. Mr. Rogers and the other speakers urged sum. mersido Division to procure more subscriptions and more money than its Charlottetown rival divisions.

The Rev. G. S. Mitchell, of the Presbyterian Church, J. J. lumen, editor of the Summerside Journal. and H. H. Simpson. Secretary of the \'M'C'A'| were interested guests of the executive committee. '

The first rally slipper or tho Sum uv-‘rsido wing will be held tonight in the Y.M.C.A., the supper being Brruilled by the women volunteer workers. The Prince County camp- aign will continue until next Thurs- day, the thirtieth.

Sir James Craig Is- sues Appeal To Electors

(Special to the Guardian) BELFAST, Oct.,22.——ln an appeal ‘ssued last [night by Sir James Craig to Ulster electors he says that they are faced with a direct

_chnllcxige by the Republican party

for the purpose of testing Loyalist strength.

“The-refore," he continues, "l ask you to rally to the polls and. show the wcrld that far. from weaken ‘ng Ulster is more determined than ever to maintain the imperial con- nection and to disavow Reipubllcian- ism root and branch."

Case of British Craft Postponed Till Nov. 16th

(Canadian Press) NEW LON-DON- C0nn., 00!. 22,- Charges of violation of the Ansid-

_ American treaty against the crew

of the three mastcd British schoon- sr Over the Top, on Rum Row by the cons-t guard cutter Tnmipo, Monday morning were continued until November 6 at the adidufuiid hes-ring iddlly- ' Captain Martin B. Westhaver. 0f Luncnburg, N.S.. and supercargo Cozen of Newport were releas- ed on bends of 81.000 each and the five members of tho crew on bonds of 8300 each. The crew are Edward Jones, J. Melbourne. Nick Nickle. Oscar Knckl-o fl-nii 510K000!" Con" tor nil of Luncnburg. \ .._j<e-c-—-——

“Gail 0f the North” Thrilling Melodrama

The Colonial Stock Company’. presented the "ca" °i m; Nag?!‘ u. tense melodrama oi l9 t country, to only u m" ‘mdience a the Prince il-Jdwsrd last night. Tl: audience. ii’ small. W“ generous ll its appreciation which wagon; warranted. T-ho HDPiB-udf’ i‘ m by each particularly 800d 0°“? d the dialogue. Wduridhgrx d°"° "e n Tgleaféli-ilhirrfgiahe North" i! ‘"1" "E pgoitlngly crucial situations. deal? lath“- '""' "d" “‘““°" ‘.‘.‘§..l"‘.‘.f.’ being so disposed throusm am“ action as to relieve 1108B e ' climaxes. The result is B Didi’ ma’ whgn played by capable actors}? it was last night. bdidd m“ {lapflnul tontion of the audience t0 i- 6 curtain. Clarence Leroy d" m“; Knits’: the scape 8rd“ 5°" “E E e m, “ il-l-uixhes. Hazel Fox as d! uh French maid servant most islet"; ely" itilled =her role. Ldui" M as Davis and iEilsen ONei: M! "- ' ' w mwbly t8 6n.

“firm at: u Doctor Quacken. pooh g mercenary 01d Wid°"°"' warts,- Deluna as winla uuluw the lngrstiatias you!!!" M“ flag’: widow. and Mo!!! Willi“ d‘, r the somewhat luckless olflbful 1° the Doctor all cursory and eds" "' ely sustained their roles..

Another 500d l!“ c I ville bill was siren u" sift-for‘ was announced that the p y

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furniture, etc, ait lucid le of.

“Harland Home" neat ay. ‘ fluififi-QQ-w-(ll.

la ho "Tire Marriage wnubtiltmxmtili e"Clll of the North"

y, s "Magoo h; a matinee this

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Prosecution O p e n s With Evidence of Chief Investigat-

or Into Alleged Crime

FORMER——H 0 M E BANK WITNESS HEARD

Compares , Coupons Cashed by Smith With Those De- posited by De- fendent.

TORONTO. Oct. 22.—-Evidence given by Major A. E, Nash. char- tered accountant of the firm of Clarkaaon, Gordon & Dillworth, who has come into prominence in connection with his investigation for the Crown into the affairs of the Home Bank was the feature of today's hearing of the Smith- Jarvis Pepail trial before Chief Justice Meredith and jury in the criminal ltssize court, the major buying act-ed as the chief expert iuvofli-isstor for the Crown i-nto the alleged provincial bond scandal.

Mr. Nash submitted to the court a statement allowing coupons of bonds cashed by Peter Smith, for- mer Provincial Treasurer of On- ""10 and uillflged that these bonds had been shipped by Brown Broth- ors of New York to A. H. Repel of the firm of Jarvis & Company, bond brokers of Toronto. in pre- vious evidence it had been shown that the head of the Jarvis firm, Aemi-lius Jarvis, hurl deposited with the Brown Brothers part of the profit obtained from the sale of duty free bonds to the Ontario government.

Compares Statements. The wlsness stated fhnt ho had

tallied in a letter under date of June 3, 1920, from Brown Brothers to A. H. Pepall and had compared the securities with the coupons at- tached i0 Peter Smith's deposit slips in the bank at Stratford. with the result hi:- found that a large number of the bonds enumerated ill the letter agreed with the num- bers of the bonds from which the

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iMontreal B a n (I i t s Have Small Chance of Life — Riot; is Feared.

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(Canadian Press) ' I OTTAWA, Oct. 22.——-Unle.ss stay

of execution is grill-Md by the courts the - five Montreal bank bandits will

be executed on Friday morning. Hon. George P. Graham acting Prime Minister. pnnounced today that an Order in Council had been passed providing that the law take its course.

MONTREAL, Oct. ZZK-Shortly before noon today it was ascertain- ed that 70 additional guards had been sent to the jail as an ‘added precaution against a possible riot or raid by underworld forces to rescue the five bandits who will be hanged on Friday. lt was announc- cd that those permitted to-attend the executions‘ must enter the pri- son not later than six o'clock on the preceding night.

Rumors were in circulation to- day that a conspiracy was on foot to kidnap Arthur Ell-ls official hang- man. In case of such an event the duty of executing the condemned mien would fall upon tho shoulders of the sheriff according to lawl’

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Rumors Of War Between Britain And Turkey

ROME, Oct. Zl-Rome newspap era today endeavored i0 stir up a warscarc with Great Britain and Turkey as adversaries.

The Messagerds Paris corres- pondent reported that the entire

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British Mediterranean Squadron was being hurriedly assembled at Malta for a purpose that is not d‘s- closed.

The British Atlantic squadron is duo shortly at Trieste, the cor- respond-silt stated,

ll Piccolo, on th-e other hand, rc- poited receipt of Constantinople dispatches to the effect that mobili zation of all Turkish army classes has been completed, apparently with a view to a conflict with Eng- land.

This newspaper» said reports from Moscow led to the belief that Russia would side with Turkey in case of hostilities.

Great Britain and Turkey have laid their dispute over the ‘lruk border and the Mosul oil regions

°°uDOIlS had been taken. The per value of the bonds from which rho coupons had been 078.94. The 314636219. This analysis by Major Nash, was produced by tho Crown o5 one, of the fresh links in the chalp of Bvidflnce by which it is seeking to establish the alleged connection between the securities that were left by Agmf-lius Jarvis d: Comp- any with Brown Brothers to the ‘order of A. H. Pepall and the bond coupons claimed to have been cash- ed by Peter Smith in Stratford.

market value was-

Firemen Scared Away ,by Spooks

(Special to Tho Guardian.)

NEW YORiK, Oct. 22.—'l‘he organ room and chapel on the ground floor of the New York and New Jersey Crematory at Hudson Boule- vard and Liberty street, Jersey Ci- ty, were burned out recently. The damage was estimated at $10,000.

Firemen who had to enter the place were apprehensive of spooks and Firemen George iEilllCilillB fled "for his lifo when a withered wreath rcll and struck him on the shoulder Fireman ‘Sslmcr also retired hast- ily when a stream of water struck o lino of urns. causing them to clash together,

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0f Discreditable Li

TORONTO, Oct. 22. —-Address- lng the Liberal Conservativu busi- ness men's club at the noon lunch, Arthur Meiiihen declared that dis- rugard of the natloml policy of protection accounted for Canada's failure to make progress during the three years of the King gov- emimcmt.

The outlook for the Conservative party never looked brighter than ‘li. the prudent hour. said Mr. Melghea in opening. He said he was able to bring to Tory Toronto a message of good cheer from the party in Quebec where lately th0' party had been faced with contests 2n which the methods of the enemy were the most discreditable in history. ln those contests such ua that in Rimouslri he said, Liber- als had stcpp to the basest of appeals to pro lldico and “scion. e recalled one rrupninent lovem- ment officiaLwho, had liked the women of Ouobscif they were so- ing tb vote for fifelgben "whole hands More lied with the iilood of their sons."_ ‘* _ "

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cashed was $18-i,-|

‘struck by Whiddenfls car "near the

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a special meeting of the League Cciuuuil has been summoned at Brussels next Monday to arbitrate the matter.‘

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Trade Agreement With Belgium Formally Ratificd

(Special to the Guardian)

OTTAWA, Ont., Oct. 22.—~The finalities of the trade agreement between Canada and Belgium were concluded here today with a formal exchange of ratificatlons by King George and King Albert.

Hon. G. P. Graham and Hon. J. A. Robb were present on behalf of the Canadian government and John Van Riicketal, Belgian consul at Montreal represented Belgium.

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C. N. R. Policeman Acquitted

liAiLlFAX, Oct. 22.——Earl Whid. den C. N. it. policeman charged with manslaughter in conncction with the (loath oif Arthur Johnson

who died a month lifter being

South Terminals last summer was acquitted this afternoon in tho su-

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servative Party Tells beral Tactics in

Piss railway agreement hc related its history, how tho coming of the war had forced the Government to suspend the aggrement. Two years ago, tho Government luft the matter to a_ committee of parlia- ment and on which they had a majority. and it reported favoring the adoption at first a part and then the whole of the agreement rates. Chaos ensued. All this wlas thrwon at the Railway Com- mission for solution, and they de- cided tho legislation this govern- ment had ssed had failed to re- store the o d agreement-

. Premier King had gone through the West boasting of having res- tored the agreement. and now the question fact-d him: -

"Ara you going to carry out what you said you had donef"

"ft is new time for them to de- clare whether they have been blufiiing eetemi Canada or, 110i." laid r. Meighen "We beliive it is u ust, but let them o ab d. if they think they can, an let them

before the, Magus .of~ Notientnl-and- .'.

mont.

Slit JOHN SIMON

Liberal Leader. who Pressed for

a Parliamentary inquiry into the Campbell case and Labor Government to suffer defeat.

caused the

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Last Minute News Flashed In Over the Wires

(Canadian Press) MONTREAL, Oct. 22---Sen- ator Lorne Webster was elected a director oi the Brit- Iish Empire Steel Corporation and Construction 60.. at a meeting of the board of that

croporaticn hcre today.

MONTREAL. Oct. 22.—it was stated at the Prince of Wales quarters in the Ritz Carl ton Hotel this mortiing that His Highness had practically recovered from the Cililii which yesterday caused him to pos- pone for twenty four hours his departure from Montreal.

The Royal visitor, It was an- nounced, wlli depart tonight for Hamilton, Mam, over Cen- tral Vermont lines.

PARIS. Oct. 22.—Thc recog- niltlon of the Soviets which was semi iofflcialiy announced for Friday last ls now understood to have been delayed by the Run sl-ans themselves. Moscow it Ia said has intimated through its French supporters that even tacilt reservations concerning debts will not be tolerated in the act of recognition.

CARCROSS, Vt., Oct. 22. — Practically the whole of the male population hcre has- est out fc-r Little Atlin Lake, where lit is said a band of Indian prospectors, under the leadership of “Bio Lake” Jim ‘have discovered placer gold within forty miles of tbila town and twenty miles east of the old Taglsh port.

HALIFAX, N. 8,, Oct. 22. -—- The sixty two vessels com- prising the Lunenburg fllshinq fleet have this year secured 170,425 qulnfals of fish which have been sold for $1.- 539,200 according to resume of years work made out recently.

NORFOLK, Va., Oct. 22. — Four more names last night and today were added to the list of dead from the explos- ion aboard the cruiser Trenton in Hampton Roads Manda)’ bringing the total to twelve. 0f the six surviving members of the turrett crew on duty l! the time oi‘ the disaster. fbul‘ are still believed to he in I critical condition-

(Canadlan Press)

CHICAGO, Oct. ZZJ-Jluttel Scott, chars" Wm‘ i" "m," of a drug clerk here last win- ter will go on trial on Decem- bei- 1. when his case was cal- led today the State Atorncy told the court he was bus)’ °" a city case and Ndu°5i°d a continuance. The court set Dec. 1.

LONDON. Oct. 22.-Milds Elsie Kipling daughter of Ru - yard Kipling] was mar-riled today at Si. Margaret: Church, W“! minstcr, to CPPAIi" 6' Ham" bridge, Honorary Attaches of the British lcgation at Brill gels. A reception was hold I! Stanley Baldwin's homo i" Eaton Square, which was loan- ed for the occavlon.

Gets Divorce

To G0 0n‘ Stage

(gpoolai to The Guardian)- Ol-lllCAG-O. Oct-

Mrs. Lewis said that the divorce

w“ merely a. year's experimc.“ during which she wanted a rca. chance at a M6859 Cure"-

Fnvos COAL ‘(STEAM

(Qppgili i0 Th0 OUITUAI") TRURO. 09i-

fakv the cnnaeqtlences."

' ment army is marching toward Oc-

22.—X‘.eorSe V- Lgwlg, grandson of Robert D. Lew- is, a. former president of the Am- erican Tobacco ‘ComPuilY- 0mm“ a divorce from Mao ‘Beach Lewis. said to be a niece of Rex Beach. novelist, and also of Fred Stone comedian.

22.—A four-foot vein of what is said to be first clam coal has been discovered at Bel- this country. three miles from th erailway station. ‘The vain was discovered three or four weeks ago by George Cooleu. a iirollwdldl‘ who has msidediat Belmont for ti“! last fou risers. The coal is only a quarter o! s mile off the highway and 0mm. is no wbuildina a road to the proposed mine.

To Form Provincial . Branch Of Labor Party at Winnipeg

(Canadian Press)

WlNNlPEG. Oct. 22. -—-A provin cial branch of the Canadian Labor pally w ll be formed at a conven tici. h.-.e on October 30th. Win nipeg Trades and Labor council last night issued invitations to all

ipolitical and industriall polities to attend but excluded members of the One Big Union.

Members Named For Committee

(Special to Th; Guardian.) PAIRIS, Oct.

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datore Lavisa. oi‘ Italy, members of the committee on deliveries in kind provided for by the Londo protocol. ' in connection with requests lrom th eJspanese, Roumanian and Ser- bian delegates that they be repres- ented on the transfer committee, the commission decided it was iii- competent to change the composi- tlon of the committee. it decided, however, to draw the attention of the transfer committee to the ad- vantage of hearing interested dele- gations when opportune. -— {ea-