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cnnsuorrarowu, CANADA THURSDAY, oer. 4, 1923

Annual ins-manna n; no. (hula

handrail-u nu w. s. A. sue

in an interesting address deliv- ered before the Public Ownership Conference at Toronto on Sept. 12th and published in the Septem- ber number oi the Contract Rec- ord and Engineering Review, Mr. (has. A. Mullen, consulting paving cnglneel" and director of the Pav- ing Department at the Milton Her- sey Company Ltd, advances some

' strong arguments in favor of pub- lic ownership of street paving fac- {jtles and cites with approval the zsthaet work done in Charlottetown. 1 Mr. Mullen is an international au- thoi-ily on the subject and the very favorable comment he makes up- on t e streets of Charlottetown and t e initiative of the City Coun- cil it» taking over the public own- ersbii of tile paving equipment speaks for itself, Mr. Mullen says: 1 “As a matter of necessity. Char-

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jiiciy own its street paving indus- try. lt was so fur away from thc ‘usual contracting centres for this iwork that no contractor seemed ‘anxious to go there and pave its 1 streets at a reasonable price. ' Charlottetown purchased its muni- .|pal grading equipment. its muni- i ~|pal concrete mixers and its municipal asphalt plant. secured . the few expert men necessary. and z proceeded to do tho work itself. e have yet to hear of u city, cv-

f . "better situated. whch has done ‘ lbottor for itself through contract {system than conservative little Charlottetown has done through ‘the public ownership of its own street paving industry. ' “A mutter of good business, the Charlottetown taxpayers and pub- lic officials would tell you as they‘ (apmparo tho costs under their pub- licly owned strcct puving industry with thosc under the contract sys-

‘ tcm of surrounding towns and lur- ger cities that may try to look up- on thorn as provincials. it is good busing? for the_publlc, conducted

b {A ood business administration:

' at d business for the contrac- "‘ tors who might ‘havebeen adding _ i as , I ~ ‘iflohdensed Specials

4+04o0+ II-ATEBw-lllc per lino per day. 9c

p _.. “r line per do! for I days or over. -- ‘ . s line her day for ' days or our,

" cunt ii words to L i-ne. roups of figures. initial letters, Gcount u i“ Wflfd- 1'3 her cent dlloouni. for h. Address forms part of pd, must be paid for. Special Bates

., lubed Room ad. 76o for raven erds for one week. Situation noted. for seven words 80o per

ask. OARDEHS Aicoonlmodaied,

103 7mm 8170- 805-l0-33i . NTED to purchase n [install

Bull Pup. Apply P. O. liox 165 11

ciiinonsniiv nu u EXPERT

. Has Yet to Hear of a. OCity Which Has Done Better For Itself In This Respect. He a ' . Declares at Tcron to Conference.

with no Should you tell a native of conser- vative Charlottstown that his city would laugh at you."

Mullen gives tho following argu- ments in support of a publicly own ed street and road making indus- ti‘

ed at d. at d

aterl

. lottstown. P. E. l., decided to pub- duced. dune . practicable.

cured

sry much to the cost of this work ' ‘increase in its quality.

ad done anything radical, he

Summarizing the situation. Mr.

y:

1. Contractors proflt is eliminat-

é. Cost of competition is elimin-

e .

3. Overlapping of work is clhnin-

e .

4. Duplicate financing is elimin-

5. ‘Cost of litigation is eliminated 6. Bribery and corruption is el-

mlnated. 7. The risk of contingency is rc- 8. The overhead charges are rc-

d . 9, More modern equipment is can be se-

10. Suitable managers

11. ‘u... profit is the nurse's.

Closing Sessions 0i

The Diocesan Convention C. W. L.

The morning session of ihc C. W. l1- Convention opcnctl prompt- lv at 1i) u. m. Wednesday mornini-i with -.u-~.-. .l. .l. Mthnstou. Diocesan prc-sirlcnt in thc chair. The reports 0;, nioccsnn organization citric lic- fove the meeting slid llffivfiii "WY suilu-(uggpry, show-pg iour new sub ilivlsions (rriimllzed withis m.- sli membership oiover 200 ui {our applications rsceinwd from ever- end Clergy to have sub-divisions C. W.‘ L. organized in their phrlsh- es. Each cub-division showedsh increased membership which yas vcry encouraging us were alHo the ycuriy reports. Much good work

has been done for church and com-

luunity and 'a splendid program of activities mapped out for the coming year.

Discussion on magazines sud Sis tcis oi‘ Service brought out many suggestions and opinions ‘town-d encouraging these movements and a decision reached as to action re immigration. This was a very in- teresting session and udiourn- mcnt did not come till 12.30. Promptiy at 2 p. m. the meeting re-convcucd for the important el- ection session. Upon Mrs. John- cou vacating hcr chair. Mrs. Fred- erick Conroy of Tignish ivas chos- on election chair lady. Mrs. .loscph Creamer of Kelly‘s Cross was num- cd scrutinccr of ballots. The result

ROOMEIIC accommodated, Ladies preferred. Apply Guardian. . SIiR-lli-i-Zll

COUNTRY BOY ABOUT teen for store. Addragp Guardian Office. 845-l0-4-3i.

‘LOST-JET-WEEN SEA VIEW and Hamilton, motor cycle mo]

"B"

- Sea View.

= cheater Btreel.

‘ . Mas. JACK FsAssn, clrv. is opening classes for drawing and lliiiutills- i or particulars apply 80 ‘Fitzroy t. lwk

. WANTEiQ-TWO HUNDRED (200) 7;. woodsmen for Flemming and Aifiibson Ltd" Juniper, New Btu“.

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wick. Canadian Govt. Railway. mtullre 0f'Mr- Guy Wieich, navel-s o a .

on . A. MeDONALD LAND sun. ‘yo r Harmony m. iiit-itupmm . ‘Meiwreulwau. TEACHIR!’

M i siting; M""'=;q$§;‘,'j, he" m‘ 2 w ‘

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1v ~= ==-'-Z».°ii‘ii§°'£...'".ii;'. Bwthmrt. Bolievue r Raflbh, -~ ions-oi

curd wAs-rsmuv; M, nts for Watkins 180 Family casualties. Direct to hvlllume Put =- "l”i" “- “if f 7v P-t l, ‘I “("w ' l‘ ‘ML racemes?» i" ‘MA anon. ' ‘I10 colt

l z-r...m,;ii,}f;b,p_n. M wfa k all“. ‘wt’.

siadllitr.

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kIl. Finder notify Roy Dugggn, 79510-24“.

EOR CALE-A 4 CYLINDER _' Studebaker Car. As good u new f —overhanled this spring, wm be

sold at a bargain. Apply 17 not. fiud-ii-ls-tlf.

of the election was as follows: Mrs, J. J. Johnson. Cburlotteiown Pros. rc-elccted. Mrs. Frederick lst vice. re-elcc-

WANTQQ-Ag [1‘"|¢()n\y(7u(] "Qg|)\[.'.I.I!\I‘, Mrs. Jiis. ‘Ci-dummy WaQcr- _, 9-|n|11d_ Apmy u, nous... vuic 2nd vice. Mrs. J. B. Cunning- » p01‘, _ 837.1U..|_;Hli\ti\i, Alborton, 3rd vice-president.

Mrs. F. J. Cassy. Charlottetown, Corresponding Secretary; Acciama itlon. Mrs. W. J. Mointyre, Char- lottetown. Executive Secretary, Ac- clamstion. Mrs. AmolizrMrG-ruth Albcrton, Treasurer. Many complimentary

at ions of appreciation toward Char lotietown sub-ilivlsion which act

drlrcd by Mos. .l.

October. 192i onc rum",

claimed before

an. Pinsvllie.

hand to 120

ent leather please return street. Reward

‘today. Saunders. Nowsome 6t Co Market Building.

‘capacity l0 cu. 0n hand truck with 1% h.p. en

C. B. M. c. o. Guardian.

tion sale will

lowing. ‘Perms most liberal.

848404-21‘

PRESIDENT Iii

Reports agisfactory

general manager oi’ the Maritime Life Assurance Company. is spen- ding a few days on the island. The first prospectus of this newly or- ganized company Nova Scotia. that time. more than double the amount of stock the Dominion License law has been subscribed.

the head office. Halifax. in pre-

remarks were made by visiting delegates as 1c tho good work accomplished this convention and express-

vd ‘b3 hostess were loquenily ten- B. Cunningham and supported by all the visiting STTRTYQEDTTITIByYTFFaFIIses sirTFe if not Oct. 20 will be sold to puy expenses. A. Corcor-

--_-__._--_--- LOCI-A week ago a block pat- bag. Finder Prince

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f-COORDERS-Taccomluoilatcil T5 Upper Prince 8t. 830-10-4-31

UAUNOOME SAUSAGES, FRESH 002-9~24-8mo

......__._._._._..____.-._~_ FOR BALE-New Concrete mixer yds. per day

gins. Cheap for quick sale. Apply 885~l0+8i

P. .l. WILLIAMS’ extensive suc- take place at 12 o'clock sharp on Monday. October 8th. at 0mm River bot 14. Unfav- orable weather means s postpone- ifcioclt sharp on Monday. Oct. 0th. if Grand River Lot l4. Un- fsvcrhbiq weather means a post- ponement until first fine day fol-

IIIIIIIIIIE IIIE IIISIIS IIIIY

Sale of Stock i_n the Newly Organized Company

My, ,1, '1‘, Wilson, president and

was issued in last April and since

rcmllrvd under

"We arc now busily engaged at

application for the

paring our silbmitteil to the

license to be Superintendent Ottawa". Mr. Wilson states. "The Company is capitalized at $1,000.‘ 000 and our sales so far amount to practically forty percent of this Sales in this Province have bccu very satisfactory and we arc just this week beginning a general campaign in New Brunswick."

Mr. W. ii. Young. bus been here for fhc past. six weeks illrcctiug the fffilllliillKll 0i’ the (zonlpslly- I! is expected to opmi un officu of this Company in (‘harlottr-toivii by Dcccuilioi‘ 1st. indications urn that the compnnyfls insurance lllCll will meet with tho stimc encour- aging success that has nccompitn- led tho suit: of stock, which is be

0i’ insurance at

IIAIIfI‘

(Canadian Press)

ities 0i’ tho ilomr: Bank ‘is shown in :| z-uunluiry issued in the report of A B Barker, Curator. this morn- ng unmlznted to eighteen and brill" inillirau while the aggregate q: my. ’ll'llOlilit tn nearly sixteen. million leaving the liabilities lo, the pulr

"ic fatal-fling the assols by ovcr

.\\'0 upil n half millions. OTTAWA, Oct. 1‘..~.\ warrant. Iius fern issued for til» avast of president ilczbort J. Dalv of iho ifoxuc l-znk it. ls officially anouri-I- ed by liw Finance Dcparuuent, in ‘ill official statement lion. 1i. s. Fielding, illini=+I.-1iz' Finulce which stated that as '1 ix-suit of the Curators rep)": und otur isuirigations the lit-part- from i-ohc-"cs that the chief r-ftlc ins oi’ the bank shortly before . simnsion iunde retvuynq in two Imnlstnr nf Finance couuininn: false and d: -ptive statevnnnts in.’ the bank's affairs. These. returns were signed by President Duty and .l. Cooper Mason, general manager.

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'l'(‘»li(lN'I‘0, Oct. I;.—~Th=. llabii- turn was made.

‘ssucll by] of I

IIIIIIIE BANK REPIIRT SIIIIIIS IIIINIIIIIIE IIIII SIICRTABE Iii TWII AND A‘ IIIIII IIIIIIIN TII ENCIIIIRAG iiIIIIiIN BIIILAIISI MiiNY [gijifli]

,, 5,‘... Mr. liiascn died soon after the rc Action against the others would be considered in due course Mr. Fielding said. TORONTO, Oct. 3.-—li. J. Inlay president, B. l’. Cough. vice presi- dent, F. J. B. ltussoli and Casey Wood directors. and 0. G. Smith

chief “cc°“nmnt' of the SuSDImIL considerable time after the out-

ed Home Bank of Canada were Zll‘~ rested this afternoon on charges preferred by federal and provlnrisl authorities in connection with the collapse of the bunk Augut 17.

Duly was place under detention at his summer home on Luke Sirn- coe and Cough xvlio is also a (lirrcl ~or of the Canadian National liaii- ways. surrendered in 'l‘nrontn this afternoon and was taken to thr- po- lice station. He was later released on bail, for one humirczl thousand dollars. The ball in the IHJUIDIJP oi’ Russell, Wood and Smith is fifty thousand dollars. it is understood the bonds are being arranged. .l. F. M. Stewart. another director was placed under arrest lute this afternoon and other arrests are cx pectcd.

(Canadian Press)

HADISONVILLE. Ky., Oct. 3.—~ Four convicts at the Slate Prison at Eildyville thirty miles from here shot and killed two guards and ser- iously wounded two other guards and an employee of the peniten- tiary kitchen and barricaded them- selves in the kitchen, where for a

break they were shooting at ev- erybody in sight. Meanwhile the wounded men lying in the open between the kitchen and the peni- tentiury were left to suffer be- cause the guards were unable to show themselves to render hid.

Schr. Monavls Badly Damaged

(Canldiin Press) ..NORTHSYDNEY. Oct. 3. —'l‘he ilamugc in Drlcndays storm to two schooncrs coal laden out n‘ this port was reported today t0 Jnsph i-laifurs and Solis LLoyd-s agent here-

One is believed to have sunk at

IRISH PIIRTICIPIITICN IN TIIE IMPERIAL IIIINFERENBE IIIIL

lug placed largely among leading business men throughout the Pro- vincc. The director for the island is Senator Niche-an, of Souris. The board oi‘ directors not yet (iOlll- plotc, will be representative - of the \.I)l'i‘.(! Maritium Provinces. The new cnulpuily promises to be nu important factor in thc dcv- ciopzucnt of lllairtime financial in- terests as it is wholly a iifarltimc concern and n great rical oi’ money which now goes elsewhere will ho retained for investment in Mari- time surianritios, mortgages and inlprovcd rcal estate.

Mr. Wilson declares that. there has been a trcmemdous cxyinnsion in llfc insurance business in re- cent years and prophesies that iii the ncxt twenty-five or thirty yours it will be in the fore front of all lines of financial business. All life insurance companies today licens- cd by the. Dominion Government are obliged to give the same adc- quutc standard of security, so that anyone insuring in n new company as well as an older one, is fully protected. All the companies or- ganized in recent years in Canada have made good.

ilelegutcs. After singing the Na- tional Ode "O Canada" with the ‘beautiful translation from the or- iginal French by Miss Bell Gucrin. Hon. Dominion President. the 1st Annual Diocesan Convention, C. W. ll. f'.'lil1f‘ID n our-ccssfui close. Lust evening a bridgu at the rm»?-

sram of the convention.

cutive of the local sub-division. The drawing room presented a vcry pretty appearance.

ed on account of the recent storm M"! proving very effective.

ins were: bins. W. and Mrs. J. ll. Monoghan. Dainty refreshments were

coir-s spent. The delegates leave

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GOVERNOR Ji-CUWALTON Covernor of the State of Otis

hoins. who has placed that stat:

legislature consent.

idcncu of fiirs. .l. .l. Johnson, Dio- cesan president concluded tho pro-

Tho guests are the visiting liais- BRi-es and the members of the oxe-

r-ztndelu-

GREATLY. BENEFIT CIIIINTRY

(British United Press.) Republican never hoped to aspire LONDON, Oct. 3.——W‘hiie Repub- to such a status despite his claims IIPUll-i iviii llfliiOlliflefiIy tnldcavcrtn for complete independence of the capitalize the fact that the lrish Irish itcpublic. delegation to the lmperlal-ilonfer- Mr. Mcfiratbhuid at the opening JflUC iuxiulosccrl in the resolution o7 ‘tho economic conference yester- if loyalty lo the King, it is ciaim- duy that the lrish Government at cd that little advantage would be {iresent is too busy over other mat- gained by such tactics by promL-z- t2 : to be able to make a filial de- cnt members oi’ the Irish delcgu-yeision on the tiusction of hcr cccn- tlon to the conference who. in an omlr: policy as it relates to other interview this‘ morning stated that part; nt‘ the Empire. Any change Ireland's participation in thc con- whatever in the imperial prefor- ierexlcc will undoubtedly leave the encc I-i bound to have an unques- impression that the ‘country witiittioncfl effect on the Free State in

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xiignity realizes the importance oi more ways than one, especially hcr llEW status within the EmllllWh-Shflllld Britain decide to impose a Five-l‘ since the signing or the lrish tariff on imported fodostuns, for treaty international events in the ireland suffering today through the country have prevented the people competition of ‘Denmark and Hol- irom enjoying the full realization land in the butter and egg trade, of the meaning of that historic would welcome the placing of even document. ‘(the smallest tariff against the pro-

Admissinn of ireiand to full mem-uluce of such countries, as such a bcrship ‘in the Ilcague of Nations rate would undoubtedly improve opelnod ‘the eytes gt’ nutnylttlo the fulptherhprogpects of the irish farmer. ronlzsiou o 1 c sgn canoe 0 e ree State Government is. the position WIlICII the iFree Statcihoivever. not planning lo snggesi occupiessmoug the world nations, placing any such tariff or suggest 1nd the fact that her representa- any radical changes, although they tlvcs have an actual voice witbIfully realize that anything which Britain in deciding the foreign pol-ihrought added prosperity to the icy of the ‘Empire is argusing a ‘irish farmer would undoubtedly do curtain natural pridb in t c young- ulorc to kill the Republican move- er generation. Even the roost rabid ment in Ireland than anyhtiug else which has been suggested.

BIIVIIIIIAN IIINIITDN IIGIIIIIIESI BERLIN EIIIIIERNMENT IIRIJEIIS

railed to win the undivided support

(Csnldiin Press.)

her wharf at Burnt island mui the other was damaged in a collision wiih the breakwater at Sunnis l‘. . iioth are owned in Newfound-

Fl

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‘Tim (Quickstep. Captain Bennett. bound for ilurnt lslunil with u f\\ll Cargo of coal was badly pound-ed by heavy sens and though the ex» tent of lnjuriavs is not fully rnpnrt- nd it is understood she reached Burnt island but sank at tile wharf there.

The Mona. owned by B. and '1‘. Spencer. Fortune, Newfoundland hound from here to Soilris with coal was brushed against the brnak wutcr at Souris and hurl hcr stern damaged and topsirics torn sway.

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Stormy Scenes At l Presbyterian Synod

(Canadian Press) S1‘. JOHN, Oct. fir-Heated pas- sages at arms marked this morn- ing's session of the Maritime Synod of the Presbyterian Church ivlieu Iltcv. Mr. Mllil‘ of Sberbrooke N. s. Idcscribed the supporters of church unionism as "bowing the knee to Baal". After intervention of the

business resumed. Among important motions pass- ed, one authorising the board of the Presbyterian college at Hail- fax known as "Pine Hill" to change the name to "St. Columbia" if it so desired. Newly elected moderator Rev. .l McLeod of St. Peters P. E. l. pres- ldcll. -—--<-o->--—— SAYS POCKET PICKED * DURING THE BATTLE

QUEBEC, Oct. fir-Jack Johnson dlld “Battling" Sikbformer world's champions in the heavyweight and tight hcavytvcigilt divisions, mad-z zhcfi- Canadian debut here this ev- ening by giving a slxlround exhibi- tion at the areas before a crowd of some {L000 people.

The exhibition was a pretty one to watch. Johnson's skill and clev- erness being an outstanding feat- ure.

time Board of Trade at Halifax a very strong resolution was passed l-iiggs, who were appointed to the nd coloui- committee to represent P. E. ls- Provinccs. land leave this morning This matter was handled by his). Halifax meeting. The other mem- John Bsrnet, chairman of the Sol- hers of the comrnittz-c are Mayor diers' Settlement Hoard oi (‘an- Smith. Amherst, hicssrs F. .l. Com- ada. who set forth the u ~fbe three provnces for sett dealt with the various classes that