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i v l A n I W ‘m ~ ) e . a ' ‘f l i ~ "on .- . ail-n; i. vermin I,‘ r-v4.‘-"‘ ‘ l ' I _ _ _ I hlAAil-IS " '41’ I U.‘ A h t ~ l. I “d, MAXIMS _ ' ' _..; 0' l “t, IIIIARIIIIIEI y iiiIARIlI/ilv “W; yhtrfnuvi gtrimlgitrilcwhzt action to I ‘>7 / y” , \§‘h “\\\\ - 1 § '—-- a n“ ii-‘ii-ili , The People's Paper Read oysveryliiidy \ or q . the work of other: In his own line. -— h‘ Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew ' i’ ‘unrillnn, nun e . a 4- W .i?.'.'.".'.:;i..‘:... .2: FRIDAY. MAY 16, 1930 iz PAGES t;"::h‘"::::'..."'"".'.°;-E'v".". iftlfi:

cilnacorrarowul CANADA.

IIillionIIollar Eleva

Iliad No Jurisdiction To Try Customs Cases

Subsection of Prohibition Act 19-

29, Declared

Supreme Court. Prohibition Magistrate’s Convictions Qua-

shed.

In the Supreme Court yesterday the Iollon-ing judgments were given grantuic applications for certiorari to reniole convictions by the Pro- hibition Alagistratc under the Cus- Ioms Act:

Canada, Province of Prince Edward lslaiitl. in the Supreme Court:

In lhc matter of the application of Reginald Johnston for a writ of certiorari to remove into this Court a certain record of conviction made by George J. Tweedy. Esquire. Mag- istrate for Prince Edward -Island, on or about the tlventy-ninth day of March, A. D. 1930. whereby the said Reginald Johnston was convicted for that lie did between the sixteenth day of November A. D. 1929 and the lhteeiith day of December A. D. i929 without lawful excuse harbour, keep or conceal a quantity of spirit- uous liquors unlawfully imported in. lo Canada whereon the duties luw- fully payable in Canada had not been paid contrary to the statute in lIiCIl case made and provided, and was adiiidgcd to pay the sum of one hundred dollars and costs and ln de- fault or payment to be imprisoned in the common jiiil for Prince County for the space of six months on the prosecution of Prank J. Platts. Judgment nf (‘hlef Justice Matheson:

The grounds set forth in the ap- plication arc: 1. That the magistrate had iio Jurisdiction to hear and de- termine the offence mentioned in the conviction; 2. That the convic- tion does not. show that the offence Ilnd ‘uecn roinlnitted within the jur- isdiction of the convicting magis- iilis: 3. That the conviction does not show or allege that Frank J.

ANNOUNCEMENTS COMING EVENTS. MEETINGS. ETC.

"AllCIl/lll Forty-fives. C. W. L. Hail. Friday night, May 16th. silos-lo

"Chili loading hogs and calves at “"1".- lv-er May 20th, afternoon. 3772-5-15-21.

"Remember the play at. Cornwall. ‘fhursdtiv. May 22nd. Good special- ties lietiveen acts, also sale oi‘ candy Aiiiili-‘Slﬂn 35c. aaoi-s-ls-i-i

"The annual meeting of the Prince Edvard island Hospital Ladies‘ Aid will be held Wednesday. 21st, at 3 p. hi. in St Pauls Parish Hall. All la- iiiﬁl invited. 3779-5-15-21

",5" ‘Iii’ play “Yinimie Yohnson‘: ‘ioivat Eldon Hall, Saturday. May ‘7- 3171 l". M. Presented by Murray llarbor Young People. 3771-5-15-21.

‘h"C0ll‘lP and see “Aunt Jerushy on ,9 IViiFIiFiIII“ by Brackley Dramatic Players ill Morell Hall, Friday, May 16th. Admission 35 cents. ~ '3'148-5—14-3i.

a "Y P- L. Pownal will present their e31" Piﬂv “An Old-Fashioned Moth- " in Pcnvnal Hall, Wednesday, 14th. not fine following evening. Ad-

mis-‘iifiii 35 annd 20 cents. 3688-5-9-l3-l4-3I

"Pownal Young People's league present their three-act play "An Old i-iilioned Mother" in Winslco Hall. noednesday. May ii. at 8 p. m. If a I.’ line Thursday. Admission 35c. i‘ "a 3802-5-16-21

‘hgMurell Dramatic Club presents (HISiIIITEC act comedy drama “In- pm ‘i1: Anne" in St. Margaret's “d 8v Hall. May 21st. Admission 35c ' “c- 3703-5-16-41.

"Women con-lea Kitty” rollicking non" “P Win96)’. direction Mrs. We‘ “pith local cast. Attractive " “mi- l 3788-11.

“Kiiiifvra Hlll-Klnkora Dramatic ..A m?" mo» tl-ie splendid Drama M" mt of Honor" Monday evening. “m” h at Q30, with pleasing spec-

Ultra Vires By

Platts was an offioer authorized to prosecute the said offence; 4. ‘That the Magistrate for Prince Edward Is- land is not a persona designate. by the Customs Act with trial jurisdic- tion over offences against the Act and the Legislature of Prince Ed- ward Island has no power to select or appoint for that purpose any func- tionary not named in the Customs Act. and subsection 2 of section 9 of the Act 19 George V. Cap. 14, in so

far as it presumes to do so is ultraI vires. The prosecution was brought un-i der Sec. 217 of the Customs Act, be- ing Cap. 42. Revised Statutes of Canada. of which the relative part provides that if any person-with- out, lawful excuse—harbours. keeps or conceals any goods unlawfully imported Into Canada whereon the duties lawfully payable have not been paid he shall (among other penal- ties) be liable on summary convic- tion before two justices of the peace

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[ARREST BAREII IIF FERTILIZER EVER RECEIVER

S. S. Winding Gulf in P o r t Discharging Cargo.

Laden with n cargo of 8.200 tons of fertilizer in 123.000 bags, the larg- est slngle shipment ever brought to the province, the S. S. Winding Gulf, Captain Taylor, docked yesterday morning, arriving the previous even- ing from Baltimore. the largest fer- tilizer centre in the world. The Winding Gulf carried the largest cargo of fertilizer in bags ever ship- ped from that port.

Half the cargo is to be discharged here and the other half at George- town. Unloading began yesterday at noon and the Charlottetown allot- lnent will probably be discharged by Monday. It is expected to handle about 4,000 tons a day.

The fertilizer was shipped by the standard Wholesale Phosphate and

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TlIOfIIVlOII Elected To Directorate Of Large Trust Co.

(Special to The Guardian)

DETROIT. May Ib-Sir Henry W. Thornton. K. B. B, Chairman and President of the Canadian National Railways was elected today to the board oi’ directors of the Uniﬁi Gil" dian Trust 0a.. the oldest trust cos in mil-cit and the Canldlln Trust Company.

The Union Guardian ‘Trust 00.. is one of the "largest units in the Guardian Detroit Union Group In- corporated, which includes many leading banks. trust companies Ind investment organizations thrﬂilllifiiit the State of Michigan, with total

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MYSTERY DRUGSHIP ullnhsun

Cleared From Busllire, Persia, Recently with Enough Opium t0 Put a Fair Sized Na- tion to Sleep-In- tended f o r Illicit Drug Traffic. I

GENEVA, May 15—A lnystery drug-ship sailed from Busliire, Per- sia. She cleared officially for Vladi- vostok with almost enough opium on board to put a fair-sized nation to sleep. But it. is expected that her cargo never reached Vladivostok. It Is thought that in the best bootleg- giiig manner, her clearance papers do not indicate her real destination, and that she has made arrangements to transfer her cargo at sea.

Right Hon. Arthur Henderson, British Forcigrr- Secretary. made any nouncement of this ship's sailing‘ when the council of the League of Nations today considered the report of its-comlnittee on narcotic drug. He had received the information from the British government only today. His news sent a flutter through the council, which had been listening sleepily to the long report. of the committee. V

Mr. Henderson declared the ship i had the appallng quantity of a quar- i ter of a million pounds of opium on board. It was all intended, accord- ing to information in the hands of the British government for the illicit drug traffic.

90 Foot Plunge clownEmbanlzment-

(Special to the Guardian)

HAMILTON, May l5—One woman was injured seriously and three oth- er persons escaped death by a mir- acle this afternoon on the Clappison Hill near Waterbown, when a damp, treacherous pavement is said to have caused their car to crash through the guard rail and plunge so feet down a steep embankment littered with rude boulders. Mrs. M. Tnrver of 513 Massachusetts Ave, Buffalo, is in St. Joseph's Hospital with a fractured skull. l-ler condition is said to be critical. Three others were re- moved to St. Joseph's. but had suf- fered only minor hurts and were able to proceed.

SubAmendment to Budget Defeated

(Canadian Prelsl

OTTAWA. Ont.. May l5-'I‘l1e U. f‘, A. sub amendment to the Budget was defeated in the House. of Cil- mons ths evening by m votes. The division stood: for I9, against 177. Following the division on the sub amendment. the House defeated the Conservative - endment by sixty votes. In this case the result was for 64. Klimt 124.

Budget Passecl

(Canadian Prue) OTTAWA, May la-Tho Budget passed the House of Comlnons to- night by a majority of Ill votes. The division resulted u foliowl; for the

resources creasing ilvoliundrgq mil lion mun.

iloo-s-lo-si.

budget, lit; against the W480i” l6. l

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new ZEAIAND rnn-umno mnunhnnl

Sensation Created At Cabinet M ee ti n g W h e n Announce rnent Is Made-Med- ical Advisers Insist- ed That He ‘Take a Rest.

(Special tothe Guardian)

AUCKLAND. New Zealanri, M“ 15 --Sir Joseph Ward, Premier of New Zcaland, created a sensation at to- day's Cabinet meeting by announcing his resignation as head of the Gov- ernment.

The Prime Minister. who has de- voted many years to the service of his country; stated that while his health was considerably improved his medical advisers insisted that he take a rest. His successor will prob- ably by Hon. G. W. Forbes, Minister of Lands.

Sir Joseph Ward is 74' years of age. He was visiting Canada in 1928. when the general elections were held in New zealand and the Govern- ment of Rt. Hon. G. Coats found it- self left in the minority. The United Liberal Party had lust been formed and after the elections the loader- ship was offered to Joseph. ‘o ﬁﬂlYlIGd.-§l0h1> O V, ‘Jpn whim! the Governinentwvuus defeated on lﬂiei opening of Parliament hasssumed‘ the Premiership and formed a Gov- ernment. Sir Joseph was Premier from I906 to 1912 and occupied in addition many Cabinet posts.

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Fighting Cock Kills Man With Its Last Plunge

11011-0. P- 1-. my is-rlie unusual cue of a mm bu“; “"04 b! I dying chicken occur- red here.

The victim of the strange gc. cldeut was Juan Martinez, a prize "I'm?- Bil llllllar vein was "W"! ii! I Grin: firhi-in: cock ‘t I "I3 "ﬂit which Martinez was attending.

The cock had been fatally lllllrred by its opponent. Fleeing. ii 310W Into Martinez’ face, gave w» lime- with its rm. or metal mu. lnddroppod dead. Its dy- ing lungs cut the vital vein in Martinez’ neck and he died a few minutes later.

PRUBEED lnlvjlll

OTTAWA. May lt-It is not the intention of the Government to pro- ceed with the financial reconstruc- tion of the Canadian National Rail- ways this year, Hon. '1'. A. Crei-ar, Minister of Railways, told the Par- lil-iiimi-IW Committee which exam- ined the Minnie; of the National __ sine tum oatmeal had proposed tn introduce a blll deal- ing with the amalgamation of the various constituent companies. but no progress having been made prior to the Easter recess, it was doubtful if that bill would now be dealt with in view of the approaching dissolu-

M I I I I I A PRIIMIIIIIINS

(Canadian Press)

OTTAWA, 0nt.. May l5--Can- adian militia promotions promulgat- ed at the Department of National Defence today follow: Major P. W.‘ MacNeviii, promoted to the rank of Lieut. CoI., and to command the first P. E. I. Medium Brigade. C. A., with regimental headquarters at Charlottetown. P. E. 1.; Vice Lt. C01. J. P. Hooper, who has been appoint- ed to command the reserve brigade of that unit, replacing Lt. Col. D. A. MacKinnon, who has been trans- ferred to the reserve officers.

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Costs Billion, Navy Satisfied

(Special to The Guardian)

WASHINGTON" May 15—'I'wo Senate committees learned today that the London treaty naval parity with Great Britain will cost the United states s1,0fl0.000,000, and that thg navy is satisfied with the instru-

tlon of Parliament.

“I frankly confess," said Mr. Cler- ar, "that, assuming my duties as Minister of Railways in February, I haven't been able to get a clear idea of what is involved beyond this fact that it, is a tremendous task.

"1 doubt if the amalgamation will now be proceeded with, but it should be done next session."

Japanese Govt. Not Pleased

(Special to 111a Guardian)

TOKIO. May I&—’I‘he Japanese Govemment takes a serious view of an order issued by China's Govern- ment directing the Commander of the Manchurian u: foroe to halt all vessels in order to prevent arms and mtuiitons from reaching the north- ern alliance.

Eight Hundred Will Be Presented '

(Special to the Guardian] LONDON. May ill-Curious crowds this evening countered up and down the Mall, waiting for the favored ones who tonight were to experience the supreme feminine thrill of being

merits of protection of national dc- fence.

presentcd at the court of 8t. James. For the first time in two years

NEW TOR-L May I5—Louin Capotta. 42, u. baker. died of peritonitis to-ulght after operat- ing upon himself twice with a. ruor lllllle In an effort to take out H: appendix. of the , were confirmed by the Bronx County medical oxamlnorbﬂoffice after an tuvcctllltlon.

Cappotta consulted friend: re- garding what Iubcllevodtobcap- poalfdtls. and decided against onhrfng a hospital. Io is b0- liavodtohsvoatoodhhﬂtdo

Takes Out Own Appendix Man Dies Of Peritonitis

minor h out his abdomen. In the first operation. Capetta re- moved a section of the appendix and than lowed up the incision. The pain returned after several weeks, and a week ago he re- , ' the '. This time he got the rut of the appendix out. The enclosed wound became pain- ful that light, and he motored

to o hospital. Physicians found that periton- lth 1m developing. ‘they made I flﬂll effort to Ian his life.

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SURVEY FIIR

ed For Settlers Vghose Homes Burn- e

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TORONTO‘ May 15--1"orest ﬁres in Ontario, Quebec and the Mari- iiiiieﬁ were lzraduaiiy being subdued last night and four provinces were beginning to sufyey damagﬁ

In the House of Commons, Hon, "Ernest Lepointe promised considera- tion of relief for settlers in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, whose homes were prey to flames sweep. lng through the bush. Thousands of acres of land were burned over and the weeks loss in the two provingg5 i? expected 1° ﬂiillroximate about half a million dollars. most of this 1n New Brunswick. Destruction by fires over the week-end was the most serious in years in that provinces.

Near Chicoutlmi, Quebec, ggtﬂgrs were last night getting ready to flee before a wall of flame advancing on a wide front. Reports from burned- out areas have not yet shown any loss of life.

With 50 new outbreaks reported to

‘tthe Durartment of Lands of Forests

within the past 48 hours, Ontario's fire hazard in the northern timber- lands is assuming more serious pro- portions than at any time this Spring.

Recommends Suspension Of Camera

CHICAGO, May 15—Indeflnltc suspension of Primo Camera, Ital- ian heavyweight giant. was recom- mended tonight to the National Boxing Association cont-rolling boxing in 29 states. by a committee appoint- ed to investigate Cameras bouts since his invasion of the United States five months ago.

_ ___...____,__ __.______ the King will be present. Last yea: the Prince of Wales stood by the sidc of his mother, Queen Mary, during the ceremony. Eight hundred dis- tinguished British and foreign guests will be present at the Court. Queen Mai-y will wear an elabor- ate cloth of gold gown on which will be fastened the blue Garter Riband and Koliinmr Diamond. Among the guests will be the Russian Ambas- sador. M. sokolnikoff and his wife.

A Former Island LadyPassesAway

(Special to the Guardian)

ARNPRIOR. Ont. May l5-'I‘l1e death occurred after an illness of a week's duration at noon yesterday at her homo in Braeside. of Mrs. McCurdy. wife of Rev. J. F. Mc- Curdy. pastor of the Brueside Unit- ed Church. Deceased has resided in Braesldc for the past two years.

The late fMrs. McCurdy, whose maiden name utas Ida A. Palmer. was born in P. E. I. and was a niece of the Hon. Edvl-ard Palmer, a Chief Justice of the Island and one of the Fathers of Confederation. She was married Zltyears ago to Rev. Mr. McCurdy, who survives, as does a family of two sons and two ‘daugh- ters, W. Jarvis McCurdy. M. A., at Harvard University; J. Russell Mc- Curdy. of Hoghton, Mlch.; Amelie, Wife of AJC. Tuttle. Ottawa; Helen, wife of H. S. Conrad. Montreal. Sur- viving also are five sisters. Mrs. Henry Inman, Mrs. George Haelam and Mrs. Fred Vesey. all of P. E. L; Mrs. Henry Howard. of Vancouver, and Miss Edith Palmer are at pres- ent in Braeside.

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Damage Heavy In The Maritimes — Relief Sought and Promis.

Razed

tor Fire InChicag .ilullll Plluvlllclii Grain Elévaior to Ground

Fifty Fire Engine" Companies

Called to Fight One of Worst

Fires‘ of Its Kind In Years- Million Dollars Damage.

(spocial lathe Guardian)

CHICAGO, May 15-1i‘ifty fire en- gine companies were called tonight to battle one of the worst grain ele- lvatnr ﬁres in years. Amaerles of blasts shoot: the towering elevator of the Rvoscnbaum Grain Company on the shore of the Chicago River, showered the surrounding district with ﬂying timbers and sparks and set fire to two warehouses across the river. Damage tentatively was esti- mated at $1,000,000. The blue illum- mated a heavy smoke pail with a hazy red nare which was visible for

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' boat?

In the Home of f‘ mmona on May 12th. the following questions were asked by Hon. J. A. McDonald and replied to by the Minister of Marine and Fisheries:

. Mr. MacDONALD (Kings):

1. Did the government buy a boat in connection with the scallop fishing at Alberton, Prince Edward Island?

2. If so, who was the owner of this

3. If not. was a boat rented from any person in Albertcn?

4. What rent or hire was paid for the boat, and to whom?

5. How many of a crew were on this boat?

6. What are the names. addresses and salaries of the crew?

7. How many scallop beds were found or located?

8. Where are the beds located?

9. Where is the boat which the gov- ernment bought or rented. at the present time?

Mr. CARDIN;

1 and 2 No.

3. Yes.

4. A boat was chartered from Howard Clark of Alberton ,at rate of $14 per day chartnrer to furnish engineer. Payment was not made for Sundays or legal holidays on which boat was not in use.

5. "rwo in addition to engineer who was employed by charterer.

0. Seymour Young. Albertou. cap- tain and observer. $7.50 per day, he to find his own board. Morris Perry, Alberton, deckhand. 3100 per month, he to find his own board. Engineer employed by charterer and name un- known. I

7 and B. Nine scallop producing areas were located of! coast. of Prince Edward Island as follows:

1. Oﬂ the north end of 9.12.1. on the east side between Cape Klldure and North Point.

2. Of! the north end of P.E.I. on the west side between south of Cape Gage and North Point.

3. Oi! the north coast of PI-I. be- tween Cape Kildare and Cape Tyron.

4. On the north coast of REL at the entrance to Malpoquo harbour.

s. Charlottetown harbour.

6. OB the south coast. of P11. across the entrance to Hillsborough bay.

7. Oﬂ the south coast of Pl}. from

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miles, while hundreds of firemen shot streams of water over the flam- ing structures and ﬁre boats raced to the scene.

SPONTANEOUS COBIBFSTION

The- fire apparently started deep down in the thousands of bushels of grain stored in the elevator. It burn- ed sullenly and deﬁed attempts of ﬁremen to quench it. When the ﬁrst explosion came tons of grain ca»-

contuiued mi Pace 3

One Out Of Every Five Receives Aid

(Special to the Guardian)

BERLIN, May Iii-One out of ev- ery five Germans receives a salary or ﬁnancial aid from the Govern- ment, Minister ofLabcr Adam Siege wald told the Reichstag Budget Com mitten today. In all he said 12.000.- 000 persons are receiving nloiiey from the National treasury in one way or another.

Sir Henry Agrees

(Qianadisn Press» OTTAWA. Ont, May 1T>~-'1"he Mlritin-le Freight ‘Rates Act. is the payment of a debt. declared Sir I-Ienry Thornton. President of the Canadian National Railway.‘ i") the special parliamentary committees. on railways and on slupnlnz hale i"- djy COL 111611153, Ciantley‘. "Cons. Pictoul had complained ill, the segre gotten of the eastern lines accounts mm those of the general 55510111- Thls tended to show the hiaritimc Provinces in an unfavorable light and advertised them e5 l‘-i‘~ii"'i'¢‘»_5I’ deniurrecl. The Miifllllllﬂ Freight Rates Act tvliich was an out- come a! n” Duncan Report and was m, payment of a debt to the Atlan- tic Provinces, a debt which can tier- er be paid said Col. Cantley " l iliiil“ agree n-itn w“? wmiiifiiifd s"

Henri’.

The Weather,

etc

MANY A Mm Sets our 4o tonouiu fill: bloalo ANv wlnos uP BY Ciiffluc. Mllaaleoi

north west of Bell Point to south west of South Point. l. Off the south coast of lit-I. be- 9. Ofl’ the out com of PEI. from Bay. 9. Not known.

afternoon and interment will be in

The funeral service will be in the

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Brleside United Church or; Friday 3991- ii?» 11-55 l- ll!-

TOR-ONTO. May IS-Moderatc

tween Little Sands one wi-ilu Slhdl el-"ﬂiiy Wind-s with rain.

High tide this afternoon at 12.30

south of Cape Bear to south of Rollo "i4 “will” 111ml"! Ht 315-

Sun sets this evening at 7.24 and rises tomorrow nlﬂﬂlng at 4.28. hm quarter moon Tuesday. May

Summersldc tide eighteen minute! um than Gharilﬂ _