MAXIMS - _ OFA MERC] lANT —_.-_ "no it now" is not so ‘much a slogan u on urge of conscience. till “ l ' The Peoples fl¢ 1' P7’; Pape, m‘ wig.» H/"o" ' I Elililii ‘x1. ‘ \\:-\i~ ‘\"~\\\\ “l Readbyiverybody I carries a MERCHANT initiative is the ‘instrument which MAXIMS l OIL men lo success. '; '~~—____%_ ' w Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew , unmgn; iaf:nrtlllnal:. lunrlllllla-ZII n» -- —-- W . " ° ' ° A cnsktovrcvowiv. CANADA, SATURDAY. APRIL 2o, 1929 i6 races *~\ §;“‘“.'i‘.. ""::".'.:i.'.'"::..":."i;t1‘ £1" I District Co ntests , isplendid Success Ea rge Audiences I-lear Youthful Orators At Summerside, Char- lottetown And Standard. "rut District‘ Oratorical Contests, ~ eid last night in Summcrsidtnlvfou- ague and Charlottetown ivere n ploiiiiid success, large audiences‘ reeving the youthful orntors wiili nrhusiastic applause. The standard i f the speeches was so uniformly; lgh, that in all the four Contests, he judges had greet difficulty in ecidln: o3 the winners, who are as ollous: ‘ KINGS QUNTY 1st. Enid coma, Mouttguo High: chool. l 2nd, J. D. Mao-lntyre, Souris High chool. 3rd, Lloyd George Dewar, New‘ erth. oceans COUNTY lsi. Irene wedlock, Hunter River cliool. ‘ 2nd, Margaret Lambc, Springfield School. 3rd, Robert Cairns, Dunstaffnage chool. PRINCE COUNTY 1st. Arthur O'Malley, Alberton High -choot 2nd, Blanche Hughes, Kensingtori lvh 5011001. 2nd; Jemima Tanton, Sumnicrsirle lgh School. CHARLOTTETOWN ist. James Coyle. St. Dunstairs. 2nd, John Denny, Prince oi Wales College. , i 3rd. Anna. Bennett. Prince Strcet Srhool. "Canada Among the Nations," the Unification of Canada." "Tho Peoples of Canada," and “Canada's Economic Problem." were the four iihlccts which were optional with he candidates. ' "E QUEENS COUNTY CONTEST I At the Queens County Contest. ‘ hich was begun in the afternoon, "is Worship Mayor Yeo, who occu- iad the chair expressed his pleas- ure at. again presiding at an orator- cal contest which was a really worth l While function. It was an out-‘ Browth of the League of Nations. 7710i‘: competitions were being lvid; in a large number of the important \ nations of the world. The compo- ANNOUNCEMENTS. _ COMING EVENTS. ' MEETINGS, ETC. "gfi- Cliit, M. D.—Szart now home invention cure. Purdy Statiorkwest- miter Co., N. Y., U. a. A. 5079-84244 mos. “Emerald Club taking hogs, April 74th afternoon. D. N. McKay Scc-‘y. 33l6-4-20-2i .”Mt. Stewart, Wednesday Thrill- Ihz Western Show-also Coincriyv. 3310-4-20-31 "Club Hogs Sheep and CCll\'0S_ Wren at Bouris Tuesday Forenooni, Anni 23rd. Book. sais-i-zo-ii . "Buying live hogs at Kensington Tuesday foi-enoon of each week. Alden Mono. ‘ tiiol-fl-sdtmontf. "Konsingto T. B. B. Club loading 7105s Wednesday of each week up till 11°00. John A. Douglas, Secretary.- - ' IOQI-S-ltl-satmonti. “Buying Hon at Emerald. Tuesday "H0011, April 28rd. Everett i-laslam. 3205-4-20-21. "Buying Live Hogs, Hunter River ‘mosey. April 2s. James Andrevgs.” 2.2 ....._s_ "Meeting oi Prnbytery postponed. 9 "filler meeting oi the P. S, Is- ind Presbytery of the United Church 4! U has been tponed to med meet on ‘gueshy May mu at 11.00 Bee‘ iiuun sciwcd a number .tant. llilCl u;.:ful purposes, -‘ down to a (lclightful supper at Il- Rev. l. N’. Althea ‘ gm ' llfontagae-Urat. lions Delivered Set‘ Very High oi impor- In the first plncc it assisted in the develop- inrnt of the art of public speaking“ :1 very prnisc\\'nriii_\' object, In the second place it aided in patriotic and fidiirationol develop- ment. This resulted from the var- iety oi subjects chosen for discus- sion, their research and presenta- tion alike bornflttmg contestants and listeners. - In the third place it was a factor in the development of International goodwill untl lulloivsilip, in thlit, irom your iiryciii‘. tho finalists from ditiri-eni countiies meet in friendly ‘Compciltlon to decide the ultimate championship. The Chairman went on to speak of the important part played by The Guardian newspaper in the promot- ion of these worthy contests in this province, and thought a great meas- urc of lilTilfiff was due those who sponsored this splendid undertaking in our niidzit. Fifteen contestants took part in this competition, and after eleven p1 them had been heard, the contest ivas adjourned until 8 p. m., when the remaining four contestants were llTfllTl. A vote of thanks to the chairman and tlic (‘OlliC5lfil1iS'\Vfl5 moved by itov. A. .7. llIai-intyrc, who expressed his; pleasure nt seeing so many ladies in the contest. He was sorry there were not more of them in parliament. Had there boon, it would have been much more sensible, more efficient. and more bcnfit would be derived. These Contests were breaking the ice, and hr: hopcd they would come forward in trike their places in the legislat- iirc. The orotors, he was glad to sec, uvcrc up to tho high standard set by those in lest year's contest. The vote of thanks was seconded by not. J. u. liiacLend. THE SUPPER AT THE RUSS At the conclusion of the afternoon contest. the competitors, together ivitli thcir-ptirrnts or guardians sat the Russ Hotel, at which Ml‘. W. Chester S. bicLuvc, M. L. A., presided. The menu. which was served in ex- cellent style, ivns as follows: iucxu Grapefruit Siuficd O" Irrd Cclcry (‘i-c ‘l oi Tomato Soup Roast Domestic Goose Bread Stuflling ' Cranberry Sauce Crrriiiicd Carrots Groin P605 Pickles Creamed Potatoes Plum Pudding Cfifmel $9069 Coconnut Mocha Cakes Crackers Canadian Choose Lrtvvi- Raisins OrauS-fil Grapes "is Ten Come Milk Soft Drinks Alter Dinner lvlliilS During the course of the meal, Miss Graham gave. a vocal solo which was heartily cncored. Piano music was rcndcrcd by lvliss Graham and Miss MacDonald, who also accompanied Miss Graham. At the close of the supper, Mr. M. Lamhc of Springfield moved I VOW of thanks to the chairman. This ivns seconded by Premier Saunders. Mr. W. Chester S. lllolmre, in i1- spnntiing. said that in this series of Oratorlcal Contests the endeavor was to further co-operation between the people. He thanked the people for their support in the mltter. CXIARLOTTETOWN CONTEST for the evening contest. Sir Hildsbrand g Harmswgfh Dead (siloolni to the Guardian) LONDON. April tit-sir Hilde- brand Harmsworth, brother oi the late Lord Northclifle and of pom Rothermere, died today at 57. Sir Hil- debrand joined his brothers-in-jour- nalism at the ago of 16. H; owned He ulas active in politics. guc of Nations, though in the sug- gdition 0f an American they were first held as Interstate contests, The first contest was held in 1024. and in the following year, 1925, nearly every state sent candidates. Then it became fully international, and this year 22 nations are partl- Clllfiting. Last year the contest was won by a. French youth and a Can- adian was third. This yzrir we hop: a Canadian will be iirst—and that Canadian a Prince Edward Islander. He traced the lncepdioncci the idea in Canada, and congratulated The Guardian on its efforts in the inat- ter. He could not always agree with The Guardian he said (laughter) but in this matter he was in hearty ag- reement. l He ngnin expressed the hope that an "Islander would be successful in the Canadian Finals, and win the trip to Europe. The speeches of the contestants were interspersed with a delightful programme of music, consisting of vocal solos by Miss Lucy Blanchard, who was accompanied by Mrs. Byron Brown, and planosolos by Master Horace MacEwcn. The renditions of both artists were much enjoyed and heartily encored. v At this contest, seven contestants who represented the schools and col- leges in the Charlottetown district. delivemi their orations after the re- maining fpur Queens County Contes- tants had spoken. _ At the close of the programme, Rev. Dr. Genge paid a high tribute to the country schools and the teachers, as well as to the contestants for dc- iivering orations which might make many oi our politicians drop their heads in shame. The resources we have are notours; they were placed here by God. The claim we must lay to them is that of a splendid manhood and woman- hood. - I The United States is a great coun- try not because of her people, but by reason of her climatic conditions. But we will be a great country by reason of our people. And tonight that note has been struck very forcibly by the contestants. The vote of thanks ivas secondrd by Mr. R. C. Parent in a few well chosen words. The chairman then tendered tho vote of thanks to the contestants, and presented them with tho prizes of $5.00 each they had won at the school contests. Mcanwhile, the judges had cast their ballots, which were duly exam- ined and collected by the scrutineers, and the results were announced by the Chairman as sccn as the prizes had been distributed. ' he contest ofilcials were as fol- lows: Judges, Mrs. J. E. B. McCi-ehdy; Dr. u_ ______ __i-..__.._. —-Con.inucd on page 3-- Q-Q-O UOOOOOOOXO-OOQO-O-O-OOFO-Q § Condensed Specials BATE-do per WOId net. i each insertion in this column. Q-OQOQQ-O-OO O§§O§§©+O§§§+O44 UMBRELLA! narsntsn - no Prince St. 3281~4-lB-8i ‘HORSES FOR SALE, CARLOAIJ choice horses just arrived. These are at my new bern 106 Elm Av- enue. Apply Parker A. Home. 32B3-4-i8-8l _.___._--.-__-,--.-_-_-- WANTED AT ONCE. CATS WITH newly born kittens. Apply Raoul Raymond. Phone 5601A or W. K. Rogers co. Ltd. 3312-4-20-ti, .._._...i._._.._._..__ LOST FEMALE FOX ROUND Black, White and Ten spotted. Al- e0 Fox Hound Pups. Frank Mo- Key, nut Royalty. _ aaii-s-zo-si T0 LE1" FURNISHED room. Apply Mrs. J. H. Burns. 300 Kent 8t. ; - 8S22-4-20-8i iii-i POI. lALI A IGW YOBSBIII p three to itrrow _in July also o quenitity oi certified spsuidlina Pres lion.‘ A. C. ,, Every scat in the i-iall wu taken rose potatoes. Apply ton Rod mi-ringwii. ' aaia-i-ao-si ’ who p. row. s f. was . said that the idea of these ‘oretori- "my t“: w‘ hug: $4 Harrington. r4, cal contests orlsinstpd with thems- mid-Ion .__-..- u. <--~v 0v 4 the London Globe from 1909 to i011. | KING ENJO YS BAND CONCERT During a bent] concert given in front of (‘raigtvcll House, near Bog- nor. the King took occasion to walk‘ lighted by the welcome accorded them down to the -seawail io say a few. may be surmised from the smiles snn word: tg_ihc crmvtl collected ihcrej The loud (hours tltn’. greeted him‘ first to show the King walking after wrrc {interspersed with shouted good; wishes for his, further recovery. That both the King and Queen were de- in this picture which is one of the his lrmg illness. crfil Aucmbly- of Prince Edward Is-i land which opined on I/larch lllth... ivas prorcgucd at 2 o'clock yesterday! afternoon. Thc closing was marked} by the customary ceremonial and‘ military dlsgalay: except that there‘ was no mounted escort. tbs feature. being providcci only at the opening of ‘i the Ilousc. The Guard of Honor! conslstcci of our hundred mm drawn} from tiic Prince Edward Island High-l lanricrs. who iverr commanded by’ Col. U. G. Dawson. The Guard yysstertlziy was com- manded by lvlalor C. C. Thompson, the officers bung Capt. W. J. Mac- Donald and Lt. Frank McMillan. The guard marched from the drill shed and were drawn up tit the entrance of the Parliament building to await the arrival of His Honour Lieuttn- ant Governor Frank R, Hcartz. His Honor find pnrty lclt thc Govern- ment House at 1.40. In the first carriage was the Usher of the Black Rod, Capt. J. R. Nichol- eon. In the second were His Honours naval aide. Lieut. George H. Buntain, and Major Thompson. In the third, were His Honour the Lieutenant Governor, his aide, Col. J. P. Hooper and his private secretary, Mr. ‘Sidney Fielding. Immediately on the arrival of the Lieutenant Governor the firing of a salute of fifteen guns began. This salute was fired by a detach- ment from Number 2 Medium Bet- tery under command of Major Tier- ney. His Honour took the salute, and after the guard had presented arm! he entered the Building and proceed- ed to the Assemoiy-"ohsnioor oc- compenied by his aides and other military officers. Upon taking his sest I-iis Honour assented to the foi- yI~¢‘.‘-_P~ . v __ I Legislative Assembly Pro rogues! Yesterday Fine Weather For Closing Ceremon- ies. Zltirty-six Bills Presented To like Lieutenant Covemor. 1 The second session of theflst Gcn- - BILLS PASSED AT SESSION, 1929 An Act to further amend The Motor Vehicles’ Act, 1922. An Act t.0 further amend ri Act to further Amend the Act to Incorporate The Telephone Company of Prince Edward Is- land, being 48 Victoria Cap. 10. An Act to prevent the spread of Contagious Diseases among Fox- cs and other Animals. An Act to amend an Act res- pccting Registration of Life In- surance Agents. An Act to further amend an Act to Incorporate The Masonic Temple Company. An Act for the Prevention oi Frauds in connection with the Sale of Securities. An Act for the Prevention of venereal Disease. An Act. to further amend the l. en Law relating to the Registry of . Deeds and Instruments relating to the title of Lands. An Act to Incorporate The Presbyterian Church at Monta- gue. v An Act to further amend "'I‘he County Courts‘ Amendment Act. 1878." 11. An Act to Incorporate Gallant at Gaudet, Limited. 12. An Act to Incorporate the Presbyterian Church at "Tyne Valley. 13. An Act to Incorporate The Portage Hell Company. I4. An Act to Amend on Act to Consolidate and Amend the Act-s Incorporating The Prince Ed- ward Isiend ‘Protestant Orph- enege. 15. An Act to Incorporate The Il- lend Telephone Oomvllw. Lim- ited. - 10. An Act to Amend The Prince , -Coniinue'd ou- page 8- ,3, 10. C.P.R. Ships En- Specisl to The Guardian) LONDON, April totalling 3,650 for Canada will be carried by three Canadian Pacific ships leaving England today and to- morrow for Montreal. These ships, are the Montcalm from Southamp- ton, today, the Dutchess of York from Liverpool and the Mlnnedosa from Glasgow, tomorrow, will be the first passenger liners to reach the inland Canadian ports. Policy of - Conservative Party Is Announced By Premier Baldwin. (Special to the Guardian) LONDON, April l9.—With the an- nouncement of the Conservative el- ections program by Premier Baldwin today, the policies oi all three polit- ical parties are before the electors who have until May 30 to decide which they wish to‘ trust with the reins of -po\ver. Those who expected Mr. Baldvrl". to commit his party to startling pro- posals, and those who expected him to take up the challenge levelled at Great Britain's war debt. settlements with her European allies by Rt. Hon. Philip Snowde . on behalf of the Le- bor party. were disappointed. The Premier pointed with pride to the record of his government in nursing trade back to normal, empire devel- opment and assistance to industry. He declared the Conservative party was not a party-of promisers, but a party of performers, and said Right ‘Hon. David Lloyd George was wel- come to cull the liberal party the “party of promise." Mr. Baldwin called attention to the benefits industry would derive under the devoting scheme, designed to reIievFit of burdensome local tax- ation amounting to between $100,- 000,000 and $150,000,000 annually. I-le also forecast new social legislation in promistng the extension of mater- nity old and improvement in child welfare service. ALBANY. N. Y1. April 19.— More than 100 vessels, carrying cargo valu- ed at $3,000,000 were tied up in the barge canal today by- flood waters which poured in from melting snow and heavy rains. Rivers were rc- ported from one to four feet above normal but the heavy drainage vras cut down by the eoW-ler weather a-nd absorbed by the new snow blanket. Snow crews had highways back to normal, the state department said. TORONTO, April i9. - Maritime, moderate to fresh northwest winds, fair, not much change in temperat- ure. ‘ Toronto clear Montreal fair. Quebec cloudy. .....36-—34 Charlottetown cloudy, ...42~3ii Halifax cloudy, “Ado-do Bt. John rein, ..... “mu-dd Boston cloudy, ... ... ..io-aa New York clear, ... 46-40 High tide this morning st 0.50 and tonight at 0.30. ' sun sets this evening at ass and “44-34 ... ..40-—30 sous n. rims tomorrow morning at 5.02. route To Montreal 19.-Pessengers Premier Saunde bout $25, 000. Reivrvnro \\':'is made in yesterday's Guardian ti the new ainmdmairs to .he-Pi"0hiiii;i::i A". ptsszd a; this; scssion of the Legislature. The fol-' lowing eiztsnded report of the dis- cursion in ccmmittee on the princi: pal clauses will be of interest. The ttle 0f thebill is as follows "An Act to further amend an Ac’. to consolidate and amend the vari- ous Acts relating to the Prohibilion of intoxicating Liquors." Clause 1 rcpeals Section 53a of the amended Act of i928 and substitutes therefor the following provision: Any person who consumes or drinks any liquors which have been obtain- cd or procured in contravention of the provisionsloi this Act shall be liable on summary conviction to a. penalty of ,not less than Ten dollars nor more than Thirty dollars and‘ in default of immediate payment of. said fine and costs, to imprisonment in the Common Jail oi the County wherein such offence shell take place foi- not iessthan ten" days noi- more than thirty days, unless the said penalty and all costs and charges and all costs of the commitment and carrying the offender to the said our: t" * " paid. Prcni. ir-lers explained that the original sub section (passed. last yeari provided for a. penalty for the first offence of not fem thonfloo nor more than 1400, and in default o! immediate payment of said fine and costs, to jail imprisonment for not less than three months nor more than six months. and for a. second or subsequent offence toimprison- ment for not less than six months nor more than twelve months. Why The (flange? Dr. W, J. P. MacMillan: I suppose your change is approved of by the Minister of Prohibition. my hon.) friend from Rustico? ifridicailing Hon. Mr. lePagci, I would like to‘ ask, why the change? I would also like to ask the promoter at. this time: What is ‘the intention regarding the funds that are in the Rolwibition Commission office? There is quite an amount of money there. Does he in- tend to use tiny of it? ccause it has a bearing on who‘. I ivant to say. Premier Saunders: There has been a suggestion made. and I should soy it looks to be a reasonable proposi- tion. The policy of the Liberal party was that the money received under the Prohibition Act, should bc used iii ‘the enforcement of the Act. but if there were more funds available than was necessary to properly enforce the Act, then the price of liquor natural- ly should be reduced. I think there is a misconception as to the amoimt of money that is on hand, which is just about half oi what. was men- ‘tionctl by my lion. friends the other night-about $35,000. It would ap- pear to me that the cost of taking the plebiscite should very properly be charged up to the enforcement of the Act, as well eg extra cost of the jails. as suggested. I cannot make any definite pronouncement, because the matter has not been discussed, but I must coniem. looking at it from a reasonable standpoint. that. the would really be in keeping with the policy of our party. I cannot see any objection. and I ivcuid very well like to see this suggestion put into ei- fect. Whether it will be or not I am not going to say. So far as this special clause is concerned, we feel that. the penalty is r" or too iiidh as it stands. and the penalty has been reduced. An Admission Dr. MacMiiisn: Then there is some rvrrit in our criticism at times? LIVEL YDISCUSSIONY y 01v PROHIBITIONA c1‘ J rs Agrees With’ Opposition That Vendor's Profits Should Be ,Used To Defray Ex- penses OfPlebiscite And Increas- ed Jail Bills. Amount On Hand _flllgl’il§El‘), Dr. MacMiJlan: If WP. are going to ndicate to you the way you should fice, you will have to give us a little credit for it. p _ Premier Saunders: We shall be glad to do that. Dr. ltfaclviiilan; But you remember inst year, when you were putting this section through. that we point- vras to fine a man $200 for getting drunk. I could tell you instances oi men from beyond this city who came here, and I know one case in par- ticular where a man had his whole summer earnings with him, between $200 and $250, and he got intoxicat- ficers. He was fined-probably not under this section of the Act—buii his whole roll was taken from him for getting drunk. Of course, you may say that is all right; he shouldn't have got drunk. But it looks like pretty harsh dealing with an offenod of that kind. I do no‘. suppose this man had any intention of getting intoxicated; he came in from the ind eastern end of the Province, and the mystery l5 where he got the liquor: because my hon. Friend from Rustics says there are n0 places in Charlotte- town to his knowledge where you can l ,1: vendor's. l get liquor outszf‘ ' have no ser‘ lng thepianal :1 .;' ' a matter of fact that l3 the very section you are operating under now, the section you are putting in. The‘! is thelusual fine. I think, in most oi the Courts. But the penalty in dingo 53s. was absolistlaiy ridculous c l lfrom gdevnollfnien who we; so familial with. the Sidklgfii»; because every one of your seetiong hgye been studied long and soriouply in Council, wd ridculéus it was ‘when you put it on the statute bolts’? I am very glad phat. the year has taught you sozriea p319; because this is one of tbc aeo- Q0135 in the Act under ivhich nothing was done laatyear. Now you are re- turning to common sense when you impose a reasonable iinr. on a men who gets drunk. You are coming ,elong; and ii the plebiscite should zcarry for Government. Control you livill soon be allvthe ivay over. Blames Opposition ‘ Hon. Mr. LePogc: As my name has {been mentioned, I would like lo say ‘that this bill. as it was originally tabled last year. did not contain anything lbke the severe clause that was put ir-ito it. If the hon. gentle- man from Charlottetown remembers. it was on the suggestion of tho hon. member from Souris. Mr. MacDonald, ‘that that penalty was raised lost year. It was entirely too high. I think perhaps he did it more or less as a. joke. and it. passed through the House. ‘There is no sense in having n penalty like that for drunkenness. I agree with the hon. member for Charlottetown in that, that the pen- alty was too high. That was the reo- son it was not enforced as it should have been. I believe in the Act being enforced and putting it through so that it can be enforced. The City of Charlottetown and other sections of the Province have practically the same penalty that we ape pulling in this; so now we are uniform, so we should always have been. I don't think the Opposition should blame al- together tht- members on this side of the legislature for putting that section through inst year. because it was at their suggestion. I think the _ hon. gentleman from Souris suggest- ed this severe penalty and it wasn't properly considered, if my hon. 1mm Premier Saunders: Yes. there is. _._.__.._.._...._._....... v _-Coniinued on pen 8- n‘ use the money in ‘the Prohibition of- , ed out how absolutely ridiculous il. ed and fell into the hands of the ot- " have been told. Didn't you know how g