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THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

SHILOH STOPS .
* THAT COUGH

For grown-ups or children. Safe,
sure and efficient. Small dose
means economy an& oes not up-
get the stomach, At all dealers,
30c, 60c and $1.20. 2

‘The Right $

ring Tonic
For All th

e Famil

Every man, woman and child will
feel brighter, happier and healthier

this spring if they take

CELERY KING

@ pure vegetable laxative tea that

tones up the stomach, cleanses th

blood and stimulates the liver—large
packages 80c and 60c at your drug-

gist. ~

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Hard Coal

For Base Burners

4 = Schooner Oraco
7? Queen due to ar-
rive first week in
June with — six
hundred tons best
quality Hard Nut,
Lackwenna Coal.

Book orders now.

A. Aylward & fe
Connolly Wharf
Phone 146

| pads
CARTER’S

Seed ‘Store
Garden

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ce 6)

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a

. Early
Peas.

- Sweet Peas
(choice varieties.)

$ Early Seed Po-
tatoes,

4 Onion Sets, Shal-
, lots.

¢ Garden Fertilizer
‘+ Early Garden |

Corn.

: , Lawn Grass.
4 Beans, (Tall and
,, Dwarf.) '

Flower Seeds.
Dahlia Bulbs.

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@ Gladicli Bulbs.
9 Carter’s Reliable

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Queen’ Street
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If we do your work you'll have
satisfaction, that’s positive. OUR
SLOGAN: “One hundred cents

worth given for every dollar take
We handle Dunlop Ties.

TRAINOR TIRE
SURGERY

Phone 832-J.

nm.

OTR AOTC MeTIc@MNTTg! Dose of electing Trustees for

UNION CAFE
QUEEN ST...

midnight.

f Quick | Lunches
1 And
Dinners

All home made waking, in..
cluding pies of every desci'lp-
tion, cake, etc.

Ice Cream served.

Give us'a call.
please you.

We will

Open from 8 a. m. until after }

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ba
N ‘or the transaction of such other

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Russian Relief
Owing to the various activities
on behalf of Russian famine relief

consderable misunderstanding has
apparently arisen concerning the

operations of the Save the Childrea
Fund. In order to dispel this mis-
understanding, the following facts
are issued by the -Canadi Com-
mittee of tae Save ‘the Ciildren
Fund organization.

This crganization is werking ia

co-operation with the British Save

‘she Children Fund, which is one of

the relief organizations in Great

Britain lately merged with two

other organizations and unified

‘under the general chairmanship of

r Benjamin Rebertson, K. GC. M.

| jonal authority on

Famine conditions in India. The

twa organ zations referred to are
lthe Russian Fanvine

under the chairmanship of Lord

Eenmott and h whom is asseci-

1 Sir Arthur Stanley, Chairman

sh Red Cross Society

riend’s Relief Mission

Quaker Organization)

‘cotion of relief forces fol-

vicit of inspection of

by ir Benjamin

is inspection was undertaken
th the concurrence of the British
Sovernment, and on his return Sir
Reniamin Rebertson was request-

d to accept the chsirmanship of

he All British Relief Coniniittee
and direct the administretion of
relef in the = dictr'nt of || Saratov
wheh was ailctted lo . the Britisn
organ fons. i

Tie Saye the Children Fund ‘or-

ganization originaliy underteok the!

respon ‘ibility for feeding 250,000
children in Saratov. At the urgent
fequest of Sir Renjamun Rohertson

hos heen increased to 300.090
hiidren in vof the faet that
Vis wa nerevs ie, There
ive o and three-quarter mon

peaple in the district of Saratov
leva the British relief 43 operat-

ing, through ‘he medium of feeding |
£

ibution of focd
wine area is supervised
by British Rus ian-speaking offie-
lias of toe Fund.
Donations by the ©
Ne are received thro’
‘um of the church
through the pr banks, Iccal
committees, and direct contribu-
tions from the public. All money
suhseribed is spent on Canadian
foodstuffs in Canada, The food-
stuffs are shipped to tht famine
area via Londin and Riga, The
foodstuffs “therefore are under the
ision of Canadian and Brit-
ils right from Canada to
i iS,
exception of paid steno-
Ip no salary is paid to
aly cf the Fund

anadian pub-
zh the med-
subscriptions

{ Their
"4 services are given frecly to this
1,8 um vitarian work of rescue,
- This applies also. to the officials of
M4 the local committees.’ There are
yi nO expenses of this nattire incurred,
4 The Save the Children Fund ‘is
J

‘the only organization working with
the approval and coeperation of

‘Valuable City

Resifence
For Sale

That fine residence
number 84 Fitzroy St.,
owned. and. occupied
iby Mr. Levi R. Ings, is

is in splendid condi-
ition with all modern
‘improvements and is
‘one of the best proper-
ties in the city.

: For terms and other
information apply to
ithe owner at house.

Inspection afternoon
and evenings May
19th and 20th.

P. E. Island Hospital
Annual Meeting

A public meeting of all contri-
butors to the Prince Edward Islan¢
Hospital: will be held in the Parlor
of the Y.M.C.A. on Tuesday, May
30th, at 8 o’clock p.m. for the pur-
the
Government of the Institution ‘a
accordance with: the bye-laws and

business as may be brought before

mm it,

'

|

E. LOWE,
Secretary of Trustees.

Property For Sale

IN SUMMERSIDE

’

For sale, a modern house, good
location, all hardwood floors, two
fire-places, electric lights, bath, hot
water heating, wide verandah, new
garag., about 3 acrés cf. land,
beautiful lawn, shade trees, good
orchard, suitable for one ¢c: two
families if desired. Inspected any
time. ‘For particulars apply to

precise character and extent of the |

Relief Fund, |;

nin February of this year.|

How To Beautify
Your Complexion

| By Viola Dana

That clever little actress, Viola
Dana, who is recognized as an au-
thority on beauty topics, says: “The
best and quickest way to obtain a
beautiful rosy-white complexion is

‘to cleanse the skin at nigut when
retiring with Liska cold cream, In
the morning bathe with warm wat-
thoroughly

er, rinse with cold, dry
and then apply
that famous beau-
tifler, Derwillo,
which is now used
by over one. mil-
lion — diseriminat-
ing girls and wo-
‘men, in place of
face powder and
other beautifiers,”
It's the one be
tifi which ‘ ys
and cannot j
etected. VPer- |
tion does not
t it, nor will
off on clo-

u
| he
' spi
alte
jit r
| -hir : :
|. There is noth-
jing. like Derwillo
‘and Liska cold
jereani
burn,

COR? CB
nik. sal
skin, tan, cog
[Pore wrinkles
and other facial
blamishes, It
anteed

|
y. harmless
jand sold at toil
counters eve
where with
‘understand ings
| that if you do not
‘like it’ they will
{refund the full price

Viola Dana

paid. Just the

moment Deryillo is applied you will

| have a complexion — which “will ate
trac favorable comment every-
where. Get Derwillo. and J

| Liska cold
cream and try them today. You wiil
© astonished at the quick resul
they Derwillo comes in’ three
flesh, white and branette,
le at the toilet counters of all

[Proceedings in the

Provirci

Election Act Passed With
Business of

; js
i
May 2. Evening Session,
(Continued.)

House in committee on Election

Act. ‘Clause 13 setting forth the
‘qualifications for membership as |
Councillor or Assemblyman was
econsidered. |

Mr. Speaker Duffy said that to

spect ‘to the Premier, who did not
lsee eye-to-eye withother members,
it was decided to withdraw the
‘amendment that a Councillor or
Assemblyman need not return to
the country for election to execu-
tive office with salary. He believ-
ed, however, that the day would
come when the government would
regret that it had not been forward
‘enough to make this change. He
,took objection to Section 8 which)
lréad as follows: ‘i

13 (3) ‘Nothing in this section
shall render ineligible as aforesaid,
any person holding a postmaster-
ship. under the Post Office Depart-
{ment of the Dominion of Canada,
|. whose salary and emoluments from
such postmastership do not in the
jaggregate exceed the sum of one
hundred dollars per annum,

This section, Mr. Duffy believed,
might be struck out and provision.

avoid any contention and out of re- |amend ment

| department and drug stores, include
{ing J. G, Jamieson and Hughes Drug
Co., Ltd. zi

made that nothing in ‘the section
shall render ineligible any member
accepting the sessional allowance

jor indemnity paid to members of
his']the Assembly.

ithe Canadian Government,

| co-operation is effected ny means | Mr. Higgs did. not ‘think the
, of olfice sipaee, stationery, supphes clause regarding ‘Post . Masters!
at headquarters. ind the transport-/hould be cut out. There are some

ation and freight Charges on fool-|
stu fs shipped to the famine area. |
This co-operation |
to any other organization, nor
_the Save the Children F

| hiittce 1

|any way connecte
‘organization solicit
half

men of good ability

iS!the work for weeks at a ‘time, and
Fund Com-|there should not be anything to,
velated or in preyent him running for member- |
h any other | ship in the ‘Legislature if he choose,
Oe hacsiane ing funds on be-) Mr, Saunders said there ‘was no-|
2 issian relief. i jthing in the Act to prevent a. post-;
: H. J. ba ya er [tpastar cone tn the rien sth
ae attains ca ak | Premier Bell: e ought to speci-
__. Save the Children Fund. fieally. state that the receipt. of
z |$500 as sessional allowance: for)

member:

IN MEMORIAM : , and the receipt of $1,000

or less by the executive, will not
disqualify members from sitting
or-voting. in ‘the Assembly. {I don't
see that it is absolutely necessary
It is with deep regret we ‘are (to do it, but A think that while we)

called upon to chronicle the death)@'e. at it we might put it in.
of Ida L. Sewart, beloved wife of Me pauper Wee about es

John Lai vhich s¢ 7 .' gentlemen who’ have desi
Midi which aad eyene Coot nike the $500?

place at her home’ in Cavendish! 7 $ é
‘on Friday morning, April 28, Tho\, Premier Bell: We will put it at
less, then. '

deceased, though a sufferer — from ‘ i i
heart trouble for many years, wats! Ges fhe lghes We might au:
able to superintend. the affairs of ,AUauy | Nr ieee
the home and even during the Dash! mremien: Bell: , eae Bey fou
- Winer, when, her illiress: : became, UMting it.in is that We rare making |
:more acute she was deeply inter. “” ae ynioe 1s BUDS AUER "0. wee
jested in all the little. details pre. Act of 1919, and as we are dealing ¢
te ~: With the matter now and can maker

Letianntens
taining to the comfort of her home,:. : ‘
H ; 5 : ; it safe and beyond doubt, my sug-
rand the happiness — of her loved . ‘ " H y

MRS. JOHN LAIRD

igestion -is that we put it beyond

‘ones, Retiring as usual on Thurs: doubt ‘vote right here now, ‘They are ali our committee and at these sittings |
day evening she awoke — shortly | Hon. Mr. Hughes: ‘There is alhere—except those that ‘are not carefully investigated the “several|
;after midnight and complained of statute already passed providing here. Anyway, I am not going to questions that were under consider-'
[feeling ill, everything that loving] for TRAE AMOR a ene * “i say any*more than to say that I diq/ation, In regard to the insinua-(
:hearts and hands could do for her}. Mr. Higgs: My ruling was that, 20t back down, (Laughter.) tions and hints of irregularities!
was done, but it was God's call; when a statute was in force the! Hon. Mr. Johnston: The motion {@gainst the Honorable Walter Led |

ithe tired heart ceased to beat and: eommittee could. not deal with it
[peacefully she entered into the rest and I can’t agree with the (Premier
Beyond, Ithat it is necessary to dnsent this |
A faithful member of the Presby-| provision.
|terian Church and of the ‘Cavendish| ~The Chairman: ‘It might be puty
WIM. S., her loving service and in as an addition ‘to Section 2.
willingness to help, will not soon! Premier Bell: Well, I will move
be forgotten. On Sunday afternoon,!that nothing in this section shall
April 30, friends and relatives form{render any ¥ ineligible as
far and near assembled at her late} aforesaid by. reason of his being
residence to pay their last tribute|paid any annual allowance or in-
of espect to the departed The fun-|demnity of $500 or any less sum
eral services were conduced by}or shall render—
Rev. M. J. McPherson, who spoke! Some hon, members: What's that
feelingly from John XIV 11, “In| for?

|

That is ito cover

My Father’s house are many man-| Premier Bell:
sions,” Besides a sorrowing hus-
band there are left to mourn one
daughter, Mrs. Wesley Smith, three
gand children, Upton, Dora and
Kreda Smith, three brothers and
three sisters besides a host »
friends and neighbors, who will
long cherish her memory. Her te
mains were tenderly laid to rest in
, Cavendish cemetery.

| Beautiful floral tributes were
from the following: Pillow, family,
Pillow, Mr. and ‘Mrs. Lockerby,
Spray, Aunt Barbara ai.d Uncie
Josie, Spray, Gertie, Margaret and
Frank, Crescent, May Paynter and

Dora, Spray, Harold ‘Smith,
Wreath, Mrs. L. McMillan, Wreath
Cavendish W.M. S., Bouquet,

Thyra and Marjory ‘Clark.

Think of us, dearest one, .
o'er Life waters,
Wo seek the land
‘Missing thy voice, thy touch, and
the true helping of thy pure
hand;
Till through the storms and
pest, safely ‘anchored
Just on the other side,
We find thy dear face, looking
through Death’s shadows
Not changed, but glorified.
eS Oo

while

tem-

FIRST ENGLISH WOMAN BAR.
,RISTER SWORN IN.--Dr. Ivy Wil
jliams, of Oxford, this week was
|“called,” or sworn in, as the first
woman barrister in England. The
iceremony took place in the famous
|Parliament Room in’ the Middle
;Vemple, the old Law Inn off Fleet
Street. ‘

FA PREPARATION DISTURBANCES

MENSTRUAL FUNCTIONS by
V Co %

RY KNICKERBOCKER REMEO’
Bee eee DIST IRUTC i),

25 years Standard for Delnyed ana
*ainful Menstruntion..... Sealed tin
package only. All druggists *r dir-
ect by Mall. Pree $2.00. Knicker-

the member for York: “Or by reas
| on of his being paid as Premier,
| Attorney-General, Commissioner of]
| Public Works, Provincial Secretary,
{and annual salary of $2,000 or any
less sum,”

Mr. Brodie: Why less? I haven't
heard of any of them giving up
| part of their salaries yet. (Laugh-
| ter.) ‘Here's one fellow J don't
think is any good at all. You're
just wasting $2,000 on him.

Premier Bell: Who is that?

Mr. Brodie: 'The Secretary-Treas-
arer in ithat office below.

Premier Bell: In what office?

Mr. ‘Brodie: ‘Down below.

Premier Bell: Tho Secretary is
sitting right here by that post over
there (pointing. to Hon. Mr. Lea.)

Mr. Brodie: [ don’t mean that
one,

Premier Bell: Who do you mean?

Mr. Brodie: I mean the secretary
down in Mr, .Newhbery's office
paying him $2,000 of a salary! He
doesn’t need it anyway.

Premier Bells We are not talk-
ing about him at all.

Mr. Speaker Duffy: Inadvertent-
ly, no dowbt, ithe Premier has -sug-
gested that either himself or some
members of the executive are go-
{ng ito reduce their salaries: It
may be that this, like some ‘to other
diseases, is contagious. I may say
that 1 have listened with a great
deal of inter to the debate— I
was in the chair and I was not in
a position to leave it, and I would
gather from the remarks of the
hon. members that ‘PERISH THE
THOUGHT! it is the word that
would be used by every member
if there was any suggestion made
to reduce the salaries of the execu-

tive because there has not been
any objection raised about. the
ability and supreme fitness of

every member of the executive for
their responsible posts; and I can-
not Understand just why the hon.
Premier should throw out this’ sug-
gestion in the wording of his

amendment. (Every member has
made it perfectly plain that HE

earned more than he was getting!
It would only ‘be gratitude to sug-
gest, ‘therefore, an increase on
these salaries rather than a reduc-
tion! ‘It is really strange tothink
‘that ‘the Premier should .be the
first to suggest a reduction in these

McQUARRIE & ARSENAULT,

bocker Remedy Co., 71 WH. Front St.,

Toronto, Canada.

salaries which are so well earned!
We will admit that it shows a

al Legislature

Amendmerts. Concluding
the Se sioa,

great deal of self-denial in it. Self-
denial seems ito be the order of the
day among some of the members
of the Legislature, and it is ap-
parently developing more and more
all the time. If there was any ac-
tive reason for self-sacrifice, I
would have no objection to it, but
I think you might provide in the
“that * nothing shall
render any member accepting the
‘sessional indemnity ineligible for
irunning for councillor or assembly-
man.” *

Hon. Mr.. Hughes: There is no
provision for the members of the
executive who have no _ portfolio.
They are not paid for their ser-
vices: Again, it must be remember-
ed that the indemnity is not really

two or three sessions in the year,
There are at least-two membens of
the executive who do not get paid
for their services. i

Dr. D. C. McDonald withdrew his
amendment’ to Section 31 (1) that
‘tthe wife of ‘every property holder
holding property ito the value of
$1,000 should have the second vote,
“I have been given to understand
that to interfere with this Council
vote mesvns an ‘amount of detail
that it ‘would not ‘be possible to
finish up. There is a statute here
which says that in order to change
the qualification for ‘Council voters
we must have a two-third vote of
the Legislature, and that. will mean
endless argument. ‘But I want it

an annual galary—there might be}
jconsider it.

mean, or was there any meaning to
bo eg . ‘

Premier Bell: It cannot be very
absurd when. it was copied from
another Act. *

Hon: Mr, Johnston: Many absurd
things are put into Acts. There
was a-prohibition Act here—‘t must
have been yery absurd when the
Supreme Court declared it ultra
vires. | s

Hon. Mr, Lea: The whole Act
was copied word for ‘word from
other Acts. Only the amendments
were different, and they were care-
fully considered in committee.

Hon, Mr. Johnston: There ‘has
not been very much debate | on
them, anyway,

Mr. McArthur: ‘The Attorney-
General wasn't in the House when
the debate was on.

Mr. Stewart: The mistake was
made at the very beginning. If
short amendments had been drawn
up dealing ‘with the new provisions
we would have been able to dis-
uuss ‘them more fully. We would
have saved the time spent in read-
ing over the long sections which
we did not wish to change, ‘and we
would have had a better Act as a
result.

Premier Bell: At any rate. if
there is anything wrong with ‘the
Act we will have a whole year to

Hon. Mr, Johnston: You will have
to squash it Hke the’ Law Reform
Bill.

‘The bill was agreed to with
amendments and the House ad-
journed until ‘10 o’clock the follow-
ing day.

May 3. Morning Session.

The House met at 11.20.

Mr. Stewart asked among other
questions, what was the attitude of
‘the Government with respect to
the proposed soldiers’ memorial.

Premier Bell replied that delega
tions representing the Associated
Boards of Tnade and the G. W. V.

to be understood that this will be
one of the first things. that will be

s not extended |children are often competent to do 9M the subjeat will set the women: their lives in ithe war.

ambitious for the Council vote. 1!
know by the feeling of this House
that jt will carry when put to tthe
motion,

A. did wait on the Government and
requested a grant of $15,000 to-

filling post-! taken up next session. In ‘the mean-; Wards ‘the erection of a monument
masterships at small salaries, Their “me I hope the little talk we hhad}in memory of the soldiers who lost

The atti-
tude which the Government took
in the matter was this: They spoke
of their sympathy towards the ob-
ject, but they said that at the pre-

Hon. Mr. Hughes also withdrew)|sen time money was scarce. There

his amendment. “I believe
‘was better than his
next session it will cz 0

Mr, Stewart: The vote has never
been put. Perhaps my hon. friends
have lost courage. (I am a little
disappointed,

Mr. Dewar: I feel like pressing
it only for the time it would take,
ZT still believe in’ the principle of
it, and I don't ‘see ‘that there is
much cbjection to a two-thirds
vote because when Mr. Peters put
that into tthe Act in order'to please
the Couneillars he must have known |
that it could never ‘bind this Legis- |
lature,

Hon. Mr. Cox: T want ito an-|
nounce that Tam not backing down. |
Iam favorable to it, and I am very
sorry my hon. friend has not pres-
sed the point. |
» Mr. D.C. McDonald:
backed down. ;

on, Mr. Cox: I know it would:
be all-night.

mine
and I believe

cannot ‘be withdrawn without. full
consent of the House.

Mr. Dennis: The amendment and
the amendment to the amendment
was ‘withdrawn with the full con-
sent of the House.

Hon. Mr. Johnston: Not. accord-
ing to these gentlemen,

Mr. Dennis: 'I presume it is still
open for anyone to make another
amendment and if so I will sup-
port it.

Mr. D. ©. McDonald: 1 believe
this motion would carry, but at the
same time the statute says a two-
third vote of the Legislature and
it: was put. there for the purpose!
of safeguarding the Council vote, |
and therefore the question. jwould!
immediately ‘be raised. We have
vacant seats, some of them repre-
sentative of Gouncil voters, and
the question would be raised if the

motion were legal: ‘We intend to absolutely no possibility of there
carry it next session. 1 resent the|PeiMs any stop-over, transfer — or
insinuation that 1 have dbacked| version of the car in route. Re-
down, ceipts were produced from ©. h,

Mr. Metherell; I haven’t backed
down either, but I am quite willing
to give way if it will not take too
much time to decide the point.

Hon. Mr. Johnston: I take this
point, and I would like to have a
ruling on it. An amendment. can-
not be withdrawn without the full
consent of the House.

Mr. McArthur: When the amend-
ment was withdrawn there was no
objection to it.

Hon. Br, Johnston: Well, when
they stand up one after another
and say they don’t recant, it doesn’t
look as if they were giving their
consent to its withdrawal.

Mr. McArthur: They said why
they were withdrawing the amend-
ment.

Hon. Mr. Johnston: Well, they
are very easily satisfied.
‘On motion of ‘Premer Bell the

following interpretation clause was
added to the bill: ,

Section 249: In construing this
Act, words importing the singular
number or the masculine gender
only shall include more persons of
the same kind and females as well
as males, and the converse.

Hon. Mr, Johnston asked in the
name of common sense what this
meant. ‘The whole Act, which was
a very lengthy and important one,
had been thastily rushed through
the House, and he was afraid the
House would have to take a’ grave
responsibility in the matter, “We
have had trouble already over the

election law, And the very last
thing, ‘this absurd ‘interpretation
clause is inserted. What. does it
\ Wreath oe

Do not suffer

another day with

Itching, Bleeding

or Protruding

Piles. No surgical

operation
ed, Dr Chase's Ointment will
you at once and afford

requir-
relieve
Tasting

There is a two-thirds;

was none tin the provincial treasury.

to make the grant, and more than| ‘

that, so far-as present appearances
were concerned, the difficulties in-
stead of diminishing were increas-
ing this year. Owing to the scare-
ity of money in the country andthe
difficulty of collecting taxes, there
was no-pnospect of the financial
conditions ‘being betta in the im-
mediate future. This iwas_ the
answer given ‘by, the Government
to the delegation,

The following report, signed by*

five Liberal members of the ‘Public
Accounts ‘Committee, was present:
ed by ‘the chairman, Mr. MoArthur:

To the Honorable The Speaker and

other papers of record produced
give positive identification of these
cattle, In view of ‘the above imen-!
tioned facts, your committee could ,
come to no other conclusion than
Ithat the insinuations and hints of
irregularities against the Honor-
able Walter Lea (Commissioner of
Agriculture) ,. are absolutely: un-
founded. ‘Several other important
matters were carefully gone’ into
and found to be in order. We have
given special attention to the Pro-
vincial and External Auditor's Re-
port and find, as stated therein, a
surplus for the year of $2,030.12,
and that the tobal liabilities of the
Province (exclusive of highways de-
bentures of $125,000) is $1,198,461.-| -- -
76, which is an actual decrease of arrived at the age of ten years,
liabilities since ‘September 8, 1919, Whether they were justified in com-
of $101,346.31. We also find out- ing to this conclusion or not. might
standing assets of $91,678.89. Your be a matter perhaps of dowbt.
committee find that the various de-| Mr. Stewart said it was the deat
partments have been carefully and‘and dumb school that he referred
economically administered ‘with due to. i
regard to a proper Public Service| Premier Bell: My remarks will
and the finances of the (Province in/apply to both. it is not advisable
a healthy condition. Respectfully to send children to any’ of these
submitted: (Sgd.) ©. McArthur, !schools until they have arrived at
Dan C, MacDonald, A. C, Saunders, an age when they can be reason -
B. W. LePage, E. T. Higgs. ‘ably expected to take advantage of
the instruction. The sending of a
After the customary Pauper grant ;child to that school involves a pay-
grant had been passed in commit- |ment by this province of about
tee, and third reading had been )$400. Another question has arisen
given to a number of bills, Mr J. [as to whether or not a child should
D, Stewart asked for further infor- be sent to the school ‘who was only
mation with respect to the deaf and |partially deaf or partially blind,
blind schools at Halifax. He under-|There was nothing to determine
‘stood that a young boy in ‘Bunbury this question. ‘The point then came
had made, application’and had not.-up as \to how far the capabilities of
succeeded in getting in. He wished the parent tto educate the children
to know why assistance had been should be considered. In cages
withheld in this case, | This pro-; Where it was very clear that the
vince gets very much less propor-' parties making application for their
tionately than the other provinces ‘return were perfectly able to send
in the way of assistance to deafithem to ‘the school, the conclusion
and dumb children. Every appli-'was arrived at that they should at

guaranteed
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cation, he maintained, should re-
ceive tiie same treatment.

Premier Bell replied that the par-
ent of the boy referred to was a
farmer in good circumstances and
he was considered by the Govern-
ment as being able to deal ‘with the
education of his own children, whe-
ther at the blind school or any oth-
er place. “A question has arisen in
regard to the Halifax school, and
this was, at what age should a
child be sent to the school? The
decision ‘that the Government ar:
rived at was that it was not advis-
able to send them until they had

least ‘contnibute to the expense a
reasonable amount. The Govern -
ment had no precedent to guide
them in this question, A case arose
where persons in Charlottetown ap-
plied in connection with the rail-
road and inquiries proved that
{they were able to pay their own
way. The Government asked that
they contribute either in whole or
in part, and ithe parents offered to
send the child to Halifax and pay
for the teacher, The school, how-
ever, would not take the child un-

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On its 21st Birthday, Th

gated this splendid policy—its

Members of the. ‘Legislative Ww. B.
‘Assembly: |
Your committee appointed to ‘re- CHARLOTTETOWN,

I haven’t|port on the /Public Accounts for thel

year ending December 31st, 1921,
beg leave ‘to report as follows:
We have had several meetings of

(Commissioner of Agriculture)
connection” with the purchase of
ten pure bred Holstein cattle. in
Ontario ‘in 1920, your committee

Pssoe Reid, who purchased ‘the
‘ca¥tle in question, was asked to ap:
néar before the committee and. his
worn testimony and the documen-
tary evidence, proved conclusively
‘that the ten head of cattle in ques-
tion were shipped from. Merrick -
ville, Ont., September 19th, 1920,
and arrived in, ‘Charlottetown Sep-
tember 22nd, 1920. A certified copy
of ‘the manifest. was produced sign-
ed by Mr. McDonald, of.the Freight
Division of (Charlottetown, giving
every detail of the billing and also
papers were ‘produced showing that
the ten cattle and f¢ urteen sheep
were received and taken delivery
of at Charlottetown—there being

Knapp, of Mervickville, Ont., Robt.
J. Maley, of Oxford ‘Mills, Ont., and
W. H. Murphy, of Oxford ‘Mills,
Ont., showing that the sum of $2,-
300.00 was received by these men
for ten Holstein cattle. The pedi-
grees, certificates of transfer and

Pictou-Charlottetown
Steamship Service

‘Steamer Constance, cartying
passengers freight, and automobiles
leaves ‘Pickards’ wharf foot of

Queen St., for Pictou at 7 a. m.,
daily’ except Sundays, connecting
with trains for Sydney and Halifax;

Leaves Pictou at 4 p. m. or im-
mediately after arrival of Sydney
train,

This is the best connection be.
tween Charlottetown and all points
in Nova Scotia.

Cross by the Constance
safest, best.

A. PICKARD & CO.,,
Charlottetown.

E. A. FULLERTON, Pictou c
Agents.:.

DAILY SERVICE

Charlottetown to Pictow

S. S. “Magdaline” will leave
Charlottetown every morning® at
7 a. m. for Pictou.

Returning leave Pictou 4 p, m.
or on arrival of Sydney train.
Fare $2.50 each way. freight

fastest,

benefit. 60c a box all dealers or Wd-
manson, Bates & Co,, Limited, Tor-
onto, Sample box: free*if you men-
tion this pape. and enclose 20
stamp postage, ;

reasonable,
M, C. McDONALD,

held & thorough investigation, Pro-!

&

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e Crown Life launched its
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'e nsider: the public school

and. women. interested in
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the conference.
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L.
Prince Edwar

NOTICE

An educational conference will be held in the
in' Prince of Wales College Hall, Oharfottetowlh, on
i Wednesday, 5.st of. May instant. Ius purpose is to

situation in this province.

There will be an afternoon and evening meeting.
All trustees, teachers, clergymen and other men

the welfare of our schools

are invited tu attend. The meeting of the Teachers’

be held on the © two

following days, will alro be open to those attending

H. ROGERS,
erintendent of Education,
W. SHAW, President

d Island Teachers’ Union.

AGENTS _ WANTED

Agents to sell Or, Bovel’s Toilet
Soap—Toilet Articies—home Remed-
jes. Men or women can do this work
and earn from $25.00 to $75.00 per
week, Whole or spare time. Territ-
ories allowed. For further par-

ticulurs apply. Bovel Manufacturing
Company, Dept. 37, Toronto, Ont.

At Wheatley River, Rowanwood
consisting of three acres of land,
orchard and out buildings, As ua
summer resort this residence can-
not be duplicated on this Island.
Apply. to

HECTOR BUCHANAN,
Owner.

Agents Wanted

We hare some first class terri
tory open in King’s County for
agents for the Wonder Rope Mach-
ine,

This machine is something every
farmer and fisherman should have.
Will pay for itself in one season's
work, Makes any size rope, any
length, In a few minutes time and
at half the cost of imported rope.
‘Machines can be seen at L. B.
Mellish’s store at Montague, or at
the Gray Dort Show Rooms, Char-
lottetown. Apply early and get
your choice of territory.

EDISON McINTYRE,
Montague,

Dealer for King’s County,

RE WHite,
Charlottetown,

Agent, Charlottetown,
Bruce Stewart & Co., Ltd, Wharf.

Distributor for P. B. 1.

I Offer by Private Sale:

NOTICE

If all overdue notes of Mrs. Co-
phas Mallett and son are not paid
before June Ist, 1922, they will bu
handed to our Solicitors for col-
lection

J, A, MALLETT.

NOTICE —

Persons in need of a carpenter
to do all kinds of house work, in-
cluding changes in stores and shop
fronts, could call at the Guardian
Office, or at No. 6 Stewart St.

ROBERT GRIFFIN,
Carpenter, No, 5 Stewart St.

NOTICE

Genuine Kellogg's thoroughbred
Strawberry plants. $1.20, freight or
post paid to any address.

THOMAS MAYHEW,
Kinkora, R. R. No, 2, P.H.I.

FOR SAL

' Very desirable property on North
River Road, comprising nice dwell-
ing, large orchard, hot house, mink
ranch, and good eut buildings. Ex-
ampt from city taexs. Apply Mrs.
H, Benoit, 100 Water St. .

»

IN THE STUD.

Registered Bred Stallion Bunsen
48547, mark 2.18, by Bingara 24707,
dam Pavetta by Pestachea 14439,
grandam Alfaretta by Kentucky
Prince 2470. One of the best Res:
istered stallions in the country
will stand at tle owner's stable.
A‘l mares at owner's ‘risk.

F. A. WATTON?
Victoria.