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Fully Guaranteed

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DRUGGIST

1. Fountain Pens

for the New Year.

Every pen fully guaran- teed.

Prices from $2.50 up.

G. H. Taylor

Jeweller & Optician

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- H MARY OF EVENTS

' T0-DAY.

Magistrates Court, 9 i1.m. Prince Edward Theatre, 3, 7, and

8.45 p.m.

lliilrils

GAY.-At Pownal on Saturday, 23rd January, 1915, to Mr. and Mrs. Natha- niel Gay, a daughter. Congratula- tions.

' IIRRIIGES

g00l\E-IIATON.-At the Manse.

kdeld, Jan. 26th, hy the Rev. J.

B. l|eHsttie.,Wllllanl Nelson Moore Md Annie Isabel Beaton, both of Brookfield.

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W. Parnell 0'Hsra, 79 tons, Amerl

'glue installed by ski ed Meehan . 'Will move Schooner six miles an hour and gives perfect satisfaction. Will sell with or without engine. For par

` E. BOSWELL,

Victoria. P. E. Island.

8402-1~28Mtf.

L. 0. A.

The Queens County 1.. O. L. will

meet in Annual Session in King Wil- liam Lodge Room, Kingston, on Tues- day, Feb. 2nd, at 10.30 il. m. A public meeting will be held at 7.30 p. m.

Persons coming by rail please com-

municate with 1). J. McNeill, Kings- ton. and conveyance will be provided froln Colville station.

CYRUS MARTIN. ' County Secty.

8383-I-302i

Mi-:QING

The Annual' Meeting of the Mi.

Herbert Silver Black and Patch Fox Co. will he held at the home of Mr. Leonard Wood, oil Monday evening. Fell. l, at 7 o'clock. Lincoln Wood, Sec- retary. 8289-1-10-21,210.

No;‘_lcE

Tile annual meeting of the Progres-

sive Fox Breeders' Association, Ltd., will be held in the oflice of the I’. E. I. Fox Exchange and Realty Co., Lid., Sunlmerside, on Wednesday, the Zlrd day of February, at 2 o'clock p. m.

Il. R. CIlO(`l{ET'I‘.

Secretary.

8348-1-23-m23,30 .

Annuaweeting

The Annual Meeting of the share-

holders of Hillsboro Dairylllg Conl- pany will be held in Hillsboro Cheese Factory on Wednesday the 3rd of Fellrunry nt 2 o'clock p. m.

A filll nttellilnllcc is requested as

intcrosting business is to be discussed.

F. T. MOFIROW, President. _ HUGH TRAINOR, Secretary. ’1

8387-1-27tlisufli

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Annual Meeting

The Annual Meeting of the Stanley

Bridge Duirying Co., will be held in the Ilall at Stanley Bridge an Tues- day , February 9th nt 2 o'clock p. lll.

J. H. SIMPSON.

Secretary.

8379-1-28,30 Feb. 2,4.

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._ DAILY SELECTIONS F01! READERS 0F

THE GUARDIAN

Furnished by W. 8.. Louson

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I asked for just ii rily of ligllt To guide me through the gloomy nigh; And lo. tllerc shone along my way

The noon-tide glory of the day.

I asked for just ti little aid,

As I stood trembling and afraid, With strength I had not known before He made me more than conqueror.

I asked just for a hit. of love, For love is sweet. From heaven ilbovc Tile words came lloiv with meaning

llew.

"Upon the Cross I died for yoil."

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"The Piano used oil tlio stage PM

l3urll‘s Concert was a Kam-Morris. Ducllem style-the rnost besutlfuland satisfactory instrument that could adorn a hall or home. Full informa- tion regarding thesé pianos will be supplied free by _Miller Bros., 123 Kent Street. . 8405-1-28M3i.

"Tile newest and nicest article in

right-up-to-the-minute footwear, is the Invictus Military Boots for men we are now showing. (tome in and see them. Alley & Company, 135 Queen Street. 3404-1-28M3i.

' Department

We could not possibly give you a better

service regardless of cost. ihsn mn- fetal; department is offering You rlsht new s ur usual low prices.

Our; Repair ll

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49) “A Consular agent in Yukon

says:-“A silver gray pup 3 months old now sells for $150 to $250." At present there are 300 foxes in capti- vity ln southern Yukon." An Alasl kan collector of customs says: “Llve black foxes seem to be valued nf from $800 to $1,200 ii pair."

(10) “Clarence Birdseyc, fox spec-

ialist, says: “For all these reasons and many others, we consider that Labrador stock is worth as lilucll or more than Prince Edward Island stock oi’ the same color."

(11) “A Consular agent in Albert-

ta. says: “The average prices of fiirs are: Silver foxes $150 to $650."

(12) "A certain collection of Prince

Edward Island fox pelts is said to have brought all average of over thir- teen lluniired dollars each in 1910. The average for other years is so dis- tinctly lower than tllnt. ilgurc as to be astonishing and to show that the Prince Edward lslalld average price is the same as tllat of other portions of the world, which is verified by the above quotations fronl the Iiudsoll Bay and I.ampson's Companies.”

(13) “The sales of black silver

foxes which have been made since September, 1914, in Prince Edward Island indicated that prices are equal to about one-fifth of the usual capi- talization here. These sales were llliide at from $2.000 to $4,000 per pair. ’l`oday's paper advertises u. pair nl Moncton, _.ew Brunswick, for $1,000 per pair. The usual capitalizatioll of il pair of foxes in this Island ranges from $16,000 to $31,000."

(14) “If you can, therefore, pur-

chase stock in a Company which cap- italizes black silver foxes at $1,000 to $4,000 per pair, you may make ll conservative investment. Hut I know of no P. E. I. Company wllicll has not capitalized its silver foxes ut many times those figures."

(15) "All authorities which I have

quoted in this letter made the quot- ed statements before the European war disturbed conditions."

Very respectfully yours, (Sgd.) LIVINGSTON T. MAYS,

American Consul.

gretted that we have now in our city

States have conlbined to prevent any

call scc ull excuse for the brokers, but

Charlottetown. Jmi. 29th.

fur is so valuable uo animals _will he sold unless enormous prices are paid that it is proved that the fur is bet- ter ln all respects than the wild pro- duct and that the best foxes have llot yet been sold and will bring high- er prices than the present high record, viz.. $2,900. In addition, the best cus- tomers iire milllonares and not the nobility."

(9) My comment on this is that

the Belgian hare and the tulips dead or alive, had no value, but the silver black fox, dead or alive, has a very high value; there’s some difference.

Is Mr. Mays trying to make his ln-

qulrer believe that a silver may f0X and u. silver black fox are one and ,the same animal? I had no idea that silver “gray foxes were worth that much money. I do not know thc Coil- sular agent ln the Yukon, but if llc, knows as little about the fox business as does Consul Mays, his opinion is worthless.

This prlcc of live black foxes from

Alaska compared with our prices seems to me to be about rigllt as it truly represents the difference which I find in the quality.

(10) Mr. Birdseye only entered thc

fox business long after there were specialists of 20 years experience ,ill Prince I-]dward‘~Island. Ile now has two rllnclles in Labrador, containing foxes of all grades and colors. Quite naturally he feels disposed to think his own foxes are as good as any.

(ll) Especially good prices fol'

wild silver fox pelts.

(I2) The Prlllce Edward Island

pelts were sellt forward by Mr. Dal- ton und they did bring the price stated. If Mr. Miiys has looked illto the fox business at all, lie must know tbnl this is true. If not, he could havi- lnadc inquiries, bilt that would lloi suit his purposes. Pells sold sincc 1910 are only from accidental deatlli; and aged animals (too old to breed). No mall would kill foxes worth $10,000 to $30,000 a pair as breeders, ill order to get the price of their pelts. It is not so' veiy astonishing after all.

(13 alld 14) Now our learlled Coil-

sul starts to give advice. Read it carefully. Invest ill silver black foxes capitalized at $1,000 to $4,000 a puir. That is paramount to saying, if you are going to put your money into any live. stock, put it into the poorest grade. I)oll’t. buy Clydesdale or Shire horses nor Jersey nor Ayrshirv cows-they cost too nlucll-put your money in the cheapest; horsc or cow you can buy. If you want advice on this mutter, write the U. S. A. Bureau of Animal lndusi.ry, Wasllillgt_oli, they will advice putting money into high grade stock of any species rutller tbilll into thc lo\ver grades. But Mr. Mays knows more than they do so follow his ildvice and see where you will land. Mr. Mays states ri, pail' of sil- ver black foxes are advcrtiseil for slllc ill Moiicloli, N. B., for $1,000 li pair. I am at present buying horses for from $10,00 to $25.00 cacll, bilt they are only good for fox feed. I do noi. know what silver black foxes nt $1.000 il pair would bc good for, unless they would be like the horse, used for food olily. Mr. Mays, with his usual ignor- ance, believes that all silver black foxes nrc of oqulll value, while I notice that one pelt will bring $2.50, and :ln other $2.900. Cali Mr. Mays explain this?

_ (15) It woillil have been better had Mr. Mays said all the authorities \vlliell I have niisqiioted in this letter nlade the quoted statements before the Eur- opean wnr disturbed conditions, but my quotation oll price ot' livc foxes is slncc the war started."

I nm informed that Mr. Mays predecessors ill tho Amcricnn Collsulzltc ill

this port were gentlemen of high chilrilcter and ii number of them llleil of high qualifications and ntfuinlnellts. All of fllclll look :i friendly, interest ill our affairs and, hy most paillstukillg efforts, made illelnselves acquainted with our resources and opportunities. They sought to promote lradc, good feeling mid social intercourse between the Republic and this Islalld. It is to be re-

all American Consul wllo is ill everyone

ot' these points the direct opposite of his predecssors; who has needlessly aroused universal ill-will instead of good-will; wllo is today regarded by the great majority of our people as all enemy within our gates wllo, while our Empire is engaged in a war of vast. gravity and peril, which has caused great loss to some of our principal industries, has seized upon the orcasioll for his malicious attack, and has even devoted the hours of the Christmas season. otherwise sacred to peace and good-will, to lauilcll his velloilmous onslaught upon our industries and upon our people alike.

I haw DOSMVG kll0Wl0<-lse that certain of the large brokers ill the United

articles or advertisements on fox bus-

iness appearing in their leading papers, using the threat of boycott oil any paper wllo soypublishes anything regarding fox busilless. 1 wonder wily tho

attack of these brokers nllil Consul Mays should llc lunge slmullnlleously? I

none for Consul nys.

I um Sir, etc., A. COMPTON LUNDIE, M.lt.C.V.S.

HGUHES WHICH

The figures of the 34th animal rc

mee ng of the policy holders and D rectors on the 28th Inst. indicate most successful passed

a further of the

financial

total i

the year December

The net count no

an increase

was the the

ers,

ney,

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'wllilo tlic slllallesi. character of the Compally`s assets is evidenced bythe prompt manner in whlcll the interest

has been paid thereon, iill going to-

ward the Company's merlting its ex-

csllent motto, “Solid as the Contill- cnt."

"Wo have lllways been recognized

pmt of the North Ameriéan Lire An: as the honlc oi' tho best illtlallityioillit

larticles. This year we have again ad-

Buragcn C0' as presented “L me °“““'T’ ded ii few more new lines and are in

in better position than ever to serve iyou to youriontlrc satisfaction. The Two Macs, 149 Great George Street.

MEtf.

"Have you secured p. copy of the

Army's new marchlngsong by Robert Harkness? "Are We Down -Hearted?

W or No!" if you have not,5et a COPY 10691'

All the latest patriotic music is here. Miller Bros., 123 Knt Street.

8405-1-28M.»'il.

"When Jack Comes Back." tho Cun-

war song. Every IUYBI Cilllidlllh procure a oogl’ Pf 0115 SONS- lf make every' bra lY\.Y°\ll‘ Delhi; with patriotism. Miller Bros.. Street. 8405-1-28M3l.

We hgve Of Eli "I6

finest

best of his ability.

the charges against llenry E. of Prince County. were .not

or ill the presence ol' the Magistrate.

had no control. '

irregular alld improper conduct Wright was re lolisiblc for

ment between W. E. Bentley and E.

the Prosecutor told My W. I-3. llelltley

failure of justice occurred.

A Respecting the charges in J. Martin, Stipendiary f'or Allan Bolsner, Inspector for

Sunlnlersidc, January 20, 1915.

EXHIBIT “A."

Cliarlottetoivll, P. E, I.,

Feb. 28th, 1914.

Holi. J. A. Matllieson, K. <‘.,

Attorney General:

Sir:-`-At a general meeting of the

P. E. lslillld Temperance Alliance held oil the fourth day of February. illst., the undersigned were appointed il, colnlllittee to investigate alld report to the Government upon the conduct of certain officials connected with the ellforcelllellt of The Prohibition Act. We herewith beg leave to silblliit the following erport and to nlakc the fol- lowing charges and complaillts:»--

We charge that Albert J. Phillips.

the Prosecutor or Inspector for Prince County, has shown himself entirely ull- iltted for the duties of his oflico, as appears by the following tools:

l. Towards tho lutter pziri of Sop-

teiliber. 1913, information was given thc said Prosecutor by Rr-v. W. D. Wilsoil, that .Iolili Pergilsoil, ll, clerk ill Ilr. McLellilll's drug stol~i», :lild J. E. Dalton, thc proprietor of the Prince Coiillty Drug Store. and Clcillellt Ar- uellault, ouch liiid been scllilig intox- lciiting liquol' coiitrary to tho provis- ions of The Prolilbitioll Af-t, und the ilallies illlil addresses of wltilcsses wllo collld give luzlterial ovidellce was fur- nished to the said Prosecutor by Mr. Wilson. l'lliiecessary delay occilr- red ill llilvlllg the forillal informations laid, and the vases were never brought to trial. Tho only reason given by lilo Prosociltor for not prosecuting was that llc was advised by his attorney, Mr. E. Il. Strong, not to proseciltc on account of tlic respectability of tho

laid against Clelllellt Arseilault.

2. On October 10, 1913, information

was given to Mr. Pllillips by Itev. Mr. Wilson, that Clement Arsenault, of Sumlllerside, and Urbill I-Iylies, of O'Loary had been selling intoxicating liquor contrary to tho provisions of said Act. Names and addresses of witnesses were given the Prosecillor by Mr. Wilson, but no iilfornlatiou was ever laid ngililist citllur of tllesc parties so fur as your conllllittec cull ascertain.

3. lil December, 1913, Rev. W. I).

Wilson. gave iilfornlation to Mr. 1’llil- lips, tllat il certain violation of the provisions of the Prohibition Act, 1900. had taken place lil Dr. Jardiile's Drug store. ill Kensington, nlld oil several occasions ill llecelllilcr, asked the said Prosecutor to have silcli charge lnid against Dr. Jardine. the evidence of the offence having been committed be- ing placed ill tho Prosecutor’s llallds. No lllfornlatioli was over laid agaillsi Dr. Jardille for sucll offence.

4. For several months ill the Aul-

unlll of 1913, llr. Jardiile, of Kellsillg- toil ,omitted to send ill io the Provin- cial Secretary, prescriptions for the sale of liquor as required by the said Act. Itev. W. D. Wilson called Mr. Phillips' attention to this omission on a number of occasions alid urged lllnl to prosecute, which he did not do.

ll, Oil January 26th. 1914, Itov. \V.

D. Wllsoil gave illforlliation to Mr. Phillips, tilat Edwin Smitll, il clerk ill I)r. McLelliln's drug storo ill Summer- "side, and J. E. Daltoll, of tllo Prillce County Drug Store. had sold intoxicat- ing llquor contrary to the provisions of said Act. The names of witnesses were filrlilshed, alld though the said Prosecutor was ,asked by Mr. Wilson to proceed immediately us thc wit- nesses were then»on hand. no infor- mation for said offences was lilid.

At th_e same time information was

given the Prosecutor hy Mr. Wilson that the offence of drinking on the premises in violation of the provisions of said Act had taken place in the Prince County Drug Store, anil the Prosecutor was asked to commence proceedings at once against J.. E. Dalton for the same. but though names of witnesses were furnished aild the Prosecutor was requested to act lm- mediately, no information for said of- fence was laid. The Prosecutor next llev. Mr. Wil-

advised by Mr.

not to tllei-in informa- awalt developments. This informed that ons of the left Summersldo on the

son, Ster- in selling summer of the ins-

Wilson,

M ` fS-i§»»-- iiufconsut liilivs A litiiliiiice ciiliiors

»f==-»‘=='<1=»‘*'-Y-e-“ii IS CRITICIZED _JQDGE.'Si VERDICT

“cum” wrne _ ` ’ (Continued from Page Ons.) ' (Continued from Page One.)

and it is impossible for him to satisfy all parties by his action or inaction. l` may say that the Prosecutor had endeavored to discharge his duties to the

In Exhibit "B," ‘- Section 1, 2, 3. 4 and 5. of 16.

Wright, Stipendlary Magistrate,

sustained. The evidence showed

that ‘many of the iidjourllnlcnts complained of were at the instance of W. E. Bentley, wllo represented the Temperance Alliance, and the profane language said to have been used ill Court without reprlmand from the Magis- trate, was used after the adjournment of the Court and not within the hearing

The docunlent which the Magistrate

allowed to be carried away l'rom the Court, according to the evidence of the Magistrate and J. E. Wyatt, wllo was the Attorney in the suit then befo_re the Court; was one that was not put ill evidence alld over which the Magistrate

Ili Section 5, Exhibit “B," it is charged that the

‘of the Stlpendlary Magistrate t e failure f ustlce, and

sl h o j

the dismissal of a number of cases before the Court. On the 28th January. there were ill all about foilrteell cases pending before the said Magistrate for violation of the Proliibitloil Act, depending on the evidence of two detectives employed by the Temperance Alliance. The suit against James McLellan withdrawn by the Prosecutor was one of these. In the dispute and disagree-

H. Strong and the Prosecutor, E. H.

Strong insisted oil conducting the ease against James McLellan, but he and

tllat so soon as that was disposed of,

that the said E. ll. Strong would retire fronl prosecuting the remaining suits and tllat W. E. Bentley could act ns Counsel for the Prosecutor. The said W. E. Bentley therl read il written statelnen in Court refusing to act as Counsel for the Prosecutor ill prosecuting the remaining cases.. The said \V. E .Bentley not only abulliloned the prosecution of the remaining cases, eleven ill nulnher, but he sent away out of jilrlsdlction of the Court, the two detectives. wllo were the sole witnesses ill these suits. When the cases were cillled for trial they were :lil ilisnlissoil for want of evidence. I illld that the conduct of said Magistrate was ill no way responsible for the failure of jus- tice and the dismissal of thci-ic cases, but that the conduct of W. .E. Bentley, representing the Teniperam-c Alliance, in refusing to act as Counsel for the Prosecutor and in sending away the detectives, was responsible for whatever

Exhibit "l'l,". against Kenneth the City of Charlottetown, Queen's County, and Joseph

Mead, Illspector for Kiilg's (‘oullty, l'need not make any report, as the Tem- perance Alliance, through tlielr uttorllcys, W, E. llentley and John H. Bell, abandoned them and no evidence was produced before me in relation thereto.

(Signed) NEIL .Mcl.EOD, ' Cominiszlioner.

wife of said Sterling Phillips was also convicted of a similar offence.

This Committee is informed that

the said Prosecutor or llis said soil caused it sample bottle of beer known as Bohemian Lager to be analyzed, and tllat the said was foulld-to coli- ltalll less than three per cent. of alco- ihol: that the said Prosecutor then 'informed several parties ill Summer- side wllo were engaged ill the business of selling drillks, that they nlight sell and continue to sell sucll Bohemian Lager without fear of prosecutloll. This Collllllittee is also informed that the said sample of beer wus tampered with before analysis.

7. On the 30th December, 1913,

witnesses. No illfornlntlon was ever

when the Advisory Committee of the ,Prince Edward Island Temperance Al- jliauce wished to have illfornlations 'laid ill the name of the said Prosecu- tors agulnst il large number of offend- lers ill Prince County, for violations of Ithe provislolis of the Prohibition Act, ~Ml'_. Phillips was found to be at his llolllo in Ilrzickley Point.. While some ,of said cases were being fried lil Sulli- illlorside. the siild I’l'osoclltor was ali- sellt from (‘ourt. During the sllid Pl~osecutor's ilbsel=ce, :lu iilllcllclilicilt of a ct-rtalll information was asked for |nllil the Magistrate stutod that such lamcllilemelli. required that the infor- mation be resworll by the Pl'osci‘utol'. Oil iuqiiiry it was fonlld that the I‘ro- secutor was agillll at his home in Brnckley Point, when, ill this Coul- |lllittce's opinion llc should have been ,attelldilig to his duties in the Magis- tl~ate's (‘ouri ill Sumlllcrsdie. Eventu- iully :l message was afterwards sent ,to l\l'l°. Phillips, hy tho Acting Premiel' ol' this Province, reqiiirilig llilll to nl- .tclld the said Court during the trial 'of the said cases.

8. Iliforlllutioll was given to the

'said Prosecutor, Mr. Phillips, by il .ropreselitatlve oi’ the Temperance Al-

iliauco on the 30th of Decenlber, last,

;cllarging Jllnles McLellan, .1 clerk in gllr. McLelIall's Drilg Store ill Summer- Iside, with two violations of the Pro- illibilion Act, iil selling intoxicating 'liquor oil tho itll of Ileceinber last ,und again oil the 5th of' December Ilast, and charging John l<`el‘gilsoll, all- iotller clerk ill llio some drug storc, ,with soiling liquor on the 5th of hec- 'enlbor, alld the names of the witnes- lsefi wllo would give evidence ill proof 'of sui-li charges were furlllslloil. Tile illfolnlutions were laid and sumlllon- ses issued and served, hilt when the ,sold cases were called for trial before Stlpendinry Magistrate Wright. it was [found that the said Prosecutor had lsiglled all agreeillent with said de- fendants, by wlllcll one of said pros- ocutiolls was to be withdrawn, and itlle Prosecutor, ilotwitllstallding pro- tests froill Mr. \\'. E. Bentley, wllo wus attelldillg the trial oi' said cases at the request of tho Temperance Al- liance, withdrew said prosecution. The Allinnee's witnesses were prepared to give evldellce in that case tlliit one of lthe witnesses purchased n bottle of intoxicating liquor fronl suld defend- nllt McLellan and paid for the sanle, and the evidence ready to be presented to the Court was clear alld sufflciellt to convict. The evidence in theotller two cases was equally clear and con- vincing, but was not given, as sold 'defendants pleaded guilty ill those ,cases I 9.. Wholl informiitioll was given lo Mr, Phillips oil the 30th December llliil by the Committee of the Telnporilnco Alliance, that the recent prohibition eases were to be brought In Summer. side in January last, Mr. Phillips was informed that Mr. W. E. Ilelitley would conduct the trial of the said cases as counsel or attorney for him Mr. Phillips was afterwards informed by the Aetlns Proniler and others- tllat this was the case _and tllat no other counsel had anything to do Wm, the prosecution of said cases.

The 'said Prosecutor refused to be

guided by those instructions ami ,O be guided by the advice of the said (bun. sel in certain of the prosecutions, with the result that s prosecution was im- properly wlthdrawii and nttenlpls made to have other proseciitlolls with- drawn. , =

10. Tho _said Prosecutor Phillips

has neglected and omitted in i-nromc fines and llénalties where convictions were made inthe following cases in the year 1918:

colivlcted Ap;-1|

¢!0l\Vl(!t6d May gm’ 1”

convicted Mayillth,

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1st offence.

Walter Cul-rle. convicted July 23rd,

1st offence. _

Thomas Lynch, convicted July 23rd,

3rd offence.

Lucy Phillips. convicted August 28th,

lst offence.

Maurice Miclnnls, convicted October °13th, 1st offence. "_ Paul -Wedge.. convicted October 30th,

1st offence.

. In some of these cases the prosecu- tion ha.s claimed the offenders have loft the Province; but this Committee is informed that several of the said offenders, wllonl the Prosecutor claims to be absent from the Province, are still within this Province, and nothing has been done to have their convic- tions enforced. _

11. This committee' charges and

complains that said Prosecutor Phil- lips is lacking in initiative and in vigor and earnestness in enforcing the provisions of the said Act.

We charge that Allan Boisner, the

Prosecutor or Inspector for Queen's County, under said Act, has shown hlinself uniitted for the duties of his office as appears by the following i’aets:- 1

1. The said Allan Bolsner has nd-

mitted before the Grand Jury that he has been interfered with in perform- ing the duties of his office and has yielded to pressure and influence in laying information for violation of the provisions of the said Act, as less ser- ious offences than the nature of the case would warrant. In particular, In laying an information against George A, B. Macdonald, of Charlottetown, drugglst, on the 5th of January last, the said Prosecutor laid the charge as a first offence, although said Macdon- ald had already been convicted of xi. first offence on two occasions.

2. information was furnished by

Mr.~Boisner on the morning of 3rd January last. that_sa.ld George A. B. McDonald had sold liquor contrary to the provisions of said Act and the said Prosecutor was requested to have the information laid and summons is- sued and served immediately. , Tile said Prosecutor withheld the laying of said information until the 5th of January, and between the time the said Prosecutor was requested to act alld the time the said informaion was actually laid said George A. li. McDonald left the Province.

3. After the said Prosecutor was

so asked to lay said charge against George A. B. McDonald on tho 3rd of J ailuary, and before he actually did lay the said charge the Prosecutor permitted information to reach the said defendant that said charge was about to be luid against hinl, and the defendant left Prince Edward Island on the morning of the 5th Jalluary, shortly before the laying of said charge.

4. information was given to said

Allan Boisner by Rev. W. D. Wilson in September last, that Pictoll C. Brown, of Cliarlottetown, veildor. hail sold liquor contrary to tho provisions of the l’rollibition Act, alld names of six or more witnesses were furnished and the said Prosecutor requested to lay ll chal-ge against Mr. Brown, but siliil charge has never been laid, nor any actioll thereon taken by the Pro- secuior.

5. lllforlnntioll was given to said

Allan Iioislicr by ftev. \V. D. Wilson, iii Septenlber last, that Ilyroll Brown, of (‘liill~lolloto\vll, had sold liquor con- trary to the provlsiolls of said Act, :ind thc uuiilcs of witnesses were fur- llisllcd und the prosecutor requested io lily ii cllilrge agi-iillst Byron Brown, but no prosecution was ever brought. f 0. lnforllliltioil was given to said Proseciltor, ill December last, that George Offer, of Charlottetoivll, had sold liquor contrary to the provlsioils of said Act, :ind names of witnesses were furnished, hilt llo action was tak- cil by the said Prosecutor so far ns this Committee is nwzire.

7. The silld Prosecutor ilnproperly

allowed three prosecutions. namely. against Ronald J. Steele, Johil McKell- ilil and Elizabeth McMillail, to be dis- missed ` by Stipendlary Magistrate Mnrtill, on the 29th of January last, by falsely stating to said Magistrate that he, the said Prosecutor. had re- ceived no instructions from his collu- sel, Mr. W. E. Bentley, with regard to said prosecutions and had no infor- mation as to his said (‘,oililsel's where- abouts.

li. The sliid Allan I'-loisner has neg-

lected and omitted to enforce convic- tlolls made for violations ot’ the pro- visions of thc said Act, 'and has neg- lected and omitted to have fines col- lected alld persolls convicted of offen- ,ces ilnprlsoiled. In particular, this Committee would specify that al- though convlctlolis were made in Jali- iinry lust before Sllpendiary Martin. against Byron Brown for two first of- fences-and fines amounting to $200 and costs imposed against him. against J. George Carver for two first offences for which lle~was fined $200 and costs, and against Owen Tralnor for ii first offence for which Il_e was filled $100 and costs, yet fliles were only collected amounting to $200 in nll, $100 being paid by Owen Trainer and $100 by J. George Carver. No attempt. has been made to enforce the convictions against Byron Brown, or to enforce the other conviction against J. George Carver. Another offender, Henry Benoit, wllo was convicted of il tlilrd offeilce in January and sen- tcuced to six lllolltlls imprisonment. is still nt large and ilo attempt has been lnade to have llim imprisoned.

9. Margaret McKinnon, of Char-

lottetown, was convicted of a first of- fence on tho 26th of August, 1913, and fined $100 alld costs. The information ln this last case was-laid as for a third offeueo. hut. for some reason unknown the conviction was made for a first offence only. This woman, it appears. llas_paid $50 on account of this flue. and according to the Lleut.-Governor's order to the jaller when directing her release, she "had arranged for her flue." This committee has not been able to obtain any information about such arrangement, if made. nor with wllom it made, nor will' ll Pl" onlv of was collected.

Hughes was convic-

against said Act

1913, and sen- imprisonment.

not been enforced still at large. Thi!

informed that liquor on other

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