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I -—1II. . DANCE in Southport tonight. 7M‘

ABEGWEIT PRACTICE-Abel;

veit ball practice this evening at L30. The team to go to Moncton will be chosen.

AT HOME-Mrs. l-l. Gay Judson

I‘ at home at Alexandra Thursday,

July 23rd. Afternoon 3 to 5 o'clock; evening, 7.30 to 9.30. ~_ ‘i645

The Misses Stella and Beatrice Welsh and Theresa Mclsaac, left

Saturday afternoon on a visit to friends in Nova Scotia.

FIFTH KINGS

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M1ER’S BUNGLING

chairman, in getting down to the issues of the campaign. “The Do- The Lea Government's neglect of minim issues were settled a year educational matters was emphasiz- ago and they are setilcd. l0 ill‘ ll ed by the speaker, who reviewed the we are concerned for four Wire to Conservative policy of procuring come. I am not frightened to dil- cheaper school books through co- cuss Dominion politics, but this ll operation with the other Maritime not the time nor the place, when we Provinces. are confronted with a matter so im- Mr. MaoLehn instanced the pres- portant as a general provincial elec- ent neglected condition of a iwr- tion. (Applause)-

ticular road in his district during Scoring the ioa Government for the course of an effective criticism its cynical attitude towards election of the Public Works Department platforms, as expressed by the Pre- under the Lea administration. mler at the Egmont Bay meeting, Dr. MscMillan pointed out that at the last ‘ islatlve session, the Pre- mier said they had implemented every single plank in their i927 platform at Egmont Bay. I-Ie said it was implemented "about 80 par cent." "He took 20 per cent ofl, and he will need to make more re- ductions before be is as near the

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MR. BRUCE

What Premier Lee. had done for agriculture was the theme of Mr. Callum Bruce, the next speaker, whose eulogy of his leader was heard in silence by the audience-

Everybody knows what the roads und bridges were like four years ago. and what they are like today. so it is useless for any man to argue on that point, Mr. Bruce de- clared. He insisted that from the time he and his colleague had start- ed their campaign. they had not struck b. bad road. The road mach-

raihcr than that one man should have this for imported gravelnsiPoo have this contract for imported gravel as under the present Govern- rncllt.

Gross extravagance in various de- pnrllnenis of the Government was

truth as he should be." (Applause).

Reviewing the Stewart Govern- ment record of platform pledges im- plemented, and contrasting this uh- disputed achievement with the re- cord oi the Lea Government. Dr. MacMillan went on to speak of the grave need of additional subsidy in

cited by Mr. Stewart, whose re- marks were listened to with the keenest attention.

A touch of comedy was added to the meeting by Dr. Grant, whose remarks, intentionally or otherwise, were largely of’ a. humorous nature. The main part of his time was taken up in trying to prove that lawyers were not to be trusted.

Mr. MacDonald, who followed Dr. Grant, made a splendid impression. Among other things, he exposed the political complexion of the Pro- vincial Police Force as established under the Lea Government, also the great amount of money which this organization was costing the taxpayers of the Province.

Mr. Condon, who came in at the tail end of Dr. Grant's speech, and who evidently had not expected Dr. Grant would occupy so much of his allotted time, confined himself to reading an eulogy of Premier Lea, which sounded suspiciously like an obituary.

Anothcr comedy touch was in- troduced at the close of the meet- ing by Mr. Saville, whose peculiar style of speech was imitated persist- ently and ironically by the audience. The chairman had some difficulty in keeping order for Mr. Seville at this point.

On motion of Hon. Mr. Stewart a warm vote of thanks was extend- ed to the chairman,

lnery, he declared, had been a great money saver. Road work cost about $2,000 a mile under the old system and about $250 a mile under the present system. "Isn't that right, Premier?” he asked deierentlally. "Correct," replied Premier Lea in a. sepulchral tone from his seat on the platform. There was laughter. but no applause, at this solemn corroboration.

MR. SHAW ‘MACMILLAN

It was‘ some time before Mr. Shaw Maclvfillan could make him- self heard above the tremendous applause which greeted him as he rose to address the meeting. As there were other speakers to follow, he curtailed his remarks. “We real- ize that a debt of over a million dollars will have been accumulated by the administration which will go to its burial on Aug» 6th,’ he de- clared—and again the audience ap- plauded. _

Fifteen resolution; have been passed at Liberal nomination con- ventions criticising the action of the Rt. Hon. R. B. Bennett. lvir. McMillan continued. Ilow .can Premier Lea ask the Bennett Gov- ernment for an increase when he is the man who fathered these res- olutlons ' ‘ Premier Bennett's Government and policies? (Ap- plause).

this Province.

The debt of this Province ls now $3,000,000. The Lea Government is responsible for $1,000,000 of this amount in four years, ‘ "hstand- lng that they had 51.500000 more revenue to spend than their, pre- decessors. And this debt will either have to be paid by the taxpayers or by increase in federal sui~~l‘y, he declared. ~

THE GREAT QUESTION

The great question for the people to consider is, where is this money to come from? The Lea Govern- ment had four years in which to secure final subsidy settlement. The

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ernuienls in line.‘ While boastifll of the highways and of the Rustioo Wharf and other wharvn the Lib- erah neglect to sly that half oi the money used was provided by the on Government. In car- ry out the unemployment plan.‘ made possible by the muuifioent generosity of the Bennett Govern- ment, the Liberals have kIpt eer-

whole term to the disadvantage of other unemployed men.

In giving the people the privilege of commuting their taxes through statute labour, the liberals had shown discrimination in favour of party followers. The Conservatives pledge themselves to show no such discrimination.

The use of local gravel for road building, a _. tical policy for win- ter road breakinfi, and the press- ing upon the Railway authorities the necessity of eliminating level crossings, and the plan for de- creased cost for school books were all dealt with clearly and concisely by Mr. Bethune. libur years ago the people had voted down the Conserv- ative policy, hence ft was now the intention of thp Stewart Govern-

Law rigorously and without favour. p The Conservatives intended to put into practice with economy a system of agricultural and techni- cal education, Mr. Bethune pointed out. The encouragement of growing of small fruit and horticultural pro- ducts, the implementation of old age pensions scheme and the granting of practical auistuncc to

plank; in the platform.

LIBERAL SPEAKER

opportune time to have effected this settlement was when the claims of the Western Provinces were settl- ed.

Premier Lea is not because he ls a farmer-it is because he is a Pre- mier," Dr. Macmillan declared amid increased applause. My contention- that Mr. Lea has always given more attention to animals than to human beings and I can prove it." The Doc- tor instanced Mr. Lea’: non support of such admirable institutions as the Children's Aid and Red Cross So- cieties under the Bell regime.

An attempt made to hackle Dr. Maclvlillan, when he mentioned Old Age Pensions was promptly turned to

“llow can Premier Lea. ask," pur- sued Mr. McMillan, "when he has failed to secure any subsidy from his own administration at Ottawa?"

account by the speaker, who after showing what the Conservatives in cooperation with the Bennett Gov- ernment proposed to do, challenged

PENSIUNS

(Applause).

The people ln the southern part of the District are by no means satisfied with the roads, Mr. Mac- Mlllan said. "Had you not a better road in the Shore Road leading to Loughran‘; hill four years ago," he asked, "notwithstanding the fact that thousands of dollars have been spent in that section? They are hauling gravel to the very places from which the farmers have haul- ed gravel. Why should this valuable gravel be replaced with gravel from thc shore? For no other reason but to buy votes!" (Applause). Another "direct; hit" was scored by Mr. Maclvlillan in his scathing

Blll GIVEN FIRST READING

' OTTAWA, ‘July ZL-After a somewhat stormy reception, the Government resolution under which the Dominion will shoulder seventy five per cent of ihc cost of old age pensions, passed the House of Com- mons tonight. Immediately a bill, based upon the resolution, was in- vtroduced -and given first reading without further discussion. At pres- , cnt the Federal contribution to old criticism of the L” Governments

the Liberals as to their policy in this respect. Voice: "They made no promises.’ Dr. MacMillan: “Ne! They are

Mr. lVlcPhee, in opening h.; that he had served the peop‘e w

I, he had m, “Wed them we“, , ha" ‘Mn "M! he" w r ambition saloons along six blocks of Silv.. _.~-tt spcc-ker, was always in favor’

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n g .. V_ _ . . inaollcitlngsupwrtoneleetiondsy.'M_ A _, E The audience laughed. " . _\ ‘ c - . ' . ' ‘ .‘ . _ . atmlnulllvlnls g V m. Jenkins in opening. his ad-' I

dress pointed out that Mr. lidcPhee had at ilrstclaimed that the Con- ‘servative platform was stolen from the Liberals, a moment later Mi‘.

MePhee had said that the Conserv- ative platform was silly and child-

Beauharnois Investig- ation'to Engage At-

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As he proceeded Mr. Jenkins was

interrupted several times by m: (Canadian Press)

McPhev- _ OTTAWA. Ont. July zl-Possi- AVOICE: Mr- Chairman. will you-putty that Parliament may pro-

liloale keep Mr. McPbeo quiet!‘ érogue at the end of this week has Th0 chiiirml-n iivliililied. become more remote The gene\-al' 1n answer to Mr. McPheds state- ‘feeling is the session will not end;

ment that all road gravel had beenflaeioro the middle of next week and‘

dug by Island labor, Mr. Jenklnssomo predictions place the date as‘

n-ontwuonyuiingintioa-tototlfli .1 l f. V. about. "Wewillserveyouasweill ‘ inthopntaswehaveintheflh, ‘" _

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Conservatives Score Strongly at Iriishtown Meeting. '

The iolnt political meeting heldondary section's will .n Irlshiown notion ‘Monday night to later. The nation was attended by a large number or enthusiastic electors. Mr. Chas. Mc- ‘vstives. The gangs o;

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directed affairs that all speakers perform much work. . were accorded an attentive nearing. the some standard about wldenin Mr. Peter Sinclair was the first ,.Just look at the Malpequo p“:

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were drl . to use home gravel by m,

ment to enforce the Prohibition

the fishermen were also importazl‘

iqmployed on the mainland.

m. Jenkins scored the extravag- auce of the Liberal administration which while it had $2.000.0q0 more revenue had spent 03,000,000 more than had the previous government.

He also scored the lax enforce- ment of the Prohibition Law. There was more liquor coming into Prince Edward Island at present than ev- er before.

In Rustico two weeks ago a

b with rum had been un-

loaded by motor boats. The same was going on all along the coast. Last summer near Kingston there had been cattle traded for rum. ten ‘gallons of liquor for a cow. I There was even liquor smuggled into the Sununerside jail. Mr. Saun- ders had confessed on the floor of he House that the Province was in 1. scandalous condition.

"What was said to Rev. Mr. Vin.- lt when he gave information to 71c Prohibition Commission four "Crent ‘times? The Commission ever acted upon it. If the Liberals

‘there wasincreasing evidence of a ‘desire to hurry through the more ‘or less routine work of considering lestimatos. Votes for the immigra- f tion Department and the Labor De- ‘partment went through with a min-

imum of discussion. There are.

however, many other matters to en-

asked how Island labor oould be late as the end of July. Yesterday-cgndkm, to “an” m, math,‘

He claimed that the re:ord of the ‘Liberal government is Just as good ‘as that of the Stewart Govern- ment. Re claimed that there were [low lying places on the weds that were well nidzt impassable. The Saunders Government corrected ‘hese. They made a contract for

gage the attention of legislators be- fore they return their ‘homes. Much depends on th course of the Beauhalnois investigation. After

gravel. Local gravel is not suffic- lent. Got some from the mainland. Could not get "gravel that would the events of the last few days in comm‘ mo’: m“ w m p" cont the special committee inquiring iu- manta“ m av” veg: to the project, it is impossible t0 than quoted "m, amuse ‘my: =say when some new revelation may in“, n“ Linn“ h“ m‘ o: the ‘open additional fields for examina- ,, c w” “on M it appeal m". mo o: nances of the Province. Ho refer- three days more may be needed t Dd w the New!" m m. 0W6‘ Hear evidence but that may l: w“ o‘ the Mcmw" Kuhn,‘ w.‘ considerably xtended by some ll “d not "t u Nod return.‘ mm detail thrown into the limelight. "e "°“° ""‘"h'"°' "' "m ‘h’ "vtors. The wide road ,is essent- “iv necessary today. Some have not ‘. b-an wdered. The Leader of ~ ("p =="¢on says we have no "v. l-ls asked, the electors of the '~‘.l to vote for the Liberal cand- the

DRY YADLOCKS 0N 55 SAVE“

HURLEY, W18" Jilly flb-(U-P.) Federal padlocks bar entrance to i-~ "FilP- MY- '1'h""’\0! wiimii".

. ' n was probably from w“: of thought’ enrarumen‘. u" “mpumu "m iStreet. full length of the main thor- I1! extending the iranch so to wo

i done many things that they should not have done, and left undone many things which they should have done.

The Conservatives had stolen their platform from the Liberals, he claimed.

l-le defended the accusations of the Conservatives that there line‘ been over expenditure of money on the roads by stating that he did not see how the Government eouiu nave spent less money than it had spent. The ox nditure of money was the only thing about the Liberal Gov- ernment that the Conservatives criticized, Mr. McPhee said.

He could not eee that there was any reason in the accusation of the Conservatives that the road machin- ery had been ordered by telephone. He wondered if the country could

running on their record-sud their record is one of debt." (Applause).

Rebutlrlg the Liberal contentic. that the Stewart Government ha. done nothing for‘ public works, thi Doctor showed that the Conserva- tives haol built as many steel bridg- es and culverts as the Lea Govern- ment though they had much less revenue at their disposal.

"Why did they bring statute la- bor back on the eve of an election? he asked, adding, while the audi- ence applauded "There's a nigger? in the woodplle somewhere, isn'l-

carry on if Hon. J. D. Stewart were

i to take sick. There were "lots of

men besides Mr. Stewart who could lring in good bills", he believed. Jlr. McPhee then reviewed the Lib- eral expenditures and believed that the administration too bad,’ but, they "had done better than they ought to."

Mr. McPhee stated that the Con- servatives had been "implicating" i!" Diiiwilii Report a great deal. but did not explain what he meant by "implicating." 0

Terming the Conservatives’ "self- righteous Pharisees,’ and “hypo-

where it belongs." he stated. Mr. Jenkins next reviewed the hopeless and inconsistent attitude hlch the Saunders-Ion Govern- ment took toward subsidy question. The Liberal Government never implement ‘ its promises re old age pensions, yet ‘it had squandered money that would have paid the pensions many times over. V The conditions in Canada were partly the result of’ world wide con- Iditions and partly the result of

lgrcund of lumberjacks and iron|'he roads, saying that when the miners. Stewart Government was put out of Depression had hit these places "3109. the folds were so bad thlt before the prohibition {agents did you could hardly get along. their worst. What trade is left does] Under the Stewart Government not have to be spread among g0 you had a good system. The Con- many saloons now. "servstlve party have method in their Lumbering activities were at a system-main highways and sec- ‘standstill in this region lust winter. 'Iron mines across the border .in

oeive first consideration. The sec-

ed schedules. All these conditions l reduced business _in saloons s E N A T u

I gambling places.

and

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EThe width should be uniform. Many ‘

hllhwlyl 011st have not pom touched I01‘ b yen-g u.’ "f tended to new.’ Why? Culverts m put in and roads throughcd Wm,

markerallndsr the Stewart q”,-

eminent you had ‘a good gym,“ The Conservative party hag o, m“ form on Which they up; proud k stand. They will improve the aw ondary roads. The Liberals are not. [wins Prihce Edward Island m... el. driven to it by the Colliery,“ lives. 'l'hey are also using o... m, .labor. The worlJng gangs new m full time even they do not; p", form much work.

The speaker adduced litany mm {argument-s to Justify the cause tint .he supports and sat down covered by showers of applause,

Mr. Stewart received a good mew lire of applause as he rossm 5p,“ He claimed that the finances of the [WWW I" in a zood condition,

IThey enforced the Prohibition A¢t_ {They are wins to set old age pen. islons. i-ie would poll as many vote, as any candidate ever did.

Col. Allan McLeod, l-Iarisvllle, and Mr. James L. ‘Saunders were

.. - n! i ti. - 1-. n.M.Sinlalrhsd ferredto'cslledu a k. “Any cflnclsm i m“, "an," He admitted that the Liberals have p]; should put the Governmental‘; an‘ n m p“ d“ p“ tme r c n p“ m ‘m 8

This was one of the most en. thuslastio meetings ever. held in Ir- “hwlm H0"- Tliey Wm there from Sea Viembarnley, Baltic, Spring Vliiey. Bvrlinston. Irishtown, Long River, Ikench River, Park corner, Remington, and even Charlottetown and all clearly saw that the strong.

ondsry roads. The former will re- ler support was evident for the

Conservative Party.

gift." - A compilation of the profits

the policy of the Kins Administw-l Hurley saw its first major raid tion. Premier Bennett would im- ‘ Dec. 2g, 1930, when m1! a humped clement his 01d ace pensions prom - ' lnvesitgators started padlock ac- ise to the full as soon as conditions lions against 50 places. Judge in Canada allow it. ‘ ‘fclaude Z. Luse, in federal court

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"had done not '

It was necessary to patch the Government permanent highway b for it was laid more than a f"

months. Mr. Jenkins pointed out f‘

solid foundation is necessary to permanent highway. Mr. McIni-l “broadening out" policy meant h

er taxation, Mr. Jenkins stated. ‘l. ‘Government is now tearing up ti. St. Peters Road which was grlivcll- ~ expense. In hi» somewhat len ,1 address Ml‘. Lc- Page went over ‘. . "it oi the ground covered by Mr. . hfl-Phee.

We are accused of increasing til revenue by $2,000,000“ said Mr. L»: IPage. He saw no sin in increasill revenue. The actual increase he bc- |lleved was only $706,480.83. He re- viewed at considerable length the

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‘otter held that the search warrant wre illegal and the raids were in ~ ‘fcctlve. ' Exactly six years later, nine fed "l1 prohibition agents raided I ‘.065, leaving padlocks s; belatc irlstmas gifts. Two other raid l May and June. 192B, closed 00ml f the places for one year. The last occasion of this sort resulting in the present wholesale padlocklng. was a surprise visit on

‘cry domicllee here. niece corpora- ;ions pay a tax. Out of that piece of Legislation there would be enough money to pay the old age pensions, Mr. IoPage believed. Mr.

t mule by Senator McDougnld out of

' 'his connection with Bcauharnols v establishedthatfromatotsiex- ' / ‘penditurs of $200,000 the Senator

'got $100000 and aoeooo class "A" ‘shares in the oompahy. Witness in- ‘eistod that his Beauharnois invest- ment totalled 0100.000. made up of

. 1- ~ _ i. ‘$30,000 for 000 part-interests (sub-

__ - \ ‘sequently converted into 1.000 part- Qe Profits Made By interests) in Beauharnois syndicate. ~ lberal Senator Out and a later purchase of 1,000 part- ‘ interests at 0100 a unit. He denied B e a q h a r n o1 s to Mr. white that the $10,000 which rransactlon’ he had advanced to Mr. Hem-y in --- » order that the latter should lnvesy otrrswa, July ai-nognt that Itigate the power possibilities vi’ the ‘no 11nd been fumed into a position Soulanges section of the St. Law- (vhich might appear disrespectful rence should be included as an in- Lo a committee of the House oi iveetnuent in Bcauhambil- 00¢ 0i Gonunons, was expressed today by this the Sterling on. develo, ‘- iron, w, 1,. Mcbougald as a preface‘ In connection with this 010,000. to the evidence which he presented one Senator informed the commit- zo the committee charged with the ‘ m that as it ‘eventually worked out. he got for those Sterling shares