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THURSDAY. JULY 2s. 1931

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Hon. Dr. R. l. Manion, Minister of Railways and Canals, who is one of the most forceful members of the Bennett Administration, gave a fresh demonstration of his calibre in the House of Commons on Monday when he dealt with Mr. Mackenzie King's reflections upon the new tariff board legislation. When one recalls the partisan character of the tariff board presided over by by Mr.

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fined to "a small swarm 01 u" 3°“

A Contempfible Excuse new Pottery Lane" but mended

Conservative spiral“?! a"? m“ my stressins the

m- for a distance of several hundred extmordmary 1M; yards. It remained, however. lfir u"

1 bo the mat 1n presenting to the Audit Premier to soar suuflby l V!

Board an “meal budget" oi the Pro- realm oi plausibility into Pu" ind unadulterated fiction.

yince for the next ten years. the

l-le had

Lea Government named a figure "heard." he W111 31° 33mm“ B“ botany madequme to me requifg- meeting, that someone had 8m! menis of the Province even at the 0i"- md "d"! baa" m m‘ new .

be! it

present time. Had this Audit Board hlshwlr Wm‘ the" Mimi °“

been qualified to make the neces- sary final adjustment of our claims

was properly dryl

What measure of confidence can

which fortunately it was not—the the 99°91‘? °t this Pmvmce puke m

Lea Government would have ac- cepted the figure given by ll-‘l 0W“ Premier, and the , consequence would have been a complete fiasco, so far as Prince Edward Island's interests in this important question are concerned.

Challenged at the Eldon meeting to account for such bungling as was evident in the presentation made to the Audit Board. Premier Lea took refuge in a characteristic subter- fuge. He stated that in the federal election campaign The Guardian had cited $400,000 as the full amount we were entitled to receive for subsidy settlement, and contend- ed that at least his figure was larg- er than that given by The Guard- lan. '

It is scarcely necessary to point out that the Premier's statement is absolutely _ incorrect» The Guard- ian's reference to $400,000 addition- al subsidy, as Mr. Lea knows. was a quotation of the figure given at a campaign meeting by Dr. Grant, de- feated Liberal candidate for Kings County. 'I'he Guardian showed con- clusively that even on Dr. Grant's

figuring, the Province would gain by‘

electing the Bennett Government, but it asumcd absolutely no re- sponsibllity for the amount stated. by the Liberal candidate. The King Government was then in power, and it was the Liberal can- didates who were supposed to have inside knowledge of what was going " on at Ottawa with respect to im- plementation of our subsidy claims. Premier Lea will have to produce a. better alibi than quotations de- liberately garbled from a. Conserva- tive newspaper before he convinces the people that his incompetency and irresponsibility in the matter of our subsidy claims should be con- doned by grsnting him another four years of power on his “record"!

Premier Leo's Alibi

Another alibi for the cracks and crevices in the McIntyre highway, shown exactly as they appeared on July 9th (before being temporarily patched up for the election) in the photographic reprohuctlons given in Monday's issue of The Guardian, ‘was advanced by Premier Lea at the Joint political meeting at Eg- mont Bay.

It will be recalled that when The Guardian first exposed the fact that this highway was showing unmis- takeable evidences of ‘falling to pieces a month after its completion, lhe Liberal organ stated that there was only one “slight break" in the highway. and that this had been caused "by the upheaval of a cul- pert!“ i

On the following day the Liberal organ stated, on the authority of the supervising engineer, that "in one small section‘ of the road near the

peered on the surface coat. This was probably due, he said, in an over- heated tank oi asphalt."

a, Government leader who advances,

apparently without a. blush, such a ridiculous statement by way oi ex- cuse for the extravagant flrllfllflit- ure of many thousands oi dollars oi the taxpayers hard-earned mon- 6y ‘l

That I927 Platform

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According to Monday's issue of the Lea Government organ, the

liberal platform oi 1927 "has been completed to the letter."

According to Premier lea at the Egmont Bay meeting, the Liberal platform was implemented "80 per cent.”

‘There will have ‘to be s. good many more reductions in the bid before the electors will be "sold" on that now famous platform. Auction- eer Lea has struck off 20 per cent. but without catching a solitary purchaser. There are many who be- lieve that he will be fortunate ii‘ he succeeds in getting the junk dealer to take it off his hands.

Sad Soliloquy

It is seldom that the leader oi a Government predicts his own defeat at the polls, but this seems to have been precisely what Premier Lca hinted at in his speech to the elect- ors of Egmont Bay. "If you want to be popular," he said bitterly, "do nothing, as reward for service is de- featl”

No doubt this is a comforting thought for the Premier to take with him as he faces the electors. It has solaced many great men in defeat—-also many who were not great, and whcse reverses were due to their own incompetency and egotism.

Leo's New Stage Trick

Premier Lea. plsvlns up to the role of the "farmer Premier," has “dwted a" eXflgserated platform manner, presumably with the object °f making a more direct appeal in flsricuitural constituencies. At E1. don on Tuesday night, while going out of his way to cast reflections on the object of lawyers in entering Politics, he interlarded his remarks with such expressions as "My gosh," Our farmer electors are not so eas- ily misled as to believe that this is Mr‘ Le“ cusibmflry manner of Speaking, nor are they likely to ac. cept such cheapjack stage tricks u a compliment to themselves. '

A Policy That Works '——-——u The astounding statement jg be. “*3 made by some Liberal candi- dates that the Bennett Govern- memb Policies have resulted in the "1051118 of some hundreds of fac- tories in Canada. The exact cppo- site is the truth. Up to the present

nett tariff have been the (‘establish-

terprlses in this country, the ex.

ford to throw away money 0P0" Royal Commissions to gallivant all over the country Just in bring in a report which nobody will read, and about which nothing will be done by anybody.

One of the words you hear very frequently now is Neuritis. No mat- ter where the pain is located, no matter what is character, many people like to call it neuritis; it sounds more ' us than neuralgia, rheumatism, or arthritis.

The meteorite reported by The Associated Pius-s as landing in some one's front yard in Montana is an- other example ol’ one of these ob- Jects which arrived in what scien- tific men consider the wrong place. There are records of meteorites that struck ships and barns and hay- stacks, of one that landed on a’ motorcycle and another that hit a baby, but none has ever hit a selen- tist or came close to one; which ls why scientists still worry about whether meteorites are hot or cold when they arrive.

The Learns q! Nations In 1927 es- timated the population of Asia at 060,000,000 The population of the other continents was estimated as follows: Europe, 550,000,000; North and South America. 230,000,000; Africa, 150,000,000 and Australia 1,000,000. The total population of the earth was estimated at 2,000,- 000,000. '

The present age ls reputed to be sceptical and incredulous, but that is true only of its attitude to relig- ious doctrine. To scientific and quasi-scientific theory it turns a gaping receptivity. 0n that side it revels in the ‘ ehenslble. Pro- fessor Einsteln’: theory of relativ- ity is understood by few; but it has been accepted inbllnd faith by a multitude. Now Einstein himself shakes the foundation of their faith. On Saturday at Berlin, after listen- lng to Dr. Freundlichh conclusions on observations of the total eclipse last year in Northern Sumatra. Einstein announced that “a certain modification of the general theory of relativity might be needed as a result of Dr. IFreundlichs "observa- tions." To most of us the modifica- tion will be as elusive as the main theory, but we shall believe in it none the less.

Sir James Barrie usually denies the stories that are told about him, but here is one that he has nevei- denied:

At a rehearsal of one of his plays a certain actor was far from word perfect. though presentation of the play was near. "Er-er-I-er," the actor floundered, till at last Barrie. his patience exhausted, stopped him.

"Excuse me," said the dramatist "but I don't remember writing so many ‘ers’ in the dialogue." _

The actor apologized profusely.

"Oh well,” murmured Barrie, "after all, as Pope said, ‘to err is human, to forgive divine!"

While lunchlng with a friend the other day the Prime Minister of Canada, recalling an appointment, reached into his vest pocket and drew out a small, chainless watch. When the friend made some remark about the timepiece, Mr. Bennett explained that it was a Canadian watch, made in an Ontario city, and retailing for about two dollars and a half. Although the Premier, being a man of means, no doubt possesses a much more valuable watch. he is obviously interested in this one be- cause lt is one oi the thousands made by Canadian workmen for Canadian users. He has Just made a change in the tariff which will cause the particular article to be manufactured in greatly increased quantities to the advantage of local industry, of the workmen employ- ed by that industry, an of the merchants doing busin in the same city- The money which used to go abroad to purchase thousands of chsap- watches, will remain in Canada for the benefit of Canad- fans.

Greed, avarice, ambition, the mad human desire to get rich qulck—- these things‘ have dominated the

'Pottery Lane some cracks have ap- “me the m, run"; o, the mm world through the centuriw. and

will continue to be a factor in all human affairs. A decade hence

mam °f "early 8 hundred new en- many of us will in all likelihood be

once more surrendering to the pas-

In the same issue, it was ex- tenth“ o; a number of old on" m: sion of the gambler, taking chanc-

plained that "no roadmaking in-

the severe "frost" of a Prince Ed- ward Island ruff ummer evidently having acted with astonishing pot- ency on the roadmaking ingredients employed! These

opening of a number of gloggd gradients have yet been discovered ones‘

that are positively frostproof,"—- t

and considerable additions to he working staffs of many growing concerns-

Editorial Notes

The electors of the West River

es, believing that there is gold at the end of our rainbow, pursuing a will-o-the-wisp. ‘Ilo believe anything else is to believe that the next gen- eration will be far wiser and bet- ter than any that has ever gone before-

Prairie Was-t.

Now true neuritis means an actual inflammation of a nerve, which causes neuralgia, a very severe pain. and if continued lends to an actual loss oi the muscle tissue supplied by the nerve. . What causes neuritis?

It may be due to an injury-a blow, wound, pressure on a nerve from any stretching or tearing of body tissues-such as a fall on the shoulder or hip: exposure to cold; poisons from infected teeth, or ton- sils; any infectious disease.

The outstanding symptom, as mentioned above, is pain. of a boring or stabbing nature in the muscles supplied by the nerve; movement oi the muscles is painful. This pain is sometimes intense and distressing; as intense as s severe toothache. At other times it is dull and numb like.

Movement of the leg or arm in which pain is located may be very painful. the muscles are tender to pressure ;the skin is very tender over the pain; sleep is disturbed because the pain often becomes worse at night. '

As the pain is so severe when the part is moved, the patient does his best to keep the part at rest, with the result that there is considerable

region. by and the difference between the affected and the sound side is quite noticeable.

What about treatment?

Naturally the first thought is to try and locate the cause, and if not due to injury or infectious disease, then infection in teeth, tonsils, sin-

should be sought. While this is being sought and m. moved the pain must be rellev d.

us that rest, diet, sleep, and the re- moval oi wastes must be carefully regulated and supervtsed. Even in the milder cases the patient should be urged to remain in bed as com- plete rest will hasten recovery. Drugs except morphine. may be used to give relief for the severe pain, which ls often most unbearable. Electricity, sun lamps, mineral ivaters given hot on an empty stom-

ach, hot baths with water just a lit- the average about 30 bushels, My,‘ tie above body heat, will induce per- '

spirationand relieve pain.

r0 A nuizvnivsn TnAvsLiun

Wise with your wanderinsr. thougnt to find

Us somehow altered too; but in amaze

Found us contented with the very ways,

The thoughts, the projects that you left behind.

And in our littleness we were so blind.

Unshaken by the splendour of your days

We talked of them as of a finished phase,

And then forgot, nor knew we were unkind.

YOU

Then, in the grip of swift reaction held,

You kept yourself apart; we thought you strange,

Unconscious of the worlds dividing us.

We did not guess how fiercely you rebelled

To think that you must take in poor exchange

Our hobby horses for your Pegasus.

-—Diana Carroll, in London Spectator.

Public opinion will support Par- liament in going the limit in the measures it adopts to meet the na- tional emergency created by the drought in the west. Famine and war are twin evils, which equally demand emergency action, regard- less of the cost to the treasury or the strain 0n the country's credit. Canada spent more than two bil- lion dollars in the great war- If need be, it must spend hundreds of millions to ward of! tho spectre of famine that hangs over the great It‘ is not a case of the cost, “but of seeing that

self-contradictory state- District must have felt highly hon- could representing them in the

merits were surprising enough. The cured to be told by the Hon. B. W- Legislature! After the election, Mr. most plausible of them fails w ac- LePage at the canoe Cove meeting LePqe will have the opportunity count for the fact that the evidenc- that he could make ten times as to devote sll of his valuable time es of dlsintegfatlon were not con- much money in business as he to his business-

nothing is left undone which re- quires to be done for the relief of 150,000 Canadians, reduced to des- titution by an unexampled catas- trophe ln a land sbounding with all things needful to satisfy human wants.

W. H. Moore one marvels at

age in criticising the new board and its constitution. Mr. Mackenzie King can scarcely forget that on being de- feated in tlie- general election of 1926 Mr. Moore was appointed chairman of the board, and that he continued in that office, still playing the party game, until the eve of last yeafs general election, when he resigned to contest

Ontario once more.

This was the background of the situation with which Dr. Manion had to deal, and he drove home his pointed arguments against the Opposition leader with all his accustomed force and power. He twitted him with talking and acting as if‘ there were no general election last Summer and as if he still represented the people of the country. He convicted Mr. demagoglc attitude, of posing as the defender of the poor down-trodden people, even though the present Govern- ment has, in a few months, done more for the unemployed and the farmers than the previous administration did in

all its nine years of office.

Dr. Manion’s efiective performance in the House on Monday recalls his stirring speech at the Conservative convention in Toronto last Wednesday. In that speech he rapidly enumerated the qualities essential for political

leadership, these including

for leadership, common sense, a sense of humor, loyalty and faithfulness in service. He. indicated that these qualities are possessed in marked degree by the present leaders of the Conservative party at Ottawa and ‘in Ontario. The doctor made a notable contribution to the success of the Henry demonstration. He is one of the most popular members of the Ottawa Government, and we are glad to say that he possesses the strength of character to deal with the present railway situation as it requires to be dealt with-that is to say, with full care for the welfare of the public-owiicil iuiliviiyisyslcm us for the

Canadian Pacific Railway.

loss of flesh and strength in thc5 The muscles becomes flab- '

uses, gall bladder, or large intestine‘

Dr. Wm. E. Fitch Lick, Ind., tells

SELKIRK

(Continued)

‘The Grist Mill is reckoned to grind about 4 bushels per hour or 100 per day, at is 12d produce 8 bushels at 5s~2£ for its days work. But it could not be kept at work but a very inconslderable propor- tion of thc year. The farmers grind only for their own use, and the neighbourhood at present would hot afford 30 or 40 families to grind at the mill, and that in competition wltlr~another at Cherry Valley.

Grinding jfor exportation could b: .but a. small business from the very 'small quantity of grain which tli farmers sell. It is an extraordinar thing for a farmer to sell 100 bush els and the generality of old settler 'even not above 50. Hayden reckoned iMcEachern taking old and ncv. overhead 20 bushels produce o‘ ‘Wheat 2o to so bushels welghin ‘>6 to 63 lb. Harley and ooats 30 t .0 bushels. Oats are sent to I-ialifa ind bring a higher Price there tha. the Nova Sctola oats. f Most farmers sow a small patcli of Indian Corn but chiefly for eat ing in the milk. Capt. Beers sow more than most and has had 6 ibushels per acre, but the quantity o. ‘labour it requires is against its spreading-tho‘ it does not require more than potatoes. Tillage however of any kind, is but a secondary object in the Island —it is on cattle that the run is, and

about 400 are exported annually to Newfoundland, at 3E freight and 6i.‘ other charges they come there to a good, but not very steady market the exporters pay about 7 average a head, as oxen-d or 5E cows. Some oxen fatten to seven cwt., and sell at Newfoundland towards 201:. Beef in the Island is about 5d per lb. The demand for hay is such that (tho' there has been a great call for more settlers to the Island) few individuals in it would be glad t0 see them, if they were thereby to be deprived of msrsh- Several set- tlers on Vernon River had been in the habit of cutting marshes on Lot 57 besides the people who had set down on it in expectation of its being escheated and there was reas- on to believe that both would in general have wished the new Col- onists far enough. "The hay which was not wanted either on the new laid outlots, or some on the ro- served land, these people were in general glad to take on shares- i.s. half produce to be left stacked ssrenwbut they would only do this if within 3 or 4 miles of themselves- Hay sells at Charlotte Town 5 or 6i.‘ per ton. Marsh hay upland often 10s. Notwithstanding the abundance of cattle, milk, butter etc., are ex- cessively dear at Charlottetown, milk 0d per quart, which probably arises from almost everybody having cows so that none but stranger! have a demand-butter however, is in demand, etc., gells at 1s. The For Farm which Abbi Cal- onns has from Government and re- lets for ‘t0! a year, sells a consider-

able quantity of butter to the town. nearly enough to pay iis rent, sells also a great deal of hay. ‘rhis farm