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Illloo Edward Island. 30.60 on rear (III HUI‘) ' Ilullod to Cunllh Ind Unltod ltutol.

MONDAY, JUNE 1. 1936.

Who Want: The Amendments ?

\’Vltate\'c-rihesitrtncy the Charlottetown Trade Board council may have about voicing an opin- ion as to the merits, or otherwise, of the pro- posed changc in the British North x\merica Act, it is evident that it is meeting strong opposition from Boards of Trade in other provinces. Mr. W. McL. CLARKE, Secretary of the Canadian Cham- ber of Commerce. states that in an informal canvas this opposition was registered by Boards throughout the ])ominion. In reply to his re- quest to submit mcmoranda as to why they op- posed or snpportetl any proposed changes in the Act, tlte St. _]uhn l~‘.n:ml of Trade registered em-

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C-Illdldate and adopt 3 platform to his liking. An

open insurrection upon his part would bode no good to the Republican party. In spite of his poor showing in the primaries. Bonn has a large fol- lowing throhghout the country.

To “Peter Out”

London judges are still campaigning in the interest of “English, pure and undcfilcd." In High Court recently Mr. Justice BENNETT com- mented on the decay of manners and on the use of an expression of the derivation of which he confessed he had not the slightest idea. When a petition in regard to an estate was presented to him in the Chancery Division he noticed that the word “humble" had been omitted. “For hun- dreds of years,” he said, “petitions have been presented to this Court, but this is the first I have seen without the word ‘humble.’ " “It is either a mistake, ignorance or impudence. Put it right," he said to counsel, "and do not let a petition be

presented totthis Court in that way again. These

are days in which manners are not what they used to be.” In another case he asked, “What is 'petering out’ and who is ‘Peter’?" when Sir GERALD Hvnsr, K.C., stated that unless relief was given to a certain organization it would

phatie (lis<<'nt, ztclding that neither the New “Peter amp. “I have not the Smallest idea from

Brunswick li(l\'(‘rllnl(.’lll. nor the Legislature had agreed to .'|ll_\‘ of the innovations, '

'l'lu- llnlifax lioartl was equally clear in ex- pressing its objection, the secretary, Mr. E. A. SAL'Nm-tits, being authorized to advise the Domin- ion organization that the section permitting the imposition of taxation on goods being conveyed front our province to another would prove "a ser- ious obstruction to inter-provincial trade."

The proposed resolution to \Vestminster re- questing tlte amendments, sponsored by the 1\l.Acl<l:.\'ztt-: Kt.\'c. Government, is to come up for considerrition before the Banking and Commerce of the Senate on Wednesday. In the meantime, the Ottawa correspondent of the Toronto Globe, (Lib.) says :

“It is suggested by such an authority as Right Ilon. .~\krru'R l\lElGlIliN that the Govern- ment plan as now >roposcd would make possible nine separate tariffs in Canada, that Province would malte tariff war on Province, that the framework of Confederation might be shattered.

"It is proposed that if the Dominion wants to keep on occupying all the fields of taxation it now occupies, the Provinces should be given more generous Federal subsidies. If not, the Do- minion should retirc, in part, or altogether from the income tax field, which yielded $82,000,000 last year, and leave it to the Provinces.

“Me.-uttime, the Provinces will have none of Mr. DL'.\'z~:1N(;'s Loan Council scheme to super- vise the finances of Provinces borrowing_from the Dominion, so it looks as if the proposed am- endment to the BNA Act will be a wreck by the time the Senate gets through with it."

Wednesday will see the Senate Banking and Commerce Committee in session, hearing

wepresentations from public bodies and individu-

al corporations interested in the proposed cltrutgcs. The general feeling is that the oppo- sition will be strong and widely reprcseiitrttive.

to eight months’

what that word is derived," Mr. Justice BENNETT added. “Neither have I," confessed Sir GERALD Hunsr, “but I suppose it means ‘will come to an end.”

Editorial Notes The first of the sixth month. it Bk ¥

People so little appreciative of their Provin- cial birthright as not to know whether they are going to lose it or not, deserve to lose it.

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Great Britain's regular anny is more than II,O00 men short of its full complement of 198,500. “The dole" alas, has more attractions to many who would be much better in uniform.

5|? 5|‘ BE British motorcades of I 50 cars with 350 oc- cupants are expected to tour Canada this sum- mer. The drivers will have to be reminded to keep to the right side of the road while on this side of the water.

it It It A pacifist editor in Paris has been sentenced imprisonment for warning Premier-elect LEON BLUM that there “would still

be a few good knives around” if “war monger- ing" policies endangered the peace of France. ll? 3|? It

It was GEORGE MACDONALD, Prime Minister

BALowIN’s Etandfather, who wrote :

The roses make the world so sweet, The bees, the birds have such a tune, There's such a light and such a heat And such a joy iniune. ate 3|?

“When Red RYAN walked about the streets

of Toronto.” says the Montreal Gazette, “he was

The Amusement Tax

Two weeks ago it was announced in the Sumtnerside Liberal press on the authority of Premier CA.\frt:nLL that not only had the amuse- ment tax been increased by Order-in-Council dated April 24, but that "no exception -wha‘le'Uer” would be allowed by way of exemption when the amusement price was more than 25 cents. This, as pointed out by The Guardian, applied to entertainments for charitable purposes which, under the Conservatives, were exempt. It also vitiated the Liberal pre-election pledge, given solemnly by Premier CAMPBELL himself, that increased taxation was unnecessary and that the budget "could, and must be” balanced without any additional ta.re.r whatsoever.

The Government, in its attempt to collect this increased tax from our church organiz- stions, has met with such strong opposition that it has had to change its tactics. Notwithstanding a the Premier's statement that there would be “no exception whatever," our local contempor- Iry now announces that "whilst endeavouring to collect the tax from all who should properly pay, the present Government is not insisting upon the payment of this tax on entertainments when they are for charitable or religious purposes."

Presumably by way of alibi, our contemp- orary claims that under the statute passed by the Conservatives no provision was made for any exemptions. It admits, however, that such

,' exemptions were allowed, as everyone knows to be the case. But why, if the Act was not satis- factory to the CAMPBELL Government, did they ~uof change it at Ills last legislative .re.r.rionf

Notwithstanding the tardy restoration of the

"juernption in the case of church and charitable ;'_7,,_'_¢rltertainments, the increased amusement tax re- ...,mains a matter of public dissatisfaction. It

was put through by Order-in-Council and in ,, “direct violation of Liberal pledges. It stands as ‘ »"I‘l daily reminder to the electors of the manner 5 ° in which they were fooled by Mr. CAMPBELL A" and his associates when canvassing for votes.

* . Longdon Or Dork Horsn , .

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Republican pendulum swing is now decided- ; ly_pro LANGDON and AIWi:BosAn 'If1d~KN0F .~ for Presidential candidate .3! Philadelphia. Whether this will continue in the intervening days remains to be seen.'Mr. Bouts is recog- nized as the greatest orator on the Republimn plstfonn, just as Roossvsnr is on the Demo- cratic platform-. But the polltlciansin contnillibf the rty machine are everywheso st in. In for eatalllple. they Imllod '9 W elgelttyof the because heonoevoted

,. I’ , ‘ '_h}ll ,whieh.h'e believed film Mun j

greeted with ‘Hello, Red,’ on all sides, and offic- ials sometimes stopped him to shake hands. Now it will be necessary to find another ‘Public Hero No. I,’ or else fall back on some of the lesser lights who have served penitentiary terms."

9|? it 9|? The Ontario Medical Association have gone

on record favoring appointment of a Royal Com- mission to investigate all medical services in Can- ada. The recommendation will be forwarded to the Dominion Government. The doctors said they believed such a survey would provide adequate statistical information regarding costs and all as- pficts of medical services. This information could

used in the establishment of either a voluntary

or compulsory state health insurance.

ate in if ‘Mr. ROGER W. BABSON, the well-known

U. S. A. economist is no alarmist, yet he sees fit

0 assume the mantle of prophet and predict a

disastrous war before 1950. In an address to University graduates in Arkansas he declared:

‘Frankly, I believe that you are to see very

perilous times.” "There will be no European war this year, or perhaps for several years; but only a spiritual awakening can prevent another great world war before 1950, into which the United States will necessarily be drawn. In this com- ing world conflict I should not be surprised to see destruction of the great cities on our Atlantic and Pacifiic seacoastfi."

X As advertised in today's issue, preparations

are being made for presenting a feature of un- ique interest on Friday ni ht at the Forum. Fif- teen Draegermen, actua Moose River Mine rescue, will re-enact the dis- aster of the explosion and cave-in, and the subse-

participants in the

quent_ heroic struggle to rescue the two living survivors, Dr. Rossrn-sou and Mr. Scsooma and their deceased companion. In Prince Edward Island, as elsewhere throughout the continent, this epic adventure aroused the keenest interest. Its re-enactment by fifteen of the rescuers should prove a stirring sight. It is being given under patronage of the Nova Scotia Govemment. in the course of s tour which the party is making of Canada and the United States. as as as ‘

. Cavalcade the new high-class independent political !l'l0llf.l'lly,Jnll)ll|l’|£d in Toronto, would like to know : ' ~ “Why does the government always pay more and get less for eve?-thing it buys than would any other purchaser f .

“Why is the civil service overstlfied at least per cent?" ‘

"Why a diflerent rate of duty is collected

from one importer than from another for the some

set’ . .. . some companies evs payment 0 sndexcfss taxi?’ — . ‘ C

h is often imposslblcto obtsln or- " regard to the payment of nut- ' -‘end refutulg. lddlunsn at s, one’: oonli

without , oy-4 . .f“.'.‘Ei‘

Notes by the Way spring nub mo wlshln'

I , \ I could spend my days ofhhtn'.' so an someone. who

interprets the urge of human to get. out into the open after the wlu- ter ls put. 1 our, it is the of.the wild. the spirit of our remote ancestors. who were not htvod up in houses. neither were they coll- eduponwwuroutomoechflrmlb commune wlth Nature, to

fresh st: and sunllght, to get away from the haunts of men sad the worrles of.1lfe la a consummation devoutly to be wished. A day’: fish- fng helps to quiet our troubled splrlts and glves tired nerves I. chance to rest. By all mum no aflshlng. You'll be refreshed when you return to your wrk.-Ssckvllle Tribune.

llswthorne. in his Journal wrote thts sentence: "I: the world .wm crumbled to the flnest dust, and scattered through the universe, there would not be an atom of dust for each stsr.I" For all that we know there are buttons of unknown stars, some to be dlscoverod-some, or rather most of them—never to be discovered. Much of this marvel- ous universe will forever remain an unknown and unopened book to those who now inhabit thés little earth. All ttme ls lnoonoelvsblo to this mortal mind of ours. we llve upon but an edge of knowledge. The wisest tn accumulated know- ledge lnevltably dles quite ignorant of the Creator's handiwork. Look about 11.5 in any direction, and at any tune, and we see sufnclent to amaze the dul1est—-dld he but. think! And we, who have the ablllty to see and to wonder, pass by the miraculous and think lt oom.mon- place!

so far this year the number of relief oases in New York City lgsa Increased at the average rate of ,- 200 a month. /At the dose of the week ended Aprll 24. there were more than 201.240 cases. The prin- clpsl lncrease has been in regular home relief cases. so that the total a.‘ all cases, reoelvlng aid from EMS is 32.200 higher than it was last January 1. It should also be remembered that. “cues” repre- sent both families and slngie indiv- iduals; hence the 202,240 cases may lnclude more than 000,000 persons in this city dependent on the public treasury for their llvlngs, not count.- ms the 200.000 on WLPA pay rolls. In the last week of Aprtl 3, 219 up- Dllcants for home relief were sc- cepted.—-New York sun. 4

About June 15, some 130,000 Michigan veterans will receive the "Baby Bonds" due them as adjust- ed compensation for that: services in the World War. They may put them away as good investments or they may demand cash for them

-lmmcdately. Probably a great many

will as}: for the money. At least . sufficient number will have pm-,5. lng needs to insure that a lot of the money will get into immediate clrculatton. If all were to cash their bonds lrnmedlate‘y and spend the proceeds business would be st.lmu- lated by an Influx of nb:>ut.sl32.- 000,000. Thflt is 8. tidy sun,-l,..De. trolt News.

North America's most nearly ideal climate has been demonsrabed quantltatlvely -by Professor Ells- worth Huntington, famed climntol. oglst of Yale Unlverslty, to be I E_l|'1D of New I-Iampshlre extending .1-om the White Mountains to the coast and eastward for a little way into the state of Maine. Here are the prsctlcally right temperatures and numldltles, variable but not to variable. Hero life can be lived in master oomfoi-t.—I.owell Courier cltlnn.

In the Police Court of Gumpuho s drlver was charged with having negligently drlven his omnibus. The accused pleaded guilt)’ to the charge. and the magistrate enquir- ed whether he had my previous convictions. It was then brought. to his notice that the accused had 28 prevlous convictions. etlll more curlous Is the fact that, ln spite of these numerous previous oonvlc. $50118. the accused did not come under the amended Ordinance pro- vldlng for the conoellat‘ of his certificate. He had only eight con- vlctlona of the nature of offence contemplated in section as of the amended Motor ordinance, Tm, shows the wide lsrtltude still on. loved by drlvors.—'I‘1me.s of Ceylon Colombo. ‘

Mon bu lncroued his resistance to the varlous diseases whloh sf- fllot him by developing ‘mum in. lyltan ant!-bodies whlch not up do- IGIINI Icllnst lnvodinc boo‘ “ .

lltbat $0111’

of goats

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PBIVINTING OEILDI-IN IIOII BECOMING MENTAL PATIENTS

It ls grstllylnz to see the differ- ent‘ "_uowlnt'.hofu.mtllegs.nd the frleuds of patients who enter mental hospitals. than was the case only a few years no. ,

Today thlnklns people know that patients in mental hospitals have asmuohbrslzusst-he restofus. but that ‘Just lg the bout, um, bloodvessels, or kldneys an luvs dlltllfbl-D005. so also can the brain and the nervous system, It ls now recognized everywhere that the only difference between mental patients and those of us outslde these institution; 15 um; they have difficulty gettfng along with other people or curt face thelr problems well enough to do themselvw lusttce quite 3,. well as we can. This may be because their aun- cultles or worries are far beyond those we ‘must face. or that they have a natural or inherited ner- v- or " that magnifies dlnlcultles or problerm. men are of course a great. numbe of these patients who cannot. face their p. lems simply because some polson tn the system from teeth. -tonslls, sinuses, lntestlne, has used up so much of their mental strength or flgh-ting power that they haven’t enough left to fight the problems of Ira successfully. The removal of these infections from the system cleared as many as 40 per cent of, the patients from s New Jersey mental hos- pital some 3 ago. And notwlthstandlng the great l tn the number of mental pntlents, a of every 10 patients are now able to return to home or bus- lneas after treatment In these hospitals. However as the main thought. in n-todtclne ls preventlon—.small pox. yellow fever, diphtheria, scarlet fever, diabetes, pernicious anaemia, typhold and other allment.s——so o}l- so is the prevention CT mental al- menta now receiving much thought. First. in the home. parents try to prevent spoiling their youngster by overptotectlng him. They try to make him keep himself tldy, eat sensibly. share his possesslonu, obey promptly. At. school the teacher tries to do these same things. If the youngster ls shy he is encouraged to reclte and to play with others. If he wants hf: own way too much he ls taught to "glve and take." 1}‘ there ls any falling behlnd tn the work, the eyes. ears and teeth are examined. Sometimes even home condltlcns are tactful- ly investigated. Thtg “preventlon" work by P3?" exits and teachers is bound to les- sen the number of sdu't mental patients.

(Toronto Man and Empire) It ls alleged but not yet proved in court that a lawyer of standlng in s well-known Ontsrlo town has been the tnstrument of heavy losses to many of his clients who en- trusted their savings to his manage- ment. Inreoent years there has been 1 considerable casualty list among legal practitioners in charge of trust funds. Most of tho cssunltles have probably been due not to dlshonesty, but rather to carelessness and lack of business methods on the part of the default- ers. The pr fesslon ls one governed. in the main. by high ethical stand- ards, but many a lawyer has drifted into trouble before he knew lt atmply bedsuse he ‘did not fully realise how hls hooks stood. Almost every lawyer handles a. lsrnr or smaller lume of trust funds placed in his hands by clients who rely upon his profes- sional standlngand honesty of pur-

e. The trouble to swim foil to keep their own funds and cllents’ funds In a common account. Thls state- ment msy convey the implication that such lawyers are not good

If he weroto maintain an sbsolute wntnr-tight. compartment: dlvtsfon tween his own money sad the money of his ollents. 1% ml: and he

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DIAKAOIIICPOKINWOID

_ on’-.-It-um ‘nut notifying to me to watch the om-tomwwn umrrhuu-oauml arm "me

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Sun come,’ by John Gslsworthy. having been one of the pioneers to assist In organism; the Domlnlon Dram: lustful. and previous to that. having made numerous reP- resentotlons to the fpowor-s that be" for this section of the community's life. while it was throusl‘ e orbs of cm any that ex- pr 11 was nrst glvsn to the lden of as Domlnlon-wlde drama compe- tltfon, it was. however, ms noel- lency lord Beubomugh who sent -out an official appeal to the Pro- vlnces. to give the ides pnctlcnl and visible manifestation.

To revive the spoken word to say nothing of the hlstrlonlo and dru- matlc I-rt. means great ucatlonal benefit to B community and 3 na-

tion. This is hardly resllzed by the orcllnary clttslen. who must push his way to keep a roof over his head. But now,‘ the Age of Lelsun is up- on us, and we must educate for leisure. not for work. as the llnes of s new nngllsh writer so aptly

express: “O I wls born a. bourceols for my slns, “But sweat, thank God. has

washed those sins sway ."1mal:canwa1konea.rthsn honest man. "Engaged for life to build God‘: Kingdom here."

some two years :80. I hnd the pleasure and privilege of meetlnl your highly talented and public- splrlted clttsen, Mrs. Keith Rogers. I asked her. what The Island was doing towards this Movome ‘. she replled that, to her knowledge. no appeal had been made. The ad- dress of the Ottawa ootnmltoee was tzlven her and she lmmedlstelv 110$ tn touch with them. On my return to Ottawa I was told by_ the office "that all ommun uons w dealt with in Halifax!" Even though my interests were then ln Victoria. 3. 0., my "Irish Om!“- lnn" fire was aroused, and I sus- gested that a. little seogrsphv. if no; ‘history, might be in order. To Mrs. Rogers and the Charlottetown Players. cuugrotulatlons of a hlgh order must be extended. and the Island may yet lead and DNVG “'9 vital slmlflcance of this broad and oomynghenglvg cultural movement.