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25TH ANNIVERSARY YES- TEIIDAY-Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Brown celebrated the twenty fifth anniversary of their marriage, re- odvingjne well wishes of their wide circle of friends. '

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING- At a meeting of the School Board held last evening the "resignation of Mim Marion Stewart, Miss Grace Douglas ‘and Miss Dorothy Holman from the staff of Prince Street School were accepted. The following experienced teachers were appointed to the staff of that school. Miss Olga Toombs, Miss Ruth Inngilie and Miss Marjory Fraser. Miss Jean MacDonald and Miss Mary Duffy were appointed to the staff of Queen Square. School. and the resignation of Miss Frances Kirwin who has been absent on leave for two years attending University was

Among the P. E. l. Highlanders, Brighton camp, are Sgt. N. S. Mo- Lure and Cpl. D. Gallant o1 North lustico.

Mr. Dom. Owens and Miss Ruth Sheehan of Medford, Mass. who are guests of friends in Kinkora, were visitors to the City yesterday.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dougan have returned from their honey- moon trip. leaving here on Tues- day June 25th, for Halifax, they spent the week in that city, leav- ing on Saturday the 29th, by the C. N. L‘. "Lady Drake" for Boston. where they arrived the following Afternoon.

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on page 0 of the Puhllc Accounts of 1931 the total liabilities were as at Dec. 31, 1931,.$3.342.24l. Thus the increase in liabilities for the past four months of that year was only 84,835 and not $310,000 as stated by Mr. LePsge. IN OTHER WORDS THEY INCREASED THE DEBT IN THE FIRST EIGHT MONTHS $544,000 AND WI: IN- CREASED SMIII'"IN‘THE'§L‘AST FOUR MONTHS. (Loud applause).

Another Misstatement

Mr. LePage heateclly attempted to refute this statement, but Mr. Bethune produced tho Public Ac- counts and the Internal A "‘ ‘s report and had no difficulty in proving to the audience that he was speaking me truth. .

Another misstatement of Mr. LePa-ge was nailed by My. Beth- une, when he quoted the Liberal candidate as stating at the King- ston meeting that the unpaid bills for i984 amounted to $000,000.

"This statement also is untrue," declared Mr. Bethune. "According to the journals of the House As- sembly on page 118, the report of the Public Accounts Committee show the unpaid bills to be only $23,710." .

Mr. LePagc did not attempt to refute this statement of fact.

Conservatives Score

The eeting was largely attend- ed, and applauded lustily as point after point was scored by the Con- servative candidates.

Mr. E- A. Cm-rie. m. Bethune‘: colleague. scored in reading the Saunders-Mackenzie King corres- pondence which revealed the 1n. zulting manner in which the Lib- eral Premier of this Province had been treated by the Liberal Prime M‘ ‘ ‘ of Canada.

He scathingiy denounced the Personal attacks on Premier Mac- Millan, whose able leadership he warmly defended.

The success of the Empire pacts and other trade policies of the Bennett Government was also re- viewed.

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Messrs. LePage am] M“. Phee, were largely repetitions of their criticisms at other meetings. 3°“ devimd l 800d deal of time l» personal attacks on the aw. ernment leader.

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speaker, referred to the unusual difficulties which had faced the present government. He refuted Liberal misstatements as regards theruinsofPrinoeofWalesOol-I lege and Palconwood by referring his audience to the letters read by‘ Premier MacMillan, and defended‘ the course of the government ‘in having the plans drafted for Pal- conwood. '

‘After discussing unemployment _rel.tef, Mr. lbers referred to the prices of school books, remarking that in Ontario it was possible to purchase books in large quantities, and that there a govleimmeszt "bon- us was granted, a no 0y be recommended for Mr. Myers also disc ~ the feasibility of the Llberll 1110M of a balanced budget, pointing out that the Stevens policy called for enormous expenditures as con- trasted with what the Liberals were advocating. Mr. more then read some of the correspondence which passed between ex-Premier Saunders and Mackenzie King, and showed how Prince Edward Island had lost much money by Liberal negligence. Not till Mr. Bennett took charge did Prince Edward Island receive a cen .

Advocates Examination

Mr. D. N. MeoKay expressed the opinion that there were more pres- enlt] than people from the Clifton D0 .

He criticised the creation of a new portfolio of Health and Edu- cation and advocated the examin- ation of people who intended to marry to prevent the marriage of those who did’ not measure up about 100 per cent. '

He “ ussed the Conservative platform of 1931. He did not think llrhlllls that prohibition was en- forced any better under the Mac. Millan Government. The Govern- ment should not have anything to do with Old Age Pensions on ac. count of the “disabusesfl he said. Many o! the fishermen and [lob- ster fishermen had to get, relief from the Old Age Pensions. Mr. MacKay then discussed the Lib. eral platform. Some people, he slid. claimed that the door was closed for getting more subsidy from Ottawa. He hoped not. The

vestigation of road building meth. ods, Mr. MacKay said he believed ""10 "w 01d system of gravelling should have been continued. a ‘Ihe Conservatives had not dis- covered the gravel. As a boy of 10 he had hauled gravel from Harts. ville with his father.

Mr. MacKsy concluded his speech by a personal attack on Mr. W18- more.

Commands Commission

M-f- ‘Illomas Wigmore was given a rousin, reception. In voicing re- sentment of Mr. MacKayw remarks he milled in the encounter re-

The Old Age Pension Commis- sion was strongly commended by l-hl sneaker in answer to Mr. Mac- Kay’s charges. He challenged Mr, MscKay to criticise the adminis- tration in one single case in First Queens. When a request came to him he usually required a reoom- t mcndation from a clergyman.

A purchasing agent was neces- sary for buying small items, Mr.

bought in large lots. and wheat-ha present Government took office some of the supplies at llnlconwood f had to be either buried or burned. Mr. Wigmcre and Sr. Stewart had a brief passage of arms as advice given by m. Lea as regards the bond issue. Since 1012 the greatest addition to the public debt had been by the Liberals, Mr. Wigmoro showed.

Mr. Wlgmore launched into a vigorous defence of the govern- ment's policy of rebuilding the lost institutions. Mr. Wigmore scored heavily on the oppositon when he reminded his ‘- rs that when the government dismissed an offic- ial, Mr. Lea had voiced loud criti- cism, and thus w-demne’ one cf his planks. Mr. Wigmore stated that no influence brought on Inspec‘ liripps could avail to bring about a change in the course of justice.

Ineffective Plea v Mr. W. l". Alon Stewart put up

for the opposition. He claimed that Mr. Wigmore had made misstate- ments. He quoted a long list of fig- ures. Ltke Mr. MiectKsy he referred to the Conservative platform of i031, and discussed it at length. There were many who had been at Irishtown meeting m. Stewart observed.

Mr. Stewart stated that the jani- tor c: Prince of Wales College was an experienced man who had

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be considered. “ , erruneni; did get into debt. What did they do to offset it’! did they do this past year by way of increasi _ the revenue of the Province and, what did the government of Mr. McIntyre do in that regard’! I think these things are very well worth considering.

of revenue in will find that all of the increases in subsidy Government-which is one of our large sources of revenue-wine fer-red t0 IbOVO. secured while ministrations were in power in Prince Edward Island. big subsidy increase of $100,000 was obtained under the lvlathieson Government. Then came the in- crease of $125,000 under the first Stewart Government

mnualiy under the MacMillan Government. total increase of $875,000 a year, Wligtnors said- The liberals had obtained on succeuivs occasions while Conservative were in power lu this Province.

correspondence bet/ween Ex-Prem- ier Saunders Premier and Finance Minister at . Ottawa in 1929, showing how Mr. Saunders had been snubbed when he sought a subsidy and how, at the Robb, he had refused to co-operate with the other Maritime Provinces and the Board of ‘Trade in press- ing for a joint Maritime pnvsenta- tion.

Les, Government fell down," said Mr. MacDonaldfThey were lily- lng small politics. They wanted to go to Ottawa. by themselves. They refused

Comervativo Governments Nova Sootia and New Brunswick. They may dispute that statement, a rather zeeble and ineffective plea but here ls the Bidders

lous blunder that a Government could snake," continued Mr. Mas- Dmald. “The Duncan Commission report wae the only basis on which Iwe could bring s case. That was a eoiumimton which dealt with the claims of the Provinces; and for one

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The Liberal elf-Minister had also criticised the experimental highway projects undertaken last year, contrasting (from with the McIntyre Highway. To this Hon. Mir. MacDonald replied that the McIntyre Highway also was an experiment and a much more costly one. It was badly broken up lest your, and had practically to be rebuilt. What Mr. McIntyre had neglected to mention was the fact tihat the Soirthpmt project was being repaired at the con. tmtlns company's expense, with- out any additional cost whatever to the Province. .

‘ Debt Increase Unnvoidable

“Mr. McIntyre," continued Mr. MacDonald, “also spoke about the increase in debt. Unfortunately in the last five years every Province in Canada. the nonunion, and every municipality in the Domin- ion, has been obliged to increase their debt. If the flcvernmen: of this Province is faced with an in- crease, they are not alone in that respect. ‘more was no opportunity for the most economical province or nuinicipality of making any saving. They had to meet prob- lems of unemployment relief, of reduction in receipts of taxes, etc.

All those difficulties had to be met b", the Co, day. In times of such economic

ent of the stress and strain if, is practically

lmpossibb for any Government to avoid going into debt.

"But compose the record of this

Itrovincc with other Provinces, and you will find

_ that it com, us: very favorably with any of them.

If conditions were different, if we had the boom times that we had while the government of Mr. Mc- lrstyre was in power, I believe you

“host" of officials in the govern- would see a large reduction ‘ ment would have to be-discharged, in debt by the MaeMlllan Gov- “W811 "5 might mean the annihil- crnment, wring to their practice of ation- of the government which at- economy."

lcmDted it, he said.

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Mr. MscKinnon. who followed Mr. candidate, said

marks except funny stories, and those did not require to be _ swersd.

He scored the "bcle-and-corner, hit-and-run, petty criticism" of the Opposition speakers, which had no bearing on the important issues of the day; such as the use of cars

government officials. "rbat stuff," lid m. Mnclilnnon amid applause, "ls pretty small. Such op-

"" is intended only for n class of people that do no take very much interest in the affairs of this sonniryandlsmsnreitwillnot meet’ with much appreciation from yon.‘

He dealt briefly with some of the major achievements of the Mac- Millan administration. stressing particularly the $150,000 subsidy in- crease and Old Age Pensions.

“Ws are not denying," he said, “that the government went be- hind financially. But they accom- plished things in doing so. And they did not go very much more behind, in their three full years, than the Lea government did in its last eight months. 1 don't care how they twist the facts; THEY CAN'T G81‘ AWAY FROM THAT. (Applause).

ltfll, J. P. MOINTYRE

Mr. McIntyre, who was the first speaker, said the Conservatives had not, implemented their promise of rigid economy. They had bought $6,000 worth of “brand new cars", he complained. and they paved the driveway in front of the Provincial Building "for those brand new cars to sit on.” They paved the ap- proaches to Phllsboro‘ Bridge at a cost much greater per mile than the McIntyre Highway. ‘They had failed to implement "to any great extent" any plank in their plat- form

Cheaper school books, he declared, were needed. The Liberals, under Premier Hazard with s. Liberal gav- "ernment at Ottawa first. se- cured chsoper school books through s,contrsct with T. Eaton and Com- pany, he maintained.

“’I'hey claim they saved mgney at Falconwood in their three yours," 1032, 1938, 1084, w. McIntyre said, adding that this was due to the slumpin prices and to the fact that in 1001>_the_ Liberals bought $81,000 worth or ‘coal, There was a raise of 013,000 in Faloonwood maintenance this year, due to the fact that prices were coming up a bit. The McIntyre Highway had been "slandercd and misrepresent- ed," four years ago, Mr. McIntyre said in answer to the Premier's statemerlt on T ‘ay that the Liberal campaign regarding Pal- conwood Hospital was one consist- ing largely ofslander and ‘ tate- ment.

The experimental highway pro- jects undertaken last year "have all gone to pieces, particularly the Southport highway," he maintained.

The two cent gasoline tax in- crease amounts to more than the Bell government poll tax, he said.

Fhlconwcod Hospital plans formed the subject o: a lengthy tirade from the Liberal candidate.

"We had a surplus each year, in 192a and 1928," he maintained, com- plaining that the Conservatives were extravagant because they had deficits on ordinary account.

We gave them the road policy that they are now carrying out. They haven't changed it one iota, only they sit down around the Council table and add more to it." "lhe Premier," he said. "is pull- ing down a fat salary and it will be a sorry day» for him if he is de- rested," Ho (the Premier) had "gob- bled up everything he could in Charlottetown, even going over to Rocky Point to attend on the 1n- dians." declared the speaker. He added other remarks of a personal nature before sitting down.

MB. H. B. COX

"There Iwas not money enough in ConadaP-lvlr. Cox maintained, "to fulfill all the pledges of R. B. Bennett." "Bight on the heelofMr. Bennett came the local Conserva- tives and they made promises which couldn't be fulfilled. Premier Mac- Millan, he claimed was "taking 34.500171 your hard earned money. The Pr ' had spoken “with quivering lips and an alligator tear in his eye about the poor fisher- men," but the Liberals, Mr. Cox promised, were going to take the 2 cent gas‘ tax off the farmers and fishermeraf

The government, he continued had guaranteed ‘the fertiliser of the Potato Growers’ Association but ‘they appointed a commission and the. growers could not get a centfls worth‘ without paying the money. He contrasted the position of "you hard wor llwple" with the Premier. who he alleged was “cam- ing his 85,000 without very much labor, sitting in his office." He also dscussed Falconwood plans.

KNOCK! TOURIST GRANT

Mr. cox repeated the criticism he made in the Legislature with re- gard to the 08,000 grant to the Tourist Association. The Province he said. could not afford it.

If the other provinces go Liberal is it right and wise that this Pro- vince should remain Conservative?" he said in a mm appeal in which he boasted that he bought potatoes from Conservatives as well as Lib- erals.

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H. H. Con, Liberal he found little in the letters re-'

the liberals would make the ordin- _ ary expenditure and reveune meet

' sccotmt. He pointed out that any Government could easily balance

- and Notices

T116 Provincial Boy Scout camp was opened at the Dover farm, Dunstaffnage, Wednesday morn- ing under the direction of Field Commisionor ‘ William Warren, Camp Chief, and asistant Com- missioner Fred Driscoll assistant camp chief with Mr. Mlurmy as quarter-master and a staff of scout leaders.

No fewer than 77 Scouts reg- lstered from various points of the province. The camp site is ideal, a field sloping gently towards the ‘East River with plenty of woods for shelter. Alter erecting tents and generally adiusting the site a camp fire was held on Wednes- day evening. Mr. R. C. Parent. Secretary, has been in close touch with the camp visiting it yes- terday and the opening day. It may be explained the: the camp is being held at Dunstaffitagc m- stead of Brudenell, the site prev- iously agreed upon, because of the failure to obtain drinking water after boring dorwn some 90 feet.

ture was greater than the total debt increase. ‘Therefore if the present. Government had not to meet extra- ordinary expenditure it would not have increased the debt one dollar even in such trying times. The increased expenditure in the Department of Education is due to the greater number of students at Prince of Wales College and to the greater number of first class teach- ers employed in the Province, both conditions entirely beyond the con- trol of the Government.

Regarding lldr. Jones‘ criticism of the Marketing Act, Mr. McPhee pointed out that the Manketing Act was not opposed by the Liberal party either in this Province or at Ottawa. He pointed out that the Act express- ly leaves it to the industry concern- ed to formulate its own marketing plan. 1f the potato marketing “ is opposed or at fault the weaknes cannot be charged to the Act or to the Government but to the industry that prepared the scheme. Speaking about the R. C. M. P., referred to by Mr. Forbes, Hon. Mr. McPhee asked what the Liberal party intended to do with them if returned to power. They have no intention of dismissing them, the speaker stated.

In conclusion, he invited compar- ison of the record of the Conserva- tives and Liberals as regards the subsidy claims at Ottawa. When times were good the Liberal Govern- ment got not a cent. Yet the Con- servative Government went to Ot- tawa when times are not 620d and Ottawa is burdened with many things and gets $150,000. That is one comparison in the achievements of the two parties.