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Rl-‘liresenthig the Charlottetown Little Theatre Guild in the P,E_[_- N.B. Regional Drama Festival this ivcck. the Players in the above tzroup attained .thc second highest number of points in the estimation °i 3'19 flilllldloator Mr. Allan Wade of London. l-Jllg. Dirocted by Mrs. Ruby Houle the Charlottetown illllvm presented “Circumstantial Evidence," a one act play by George if. Grimaldi. This play will be repeated at the studio night performance along with another "l9 "l Play directed by Mrs. Frances lloll Trninor on Tuesday, March 10th Pictured above are, left to rlsht. ion row. Mr. A. a. Cooper, Mir- Ruby Hobie. Mr. Ian Smith; center, Mr. A. M. Douglas, M155 Merit; Arsenauit. Mr. Charles Jenkins: bottom row. Mr. Samuel Vail, Miss lllargarot 519mg,

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lookins youno officer with the “Hitler mwsstdvhe." who has flown the King. as Prince of Wales, thousands of miles in the c3819. Bate. is the despair of all press-men and °lll1°ll5 Peilllle. for he never answers questions about his job, and he has many stories to tell, ll he cared!

Once when flying north, the Kings plane was forced to make a lalldillll on account of dense fog on a lonely Yorkshire moor. The party was six all told, and they proceeded to make their way in the direction of a l:ght which could be dimly per- ccived in thc distance. A mile‘s illidso brought them to an old inn, and "mine hcst" was at first greatly ITBYVOHS and confused when the distinguished visitors entered his Drflmlses. The Kink made everyone l" 68% by vilirrlls drinks loi- all present in the bar. After a hurried “snnck" lic then watched {our 100818 having a game of dominoes. and although by this time a motor. ca;- was waiting outside for him, re- mained to see the finish of the

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tuality ls well known; so them was considerable surprise and anxiety one day at. Weymouth on one oc- casion when His Royal Highness (as be then was) kept a distinguished oatherinz whirl _, two hours m was-to open a new pier and harbour works, and he left hi: Windsor homo in plenty of time for his en- . ement But his "Dragon" was forced down owing to bad weather, and it landed near n brick field in very muddy and marshy soil. The Royal party hm to splash through it all. and a group of brick-workers wu astonished to meet the future Kins vi moi-no and his com- panions covered with mud and bathed in perspiration.

A motor-car was hastily sum-

moned. and the" driver took the Royal party as fast as he dared. At last. two hours late. I-lls Royal dighnes arrived at Weymouth smiling and composed as usual, al- though his shoes leaked their cus- tomary polish!

“llw Kins is fond of saying that he never enjoys a cup of tea no much as when heir flyihl. and lie otlcn puts on the electric kettle and makes himself a cup when high above the clouds. . .

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parent danger. The Company points out that the proceeding may result in default of interest of the Com- pany and threatened destruction of investments in junior securities held by about 100.000 small investors. The government, municipal, state and federal are working .for the protection of the American people and are in a winnlngfight but the utility interests are powerful finan- cially and otherwise and will fight to the last ditch so that the present legal proceedings may drag out for one or two years, perhaps longer, but this city and the people of the

. province east and south of hero can-

not rest on their oars awaiting the result. The city has still some rights in this matter. The Province still retains its sovereign duty to see that Justice is done. Public opinion is decidedly opposed to absentee for- eign ownership and management and is ready to support an aggres- sive policy.

Municipal ownership is daily in-

creasing everywhere. It is a. recog- nized inherent right and although the A; G. E. System have recently sent word that they have no in- tention of selling the local plant, still by statutory provision it may be acquired if necessary and and the price determination may also be provided for. The A. G. E. are not our dictators. The latest develop- ment in municipal ownership is in the City of Saint John, N.B., where there is iiow a municipal plant op- crating successfully and the pro- posal before the City Council is to buy out ilic coliipctilivc pliint oi The Nmv Brunswick Power Coul- pally for $3,250,000. The city cil- giliecrs have recommended tile pur- chm; and state that the entlie cost can cc paid of! in 30 years. In con- versation with a former resident of Saint John yesterday, he stated that Mr. lllal Brown, who was some years ago manager of the St. John City plant, told him recently that when there was o. ivater shortage the City plant has supplied the N. B. Power Company with electric ellcrgy at 1!: cents per k.w.il. and made money on the transaction as it only cost the City 1 cent per k.w.li. to‘ generate sunle. ,

Tile following quotation from the recent report of the N. Y. Joint Legislative Committee on Public Utilities will be of interest:

“There is no question that the municipal plant can be, and often a very effective instrument in the hands of the people for providing themselves with electricity at reasonable rates when these cannot be secured otherwise. Under cer- tain conditions, the rates charged by such plants may properly be cited as a "yardstick" for the measurement of oilicl‘ rntcs."

“The primary function of a niun- iclpally owned plant is to provide electric service to the consumers at the lowest possible cost consistent with efficient operation, amortiza- tion and proper maintenance of equipment. '1‘he municipal plant should not be a profit-making in- stitution." On the other hand it is quite proper that a municipal plant should render its community a reasonable and sufficient amount of free service, in the form of street

irol, fire alarm systems, ctc., to ap~ proximate the amount of taxes that a. private company would have to pay in the same situation."

“It is the belief of the committee that the sole object of engaging in municipal lighting is to furnish a necessity of life at as low a rate as is compatible with efficient manage- ment, fair wages, proper reserves, amortization and proper extensions, Municipal plants should not be un- fairly loaded with other expenses of the municipality nor should the municipality borrow funds from the municipal plant without interest return." ‘

In my next letter I will have something to say in regard to rates and if any discrimination is shown.

I um, Sir. etc, JOHN F. WIIEAR.

AGAIN}; LIQUOR STORES

Sir,—-The following item which appeared recently in a Halifax newspaper is a strong argument in favor of retaining our Prohibition Law in this Province.

I am. Sir, etc. A MOTHER

ENCLOSURE

“BADDECK, N5. Mal‘. l-Citiz- ens of Baddcck district at a mass meeting in the County Court House Friday unanimously decided that the government liquor store at Baddeck was "a moral detriment t.» the young people of the town and a decided menace to the younger generatio ."

“A committee comprising Rev. A. W. R. MacKcnzie, Rev, J. A1- lison Fraser, C. W. K. McCui-dy. W. D. MacLeod, Archibald FBI’- guson. Mrs. W. G. Maclhc and Mrs. H. Y. Fraser was appointed to draw up u petition to be for- warded to Premier Angus L. Mac- donald of Nova Sootla, the rov- emor-ln-wunotl and the Nova Scotla Liquor Commission. The petition will oak that the liquor

atom hero be closed at the oorlielt poulble date. 11w petition‘ was mad at the mass meeting and all present signed it. - “C. W. K. McCurdy fold the petition to the meeting and con- siderable debate ended tn signat- tbo bottom

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of it, After obtaining signatures of those not attendinéthc muss meet- ing. the petition ll be forwarded‘ to the premier. John M. Campbell was chairman oi the session and Dan Matheson acted as secretary. “Speakers included Rev. J. Allis- on Fraser, Rev. A. W. B. Mac- Kenzie, W. D. MacLeod. C. W. K. McCurdy, Archibald Ferguson, John M. Campbell, Dan A. Mac- Leod and Angus N. Mackenzie."

AT ITS WORST BETTER

island are alarmed by rumors oi government sale of liquor being forced on them against their wii. by the Liberal Government. We are thoroughly sick of hearing that things couldn't be worse than they are, and the impossibility of en- forcing any proliibliory low, etc., etc, and that government contra. would do awaywlth bootiegging. l. wonder who believes such pinle‘! 1f such talk were not so mischievous it would be simply silly. If govern- ment sa-le would increase sobriety, and make for "true temperance/His its advocates claim, how is it that the brewers and. distillers are so anxious to get it?

We all know how the sales of in- toxicants have gone up by leap- and bounds since the repeal of Pro- hibition in our other provinces, BUM the United States, and we all ought to know how the increase in drink- ing means also an increase in every kind of crime and ‘misery.

Wlién a former Liberal Govern- ment went into power on the crest of a wave of strong tempera; iccliiig, iuitl when that ieultng was iuriher mailiicstcd by a plebiscite which showed unmistakably the wishes of the majority oi‘ the people, it seems to be o. piece.of the gross- est impertiiience that ally member of any government should bring up the subject again. It is just an- other lnstance of “the love of mon- ey being the root of all evii"-the liquor men being prepared to offer any bribe to any government to fur- ther their own ends, and alas, any government seems ready to take a. bribe, forgetting that ours is sup- posed to be a Christian country, and that we are supposed to believe that only ‘Lrighteousness exalteth a nation." Everybody knows that the law is not enforced and that those who are supposed to enforce it are conspicuous by their absence when booze is passed around, unless they are helping to drink itl If the law was enforced without fear or favor, we might be spared the shame and scandal of seeing so much drinking and disorder, and might be able to feel that we had done our best, to rid this lovely Island of its greatest

pest and menace. - do from the Old

lighting, energizing of traffic con- .

Coming as I Land, whore the sale of inloxicants was under very little restriction, I feel qualified to express an opinion of the contrast that exists bet/ween even a prohibiwry law that is fault- lly administered and no law of pro- hibition at all, and agree with a friend of mine who said: “Prohibi- tion at its worst is better than Gov eminent Sale at its best." w

1 am, Sir, etc., » EDITH M. METCALFE. Victoria. P. E. I.

CHANGE NOT WANTED

Sin-in your issue of March 4th, there was a letter signed "B. E. De- que" which was intended for a slight on Mr. Horace Wright and tlic pcoplc of Bedequc in general. One cannot believe that n person from Bedcquo ever wrote that letter, for, in the first place we know Mr. Wright much better than that, and respect him accordingly; and, in the second place we are more loyal to our community than to besmlrch its fair name in that way. Moreover, that the people of Bedeque have cv- ery confldence in Mr. Wright was plainly shown at the polls on Sat- urday when not only his tbiberal friends, but many of our good tem- perance Conservatives came out to vote for him, and the results showed that in all three Bedeque polls there were only two votes against him. The mean insinuation that _Mr. Wright may have used either money or rum to win his election could not be made but under an assumed name, for anyone making it publicly in Bedequc would find that in future his name would need to undergo another change and be written a8 "Mud."

We, of Bedeque know that Mr. Wright always has been and always ivill be a staunch temperance wonk- cr, and will stand up for our pro- hibition! law itlie stands alone. We do not believe, however, that this will be necessary, ‘for surely the members of our government will not try no foiat a law on us which we so plainly do not want. They know too well that the some people who voted them in believing that they were behind our prohlbitcry low, can just ll easily vote them out again.

As a rule, I do not’ believe in controversies of this kind, but it may be all for the. belt to have the temperance question threshod "out intniiwoy. for ithubecnoftno opportunity to get authentic tn-

forlnatton, and I woufd like in thunk Mr. Bentley, pert Neill, Mr. Goudle,

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Sin-Did someone say that tem- perance sentiment in this province is extinct? It is far from it. On the other: hand it is growing and growing fast. ‘Three factors are perhaps contributing to that end. In the first place newspapers all across Canada are presenting the glaring facts that the provinces are submerged in an orgy of disregard for law and decency hitherto un- known by them. Through the medium of the public forum car- ried on in the "Guardian" and "Patriot" and by Rev. Mr. W. H. Harding over the air. it has been effectively revealed that P. E. I. is not enjoying conditions as they ought to be, and they promise to becomeworse by the adoption of Government Sale, As we have stu ed the situation we have been for to conclude that men en- gaged in the liquor business know no law. All they care about arc profits and they take the easiest means of gaining those profits. As surely as the sun sets they arc de- feating themselves by their eager- nessto line their pockets at the expense of human life. They have learned nothing from the happen- ings of the past.

In the second place the unkept promises of repealists and Govern- ment Control advocates am prov- lng a boomerang. Not one promise has been kept. Even the vast re- turns to the Federal Treasury that a. worried and tax burdened people was promised from liquor sales have not been i-enlired. This fact the public is beginning to see. Of course those who were well ac- quainted with the situation knew that these pledges would not be

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eyes -,. "‘. light before enduring the pain and

of approval upon mankind.

A third factor that is contribut-

motor crashes on our highways, the attractively pictured whiskey od- vertlsementc upper‘ in incom- ing papers and magazines. Island people do not like this and the tide or resentment ls rising. They on certainly not going to adopt a measure that will increase these conditions many times.

Anti-liquor organisations have not retired from the field. The foo of the liquor advocate in very much

desired degree of united action thatwewoulalibe tditiaolltla moregoncouroging for the future under u mom-mule of united ef- fort. This imity of action is oblo- lutcly sleuth! and until it come! about it ll motel: lo expect ony- tbg: approaching success.

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____..__-_. INVESTOR! BEWARE

Bin-Knowing the interest you have always token in the welfare of the people of this plovince. I hope you will through the columns of your paper give space to a few lilies in what may be worth in- vestigating.

At the present time there are operating in this Province two or three branches of Toronto Stock Market concerns, those concerns are not member of any stock cil- change but are reported to be do- ing a large trade in what they rep- resent as high grade gold mines, and it is reported a. largo block of shares has been acquired by those companies for almost nothing, or only a few cents per share, and of- fered herc for twelve times '

as much as they paid for them. They are flooding the malls with circu- lar letters addressed to intended investors pointing out what Lake Shore, Noriuida. and Hollinger and other: good Canadian mines have done in the past five years. Some one described a mine as a hole in the ground which is really nothing more until proven to be of value.

There are now hundreds of mines of no value in Northern Ontario and Quebec. r

A few years ago in this Province weknow how a couple of slick strangers took some hundred thousands of dollars from invest- ors with the infamous Harvey Mine properties and again the Jay Cop- per Mine steal, when almost a quarter of a million dollars was taken. One of the victims, a. friend of the writer, lost twenty-two thousand dollars. the savings of a lifc time. l-lc died within a. year of a broken heart. One can hear those parasites every day except Sundays on the air and when cars can run, an intensive campaign la to be mganlaed to take in the whole province.