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THE SESSION

The lexislntule got awdy to a

good start yesterday. According to promise and what is more to the point, according to the well

known predilections of Premier

Stewart for punctuality, the first session opened promptly on time and ‘immediately went to work. it is gratifying to note that Mr. Saun- ders, leader of the opposition, con- gratulated the premier on his prolnptness in opening tlie first session and promised that the op A position would do all in their power to facilitate business.

Mr. Saunders is entitled to com- mendation on his moderation In his initial venture as the Liberal‘ lead»

While no doubt doing his best to be moderate \he may be pardon- ed for an occhsional reversion to the original type and solne notable reversions manifested themselves in his effort of yesterday._ He was quite willing to ascribe the bounti- ful harvest of the past year to Di- vine Providence but he insisted on giving full credit to the late Commissioner of Agrlculturepthe Hon. Mr. Lea, for the success of the certified seed potato business. Mr- Saunders had evidently forgotten that the late Commissioner was strongly opposed to the seed pota- to undertaking and that it was only after the Seed Potato Growers had made a success of it that it receiv- ed any recognition from the Bell government. ,

l-lis remarks on_the technical and ugriculturulflschool, which was the legitimate and acknowledged child were to he expected. Yet

‘the butter and cheese- makers in our cooperative creamerles and cheese factories will smile when they read in the report of his speech, of the “pro- gressive methods of butter and cheesemaking” taught. there! The statement that the teachers‘ llis-

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satisfaction ended when the Bell doing but [or m, (“gm-e poggjbfllqment B5 10 P8111"!!! 111118111

government cums into power will probably elicit fronl some knowing teachers the remark that this dis- satisfaction did not end immedi- ately on the accessio of the Bell government but followed “immed- lately" after certain other events ‘which are still cherished in the memory not only of teache :9 but of parents. upon many other points which will

no doubt form subjects for future,

discussion by himself and others and a report of which ‘will appeal‘ in the summary of his speech when published. Meanwhile, it is not too much to say that what, gener- ally speaking, might be regarded as a fair presentation by the leader of the opposition, was somewhat mar- red by Mr. Saunders’ lugllbrious re,- ferencs to the rights and the wrongs of returned soldiers- N0 one knows better-than the return- ed soldiers themselves the insin- oerity of this cheap sentimentalism poured out. ad nauseam at politi- oal gatherings in the childish be- lief that the qollllol-s will tut... it "and give their political support to the man or the party who cries 'm loudest sill sheds the most ol-oooauo toil-is. The subject has been bllamelossly overdone and the fililflrl know it and very properly ‘fit-out it.

, , We trust that future sessions will follow in the line charted yesterday in promptopenlngs at the appoint- ed hour and that the’ ‘88851011 will bi continued and ended as it be- in, in fair and rnnnly debate and a businesslike attitude towards llll the questions that may come be- fore them’- ' '

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usvv Luann or CANADA in we published of the Annual Meeting of w Illwnrd lsland‘ Branch of the Navy League, of Cecilia. nu branch, our nudrmxoow; m» loo omn rpt. u“ sail-tot m of the biggest th it [not Qntinly

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Mr. Saunders touched.

Y, Ottawa today is n shining snout-

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and the Western, provinces where the influence of the sea and its ships and its place in the commerce of Canada is recognized to the full. Down here we take the sea and its ships for granted; they are here "because they are here" and we as- sume that they "shall always be here without any effort of ours- This is a serious mistake. Canada's roads to prosperity are on the sea

prosperity to the full until Calla- liian prolluctsare carried to the markets of the world in Canadian ships manned and officered by Cun- adians.

lt was in order to attain this great goal that the Navy League of Canada was first instituted and it was to help in bringing about this great consummation that the Prince Edward lsland Branclpof the Navy League of Canada was established. We have in Charlottetown a magn- ificent plant, an equipment which has since its establishment been a credit to the province and still is. We have which our young men and young men from anywhere else in Canada can equip themselves us blasters and mates, a school which needs only local encouragement to make it one of the best schools of its kind in Canada. The regrettable loss sustained by the departure of Commander Lewin, R. N. R, has been flllly mnllc up by the fortun- ate opportunity of securing a casp- ahle successor, Captain Alllenby, R. N. under whose direction the school is lllaking excellent pro gress. The local Branch has ulso been the means of extending to tllc officers and men of visiting war- ships the kind of welcome they ap- preciate and which gives them such llll impression of the port that they want to come again. The local Branch is in every way worthy of ollr heartiest support,

a naval school- in

and we shall never realize that-

Notes by the Way

"C. N. R. Pay-Roll now u Pro- blem." That in the head-line over

an l‘ deupatch to the Llbornl 8t. John Globe, from which we quote: - '

"Enquiry at Government sourc- es show that the pay-roll l5 be- coming quite a problem: Up to the end of November 1.928 the Canad- [an National paid $121,130,407 in wages as against $118,648,361 for the same time in 1922.

The increase ‘was therefore $7,438,046. Surely this is “quite a problem!” But this is not all. We learn from the same despatch that almost all of this alarming increase took place llurlng the last six nlonllls of the twelve months per- loll.

The despatch goes on to state: "it would also appear that the ratio of the pay-roll to general ex- pense went up as the months pass- ed. For the first six months it was 62.4 as against 62.1 for the same months in 1922. An increase in the ratio was reported during each succeeding month until November, when the ratio stpod at 64.3 as against 56.7 for the same luouth last year.” it would therefore appear that the National Railway pay-roll increased by Seven Million. Dollars between the first of June and the c-nd of November last year!

Surely the Railway Pay-Roll has taken to itself wings-strong wi-llgsh-nlytdllasterq! as of ..an eagle, and flown away Heaven- wards. Or shall we say on joyous wings. as of the lurk soaring melodiously upward to the blue sky? Seven Million Dollars in Six Months. What wonder that official Ottawa stood at gaze and nlurmured," Quite a problem." Several problems at once present- ed themselves. With Railway ulages increased a million a month, how could the Fifty Million Civil Service cost be cut down as pro- mised? Premier King gave out

that it would be done “grsduallyfl

and left Ottawa for a vacation!

A bigger Problem awaits his rs-

turn if not already settled, as it is

reported to be. The Western Pro- gressives demand the full restora-

worthy not only for the work it is tles- As stated by the President,- Mr. J. 0. Hyndman, u drive will} shortly be made for new member, ship. meet with the generous response that our people unsparingly accord to every worthy purpose.

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COMING OR GOING?

In this Canada of ours we have mucb to boast of. It is well known that in natural resources we stand on a par with any country in the world while we have practically a monopoly of some of the best min- erals. There is no advantage in commercial, industrial or educa- tional life that we do not possess- We have the two greatest oceans in the world at our eastern and western doors. We have all the ad- vantages of climate that the tem- perate zone affords in any part of the world., We have unmeasured and unoccupied square miles of as rich a soil as is to be found any- where on the globe. We have nlen and women capable of such sc- hievements as those of any other country in the world are capable of.

What more could n nation want? What more could a nation have‘! Are we living up to our opportuni- ties? Are we doing for progress and for civilization all that such ad- vantages would lead ourselves or others to expect? ls our oouptry as prosperous as our opportunities should enable it to be? Certainly it is not. This required no proof. The exodus of the past few years affords abundant proof of this. What then is the matter‘! The fed- eral government at Ottawa is the heart, the source from which our natural prosperity and our progress must be directed. We, in tile scat- terd portions of the dominion are the feeders of that source. Are we true to it and "to ourselves‘! Are we sending our best nlen there, de- pendable men, nlen who will seek first the interests o! their country regardless ofiolf or of party?

‘We m not. The government at

tlon of_t_he Crows Nest Pass agree- rates, which means millions taken off National Railway revenues in the‘ West but denied to the East. So to‘ the millions of increased wages

ions in available receipt. Many re- ports from Ottawa state that a full surrender to the Progressives on this point was made by the King Government before tile Premier left Ottawa. The truth mllst very shortly be made known.

That fins optimist, Sir Henry Thornton, talks pleasantly of a balanced railway budget. We cheer- fully admit that he is doing what he can to keep us all cheerful. But such matters as the Crows Nest Pass agreement, or the Hudson Bay Railway completion, or the King Governments pro- gram of 1100 miles of new railway construction, or the discrimination of lowhates in the West and high rate; in the East are entirely beyond his control. They are political and what is worse, they are matters of corrupt bargain and sale between the Government and its purchased allies. Nobody will blame Sir Henry for that, but therein lies the country's danger and the sllre defeat of his fine pre- dlctions.

Therein lies the evidence, also. that the pretence of keeplnil "l! Railways out of politics is a sham and n fraud. The fact that we have a weak Government at Ottawa, at present in a state of Dllffllyils. seriously complicate; the situa- tlon. How serious that situation is. so far as the Maritime Provinces are conce not’. is made clear when so staunch ~a Liberal a; Mr. Hance Logan, of Cumberland cries out in Parliament that these Provinces "must get relief from the burdens

under which they suffer" and reminds the Government to its face in Parliament of the de-

feats it has ‘Ilecolltly met with in Halifax and Kent!

Isnntor Dnlnfiuranfuinuggosllon to the House of Commonl. i0 “I'l- ducc wordagu and do some work" is both terse and timely. “Wordsgfl has been, the bane and bllslll 0f

parliaments and legislatures in Oansdn for years: It has been ‘rampant in Ottawa: It was a

nightmare in Prince Ildwnrd lsland from i010 to 1088. And sl-

plmof what s government ought

1 up: and our representatives suntan 15511159914»: "M. w- will l» a on museum-Mus]

definitely in th s, way‘! lf‘_ so Canada's coming into bur own is in- dillnitll! WIQWIIIG. This ll worth thinking over, it requires no proof,

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1 The Public Forum

E This column. In. open for

the discussion by coma- ponttsntn oi‘ question; of in torent. The Charlottetown Guardian docs not IIOOGIIIF lly endorse the opinion on pressed by its comlopo» dents.

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SCHOOL FAIRS

Slr,~—~l have before me s letter frolu a resident of my Inspectorate gensuring me very severely be-

tise the list of prize winners at the llzst School Fair held in Montague did not appear in the Press. For the benefit of those in- _tcrested ln School Fairs and yet ignorant as to their organization and management l would. ask you to kindly publish this letter.

The entiltl luanagemunt of u School Fair is in the hands of u Conllllittee consisting of the teach- er and two pupils from each school taking part. This Committee has its officers, President, Secretary, etc. it is the duty of the Committee through its Secretary to carry on all correspondence relative to the Fair just as it is the duty 0f the Secretary of a county or Provincial Fair to look after such matters. Tile inspector could not have the prize list published because ‘gtheir is only one copy made and that is always in the hands of the Secretary of the Fair centre who is instructed to have the list publish- ed as soon after the Fair as Doss- lble. Trusting that this may have the twofold effect of setting the public right in regard to this mutter. and lso of spurring up secretaries who ave been neglecting their duly.

l am. Sir etc.,

L. W. SHAW.

Inspector of Schools Georgetown, March 12, 1924.

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FRIDAY, MARCH l4

THOMAS H. BENTON

American statesman, who was Senator fronl Missouri for thirty years, was born at Hillsborough, N. C., March 14, 1782.

ELI WHITNEY

American inventor and luanufnla- lure-r, obtained n patent for the cotton-gin, March 14, 1794. Prior to this, his workshop was broken into and his machine stolen.

JOHANN STRAUSS (The cider] Austrian composer aull conductor, Wllg born ut Vienna, March 14, 1804. He famous for his llunce-nluslc, raising this class of luusic to a high level.

VICTOR EMMAUEL I King of llaly, first King _of| Sardinia only, was born at Turin,

We 1111B! 1111B HD9851 W111}wou.ld be added the loss of mlll- March 14, 1g2()_ During m5 ‘[9181]

the complete union of ltnly effected.

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THE CONSTITUTIONAL ACT For almost fifty years, from 1791, the French and English in Canada pursued their separate ways in the. rovinces of Upper Canada and ower Canada. Until 1791 Ontario bad been a part Quebec, with a population of 20,- 000 people, mostly United Empire Loyalists, who had left the United States when their cause had met defeat.The Constitutional Act which became law on this day in 1791 and which divided the coun ry into two provinces. was desig d to give each element. the French in Lower Canada, and the English in Upper Canada, more control over their local affairs. Thus each had a Legislative Council, appointed by the Crown, and a Legislative Assembly, elected by the people. Until the Act of Union in 1840, the provinces were governed under this plan.

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RESOLVE

l will not think of that which might have been But every hope shall rest ~ln the 0 Be. l will be glad for all life granted

me Of sweet, and fold the bitter l have seen

fect days The future ‘holds in store; i will look up And take more happily life's pro- offered cup; l will plant flowers along my bar- ren wsys. ‘

So I will banish any thought 0f what you might have lions: l will recall Only your goodness; shall be dumb _ Nor voice reproach, since all that l have sought, Encllhcxflectatlon to which lam

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Will be fulfilled in what you may ecoms. ILIIAIITH ICOLLARD

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ways this was to be noted: Big lndemnitles always meant big wordage and little work. The more pay the more talk and the less work. Til was wily our unpaid City Coon ’ did more work luau evening ma: the Legislature dill in s lnontll. Now the the ilfor less w - all-non wit. And it will _'

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THE BLOW ON THE HEAD

You have attended n football game or n. boxing bout and one of the participants gets a bump on tho bead and cannot get up-

‘As l1 luutler of fact he is ull- conscious, and doesn't know just what is going on around hiln.

in u few seconds or perhaps ulin- utel-l he is on his feet again, appar- ently as well uaevcr.

The wise coal-ll in n football or hockey game, wlll' usually lake lliln out of the game for u fcw ill-lil- utes at this time.

What has happened?

l~le has hull n. concussion.

A concussion is simply a jar that is given to the brain.

it is as if you took the head into your hands and gave it a shake. This jarring actually interferes with tile action of the brain without really injuring it.

it is just as if you got a blow on your arm or leg luuscles and could not use them- They are practically‘ powerless.

in u few seconds or minutes the power comes back and you have the full use of the urm or leg again. Really no damage done. Bllt in the case oi‘ concussion ori a blow on the skull this salne jar means the disuse 0t‘ the brain sub- stance for awhile.

in the case oi‘ the boxer if. is ll scr ious matter if it lasts lllore than tell seconds, because that gives the bout to the opponent.

That is the reason that in amn- tellr boxing, if such lill accident oc- curs, one lllinute is given to the fal- len boxer, instead of just ten sec- onds. This permits u clever boxcar to "come back", unll ill amateur boxing it is cleverness that is till- goul always.

it very frequently happens ill nlnutcur boxing that the boxer sui- ferlllg tllc concussion conles back to his senses and wins the bout-

ln concussion there is relaxed

plllse, and complute loss of coll- sciollsllcss. Somotilllcs they can be partially aroused by pinching them, yelling into tlle our, or sticking pins into thcnl.

They usually rcguiu conscious- ness ill u few seconds.

Tho usual trl-utlul-lll is 11H‘ llld fashioned snlolllng sails filillllllilllll, null the npplltrzllloll oi‘ ill-all to till- holly.

Wllurl- iho unconsciousness lasts for some lllinuivs, lilo after trout- lllout. is very important.

Absolute rest is lilo big osguntlu]

MARCH 1-1.—Yon uro energetic,

should achieve more than a, mod- erate dcegrec of success ill any- thing you undertake. You arc fond of society, a good conversa- tioualist, and quick ut repartee. You cure o great deul for your home, but dsrive a great deal of enjoyment from the evenings spent in pursuit of pleasure outside. Cul- tivate n love of home null learn to appreciate the love given to you. Your birth-stone is a bloodstone, which means presence of mind. Your flower is a violet,

Your lucky color ls white.

COST OF LIV IN G CHARTS

What were YOU paying for eggs during the pant month.

The latest figures fronvpptqw; give these as the average prlcel.

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The first farmer president 6i the Canadian National Ex- hibition, who hats been re-electcd to that post. The exhibition at Toronto‘ is the largest annual ex- hibition in the world.

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STOCK QUOTATIONS

HALIFAX, Mcll. 13.—Quotntions

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St. Lawrence Flour Ottawa Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cuba Qane Sugar Pfll . . . . . .

Pan American Petroleum 49% Aluerican Can . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1151/; Brazilian Fraction .. 53 Howard Smith Pfd. 98