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.Saturday, July let bains Domin ion Day and a public hollduy the not bo issued on Monday.

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' * THURSDAY, J une 29, 1922

A8 T0 SALARV GRABBING

Once in a wbiie‘somqr leorai. temporarily ont or somethlng bot. ter to’ talk and always anonymousiy. writes an illuminat- ing letter to one or another of tlie Grit organs with a new Version of alleged Tory wickedness. hypo- crlcy and extravagance. This sa. called “salary grab" oi' 1918 is a

about,

favorite ’tiieme for thcse super-

nnmerary assistants whose oniy qualification vfor the Job is a short niemory ami general ignorance ut the whole politicni situation. Thea have either forgotten or nevo" know that all the salary grabbinz in Canada trom the date of Con» federation t0 the iast salary grsb by tiie Bel] government has becn

the work of leeral

and that ail their sulary grahbing bas been carried out uccordiug to the latest and most approved Lib. oral devlces to escape dotection

and punisliment. Let us elucidatc:

The first salary grub ln the his-

tory of Canada was that in 1901 under tlie uegis ot the thcn Liber.

al Government when the session. ai lndemnity otf 31000 was mised' to :1500. This occurred iluring the

' first session ol' parliament in order

to give the tims belora the next eieclion tt

cxplaln' to tlie electors liow tiie cost of living 'nad gune up in 0t-

tnwa.

They “gnt away" with that grah

and in 1904 during tho first ses sion nfter

thcy made anothnr grah incroasing

appeared Summerslde in addition to the'un- veliing of the magniticent monu-

in The

Guardlan. ln

t

,before, evon in ail the Junes that

be oniy one of the attractions and

otc.. arc also on tlie programme

governmenis

memhers aul‘licieul

the generzil election

ment recently"orected tu tho mom- ory ot' the Prince Couiity Soldiers who gave their lives in the Grent War arrangements have been made for the biggest sei‘ies of sporting eveiits in the hlstory ni Races, Wllil

tlie town. Horse

large stakes tu compote for. wil‘.

Summersido boeii famed l‘or its horse .races. On this occasion the fastest herses iny wlil Sports ol vurious kinds, parades

‘ bas always

tiie province partieipate.

'l‘be bappy montii of June is al- inost zone. and bas provod worthy ut a' passion tribnte, botter paid at tho and than at the beginnlng. for it is ut tbe end that wo best know ail that il. hRs slven us. In thts yesr ot grace, lune bas given us tbountitwliiy in shmshtne. and ahowers. in a'bundant growtb of ali the usei'ul plants and craps we ouitivnte to su'pply oui- waan, in luxuriant follage on treo and shrub and flower. Perhaps never

fr

m

have passed was.o_nr faits land more beautifully'adornedkglit ver— dure and bloom than in the present year.

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And wo alivays hope and cxpect much from Junc. it ls wl-tli us the month ot' longest. days and short' est nights. the month of roses. and of the multitude of flowers so

Pinpers beur 7

bas recalled memories or a remark- able scandal with which his haine was nssociated off and on for lorty years. a scandul which lnterestod

seemed a dozentimes about 'to bc come the occasion for drastic po- ange. disunned as we are, and torn lice act‘ion. but did not do so. and hy interna! l‘infllly died out Wilhou‘t anybOdY tiiing we huve to do is to keep our knowing exactly what lt was

Recalls old-une Scandal

Levi W'iison-Moen's recent deatb lendiess and nlone du 'Newark.

illioiis of newspaper rgaders.

Prophesy‘ More War

In an article in The ’Fortnightiy Frnncis Gribble shows concern about me "ooming war” books that ar‘e ponring from the printing press» es in Germany. Saine are "romano es ot wars of the future." and otliA ers “are essays in bistorlcal philos- ophy." A Colonel Baner says in the prefnce ot' an ambitions pamphlet: "‘lt fs trne that vie aro at the nm.

ail

about. Just who Levl Wilson- oen was we do not know. his uame was partly assumod. Trie

oen [art ho tacked on after tiio

dcath of l’lillip L. Moen, of Wor- cester. Mass. head ot the great burbed wire trust. boen cntitied to the namo or Moenl

He mny have

Ceitainiy lie had some strange hold

ment incapable of taking our revv

dissensions, but tlie ipeople alei‘t and provent thcm t'rom Ilupaing into despondency." The ro-

mances described by Mr. .Gribbia are caicnlated to do Juat that thing.

but ,they are so extravagant, in inv ventlon that no sober-mlndod Ger- nian 'would rhe influenced by theui. "Dle drei kommenden Krioge" is u specimeut, says tne Now York Tlmes. it bogins with the observa-

varied in tbeir beauties of form

and color. lt is Lhe month mhen

Inests. inÀfleld and forest, wliile

bird llfe multipl'ies in {millions of

the happy parents sing thelr lui latbies above them. It ls tiie month _whcn younx men a'nd' maidens.

over the old millionaire for lio ex- turted money from him for years. tlie total sum being probably uot tar short ot haif a million dollars. Ttie dealiugs of tlie men resultted in two suits at iaw. in one oi t‘iicn‘. Moeu doniod that lie was buing

tion that international relations are nlways “in .a stnte of flux and change." illustrations are given. The Gardian Vlctim

Napoleon rode roughshod over

more than at any other perlod of

the year take to themsolves part.

nera for life.

and the day promises to bo uot oniy a historic but a most enjoy- .ible one. i

i Tlia central factor in 'he demon

stration at Sumiiierside wili he thie unveiiing ol tbe quonuuiuiit and this atone enlitlcsdhc town

he County gave

to the patronage of wliola

province. Prince freely of its best blond whon tliel i‘ate of tho Empire and of‘ civil- ization was trembling in the Ihal. ance. They ara now paying proud tribute to tnoso who gave ail i'or tiie cuu<e and are commemorating i‘n bronze and granite for ihe in- spiration

of future generations

the proud part Prince County

’played in the gi‘eatcst evt‘nt in

tho history'oi' the world.

merside has set a worthy exauupie t0 Ihe whole province and the

- nmvlnce can in no botter way its and

show gratitude

tha lndemnlty i’rom 31500 to SZi‘wlin tlil‘B historia event.

000. dicatious wero hnginning gesl that the -Libcra1 part)! migli have somc intersst in the welfar

At tiiis session also. as in. t0 sug-

e depended upon t0 carry out

of tiie Opposition in the not distantlpart.

future. thoy votcd a salary 01 87.000 for the leader of the Opposition. ; in 1910 there were two sessions: of purliament and Mr. D. D. Me; Kenzie, temporary leader of tbe‘ Liberai Opposition drcw his LWni sesaional ot 82.500' each .and his two salaries or 87,3 000 each as leader oi' the Opposl 'tion amÿounting in altl to tlio very

indoniritles

conslderahlo amonnt \or grab oi 519,000 for tiie year. This oppor. tunity came to the redotihtahle hero oi’ the lump in tlio window and the lutcvh string outsido tiie door through a technlcallly in the Act which made tho allowances “for eacn session" instead of for each ycar.

The bill to incroase the sessiounl indemnlty t0 54.000 was introduced by Sir itubert Borden on June 29. 1920. tho lust session ibei'ore the general electlon in order t0 give the diectors an opportunlty o! ap- provlng or Mr. W. L. iMacKenzie King. leader of the Opposition, and Mr. Crerur thon aspiring to the leadt orship or the Progresalves both agreed with Sir Robert Borde-n that owing to lhe inereased cost of liv- ing due to the war and to the constantly lengthening sessions. 34.000 was llttilo ennugh.

'l‘f the leeral who is spasmodicaily Wor- ried over the salary grab of 1919 wili take thls little bit of hlstori’ in the spirit in which it ls here given il, may reliovo his anxioty regarding ihe relative salary gruti- biniz propensltles and t‘ia hoiiesty

of'the respective parties.

disapproving.

occuslonal nnonymons

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DOMINION DAY SPORTS

Noxt Saturnin. Dominion Dey. wili in u gala day tu ibis province. A gonersi progrlihr’nq of sports wili be carried ont on tbaAbogwelt [rounds of thll clty particu.

in! ' of union. au. airesdy

thon.

—.———44.——-——— LIFE'S WtANING JOYS

li‘here soma thing to taire ilia joy nui nl'

ls always soma one or bright young lives. Tiie latent per- pctration in this respect la that of a Nova Scotian statisticinn who has tlgurcd with a sort. oii liendlsh tlie chances of Nova Sootian woineu on their way to the

ingenuity

matriomonia] alter of ever setting thcre. ‘From tlie in'irriage records of the province he hls‘ deduced the followlng aw‘ful conclusions: On an averagc 42 percent. of the brides ure hetween the axes ol' 21 und 25; slxtoen per cont ure he- lweon 26 and 30; .nine .lietwoen 31 and 40; tlirno bctween 41 and 50 and two percent above fifty,

lt is worthy nl' note that widows are not includod in this category. that Shc

hns a way of lier own. me wldow

lie apologctically romarks “she upsets uli calculations.

luis, and slie does not care a hoot uhout statistics. Shc is il law unt') horse‘lf and draws al] men utito hor."

it wili he observer] from thaso fateful figures that tho ycars ho twecn 18 and 25 are thc suniiy years in which tho matrimonial liuy is made or marred. The chances ifor haymaking aftor 26 are lncreasingly growing less and ioss mini they practicniiy disaD' pour botwaan tho axes of 50 and upwsrds.

These figures are reproducod for the banefit of the yonnn army nf finppers who ara now in tha sun- shlno of youth and in the incipient stagoa of matrimonial haymaklng. 'l‘lioy may or may not ho correct; they may or may not lia a fait in. dlcation of conditions and pros- pects in this province; in any case it wili do no hnrm io kaep an eye on them and to watch careluily the flight of yosrs and to be sov-

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"i‘his, too. is in accord with nu- . an- to share

uros‘ plan and pui'posc. Ail mated (-reaturcs seeni

blackmaiied by Wii_son; in tho other ha asserted that lie wns be ing blackmallod. v Onc trial endod inconciusively. the other in favur of tiic niiliiionalre. but tlie judgineut agninst Wilson does not appear io

the Gernian people. but dled u pris- oner on the rock ot‘ St. Helena. Prince William. of Prussia. a cliild when the Prusslan court fled trom the mlght ol' Napoleon. llved to lie proclaiiiied Gorman Emperor in the Hall oi‘ Mirrors at Versatiles. The

{in erecting this inoiinment Sum- i

the spirit of thls happiest month h oi’ tlit‘ your, of which tiie poets havo sung in ail thc ages. June breatiies the very spirit of.lovc and :bloom. beauty. sweetnes-s, frag- rance and niciody intn huiuan heurts, ns iiito tlie heurt of the hird. Heiice tlie multitude oi‘

u

IJune marriages and June brides. n IAnd that June

marrlages “luoky” has passvd into a provcrb. .M'ay they all prove t0 bc so titis year! An old Roman superstition, some may say. “Good the man and happy the maid who uiarry ln June," was ilie wuy tliey pur it. t‘ai] it superstition if you wili, huit can anv proverb that lin.» lasted for twenty centuries be without snme ioundatioii in huinan experlcnce'.’

ill‘t il

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June derivos its mime from Juno, UNS l'ï‘vplyî tlie proud, “the venora‘nle nX-ty:‘l"lÎnK mY’Signa' iwtfe or Jupiter in Roman mythol- niay prosent." ’l‘he surnri -ogy. Very heautiful were the eycs_obeyed nnd in tho i“‘lof Juno. and who has not noticetl'had niaiiy infleliledness thdn by participatinx‘ tha‘t. the eyes of oxen, cows antl'pay to Wilson, who spent the mo- ' of ail tiie bovine sperics are ut“ iicy as swiftly as lie received it and ‘ more too. hecame notod l'or his “Îlllpmlzlîrsllzî’ Zïseäîndïënken to in tact, than the averaxe anions:ces M1 Drofligaciea Themca] hol l H I I y le as n “5‘ Dm" humans' And Juno w“ toi did nut suit liiiii, so he had iti ï t wll'l ho historia and lt may be supposcd to preaide ovor tlic des- m-num andvscm me mus t0 Moeu" ns_tinies ot' woinan khh: tram ' [fnncy to old agc, So i-t comtes that.censed wmk and

Îrnro hvautv? Uiiii‘ormlv

'- the fairth and must beautiful

Moeu's death Wllson large suin of iiioney frein 'ihe es- tate. '

first time.

Moon.

‘i' whn prild without u murmiir.

nve prcveutcd him from contlr.

lng his extortions. Even

Nobndy knows

icn bogan.

ire. and Nthlson a young roustu

bout in a livcry stable when. .sn far as is kilown. they met for tho morning Wilson walked iirto a batik and prcseiltod n ciicquo for :i largo sum signed 'ny The clt‘rk knew both Moen .‘ind Wilson. but heing alwarc tha: tho lutter nevcr had rifty dollars utiAmerlcan and British t'leeis wili uot aiiy on»! timo in lits iifc hofore. tei- cgrnphed to Moen hefore hc hand— He recelved

One

d out the money. “Pay any choque heni

established

alter recelved a

t0 this day when tlie relationshlp botween the tu'o Moen wus a million-

tum "mi Lev} wnson'Galllpoli ai‘rair was cliild's play." a. ged clgrk campaian against tiie Japanese and

next tew months a substantial cheque t0,

extravagen

uuthor tlien argues that in the inlo wnr Germauy was "tue vlctim of the jealuusy of lier ambitions and covetous ncighbors." They ure al- ready estranged and blckering, he inaintalns. They wili have to settle their dlfferences by flghting. ’I‘lie wnr ls thon stugcd. lt must be admltted that tlie exordium is an iu- {tenions appeai to the German peo. plo. War will break out in tlie East, tlie linitorl States iind Glreut Britain coni‘rontlng a Jupan eu- trenched in China to avold rlsking lier ticet and to det‘cnd lier inter ests witn Chincse nrniles. Bui tha

be denicd. The Japnneso navy la destroyed. France now joins her old allies in “a giàantic expeditlou .bcslde which ‘tlie unl'ortunnte

their auxillaries in China hy way olé Russia and Siberla. Germany is ‘called upon to asslst tlie Western îallies."At this 'point the autnor'a :imaginntion runs wild.

lean Punlched

“ai He says Germun technicai skill

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Demure and charming are the early sommer dresses fancy Swiss and organdy that ha‘ng in . w l lines ail. ready fer the fait miss to don. tyles to choose from at prices rang- . ' y. f

t;-

of gingham, crisp and dainty

There are numerous s ing from 31.50 up.

There are also some very handsonte evening' and:

Winëbme 'Summer v I For Home and SpOrt Wèar

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afternoon' frocks that wili save you-ïztjine and wotgr‘y;

when planning your toilet for the 'fairs of the week. .-.

AN EXTENSIVE SHOWING or NEW AND

SMART SKIRTS

Now that the Summer season is well under way the need of a Smart Sports Skirt is felt most. In this new showing there are models of serge, flannel, homespun,

basket weave, etc.; featuring the seras most correct skirt modes.

SPECIALISHIPMENT OF DAINTY SUMMER HATS"

Flower trimmed, ribbon trimmed, ornament or bead trimmed Hats, in a Splendid nassortment of faovred styles and colors. Models of silk, plain and fancy straws, straw braids, mohair and many other of the'most fash- ionable of the season’ materials.

Hats for street, dress, sports, plain, tailored, straw sailors; ail offered at such substantiel reductions as make buying now most attractive.

. ALLURING SPRING SUITS Bought by Mr. McLaren while in Montreal and selling at' a quick clearance price. '

'SIMMON’S NEW BEDS

Have arrived in single and double sizes. Bedding and lineiis in large choiceiat prices that show a fine reduction from a year ago.

Visit Patons for good goods, fairly priced.

> Patons Limited

fi

and genius wili celebrate their triti- mpns Gcrinany wili be truiisformeil iuto a camp on tlie liiie of commun- ication lor ly‘ngllsli and Americaii

inonth in ilie year wag namod

honor nl‘ .i lady.

in

|lavishlv and dabbled

in politiios. illc inarried tlie daughttei' (rf a prom--

cut. lit nevei‘ was

.if we turn our eyes upward from tlie verdant and blooming fields Hi r‘loudiand. at what season or the year can we behold sucli varie- gateu beautios above us? Wlien is the sky so ‘bluo. in contrastiug hur- mony with the emeraldlmu'pet of the earth'! Whon are tho clouiis so high. so multliarious in form and color? iiero we ses a tlny floating tiouce ni Dlli'Pät. there n protty island ai‘loat in thol blue sen of air. reminding us of our own beioved Albegweit. And ngaln, as Moore has sunz, "piled in masses dark and swolilng, na proud to ibe the tliundor's dwel» ling. "And stiii again in soine wzlrm and inulnly rlo'ir. Junn atter- noou, we note to the snutli and east ut loi‘ty mountain' chaln ln dioudiand. Mhtÿse {s‘ummius seem covercd with eternai snow.