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Hon. Dr. McMillan

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In Budget Debate

Province Now Second To None In

i Health Activities. Improved Nor- mal Training Will Be Leading Feature In Government’s Edu- cational Policy. Debate Ad- journed By M_r_._ J. P. McIntyre.

The Budget debate was resumed {in the Legislature last evening by Hon. Dr. W. J. P. MacMillan, Min- ister of Health and Education, who. in the course of a two hour speech. dealt fully with his own department and also with various matters con- nected with the Department of Pub- lic Works, Finance, etc. He was fol- lowed, at 10.40 p. m, by Mr. J. P. u ‘McIntyre, former Minister of Pub- ' lic Works under the Liberal Gov- ernment. Mr. McIntyre spoke for fifteen minutes, then moved the ad- journment of the debate. Th8 P101159 adjourned until 10 a. m. today. Continuing the debate when the ‘House resumed after recess last ev- oiling, lion. m. MacMillan asein referred to the report of the medical experts from McGil1 with respect to Faloonwood Hospital. The report contains something far more impor- tant than the mere fact that there was not sufllclent soap and Watt!‘ used in the institution, as the Lib- eral member from Rustico, (Mr. Le- Page) had implied. If he, Mr. Le- _Paga, entertained such opinions. it would have been better if he hB-ii . kept them to himself Q '~' Great Prcrlfli Mad” I our public health 111°81'31"" l! such at present that we are second to no Province in. Canada» DP- MM‘ luillan continued. This was a great change from the situation existing not so many years B80- Whtl 5°95‘ mg was being done by lily mini! Government for public health Through the effort/s of both parties our health activities have been de- yglopgd, The speaker instanced the Provincial Sanatorlum. and the work cf the public health nurses. “An expenditure of over $30,000 is being made in our public health de- partment, and we are finding that even that is not sumcient," he said. There were other problems to 818D-

in such times that Bots of sympathy were most appreciated, he said feel-

0181i’- Rebulldlng Plans

Tire Government will proceed to rebuild both institutions at the earl- iest date.

The Prince of Wales College will be rebuilt first. Negotiations are now progressing with this object in view. The rebuilding of FEJOODWOOC will take more time because the Government is acting in coopera- tion with the Mental Hygiene Council of Canada. and will receive their advice in its reconstruction. The complete examination and classification of the Fhloonwood patients has now becn completed by Dr’. Clark, of the Mental Hygiene Council, Ontario. The report has not yet been considered by the Government but will be studied carefully and will be a valua/ble gude in determining the size and type of buldfng required.

The provision made for the temp- orary accommodation of the Fal- conwood and Infirmary patients was described in detail, also the ar- rangements made for the accom- modation of the College iudents. The work of the Princoof Wales College has been carried on with the break of only one day, so that when the students go up for exam- ination their work will not be affected by the fire having taken place. Dr. MiaoMillan instanced a somewhat similar disaster which happened at McGill University wilen he was a student there. The destruction of the college has been. the means of arousing in- terest in our educational problems. It is gratifying, the speaker said, to note that there are so many who are studying this question and have offered helpful suggestions. There isofcoursetbispointtobecon-

pie with, notably v l dlklflfi- For the first time there 18 110W 5 well organized fight hBihK staged ngalnst this disease by U16 healm department.

“When I say that our position ll pretty well assured with regard to public health, it marks wonderful progress that has been made in the last ten or twelve years, in this Pro- vince," he declared.

In the Falconwood report it is pointed out that it is possible to do as much for those who are mentally ill as has been done for those who are physically ill. ‘That was the point of greatest importance. There m more reason for the Government acting in regard to those who are mentally ill than in regard to those who are suffering from tuberculosis or any other physitfll 618G066. b9- cause the former are the especial wards of the state. The Govern- ment has never denied its respon- slbility m that regard: the question has been as to the method to be employed. The recommendation of "the McGlil doctors is that Falcon- wood should be a centre for the treatment of mental disease throughout the Province. This plan involved work which was wcll worth while. It was rcceivink the serious consideration of the Government and it is in this connection that an examination of the Falconwood patients is now beihi Wndlmwd b? m. Clark, of Ontario.

The Stewart Government found, ‘among other things at Falconwood. ‘n store house in which mast and

fish were stored in l. most unsanit- ary condition. The Government did away with this and installed a 7ND- er sanitary refrigerator and store- house. This building was not dos- Itloycd in the Faloonwood fire. The member from Rustloo m criticis- ed the last Stewart Government for not having built anythitli but a i118- pen. This wasa building which the

‘ presglt Btewart Government had

erected, to replace something that mas worse than any Welt! 111mb the, h’. McMillan, hid "evtk seen. and it ham been in that condition pwhen the Bentleman from Rus- ltlw was gjesponsiblc member cf

,- -.Mle novel-Emit of this Province.

It was l: source of satisfaction to

" know that the spirit of humanity and charity was exhibited by 0111‘, people at the time of the Falcon»

[wood iire and that the loss of life was hm very much greater than it (was. when the Prince of Wales

College was destroyed the same 8H1- Ierous and humane motives inspir- ed our citlsens to assist the Gov- ernment in every way. Dr. Mac- Millan instances the generous dim ‘Jim-madc- by church crlanintion; with- In a III noun of the flfl. It vu

sldered. These suggested inlprove- ments wlll require more money, and “if they are put into effect, someone will- havc to pay for them.

“Illf the people of Cur Province want to mend more money in edu- cation it is for them to say so." the wrlister declared. He pointed out that alt the present time a. larger sum proportionately is borne by this Government for education, than is borne by shy other Government in Canada.

Teacher's Training

Om polity ‘Vie. Government had determined upon, namely, that the teachers’ training course will be strengthened. "We will make that course a. course worth while." he said. That was one thing which the Government was already planning to do. They now have a. h'ghly qualified man in sight and hope to secure his services permanently. "This much I promise: we will malts teachers training the course we be- Tcve it should be in the Prince of Wales College," the Minister repeat- ed emphatically.

Discussing the probable cause of the College fire, Dr. MacMillan said that personally he thought it had started in the laboratory. Recently additional precautions have been taken to safeguard other public buildings against fire. Elec- tric wiring has been made safe in the Provincial Building, he in- stanced.

Dr. MacMillan commended the Liberal Government for having renovated the Confederation Cham- ber under the employment grant. In its new quarters, however the of- fice staff in the Tax Dept. is over crowded. There is also congestion in the Public Works office. He be- lieved it would be in the interests of efficiency if more office space could be procured.

Moreover, if a fire occurred in the Provincial Building what would happen to the department records? There is no fireproof vault for these records. Dr. MscMlllan explained. The Minister commen‘ d upon a criticism in the Liberal press re. llrdinl an alleged irregularity in appointing him to the portfolio of Health and Education. The hon. member for First Prince (Mr. T. A- Clmllbell) "the most expensive mm who ever came into this lbflllsture," had originated this criticism. That entleman had ac- 00pm a portfolio and a salary un. der the Liberal Government with. out oven a seat in the House. "When he first raises I ques- tion like that he ought to be very careful about hisvown election. lf itcouldhwintsdouttbatmyol-

Government,

action cost lnis Province 883.300 I would be mighty careful not to crit- M“ omef] appointments," Dr. MacMillan declared, adding: "My hon friend will so down 1h 1M1 lgglglatlva history as the most ex- pemwe mm that ever crossed the threshold of this House."

Dr. MacMillan reviewed the cir- cumstsnces of the bv-electicn in Second Prince in which Mr. Camp- bell was defeated, and also his sub- sequent election in the First Dis- trict of Prince. The manner in, which the election was secured was described. Lust year $83,000 in pub- llc works was expended in 1st, Prince, including $22,000 out of a. total of $57,000 for gravel for the Province, alld $16,000 out of a total provincial expenditure of $48,000 for permanent bridges.

Striking Comparison

The Liberal member rrom Rus- tlco, (Mr. lePage) had complained that most of the unemployment money had been “wasted" under this Government. Dr. MacMlllan replied to this criticism with the following striking comparison:

Under the Liberals the unem- ployment expenditure was $207,000. $90,000 of that amount came from Ottawa. $117,000 was spent by the Provincial Government.

Under the present Government $350,000 was expended, including the expenditures on the projects undertaken in Charlottetown and the incorporated towns. Of that amount $108,000 came from the Federal Government; about $34,000 from the city and towns and $110,- 000 from this Government.

"They spent $117,000; we spent $110,000,". continued the speaker. "They employed, on those projects, 1,852 persons. We employed 5,702."

Under the Liberal administra- tion of the unemployment grant, the total of man-days was 19,389. Under the Conservatives, at a less expenditure to the Province, the total number of man-days was 67,132.

"D0 you think that crowd over there can show us anything when it comes to fair distribution of the unemployment grant?" asked m, Macmillan challengingly.

Mr. J. P. McIntyre: “No."

Hon. Dr. MacMillan: "It's well you might say Nol" (Applause),

Answers Cfltlclsms

In reply to a criticism in me liberal Dress, Dr. Maclvlillan re- viewed in scathing terms some blunders committeed under Liberal administrations.

He also replied to a statement of M“ 143F089. who had suggested that the flint for delinquent children should be less "now that a Minister of Health and Educa- tion had been appointed." This Dr. MacMillan ex- plained, was assuming its full ob- ligation with respect to delinquent children, an obligation which en- tailed paying the cost of all de- linquent children sent from this Province to a reformatory.

The condition in the jails was referred to. The Government had met with hostility in its efforts to

establish authority, but it was de- ’

termined to maintain strict dis- cipline in these institutions.

The Liberal increase in public debt was also reviewed. This amounted in four years to $1,287.- 000, which brought the total debt to $3,342,000.TheOpposltion leader wanted tc deduct $300,000 of "as- sets" from the Liberal. liability. These "assets," however, included $109,000 of tax arrears. Would the Opposition leader say that those assets were good?’ "Let him come over and offer us $100,000 for them and we'll take it, at least I will, speaking as one member of- the Government."

“The very fact that in 1931 they allowed $105,000 of uncollected taxes to be added to the list, shows that those “assets" are not so easily collected." Dr. MacMillan continued.

Public Accounts Understandable

The plain and straightforward manner in which the Public Ae- counts were made out this year was contrasted with the Accounts presented under the Liberal regime last year, which were so muddled that even the members of the House and the Provincial Auditor himself were at a. loss to under- stand them.

Dr. Macmillan scored the Op- position leader's statements ro- Ba-rding the relative expenditures incurred on public works by the Liberal Govemment and the pre- ceding Stewart Administration,

The Liberal cry of economy, raised as an excuse for having failed themselves to appoint a Minister of Health and Educa- tion, was analyzed by the speaker, who pointed out that in the last year of office, the Liberals had exceeded their estimates by over $040,000.

The subsidy claims question was also fully reviewed.

The question cf filling the vac- lacy in the portfolio of Public

Works. raised by the Opp0Sitl0n,‘

W" nailed in by Dr. Mscmllan, who cited instances of sects hav.

TljlE cllsltnorrcrolvlv _ GUARDIAN:

ing been left vacant f0" several months under the Liberal regime, "Even after they were defeated at the polls they tried to make ap- pointments of sheriffs. What do you think of that?" the speaker scored. MR. J. P. MCINTYRE

Mr. J. P. McIntyre, (Second Kings) the next speaker, said it was unnecessary for the McGill mental experts to come down here‘ and complain about odors and‘ flies at Falconwood. All they had’ to do was to go about a mile out- side the city of Montreal, at the Verdun Institution, and they would find the some odors and the same fly nuisance.

Meat, he declared, had not been kept in the ice house at Falcon- wood, as stated by Dr. MncMlllan. 1t had been kept in Charlotte- town. As for the fish, it was dried fish that was kept in that building under Liberal regime.

$83,000 might have been spent in the First District of Prince last year, Mr. McIntyre admitted. but "not one dollar o_f it to elect Mr. Campbell." The grsvelllng expell- diture in that district had been in- curred on the recommendation of the engineers. $83,000 would only compare fairly with the other dis- tricts, he continued. Of course, it was a very hard thing to control expenditures, especially in an elec- tion year. A month before the elec- tion he had issued instructions “not to spend a cent in election work." He was convinced that that sort of thing did not help to elect anybody. The trouble was that the people "go ahead and do that sort of thing themselves" regardless of instructions received. _

Mr. McIntyre could only account for the increased number of men employed by the ' Conservatives under the unemployment grant as being due to Liberals having been “flred" and replaced by Conser- vatives.

The speaker intimated that he would next discuss expenditures on public works. At 11 o'clock he mov- ed the adjournment of the debate and the House adjourned until 10 a. m. this (Tuesday) morning.

Sadbary Wolves In Semi - Finals

OTTAWA, 0nt., Mar. 2l--(By the Canadian Press)—A two-goal first period lead that threatened their supremacy, Sudbury Wolves defeated Ottawa Shamrocks 3-2 in the Eastern Canada junior hockey semi-final here tonight and won the right to meet the Montreal A. A. A. on March 23 and 25, in the Dominion semi-finals. A 2-0 victory in Toronto Friday gave the northcrners the round by 5-2.

Temporary Insurance Bill

‘ Stewart and Mrs. C. N. Brown, were

Regular Monthly Meeting Of I. O.D.E.

'l‘ilc regular monthly meeting of the I. 0. D. E. was held yesterday afternoon, the Regent, Mrs. J. A- Mathieson presiding, and was 1M8?- ly attended. Mrs. Mathieson ac- knowledged receipt of parcels of clothing for needy families. A letter from the Minister of Education sc- knolvledging receipt of the resolu- tions passed at the annual meeting W115 read.

Two new members, Mrs. W. A.

enrolled.

Higher Profits In Ne w Brunswick

(Canadian Pres!) HALIFAX, N. S-i March 21 -— l larger percentage of Spirit-i. B110 higher prices in New Brunswickh liquor sales accounted for higher profits in that Provncc as 00ml)!!!‘-

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Civil Servants Reach-Age 70

orrrswa, out, March 21. — (By the Canal!!! Press) —'rhlrty- five civil servants in the “inside service" in Ottawa have reached the age of ‘l0, according to a return tabled in the House of Commons today. Among these are two D07‘ uty Ministers, If. B. nowatt (rs- tsrior) and G. J. Desbarats (Na- tional Defence), and three others who exercise the functions of nev- uty Ministers. These an Dr. A. 0. Doughty, Dominion Amhivlstybr. W. J. Roche. chairman the Civil Service Commission. and I". A. Aekland, )King's Printer.

The Queen ’s Favorite Hymn

(Special To The Guardian) .. LONDON, Mar. QL-The Queen's favorite hymn is “Jesus, Lover of My Soul.” she told the leader ‘of a Salvation Army band today.

ed with Nova Bcotia, Premier G. S. Harrington said tonight in tablinil’ statements prepared by the Nova Bootia Liquor Commission.

Oppositon speakers had quoted New Brunswick figures in cla'm1h8 more profits should accrue from the amount of liquor dispensed in this province.

For the five months period, Octob- er to Ftbnlary, total sales 1H NOV“

compared with $2,033,911 for the same period ending February 1931. the statement showed.

It was also set forth thatas alt the end of the fiscal year, sales of spirits 1n New Brunswick were $3.- 372,431, and in Nova Scot-la. $1.908.- 428. On the other hand, Nova Scot/a sold beer valued at 82.577320, while New Brunswickb beer sales were $1,110,599.

In New Brunswick, the Premier pointed out, beer prices were 20 per cent higher than in Nova Bcotia. The New Brunswick commission had been longer in operation, and was not malrng the same "write-offs."

While the fact. that less money was in circulation was reflected in reduced sales in Nova Sootia, the Premier said that “there was great- ter control and restricted consump- tion on the pant of the people."

20 Days Go By

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Colonel Lindbergh! personal re- presentatives, and the work of city. county, state and. Federal officers, there still was no indication that any but the actual child-stealers

F o r Ontario

surance Temporary Provisions Act,

mlnlon jurisdiction. The bill asks the Legislature to empower the Lieutenant-Governor-

regulations as may be required be- tween now and the prcr-ogation of the next session of the Legislature

surance, the licensing of companies and the amending, repealing or adding to of the Ontario statutes respecting insurance.

The proposed act was o. "stop- gap" measure, Mr. Price declared,‘ “necessitated by extraordinary cir- cumstances and designed to bridge the months between now and next session by which time the consti- tutional issue with the Dominion will, we hope, be settled and a re- vision cf our insurance statutes can be ready for consideration by the legislature."

FREIGHTER

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10.00 north latitude, and 06.15 west‘ longitude.

The San Angelo is listed in Mari- time records as a. vessel of 5,857 gross tons, 409 feet long, built in i010 and owscd by the Pacific-At- lantic steamship Company. Her home port is Portland. Oregon. She was fonnerly the Willanglo.

The ship sailed from Philadelphia March 6 and from Norfolk, Vs.. March 11, for Ban Francisco and other Pacific ports. She was re- ported as passing the Pans-ma Can- al Saturday. A vessel of her sin usually carries about 40 officers and t m0!!-

medium of a bill entitled the "In-i 1932," Hon. W. H. Price, Attorneyéfrom Federal agents, said many ofl WW9 "i9 Dirty Wll 00¢. three General, in the Ontario Legislature ‘these communications were coming "w" trahslllms "lied 101' 110mb today outlined the position of the from Department of Justice agents "Om Shanshel and Woman: with province with regard to insurance around the country. But like a my- iimfl‘ °f m“ “pvw” °uv°nm 4M" companies, and contended it was a I rlad of‘ other "clues" that have ‘km- Th° 7"‘ °f u" alvmim Wm matter of Provincial and not Do- Cwmmi "l? Imd then faded into in-,

knew the whereabouts of the fam- ous bniby.

Thousands of pieces of mail and hundreds of telegrams containing

explaining the offers of co-operation

significance, none of the “tlps" so far have proved productive. There was a flurry of excitement

reports of notes found on the legs of t/wo carrier pigeons, one in Con- necticut and the other in Pennsyl-

with respect to the business of ili- ‘Vania-

But one turned out to be the work of juvenile pl-anksters, wlrle the other could not be verified.

The first note read:

“Pulled off the job in fine order. Made a clean get-away. No one even suspects me. will meet you Monday as planned. Will have the dough with me. Yours, Red".

A Brodheadsvllle (Pa) resident, who found the note on a dead car- rier pigeorfs leg, and a. deputy sher- iff brought it to the Lindbergh home. But a short time later 1n- vestigatunr back in Pennsylvania enrloun ‘- the bird had been found by several boys, who tied the note to its leg as a prank.

The other note read:

“All lines unsafe. Kid in yacht. Making noport. ‘Trained care out- side United States jurisdiction. Re- turn bird."

It was reported to have been found tied to the leg of a bird beaten down in a Connecticut storm The informant. who said he had not seen the note. told police it was in code, which was deciphared by a focal bcotlcgicr. whom hs refused 00 name.