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The Premier's Apoflieosia

"When storms blow loud, 'tis sweet to watch at ease

Prom shore, the sailor labouring with the seas:

Because the sense, not that such pains are his,

But that they are not ours, must al- always please."

-Lucreiius.

Fortune has been kind w Premier Saunders. .On the eve of an election in which the chances in favor of his party federally are. to say the least. somewhat doubtful, and with it still more dubious contest facing his own Government in this Province next summer, he makes his exit at the critical moment. thus forestzillmg both criticism and defense. He goes to the Supreme Court bench, where his merits or demerits as a politic- ian will no longer form the theme of public (ilf»&‘ll.\~li3l‘l, his works will $.19 t0 folloiv him, and where the clash and struggle in the politi- cal Irena will reach him but as a

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faint and not unmusical echo, as a tale that is told, or at the worst. as the reapers song that Wordsworth heard and described so poetically-a song reminiscent merely of "old, un- far-off things, and battles long ago."

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Having done with Premier Saund- ers politically, it remains to congrat- ulate hlin upon his appointment t0 the most distinguished judicial office in the Province. It is no secret that a Supreme Court Judgeship was the ambition which he pursued with zeal

and constancy, at home and at Ot- tawa, ever sincc his election to the leadership oi his party and particul-

1927. Political office he regarded,

wisely enough, as but. a stepping

stone to higher things. This goal he: had ever bcfore_ him, probably from

the moment w'lien,,a-s a young manf he passed successfully his law i-xam- , inritions rind vras admitted to thc‘ bar: oi this Province. Steadfast ambition

is always commendable. Fortune

favors those who hclp tlicniselvcs;

flllcl Premier Saunders’ severest crit-

ics will admit that he has not. been‘ lacking in this respect. Not content to ‘ drift even with a favoring tide, he has plied his oars diligently, holster! all the sail his bark would carry, and now finds himself, with strength unimpaired and still in the prime of life, in safe and secure har- laorage.

It can be said, too, that the Prem- ier has largely created his own op- pcrtunitles. He started with no aci- vantages that other ambitions young men do not cnjogv. and he built up in ‘ Summerside one of the largest and most. successful law practices in the Provincei Much of» his success was "lue to his invariable courtesy and In the heat of jiolitical debate, at the last session oi the Leg- islature, we took the opportunity of expressing our appreciation of his obliging attitude towards the press. l-le never made party distinctions in this respect; and as a result retain- ed the personal friendship of many wlmflfivec who were strongly op- posed to his policies and his methods of administration. ‘This is a satis- faction whlch the Premier can legiti- mately derive out of his political career. and we believe it is one that he values very highly.

It is predicted that the Govern- ment leadership will devolve upon Hon. W. M. Lea. Minister of Agri- culture. Premier Saundcrs will doubt- less express his choice to the Lieut- enant Governor. iind this expression of opinion from a retiring leader under our constitutional form of government will naturally carry much weight. Mr. Mo. has experience, ind isthe logical person upon vshom the Premier's mantle would fall. He has shown a tendency in the Legis- lature to lead rather than to be guided by nu official superior, andif llP is called upon to step into the Pmniers shoes he will have ample opportunities of showing his capac- ii_v iri mu respect before the people pass jurifgryieniyi-tqi; iiiipsgir iuui the

has

‘to many worthy causes, notably the

_ altogether different arly since his victory at the polls in‘

ibut the Minister

corpse of free trade."

Well Earned Retirement

Mr. Justice I-laszard, Master of the Rolls and Judge of Equity, whose retirement, in favor of Premier Saunders was reported in yester- day's Guardian, has had a long car- eer of conscientious public service. Elevated to thc Bench on Junc 6,1911 lie was from 1904 to i911 a member of the Legislature of this Province and during the last three years of that period was Premier and Attor- ney General. As a Judge he filled his responsible position with dignity and rectitude, and lent his support

Red Cross Society, of. which organ- ization he is a past president. Mr. Justice Haszard, who is now in his 81st year, has retained his health and vigor to a. ‘remarkable extent and it is the hope of his many friends that he will be spared many years in which to enjoy a well eam- cd rest from his judicial duties.

Liberal Opinion Divided‘

Two members oi the King Gov- cmment addressed Liberal organiza- tions on Wednesday lust, one in Ot- tawa and the other in Woodstock. col. the Hon. J. L. Ralston, CM,G., Minister of National Defence, told the Ottawa Women's Liberal Club that tho Dunning budget will not be an issue in the forthcoming elec- iion, but that the only issue will be the competency of thc Government to carry out it: policy‘. Mr. Lapointc, in. Woodstock, seems to have had an notion of the campaign and the Government's po- sition in regard to it. He talked of the tariri and oi little else. It. is a reasonably safe prediction, moreov- cr, that other Liberal speakers, be- tween now and polling day, will de- vote their time largely to the tariff. and to thc “numerous and complex" changes cficctctl in thc recent bud- get, so that it docs seem, after all, that the tarifl‘ will bc an issue, and one of some importance in the elec- tion. Col. Ralstons preference for some other issue may be due "to a lack of faith in the crossword puz- zle which Mr. Dunning has evolved of Defence falls back upon a vcry wobbly reed when- lic suggests an election fought upon the general competency oi the King Government. It is doubtful if even the most sanguine of his colleagues, or of ‘their followers, would care to accompany the Nova Scotia Minister into battle with no better means oi defence than the King Government's melancholy record affords. It might be consistent with the theory of dis- armament which has lately been the subject of intensive study on the part of the Minister of National Defence, but it, is to be feared that the rank rind file woult-Lbe rather seriously dis- couraged at so extreme and inop- pOflililc an application oi this theory.

Editorial Notes

"It is part of the irony of fate," said a Labor member in Parliament, "that it should have fallen to the lot. of the first western Minister of Finance to drop the cut flowers of British preference on the mangled

‘Three times as many revolvers are reported to have been sold in the United States inst year than in 192B. with such an increase among his armed citiunry, Uncle sun may yet be forced to hold a personal disarm- nrnent conference.

There are 57,044 ex-service men drawing pensions in Canada, the av- erage being 8474.63, while H.532 d0- pendents of deceased soldiers draw an average of $548.86. according to an answer to a question in the Coim- mons. The average monthly total is now 83,150,890. ‘This makes a gcodl! sum annually. The facts, suggests an exchange, are worth noting, for they show that. the Dominion is expend- ing much money on war victims and

Notes Bug/w Way

There is at least one town in the world which is not perplexed by 111' creasing taxes, municipal cxpendit-_ ures for streets. schools or other‘: modem inovatioiis. instead of piiy-' ing taxes, this happy little town. Ebern by name in Bavaria, grants to its cltizcits a yearly bonus of $l5 t0- gether with what fuel they rcquirccl for the year's operations. This hap- py rcsult is the product of a neur- by forest, owned and kept by thc wufp. The yearly surplus of fuel is sold to the surrounding country and the revenue from this source is dis- tributed among thc citizens. The for- est ivas laid out several generations ago and has been sacredly guarded ever since. What a contrast this pre- sents" to the wrangling and criticism ‘incident to modern towns and cities which are ‘struggling to keep ahead of the times by yearly increase in tax- atlon.

Turkish women will be given full suffrage in i932. From tlic seclus- ion of the harem to the freedom of the franchise in a few years demon- strates that the Ottoman suifragettcs are fast workers.

To the village of St. Clet in Scu- langes County, belongs time distinc- tion of having inaugurated the first municipal forest reserve in Canada The municipality, under thc auspic- es of the Provincial Government. has secured control of considerable areas of land adjacent to the village, and last Arbour Day. was appropriately chosen for the inaugural ceremonies. The municipality will plant the land with trees which will be cultivated until they have attained a proper age. By this means it. is hoped not

only to assure an adequate supply of} wood for fuel and for building ]7l.li'-‘ poses, but also to protect farm lands from sand infiltration.

The third spectacular dry raid in New York within a week. executed with dramatic suddcnncss just before the palatial liner Bremen sailed for Europe. raised prohibition excite- ment in New York to the highest pitch it has reached in two ycars._ A

crowd of 7.000 visitors, bidding boil? voyage to their friends and rclativcsl were searched for concealed liquor

as they stepped from the North Ger- man Lloyd Liner to the picr, where squads of Customs agents and plain, clcthesmcn awaited them.

Evidently theflbeautiful summer season is to be marred again by the}

entire year highway tragedies make‘ travel a sort of horrible nightmare, and now drowning fatalities must bc added to swell the list oi’ tragedies. The newspapers of our sister prov- inces give weekly lists of automobile fatalities and accidental drownings. Although our province has fortun- ately escaped so far with compara- tively; few automobile fatalities, there is still need for caution. The swim- ming season is again upon us, and hcre also caution is necessary.

Bad news comes from Capetown. South Africa, announcing a pitched battle between whites and natives. “Red" agents are busyi among the semi-civilized blacks, and there is grave danger of serious results. The natives are growing bolder when they give battle to white police. The ivhole incident m-nacks of bad times ahead.

The Liberal press and Politicians have always depended very largely upon white-trash and at present, on the eve of another federal election. artists of various talents are vigor- ously wielding thc brush. The regime of Mr. Mackenzie King, since its in- ccption, is now being glorified as one of the greatest that have been. Not- withstanding thc deftncss with which the brush is being applied many grease spots refuse persistently to be covered up. Free trade refuses to put on the garments of protection, and many former ardent Liberals absolutely refuse to subscribe to the new policy enunciated in the Dun- ning budget. Consistency still holds sway with most thinking electors and a. volte face is always regarded with suspicion. why the Dunning budget should masquerade under the name of Liberal is ii question which thoughtful men and women are now asking themselves.

Farming is now well under-way in this province, end the complaint is heard from various parts that there is a lack of moisture in the soil. Rain, they tell us, is very badly needed. No doubt the rain will come in due seas- on, as it has always done, and seed- time and harvest which have never failed in this Province may still be depended upon.

The happy gardener is now in his or her element, and u number of very promising flower and vegetable plots may now be seen in many sections of the city. The lawns Ind street- sldes, with but few exceptions, are very creditable this season Ind it is

41nd those afflicted with ulcer of the

toll of human life. Throughout thcf~

ma CHARLOTTETOWNA__CUAR_LQIAE

' i illifiat Qohp of Quin‘!

By [emu W. Barlon, MD.

ivllllN T0 EAT RICH DESSERTS

You have noticed that when you enter a cafeteria-pr self serve res- tauraiit-tlic first food at hand is ilic desserts.

‘This is’ duo to the fact that if the desserts were at thc distant or far cnd of the counter, by the time you liad put soup, meats, and vegetables, tea or coffee on your tray, you might omit thc dessert altogether, feeling you had enough on your tray without the dessert.

However the desserts are very tempting, especially if you are fond of cream or rich pasteries.

You eat this dessert last, and yet it would be a ivisc thing, with many individuals if they would eat their cream or rich pastry first instead of last.

Research incn have discovered that liquid foods pass through thc stom ach in less time than other foods. That is the reason that liquid foods are prescribed for weak or sick folk

stomach. You can sec that the mus- cular ivalls of thc stomach do not have to work vcry hard to push the liquid forward into small intestine.

They have found that a small quantity of iiicat or eggs ivill also leave ilic stomach in a short time, whereas a larger amount takes longer than bread or vegetables. That is an egg or small piece of steak or other meat begins to leave the stomach a few minutes after it is ciitcn, and are therefore good foods to give to inval- ids or others whose digestion is only fair,

starches-that is sugar, breads. vegetables and so forth-arc moved from the stomach to small intestine ivithin tivo or three hours, but fats-— rich bastry, ercains, desserts, and butter are slowest of nil in passing through the stomach.

1t has bccii found that in some in-

The Public Forum

This column is open for the discussion by us: cspondclii-s "of questions of lateral. This Charlottetown Guardian doe! not necessarily endorse the opinions of correspondents.

P. C. A.

Sir,—-'I'lie fact of the S. P. C. A. being very little known, amongst our citizens, was very evident on Saturday, when we had our Ta". Day sale of hiIl\_\'f|O\\'(‘l'S. Almost every second or third jierson approached would say. "What is the S. P. C. A.," or “What is your Society doing?" or, "If you would rid the city of all the stray dogs and cats. 1 might give you a donation." [One man said. “You have an Inspector paid by the Government, is he looking after af- fairs in the country?" and so on.

I should like to tcll you some ‘of thc things the Society is doing, or

ivork for a fcw PCODiC, ivitli no fin- ancial support; from either Govern- ment or City. and with very little sympathy on our side, while strug- gling against thc indifference of the public in general, to effect any very noticeable reforms. Still we have ac- complished something; as those who have read our Inspectors reports will know. l-lc. by thc iviiy, is not piiid by the Government, but by the So- ciety, which can afford so small a remuneration,.tliat it enables him to devote only a small portion of his time to the work. Cases reported to him have first to b: investigated. 1f they are in thc ‘country, some one has to be sent out to do this. and that. means some expense. A first offense, if 110:. vcry serious. incrcly receives a ivarniiig, but if repeated, or if thc offense be serious, the of- fender is arrested and. fined.

In the last year there were be- tween foi-ty and fifty cases brought to our notice, and these ivcrc all dealt with as the occasion required. A case in the country, not long since, was reported to the Society. A man had lcft his horses standing out in

dividuals thcsc fat foods take five hours to pass through the stomach.

Now as this fatty food is eaten last you can sec that with the meat, bread, and vegetables all ahead of it, that it is going to bc a long time in the stomach anyway, aside from the slowness of the digestion of fat foods by the stomach. ' Now it is not my suggestion that you eat foods first; but that you try to remember that ivhcii you have eaten a full course meal-soup, meat and vegetables-and have therefore a real nienl in the stomach, that you refrain from thc rich fatty dessert. Ii you don't do this, some of this des- sert may still be in the stomach when you eat your next meal. ;

Ii you have eaten a light meal, a dessert rich in fat, should be all right.

FROM "SONNETS AND OTHER POEMS"

Flesh, I have knocked at. many‘ a dusty door,

Gone down full many a windy mid- night, lane, '

Probcd i=1 old walls and felt along the floor, ~ In;

Pressed in blind hope the lighted ivindow-jiane.

But useless all, though sometimes, when the moon

Was full in hcavcn and thc sea was full,

Along my body's alleys came a tune

Played in the tavern by the Beauti-

fiil.

Then for an instant I have felt at point

To find and seize her, whosoe'er she be.

Whether some saint whose glory does not anoint

Those whom she loves, or but a part of me,

Or something that the things not understood

Make for their uses out of flesh and blood.

But all has passed, the tune has died away,

The glamour gone, the glory; is it chance?

Is the unfeeling mud stabbed by a ray ' '

Cast by an unseen advance?

Or does the glory gather crumb by crumb

Unseen, within, as coral islands rise,

Till suddenly the appurltlons corne

Above the surface, looking at the

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hoped time this phase of the city‘s

r~~emmcnt of which he is u meni- hm .. . .- _

will have tb continue doing lo for many your: to come. '" " "

beauty will not be neglected u lum- mer goes by. ’

Tue LAND we LOVE-I

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PRE- CON FEDERATION CQNFER. ENCES

Q- Vvhat were the Prc-Confedcraa tion Conferences?

A. Three pre-Conferedation coii- fercnces were held prior to i867 the first at Charlottetown iii i664; the second at Quebec in the same year, and the third in London in i866 when it was resolved “that the best inter- ests and present and future prosper- ity of British Nortn America will be promoted by a federal union under the Crown of Great Britain, provided such union can be effected on prin- ciples just to the several provinces.“ This led to the passing of the B. N. A. Act in i867 and the consummation of Confederation on July l: in that year. Or is it we who are Beauty, ivc who ask.

We by whose gleams the world fulfils its task?

-John Masciield.

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pies lost by neglecting to have known 0i’ instances given the first dosing and

The result of such neglect

' skies?

0r does sweet Beauty dwell in lovely things,

Scattering the holy hinting! of her name

In women, in dear friends, in flowers, in springs,

In the. brooks voice, for u; b “M1 the lune? e- ‘"~~-"‘

trying to do~for it is vcry uphill.

zero weather, a whole day, without food or cover iaccording to neigh- bors this had been o. common 0416111’- H-ancei. The matter was laid before iiie Attorney Genet-iii, who wrote "um a. stiff letter of warning. The fiense was not repeated.

During our saloon Saturday, s. dog was noticed on Queen Si... with its paw badly cut and bleeding. 1111s was reported to Inspector Trainer at his home. Though not on duty at the time, he immediately found the dog and took it to the Police Sta- tion. The wound was dressed, the owner notified and the dog taken home.

A great number oi stray dogs and cats have been taken in this year. Inspector 'I‘ralnoi~ has found homes for some of them, but many have had to be humanely destroyed.

If citizens are annoyed by home- less starved animals. or ii’ any are found suffering in any other way, if they do not feel like feeding, or dc- lug ayjytning for them, themselves. they can at least report tiie matter. and it will be attended to.