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that the most impor- tnnt financial undertaking of his career was the making of his first thou- sand dollars.

ILWhiIe on our books tuuy he found the names of wealthy mcn and huge important commercial (irgariizaticins, yet we are pilVilt-gctl to serve many small liivcstors who in a modest way are laying tlic foundation 0f future llllflifldltl greatness

(LWc want your business -—- the volumi- ofit will be 1h;- n-waid of wisdom.

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1 This oelumn ls open for the j " by correspond < snts of questions of Inter- ‘ est, The Charlottetown Guardian does not neoess- < arlly snflorse the opinions

The Prince County ‘Grand Jury, the liquor business at the opening of

in denouncing government's

the Supreme (‘curt in Summersldé

sentiment of the whole province. The original intention in the an- pointiiient. of the ‘Prohibition Com- iiiission and we believe, the aim and intention of the (‘ommission itself. was to prohibit as fur us possible the sale and use of intoxi- (‘Jillll-Z liquors not to make tuoney The fact that.

a business amounting lo $l7ZL000

out oi’ the trziilic. was done within the year. yield- ing ii clear profit of 550.100 over and ulbove the renunierative sal- aries puid and all incidental ex- penses. is ll direct miscarriage of tiit- tiriginai intention and, we be- lieve in direct antagonism to the wishes of the Commission.

The government, when in op- position and making statements for misleading their constituents, solemnly promised that the Prohi- bition Act wo/uld be administered by them when they llFilllP info pow- er for the suppression of the liquor business; that liquors would be guaranteed pure and would bo sold at cost. iA $50,100 profit. drunk- enness increased, as ilecltired by the Grand Jury. are today the index or the tnanner in whicii the promise was ltept. ,

Our prohibition once the boast and pride of our province. has dc-

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volutcii into a thriving liquor busi- ness. has in addition to the high

LetM rJBeli and his colleagues con- duct it on sane and business-like lines u.s it is conducted in the pro- vince of Quebec. but in the name of all that is Temperance let them not cull it prohibition. MARKING THE ROADS.

About a year agdit was announc- ed through the press. on authori- tntive informationi, that a large number of road markers had been received and that these were about to the placed on all road junctions A yeir has elapsed, travellers. stran-

for the guidance oi’ travellers.

gers especially. wander from road‘ to road looking in vain foi- some- thing or some one 1n tell them the way to go and the road markers are still lying somewhere in Char- lottetown and the roads still tin- marked.

It was unilerslooii that the Auto- mobile Association was going to look after tlils very important mat- ter and evidently it was left to it. Now the tourist season is on, strangers are coming ‘daily wlih cars and they very properly reeard our country as lacking in facilities And

to a

provided in other countries.

not only are strangers put of

deal inconvenience but

our own people are similarly handi-

great

cirppetl.

Willi the markers on hand why not make tise of them? The cost of placing thvem in position wnuild

be trifling while the benefits to

salaried government officials, cre- zi-teil an army of boot-loggers and has no douibt added its quota to‘ the army of drinkers.

If 011i‘ liquor business is to be 11111118 a money making concern by,

the whole province and the con- sideration for srangers would lbe very great. We hope to be able to announce shortly that at least iill our l

principal thoroughfares are.‘

adequately marked.

Current

The atlmlttcil profit of over $50.- 000 last year from the Government liquor traffic, to say nothing of the itnpubiishetl profits, it appears is not sufficient to meet the money (lPlllElllllS of the Bell combination. Not‘ long ago we commented upon the then uncalled for advance in

been made. and it still further ztdvzintze is in comteni- plalion in the immediate future. Amongst the old cries, still ringing in the public ear, was that of -t_lie entiruiity oi’ the Arsenault Govern- ment conduct in taking it trifling lwo or three thousand dollar in-

sell these liquors to the sick and needy at “ACTUAL COST."

purest iind best people.

supplied to the

and had to be shot to save the owner's life from its savage atti- tilde, so these reformers of our liquor business have developed the. taste for money and profits from the traffic, to the extent that there is now no prospect of salvation for the country from their greed, un- less perchance it. can come by shooting the hungry and bloodthirs (y tiger through the medium of the ballot box_

We had occasion also lssl week to direct attention to the wholesale release of offenders from the bas- ket jail, and to which there is not a whimper of explanation from their organ the Patriot. Street

The Directors of the Char- lottetown Hotel 60., LtiL, are open to receive propositldim from a reliable party or par- ties for the leasing of the Queen Hotel, Charlottetown, for use as ‘s PERMANENT BOARDING HOUSE. The Queen has over forty rooms mostly furnished. Possession can bs plven the last week In June. Apply to

D. A. MacKINNON, Qsoreury

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rumor‘ often based on n. sound or- igln, claims that dlptherla being in the family of the Deputy Sheriff was the ostensible his release. iPerhaps, as in a er case, the dlsemination of rous disease amongst the is esteemed s virtue in Gov-

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of perators to attend to business as of yore, but now sanc- tified by the approval of n pardon- lng and. friendly, protecting gov- ernment. Whll the yellow pla- card upon the oor indicating the

have a‘ riflrlllng rflslltilttpdll

infectious dispose, -!u.l§p tplgiir ' the

the prices of these stimulants. and [fling

now we have been informed that Vi-‘ielllelll. another increase in the price hzisime mile" and vellum‘ is asserted a sectirity behind the scenes.

reason given i

given to thls'

diiinment

not in any measure fl. source of fearyto the booze-hunter,‘ whose appetite would almost invite him to enter the gates of hell for a quencher. so that it serves the three fold purpose of procuring the culprits release, protecting hint from molestation while it. maln-

its menacing ail- iind given io~ a sense of

We have been told often that

we have one of the best prohibi- tion acls under the sun. and that its effective enforcement

would ensure the wiping out of the

i-otite- from this source, anti with it evil features of the liquor traffic. their solemn plcilger that if return- And so we ed to power they would not onlyiftisterlng care and

once had, under the exacting rc»

‘quiremenls of the Mathleson and VbutiArsenault Governments‘, but tind- . that “NI/L LIQUORS WOULD BE er the Bell combination it has been INSPECTED" and nothing btit thelpraclicaily stripped of every pro-

hibitive feature itnd today we have

But like the pet tiger of that which is onc of the (tlosest re- story, which when licking its mnst- lations to free crs hand it got the taste of blood. iaupposedly law governed commun-

rum that ever a

ity was cursed with. There seems

' to be nothing that could be done to

nullify its effectiveness which the Bell Government have not (lone, in as far at least as covert and hidden methods o faction are‘ con- cerned, and this even to the lin- periiment of the revenues from this source, for which they have developed so new born a fondness. Next to the actual repealing of the act, which we are confident they would undertake but for their fear of’ what the Patriot des- cribes as “overwlielming" public opinion, they have left no stone unturned to defent the purposes of the Prohibition Act, and to render it unpopular with the people.

Thclr movements have been es- pecially along the line of giving encouragement and assistance to the booilegger and illicit vendors. ‘First by including in their TAX- ATION ACT the recognition of a principle under which it ls made easy for them to get their sup- plies. Then by advancing the sell- ing price of all stimulants up to s. figure which provides an enor- mous profit to the seller. making the business so highly remunera- tlve that it is worth taking the small risk now imposed, because THERE IS BIG JWONEY IN lT. Added lo this they supply physic- ians with ‘printed ' certificates- %I. memento.‘ s dollar, is

' - expressed by Its corres- TUESDAY, JUNE 21,, 1921 wonder-h- i MONEYMAKl-NG PROHlBlTlON. the Bell Government let it be done ' with at least a show of decency. _____

‘Sir.—-W_ould you" kindly ask the Commissioner of Public Works through the columns of your pu- Der what is the matter with the Bell Guvermuent, that they cannot put a temporary bridge over (‘rabbi-Ts Brookmvhile the new bridge is being put in place? Does the Bell Government think it fair lo the heavy taxed people lo have. to travel milcs out of their way foi- weeks at a time, when one hour's work with four men would put it bridge across the tiarroivflstreilm with the very lumber that was turn out 0f the old bridge? Why was the old bridge hiiuied. to an- other district -for a iiemporary bridge lhcrc while we travel around? Hoping lo hear at saitisfilc- tory answer.

l am, Sir, etc"

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Soldiers Monument " _

Sii',-_\Ve ttre hearing and rcad- ing iirgtiiiients pro and con con- cerning thc nature oi’ il memorial for our brave bays who gart- their lives in ilcfcnsc of llUllli-l ziiiil loved (mi-s. Thc discussion seems to have, nurrtnvril doivn to two proposit- ions, ii monument or 1i Public Lib- rary. Li-t us ltiivc a library by all moans but iln not let us have it at the expense of a motiniiiciit. and do not, by the shades of our ances- tors spoil the beauty of the only real piece iif,('lllSSll' architecture left to us, by lacking anything on, no matter for how worfirv an ob- ject. Not long ago thr- Island was stirred by illl‘ report of ihi- torpe- iliiint; by the fiendish oncuiy of’ tlriv lduutlovcry- (‘iisllc by which one of our bravo island nurses lost - her life. Money axis subsrrilictl for a iiteiiioriiil iii her. Where is that nreiiioi-iiil now, iiiiil in twenty-five ywazirs or loss wliii will hear any iltiug of the "ill-mi McLean Memor- lal. Non‘ when ii stranger comes to our city one of thi- first objects iic asks about is the meaning oi’ the iiiontiiiieut on (Queen Situarv. if ll Library is built the .\il‘llifli'illl idea is giuirluallij losl while a |l1(illll'lli'lll voiiitiiciiicriites the event zimi is for iliui purpose zilon-r. Give us the mimumetit to tell to fitiur-p gciwratiotis that bruvc mcii and our bravo woman illcd and others lived through l! hideous

‘nightmare for four years that they "may enjoy liberty.

I hm, Sir. etc. I SOLDIER’S MOTHER.

i Uihers’ View Points}

“Vulgar” ‘Shakespeare (New York Tribune)

iMr Norman Wilkinson, one of the governors of the Sharkespeore Memorial T-heatre- at Stratlord-on- Avongis no coward. illavln; had occasion to defend his action in turning over this sacred plncs for the use of films, he declares that in many cases films are better than Shakespeare. “l have seen" the writes. "performances of ‘The Tam- ing of the Shrew,’ ’The Merry Wives oi’ Windsor‘ and others of Sihnkespeu-rels plays that would make a (lhitrile Chaplain film seem Innocent and besuitlful whfich it. is. Conservative England is naturally shocked. To Mr. Wilkinson's de- fiant statement tihat. if it is a ques- tion of vulgarity f‘! must only say ‘Read iSltakespeare." _'l‘he Mon. chester Guardian replies that "one hopes the advice will ibs followed he bears reading." Vulgariqg urge, all, is largely a matter of form. Nature itself, according to Mr. Wilkinson, is essentially and eter- nally vulgar. and if one followed his formula it would scarcely be safe to lake ii walk in the country. 'l‘o such ll mind as his it would be quite impossible to make it clear Why the Sharespeare Memorial Theatre should have been preserv- ed as a memorial to the nuitie of the world's greatest poet rather tilt-an to the present day silent an- tics of a (‘hnrlie Chaplin-its good airhe is. Ait the first sign of Mr. Wilkinson's dfsorder he siltould have been bound and gagged and deported to the island of Yap. '

A §ure Cure

days and . holidays.

enjoying the owned links and their number is rapidly increasing every year. Golfers whnragistei; agenrly as 6 a. m and have as elf-general rule, to wait until ilror l0 a. in. and those who resistor wt 1.30 u. m. wait un- til about 2 ip..m., before their turn is announced. ' 1" - Ghinas Christian Prhldent (Montreal l-leriild) Surf Yat Sen, said to be the ablest statesman ln‘Chins, is back

ident of the Republic amid scenes of great enthusiasm at Canton. China. the oldest. 0r if the claims 0f Japan are conceded. the second oldest monarchy in the world, first became a Republic on February i2 1912 and ‘Sun Yet Sen was its first President, though he was very quickly forced to retire in favor of Yuan-Shl-Kal. In 1920 his arrest was ordered on the allegation that he was concerned in the setting up of a military government at Canton but he eluded his pnrsuers, and has now perhaps succeeded in creating a revulsion in his favor which may mean great things roi- the future of China. , ‘ Of many men o action it can of-

brliliant qualities are unortunuteiy marred by defects which seriously operate against a successfui career.

In the case of the great Chinese leader, whose lifework is being un folded. before the eyes of nn astun Isiied world, it is fl. remarkable fact that the foundations of his campaign were solidly laid upon four corner. stoues-ninselflshness, patriotism, (village. capacity.

(Boston Transcript)

Having laid down the principle. that "the only way to abolish divf

noble work of abolishing death by urrziiigiiig that born.

Pdplilfll‘ c011.

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. ——~(iiiif has become ~50 popular, the iitunlcipal links ‘in our parks,

noon. l‘ This is especially true on Sun-

ome ,_., m “DOIJSII ma lager Hawaiian of the (iiiinese niiilun the id- nmfl Shaw w" now Boron Wm] we, le vuporings of a (lisiippolnteil poi-

nqbody aha“ b ihuntlile-miniletl Christian, who thun slates into action the tieachiiigs of U!" SHPIIIQII on the liilotuit.

not-sills‘ Van Cortlandt Park, are d "Wilda-d at early morn by those tied o; m; righm who desire to drive off

before thing to be feared in this respect

lpended upon to say "hands off",but

seeking, under the cloak of phllan-i trophy, to flout schemes for his per‘ eonizl profit and aggranillseitient; i nor are his plans for the rcgener-I

t ciuln. He is in truth. ii sincere and

PROVINCI'L RIGHTS (Guelph Herald) Preml" DPllPY is saying .1 good eal lately about Ontario being rob-

lf there was isny

he people of Ontnr/lo could be (IE-

Tliero are about 8000 who have paid the an- nual fee of 85 for the tirlvllege of ' sport on the city-

ln power. l-le was inaugurated Pres‘

fen be said that theirconsplcuouslyi

This is not true of lSun Yet Sen.|

iSim Yet Sen is said to be no idle dreamer of visions; no iidventui-er'

' n pittance of not quite ttvciity doi-

so far there has ‘been very little solid argument advanced to show that there is any cause; for alarm.

With respect to control of water powers Premier Drury and Pram- ier Meighen agreed on concurrent legislation, and at the time the Premier of Ontario imust have con- sidered this a protection to On- tario's rights with respect to water powers. Premier Meighen curried out his end of the agreement. Pre- mier Drury backed u-p on‘ his, at Ilie bidding of, opposition. "tis true,but nevertheless he failed to make good. That appears to be the situ- ation, and the passing of the Lake or the Woods control bill was to icover the period that must elapse before Premier Dnury can or wl-ll do what he agreed to.

‘instead of talking about nn evasion of ‘Provincial ‘rights it would he of interest tn hcrtr from Premier lirury- why he failed to carry -out Ills’ part of the agree- ment.

THE MINISTEWS OLD AGE

(Vancouver illoriiii

It is at least very likely that the Presbyterian Church cares for its supvrunnuateil clergy and the widows of men Wll0'llflV(,‘ given their lives to the promulgation oi’ its iloctrines as well its any other (Zanudlan church and ii great di-iii better thn most of them. Yet even the Pesbyterian Chiurcii cannot do iirrii-e iliun pay ll. minister who fins labored until he is 70 _vc:ii'.~: of ago lors a week, while it minlsteih-i wl-l iiow, without whom perhaps his lu-' boi- would have been but half as successful. may receive-rather lei-is than ten.

And to accomplish even this a great effort appears to be needed.

for the question has been in lllfil‘

entitles the holder to thc legal purchase of a bottle. This iloliitr iiddeil to the alrcaily high price . fixed by the Government is in ill" bootleggers‘ favor. increasing his profits or power of rompetitioit to that amount, FOR HE DOES NOT DEMAND OR EVEN RECOGNIZE THE PREIS(‘RIPTION Olt 'l‘lllC MEDICAL FRATIIDRNVTY in his business. Moreover the quality of his goods, although not “IN- SPECTED," have attained to ii rcput zttion for sllpt-BTIOPILV, With tlicso advantages accompanied with thc generous releases from jail, when convicted, who will (litre say that these mcn have no reason to he grateful to the ruling combinzilitin in their business.

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