P AC 1-‘ FOUR

TliEl ciillnionrrovm GUARDIAN

iNotes Byline Way i

The grou earnings of the Canad-i

Pruldent-W. (‘hater 5. alt-Lure.

lditor and DIIIIBIH"—J. It. llurnctt.

nrrrctury—l.feut. fol. D. A. Alan-K

Tlro-Prrnldenta-J. R. Barnum, m“ yaumqal Railways (m- m; wegki lunun, l). n. . _ i A,,,,,,,.|,,,, g,m,,,_.p_ |;_ curl-u, ending June 14, 1930, wel'e $4,517,216,

' - as compared with $5,259,599 for the‘

Morning Dnlly (founded 108'!) 05.00 per ynnr (In advance) delivered. United Staten.

“.50 per ynnr (in advance) mulled in (‘unndn amt - ' . -_- w?” --_-- vrcue Oi $682.3“- TUESDAY, JULY 1, 1930 _ _ ,"“ l w i Building activity in Canada took a» "*"_‘"“—*“'—“"@_e—*" " —~-—-—'——~ —'— '—--'-—-" sharp upward turn during May. The B! I'm“ |V~B"b"-M-D~ 1'1"‘; Day Now that llonMr. Bennett propos- Ygiutfimof zlgllildlng pbermltsatvz? VALUE OF vARlETY m FOODS es, lf elected. that the Dominifllfs Q " "meri, g“ iAprll total, accordlrg to figures During the war it was my privil-

This is our sixty-third birthday. ind it is in order to wish oursclvcs nany happy returns. We have gone l 100E WHY since Sir John A. Mac- ionllld and his fellow Fathers first zonstltuted us one nation, covorlnszl, l territory from sea to sea and from! the United States to the from-n Nortlri But we have still a much loner-r rvav in tread before we can claim to have ftlLfilled our destiny, or even to have‘. made progress commensurate with‘,

m: opportunities. Our population is‘ says that such a. course would be un- nm gu- belw yha; i; Qnghg to b, "i constitutional. lie cautions his Char- ‘what. we have a right to expect, and i imiemw“ Mmmr" i-hLI in a large measure is due to our Sure’ "hat ‘he C having departed frcm the policy of; “Wind be 919M“ and ‘mum ha"? Ii! John A. Macdonald-flhe Nation- t! Hllcy-and pursued one which And ‘hi! Fmmi“? bl driven our natural increase and: Pflme Miilm” “’*“" Mt“ imported population alike um thei rd by Llberol msmbm ind of our chief competitor, enrich-

i and to participate in the benefit Ofinf

i i i i i the Art to the extent, on the l‘: 000 annually, Premier King bctraYSL his renl attitude towards Maritime‘ rights by opposing it. He dares toi nficr the (‘rltlFlSm that Mr. Bennetvsifl “generosity” in this respect would hen“

i 110i.

statement of they nlly applaurl- 1

of the local

the p1atform—th!

corresponding period of 1929, a de-

sponslbllliy for 01d Ace vensions.=stati_,tic_,_ illcfvb)’ Prlabling Prince Edward Isl- 1929, however, there was a reduction,

‘prices o! building materials were ‘lpwer m May ma“ m any month‘ were given considerable power 1n the matter of purchasing food.

, Now as you know the amount oi food per patient per day has to be all I worked out: the number of calories of l have “lied that, such an M; the V5710“ fmds‘ “id me pmperibe unconstitutional. There

riots own shou-ingl, of at least $300: , in scvcral years.

been given one of the most coveted|

unfair to the other provinces? llciMmame Therm: Bertram Fun

‘appoint to be “too eminent onscrvative leader tlve cxamlnatlons- several years, ancy as chief of house physicians ofi m ‘my and every hospmn there ,mu4st be a great deal that is alike

m’ Chane’ w carry out m5 poucyinne of the large city hospitals. iday after day; the same doctors, the‘

iREl-ilallll“ "l" s" “m” mm ‘mideclared that the United States is V611’ Relltiemenifaclng one of the worst economic

nearly 19 percent. Wholesale

A Human for the first time his

French medicine. “Doctor ofi

The

ties in arls Hospitals."

doctors nfter long competi-i She must wait howevcr, for a vac-l

Communist newspapers in Russi

Govornmcnt shall assume fllll re- jmompird by the Domminn Bureau o! ‘ ‘ Compared with May’; ege to have a part 1n arranging the i menus for a number of hospitals. As you know governments, even in the time of stress, try to be generous to their sick and

woman is pmpmu‘)

talne i M's‘ ,33, mother of two children. who was; Hmvever the" w“ one new’ than ed m that Mme bv a jury or we stressed and it took long thoughtprhere a, . g and careful planrllngand that was to “m, of a DommiqmWp-qe n“ M‘, 5m. lllet l 111811.

‘ same a ‘ same walls, the same dishes. I

and W. N. Boldyrefl, have been able lto show that, ‘monotony’ in diet act-

What £01m

(‘I-IARI. ' TTETO\\' N MR. KING AND 01.0

Mr. MacKenzle King ventured into

QUARDT.@_ H

AGE PENSIONS

Montreal Gazette

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of

i---.....4..s --..a —- no -.- n’ -~,

wuuanzwu,

ns of meats to starches and} I

n ‘variety’ of foods for these sick

Now why is this so important‘!

nurses, the same orderlies, the

Now the Russian scientists Pavlo, i

h; her and leaving us poor indeed. Qnada has already l glorious pas

m thlngl achieved, and n“ l mu? wen vinc

more glorious future guided by safe Ind responsible statesmen, men with vision, me great potentialities them along the lines which shall pro- fit us best. Neglect of our own in-i Senses, disregard for the future, lackl of vision has landed us in, what y" i

i

n capable of realizing our lllflllfd m" n?“ 5“

and developing, if? ikthelr votes!

y‘ who, in the last provincial campaign,

A Deficit Budget

t to the aged poor of the Pro:

e with the promise of old agei

' [was merely a prelude to a more des- pemiom “nd unscrupulous“ ex‘ istructive and dangerous drop. "Am-‘ d “Mr credm’ i cricas general industrial crisis," said

in mo: that the?‘ Rich! r~ccllrs ‘i

‘(arises in its history. Pravda. ‘one of ‘the organs of the Communist party,

lsald the latest Wall Street slump

tlve Juices do not flow so readily.

he npulspnwrv ab“ bu“ touowed by You can thus see that although we

rlculiural crisis of unprece- i 5°‘ m‘ be“ quamy °t r°°d “blah” iabls, the proper amount of food, the

protelds, starches and fats in their

right proportions, we could still fell

ian ag idezzted depth and eeutsneel which Esharply decreases the purchasing ‘ . .'I‘h d f ‘rowing! tllligfyazrfafftjtig iempzrgi-sgci somewhat if we did not get the var- ‘ .

i a

iually slows up digestion and the in-i dlvidual does not get the full value; _ iof food eaten. Also the appetite isnmrough the provésfeujudgzitbgfiilgz: i naturally not so keen. and the diges- pmwdspeeches 5 w

netthad in mind when h! 6511111611 hi!

B. E. M. Chisholm, of the Dcpartnlcllti of Trade and Commerce designates ai "pause" Ln our progress, but there is’ nothing to indicate that Canada is, facing anything like a slump in hol- general prosperity andstablllrv Al! we have to do ls to develop our rc- sources along sane, business lines,‘ find have as a directing force, rln ncl-i

‘The proof that the Dunning bud-

election, and n poses ls at last available to the CM“

l nadian public in the figures of cus- i toms collections for May, 1930, re-' leased by the Department of Nation-

ministratlrvn that will pave tho ‘ray a‘ Rfivenna for pmmama markmg , 'l'hesa fltzllrcs show that while in‘ i May i929 the Customs revenues —————~'~—~ i amniinu-d to slwoaasza. during Mari i i Old Ag? Pensions j of this year when most of the, newi " i tariff schedules were applied, the‘

revenues dropped to $13,313,415. ‘these figures show a drop of over

The emphasis placed bv the Con-i scrvative candidates on Hon. R. Bennett's policy wherebvthn Domin- ion Govcmmcnt becomes rcsponslblci for the full cost of Old Age Pensions ‘ will be appreciated when it is rca-i lizcd as the Queen's County Candi-i dates pointed out at last week's mcet- Lngs. that according to an estlmre If the local Liberal organ this pollcv . cL-es a»: to the of Prince Edward Island at lonst, $300000 a yvear. i

At the present time, under the Old Age Pensions Act of the King Gov- ernment, it ls necessary for any Prov- ince taking advantage of the Act to par half the cost of the ponslons plus ‘administrative expenses. At the last,‘ ‘nimon Day m‘ provincial election cnmpaiiln it was‘ pointed out by the Conservative cnn- didates that. this Province could nntl afford to participate in this srhcmc (he mug M spar“ and “vim the

The Liberal candidates and support-l "MEN" mm” "r tmnspormtmn H‘ is l not. difficult for sportsmen to grati-

$MSM other hand, criticiscd their 1

opponents’ "hard-haartednoss‘ and; {y mm fancy‘ M st‘ Peter's the" indifference to the aged poor and vir- i 1S m he “mimic and at many promised‘ if electpdl m Comp‘ ‘fork Point the nnnunl Scottish Gath- crate with the Federal Government in financing the measure. They r-lnbod-

revenues. They indicate" that there will be a tremendous deficit 1n rev- l‘ cnues this year to face whatever gov- i emmcni. is in power after the elec- tion. Thev show to what extent Mac- kenzie King and Dunning were pre- , pared to sacrifice the credit of can- at. t: ca: s. e- 53 Ilainh

they hoped would gain them votes.

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Todag/s Relaxations

i -As usual for the celebration 0f Do- have scheduled a number of sports and pastimes. Horse-racing at SllmlrwfSltie will be

the order of the rlnv for all who love

spnrLs,

ering, <with a programme that cov-

‘ c-rs the national games and Athletic cvcntsl, takes place. These, and mnnv other oillside attractions, will provlrlc umpir- healthflll outdoor cn- u-rtainment for this great National

icrl this promise in their election plat- form. a promise which il1l‘_‘.' made no attempt m which thcv i lhted they were unable to implement E

implcmrn‘...

i because of lack of revenue, Vtlhcn it HMMM.‘

was insisted that the‘; were in duty] '_ -_'““_"‘ "_‘

bound at. least to investigate the np- i Edmwm, N0!"

1 t t. s‘. n: ' t. ~~.lli '_” an“ m“ e cm w q no n“ A‘ r , Ii his speech at Charlottetown

i4. i930, made tho following cditor- ‘ pwmgor Km“ ‘ISM the expression,

"1 am giving to Prince Edward ls- lrnd a minister.“ That, says the

"a1 reply:

"According to the figures elven

icnuntries and espe soviet union assumes a greater real- ?“ M“ created only w plea“ 8's ‘ ity than ever. “Wages are bein , 1 1 ma“? Pwpie l" Pmlible hem" Lhellowered by capitalistic countriesi Served two “y! ‘Muscles: on’ l ot for practical pur- ,throilghout the world there is a war i Zafjtefizzenls pols b e we" ail ow- ln progress moses.

clally against the }

against the working,

i

against capitalism."

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new!“ a“ m’ “m”! ‘gahml same surroundings the same china

ipossible the same foods

your family get

Another point was that in so far ls were not in fact

Thus the patient did not grow tired

struggle zgglnsthifionz; of any one food, but had a real ap- petite for it. distant countries. Bolsheviks in all countries must organize to educate and enlighten the mass/es to take nd- we“ soon“ vantage of this crisis for the struggle‘

I believe this saved the government ‘ on to i much in money, u these patients got " that if

And for those of us in, good

change of diet. You have to have th

health ‘l iii-tn: this same law holds good. If you or ‘Domi ‘of! your food’. try a "pay

n discuxion of the old age pensions problem ln the course of his speaking tour in the Maritime Provinces. but his observations on this topic were not convincing, nor were they illum- inating. On the contrary, the Prime Minister rather obscured the issue. and in doing so sought to c ‘cute an impression on the minds of his au-y dlence that the Hon. My, Bennett is! adopting an impossible attitude tu-a ward; this question. Mr. King dCTi-HF. ed that the Conservative leader is . sorting that, if returned to power. will bring in a federal 01:1 ace pen-i sions scheme. "But Mr. Bcnnetf knows very veil," tn» rremler added.

"that the law offircvs of the Crown; ruld

would h .ve to be an amendment to tile const. u tion of Canada before a federal 01:2 age pension law could be eiieli . e, of course, difficulties in the

11c

sinns scheme. but difficulties exist v0

Announcing

The ltlliinllatioh of a DIRECT PRIVATE WIRE Efiectlve July 1st

Between Charlotte town. Montreal, Toronto, New York and other Financial Centres

and to all Branches of this Firm

JOHNSTON ANDWARD ,

B. ROGERS. JR. ‘faiwyf? Phone 1269, Gordon Bldg" Grafton Strcci, Charlottetown.

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be solved and lf old age pensions are to be paid in Canada, there 1s no reason why this should be done on the pre- sent unequitable and unjust basis laid down in the Federal legislation which the provinces have power nithcr to actiept or reject as they choose, What can be done in half-measure through the prov’nces can be done. if desired. in fuller measure by in B31" embracing federal scheme of payment

readiness to try and evolve a hirer plan than the one that may be put into practice in the provinces under the actual federal law. Mr. King’! declaration that "n there is one elm of people which we should not deceive or raise vain hopes in the heart of. .lt is those people who have reiwhfld the age of seventy years or there- nbouts," is 1115f- a P19" °t m“ d" iclamation which the Prime liflnistcl‘ has condemned in others. The cap of his inslnuaiion surely fits his 0W1! ‘ head better than that of the Conser-

ell his Nova Scotia listene n

they wanted old age pensions

ithcy should tell Premier Rhodes to , in a provincial law, and the ninn would, within three months. dollar for dollar of the cost." What the

e rm.- is only wily true-

“a"d't°'m°"n1 buying‘ this new d8‘: glassware, table linen, but you canihalf of the actual pension. It would

vclopment in modern business eco-‘ have variety‘ m. change m the food

nomlcs has firmly. entrenched lt- self. speedier commuuication has

in many lines the fickle fancy in re-i znrd to styles and colors has made it reccssanv. It may be that hand-to

l-mouth bilving and the avoidance

of overloaded inventories 'has saved the situation in the current busi-

a iqretitlon of the 1920 terrors, when A overstocked inventories and rapidlvi falling prices combined to make the i businem acutely painful,

Asilf to prove that Canada has! now n. higher tariff than the United i States, says the Financial Post, the stat-meat is sometimes made that the average rate of duty charged on Canadian imports is higher than the average mn- on ‘United States im- llflrt-s Because about two-thirds of- the products going into the States "T" 0°?» FllbiPcf. to any duty at all.

ado. Taking 1928 for comparison, the average U. S. duty in that year was 13.30 per cent and the average Canadian duty was 15.5 per cent. But when the United States does protect an item it does it. ilnreserv- P611‘. The average rate of duty on]. ilcct-d on dufialblc import; was 50,35 per cent. as agalnst 24.2 per cent in Canada.

The new l-‘lmoof-l-lawley tariff may raise the average particularly on imports as e whole, because it ro- m°'~"‘5 5" many ltwms from the free

list. If the Smoot-I-Iawley ‘tariff -.hlld applied f0 1m imports the average rate collected on dutlable imports would have been 41.64 per cent anrl on all imports 16.50 p0)‘

ncss dcpression and has prevented g

» "0 Mary. go and call the cattle home,

the average rate of duty-collected! on all imports is loss than in Can-'

contribute nothing towards the cost

¢

Channel Tunnel

I ice Jioldakling Sodas at The Bentrai Drugstore

t tired and thirsty on you: shoppln] tripe.

[Again Rejected i

melt against the proposal to construct i a tunnel under the bed of the mgiilh channel between Greet Britain and France indicates that British public opinion is still far from beng satis- lied that the "Cluring Cross-to-Beg- I dud" of the wvowtes of the tunnel is so alluring e princess the "splen-i did isolation" whidh has for so 1m! stood the uppofieniie of the scheme in

The decision of the British Govern-

When you gr call at our store Cream and pure fruit flavors.

appear.

When you 11nd out how delicious our Ice-Cream ladle are, we know you will be tempted to visit our fountain fre- quently. -

Perfection Ice Cream served with crushed fruits; Ibo in cones and bricks. Fresh daily.

E. A. Foster DZZIZZZZZE Sunnysidds

and get. one of our Ice-Cold Sodas with Iee Your wee-rinse will noon dil-

good steed. Conception of the tunnel isFrench. It was first suggested to Napoleon gineer

in the nineteenth century, and

ithe Emperor is said to have than‘

_ _ Q M proposed it to the British Ambassa- vntive leader. for lVlr Kin! Wm I'll do‘ m rum flying‘ “Tms is one of

l not recorded, but no action resulted

iDominion would pay would be oneg

HEADQUARTERS FOB GOOD FISHING TACKLE

en- early

French Makllieu

by e

named

fbut I’ had the of way

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the great things we should do to- gether." ‘Phe Ambassador's reply ls

until 1810, when. after negotiations‘ bctween the two governments, a pro- i ‘ocol was signed a company W115 ivfm- | ":1 in France and mother in England l ond an not was passed by each coun ' "y enabling preliminary operations lo

l 3e commenced, Work was suspendci

1111 1B8’! by order o! the British Boa"

itself.

25 per centf in Canada! customs 0f CWPSE @1105! ‘"10 B“ P101“! 0f ‘ That would be born lmade it. possible for jobbers and re-, exam“ as work or play m“ to eat pmflnf’ ,t.ai1ers to carry smaller stocks andi myching, l I

THE SANDS OF DEE

And call the cattle home, And cell the cattle home, Across the sands of Dee." The western wind was wild and dark with foam, And all alone went she.

The western tide crept up along the sand. And oer and o'er the sand, And round and round the sand, As far as we could see The rolling mist came down and hit the land, And never home came she. Oh! is it weed, or fish, or floating hair- A tress of golden hair, A drowned malderrs hair, Above the nets at sea? Was never salmon yet that shone so fair Among the stakes at Dec.

They rowed her in across the rolling foam, The cruel crawlzng foam, The cruel hungry foam, To her grave beside the sea. But still the boatmcn hear her calll the cattle home Across the sands of Dee. -Charles Kingsley.

i of administering the pensions scheme.

in Prince Edward Island. Nova Scotia

in the Canada Year Bonk for 1029 the proportion per thousand ni population of people seventy/years of age and nvcr in New Bruns- wick is 33.571. and in Prince Edward Island G0 24. This would give, roughly speaking. hctwecn five thousand and six thousand pcnple in this Province of seventy years of age and over. 1t Ls difficult. tn say how many of those would be eligible for pensions. In New Brunswick nearly 60 per cont. of the 16,000 persons are eligible and the cost to the Province is nearly n million dollars. Assuming that 50 per cent. of the 5.000 in Prince Edward Island are eligible and they are being paid the same propor- tion as in New Brunswick. the cost. in the Province of Prince Edward Island would he around 0300.000 a year if not more. ‘This. of course in a mere mtimate, but ln any event the cost would be p very heavy drain on our revenues and need- lnsl to uy would be too great a burden for the Province none qt Jnlnt to ammo" ,,

‘ elector.

Mail and Empire. is surely the lan-

, gunge of a Mussolini and scarcely