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P-Ian Edward lalaad. “.69 our I-Ir Il'II°fl Hallo; to Canada and United Gtatua.

wannasnnr. Arim. is. rim. Balanced Budget. (Indeed!

We were told during the’ election and since the opening of the present session of the Legis- lature that the financial condition of this Prov- ince was due to the extravagance of the MACMILLAN Government. It was anticipated that the new (jovcrninent, elected on a specific promise to balance the budget annually, would be able to put its finger on these alleged ex- travagances alid wipe them out. To the surprise and disappoiiitiuciit of the electors, however, the CA:\lpl3l«:l.l. Govcrniuciit has (lone nothing of the kind, but has budgeted this year for a greater deficit than ever.

According to the Estimates submitted last evening by Premier L‘A:\ll*lll:LL, the income on ordinary account will be $1,639,266.88 and the expenditure $l.709,579, or a deficit on ordinary account of $7o.33o.i2.

On capital account the outlook is even less roscatc. The estimated cxpciiditure, apart alto- gctlicr from “suiiis sufficient" of which there is provisiuii for three, is given at $186,500, and the revenue at $149,685, or a deficit of $36,815.

tfoiiibiiiing the estimated deficits on ordin- ary account and capital account we have the huge sum of $107,145. Btit that is not by any inealis all, as “blank cheques" are asked to pro- vide a‘sitc for a .\';itioiial Park, for the estab- lishment of a jail farm or industrial institution, and for uiicinployincut relief projects in ca- operatioil \villi the (invcrnnlcnt of Canada.

The total expenditure for Doiiiiiiioii, pro- vincial and iiliiiiicipal tincniploynient projects last year was $908,992.02, of which the share for Cliarlottctowii and Suuiiucrsidc amounted to $12,212.62, leaving $890,780, The Dominion Govci'niiiei‘it contributed $339,155.52, leaving $35;',(i25 to be defrayed by the l’rovincial (iovcrnlncut. Of course it is not anticipated that the projects for Llllel1lpl0_\’l’l‘lCl‘lt relief will be on the same scale as last year, al- though to provide SllfllCl(;'lt work and complete the trans-Canada highivay it will be necessary to incur a very considerable outlay. Fortunately $86,000 of the $96,000 estimated for the Rustico llighway has already been provided for by the foresight and diplomacy of the BI-;Nl\‘r.T1‘ Gov- ernment and Messrs. McLUizi«: and l\i\'l£RS.

In round figures, the Province will be faced with at least a quarter of a‘million dollars in- creased debt at the close of the current financial year. And this is the sort of "balailccd budget” the CAMPBELL Government is providing as a first installment on No. I pledge of its Election Platform of last summer!

Section 98 Unrepealed

According to current report at Ottawa, Sec- tion 98 of the Criminal Code—rcsoiiiiding of high Liberal principles notwitlistaiidiiig—-is not to be repealed this session. Once again the Que- bec influence appears to have prevailed with the ministry in this matter. Earlier this session, with a warm smile in the direction of Messrs Woonsivokrn and Hears and, doubtless, with some memory of fervid Liberal speeches cham- pioning the sacred cause of free opinions. Hon. Mr. LAPOINTE assured the Commons that there “certainly would" be legislation before preroga- fion to wipe out the section which has been the pet aniniadversion of Communists in thecountry ever since some of their number commenced go- ing to jail under it. ‘

The smile of, the Minister of Justice was warming and comforting. Basking in its radiance the members of the radical groups felt that it might be a little ungracious on their part to in- dicalc a distrust of bcnignant governinciital in- tentions by introducing legislation on their own account. Thus no legislation was introduced. The (.iD\'Cl'l‘ll1l€lll’. was not “put on the spot" to the exteiit of having to choose between its Liberal

principles and offending Conservative Quebec wliich, faced with a Communist sittlation that has liccn giving concern, is emphatically in favor ‘of the retention of the section on the statute books. The danger of any coiiiplications, further- more, is over because the period in the session at which a private member can introduce legisla- tion with any hope "of bringing it to a vote is past.

Nzitiirally, .\lcs-sis. Woooswoimi and Hr./irs are guillg to feel :1 little disappointed. There may even consider that they have been tricked. But Mr. KING, who thinks of cvcrytliing, has even an answer for any objections that may be raised. The absence of Ur. LAl'OINTf:: in liuropc will be made the excuse for not taking any action this year,

Editorial Notes

April snow makes crops grow. . % ilé It

, The middle of April and of Spring, “ ll! ii 5K

The S. S. Titanic foundcrcd on this date

I912. ‘as * *

The "Y" men are saying ‘it with smiles

' iI'.Ddiy.1l1¢“pl’¢_$fl"' famine dollar lnzpotatoes

, gwgng mug; m_ore“I_han the prospective-‘loaa.of - -market to U.S.;A. géumpers.‘ '

wants .to_ pl 4| herself. .

ay the part of the black- _the yellow nations. more

when Premier CAMPBELL will perform the open- ing ceremony. and music will be supplied by the Kirk Orchestra. . .

Our contemporary must imagine its farm readers to be fools indeed if it expects them to swallow its argument that the treaty signed by Premier KING at Vvashington is responsible for the. present demand for table stock potatoes. The tariff rate on table stock potatoes into United states was not affected one way or the other by the Washington treaty. though the duty on U. S. potatoes ente;iiig9EC:«;pada was wiped out.

Britain is realizing once more that the best guarantee of peace is to be prepared for war. Millions lost in scrapping army, navy, and air forces and in bolstering up a League of Nations (of which she was the only convinced support- er) could more advantageously have been util- ized to constitute the British Empire :1 police force for the rest. of the world. Neither Europe, Asia, Africa nor America is ready' for iiitcriia- tionalisni as represented by collective action.

' Not a few here, both men and women, have decided to participate in the “On to Vimy” pil- grimage. Asked why particularly Viniy was con- centrated upon, Air Marslial Bishop, V, C_, de. clared: “Vimy was a Canadian show, a Canad. ian battle and an elitirely Canadian victorv; its difficulties made it all the more important and they, combined with its dangers, must have been the inspiration of the troops that conquered it on that wet morniiig.” E if Doivn in New York it is reported Cornell Uiiivcrsity investigators have discovered that, as a result of six years experiments, human life can be prolonged to 150 years, The investigation showed that the diets science considers neces- ‘sary for years of growth and development, ‘are uiisuitablc for the maintenance of mental and physical vigor when the years of growth are Completed. The life span can be increased, it ap- pears, by diets loiv in calories, and diets opposite of the “optiniiini” feeding for growth of the young. If this discovery becomes practical poli- tics soon, heaven help those who have to provide for unemployment relief. It is generally coiiccde_d that the five years of lean, depression years accoiiipanicd with its unemployment problem accounted for the dc- feat of the BENNETT tjovernniciit. Mr. KING ob- tained ofticc and power on a policy and promise to_end both depression and uiiciiiploymcnt. He has done nothing so far except to provide legislation for an expensive commission to gather facts and figures which, if the Government has not already in its archives, could be speedily collected by the Bureau of Statistics which is there and paid for the purpose. The whole policy and scheme now being followed is nothing more nor less than a sham battle staged by Mr. KING to hoodwiiik the already betrayed electors. Nothing the Unem- ployincnt Commission can reconlincild or do is beyond the immediate powers and action of the Government itself. The learned medical profession of l\Ioiitreal is making a mass attack on quacks and faddists who offer free gratis advice over radio and else- where. One of the l\lcGil| professors addressing a luncheon of business men the other day on the all important subject of foods and digestion said: “All fads rcpgcseiit extremes in diet, and all e.\'-. treiues are liarnifiil. Only variety supplies the best. You cannot get the optinium in fads." llc produced a capsule which was said to contain a large qiiantity of vegetable inatter i_n concentrated form. It would take $30 worth of these capsules, he had found on aiialysis, to supply the amount of food value there was in two and a quarter cents worth of milk. It was possible to lock up a terrific anioiiiit of energy in a small package, he admitted; TNT was a case in point, but till- fortunately this did not apply to food. A so- callcd food tablet could supply only tenough energy for a walk of two or three hiiiidred feet." The spirit of this age of uiieniployincnt rc- lief and dependence upon government.-i, instead of Providence and brow—siveat, is aptly illus- trated by the following incident reportcil in Con- gress at Wasliington: A farmer sat barcfootcd on the steps of his tuiiible-down shark, smoking a. coriicob pipe. A stranger stopped for a drink of water. “flow is your cotton coming on ?" asked the newcomer. “Ain't got none," said the cracker “Didn't you plant any P” "Nope, ‘fraud of boll weevils." “Well, how is your corn ?" “Didn't plant nonc; ’fraid there wasn't go- ing to be no rain.” The visitor was abashed, but cheerful still. “Well, how are your potatoes?" “Ain’t got none; scairt o’ potato bugs." “Really, what did you plant?" asked the stranger. “Nothin', I just played sale." are sis an - ’ The futtirc of Canadian broadcasting is in the balance; the present and past service is being weighed in the balance at Ottawa, and on the outcome depends the kind of service "fans" may expect for the next four or five years. Similarly in Britain the Broadcasting Charter is subject of revision and as a result of investigations the B.B.C. is declared to be an exemplary achieve- ment. VVhile there must be ultimate parliament- ary control the Commission is to retain a full measure of autonomy. Party politicians have been warned to "touch it at their peril.” In john Bull's domain, it is explained, the public resents the sl eat move to make the microphone is politi- :"Iootball." The keynote is public service in the national interest. -Broadcasting in the British Isles, since its inception in 1922, has been non- advertising. It is supported by. an annual license fee of_$2.5o as against Canada collected by the Post Office Depa rom owners of re-

Notes by the-« Way

"-lllrldloslly. Herr ulnar» breach of the Pact oi Looanio maybe still more serious than Signor Mug- wllnrs breach of the ooveuanroz the League. Yet. moi-ally, to and German troops into the Q9;-mgn Rhlneland amid the aoclamuom of 9. German population is -,1, 5,; that has nothing in common with Signor Mussoltnrs invasion of u forelen country. a member of the U=B8ue- and his employment of all the devlltrles of mechanical war. fare against. an unoffendlng and defenceless clvlliari populatfon."_. The Economist.

During the Great Wat the prop, agandlsts of the Allied cause for- mulated, for their hour or need and out of their necessity. certain mov. lng slogans to keep their people steadfast and to lxisptre their sold- ters in the trenches. Thus “The W31‘ W Bid War." and “The War- to Make the world Safe for Dem. ocracy." The league of Nations, -forzed from the fires of that war, was molded to put these ideals in permanent form and practice. Even though, as time elapsed, the yeague was often used by the sophisticat- ed statesmen of Europe only fn so far as it seemed from time to time expedient. yet. the ideals behind it remained implanted In the heart of the masses. The people or Eng- land. at least, never forgot the Slogans that had inspired them. And the various societies for the promotion of ordeal by reason, in- stead of battle, gradually made of , these watchwords the deep-seatcd ; political religion of the British pcople.—FortnlglitIy Review.

It In an axiom that the law is

the same for Duke or eostiermongcr

in the firltlsh Isles, but Albert, G,

Partridge. Prcxsldeiit. of the Good-

year Tire Comimny, didn't quite

believe it when he went to E)ng.

land seven years ago, The 13“, is

that an owner taking 3 dog into

the United Kingdom, must leave

him in quarantine for six months.‘ M11 Pflrmlze was told by an Ame-rl.1 can friend, that as far as he was’ Ooncemed. it could be easily “flxed." Such little things usually are in America! so. as Mr. Partridge told the story at the Empire Club yes- lflrday. he left. his d9; in quaran- tine and a few days later went to' get him out by the usual method of

“fix.” But before he presented his

case, he found that an Uncle of

His Majesty, the King, had two

dogs confined in the same quar-

antine. That. was enough and it

was the initial experleucc of Mr.. Partridge with isrltisn law and reg-

ulations. Hls dog remained right

where it was for six full months.-

St. Catlierincs Standard.

In simcoe, in town of 5.000 peo-l ple, ft. is proposed to add more: than $2.000 to the municipal rev- enues by licensing slot machines, bagatelle and pin—ball games. It is said that approximately 35 mach- lnes and games are now in opera-

tion therc. and that. if all cont.i'nue

rue CHARLOTTETOWIWH ooknuiim

PUBLIC FORUM

this column la C)OI.lOl‘ the can-eapa

deals of

smiu. nuci: suoormo

Slr.—Jbr some year; a movement, has been on foot by at least one or two men to claim the prfvflego qlven by the Migratory 31:41; am. ventlorl Act to shoot: shell ducks tn spring in this Province. '

At the present time, acoonuu, to the statements of supervisor of fisheries Gallant. is reported by the press, his Department was now ready to issue permits to shoot those birds.

I am not competent to say whether or not they do enough damage to game fish to warrant them being shot, but. I do strongly object, to the time and method as outlined by Supervisor Gallant.

The ducks were not to be" shot until the young ones were hatched and just as soon as they were able to swim and all “clustered" or "huddled" up close to their mother. I cannot. be sure which word he used were to be “shot. then," as he satd. "hi this way you oould shoot more than by firing at them sing- ly." There ls an old saying when one wishes to express the lowest depths oi degradation to which anyone could descend. “They would (hoot a bird on its nest." what. words could be found to express the conduct of anyone who would (i\"CnCl to the place where they could shoot a proud mother, wear- led with weeks of lncubatlon, just as she starts out. with her little family by her side for their first taste of life.

Among others salaried officials are eligible for permits. I wonder how many of our people are anx- ious to pay salaries to otncals to waste time, money, and ammuni- tion. provided free. of course. by one of our governmental depart- iiients. for such a base proposition. Those birds are good food if taken tn the open season, but at this season of the year are useless and,

'of course. are left to decay along

with the dead and dying little balls of down which. were once her happy family. And one would have to be dead indeed. to all feellnfi 191' motherhood, humanity, kindness, or falrnlay for a helpless creature within their power. "because she will not forsake her young," be- fore they would engage in such 3 pastime. -

l\‘:>w, sir, I am sorry to have to \vl'ltc'thl5, but I think it time we ordinary citizens became acquaint- ed with some of the things that are going on in the name of “pro- tectlon" behind the scenes, and al- so realize that we have just as much share in the game and wild life of this country as the most ardent. killer. And things have come to a nice state. if an onslaught is now going to be made on another species to blot it out along with our owls, just; as the last fish and part.- rirlge may fall a. victim to the hun-

to operate. the revenue will be $2,- 625. If these games can afford to pay an aggregate license fee of that size, what is the amount. 0’ money fed into them in it year—Tor:nto Dally Star.

One of the most difficult. things in this world for an individual is to accept it hurt. a deep injury. or E. mtsreprcsenta.tlon——wlth dtrnlty. Nations may never learn this las- son—untll their resources have been hopelessly wasted. There are indiv- lduals however who are wiser. The dog ba1‘k5—but. the caravan passes on."

Amiroxlmalely four miles east of the junction of the Ingenika and Finlay rivers, lics ti meadow, about; two miles long and about 11 quarter of a mile wide. The upper end is about 50 feet higher than the lower end. To flood this area, the beav- ers bullt. twenty dams about five feet high. These dams were so uni- form that I put. the transit on them to find their variation. if any.4 Every dam lfe; north thirty-sevenl degrees east, without the variation of one degree. 15 there an enzlneer who can tie that, let alone beat, it? At present the creek has broken through; beaver are extinct, in that reglon.—-Dan Mnebonald. trapper and prospector, in The Vancouver Provlnoe.

imposed in the courts thoilgliout Canada in recent. Yeags can scarcely fall to he of ee- tlve in the. m‘=ye1ittmi.of...vlolcnt crimes. They should teach intend- lng law-breakers that Canada is no place for such characters. These men were sentenced to the pent- tentlary in two niontlis from the time the young banker was murder- ed. There will be little pity for the men who received life sentences for p‘annlng the desperate deed. It is to be hoped those who received the shorter terms wlll time in learning to become useful cltlziens.-—Brantford, Expositor.

’I".ie senlx-.n ees

We came out of the last, war wm: that which all wars leave in their wake—a depression. Let us not do. eolve ourselves. The major factor ln the world-wlde ectmomle depres- sion of the last several years fa nothing other than the waste and inflation that attended the world War. If the depression is of long duration, if ft .15 exceedingly nub. born. we may know out it. is only a reflection of the oostllnesa. the wutefulneu and stubbomneaa of

despite the known effects of mu wlr. despite our hm: mom: of seventeen yeara IIO. hue ara"t.tto major nation: of the world apdndfnl more manly for are I the next war, than over,

of am

¢¢.-

. 1 has recomfnendedthat-7 -, - ions ‘

",vtar.--ldliitur

‘am. The total .litoo'ntb.}iroin this source W apjgroximflzly $is.ooo.ooos Jlie Ullsvmter‘

M make ready for more amid Nye in The Nix.)

l ectrlcnl.

employ their ll’

the four years of bloodshed. Yet, lvh

ter. 1 am Sir. etc.

LUDLOW JENKINS Marshfleld.

ELECTRIC LIGHT PROBLEM

Slr,——’I‘he report of’ the Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities in Nova Scotla for 1935 has Just been received. It is a volume of 453 pages and it gives‘ all the transac- tions of the Board, copies of all orders and decisions made and of all regulations approved, together with a full statement of receipts and expenditures. The report W35 tabled tn the Legislature and is available to the public. The Chron- icle ln commenting upon same says: "In in number of cases the B09111 has seen fit. to order investigations and valuations of various public utility properties by enBln°°1‘lnB EX‘ perts in order that a thorough ex- amination might be made of the rates."

The Board has jurisdlctloii over five classes of services operated un- der either municipal or private con- trol niid management, namely, el- gas. telephone. tramway, and water. How is it that in this province no provision is made to have a similar report made by our Utlllty Board and presented to the Legislature so that the public may know what. regulations they are subject. to? within the last two weeks our electric company refused to supply llght to a citizen unless he made a deposit of $10.00 and althoullh W0‘ test, was made it was learned that in regulation had been aDPl‘0V9d by the Board permitting such a de- mand to be made. Such a regula- tion is not unusual but the trouble ls that our citizens have no know- ledge of such things and much an- noyance and friction results when they are called upon to submit. to such treatment. The deposit will be returned with interest at 5% when theenatomer ceaaes to use eleotrIo-

y.

Yarmouth. N. 8., is experiencing the same trouble as Charlottetown in regard to its light and power plant. There the plant was put up for public auction in 1928 and pur- chased at. a nominal figure by As- aoclated Gas and Electric Co. This sale was never cerlfled or approved by the Ciovemor-fn-Council. Re- cently the plant was acquired by Nova. Bcotta Light and Power Co. Yarmouth is now asking for a re- vnluatlon of the physical aueta of lts dfati-lbutlng ayatein and a du- patch to t.ha'!‘lnanclal Poat of the 11th fnat._. can. "there has been strong agitation 1 r bxwopf-lal.lon.of’