JULY 17, 193i +563‘.-. §ELKIRK’S~ , 1303-1804 m“? ., . l, faults‘ liv,_ir|‘ls will I The Australian Treaty (Montreal Star) - yiee-rresuem-a l. Innate . u. r- ' . - w‘ "Eghgiiktta. n. s. neon-ass, n. s. o. I it. s l!!!“ _ , , ,_ H _ . ~ l (conttnuedr [completely eiearitseltitis sdniitt- i-i _ _ umfaalffifiiijlgfffléfiflvr: l; m‘ gffimmum": : at . The roads are very indiiret-ent, .to that eiese _ especially E lgstseilijtlally tllie the]? Australian treaty reprggents an i nly olin . , _ _ » . . . . agréf." m, “,_._,m|,,,,,, five," “nasal-me amen. . u“ miumnydfve M t a ‘u mere bridle paths. No where the with, sheep will eflectually keep e or o ave ra e o ow the flag. otwithstandmg um stumps rooted out‘. they alight‘ in dawn. wood. Yet 1 see-many places. for years Canada has been selling to Australia m, this money was ‘obeiit in the stntee- l" four your: " _‘_'_‘ f _ , -_ some parts be passable for a sleigh ,in the island. formerly cultivated. to six times as much as she buys ‘from her, Interqmper. E r FRlDAfpJULY 17, 1931 1°’ "Wu°_'"'_m,mgmm_ duct.” mien: ' ‘ in wllitcr but scarcely anywhere for now Irwin: up into young wood sentiment was so strong inthe Commonwealth that“: _ - _ ____ polka“: "R V t, _, _ P; Dylan lV-BQMJLD. e cart in summer. full o! deep wet but this ishecause the fehocs are reciprocal arrangement was possible. ..._ ores undNii-s 0 All“! ' n” n the mm M u“ “m, um‘, piaoes and as they go on in direct neglected gosttie thatl are allowed As compared with the previous treaty, the preggn . _ , _ . _. ' _ to“ 151011419 111150117" of 1WW°°PM l"'°""°"°' W91“ alum“ A Bus“ m" 0' lines ked out b the com us the range of the woods are eager ls infinitely more comprehensive Whereas d ' z m’- flm” "““‘°d m‘ w“ ther‘ i‘ bene- INTERIOR ,or sroluacu m" y ~ P . g _ un er the old head of the buresu of eeonaiee aim direct‘.- or I imam M 4 _ _ it ls mere chance whether tllcygl; poly after tiiewgrasstb: if the: flrrangemzmthCalizisda ‘secured preferences in only some m At prflent the roads are covered oi the Canadian fill-Will. m “F” _ munm". u, n,” Y0“ m” 6m“ hum o, m along swamp or dry land. When i _ a spo ey wo ems, an e 1' is pre erence lll only four, the hm way. He rcslgnedlwthllilfl this kind and with t-every w ° ll" ghancu to be dry it ls loin-ably broulle everything. To make a trial with Lei healers employed ior their votes at the coming elections. For that purpose, and that purpose only, did Mr. Lea restore StatuteLabour. Should, by any nelschsnce, Mr. U8- minion now secures the British preference under 415 the 48B items which comprise the Australian tarifi I: portant advantages, running up to approximately h,‘ ‘ shillings per hundred squarb feet as against the America“ product, are secured for Canadian lumber, which and n the late treaty enjoyed no preferences whatever. er Mei-eh, 1930, to become mfl__‘mltm..jueflmtm “mentor s of the x ray in‘ examining the manager oi the Beauhsrnois Nggmmp‘ indemnity by Gelinlny. stomach. A barium sulphate meal pally" _ , ‘ummmigqyeitientlrely wiped out. which makes a dark shadow, en- This, comments the sydney rest. fled they Maritime out lmliwd- "all" the Physician“ see the wi- is only a small chapter of the‘ "Wyihlwihififlipflimm! "m" “m”! w” ‘wmmfi- M" u‘ emptl" good. In the swamps they his mere sloughs, except where bridges (i.e.) spruce logs are laid cross way to the mild,‘ close to each other soias to form a causeway fol-several yell-s, of this fiery principle of improve- ment, I have directed a cut to be made.thro' the, woods for stopping the communication of the are and to cut of! about 100 or 150 acres on ‘ ll m," Meantime all thcse Liberals and Conservatives who have not been engaged on road work must derive as much satisfaction as they chn 9°" "1' m‘ m“ ‘l *5 "w" h“ "am m m’ “"'“°”' °‘ °“““““ it they wiu declare that it is lsrtn- lralihic apparatus an actual tiny Md “m” u“ mum“ might hufisnitgn Stile e mt gmm thhe point of alglipmelht ‘to fillet nearest port of u" ‘ earned money. paid tile Lea. Gov- politics. Th‘: deal is uns which de- ferior to that concluded by m. “mm, W, mm,“ ma, me 8mm The ram m “mo” entirely ‘much o! m‘ u Siam“ wood‘ aaflllrucfetlsfllllilltlé); f“ 1:8 “ta 0e‘ triglg ‘iollflihiifil, caltclillated on msnds a more searching probe than King and his Liberal government, ‘a ' m’ ’ e e fulfill emmenk. in taxcs., that is being squandemki among the Lea heeiers. .e Mr, JJJ Stewart will be no par- Vancouver. This concession removes an important so .- 1N eiend. d _ t t bo th hi - - - - . ""6 w to w)‘ mltrageou mad mu”. dym days or a wumemw ‘w o ew ze Gagiehigiwyalulzuzlsizgivgllyisflzrébz gkr$gld€ Al: 0:. cazszlwzyd ail-insult‘ on poor isnd. but here the land of obJcction .to the old treaty. Another provision of in. m, h,” " 4 n tou¢hn m, hom- 9g public ' l ‘ ‘ _ ' . s m be 800i and the “m” ilflrtance is that the treaty cannot be revoked in who], Qlllflllnvcd. and his Word is 5 "l- -5 -' It is a safe bet that the Mosley whereby the physician can look 250 yards 1on8. and some additional ppevamfinly New“ 0g the exp“. ls good ‘t his bond, that should he be returned, everyone, Liberal and Conservative alike. will have the privilege and right oi commuting their taxes by statute labour. Under ‘the Stewart Government these wt! be no mlsapproprlatllig of taxes from one farmer to pay over the politics of Quebec. says an Ot- _ m, t 1 u, mhmflgn "-3-. d h...‘ n,‘ . to another to buy his support. “we. exchllllie- W" “ma” '0'- mmm instrument which he cans 2:38 stergzrdgternznde: mm by % our-sis. g,- lcllghe; than hinder title old 1'30; tin order to protect the ~_ ._______ Compelling node ..,,.., Tory, .. .,.. preaching . h... net-ice»... or stomach 500136 ,,,,,,_ m, m, w... n... d... ,.., _, _,,,_,,,,, d“ g. rgggslggcgggéggg gsetgvggke fhg§§g,;lr;;fell;e§§i=orii -1 The Bgquhgrnoig Deal pel of radicalism denouncing pluto- (gastro means stomach) easily ps-ss- much having been done to be sac- ‘qhgsq at esnsmondonh. To sum up the great gain for Canada in thge arrg; _ g The United states is beginning to crscy with a vehemence surpassed fi thfvllsh "l9 1"!" tub‘? 118m riilced. what s. loss that active ’ 5°‘ i. The evidence given by Mr. RAG. Henry, General Manager of the Beauharnols Company, before the special committee of Parliament‘ which has the niieirs of that poratlon under investigation, shoals?‘ how the sagacity of promoters and’ the influence of politicians may be commercialized quickly tqthe tune resources for the creation of private fortunes for individuals in favor with the Government of the, dly- oonducted on a scale without pre- ourlnberal critics to find holes in the New Zealandtrenty concluded by the governments of Canada. and the“ “ r-Sisterl‘ " If. homey", they can find no h0l¢s_ in but this will not worry the flatm- erg _or manufacturers of Canada or can be given to it by a committee o1 the House oi Commons‘!!! the men, the efficiency of Canadian stotcsmaliship, the conservation of the national rasourccs of the country for the people, and the maintenance oi decent political ideals in the Dominion and Pro- vincial Parliaments. ite party accepts the Vnervoils in- digestion", dlsgnosis oi Ramsay MacDonald's complaint. ‘ Their ap- pearance on the ‘Opposition bench- es would hardly have caused an or- dinary "internal chill," unless it were mentioned as aboutthe heart. A c ' thins is hsprenlns In only by the crusading fervor-ofMr. Mackenzie King in the long ago. Ho has become. ins. fact, a sort of QuebacLlOyd George. w. Tsscher- ebu, on the. other ‘hand. supposed" to be-a Liberal. is Mnd-in-slcve with the "Inlelclb," fraternlaing 11191? with the class Mir. K1118 used to con- sider such-laments; Truly- s° f" as parties are concerned. ihfle i! nothing in a name. feel the effects oi the Bennett p01- icy. The New York ‘Iilncs opinos thstlWlshlngton must now realize that twocsrl play all the Tariff giarnewgnd that Ottawa at present the’ trumps. It ls clllie anvil-r- ‘out that the time is ripening for a trade treaty between the two coun- tries, bnscd onprotectlon for the major industries of each and pre- tlssue from s healed. ulcer will con- tract or. make the opening too small to allow anything but liquids to pass . A couple of years ago. a photo- sch by means of a. tube down the throat, and pictures of the lining oi the stomach were thus obtained. down the throat and actually see the lining oi the stomach. He has been able to do this by means oi the oesophagoscope, an instrument that is used to inspect or see the lining oi the oesophagus, or gullet, the ,tube that connects the ‘This tube like instrument is first put down the throat, _ and then a down into the stomach. ‘Ifhc end oi this gastroscope is provided with a mbber cap. ‘This gsstroscope is con- neclcd with the source of the elec- tricalenergy, from which the oes- phagoscope or outci- tube has been disconnected. This method allows s-dircct in- spection ‘of the lining of the sicm- dcb: ‘it has been used by Dr. Bel- enkiy for the last four years. Dif- ficulty or complications were never if this is repeated Laird says, it forlns a dry ridge and fixes before the logsrot. The bridges over brooks are similar, being just such s. cause- way supported on three large logs made by the Statute labour and in the district of Cherry Valley in which are about 40 men subject 00 labour paid from the general fund. thus a day's work was not 11-2 yard. 'I‘hls district includes all the settlements from. the Ferry over Hlllsboro River to Vernon River. avoided by carrying the road about throat with the stomach. 14 mug to one smart)“; hum; been originally lined out by com- woodsmen had not been sent to ex- plore before the surveyor was sent out with his instruments. opened a mile oi mad, so that a slay might pass, but he ls a par- ticularly good axemlm. There ls but one good carriage road in the Island, from Charlotte Town to St. Peters (and that alongside of a navigable river) it was originally be stflllllfld with sufllcient certainty ‘and if the flrc should have spread it might have done great injury to the buildings, to, of the adjolninc settlers, had the neighbourhood which has very easy roots, and will (Iamtold) gi-‘ubinsoriycars afterwards. Spruce generally grows ed situation killing the other woods. 1T0 be continued) ‘This swamp might have been The Public Forum mac-inasmuch!!!» ~dbc—lan'by lllllflblndeutr . - . - . - . Caring . . . - h; .ugn".@juyhf r pol-it tn- this material out into small intes- ~ mg pflm to b, b |;_ d t. - . e b’ “mm” "° °m°°- “m” "W"! already “"1" tin‘: Qzfyzypd dsrsnd-sdniitiureoince of fylltllrc tine, and whether ttlierc ls w 111°" msterixswireln czxiebsilkésqinfi om‘ y,‘ up w u?“ I ggiliiigeoitgghiicitliilblliiee: sl:h:?nff:le1fuflfsflznfltrnélrazzllz: LIE‘: l. " ..~l i,b ms y -,,,~n; -. qybstll dis- ' ‘-.1talsoh . , - ‘Qgr’ w“ -' H bebolixhmmg it: tprivbldt huijl 3:11: $351111)? ‘ti: whole ti action. It is srltislr-iztfifnhiiliyix-exlsterit? to gvxilgtlfieéfcttiilijllpeelzilltls 11'0"! the 2W2: palm have bee‘; ma: “this: done apprehefizn 333ml»: gaunt fgznadlltiiill‘ nwdsptim fig-l“ godinto the Common‘ ' a s m‘ Hue J m w c ' “ no‘ . " . ~ o‘ i . < echintothesninlilnleetineislei-gc “b” out o‘ me l” on e ‘ unicati fth flreoould ot 520a te’ “i teab ‘iy o mun s sterling (about if,» Government describes as "obsolete." a casecf the exclollsllvn 0! P“. l u m MIMM”. o‘ enough. mam sometimes the Se“ side, and thrown on the causeway. comm on o e n ) per on s o e mposed on imports from other countries. Both countries agree that ne ' duties against. the other. She is accorded a tariff of five SGCIIIGS. 8 preference on IIIGB i-n-n-n I INFORMATION WAN NED S1l‘,—-ThGI‘0 is a row"- B°m3 around that when the Liberal can- didates come to address the free 8nd independent electors of French Riv- er, at the nieetlns wit ‘News!’ "- ening, they will have with them a bodyguard of Provincial Police. We would like to know if this is correct. I am, Sir, etc., RESIDENT VOTER. Laird says that in three days he examples: on lumber Canada $5 per 1,000 feet board mea ports 821/; per cent; Dominion will enjoy a prefere done that was not for the country's ~ As compared with the fdrmer treaty, the presen embodies some important genera! features. In place it is provided that‘ in valuing an article freight rate which can enter into the total is the freight from Montreal .to the New York State border, notwith- standing. that the commodity might leave because of disagreement developing over any one Australia’s share of the treaty's benefits consist in a market for her tropical fruits, dried fruits, and Sugar, comparing with the general tariff of eight cents per pound to other countries and with the rate of one cent per pound enacted by the King Government in the old treaty, she ment is the advantage she secures over the United Statcg in seeking to enter Australian markets. To quote a few , unassembled motor car chassis the Australian Canadian imports will be 15 per cent and on Ontario im- on assembled chassis the duties will be 32 and 45 per cent respectively; and on newsprint of $20 per ton. t the it: the only Canada by . i ither will impose dumriltng- cents per pound on butler, ts and, while the duty i; will have a preference of sure over the States; on rate on on canned salmon the nce of six cents per ‘pound of demanding a reason. for anything expenditure simply means that the » oi huge fortunes. when ' public franchises are in the custody oi such complacent Governments as that previously led by Mr. King, and that now led by Premier Tas- chereau of Quebec. done by the military, and cleared oi stumps from the first-I doubt if the Island will ever have good roads till they have funds sufficient to afford this to be done. Their patch work will always be botched and the Statute labour alone will never taxpayers have been obligeqtq q. sumo heavier taxation than on necessary to meet the ordinary ‘ex. pendlture, while s deficit has the contrary meaning. Ordinarily the Finance mnlster encountered. Now you can see that while the x ray method of examination will continue to b'e used as it shows the shape of the stomach, rate of pro- Efess of the meal through the stom- ln all (h-nsdhn llfovinces when hours, and fewer days, are lost ls far aswork is concerned, s really well balanced "farm leaves little room for idleness. withits Vflflsd productions, its lililfyindust-ry. Hid good. or of challenging the Liberal candidates to give reasons for fail- ureto carry out many oi the pro- mises made. Do not be satisfied with a second-hand report from ference for the Empire. According to the London observer, the next election will result in a. big Protec- tlonlst majority in the British House of Commons. and then the QIJESTIONS FOB MESSRS. LEA AND WRIEHT Slr,—I am an elector in Fourth i i 5 Mr. Henry did‘ not invent a. dol- lar in the Beauharnols project, but claims tollhave ‘donated his engin- eering skfll anldkuowledge of the Boulangcl: potentialities,"- as the equivalent. oi» cash on some undisclosed basis ‘offcolnputatlon. He decl ed however that he had been "b ed" by ‘Senator W. L. itfacDougnld, ‘Premier King's close political frierlcf, in forming the Sterling Industr ' Corporation, which made Tapllli to the _ Federal Government power rights ln the soulanges arecroi the St. Lawrence. Senator MatDoug- aids “backlng" was represented: financially by $10,000 in cash, and personally by the prestige his name and influence gave to the scheme. In due course of time the Ster- ling Company, in which Mr. Henry had invested nothing and to which _ Senator ltfacDougald had contrib- uted tlopoo. yielded each oi them $150,000 il1_ cash, and 40,000 shares 1n the Beiillharnols Company worth anywhere from a half million to a million dollars. These valuable franchises were originally owned by the publicf but were granted away for the asking by the two Govern- ments whlfh held them in trilst for the pooplegAnd they were granted away to when in close polltlcpl touch with‘; both Governments. l’ But the Tpost amazing festurdof Mr- Henry'§_ evidence ishis of how he beicame Deputy Minister of Railways the very time the; Dc- bnrtment was dealing with matters relating to. the Beaubirnols Com- pany of which he was.‘ hafehold- er, as wellus Senator, _ p 51¢, The story is thus “&?:tn, report published by r Press; ~ ...- I , "Although interesliedh lfleauharnots schemdu‘ ___ company had been Q v ,,by |thls time-Mr, Hepryl teem, Deputy Minister of Railways and Canals in mo. he told mittee. His relations with the company were known by Hon. C. A- Cunning. the Minister, he said, and by Bli- Henry Thornton. presi- dent of the Canadian National Railways. l-fe had first refused the post. but later accepted for mic session only. He was urged to do so by Mr. Dunning. he said, be- csun of his knowledge oi Can- ldisii National Railway financing slid of e liirse Programme of rall- III construction that was plan- Ottawa Conferencewlll be held with "5 “will” 5*?“- fm“ "°"“ " °°“‘ l r stunt, and for this reason more re- some prospects of s. basis being munuatwc’ in "mm," m Bum‘ found for an all embracing Iluper- mm ~ ial trade agreement which will help . . - to restore the trade of the Mother ofwllliivvlvlmlzfiisuwigzlt=rsg " can as us . "c ~ - Country, its Dominions. colonies mm o! Somme ‘ha “Obtain” am_ and dependencies. Canada leads the munmm Wm, which to mum”. he, WEY- industrial wai- J against Canadian products. Recently. a chief. engineer with :0, years‘ iissociation with one oi Canada's basic industries, (airliner- al industry producing 80 per cent of the world's. output), left for Russia. There his 10 1'9"!‘ @3179!‘- lence will be employed l0 b01110!‘ tabllsh Russia-on e. compctltlve basis with Clllsda. . . Russia's buying-oi Canadian and American brains to further her in- , dustrial Ilfilflwime. presents a prob- lem. which hos yet "to be solved. Selzlng upon a time when‘ mllly . industrial plants in Cansdaare. cur- tailingmperstlons- Russia has been successful. by attractive‘ offers of re- muneration, in- augmentingats staff oi technical advisers. ~Unfortunstcly there is no emits-moon’ the emigra- tion, of these experts, and anyeiii- bargp on Russia's. product. into Canada avails but little in world markets. , ‘ - "Not Five Cents” The Liberals do not believe in Provincial Governments being pol- itically different from the Federal Government-Alien why should Conservatives? Votc for the Stewart candidates and have both govern- "ments in line. ' Editorial Notes Mr. Lea. has adversely criticised the Bennett Government, then what consideration does he expect to ‘get from the Federal‘ Government should he be returnedho power? Support Stewart and have both governments in harmony. 'I'he Lea Government organ‘ not vet apologised for attempting to mislead its readers with respect to the new Australian treaty. Its statement that the Canadian farm- ers were being dlscriminalcd agatmt was a. pure fabrication. mode out of whole cloth. ‘rhe farm- ers’ interests have been fully pro- tected. The Lea organ knows it. but prefers to falsify its news head- ings and persist in its contemptible campaign of abuse and vlllificstlw oi the Bennett Government. There are (isiudlsns with ‘an in- feriority complex who seem to think that we can do nothing as great or as mighty as our enterprieinl‘ wllll- in the field of eitgilieering this. country's achievements, rank not. merely with those, of theJ-‘tepubilc, but areequsl to the-best that has been done by. any country on earth; "ihiglneerlrig," lnffimdon says. the Welland Ship Canal ls, in many respects, nblowlth the Pan- ama Canal, and in rospcctoi- the height or lift of the locks, it is airlo- lutcly ‘ ue in the world. It ls ‘also unique inthat it is crossed by 2i bridges. ‘me undertaking as s. whole is very much thelal-gest ‘single engineering work carried through inithe British Empire for mllly years at least. ' Here ls an instance of Len. 00v- ernment "economy" They hauled 2900 feet oi lumber by truck from Chin-r‘ 10800081 YD PlNlk "I8 B0!!- _ show bridge at s. haulage cost of ' $4.00 a load Oi’ moo in all. The‘ ,°,“'mu,'f'd b. ‘y’ M ‘m, m" same material could have Icnt c3114 go h“; 151,5“, "nova; from Charlottetown by water at a‘ ‘Ibilsils. appendix and teéth min ‘total haulage cost of tuo. sut with bothersome "Y" 9' ll" "m8? m m l. _ earcsn. Why not put science drLsLeZfGtTiVoussnd-sent . d h if h“: w w“ dqflwm‘ hm“ win" "l ' "l" wltheutthesewerthlesspcraestte lions yearly in lb Public worn 19e- onnge without seeds was grown. , psrtment, and turning out cracked ‘ election hlghww at 821.000 a mils. what's a few dollars more or icsl "swank? I should say sol ‘rhey chuck their old tins‘ into 6hr garden illttolet uekhowtheycaii afford sou - -. . _ . . ins ‘to the south: uneltruth jlsthlt. "fill. ll-nd the length of time ‘it takes a meal in gel: completely out of the stomach, nevertheless this gastro- soope gives the physician an exact and immediate ~ view of theentire lining of the stomach. ' ' It is certainly an advance in our knowledge of that necessary and busy organ. the stomach. I mil mlsstrn ruins Oh, when I was in Inndon Town I dreamt of Prsirieland, And now I'm in Saskatchewan I'm thinking of the Strand. Wet pavements on the opera nights, flowers, ladies, shining cars, "The while the house-logs crack with ‘ frost beneath the winter stars. For I have ridden prairie trails in shilling summer rain, But I have gathered blackberries in many a Surrey lane. By quiet creeks at fall oi dusk I've heard the Whip-poor-will, Far cousin of the nightingale that sang upon Lelth Hill! The river-gods of all the world nod wise wet heads, and say- Who drinketh oi my waters I will call him back some day- And that perhaps is how indeed the happy strife began, The Thames, beneath the Cllveden ‘ Woods - the great Saskatch- ewan. The river-spell is on me, and I know not which is best, The Jllnglish home of childhood, or ‘ the love-land oi the West. The pagan gods are double-tongued, to me a heavy part- I have two hearth-fires for my cheer, and l. divided heart. —Cl'ii'lstlns. Willey. if Marie had been naughty at the dinner-table and her mother had sent hei- into tho next room to re- main until she was sorry for her behavlour- Maris cheerfully com- plied. As she made no expression of repentance, after some time had cl- spsed her mother called from an adjoining room, "fissile, dear. aren't you sonyl" fliers was no answer. On l repetition of the question, however, Marie replied, with n sweet and patient dignity. "Momma. please don't ask me any more. I'll Mil you wiiul I'm sorry.‘ be able to make anything else, it may do for keeping in repair. Their is not at present sufficient liber- slity in the Island to provide funds adequate for good roads. The ides has been stated of Gov‘t making an allowance out of the Quit Rents.- which may be practicable and will do great benefit to the Island. burnt a few months ago-i.e., in spring or beginning oi Summer- thls frequently happens at that time-from the spreading oi fires made by the settlers in clearing, or many other accidents-in Autumn there is, too much moisture and the ill-e will not spread it runs along tho ground. and burns up the dead wood. leaves, i and bushes-the large trees are scorched, but retain their leaves. but next year get none and die. Laird said that in a year or two, the raspberry bushes and other underwood begin to get up and grow‘ so thick as to choak every other growth, and by degreq young wood gets up vcry thick and renders the woods useless‘ as to pasture. Near Charlottetown and at many other places. saw instances of old burnt wood grown up in this day into atllicket more impervious than the original woods and the dead stumps rising out of the bushes or perhaps (if very old) decayed and fallen over- Laird thinks that if the ground im- medistcly after the fire was sown with clover the grass would keep down the brush wood and the cattle being attracted from all sides would bring it to an excellent plllture, and keep it‘ clear. and that in this way might be cleared fully as well as by girdllng-there would however, be the some inconvenience as in girdled land, that posturing stock would be exposed w accidents from the falling branches. Even indepen- dent of grass seeds it appears to me, that firs might be made s useful instrument of improvement. Where tho land has been burnt, 6, 8 or l0 years ago the old stumps appear as srid the help of the long lever of the stems may be got up easier than the stumps of chopped wood. the young growth too that has come up, is not so large as to have roots of much obstinscy. and might be grabbed out or perhaps burned again and in two or three years would come out with great ease. In this way these old burnt lands could, perhaps, he sooner brought into comple Or if cultivation were not thought advisable, there could be no danger on such twice burnt land from theielected. You will hear the nim- falling branches. and the land by|tlons discussed at the ioiiit meet- clcseputurihgwouidihscmsyesrelnsnandyotiwiilhavsthsprivliege Prince, where Premier Lea and Hon. Mr. Wright are in very much need of‘ vows. I voted for them before. I have right to know whcther they stand 1o: temperance or rum. Ii forrumwhytrymdeceive‘ , - ance volcrs by prelcndlns imbibi- tlon? Ii for temperance, why let down the bars to help bootlessers? Why was Infill Clarke squeez- ed out of Borden: and by ‘#11056 orders? -Mr. Wright mfly 58y. I diirnt do it; I was only lwklns on- What can Mr. Lea say: or can 11¢ say anything? Clarke was sworn to enforce the Prohibition Act. He was too good an oilicer to ease up on Liberal offenders who violated the law. True, they were Lea and Wright voters, but his Job was not politics—-lt was to enforce the Act. And for no reason than that he fearlessly enforced the Prohibition Act against all bootleggers, no mat- ter what party they supported, the liquor element of- Borden and vicin- ity demanded hls head upon a plat- tcr, and the order was obeyed. Hm. W. M. Lea is the POWer be- hind the throne. Hon. Horace Wright is his political aide. They are responsible to this district for this act. Mr. Clarke's friends, and true lcmperancc voters will hold them so. They must answer before election day. _Where,do.they stand? For usor against list. - ‘ pqi‘ B-ln. Blrnetc, LIBERAL PROIIIBITAuNIST. Kcnsinglcm-July .13. " ‘ In the road from Vernon River, passed a piece oi land accidently I afterwards Moan Anvlca . Sir,—A writer in _the Public For- um, July .13th, brings to notice a few points that aim at benefiting the Conservative ~ cause. Having studied the conditions as they now exist. you must be able in judge for yourself. Are you, intelligent read- er, one of those who went over to the Opposition in the last Provincial campaign? You left the party that always legislated and enforced laws that were‘ enacted to serve the greatest good of the country. Th Conservative Party never ‘ ’ infraction of laws to attain political ends. 0f them, it may be truly said: "Fiat Justicia rust coclilin. Attend the meetings soon to be held in your constituency and pay strict attention to the arguments advanced by the Lea. Government to justify their actions. Try to learn what were the exact results attain- ed by these legislators and executors of the law. l-fave they worked for the greatest good of the whole Pro- vince? Have they produced eflccts fiiperior to those secured by their predecessors, or have they legislated to the end that they might be re- they were ready for rooting out. cultivation than any other. by a very large amount- ious. But in any case, it ls revenue buted less. may be increased and the rates of the various forms oi taxation may enue ls less the taxpayers have by so much a lighter burden. is the fallacy oi.’ surpluses and de- yourself. Get the matter first- hand, also present your questions and demand that they be discussed. You will than be getting the infor- mation not only for yourself, but for the whole meeting. In the private canvass, the can- didate may try to deceive you by specious argument, but in the pub- llc meeting, he will be cautious and pl not risk loo much deception. Read m and hear both sides, and deduce your own conclusions. I am, Sir, etc, ‘ VOTER Taxation Decreased (Journal oi Commerce) Considerable confusion _of thought 1y or deliberate confusion in expres- sion is an outstanding quality of opposition speeches in referring to] the Bennett ‘ ‘,, . scarcely an addrms from the left of the Speaker falls to dwell with mourniul empha- sis upon the increased burden of taxation which the Canadian people will have to pay. The fact is that the " ' ‘ ’ revenue for the cur- rent fiscal year will be less than for the actual revenue for the past year Even though the expected reven- ue equals the estimated expenditure there will be a very substantial de- crease in comparison with the prev- and not expenditure which measures the burden of taxation. The revenue represents what the taxpayers con- tribute. If the revenue ls less, nat- urally the taxpayers have contri- The methods of raising revenue be increased but li the actual rev- Somewhat cognate to this notion flclts. A surplus of avenue over I46 Richmond Si» some one that was there, but go who can lay claim to a Sliriillflsll acclaimed, while he who admit?» deaclt is derided, such judgineiih on surpluses and deflcilseinaflflbr may not be fair alcoordilillln the ability of the taxpayers to pay, bill they should never obscure the incl that the greater the revenue collect- ed the greater the burden of tu- atlonln times of prosperity a sun- ed- So in times of depression. the Finance Minlstei-“who has the colu- age to deliberately budget fol‘ s deficit is not of necessity lo be blamed. This final lest of the actuakbur . den of taxation is the amount which the national treasury collectmllcm the people who pay tho taxes direct- R.BRW Fire, Life, Accident, Sickness and Plate Class Insurance at Lowest Rate. us of revenue over expenditure ay quite Jlistinably be commends or indirectly. $1.25 lronixcd Yeast Tablets ................ 9 $1.50 Aspirin Tablets ,.. $1.19 50c Aspirin Tablets ...... 35c 25o Aspirin Tablets ...... 19o 85c A. B. S. dc C. Tablets“ 19c $1.00 Box Three Flowers Face Powder and 50o Bottle Perfume. Both 01.00 $1.00 Box Coty’: Face Powder and 50c Bottle Perfume. Both $1.00 50c Box Armsndk Face Powder and 25o Jars Vanishing Cream. Both 50o Bathing caps alic or to $1M 00o Hinds Cream l“ Water Wings The 2 MAGS DBUGSTOBE 149 Great George Strcet Charlottetown