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Prince Edward Island
Some Phases Of Its History
(By H. Ronald Stewart)
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.\,lv~i»nti~c Liindlordlsm
 ».i_..l.lueilt of liuld in
1 1 ci' '.'.l\'e rise 1.0 11 con-
 _'lL_. .nice L;i1ldlordis.ln
.illnii .',_-..» l. belle of contention in
ig.; ¢_._ Q.-_ l..l~ up~.v.ll'ds of a hun-
dred ~.-.  'll;.~ lute Right Hon-
Jll!_i1.` :':' l.v:li.; l)_l‘.'ils clltered,
.i;~n:~. _. %.l...;;::t c:li'lei' vvllcii as)
a \~li: ;~ .i ...V w.l:. Crown Coun-
;;1 ll. _...ii tml ivitll the pur-
L`..`i- l\_ ..l.i.... ircnl the p1'0pl'le-
t-:_\r'=
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llli. i
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' t-t 1-_-‘irlns grallted to
,. _ . .i~_.n_\ ill 1769 shows a
. l -ti ilztilitzoil says is
i ._i  .l iillder which are
1 _. ; l'_..l"'."1.-ll-pl’v\cillillgtlle f
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surviving sons and dauglitels oi
the Fathers of Colifederatloll would
bc assembled at Charlottetown for
the unveiling ceremony on Sep-
tember lst, 1914, but llllfortun-.l'..~ly
the war intol'\'ened and the ar-
rangements were cancelled.
The bronze tablet, executed by
Hamilton McCarthy, is a fine ex-
ample of the work of that well-
known scupltor. and lliun of genius
contains a Coilfedeivilioll story
which is of ever increasing value
as the years pass.
May I therefore ask you to bear
with me in an endeavour to des-
cribe for you at least some of its
interesting details.
At the lop centre. on it keystone,
are the l:npel'iz\l ilrins l‘rs'.i1lg up-
on the folds of ille Uluon Jack.
\Vi.<e indeed was the sculptor in
l’:‘l-‘_i~ l ..~ 1.i:li i:lsi'l'iplioli reall-
. .~`..l/~lil1c:ili" is from
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i_~,  5,. _ 1.911, the nlnne of’
the Island aaa challgcd l'rom the
l-.'..'.»I tl: 512 .lolin to Pl'lllt'\‘ Ell-
_. .' - : ;. h'nou:‘ of Edward
l   l~`.s";ici' of Queen
i l. _ il... found neces-
. t ,~.i'.l:t~. ireqiielitly were
l. . tr  Jolnilf, New-
; t _ f-l S.l,llt. .l..\hn, New
, _ __ _
.-1 t..e p;\>p:‘ielol‘s lived up ,
..'.».r.;;iili/lls _-uid brought out
1:tlt.iliIe l>.1sc being that l
' .:‘..I:.l';< who came with a
li... <'llliiiti'yiilen in
; l .r Itxl lo fi district culled
1-.. __ ..‘.-ii wini- allthorltios
c.....:; 1 I. ..lllt-.1 tiller Belfast in
ll. ._.' ti ....1 l»:l.ei~.~. .<;._v is a corrup-
tl-.ii tl i..~ l~';-<-n.ll llelle Face, a
ti-.i’...:‘.I Ii.....i;lc. Lord Selkirk ill
i. .~ .:;l,ii..'>li of the settlement has
til.. l .~.._v. “I arrived late in the
ii.;<i it lziid then a very
mel.: ;.;>j:.~.irailce. Each fanl-
’ milled :i large fire near
ti..-.: -.\_ '-.;:r., and round these
l1..~r.' .i..-.:iii»l¢_~d groups of figures,
~.';l~.o.».» pit' .liar n.iii<;lnal dress add-
ed to :he singularity of the sur-
roiir.fi.l'g s.:ulit~. Confused heaps
of L»a.;gil.ge were everywhere piled
ta.gt»'.lii»i- t>t\.<lde their wild habita-
tiorl.~: .ind by the number of fires,
the wo.><ls- were illuminated. At
time end of this line of encomp-
ment 1 pitched my tent. and was
aurrouncieti in the moming by a
ninnerous assemblage of peop1g,,
Whose behaviour indicated that
they looked to nothing less than a
hactoratioh of the happy days of
dinnship".
looteh Pioneer:
have played an im-
in the development
Province, wen today. whole
acotfiernerits WI? predominantly
iootcl; and |. ohwzczb service en-
M-eiy in the Gaelic language is
not lincolmnon. Fbr many years
the Prorogation of the Provincial
Iikagislative Assembly would not
be considered complete without
the singing of a Gaelic song.
In some families throughout the
Island fllere are yet cherlshcd re-
nliiltltra of distant days in the`
form ol' ll. elayiliore or a faded
Exile of tartan which have been'
ltded ciolvll to succeeding gcn-
eiatii\i..'<. ln one home may be seen
the .'i.'.tiers of a Deer, said to
have be.-n the gift of Bonnie Prince
f7i“.u_'.l-‘ to 4 faithful follower who
i~.':is` Out in "The forty five." On
all suits the \i.~ or finds associa-
ti`~n.'~ '.‘,'l"l\ the Crown. The name
rrrulis I-iflwal~d, Duke of Kent.
Cii:i;3oi.iii~v.':l brings to mind
Qziccel t`ll.lrlf>tte. Georgetown and
(~,».»_.f- r-,~..:','t’ Street are named
lftfr the 'l`.l.rd George. Victoria
owl _-\ll, rton are significant.
'l`h»l'<» :»l'.~ l-Lug. Qlleen, Prince and
Kent Streets, a Royalty and a Loy-
st. Sirh nanies as Hillsborough
tzlr-". cirafwii, Euston; Dor-
crvti r, Rifgllmolld. Rochford and
ytilltv. .i.l rcnlind us of great
.nw ui the Crown.
llc.-p~..-_iblr Government was
gi-.eil if. tim Colony in 1851, and
in tim ;~..r 1354. a Reciprocity
Agni-.il.~-iit beiivecii the Island and
tilt- i$i.i'fv| St..t,.»s was arranged.
lu liir .-~;\i'lllu of 1864, thc Leg-
i;.1.l¢...- .-'\ .»r\inhlies of the Provinces
of L. ~ -' uni.. Nmv Brunswick and
Pr -.ard lfland passed Re-
.. .ii !..~.f.iir of a Confer-
li .. i~:.‘ifl< 1- an Union of the
ht' Sell. At that
_ ‘ .‘~.in~il<-nil Civil War was*
i _ ii ....l li .~rn~»l- ol' un-
l ' .tiled ill the Marl-
! ie l’roviiiccs were seek-
and Downing Street
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(‘hnrlotteli>\vn Conference
’lli~ d~.~:.~iv~|l in gn, ag ¢h|r-_
ll ".’.'i< ylr1>hahl_\‘ based 011
wi the Island was sep-
fi:.o .ti»;l:'t, lruln the Cross
of lin: nlilllilllnd.
'~.i Jilin l\1:l:tlnnald heurd of
',»:=~i.o.l~fl ini-elinig, ilnrl he en-
ll he :ind some ol his coi-
lniviiii. attend. /in iilvifl-
llir-i't‘|oi‘e sent. and thl:`
li-oln Canada arrived at
iv.-n on August Illst. On
¢..w ii, <‘irr‘il.~; was in full swing.
ni,-ili'lv :ill the members of the
Island (,‘.ibiil~'t were watching the
nlr»pii:il1ts and the lions. One Min-
ister, .lzoivever, was available, and
togctlicr with ills young son, he
went out in a small boat t.o the
shlp's side, and as the steamer
came to anchor in the harbour, he
exirlldcrl it v.-clcomc to the visitors.
It -is interesting to note that the
small boy, in nfter years. became
Sr .Iolnis Private Secretary and
b:int|‘.lp`liel‘.
in 1914. upon thc occasion of the
filllrth :lllnlvel'.<iil'v of the Char-
lnttetuwll Collll‘i'enc¢‘. the Domin-
ion (lim-1'iini.~lit. plnced a mural
brniiv' :n the room wherein the
f,-i t. ll:".'~1iiisz was held.
Hlr Clirlrlrra 'Flipper was then the
_<'..e sl|i'vl~.-or of the delcuzltes. but
tlviniz to lll.~= gleat nge it was not
p>.i.-.ible for him to come from
llritllltl.
It was hoped that many of the
selecting the keystolle. for Eng-
land. now as then, is the keystone
of the Empire. The crests of the
l`ollr uniting Pl'o\'ilicl-s fire at each
corner - Ontario, Qllebcc, Nova
Scotia and Nc-.v Brunswick.
0|, me lower side of the fa-blot
is the former Canadian shield con-
taining the Arms of the nine Pro-
vinces, and in the centre of the
bronze is the Crest. of Prince Ed-
ward Isliilitl. Doric i.\ill:lls form
the right and left sides of the
frame, thereby tying the Memorial
to similar pillars of the old Coun-
cil Chamber.
The iimiies of ihe dclegzltcs are
on ribbons in the lnargiii‘:, und
the wording of thc inscription is,
1 alll sure, falniliar to you all "In
the hearts and minds oi` the dele-
gntes assembled in this room on
Se\pte.lnhl=r lst, 1864. wits born the
Dominion of Cllllulia. Proviilcnce
being their guide, they builed liet-
ter than they knew."
Farslghted Vision
While the wording is good, may
we be forg,i'icll it` we express the
belief that the vision and the high
hope which actuated those early
Canadian statesmen indicate that
the Union was not a haphazard
result oi their deliberations at
Charlottetown, The following ex-
tracts from the speeches of four
of the Fathers of Confederation
seem to support this view.
"I am confident that a Union
of the North-American Provinces
will elevate their position, consoli-
date their influence, and advance
their interests; and at the same
time continue their fealty to the
Mother Country and their Queen.
which fealty is the glory of us all.”
If we would preserve the Con-
stitution under which we have the
happiness to live, and that British
connection so highly appreciated
by Us all, we should lend olir aid
for the conslunmatlon of that im-
portant event-the Union of thc
Provinces."
"When the people of all British
North America shall, with one
voice, proclaim the Colonies united,
and when their united talent and
influence shall be exercised for
the maintcnalicc and advancemen'.
of their coinilion ilitcrc;t.f;, pros-
perity and lil.p.»;:ii.--.., svor_v hurrlel
to their aclvalicelneilt will be rc-
moved".
"I am sure that ere long t.hese
Provinces will be one country or
nation from the Pacific to the At-
lantic. The future will record this
as the most important meeting held
in the history of British America;
and it may yet be that here, in
little Prince Edward Island, was
that Union formed wlilch has pro-
duced one of the greatest Na-
tions on the face of Gods earth."
A further examination of the
tablet shows a. herald on the right
announcing the birth of a new
Dominion, on the left are fivc
figures in classical attire. The
portrait heads are easily recogniz-
ed as representing from left to
right-Sir John Macdonald from
Ontario or Upper Canada, Sir
George Cartier from Quebec or
Lower Canada, Sir Leonard Tilley
from New Brunswick, Colonel John
Hamilton Grey from Prince Ed-
ward Island, and Sli' Charles
Tupper from Nova Scotia.
Tupper ls pointing to the wcrds
"Unity is Strength". At his feet
there is a fish and he holrls a
plckaxe i'epre:~f-nlillg the basic iil-
dllstries of his native Pro\'ince,
mining and fishing.
Gray, who was Chnirmlin ilt
Charlottetown. holds the Facls,
ancient svlnhol of unity and
strerlgtlt. iour .slaves bound tn-
gether represent the Provinces of
Nova Scotia, New Bl'lins\vicl:. Que-
bec, and Ontario-the first part-
ner; of the New Union.
llulen-l’0welI'u Comment
You will. I ilin sure. br; ll1tere.<l.-
erl to know that l.ord Bilden-
Pov.'r-ll when he saw the Tablet a
few _years ago. described the thong
btndini: the Fuels together as the
tie of loyalty and devotion to the
Crown.
Sir Leonard Tilley is holding a
Scroll upon which appears thc
word "Dolninlon". According to a
charming and very useful tradition
it is said that while at a meeting
in the Westminster Hotel in Lon-
don, he quoted Psalm '12, vs. 8 -
“His dominion .slnlll hc also
from the one sen to the other;
and from the flood unto the
wcrlil's end".
As Canada lies between the At-
lantic and the Pacific, and extends
from the St. Lawrence to the Mac-
Kenzie. the name Dominion is
well chosen.
Cartier holds the lorrzh and the
sword of Justice, indicating that
one of his great professional ac-
hleveinclits as a. lawyer was the re-
writing of the Laws of Que-ben.
thereby giving added privileges and
rights to the French porlinn of
the population of his Province.
Macdonald holds across his chest
the symbol of medicine, concern-
lug which it has been sugeestcd
tha-t even as did Moses hold the
winged serpents before the gnzn of
the Children of Isrwl and they i
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were healed. so did Sir John up-
hold beforc the people of the scul-
tercd Provinces, the ideal of Un-
wu. thereby curing many of the
ills of the day. At Sir John's feet
are a locomotive. g shear of wheat.
and scythe, which remind us that
when the rails were laid, Manitoba
entered the Union. and when pro-
mised the Track of Destiny, Brit-
ish Coluinbia became a Province.
The vast open spaces of the
prairies were sown to wheat, and
then came the harvest followed by
development and prosperity.
The Historic Sites and Mollu-
ments Board of Canada is doing
a work of great value in erecting
Cairns and Memorials commem-
orating events uf special national
importance. A bronze tablet at-
tached to the Cairn or Monument
briefly describes the historic facts
and the following are typical ex-
amples of the information set
forth!-
Dlscovery of Prince Edward Island
Conlinelnorating the Four Hun-
dredtli Anni\'ersary of the Land-
ing of Jacques Cartier 'on this
Island, 30th Jllnc and lst July
1534.
"Al the said land is low and
plaine, and the fairest that may
possibly be scene, flill of goodly
lnedowes and trees." tHaluyt's
tlenalatiolli.
Erected 1934
First Submarine 'Telegraph ill
America
Coinmenlolatillg the laying of
the first submarine telegraph
cable in America. It extended
from Carleton Head, Prince Ed-
ward Island, to Cape Tormeiitine.
New Brunswick. Laid by Fred-
erick Newton Glsbomc, Monday.
22nd November, 1852.
Erccted 1933
First Organized Land Survey
Following the Treaty of _Paris,
1763, the British Government or-
dered a systematic survey of
its possessions in North America
Captain Samuel Holland was
placed in charge of the district
norih of the Potomac and. be-
cause of the importance oi the
fisheries, was instructed to be-
gin with Prince Edward Island.
In October, 1764, he' established
his headquarters at Holland Cove.
and colnpleted his survey of the
island in 1765. ._
Erected 1935
The Board proceeds with great
care and diligerlce._ Each case is
fully investigated lo make sure
that it is -suitable for commemora-
tion.
The late Sir Arthur Doughty, for
many years our Dominion Archiv-
ist. and his splendid staff. perform-
ed a great work for Canada in
gathering under one roof a unl-
qiie and invaluable collection of
Caliadlaiin. The fine collections
housed zu. the Archives are ex-
amples of what can be accom-
plished in the quiet exercise of an
ideal which lierame a iife's work.
Delving into History is not the
musly fusty pastime many people
believe it to be. and when com-
bined with thc reading of bio-
grapliics of men and women who
have Liiccn llzlportalit parts on thc
slzigc .of national and interna-
tional life, I know of no more fas-
cinating study.
The problr-ins and difficulties of
other years are similar in many
respects to the _ailxic-ties and per-
plcxities confronting the people of
these generations.
-A knowledge oi' how decisions
were arrived at by public men and
others in years gone by is 3, prime
factor in solving the question;
which now confront us in ever in-
creasing variety. _
-In turning ancient pages one
finds many delightful and roman-
tlc incidents, one in particular I
shrill, with your permission, brief-
ly outline.
The Patterson Regime
His Excellency Walter Patterson
was appointed Govemor of the Is-
land of St. John in the Gulf of
St. Lawrence in the year 1769, H15
daughter Margaret. bam in 1771,
was married in 1791 to Dr. Alex.
under Gordon, a surlzeon with the
Forces stationed at Halifax. A de-
Dressioil apparently occurred in
the seventeen nineties, and Dr,
Gordon was placed on half pay.
The times become more difficult,
and he decided to take his children
home to Scotland, there to place
then iirider the ciirc of his two
sistei-s. Unfortlinrltely, lin died
fiilflhs thc DH&='B~§e and was buried
at sea.
The children-one of whom was
named Margaret after her moths;
-were placed in the care of their
aunts, and in course of time a
slrilggling st-llool-teacher and writ-
er made M:n'ga.ret an offer of ma.-_
rihfxe. \\'lllc.li she refused, and she
wrote hcl' sultor a note which is
still extant. In it she writes
"some day fame will make you
great. nliii' virtue make you be-
loved". The note was addressed to
Thomas Cnrlyle.
'file aulus were very irate over
the whole affair and forthwith sent
their niece to London, where she
lived with another aunt. One
morning while riding in the Park
she saw Carlyle, their eyes alone
spoke. and it is doubtful if there
was another meeting. It is inter-
esting. however, to note that
Bliimine of Sartor Resartus pos-
sesses the lovellness and charm of
Margaret Gordon.
The little girl from the small
colony of Bt. John's Island-now
Prince Edward Island--became the
wife of Alexander Bannerman, M.
P., who received a Knlghthood at
the hands of the Queen and was
appointed Lieutenant-Governor uf
Prince Edward Island about the
year 185|. More than fifty years
after Mnzgaret had sailed from
Charlottetown Harbour, a fnrlom
and mystified child, she returned
as Lady Bnnnerman, first Lady in
the land.
After completing ills term as
Liciitcnnnt-Governor of Prince Ed-
ward Island, Sir Alexander was op-
1 HARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN
Shrinks From
Nude Rites
(A. P. by Guardians Special Wire)
OSAKA. Japan, March 5-Strlk-
ing Geisha girls. bereaved by the
suicide of a beautiful 22-year-old
sister, vowed today they would
immortalize her as their “Joan of
Arc."
When the wintry dawn broke
over Mount Shigi today. the 300
striking entertainers left their
sanctual-y in the Buddhist temple
on Mount Bhigi and went to a
secluded woods for nude rites of
purification.
Shy Fukiiko Miyamoto, however,
was appalled by the naked cere-
monial. Bhe dlrappanred !r0n'l the
others. After a long search police
found her body. B fatal vial by her
side, in a teahouse on the ¢ay
white way of Osaka from which
the 'strikers have taken refuge.
Although the ritualistic ablu-
tions, called Mizugori, are prac-
tised universally by pious Jop-
anese, even in zero weather. it
was unprecedented for the humble
Geisha girls to indulge in such a
fncred ceremony.
The icy bath prepared the girls
to pray to Buddha for the suc-
ess of their cause-a union organ-
ization.
But. the Miyamoto girl, who had
been sold into servitude as a child
by her impoverished family. could
not bring herself to loin her isis-
ters.
In the gathering light. she crept
silently and secretly clown the tor-
tuous mountain path and hid her-
:elf in the city where she had
earned a precarious living by sing-
ing and dancing for men.
Her mother. meantime, had a
prcmonltion that all was not well
with her daughter. Bhe climbed up
Mount Shigl to the Buddhist
shrine and was t01d by DF1°5¢5 me
girl had fied.
Hours later, the mother learned
her daughter had refused out of
modesty to partake of the naked
ablation. She took poison.
Legal Wrangle
Over Auto Accident
ivi1DDLE'roN. N. s.. Muwh 5-A
legal wrangle is foreseen aff" Te'
opening of an inquest into the death
of five persons followlni BV* “lim”
mobile accident at the Summit 0!
nearby Wilmot Hill last SaturdBy~
Daniel Owen, K. C.. told th? 001'-
oner's jury last. night he Woud SB-
cure a writ from the Nova Scotia
Supreme Court to prevent Wilfred
Keddy, one of the six injured in the
accident from giving evidence.
The Annapolis Royal lawyer. UP'
pearing at the inquest as Keddy's
counsel ,intimated he believed _his
client was being held in hospital
.here as a virtual prisoner, but re-
fused tc state the grounds oil which
he would seek the writ. of prohibit-
ion, Police denied Owens statement.
"Thats my business," he replied
when asked why he objected to
Kcddy giving evidence. “Keddy is
not a. colnpellabie witncw."
Five persons including Wilfred
Keddy‘s younger brother, died fol-
lowing the terrific head-on co.lls-
sion last Saturday of two automo-
biles at the brow of Wilmot Hill.
A corolier's inquest ordered imme-
diately after the accident was post-
poned lultil yesterday when it was
thought some of the SUYVWUTS
would have recovered .sufficiently
to give evidence.
Only three witnesses were heard
however, and they were n0t invol-
ved in the accident.
Miss ‘E. Harvey. superlutemiilut
nurse of the Middleton Hospital
said she had received instructions
from Coroner Dr. F. S. Messenger
and Dr. H. E. Kelly nobody was to
see Wilfred Kcddy and that she was
to permit no patient to leave the
hospital without an order from the
attending physician, Royal Canadi-
an Mounted Police Coniltabie New-
ton told the jury Keddy was not a.
virtual prisoner.
rl: has not yet been determined
if Wilfred Keddy or his brother Ar-
nold, one of those killed in the ac-
cident was driving one of the cars
involved.
Fred Taylor. who said he was
walking on the highway near the
place thc awldent occurred,'te51,i_
fled one car was oil the left side
of the road but he would idcritlfv
neither the car or the driver in thi
wrong.
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ms-T nor.u.n_/ w, |_
0" 1"`°b~ 4th the msmibers or mst
R0.Vu_lty Womens Institute met for
their TCKUIHP monthly meeting at
the home of Mis. A. R;.bs..w._
The Vl°¢-Dliesldent presided, and
the meeting opened in the regular
‘V“Y~ R/011 C1111 Was answered bv
Uliflwli memlbers, also several
1 visilois present. Minutes of Dec-gm.
l ber meeting read and adopted, Rc.
, ports received from sick and school
'C°m-m11Lf0S- Questionnaires on
Child Welfare and Education and
.Utter -schools completed. also all
other qllestionnaires handed to coil-
vcnnrs. Next place o' meeting un-
_decldcd. Roll call to be answered
lby all irish joke. Meeting closed
I by God Save the King. `
pointed in succcssion_To similar
posts in Newfoundland and the
Vflgiiarnas. It is recorded that in
all ol` Sir Alexaudel"s high offices
in the service of the Crown, he
was greatly assisted by his charm-
ing and very talented wife.
A few years ago the record of
the marriage licence issued in 1791
for the marriage of Dr. Alexander
Gordon and Miss Margaret Pat-
terson was found at Charlottetown.
It is amazing how documents of
i great historic interest survive
down through the years, and it is
well that such is the case. because
lthc writing of history depends
l huizely on documentary evldallre.
I sincerely trust that my ra-
marks have not been entirely un-
interesting. and that in conclusion
you will accept my every good
l wish for the continued success of
lille Ottawa Branch of the (Jan-
ladlan Authors' Association.
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'modest Gmsha the llentral Guardian |_||-gg; Stnglgr
  Regulation 0f
Simpsons. L-289-3-5-ll.
womanrs Music ctva-i=.».=l-  
poned until March 20. L-28l-
POLICE COURT-At the Police
court yesterday moming a drunk
who failed to appear forfeited his
ball bond. TWO “non stop" motor-
i~ts were each fined 81.00 and
costs. A woman, on an abusive
language charge, was fined $10.00
and costs or twenty days.
DIXIE ATTRACTS ATTENTION
Dixie, “the original Dixie mu1¢-
the greatest comedy mule in the
world," although looking somewhat
out of place attached to a bo!-
sleigh, stood proudly on the Chor-
lottetown market square yesterday
when he was fondied by young
and old. Mr. MacDonald, the owner.
believed “Dixie” was between 12
and 14 years old. The mule, whose
manager paid $1 to any P8110"
who could stay on his back more
than a minute, was formerly a
member ni' Tice's indoor circus.
Business was not lucrative and the
members of the animal fraternity
were sold to defray expenses. Sev-
eral dogs owned by the show who
had passed their usefulnefs were
destroyed by local police some time
ago and "Dixie" is believed to be
the only member left.
Mr. Walter Goss, Cl1ul‘lottetoWu,
employee with S. T. Green and C0..
has been ill at his home for the
past several days.
Gritic Reviews
lJtUe lhemre
Productions
. (By Kevhialbot) .
ST. JOHN, N. B., March 5-After
viewing the various offerings of
Caliacnun Litlie Theatre €1`0UP5
from Halifax to Toronto, one is led
to the conclusion that, in general.
the quality is surprisingly good.
Natura.ly, one makes allowances for
towns that have not the theatre
facilities of, for instance, Ottawa,
where the Theatre Guild has a play
house with all the requisites in
mmiaturs of metropolitan opera
houses. The newest in stasb equip-
ment and design is very evident
here, and the amateurs have every
opportunity to see excellently done
plays from the Aincrican centres
and England; this gives them a
lead which. if intelligently followed,
should make for almost profession- .
l
al offerings. The most amazing
feature though, is the way smaller
centres in Canada. which have none
of this opportunity, come forward
with productions that lack the pro-
fessional flair. but have the spirit
--often more important to adjudi-
cators. ~
The French offerings must be
dealt with separately. In Quebec
Province amateurs speaking the
French tongue are influenced by
the theatre of Moliere and Racine;
this is as it should bc, and makes
for diversity of style and play. We
are mainly interested in the Eng-
lish-speaking end, nnrl particularly
in plays written bv Canadians, for
it WHS i‘€Hlly to this purpose that
Lord Beasbomugh encouraged these
festivals. Our coiuitry would natur.
ally foster dmnia--fzrcat spaces,
ranges of mighty mountains, and a
folk tradition are nl] here, Tha
native drama. as far west as Toron-
to, was not as well represented as
it should' have been. and we might
as well say right. here, that of the
three Canadian plays we saw this
year. none had the theatrical pos-
sibilities of another seasons “Wg,1¢-
ing for Lefty.” _
One of them was a better written,
more thoughtful, and poetic work,
That one came olit of the Mari-
time Provinces, "Nocturne" by
Harry Foster of Charlottetown. One
of M. de Wilrfiiz's criticisms of this
drama was to the effect that it's
author did not know sufficient
“tricks of the trade". Well, in our
humble opinion the two other na-
tive writers knew too many of these,
and their work consealiently missed
the authentic rinfr \vhlel'l Mr. Fos-
ter's play evinced. “Tricks of the
trade" are noticeably nbselit in the
work of writers for the Moscow
Art Tlieatre, and 'Tile Abbey play-
ers, and lt is on this basis that the
greatness of these two most famous
Fo'k Theatres is founded. The less
our writers know and learn of the-sc
tricks. thc more hopeful we will ap-
pear. M. de Warfaz is steeped in a
highly stylized theatrical tradition,
albeit an excellent. one, but we must,
not emulate European decadence;
our destiny runs with the rugged
soil of the countl'_v. Were new. and
the tllinizs we do shoiilrl contain
that fresh note.
We would like to sen the Mari-
time play win out iii Oltilwa, and
believe it. stands n. splendid chance,
unless the western offerings art
more importilnt than what we ha'
seen. London aild Calgary always
do interesting things; by lntanaa
brushing off of certain roughness,
and a better attention to lnlse-en-
sccne, "Nocturne" should have an
even break.
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LOST-HUB CAP FOR FORD Vel
between Charlottetown and
Grandview. Finder please leave
at Ford service Station, City.
L-280.
LOST BETWEEN 143  BT.
and George Hoopers Barbgr
Shop and Drill Shed pair horn
rimmed eye glsssen Reward. J.
P- Hwper. L~27s.
FOB SALE ONE GENERAL PUR-
pme mare 1100 lbs.. six years old
in foal. One draft more foal.
seven-months, one milk cow-
Waltcr 8. Week-. Kensington.
11-373.
W
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Si
ii
8
the
minded bore and dila-
mo e
province will stand it. UW it U
hig _
the et and the tmrplyorl IN
buds . ,_
under a belyy biwflm l\0W.' 11°
said
Y.
Dr.
H0
\C.l’.
BL
pre
e _
.llltinoa or siiacut-tow. haul" W’
Commons 00111-film* Whwinu Wu'
ur
i
‘Jae past zo years, favored rl chmle
in
(C. P. by Gl|lrd.lu:’| S|\0¢|l.l Wang
'amp TON, N. B.. Mare
 '“'?'§.°‘“,....i°~‘ ‘i'.“°..r.°”:i°."
w .soon I '
cally ml-_ "ll mlm: r¢s~u!¢u°u f-f
our marriage ian" was expressed
today by Dr. W. M. Jenkins, Lib.
Queens). as he delivered his maiden
speech in tho New lrunnlolr lor
lslatun.
"Knowles la I om-mtiui
children that will
fer, dv/indie Mid
upon their odilmtln
monaco to IMIOW.
mu-s la my duty u
failed to :puck 0! 011| grave PNP’
lem that is #vw ou lwd 1°*
w1uuon."“t-go Quzmi wggtgi wht
leo nam . apo kim
experience as a mimi ovwtitionu
in New Brumwick 101' U WFS-
“I issue 5 611013011!! to GM Chill!-
“" "°°”.l°...’i.5‘l’.»*.s'°”fl‘t~"°'=»f-°'
O0r0DtP8 '
lun.. to than vm are :lc lm ru!"
to ben children." he contlnuid.
-~pmv,..u°;| ig glwnya better than
cure."
i-ie mentioned that the 
hyglgng council, w0ll\0l\6 Ullblvllh
and I. 0. D. ll- bunches thx-ous -
out that provlnoemeszo wig;/‘%0.B9l¥::
that o govern
some rural srffl an institution for
sniping and can of tubin-
..~.,=;
§é§;§'
233;
'i sm in avmrilt-hy 'W1 '-51'
v ment: if the fluuwla 01 91°.
hiv important that W bl1l“°°
Need for economy lu B°V¢f”“‘°“°
as U59 |t|-assed by Dr. F. A. Mba
rand <Lu». Queenall. th' l°°°“_
use
Speaker in the budset d°\>““ l‘°
da
was like au ruwhw mat#
Jenkins. was speakinz 111 the
for tho fini. timi-
it- avors Changi? 1"
.l‘JA`CUuuUill iutllllous
5 ill WIN)
ny Guuoiufa PW
u'1i.'AwA. March 5 - '1`W° 
no have wtU1€l5°¢1 Wmy mm _
Toronto and. Montreal today el
desuaotllf-Y 0! Rmlllll *S
,mg amending mg gi-im al code
de
to substitute |. lethal ch\l!\b¢l' f°l`
'~ nw, who has Glllclslly
til:¢£sselcl)rg`oronto’s 11 hlillllwl th
method oi execution because. be
ifi he was always fearful 01 de-
lllpltation He reminded the 60111*
mee there had been two decapi-
m
tations in the last few yeori-
why do you fear decapitation?"
“ken nm-y G clark, locus. 'I0-
1'0
nto Rosedale)
Because I think it is an inhu-
man way of killing a mah." 5014
Mr. Wills.
Dr, Daniel Plouffe, medical super-
intendent of Bordeaux Hospital 101'
the criminally insane. Montreal,
w
no has unofficially witnessed 18
angings. said he would not chan30
h
the method of execution because the
horror of hanging acted‘as a det-
l.!`l .
aélgprfen Wll.s, actin! d€P\l7»Y Sher'
me
lit to crime.
There was no suffering in hens-
irig, he told the committee. The
condemned man was not con-'M015
for more than uve to eiaht weeds
firm the drop and the heart brat
stopped in four to ten minute!-
“What is t-be difference betwee
execution! in Guild! ING 1711"'
in the United Statics?" asked H. S.
Hainilton (Lib. Aigoma Walt).
"There lsn‘t much," said the doc-
tor. explaining how easily P0013”
were mble to hang themselves, even
without 9. drop of any kind.
1.. Mnntrqal prisoners were liven
no drug before their execution.
while in ‘Toronto they are alv/ay:
offered drug an hour before, said
Mr, wills, Death in Toronto occur-
red between 10 and 17 minutob Sf'
ter the drop. -
NORTH MILTON SCHOOL
Report of North Milton School
for F€brua.l‘y:-
Grgde 1X--(Sr.)- 1- 0105115
Hooper; 2. Rollin H0090!! S~ U53
Coles
Grade lx (Jin)--1. Rollnald
Coies; 2. Gordon Rodd: 3- Gtr!-h
Hooper.
Griula VII- l. Olga Moresfde; 2.
Marjorie Coin; 3. Itheta Smith-
Grade VI--1. Jeanette MOKUWG-
Gradc v-tsr.>-1.L;\I5;evoyi
Grade V-tJr.>- -
Grade rv-1. Minh ci-mn: 3.
Joan HOODBF; 8. Vema Coles.
Grade II-<1, Thelma C0128.
Gr..¢i¢ 1-i. Winston Ghmdi0r~
Mont;-.ly giwfage attendance 11.8
Percentage of attendance 98.1
Perfect Attendance: Rolihlld
Coles; Olga MONIWOI M9597”
cafes; mulse Hooper: Ralph
Crabbe, Parker Smith. -
Tm:h»r.- lull- F. Mlllainl.
tratrlot Plone 00??)
MOUNT Tl-YON
'rlle miwor is makin: ¢°°d Pw-
gress under Misa Amelia. Mw-
Donald.
The many friends ol Mr. Milton
Martin are glad to lu him out
again after an attack of pneumonia.
-.-_-H
Misses Pearl and Ada Campbell 0_1
Elferslle are visiting their aunt.
Mrs. Alex Wool, Tryon.
_.___
The farmers are hauling their
wood.
Mr. Fenton Howatt. Carleton,
was ai visitor at Mr. Alfred Woo'd
home. _
Mrs- Wm. Waddell has recuverod
from her illness of pneumonia.
Mr. Neil Mwlnnls has gone ta
the Prince County Hospital for
treatment.
Mrl. alma Rum Mount Tryon
éllbnt tha weak-.md in North
v§¢o_uirwuy °Pl’°“‘° "°“'° “fr
11|
Kohl Street, Clmrlollptowa,
llnath Yesterday
0f Miss llosa
F. I. Ilesllrisay
uw death or Miss Ross rx
De:Brlsay which tuck pine |i;
1101116. N0- 5 Grafton Stunt, at
ln wh’ 11°ur yesterday morning
5h¢l”° DI-S666. away a. woman of
Quito °¥°°W0nal character and
'Writ-S whim lou will be keenly
W* by B Very lille circle of friends
Ind admirers as wsu as by her
immediate family. sh; wu ui.,
last in this Province to bear the
Home of a family prominent in the
development of Pl-tl-ics Eqwgyq 15-
lwd from the uriiast. days or its
settlement under British rule.
During the mater pm or im
10118 life Mins DqBriaay conducted
A school for girls and small boys
in connection with St. Petei-'s
Cathedral 'and in addition un-
oluingly labored in the promotion
of all the religious and social act.
ivities of the congregation, Sha 1.”
been one of the office bearers oi'
the Daughters of the Empire prac-
tically since its inception in chu.
lottetown and for the past two
Wars has been its Honorary Reg.
en .
Surviving sisters of Misc Da.
brlsay are Mrs. L. W. Watfon and
Mrs. James Simpson who will have
the sincere sympathy of me com.
munity in their bereavement,
Other listers who passed on be- _
fore were Mrs. George W. Hodgson, i
Mrs. Robert F. DeB1ois and Mrs.
W. A. 0. Morton. .
The funeral service will be held
at St. Peters Cathedral On Mon-
day mb:-ning at 9.30 dclook.
In
M.
her
Dr. Cameron
N e w D e p u t y
Minister Of Mines
(C.l’. By Guardian'a Special Wire)
I-IALIFAX, March 5-Dr. Allan E.
Cameron, professor of mining at the
University of Alberta had been ap-
pointed Deputy Minister of Mines
for Nova Scotia. Mines Minister
Michael Dwyer announced tonight-
A graduate of McGill University
and the Massachusetts Lnstitute ox
'i'echnoYogy_ Dr. Cameron has him
considerable oxperlence in field work
ln Westem Canada and the geo-
logical survey of Canada.
He succeeds Norman MeKenzl. ,
who was burned to death at Seb
Lake, Maine. last year after I
the deputy-mlnistership for eleve.l
years.
CAPS T0 SUIT FACE
_NEW YORK. tCPl -Widowk
peak effects for the beauty whose
IMG lA heart-shaped. is one of the
designs announced lor bathing caps
next season, when they will be clit
ax'/cording to the wearers face.
SOVIETS FINANCE MOTHER-
ll00D
MOSCOW, (CP)-The Russian
government. drlvlris toward a
population of 300.000 by 1960. has
appropriated the equivalent of
$600.000.000 to protect motherhood
and infancy in 1937.
IIB. WILLIAM R. CAMPBELL
The sudden death occurred on
Wednesday moming of Mr. Wiuiam
R. Campbell, a highly respected
citizen of Cape Traverse.
Mr. Campbell' retired Tuesday
night apparently in his usual health
but when a member of the family
went to call him Wednesday mom-
ing it was discovered that he had
passed away in his sleep. A mem-
brr Of the Church of Scotland and
a staunch Liberal in politics. he was
quiet and unassuming in manner
but his wise counsel will be mrely
mined by thou who were intimlk
with him. He was in his 'find your
havin: been hom on the some dev
al our ’ate King George V.
Ke leaves to mourn their lens his
Widow. formerly Sophia Carruthers
and vue son. Norman. .lt home. also
two brothers, Hector and James and
1 sister Christine all residing in the
United Staten. The funeral was hold
from his late residallce yesterday.
 - T;-__;-:M
BIRTHS
3-*-¥-_.___._;:_;'-> - 
BAMBAY-Af. the Prince County
Hoillltal, March 2. 1031 to Mr. and
Mn. louis Ramsay |. daughter. '
MMUTIN--At the _Charlotlottwn
H°lPllAl March 4. 1937. to Mr. and
Mrs. Bemard Martin City. A son.
DEATHS »
s li'r‘rA.“wa»rrr»iiiiT`°’=
Mrtmu 3. mv. John william stag?
l.°Hw'lyf1li sh,
Prince Edward Igiandrly 0 are
DAWSON -At Boston Mus -on
Wednesday March 3.1081. Mn.
W. E. Dawson ago 02 years. Pune-'al
from home of her son Bax L.
Dawson.” Albany, Sunday March 'ith
2 o'clcek.
DNBBIFAY - Entered into rest
March 5, 1087, Hou ll. I. Des-
Brlsrly. Funeral from Bt. Peters
Cathedral Monday, March 0 at 0.30
'Pwon with Mrs. Raymond Wood.
-f* . .:. =.=i=u_»_. an  1,
, .
no ` '
'\\. ,HQ
‘bv .
;____'___~_ "  "
'ess 'f'.`~"'}").‘~\’
viagx " 
f -Q - `
 .safer
if '
\u
_ .V yr/My \l\\l.y
s _' '/,/' ‘. ill
and - '- \`tW'
tllotices qi
ma. _.coats and seoutersz-
What have you been doing in the
last week? Did you answer the ques-
tions asked and have you been do-
inx my real Scouting? In order to
get right down to business I shall
'answer the two questions I asked
last week. The 11th Scout Law is
"A Scout is not 9. fool." The three
colors of Scouting are: Yellow
(Cubs), Green (Scouts), Red (Ro-
vera).
Two more questions; How many
Scouts irl a full Patrol and a full
"I‘|~o0p? What is the Trinity ill
Scouting? Concentrate on these and
no if you can get the P109" Bn'
swore. If you think you know them
come to the office and tell YDUV
Field Commissioner.
Monday was a very busy day-
Holy Redeemer Cub Pack was vis-
lftd 8116 f0l.l.i'ld in very good con-
dition. It would be nice I the!
couid wear Cub Neckel-cb Q aim
Hats. Bt. Paul's was also visited and
your S. C. reports that he had a
I grand time there running the meet-
, ing with the scouts. .
The Baptist Troop was looked ir
orl, and found they lack nlimberi.
but a. good Scout spirit among tlir
few that are there, and we are sure
in the near future they will lic
again increasing their roll.
At four o'clock on Monday _viril-
Provlncial Executive met and div-
cussed many provincial and lornl
topics, making it very interesting
and' constructive in-eeting. Tile
meeting was presided over by your
Provlnclal President, L. D. Mturray.
Or. Tuesday Zion Scouts and
Cubs were given a banquet by thr
ladies auxiliary of that church. and
a very grand one it was and it
really ideal Scouting get-together.
Rev. Mr. Webster acted as chair-
mar..
Bt. Peters Troop was visited and
a meeting conducted by your Field
Commissioner. He foliud a. grand
lot of boys there who seem keenly
interested in the progrn.mme. and
we are of the opinion that the co-
operation of the boys with their
Scoutmnsters and Assistant, who
are spending much of their time
working to build up a good King!
Own at St. Peters, viill soon bear
results.
Wednesday brought us to a com-
mittee meeting at st. James, and it
good one lt was at that. There were
some eight men present and reports
were read of the previous montlrs
activities of the Cubs, scouts and
Rovers. The Scouts of St. James'
are climbing the ladder of still big-
ger and better Scouting.
Your Scouters Club met at thc
Canadlali Legion. However, ther.:
were not many present. Only half
the Troops were represented, but
much Wort: \\us done and many aug-
gestiohs and ideas put forward.
The First Chariottetowli Rovers
are to hold their annual meeting on
Wednesday next at 8,00 o'cloc.k. ll
their Dell. We hope to sec every Rn-
ver present. Rovers, do not let it
be said that Charlottetown coli?
not handle a Rover Crew. Look at
the Bee Rovers forging ahead and
doing things. Lets put our shou d-
er to the wheel and attend thi#
meeting and do things too.
This week I have ii little WNY
for the Cubs: In a children's hos-
pital there la I Wolf Club Pack.
One Cub there was unable to salute
in Cub fashion owing to an lni\ll'<“l
right arm. One day a successful on-
eration was performed oil the arm.
and as the youngster regained con-
sciousness was told he would soou
be able to use lt. His very first ex-
pression was: "O11, gee! Now 1 “ill
be able to salute like thc other fei-
iows dot" `
A thought for the week:-
‘ Keep your face always inward
the sunshine, and the shadows will
fall behind you.
A smile for the week:--
"Two mnnvworth of blclrb°"°l°
of soda for indlgestfon at this tlm¢
of night" cried the infuriated dI'UK'
gist, who had been aroused at 2 11-
m.. "when 9. glass cr hot Wfllff
would lmve done just aa well."
"Weel.\,veel." retumed Macbollaal.
"I thank .ye for the advice a.nd Til
. no bnthei-'ye after all. Good night-
."Yours for Bott" scoutinv"
. BUSY BEAVER
naraaren ` in -ro von:
can _
Mon-'rnmlui -tori -Apnelfmt
helm the conunuslon appoint” "
investigate the plight of small PFD'
party owners in regard to mortsuB’~‘=
and tax arrears, Miss Irene JOUY
.gala advocated the claim 0'
uebec women to vote in povlncllil
BDI.
' Station).
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