' The Island’s Leading Store' __ Ladies’ Coats $6.50 Another lot received by express--iii light wciglit mater- ini, finished with belt-military clfect, in blue and grey; special values, $6.50, $7.50 to $8.00. Ladies’ Suits at $12.00 1 Made from good quality. all-wool navy serge, well Hn- .slied : price $12.00. Positively the best $12.00 Suit in the city. Wash Goods \\`e are sliowing today a large assortment of \\'asli lloods. the largest ever sliown in the city. in white. colored, uioire and crepe at zoc. per _1':1rd-l`z1ucy and stripe ripplette, 11'l1ite ltoilcy-coilib cloth at 241-. per yard. colored ratinc suiting 550, 11'l1ite;111d faiicy crcpes at 15c_ per yard. Boy’ s Sweaters 25c $2" \ ,_ . -~ C’-"5 In liglit-111-iglit 11i:1lc1`ial. just _ _ 'an-s-* the thing lor this scasoti of the year, . .",- _. __ _ :_ »-.---f--"-"' uiatlc 111 both .short and long slee1'es,_- .`~- . , ..',. ._-_i-_-_;_;._i. ;_-.*-1`~.°-' llrict- .15 emits. _\ls0 line \\'ool Cash- ,;:..` _‘::; 111c1'c to lit l1o_1‘s 1`rou1 4 to lo years of _ _ -1 - _ 3 l»_»,_'sf.--~;~1 _ ,.1-.er __ __ A . age at 115 cents eauli. This is one of \\1 the lit-st 1':1l11cs_1‘ct shown h_1' us in this 5'-1 line oi gootls. Ladies’ Hose 2 Pair for 25c \\'t~ l:;11'<.~ rect-i1'e1l rlirect front thc l:11'g1'.~t lilailtlfacltircr i11 tf:111u_:1;. 1.1111' 251:. Hose is .-1 strong lczulcr; 11i~1~1 people sell it for _;5c. per pair. Utliur lines at 501:, 7_=t~., and $1.00. Hose for Men At 15c, 250, 35c, 50C, and 750 per pair. Chiltlren’s Straw Hats ll;11s stiftiuiuilt for c1'<_-r_1‘ l5c., _ 3_5c_,. 5otj_.._ _oo1;.,_ 25;. :1n1l$1._:0. Ladies’ Chamois Gloves 'l`ln-rv has liueii :L t'o11.~i1lurz1l>lo .~l1ot‘t;1;;c i11 tllcsc goods this scasoii. hut wc liavc just 1‘ceci1‘c_;'11l;11' value l_’u. l1o1'_1';11'1l, for loc. 2,000 yds. in thc lot_ .\ iiiaiititztcttircr 0l`t'e1'ed us 11 clcztring price ol' 100 incu`s twcctl suits that have just arrived, and lilacctl on salc 11011' at $7.50 per suit; sizes from 34 to 44. You ought to get one ul once as we sold a large lot yesterday. Ladies’ Dresses _ Worth 7.50 ` _ for 98c \\'<' are clearing out a lot ot' ladies' dresses that were carried over from last season. Remember that everydress in this lot of 48 dresses have hccn carried over from last season, 1\ot11'ill1sl:1|1rli11g llnirc is o11l_1~ 11 slight .11.1=1-11 1 ‘while many were and the war baby’s mother . -is to the alleged excess in the M e ,i _ illegitimate births likely to result from the bllleting it d' il-1¢..»,~ ~. V was a delicate and a dililcult inquiry, calling lor-_ calm- La les , `- 4"1r-.l~"' -;' liesB,_c8|'8IU|1l€‘B8 Slld discrimination, and it would require f_‘_.~' considerable time to complete. It was essential that ffl# ' i e,.ll,l,,“ phono ,.182-8 ll_>erl__scru_tln§e;ses_llo_1ll_d ire sin;tlltari_sl;>_usly__1_e_1_1__l_;azed olid tlle '|Pu°" Ph°"° ' ' ' ' ` ' ` ' ' ' ` ` ` ` ' ' ' ' ° ° ' 7' 'N22 dllgerizliit nresulls, accoiiiiiii; 0 tooilie chiiraeterndlwihii placec ' and Edit" Day PM". '° and the previous record of the billeted soldiers. But. it’ ' “"d Emi" mum Ph°"°' "’ ' ' the right sources were consulted and care was taken to ___._.._. _avoid false witness. no injustice would be done to soldier or civilian. to class or individual. Some notion ot the |-and office at Charlottetown, Brlfwh °m°° I* 3“W\° method in which such an inquiry should be conducted may meralde, Alberton, Souria and Montaqvv- be formed from what was actually done in one place whlcli London Office, Marconi House. Stflnlll W- C- had suffered not a little from exaggerated rumors. “The place in question was a factory town of some praldml _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ A_ A_ Blrllwt thirty thousand population. The 'rears of those who Ma___"___° E____°__ __ _. __ _ __ R_ Burnm were jealous for the good name ot the town had been aroused by reports that sadly involved the reputation of its young people, and certainly did no credit to the soldiers SATURDAY. MAY 29, 1915. who had enjoyed the hospitality of the citizens. There were -_ _-_~__,»,-_-,~_~__-_-,-_~.-_-,-_-_-_-_-_-,~.-.~_»_~,-_-_-.-_-_-_-.1-<.-V~ff-f-vs*--'-'--‘-‘-'-A--‘-1--"ff-rf-1 -various estimates of the sum total of the damage. \Vhlle ‘some hesl_tate;i to sgggtest hun_d1_'_eds, tile highest" ll_gl1_i-of were not ar rom t e ree c p ers. was no ce ia ____ __ __ _ _ __ __ ____ meh __ G _ those who favored accepting the highest estimates were “° emaud °" the L " on au ou W I e “Br outsiders whose knowledge of the town had been gained by` ‘mm is dlsD°s'“g °f in connection with 8 newspaper mm' occasional visits. Those who undertook the “sifting with bi“a"°" MS bee" "ery grw" From an _mms of the Island interrogatories" of the pernicious statements proceeded orders have been received alid_wo anticipate that the first _,ery quietly wllll (hell, mSk_ They 3 maclled lol. lll_ pp S“pp1f" wi" be °xha“’5“"i wnhm me week' formation only those whose occupation and position gave . )"*’ It should b di ti clly der t d tl i lille ‘ e S n ~' “U S 0° ‘ere 8 no po is them opportunities of acquiring knowledge of the peculiar ixi the distribution of the I-Jnipire's llag, the newspapers _mmm lmpllell by me term ..exp»eclancy_.. lu its new and p“r'i°ip““§‘5 bei"‘_i C°“_serva"“_'_i' I;ib°'lalba“d lE“;lep5“d_im' iuvidious sense. They acted systematically. omitting to _"_ _ _ “S the f°l°“'i"g mt Smwsz °" rea lu" lj ' ue ec question none who had knowledge to impart at the Telegraph (Ll, Halifax Herald (C), Moncton Times (C). Same llml, lllev llepl away from gosslps and cllallergl-s_ S '(1 ' R il L T \ Fld (.7 B - » ' ~ ' 5 "U3 ec” l " °r°m° V0 l i' random Ex 'l`l1@1ned1calmen,tlie poor»law authorities. the insurance _ _ __ . , posltor (Ll. Berlin News-Record t(`). Fort Williams Times- eo l the lns eclors ol llllluslrlal eslal,llsllmenlS_ and F l f E l , D D 9| D ‘murnal ln' Gsm Reporter ici' windsor Record lm' L°“` others who were likely to have accurate knowledge were don Free Press (C), Guel li Mercury QL). Sl. Catheri 's - Y She told him about the makes, de. Signs, ¢ut,stylq.svrn1n¢fnJ. <1\1al1¢v,1igure, curves, waist line, hips, fr_011t._material, bias cut, bonmg, IHCCS, §tlf¢l11¥.18_. trim- ming, comfort, health, weight, Iittlnggtg, If you want to get litted to a p_a1r~.of B, & I. Corsets come to Patons’ Friday and Saturday, Mrs. Lowe the Corset expert will lit you. She is here to _show and explain the very latest ideas in the' Cor- set art, and to fit you _with a Corset de- signed for your especial, form. An op- portunity that no progressive woman should miss. There wi_l be no charge for consultation or fitting. Come and be fitted to a pair of our B. & I. Corsets, there is a type for eve1_y__ figure, however stout or slender, and ese_ corsets will do more than you have any idea they will, or than we can tell you._ Mrs. Lowewill be pleased to fit you Friday and Satur- day. P ne approaclied in turn, and the statistics thus gathered 11 ere Standard (C), Strathford BeaC011 ll-L Sf- Th°maS Times collated and weighed. What they first learned from the 'Ui' winmpeg Free Press lL)‘ medical oilicer, whose departments had special charge ol li '§ fell. by all ' Fil? ll ll ‘ ' ll l - - ' ' 0 ’ S 0 _ ,Pd S lat 19 D11’-‘S0111 is 3 me W ‘en births out of wedlock. was in such striking anlagonisin to ' "the sun never sets on the British Ensign." "he unity of me Empire should he Signalized by uni” in the rumors that had been circulated that were the source ‘ palriotic displays. and no more apllroilriate way can be ol llllormatloll olllel. lllllll ll wall_ llle acl-lllllleers might _ _ , ""‘ f°H°“'ed ma" “ying me U“i°“ Jack 0” all smmble °°‘ well have been uneasy. For the doctor said that there was ThlS V€I'y lOW pI`lCe 1 " ' l l ll casions. t wil e observed that His Majesty the King acllllllly no increase whatever, owing to the presence ot represents 3 C0mp0Sll§ Of Of ' ,-3 . .. _ . - '**` has Slgnmed his desire that his hirlhdify on Jlme 3rd the military elenicnt in the town, in thc ordinary number ‘our Ladlesl SultS_ mostly Navy should be celebrated throughout the Empire bv the flying ' 1 ~ of children born. or to be born, to unweddcd couples. The- 1 00 -34:5-“.- of the Union Jack, and the outfit which the Guardian in sum mlal lllll llol exceed hull a (lozelll fl-he lllqlll,.l.l.s_ lla\._ and Blackioovalugs $ _\__ ~ conjunctioii with these iiewspapers is distributing puts lug pushed lllell. lm.esllgallol,ls lurllwr along llle lllle al._ Llp tO t0* Hy _ ' _I it within me reach of evervone to compw with the Kings readv indicated found the medical oflicer`s statement con 9 'ii if o desire. ll,-m__; Ai J/ » for -- - . Oi.. nkrupt nicrcliaiits oi' .1 past genera- P A ‘ 0 N S Edv1‘urd island at a fraction of the present expenditure, lm" privileged w [wk mm me oxpensc “mount M hut. thc advantages or disadvantages resulting would be “f °“" modem Chm`l°tteL°w" stores he “film hold up “ii l.(,,llml,llSul-,ll€_ _ hands in holy horror at the “extra1rnSl1ll\ce of thc in0de_1’11 For 11.s1....<-0. um cms spent <»01ls1.1¢m1»1_»» lass Muni m°’°"=*"‘ ““" ""°‘““‘ “is ‘"".°°‘"“’° “““' H” “"’“‘“ “""’.“" |an1\\\\\='a//Ar//m\\\\\\\v:f/ll//Ionaa§\\\\u|l cash than the present Govcrnnicnt in carrying 011 the me merchanl to Cul dow" his Uxtmvagmwo and hifi) al-llllrs ol- llle lSlall(l_ but they lncreand me farmers. hun how otxoiioniicnlly in the good old .days he ran ll1:._ li_u_sl- dens by $900,663. Every year they were in office they “es5`l0 bmlkruptcy The merl:hdnL.T~0“ld pil) _ U" added on an average $45009 to the debt of the p,.°vl,l”_ doubtless, nii_glit even smile at his logic, but_ lic would The Liberals out of their revenue of $375,000 spent only 3° on with ms busmess' looking not to uw expense' Put :$10,000 per annum for the benefit of the farmer in the to me dm9mnCe,bet‘veen expense mid pwceed5',wh.wh form ot’ permanent public works-equal to 2 2-3 per ce1it.,..i.S th" “my “memo” of succoss cfr fallurc' The lutrmt’ 11'lit»reas the present Government out of a revenue of represmmng a bankrupt Conmmmiy or Home y€mis.ug0' s:.25.ooo, Spf-in $40,000 for un- lu-twill of inc farmers in "“°‘S “°“““g ‘° ""9 ‘“,‘°“° “_“‘1°"_"“‘ ‘"°S“‘“ “d"""'s"“‘ poriiianeut public work-equal to 8 per cent. In other U0" except "expense" lfihlch it calls eKtmvan'fzan_c(f` “.0l.(lS lm, present Government has spent four limes more What about the net prollls_. A substantial _surplus yeally, of its available revenue on the farmers in permanent to Compare with H Frmplmg annual donut :H inc (ICM public works than did the l_lbe__als__ wlml _lid the l_ll_0r__l___ that the Patriot. would resurrect. Docs thc latriol th1nk_ ll" wllll llll, _lll,l»__l___m,_l._, ,mm patriot lm0wS_ but will “UL thc electors of this proviiicc would go bank lo l_l1o ilnys ol . _ p g toll. The saute procccdure was adopted with thc Isla11d's duncns? Mk" the mei`Cham‘ "my Hmm! iii “S udvwc` revenue as was followed when the 1na11agi1ig~erlltor of the but they Wm go on doing it pmmumc business under H l»llll.l0l_ (ll.l.w $l_4ll5 as 1-Tenlporary Exclsemam-. wlllwut Governinctit that docs things and that shows substaiillul any quid pro uno. The clique which ran the government “et eummgs over and above an exp0“s0S` 111 the 11111110 ot' Liberalism feathered their ow1i`_nEstg _____._._.,_.__,-,~,__._-_-_-_-,-,__-_-_-_-.-.-.-_-.-.-_-.-:_-_t-_-_-_-_-.-_-_-_-_~.~.-_-_-_-_-.-.-.~.-.-.~.-=_-.-.-_-.-:_-_-:_ ‘gil 'T?-- '-*T* 5? Corset Fitting Free Madam today will be your last chance for having your Corset Htted by Mrs Lowe Re resentin ‘-the Bias Co., Ltd., who will be at Pat0n’s Store To-day. 'l»'l"l°°l"\'1l»§+I|"l"\'°l'\|' -I' 1I°'|' FUR UUIRDIMI REIDERS .l_;. -l'°l°~l'°l"l'~i°‘l'°l'+'l°'l"l° +l"l"l"I"l'§ ._. '|"|'+~l-!» T1-lnporary Exciscnian, lierelt of tl1\~. eiuoluments of his 609% PLAN ?_i_li_e_*1_r111‘e, alone is left to lament their fate-or is it his God has __ plan lol. the llllfel-_ ent, llowers. ___ Reaching on tliroutlll the summer hours; sunshine. still i There have been iniiuy serious exaggert-ltloiis in con- The blossoms wait to obey neetion with the preseitt war. none ot’ tliom perhaps His Wm" ' 1 t, len more damaging than the wliolcsalc charges of iunnoral- True in His though W1 the buds unfold, lil' ainong the soldiers. Sonia time ugo. when it was Daisies waiting with hearts ,llrobuserl to iuake provision t'or the widows and orphans 01' E010- `of soldiers whose lives had been sauriiieetl in thciri H0595 “mga in color? rarlfés co11ntry's cause, it was asked whether illegitimate children Waxl§)'gal..mmB His mm should share in the patriotic bounty. lt was in the attempts waygidoillnivers in each low~ to answer tthls question that llie controversy regarding ll' SDD!- .. ._ .. , , ~ ' ‘ l one forgot. war habits arose. lt looks _says an exchange. as if a num- E_¢;_l'_¢’f___l'__1;_‘i:;‘_“l__‘_’ hour by hour, last session amounted to ber of people had been waiting for the chalice to air their GMM plan ls shown ill each views as to the wrongdoing of'l‘o1n1ny Atkins. Both oral- tree and flower. ly and in print u succession of statements was addressed _h to the public which was ciilculatcrl to crqato not only G°d has a pm" mr us' em' alarnl but lndignatioii. and to give misleading impressions lleaéillllflk away to the Bet ot_ of iiritish inomlity. It was alleged that ln those cities and gun; towns in which troops had been billeted, the consequences 01° 10)’ Of S0l"'°W1 °r “sm or . d of the presence of the niartlal element in the communities A plflllaftir each llt`c_Hls love concerned had been lamentable. According to the represen- lmlll made tations ol' those who volunteered to give evidence on the Ever unfolding day by diy , subject. the state of things was truly dreadful. The num- For each and all ln His own 1 .. .. ll t, ay. lber of expectants or destined mothers was estimated at_ And :fe wllke me llowel-,_ scores. hundreds. thousands, or myrlads. according to the' ' . must walt to know populations of the places that the soldiers had visited. Ht, perfect plllll. 101' H9 Wm” While some pious circles were shocked on learning that thel lt S0- nation'sdct’e11ders and their adinlrers had thus misconduct-' Bm mme day' weary at get ed ilienist-Ives in the hour of trial, there were others who: when we Close alll- eyes, our Of S\|l'l, fornied a more lenient judgment and were disposed to deal, life work done, merolfully with the orfentlerii. Others adopted ti still We shall wake to sec in the ' l ted. an they ought to welcome those children of their soldiers, Gm :l;ll“n“lll;:§li;1tl;n,l_ holder tone, and some even went so far as to say that mommg hndle ` fl l. All through the storm and» '//I;\\\\\\ \\\\\'_""-IZ PAv1No_1j§Ns1oNs No delay is being per- mitted in providing for the dependents ol’,our soldiers who have fallen, Lust ses- sion provlsion was nnidc for 11 pension system, and pon- PAT()N’S Victoria Row .-1~_ _A sions al-lt ll),-alllly belllll lllllI0/If;Z0//IIIIA\\\\\\\\VIII0lII'4$\\\\YIInna paid. No sooner is xi death | _ gg- ` - olllcially reported than an 1 ' BAIT AND ICE REPORTS order is at once sent to the ' “Big sale of f|oo1»_ ggvegu PH>'"1HSl=‘f‘K@11@ft11 W1 HH' Q1'1-:1-:.\'s1101ir. N. s., 111a_v 20.- ings, including oilcloths and pension begins. 1\l1o11t oiglitv barrels lit-rrin totlu\ ,Sql.|8l‘€S BOW OD at P8t0Il'S» . K ln llle case of lllell lll, _-\.\llll~1itS'i` liAiiB0lt. M. I.. I\l1i_1' u ' ' 5 \ean~ capacllaled for l.ul_tlw__ SUP Bti.-F011' ln-rriug i11 traps ut Grand li st In “me for ho" ec _ _ _ Entry; vessels loading. No herring ling’ "C0 “tio” will “Ut l"` l*‘k*`“ at Griiulstonc Etaiig dtl Nord House ‘ until final reports as to their llarbor nor Amherst. condition are ret-civcd. S0VfUS» l’- E- l-» M83' 2li_ North Many will be under medical and east coast free of ice llerrlng ll if . ‘» - - _ care for some time, lun f;,,°r";llfll-l`3lll_l(§;l;rg0‘0“"' M“"““ H" can count on each Drlw 1101118 th" meallwlllle lllell. pay ls lowest_that can possibly be placedllzlg belng co“ll“ued_ each article. The Two Macs. ___ Great George Street. ME - The special pension ap- propriation ot’ Parliament 1127-5-29Mll. "We have a magnlllcent stock of spongos here. all grades. all qualities. all sizes. selling at all prices. But YOU _ “Four strong Waist values in new modes, worth $1.55 two million dollars. lfor 98C' PAT0N’Sli27_5_29M1l , "Special showing of Velveleens Bl? 75t~. per yard. PATONS. 1110-5-29Mll 1. _ _f . - if .. ,Jn _"gi _ 'l For Style,_ Comfort, Service $4.oiiifse§i