llllllllllllllllllllllllnlll w. chimi- a. m: r0, rmlsm. .l. n. some, Editor and Publisher ~ » D. K. Currie, Associate Editor it r IOIIIIJ Ilnlly (fklled 1881) $8.00 per your (delivered) In ndvnn“. Il-IO per your (mulled) In advance In Canada and United sane». t’ SATQJRDAY, JULY 21, 1923 -~ ‘TWAS EVER TH U8 I THE MARKET ALL MEETING ll. would perbs>_ to say that the “not-be too much -~Whon the fond young mother 1t political meet- proudly orders her first born to be ing in the Mark Hall on Thurs. brought in so that her friends may day night was l “many ways the see for themselves that he is the most satisfactory} meeting of the greatest thing that ever happened kind ever held ifi the city. There and “the exact imam? 01' 1115 111111613" was an sarnestnliss and a serious-limit youngster generally acts as if ness albout it wlfh ls seldom wit-lire were seven times possessed. nessed at a political gathering. TotvThis has happened l0 111611)’ ll Dmlltl often a joint political meeting is mother and the occurrence has regarded as a s0 of cockflght, the'mora than cncc gone a long way interest centerlngaarottnd the flying towards taking the joy out of her feathers, each parity cheering 11$ "m"? m“ own champion. 5811M! 11111140" ‘and This observmlon 15 wordy applauding mm iwhm he getsurlsgtpropos of a similar occurrence in gpufg 1pm his iipponent. There1the historlcBellast district durllg was 110mm; o; my; a; Thursday's the present memorable campaign. meeting" it was a sane, sensible. 0118 <11 1116 lloll°llral1l1e Pellreselm" 1 intelligent audience of men and livcs of that district was mi his women of bothlinolliivfll norms daily canvassing round. He was anxious to hear t first hand both extremely anxious to show oft‘ tile the accusation and tho defense. Boll government's first and 0J1)’ in this mood tfie audience liSleIi-khgby, the improved highways. ills ed, giving both fsfdes an ailcntlvebverland had lbeen oiled and gassed but critical hearing. 1711511111911 for the occasion and he was sail- applause was. given lby the fri6nd51ing along at a modest and easy of the different speakers and there were no lutermptions. pacc of about 25 miles an hour _ when he struok one of the “election T119 B911 1.1011911111119111 W“ ‘m m" sections" recently turned ul15'<18 defensive and. its allvocatesndnwn ' to employment to Messrs. Hiitlrs and D1111)’ made m“! give “deserving Democrats." Tile cur 11%! °1 "hi" 1115' 11°11‘ efldfmlybrenlllilell. groaned, struggled, skid- Wifllwd W“ 1111M °““°'T1‘ea1“‘°§' lied and finally went into what is "Pill. P1191” O1 11"‘ "mew"? ‘m3 against‘Reolzranillcaliy knolwn as it l-o but I brief space from nomination day to polling day. The week will pan quickly. Tile great cord their verdict at the ballot box and then, and hot till then, shall we know absolutely the moment- ous decision. And nobody expects a unanimous verdict. Unlike other juries which are usually fully agreed, the great jury of voters al- ways disagrees. ‘But the verdict of the majority is binding and must be accepted, be the dissenting min- orliy large or small. A good cause and a fair-minded jury form the basis of high Conservative hopes just now! An electorate as intelligent as any like body in Canada make up the jury. Hope for the future of the Province rests largely on that fact. They have ‘hnd four years ex- perlcnce of the policy and conduct of the men now in power and an impressive lesson it has lbcen. A very costly losson also, and vcry disturbing and troublesome. it came as a great surprise when the people woke up tr; find their taxes doubled in a night and new and before unheard-of taxes added to the old. ' i n Notes by the ‘Way jury of men and women will re- 1 .lnmonmwrrc1o' imrcnaxnrsn The Public Forum Thin column In olllll 1'01‘ "ll discussion bywrfllpéntiofli-l o1 questions of Internet. The Charlottetown Guardian don not necessarily undone till opinion cxpruud by It: con . spondonto. Voting Qualifications Sir,-—4I find a lot of misunder- standing in regard to the 1111111111191!‘ tlon of ‘Ffdllfihlbe Voters in the country. The Liberals are trying to persuade the Conservative vot- pffl in many parts of the country’ that they will have to pay all ar- mars of the poll tax. So i would advise you to keep the qualifica- tion in your valuable paper. 50 that there will be no doubt albout it. l have been through ‘P111169 County west of Summcrslde and it looks as if the Government will not elect a member: the Old Time Liberals are the worst. 11581118?- them. l am pretty sure that "First Queen's will elect Kennedy and itlcNevin. it looks good, ‘but I hope our friends will not he too sure and take it too easy. Work, “lat-i; and more work. till the elec- tion is over. Then we will lbe sure of victory. l am, Sir, etc._ v7. H. HUGAN. Hope tiliver, July 18. Motor Car Traffic The surprise was the greater be- cause the men now in power had told the people ln 1919 that further taxes were not needed. Since then there has lbeon a controversy bc- tlveen the Government and the People on this question. The people claimed that they had been greatly deceived by promises made only in be‘ broken. The Government ‘and its supporters claim that they have kept every plcdgc they lnnlle. This controversy has gone on through many meetings. in the pre- sent campaign, bill not ill a single meeting has the (lovcrnnienVs ex- cuses. explanations, or defence proved satisfactory to a majority of those present. Sir.——-Why is it that. 111010!‘ 631's are allowed ‘by the authorities of Charlottetown to Ibe driven through like ism-eels at any place that the driver may feel inclined to go? The law docs not permit a speed be lydnd 7 miles an hour. but it is claimed by autoists that such a. law is absurd and cannot be 0b- lSOTVIHT as a ca;- clmnot bn steered lsafely at such a. slow rate; many IlOF-‘itllls who ought to know say this is not true, but if there is 'any ground for this contention then the ‘Council should change the law and puss one that can hc ob- served and onion-e it strictly, As thinus are now our streets are pos- ilivcly dangerous to pedestrians night anli day with cars llrivcn at top speed in all directions; many streets such as Queen's, (lrllfton, null (‘meal (loorgq the latter from the ‘liflflk of Nova Scotin corner to _lhe far cull of lFlln Avenue are Happenings Of The Week WEATHER. Just us the sunshine makes 0f earth a vastly different place, lln exactly the same manner, does a smile transform the face; And while we cannot govern thol conditions of the sky- We can manage to keep smiling if we actually try. And though in torrents pours the rain and clouds are hanging low, And all out doors is dreary. ye! inside need not lbe so; For laughter is contagious and lf we lbut start a smile. Thero'll be cheerful people round us ln a very little while. The engageinelit bf the lCrown Prince of Sweden to Lady Louis Mountbatten, the second daughter 0f the lute Marquis of Milford Haven, andflrst cousin once remov- ed of the King, ls announced. The Crown lPrlncc, who is a Will0wer_ has for the second time chosen a bride from the lBritlsh lRoyal fam- ily, Ho. married in '1906‘Prlucess Margaret, the lbeautlfnl daughter of the Duke of lCounaught. The Princess lliargarct died "in 1920. The "Prince, who is extremely pop- ular with lhe King and Queen, is n lover of simple homo life and a devoted father to his four sons and his daughter, the Princess in- grid, who is now l3 ycam of age. Lady Louis Mountbatten is a great granddaughter of Queen Vic- toria, and a sister-cf ‘Lord Louis Mountbatten. who last year mar- ried Miss Edwina Ashley, consider- ed to be England's greatest heir- ess. Her father was lPrlnce Louis of Battcnbelrg, former Admiral of the British fleet. t l O Everyone who attended Chautau- qua this your was charmed, with the splendid program provided, es- pecially the redition of the "Taun- ing 0i the Slirew_“ which was gcn- erully cancelled to b0 one of tho nectlon with Red Cross work, her gracious manner won her a large circle of friends, and sho will the missed socially as well as in her ofllclal capacity. Home given on Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. H. R. Hillson, in honor of her sister-ln-law, lMrs. Robinson, of Vancouver, "who is lbclng so kindly welcomed. Many old friend- ships were renewed during the af- lerliom as the guests chatted over presided at tho lea. table, and Mrs. H. H. Shaw cut the ices. hall Mrs? "James Shaw welcomed Green. Mrs. W. lE. Cotton, and Miss Minnie Smith refreshments. lng a real holiday among hcr rc- Cfltlfie the. clamor and hush 1hr- riih_ Lay all diversion and care aside - S0 Your ion years. The Junior Chautauqua WM also most. successful. Rev. Dr. anti Wiggins, hf Sackvllle, are ‘the guests of Sir Louis and Lady Davies. Regretful fargewelll: were said to Miss McMahon who sails this w-eek for lEngland. During Mists McMahon's residence here in coll- wes. In; PRICKLEY HEAT ‘ lPerhups you are wondering Why '. 2m bothering about such a simple thing as prickley heat. it is an innocent sort of thing, just a lot-of very small elevations or pimples on the skin during the hot weather. You see the excessive heat makes your sweat glands work so hard to get rid of the heat from your body, that they got swollen and inflamed. So that every one of those pimples is really the opening into u SW68! gland. Now the reason l want to talk about it is that." 15 11°‘ 9111i’ a most annoying condition in itself with its itching, burning and ting- ling, lbut because neglected treat- ment and careless scratching of these little erllpllc points causes many cases of cczemn. one 01' the most obsilnllle conditions known to physicians. As to tllc cause. ,\VclI, or course the heat. is llircct- ly responsible, "but the “tearing of flannel next to the skin, and very hot drinks. are the nlost frellllem I O O Amonl; the pleasant social uf- fairs of the week was the At the tea cups. Mrs. W. 1L. Cotton In the the visitors, while Mrs. Sidney served the dainty Mrs. Robinson is most kindly welcomed and is hav- latlves and friends. Continued on page 6 +O§49Q¥OQ44 ly heal. causes ln ilcopio subject to prick" S0 if you 11nd usual mash, your busy and comb How? 13y avoidin l} light cool cl§llg:'_"'§:f’-i:;sp|l . cool lbaths to keep h“, 3k from decomposed pempmmln I ‘111 1117111: the skin after l?‘ 1 lust pat it al-y with a s... ‘ not rulb it at all. Then a My powdered starch l0 ing of the entire body, a M ,. which you have thrown a c‘, 1 .' handfuls of making soda Wm?“ you great relief. Dry. a“ " M11191! Wwder as before. in fact our old friend , . soda. gives remarkable relief h. burning of the skin. ..\len h, tary and construction cam“ " ply plunge their face, head ' arms into tulbs filled whh.’ "soda" water. _ Yourself w best at it, . l’ ' nlah “l?” f Dilly 0 ,, the c . a~_.___ Crowded Hall At- _ Clyde River Meeti At the (‘lyde River meeting h’ ncl-lllay night the hall was m" ed to the floors. Every speak”, coivcrl good hearing with th , coption of Mr. Ll-Pllgc ulho ' badly heckled. Mr. (‘has if tllur. n returned snllilur, we‘; Th:- apcakors were lllessrs ., Jenkins, lion. (l. E. Hughes, J_ Bnntain, B. W. Ll-Pagc, J0 Whontllvy, Angus hlcPhec, , Duncan hiclman. The (‘onservstl cnnllitlaten lnallc u sillcnllili . prlvsslnn. Mr. Whcatloy [ohm slid ably supported tllcln. tail the government tn task for 1mm promises. Daily ggloctions g Guardian Readers l RN lbusy week, f the Sabbath tw/ w”. Fr/el/u/AM/M mo. \\$\\\\\\\\\‘ sAssAT-H MO After the toll or the Fair is the dawn o morn, in sweet accord with the peaceful p‘ \;s§<;\\\\\\sf\\s\\\\ss; da B13991" WW1 fikldncss the message borne; cw we aha“ find rest to income Tax. ills. Ring hearts shall be slttis lledl" your weary l ’ in Life Insurance. 4/4w/wpiw flflV/Al/W/lf/K/a/n/l 1' 1/7/ /->. '/ .- .//-:'-,*/n1/7!I/ w» - __-___._ Tnibnnesr Insunmucn Aolsacv l In Pnnucra Enwnno ~ .- Isms; I ',,,.-,,,-/M ,, , An Important Ruling The Commissioner of Taxation recently stated that '" an income derived from Llfc Insurance is not subject to the This is another pond reason for investing ‘,1 Purchase a Great-West Life Monthly Income Polity,- f towq" _ T1115 l8 the day that thc Lord hath made, Happy the people that fear ills name, Worship in spirit within ills ("curls Glory and honor to Him proclaim; Heaven draws ncur on (ills 11)1(‘Sh'\'(1 finest presentations seen 1l0l‘0 in the‘m. The warm and pr0|0fl8fl1 “mlikingfis Spring." frequent. zlpplausc which lllltll _ sent for; gfggted I)r. lilacklilialrs lllr<"cllll|arfl..,,d i" due you”... and flnaHy r '.<llli|11_\' race courses, and the police» Th: meeting on Thursday evgypilnok on and do illlthlng lo l-heckl n,“ in the Market Ha“ in Chflrjll. it is simply disgraceful! that know that they were lblntiinlg tllcni lunemw“ W“ 1 VOW Pug“ one 1M fslll-ll furious driving through a city sr-lvtw for $110.00 p01‘ memibcr. l ‘ ‘ ' ‘ ‘ ‘goo-s on lldy by day and no effort/Tile Directors of tho branches who 01131805 fllrulnsi 1110 fl\>\'i'l'“m°“tithe "darned thing" was hauled out. filled that. great auditorium to the ,3.- mmh. h, .401, i; hm] compo] liriv- signed the notes were easy in gave at the very outset a clear The dlsm|$lfld roprescntatlvp gm-e-ldoons. llt was thoroughly YD]ll’(‘$(‘ll-|l‘l‘l< in keep within tho lluv. l,t.llelr mind considering thcrlliselvolsl ll "l 2:21.131“ l212112121“.i‘£l.L"S.§..'T“;Z.ili‘.if.Jliil'Z;§I3..i;i‘.2’,§°l‘;"“ audience and that sentiment ‘ b n an“ were exchangflla nwsi c0“m_€lhj1,wa°.';, W“ ;1hl> law an)‘ “better than (tillers. directors of the 0011111111133 T1115 strongly against the governmenblflo u‘ no r0‘ 1 / A‘ ‘ ' ' ' r‘ g" Llliany people are asking if these ls why so many otherwise shrewd Assistance was f the most popular made h, Canada three nlcn with (carts , Lin OWmPLI V, fll/Vl/ll/fl/OWZ/I 1/ - v/v/ day, The humble saint may yet closl-r come, l. The lonely wanderer, far from Coll. v Wily 111111 Ulc way to his Fathers" ’ 0115111111111 a cheque for " .,.i;-'.Q.iilt Qmgzrr mm 0/»? gig/l (es about the great highlsvay. the 801'- . i d it l ii" Mr. Hlggs felt th s an c ear Dom and Umy tempered and modified his custom- emmenvs first ary assurance. ills assertion that “ab? he had not promised to reduce the poll tax, that it was the mcnt that made me l11'011l1S9w1L‘11 on incredulous oars and in silence- What the audience realized was that the promise urns broken. There were other ominous silences llurlni! . li°"°”" THAT POLL TAX CiKlQT-llie caption ‘lMr. McLure wmng" yesterday's _Patrlot suites that Mr. ilcilure was llllellol‘ "F119" the course of his speech, silences after carefully prepared and eloq- uent periods, when applause was expected. ' Mr. Duffy i110- tribunal with even less assurance than Mr. iliggs, but with a certain air oi! defiance which also failed to convince. ills figures, rapidly rat- tled off, meant not-hing to thc aud- ienoe as they could not follow 111cm- His statement that he had not promised to reduce the poll tax looked like thrcwlnglthe onus 1111011 Canada that has a poll tax bu! ours." What Mr. McLure said was that there was not a province 111 Canada that had a provincial null tax. Everyone knows there 11-16 l1°11 taxes in every province. imposed by city or municipal authorltY- "F119 Patriot cites Sculls New Brunswick as admits that their poll municipal and not lprflVlllhiiil. Charlottetown has 1on1; 11311 a "1111 approached Nova. and instances but KHXQS 8T0 lpgii tax", practically QVBTY 5911901 district in the province 11115 8- 11°11 M“ “1353- K219411150 he faced a‘ The objection raised to the blank wall of unanimous silence. Other remarks of both the Liberal candidates, a summary W111¢11 was given in yesterday's Guardian and the subject matter of which has been fully discussed during the campaign and which constitutes the issue between " the lWO M11195» were received with applause 110111 their friends. But the volume oi‘ applause indicated 111M 1i WM! 11°1- general throughout the 81111181169 and that there were no convert-s- Thc reception. given‘ to Dr. Mc- Millan and MI-Hllllfllurei 11w 0°11- ssrvativu candidates. r101- 9111? when the)" 1°56 i0 191161111? 11"" throughout and at the close of their pddrosses, wasjpp, ‘inspiration, to both and no doubt‘ did much to warm up thelrwloqubutle. 101‘ W!" talnly both were eloduont as wcll as convlncins’. T1181 11"’ 51°“ majority of the audience was with them and determined. to 91111110" them, no QQeQQulQ 110117! 8.1, 111W time duringulhbpmeevtirlg. 0r this. they themselves WWO 11111)’ 9°11" winced. The)’ felt. that they We"! addressing friends and their sfwech" tax. Bell government's P011 13X 15 11"" l. i‘. is a poll tall added to poll taxes. 0 MR. H EsslAN names Mr. S. S. Hessian gives the Patriot a denial that 110 such a statement " that he. hall a in his "made letter from Premier Bell Docket saylnl: 111111 11° “'35 appointed Attorney General. ‘File Guardian has ii on reliable author- ity that Mr. Hessian made this statement. Perks-P! Ml- 1195513" will tell the Patriot or the Guardian just what he said to have led the audwnm 1;, give his remarks this construction. _4-O§——~i PATH i OT'B R EPORTS Those who attended the 101111 pqmicai meeting in Market Hall on Thursday night and have read yesterday's Patriot's r0901"! <11 11' headlines and all, will know ‘V1181 reliance to place on lls ropoll-S 01 political meetings in the country- lt requires a very vlvld and biased imagination, which i116 -Pl\l1‘1°i evidently possesses, to arrive at the conclusion that tho Liberal candl- dalea "had the lbetter in the t" or that "the volume of the "Liberals," on this duW1<l1°115 “@1011 formed a. new bond between Qlem and the electors of Charlottetown; ' '1'“ mrgunlen wmch, m,” “he doubt, will oni m. um. ln-lnidlméoinelnntvollq- 11111111111" for " llu bond between eemlMWi/vl reltrlined at am. "notlceshly in- ‘uh mnstltuFhlli. _ ' '1'” " ""1 érfinilodha the meeting continued." gcafio both for and against the f ]ernmcnt was ably presented by ‘opposing candidates and all were ‘quite heartily applauded lby their lov- iresilective surlporlers and sympa»; fthizers. The speakers treated each other throughout with gentleman- zly cou..resy_ There ‘were no mum your numb“, paper m any QMNQJPrluco rlllwarrl island on the map lruptlons, no ‘horkling, no questions [asked 0f any speaker, he Sam "the": is not a provlnm m‘ His Worship the Mayor, wholgl. presided with dignity. ‘had a pleas- ant task, as the order nlalntllincll “'11s Perfect. and in that regard ll was ll model political meeting. There was a goodly representation "of women present, and though few er in number than the sterner sex, and loss demonstrative in their up plause they were all appargnily very closely attentive to what was H1111 1W clich of the four (‘llflfll- dates". I l ‘Q-TP‘ .. - ~q12wrl _ We have said that all the speak. era were liberally applauded and we doubt not that their respective supporter: were pleased with their efforts. lBut there was a notice. able dlfftarencc. Applaiigr; ‘v31,- morc frequent. greater in volume, ‘"111 11101“? DP0101lFictl on one side, >nr~~ in that. regard being distinctly with "the Doctor and Chester." Tim-e was also a marked difference be- tween the (rnlm, good-natured con- fidence of these popular candidates, and the rather nmllflfllllnsive tone and attitude of the two (liifpmlprg of the Government. As liar as lhe mass meeting affords an index of the coming vote it ill-speaks hand- somc majorities for JMESSPE. ille- Lure and McMillan. Conservative confidence In an assured victory In the city on (he 26th, which was already strong. was much enhanced by tho Market Hall meeting. "The feeling will grow as the hundreds who were present repeat their impressions to those who were not. there. Clear- ly the flowing ildn ls with tho Op- position in tho city as we lbcllicvo it to b0 throughout the iProvlnce. Such is the testimony of those who have attended many of the cam- paign meetings so far held. Such 'must lbo the conclusion of those who have read the reports of the same meet/lags as pulbllshed in both the Guardian and the Gov- ernment. organ. Hostile receptions to Govern- plen candidates have frequently oc- curred nt meetings in the country, of which no mention ls made in the Goyornment press, lbut those pre- sent see and know that occurs. Lei li go at that! the _ than on the other tile advantage d iclmllilions are to continue, 1 l uni, Sir. elc., OBSERVER. l l - ~-€—-<O->—-———~ Neglected Harbours 5 Sirw-As I-belleve ays really you arc al- lw to devote space in hittllliPflbf‘ which you (rtmsidcr will the of value l0 the people, n!’ this Province, I would take this op- portunity" of culling your attention as well as that of the people in nl-ral, and our liieprcselltativtis ill wlrticular, to the conditions unrinr which the fishermen and ‘shippers of New‘ London have to labor. We all are of one opinion that ‘anything that can be (10110 1o incr-adsl: the harvest of the soil and sen, should. have our first ai- telltiotl, not only so that the peo- ple engaged in these pursuits should he bible to make ll living, hut that. the young men who are growing up should he encouraged toslzly at home. We hcar a great tlml about expcrilnentnl fnrnla", co» operation, illlltl other matters por- taining to the farmer. all of which is (illllt? right.’ lbut should ihw ii=h- crlnl-n lln- almost. ncglecwd and loft to lrrhllrllnller condition-s that nllghi, he vztsliy impl"o'.'l'll'! l re- fer particularly to the entrance to New London Harbor. wiich unfor- tunately has a s-"anrl bar across the entrant-c. When tile wind is on b10111 the few feet of watt-v that. covers the bur i~l so much that l: (‘ANIIOI he crilsed, There “n; l and -nnlvl.llncs a iveci: tlnrl . at a iiu- when this condition prevails". lillr. l hen." someone any, can it be lnlpl-wed? Just ask‘ t?» fishermen and capiuins who have sailed in ‘nd out o,‘ the ilnr- 1l')l'_ llllflfll‘ conditions which 111W"! itl-llllllally w.“ almq .\-,.r_._- '-".'--"~‘ tinny from the North Side of the llslullll. and l venture t.) say 1-1131 311 W111 "Kroc, that If there was a break water built on Slim-l‘ HPlill which would rrnnfino the 11.1106 to the proper cilnnnr-l, in- stead of allowing them to flow in and 011i. over the flats that the bar will be cul. and in Sllflh a wlly that bouts and sehooners of ordin- ary draft could pass almost. any lime, l would like to sec this mllthlr dlscu-ssevl and our repro llenllitive: tall-- enough interest in ll 1n gel the views of [R1140 who should know the condition. and if there is any attention paid to the wishes of those who are interest- ed and who have in pass in and out oi‘ New London harbor in order m gain a living. l feel that there P1111111 11v s grout improvement made. llenv l aln, Sir, etc. ONE INTERESTED. wlleFl-s Our $40,000.00? ISir.—- in February last l wrote you a letter on this subject but as the "Honorable Mr. lSlnclair_ was absent in Ottawa. Probably he did not see m-y letter. The C. 1F. ‘[1,. Rot notes from the Egg Circles who were called upon to meet them. "\Ve were told by the Bum-d of Directors that. they owed tho Bank of Montreal some $40,000.00. it was s hard thing to realize. Thousands of those who signed the membership certlflcato did not l l l 1 med got caught. ‘it was a co- inpcrative movement. it was, l Jmight also say a national move- ment. it “'83 tho cry from the ‘public platform by the president and directors and also by the man- agers of the company who ll-laimed that they ivere putting I ‘as the Denmark of lCansdn. The lman who would not sign up and lget. in line in 1919 was ltlmoat 1inoked upon as a disloyal citizen‘, lilowcver, that is all over with“ The farmers who put their trust. in ;the president and directors, were [left $40,000.00 in the hole. As l: slated lbcfore this ls a sorc subject land. when the farmers realized wvhat they were up against legally or at any rate morally. they start- ell to collect and pay up the, $~lll_000.00. Mr. Sinclair, W110 was president is now touring the Prov- ince addressing meetings and per- hops hc will take advantage of his opportunities to explain to (he! farmers wily this l0mpan_y' lllcll" $l0_0lttt.tlfl. if he can lllluiv how Llii-"l $~l0.t\(l(i.(l0 was inst w‘it.h'nlt any one being at. fault, why thcnl we will lll'(.'d'.|ll it as a loss, [lmfit-l ing by the lesson We hnvc paid ftir.1 l am, Sir, mo. l ONE 0F THE VICTIMSJ Those Hundred _ , Vacant Schools; l Sir,» Premier Bell during thlV rlaccnt session repeatedly stared that there were mic hundred vacant schools ill this pfllVlllffil in 1919. Mr. A. C. Saunders in his speech maintained there were] oigility vacant schools. lion. .l. Blanchard in his speech IHBNXIPIWI there were forty-five vacant schools and the other supportcrls of the government kept on parrot like throughout the scssiorl sing-- ing the change-s on the vacnllt school-s. Now which of the above tllren contradictory slate- mcnts arc the people to ile- lieve or can anyone oi‘ them b0 lbolievetl in vlcw of till- fact that tho report of the superin- tendent of education for year lllllt reports only mine vacant schools. The glaring incorrect and unfound~ cti statement. re schools is nn a par with tho Illoll gnvernlnnnl cooked and crooked $253,000 dc» flclt. ‘by whluhdhcy hope to again} deceive the people and got a new lease of power to exploit the Treasury. "But their hopes are bound to be blighted. The intol- llgent independent mun and lady voters are asking tli-omsolves what reliance can be placed in t-ho word or promises of the lBclI govern- ment which so shamefully and un- hlushlngly ihroko every promise and pledge tlwy made at thc lust election. ‘T-heir political sins have found them out. Tho handwriting on the wall and the people they dcceiv» ell at the last election are now dc- mandlng an account of their stewardship and plainly telling them they can he stewards no longer-Then lcr. all iovcm of clean honest economical and effic- ient government unite and let the slogan ring throughout the prov- inoe "Vote the promise breakers and decelvers out." ~I um, Sir, etc. _VOX EOBULI. l homo. __ .. n GREAT UPPUBTUNITY run LADIES The Prim Lady Shopping sag Waterproof, Big, Roomy and Handsomcly Lined The Guardian announces an exceptionally good offer t_o its readers. 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