ADORABLE i DRESSES For the wee toddler right up to the sophisticated Miss. Dresses of unmistakable charm for THE JUNIOR MISS Sizes 11, 13, and 15 $5.95 i" $1.95 BEAUTIFUL CRISP COTTON FROCKS especiallv designed for the pigtail age. Toddlers. Sizes 1-3 years. 79c to $2.50 For Girls of 3 to 6 years 98c to $2.98 For Girls of 7 to 14x $1.00 to $53-93 joys’ WASH surrs sho noM- ' . PERS __ - - —-98c to $2.93 $ ie| M f m“ (is e» run MISSES HOLMES é? BRADLEY I PHONE 92 159 QUEEN ST. v} Fresh Setback For St. Lawrence Scheme WASHINGTON. Alloy 2l—(CP)—— The Si. Lawrence waterway devel- ppmelli. scheme has received a fresh setback from the Federal works money and many political observ- ers in Washington regard it as a "dead duck" as long as the war lallthae F‘. W. A. has announced that only those public works directly connected with the war effort will be started in wartime, all others be- ing shelved for st-war consider- to $111809 Brlmum/Ed W851‘ l" ‘gm Although his ruling has no Apple Pie-an entirely new flavor direct bearing on the Canadian- is developed. American agreement to develop the power resources of the St. Lawrence and complete the final links in the ent, it is meaning that big-sea pleted in the omnibus rivers and harbors bill awaiting final consideration. FILLERS hooper Canadian recentl Word carpenter seaway to the heart of the contin- the"; 5° did the d°¢l°l being interpreted here as scllwllni-il-El‘ l" e pubflc works School. There were shops where one Bxmmp oi’ that sort which cannot be c0m- might buy groceries. shops where fortunes in the Armored Co - NEWSY NOTES -“ (Continued from page), trade, especially s; the wqekflm Religions training in School tants were miners. Bu: one of thcse sad biots and the very and Immediate (item-e, one might buy cloth and cioth they recovered an ounce stand practically no chance of being goods, and of course. a butcher's and natural] started. shop. The tailor lived there, but themselves Technically, the seaway plan is tire ha d no policeman; a still before Congress as part of an ab 8-86 out a mile away had its public market anted it, tn guardian, but it may have been Wages; ‘III-Elli’? if ey Dam thought by the County Council that Wages came down with there was no need of one to keep us ‘in dthe strait and narrow path. We ifhe whole mining districts buzzed c» one-quiver w» some on» <2...s.;“‘§f.$.‘.’.¥°§i.sl..?°“§.‘“lll;f. ‘ill: certs, lectures and .-...__,, Verne: Nor-ring (or, tho rps a ov y arrived safely in England. I o this efiect was contained I1 a lelesmm which he sent to his Pflffinls, Mr. and Mrs.. Alfred Nor- flllE oi Capo Traverse. vegetation said the mi ‘e , Some unutterably of privilege tlIlrSSOCIEtY, Church and authorities of the Axisllcen Ghureh our village ran Sta SGT- GEBALD I‘. MMNUTT who has been after air operations May 15th. lie is a son of Mrs. Wallace MacNutt, Darnley, P, E, [_ reported missing ____. _-i__ ‘ l! AGIIDOLA We only needed a Squire to clown it eras not the social structure of our vlli on creation but the nearest one that I saw in other districts; dirty, about six miles away. monotonous rows of cottages, one the row behind the other, the roadways View of the paged with clinkers from the fum- around them looking discouraged. No, along bot-h sides of the main mad, in: cl and there were little gardens before While most of the houses; the undertaker l! lived in a Hail N°W b magléavle ta bird's-egg . e us ur the local D0litics. The Conservatives were the creatures l/e- The!’ llofllred to see the work- asses ‘kept in their laces," they themselves exploi d the village Worker's labor. There was 30mg lived truth in these ideas, but not nearly and the as muh th mi d the new Board be thee as e m“ eclued to case. The mine-owners, for “shafts" before niihgye desired tglmeoufi l’? 90$! and in the shortest time. whihlfil turmoil the news to prepare (or p, The Liberals now swung into action. and their candidate, a lawy. or from Durham City, promised the miners a new heaven and a. new earth if he were elected. Home o: the miners themselves advocated a Republic. when Queen Victoria shoulg die; “a very speec ". said the art of i-ivil e. Both Parties setp upyheatiaquaretges Qua” ‘ii/fitness: a in; Confirvatives empy s 0p s re) and filled the windows with political squlbs and cartoons while inside the willing workers put llp and mailed hundreds of Political pamphlets. When election day came, everybody entitled to vobe_a.nd they were relatively few in those days ——went to the new Board School at; tléitaedend of the village, and there After the polling-booths were closed. the party officials found their way back to headquarters to speculate on their chances of win- ning and to hear the results from other districts: the latter ning side. At that time there was no fixed date for a general election and from difficulty of communica- tion. the results of elections in places like the Orkney and Shetland Islands, did not reach u; till at least a fortnight later. ‘Ihls, to my mind, was an objectionable proced- ure, because the party who won the first victory immediately biazoned it abroad and thereby influenced the voting at all other places; for then. Ibme of the ‘I00 scouts and Cubs who covered tho whole of Greater Victoria, 8.0., with a distribution \f "Guard the Home Front" Community Chest leaflets. City officials declared it a 100 percent lob. here's President Roosevelt's way of sticking Hitler and pinning hlm " litn cushion at the posterior end. The rest I: easy. Just- tllle I f~*;;;—_— ~-—--- - _-_ _. BRINGING UP FATHER m60lNG T9511’ i-ERE A90??- HIM .21»... i-umoizivi 5v YESTERDAY Asia 11a 0'4 Hi5 can LOOKED NNFLLLY WORN ou-r- as now, people like to be on the winnin side. Now, I understand, the vot in Britain all takes place on the one day; a much more sen- sible plan. A ocmpanion of mine. whose father was a. strong party invited me to go to the Conservative headquarters at night, and I went to find all the local leaders in full discussion of the day's affairs. Over the shop door somebody had nailei up a short flagstaff bearing a good- sined Union Jack. Around the door were squads of juveniles who as was their custom, made faoetious re- marks on those going in. Lates- they were joined by a niumber of adults, H who made a determined effort to b up and make away with our Union Jack. That was the signal for a sortie in force, and fistlcuffs (at which the Northern miners excelled) were the order of the day, or rather night; the flag was recaptured and the "Tory" forces fell back to the shelter of the shop. The crowd outside, reinforced now. made a rush and swarmed in after us, and the fighting wasm pretty fierce. P disarmed by the other Tories. It was a mad act, for if he had fired, the miners would have demoltstiei the place. with a supreme effort the crowd was hustled outside again, and the door barred. Luckily the windows had the shutters up. so the inmates were comparatively safe from stone-throwing - mother Northern custom. The crowd milled about shouting and booing till hen -hard. Soo the new doo- d - - ht b . l De l-‘u hror-with id (arrow) on the Presidents desk’! Its a littlP model, shownuatgyrlgln “t; n wanes" MIME Durham had been elected. o'clock when it began to rain. It became a steady downpour and cleared the street like magic. Next day we read that the man from THE ‘CHARLOTTETQYVN GUARDIAN - 1e, often sunk their entire much 6B5 e!‘ b0 keep in the rut! 111° BMW bees; strike committees “d °°mmm‘tmg ‘m met and urged the men e0 “Wm poin etimes revival out", and on top of ml; services were held. There were two came taverns also, which did a roaring general election. djstasmful broad principles to offend the most tractlons be held in tender conscience, and clergy and room. After hearing from commit- teachers believe that the new train- tees, new ones were appointed. Sick. ing will end the confusion of mind. Mrs. Basil Sherry and Mrs. Urvjlla and apathy to religion, which has Large. Programme. Mrs. John Walk- being “h broadcast by telegraph by the win- 5° an‘ agreed in the plan th {i Girl Guide News In Memoriam MIL JOHN YEO A gloom was cast over Kingston and. vicinity on tho morning oi’ May 13th lMll-vrhen it was learned that Mr. John Yeo was suddenly called to rest. . Wltlienhghdiglnktléisel at the us- ual me s r- n- aw wen: _.~ to his room and was shocked to ‘ I ~ find he had passed away, cannon PARA” f Deceased, who was iln his elglhity- t year was e as survvns Sunday, May 24th. all Charlotte- m" = w“ Gm Guides “d Br°wn1e5 :3 gnrsdnlcfegwofliilglawagtwhgrégxgigsoutlfi this Island from Cornwall, England 3.1‘i'f.l¢ii“‘é‘e.t'i’£2.“a~i.‘§' 30.22132‘? lrigbolete gar-i Yo» v3» 3 cod companies and Packs will attend m! l" “SW18” ml Y "e service in St. Paul’s Church. while are u will 0 o!‘ h his memflfy me Roman catholic Compgnles and for his kindness and generosity to fiilaitzks will attend service in the Ba- gmlcli and needy 01’ the llellhbof- ca. - Full uniform is tobewom. Guides The funeral was held from his to wear long black stockings. late residence on Friday afternoon Note: In case of rain the Roman and was conducted by Rev. D. K. Catholic companies and Peeks W!" Rosa or Pownal United Giurch, a meet in Queen Square School at former pastor of Kingston United 10.30 a. m.. and the Protestari. Com- church. Hymns sung were "Abide ironies and Packs will meet in St- With Me." "The mid is my Sheli- PauPs Hall at the some time. herd," and “Forever with the Lord]. He leaves to mourn one daughter ., Ems. wnsdiiizce c. lglrwy, co a wo sons, ai , Such is s brief and rather bold Alberta, and Whitfield at home, alga account of an election in Queen grand children, Eva Pursey, Victoria's day. The progress of edil- North Rustico, Mrs. Eric MCEWBH, cation, and “he ldmlsslm‘ ‘>1 "st Shubenacadie, Nova sootis. and number of voters to the franchise Mrs. Gordon McLeod, Brookfieiri. have had l. tonic effect, and street The floral tributes were, Pillow fighting is well out of fashion! {mm Fiamuy, spray_ Mm wuuam Yeo and Mr. and Mrs. Yeo. 335i "oeo"“”e“i§’“ wit“? DEQKlESMl" . ae eer. aco wa n. "The ieaohins of Ohristlwliv- Robert Willis, William Green and not merely as a religion. but B8 fl Hammond Younkelg way of life." Sflys an English Pill”!- Burial took place in Kingston "is to be reformed and modernised Cemetery beside his wife (nee Cath- at oiioo in every school in the if": Mqlzhagl) who mdeoeased mm 001m rib" ugus , 1929. months ago the highest to asked to be at Rochford Square approached the Board of Education with a new plan for tramiriz the children in Christianity and citizen- ship. The Board after hearing the Card of Thanks plan, agreed in principle but like Boards the world over, was averse -—-__ to makin any change. It is so The family of the late John Yeo wish to ifhaiik all friends and They "did not wish to make the neighbors for their kind acts and o; coal. change in war-time," was their ca- messages of sympathy in their re- cuse: but the Church answered that cent bereavement. the nation felt the need for guid- ance because of the war, and ihat ALBANY PLEASANT 0d all t-he headmasters and lmfliglllfi- n, do 1 = tresses of the Board’; own sc oos -i_ pmj1'},,f,",,fl; had approved the plan. The Board The Albany Pleasant Circle Wo- the Conservatives so; the bfame; then agreed to a new syliibus. ciit- men's Institute met at the home of CIRCLE msrirurn ting out denominational training, Mrs. Ewen Cameron on May 14th. these five The president presided and meet- ts in religious educstionz- ing opened by repeating "Greed" in (l) Teach the fact that God is unison. Roll call was answered by gljve and active, giving the name of a. leader in re- (2) God has a purpose for man. sent war. There were eight mem ers (3) Jesus Christ was God Himself and several visitors present. Min- on earth; utes of previous mee ing were read t0 Every individual is unique. and adopted and correspondence was being a child of God. re an . It was moved (5) Wisdom is not s substitute by Mrs. George MacKay and sec- for belief. anded by Mrs. Lorne Cameron that There is nothing in those five an ice cream social and other at- the school resulted from the perfunctory er and Mrs. John Dawson. School, teaching in schools in the past. reappointed, Mrs. Arthur MaoKay Along with these principles and as and Mrs. Elmer Gamble. At a spec- corollaries to them. Christian teacl-i- ial meeting held at the home of ing should follow these liiies:— Mrs. George MacKay. In April, dele- (1) Education of all children for gates were appointed to attend the leadership in love and service, thus annual convention in Charlottetown. expanding the public school They are Mrs. Keith Cameron and and university ideal to children of Mrs. Arthur MscKay. Next meeting all classes. (Public Schools, in Eng- to be held at the home of Mrs. Ur- land, are in some ways like our ville Large; Roll call to be answered High Schools but cater to the with paying money amounting to wealthier families). shoe size. Collections 72c. Interest- (2) Keeping school and family ing readings were given by Mrs. El- llfe closely related so that the child . the same at home as when at oo. (3) The end of treating education as a slwcles of propaganda: in its place helping each child to discover the truth about living a useful life for himself. ( The re-discovery of a true vocation for all boys and girls so that eadi one finds a true place in the scheme of things. and is allowed to do the work which fits him best and makes him most use- ful to the community. Altogether, there is much that is admirable in these latter proposals though it may perhaps be difficult to carry them out in their entirety However, difficulties are things which wise men overcome: and when the two great authorities fil" ere is every hope of its success. The Anglicai" Church has shown a most. libero spirit in Diltting forward a plar which looks the general gocr‘ rather than to its own erilarre- merit. It will be interesting to watch this development of the only trur Kingdom. Folsom. Bunting chilly! too ,. TUIIGMIISTS Sill. TIIEI iGas may be dropped in bombsd ‘sprayed from planes, Latter lays. 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S. is in immedi- ate danger of gas attack, vet the government is rushing millions of gas masks for civilians. N0 one knows who! iomorroiv ll"i\' lliilfl. Should the day come when gas is uscrl. Jill‘ fiilfl \\‘.'il'<l(‘ii$ have been trained io i‘l\'l‘ warn- iilg. Civilians however. should know what to [in in case of gas attack. (‘lip these hints and save them-just in case. .ggug “Mk5 " around.‘ Mask gives Man from Mai-s Actually it neu- tralizes poisons as chemical i‘ - ~ '1! at home close doors tightly, Avoid basement, first floor since gas settles to Keith Cam- hostess assisted by her daughter-Ii: Mrs. Keith Cameron. Meeting C? ; 'I _ '1'” ‘ - iii.‘ ...a»r*'~ lf outdoors cover nose, mouth with handkerchief, dampened if possible. Turn up coat collars. Walk slowly out of gassed area, against wind, to get in , resulis in much greater danger to yourself . ‘MM-.. W, u \~\'l£\' i i -,§E1rnk\.\~'.4"'-"“u'fi . ,-