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i Tha ltllarlottatuwn Guardian
Prolltlelf. Llout--COL W. Cheltor I. llelmre.
Vieo-Prnuldnt. J. I. Burnett. I. .l. I.
leorehrlf Mill.-90|. D, A, llrulilnuou, D. 3. 0.
I .ldlter earl llenuleg Director, J. B. Barnett. lr. J. l
Aenelnu Editors. krnlk Wnlker and D. li. Currie.
_ Iorelnl Dolly (fo nrled Ill?) 04.00 |
\i¢"'°*°'l 1° Ullv- 1300 _nu yur tlnwerdiixzei ‘ir::ii::imii
Prince ldunrd hinnd. MM per year (in ndi-mee)
.lelled to Cuando and United States.
_Crippled Children Lose $I.000
' Our evening contemporary, with the pro-
;j`_ verbial courage o_f a rhouse, has beat a speedy
._ retreat. It has neither accepted our challenge of
- yesterday nor repeated its allegations. Well. the
Crlppled Childrens Fund is a loser to the extent
of $1,000.
This is the third occasion we have found
1 it necessary and desirable in the public interest
to issue such a challenge to our contemporary.
On each occasion it has promptly “dug for cov-
er.”`Posscssing neither the courage to stand by
its charges nor the courtesy to withdraw ‘them
when discredited, it has lapsed into the silence
 of the tomb.
Farm Statistics
 The cattle population of Canada at Decetn-
-_ ber 1, 1935 is estimated at 8,430,800. a decrease
- of 1.5 per cent. during the twelve months. Milch
co\v numbers illcrczlsctl 2;: per cent. while beef
Co\v numbers dcclincd 7.7 per cent. All classes of
female breeding stock were reduced in numbers
r compared with the figures reported in the prev-
'_ ious December. Since the number of cows to
` ealve in the December-May period of 1935-36 has
decreased and the intended marketings for the
same period increased, it seems probable that
cattle numbers have commenced their periodic
decline.
Milk production per cow increased from
11.26 pounds in 1934 to 11.71 pounds in 1935.
The estimated number o`f cows being milked on
December 1 was 2,514,000, an increase of 5.2
per cent.
Swine numbers were estimated at 3.950.500,
an increase of 8.3 per cent. With estimated far-
rowings higher than those shown in the Decem-
ber-l\1ay period of 1934-35 it is evident that a
considerable increase in swine numbers may be
expected.
There were 2.628.500 sheep and lambs on
farms representing a decrease of 21.3 per cent.
from the previous june and 4 per cent. from
the previous December. \Vith the number of
ewes to lamb in the December-May period some-
what lower than was forecast last year it is ap-
parent that the downward trend in the sheep
population has not yet been checked.
Farm holdings of hens and chickens
‘amounted to 44.3l9,200 birds. The decline be-
tween _lune 1 and December 1, 1935 was not as
r a as was re iorted in the salne period of 1934.
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This fact, together with a reduction in the num-
ber of birds intended for market, would suggest
that the decline in poultry ltumbers is slowing up.
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Firing And Hiring
The Toronto Globr, (Liberal), is authority
for the statement that strong pressure is being
exerted by patronage-mongers on the new Post-
master-General. Hon. I. C. li1.1.1orT, to get him
to discharge all Conservative postmastcrs in the
rural districts and to replace them with Liberals.
But to these overturcs, the Globe says, Mr.-
ELLIOTT has been unresponsive. Few postmast-
ers have been dismissed since the change of Gov-
ernment. although some have resigned their po-
sitions, “admitting political partisanship." Mass
hiring and Firing of postmasters, the Globe says,
has been the expected result of change of gov-
'emments for years. Hon. P. ]. Vcnxor, Post-
master-General in the last Liberal Government,
_was charged with makinga record for patronage
changes of this nature. In fact Mr. Vsulor, who
seemed to relish this exercise with the spoils-
man’s axe, claimed to have made between Boo
and goo patronage appointments, and subsequent-
ly, when he became a member of the Opposition.
boasted that he would improve upon this' record
when recalled to office__Perhaps this was the
reason why Mr. MAcxl:Nz11: Kms, when he
again became Premier, declined to recall him to
office.
It is to be hoped that the Globe’.v appraisal
of the new Postmaster-General, Hon. Mr.
E1.r.1o'ri‘, is correct and that he has decided to de-
part from the evil precedents established by Mr.
Vzuror.
There has been enough hiring and firing at
Ottawa since the K1NG Government took office
to satisfy legitimate political demands,-and far
too much of it in the Provinces now under Lib-
eral administration.
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Seeking Treasure Trove\ `/'
The hope of finding treasure trove seems to
be latent in every human being. It is this hope
which keeps fresh crops of people continually
coming forward to finance the search for pirate
gold on Cocos Island or somewhere else. It is the
same hope that keeps certain chancery suits going
or provides the basis for such frauds as the rec-‘
ent Drake affair in Chicago.
It matters nothing that many have failed
_and continue to fail in their search for the lost
treasure. Each individual thinks he will he the
lucky one. He knows the chances against him are
probably several millions to one. The length of
the odds only adds to the zest.
. . Despatches from London tell of the organi-
7 'lation of e new company to undertake excava-
-,tiona on the already-much-excavated Cocos
` .Illl.\1d. At the same time, mail advices from
London relate the sad end of a treasure hunt
‘much nearer home. Four ears ago a company
Y
in Englgnd to seek the treasure
is lieved to have lost while
in 1216. After four years'
the contpiany has gone into
Its ` liabilities are over
under
aayathe
apparently due
for which lt was
' ve. _
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, Editorial Notes ’
Having an editor of their own in the Lib-
eral ranks of the Legislature, the Halifax
Clrronirlc-Star can no longer be accused of being
Conservative in disguise.
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It would not be surprising no\v that Ajuwa
has been avenged, were Italy to encourage peace
proposals.
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Nova Scotia has joined New Bnmswicle in
opposition to the scrapping of the B. N. A. but
where, or where, stands Prince Edward Island,
the interests of which are most vitally affected!
-it as are
His Honour the Lieutenant Governor has
been advised that in the United Kingdom mgum.
‘"3 f0l' the late King by the general public is
not_ prescribed. Of course those occupying high
official positions and their wives will continue
to wear mourning until further notice.
9E 5K 5E
Somewhat belated is our contemporary’s
conversloirto the truth that “a 1-eport and 3
rumour is one thing, and actual fact is another.”
The time for the rumour-monger to get his
facts right is before the show-down.
_` The London Spectator has ever been on the
side of the angels in the matter of pac’F|sm where
practicable. yet here is the conclusion it has
arrived at regarding the present state of the
world: “The essence of the Covenant of the
League of Nations in one of its aspects is the
doctrine that the collective strength at the dis-
posal of the League must be overlvhelmingly
greater than the strength of the strongest pos-'
sible aggressor. We cannot refuse to frame our
armament policy in the light of that principle.”
With the pocketbooks iof 64 nations in
hand, through representative buyers, the British
Industries Fair, London, is regarded as a good
barometer of business conditions in general.
More than 30 Canadian firms participated and
reported much Satisfactionvvith results. Improv-
ing_purchasing power of the general public was
m<llcaterI through orders for leather goods, fur-
niture, toys and novelties. Overseas buyers at
White City and Olympia numbered 13,500, an
increase of 2,000 over 1935.
Adniinistrative changes designed to elimin-
ate periodical examination of war pensioners are
announced. These do away with the routine
medical examinations which pension recipients
were formerly required to undergo. Unless the
reason for further examination is apparent, pen-
sioners will not henceforth be called in, while
full authority is given to district medical officers
to conduct examinations on request of the recip-
ients themselvcs_ The changes were prompted by '
the fact that in recent _vcars the number of re-
cxaminations of pensioners had resulted in no
change either ill assessment or attributability.
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There are nu half measures with Bolshevists.
A sentence of death by shooting has been passed
in a. Moscow court upon a hit-and-run motririst,
who drove into a farm wagon, killing a horse
and injuring three men, The doomed man, named
Uuazorl, was traced after it long search and.
according to the police, arlniitted he had been
drtmk at the time. Alihorili this is not the first
time that Moscow courts have been called on to
deal with the menace of hit-and'run drivers, this
sentence is the most drastic yet imposed. It pos-
sibly indicates thc awareness of the Soviet
authorities of the complications being created by
the rapid increase in the number of automobiles
that are threading the streets and highways
among pedestrians and a horse-driving"public,
which is not only ignorant of traffic laws but
also untrained in such elemental; as judging
distances and watching lights. `
It sems that the Rt. Hon. MALCOLM MAC-
DoNAl.D, M.P_, when seeking election for Ross
and Cromarty promised as the price of his adop-
tion as National Candidate, (and did while in
the -constituency) to observe the sanctity of the
Sabbath. Now a London journalist commiser-
ates with him reminding him that though he is
back in London “he has firmly forsworn Sunday
golf-which seems to imply Sunday tennis too-
and Sunday shooting. And. of course, there can
be no bridge or anything of that kind-though
a bygone recreation called Bible Lotto would be
permitted. He can clearly not frequent his sister
Is1~n1c1.’s inn. He will, if he is wise, clock in
with some regularity at one of the Scottish
Churches in London, then walk in the Park. if
possible with the London correspondent of the
Ross Advertiser and Cromarty Intelligencer, and'
after that read suitable books, from an approved
list, at home. (Actually, life can be quite livable
that way.") *
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London has no commercial buildings high
enough to be classified as skyscrapers, writes
Ronlus Fu-:MING in “Civil Engineering." For
forty years the London building code has con-
tained the following provision: “A building (not
being a church or chapel) shall not be erected or
be subsequently increased to a greater height
than eighty feet (exclusive of two stories in the
roof and of ornamental towers, turrets or other
architectural features as decorations) without
the consent of the Council." The code of 1894
was adopted after considerable discussion. Its
object was "to do away with the existing acts
of the previous fifty years, which had become
complicated. doubtful and insufficient, and to
replace them with a new act with clearness and
simplicity of construction, wording and delin-
ition." More than any other single deterrent to
the building of skyscrapers in London is what
is known as the "law of ancient lights." WEus_1'1-:rt
defines ancient lights as "windows and other
openings that have been employed for more than
twenty years," and adds, “ln Enginand and in
some states of the United States t owner ac-
tn /maintain them."
“A Nevr`Dlctionary
by Sir jlitttts A.
a house or wall is
prescriptive
it sstoliimy ancient
my nci|hbor`a land and
Notes by the Way
We norden to sharing with Ann.
deacon Rag: and e. boat of earns.
pcndeuts their love of those "trees
that are England." It is impossible
to imagine the taoe of mglgnd
clean-shaven. Seen from above, it
at once beoomes~ovld.ent that the
°°\lmrY is I clwinz in old toms;
even some ol' her roads still bend
in a half-circle round an oak long
since 8°11°. which was too big or
too holy for the rude axes of our
ancestors. Those axes were not so
rude as are the axes of the Rich.
mond Borough Council, under wllqse
unsparing blows 19 of the noble
ems which dignified Richmond
Green have fallen, or are about to
fall. It is not an irony that the
beauty of such a scene should be
at the mercy of the pafstng maj-
ority in a minor local authorlty?'-
London Morning Post..
The Italian peasant. is being hit;
his Government is being irritated
by such foolish plnprlcks: and the
Italian public ls, naturally enough
retalluting by refusing to buy Brit-
lsh_good.s. South Walw ls feeling
the pinch, having lost one of- its
best customers. And the people of
our oldest Dominion. _ Newfound..
limd. have been plunged into
grievous difficulty in ia time of ex-
treme depression. Normally they
ship 200.000 cwt. of dried codflsh
to Italy. In the present season she
has taken only 40,000 owl. It is a
cruel b'ow to l~l.ewfoundland’s poor
fishermen, who have suffered so
severely in recent years.-London
Daily Mail.
Professional penologlsts frequent-
ly dismiss advocates of 9. general
house-cleaning for prisons as being
either too severe or too sentiment-
al. They may be-probably are-
correct. Still, within a few days
the public has leamed that one
prisoner. convicted of a cruel and
premeditated crime. a son of wealthy
parents. had his own private bath
and very obviously a large amount
of liberty, and that the inmates of
another penlientlary had such
easy and uncontrolled access to its
photographic and engraving labor-
atory that they used lt as a work-
shop for making counterfeit. $10
bills. Furthermore they also suc-
ceeded in smuggling them out of
the prison. Can it be that some
prison officials are more sentiment-
al than the sent-lmsntallsts?-Chrlv
tlan Science Monitor.
Provided there is no eaieh in ll,
news that China and Japan are
really going to co_opei-ate in devel-
oplng the former's natural resources
should be welcomed. The necessary
consequence would be the opening
of Chinese markets to Japan and
so long ns this dces not mean clos-
ing them to others, it is as it
should be. Go-opeiaéan, not can-
fllct 1hould'exLst. between a, vast
undeveloped country and a sma‘ler
overdeveloped one ,when they are
such near neighbors, with, however,
ithe interests of both and of any
third party fully safeguarded. Nat-
urally v:s5ed interests there must
be considered and accommodation
arratlged. But. of' all things desir-
able ln the Far East ls provision
for Japan of an assured supply oi
material and steady markets for
her manufactures. Then he: econ-
omic penetration of the rest. of the
world wi`l ease off.-Ex.
No matter how intelligent we may
become. or how much we learn
from every source. there will for-
ever remain the unsolvable mystery
of life itself. Our loved ones slip
away. We hear their voices no more.
Their cheering presence and warm
love ming`e togethcr in the great
silence. Still there remains the com-
fort. and the joy of all the beauty
they gave to us, while yet in life-
imcl that beauty. though silent. is
somehow deathlesr.--Ex.
The reports are that pesseDI¢l'
trains, at least on the runs con-
necting the larger cities of Eastern
Canada. gencraliy are crowded.
Traffic by no means has attained
its old proportions, but so many
trains have been taken oif in the
last few years that those remain-
ing are hard pressed, on many oc-
casions. to accommodate the trav-
elling public-Ottawa Joumal-
The vicar had received a couple
of tickets for the opera from one
of his parishioners. Finding that he
was unable bo 30. he rung up some
friends and said: “An unfortunate
dinner engagement keeps me from
attending the opera tonlghl-I °0\lll`1
you use the tickets? "We should be
glad to do so." wus the reply. “but
_we no your unfortunate hosts."-Ex.
Kin; Vloinr Emmanuel Ill nf
Italy, who has been on his throne
ghlrty-five years. believes that the
function of a. constitutional mon-
arch is to be "a permanent. under-
secretary to successive Premiers.”
It ls said that only once has he
departed from this self-denying
ordinance, to wit, when he signed
the decrees that gave the Fascists
absolute power. But since Mussol-
ini tnok control then are those
who think that the King has so
completely effnoed himself-or been
forced to do so-that he has not
even the authority of one of the
various under-secretaries through
whom Mussolini tries to administer
seven or more of the departments
of the Italian Government.-Gun
"rent Inlfufy.
nut for the eiann and the ‘cen-
atlnt canoe of insecurity cauled by
militant Oommunl-lm. lijll mmf
improbable that either -Mussolini
or Hitler would ted” bein con-
trol of the dalttnlas of Italy and
Germany respectively. _'rho soviet
Government at ti1n»pieaant. time
tiiuleime noponaibillty for the flood
of communist mvnlnhdb which
has for many yyra been pourinz
into ell eauntriu. At the eelne
time tt wma undoubtedly from the
neeaqtinrtan of the "Third Inter-
mm at Moscow that the
nt t neeivad its first stimul-
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ACID FORMING DIET IN
TREATING .ASTHMA
There is much being said and
written about acidosis these days;
in fact baking soda and other alk-
alles me having a big sale. Thom is
nothing wrong in ra general way
about this because mostof our diets
do contain it little more of the acid
forming foods than they should.
Acldosis means that the blood and
tissues are getting toward the acid-
state. that ls. are not alkaline
enough.
However just as there is an acid-
osls there is also what ls called
alkalosls when the blood and tis-
sues are becoming too alkaline. .lust
as aeldosis causes symptoms so also
does alknlosis. `
One of the conditions in which
the alkalosls condition is found is
asthma.
Research physicians are not
agreed that the alkalosls causes the
asthma, but it is known that with
asthma. there is alkalcsls. It seems
logical therefore that instead of an
alkaline diet an acid forming diet
should be given ln asthmatic cases.
, Dr. L. Montagnl in Minerva Medi-
cine tells of his use of what ls call-
ed the ketogenlc diet in cases of
asthma.. The diet consisted chiefly
of broth, meat, eggs. egg whites
and some green vegetables (spin-
Bch.) Some of the patients were in
grave asthmatic conditions lasting
for days, while others had frequent
violent attacks. The patients were
normal and' we‘l nourished, and
showed no ill effects from the diet.
Dr. Montagni doesn't believe that
a tendency to alkalosls is present in
bronchial asthma, but believes that
by bringing the blood and tissues
nearer to the acid condition the
nerves which cause a tightening of
the bronchial tubes and smaller
vessels in the chest. are made to re-
lax, thus giving the patient relief
from his asthmatic attacks.
There was a general improvement
in each case. but the diet had to be
maintained to keep the “acldlfylng"
process going.
Certainly this simple method of
fighting of! asthmatic attacks is
Ln
worth try g.
It must be remembered however
that these were well nourished indi-
vidua`s with apparently only asth-
matic attacks as symptoms. None of
them were considered extra. sensi-
tive to any particular substances.
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oa‘2lL')ot/not.
Out of my harbourlng palm
Drlited la. seed. `
While the thrush freed
His heart, flutlng a psalm.
There in Eartlrs arms it lay-_
Thut small, sllgh. guest-
Llpplng her great brown breast
Day after day.
Day after day I found
No stir, no sign: -
Slowly Earth's milk-and-wine
Flowed. without sound,
Till out of- the warm loam stole
A tiny splre _
Glowing with pale green fire-
A gnome with a soul.
Then I and the thrush, my brother,
Blltbe music made.
Blessing that virgin blade.
And another, and another.
-G. H. Clarke ln “Dalhousie
' Review.
MAUGHAM IN WEST INDIES
(Cuudlnn Press)
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad.
March 3 - Somerset Ma\18ham,
British author, said here his next
book would probably be set in a.
West Indian atmosphere.
The writer of “The Painted Vell"
and “Of Human Bondage" said he
had discovered “s. mine of literary
and historical wealth" du:-ing his
tour through the Caribbean Isles.
He had come here on the recom-
mendatton of the late Rudyard
Kipling.
Mr. Maugham planned to tour
the United States before returning
to England.
N0 BALI
"Say, mister," said the bright
youth to the butcher, “do you keep
Joints to suit all purses?"
"Sure," said the butcher.
“Well, what have you for an
empty one?"
"Cold shoulder," replied the
butcher.
fer joins Germany. now takes
fright. In the Senate. Premier Van
Zeeland says: “I am unable to N.
veal i.n this place the grave ele-
ments which govern my view, but
I am convinced that we must
strengthen ourselves immediately
diplomnticaliy, financially. and,
chiefly. militarily." Little Switzer.
land, home of the League. noone of
A Nazi chiel's murder by a Jew,
hut not known warfare since Nep-
olaon's dey. Now a conference or
her military chiefs decides to re.
Ofillli-ill her army to meet "e sur-
prise attack."-I/andon sunday gg.
press. _ 1
::Mtllar‘a Worm Powders not only
make the infantile system untou-
\b!° for worms. but by their action
births stomach. liver and bowel;
they comet such troublae eg leak
of appetite, bilioueueas and other
internal disonfara that the worms
create. Children thrive upon them
and no matter what condition their
worm-infested stomachs -may ba in.
tho! will show improvement ee
PUBLIC FORUM
llll oolull ll CMI lu tho
dllvlellol by eorreenolaleltl of
queotllll Ol interest., 'lr
Chnrloltlhln Belrllu lou I I
eeeelledly endorse the opinions
of onrlillildlltq.
“Till WAY Ol' TB! P0lJ’l'|ClAN"
Sir.-Ignatius that at the recent
Cornwall moot Mr. Shaw spoke
very kindly about the farmers of
this section as well as aeveml other
districts. If this ornm eondiment
worked as well on these farmers as
it did on myself, than Mr. Shaw
has eoored high. It la the way of
the politician. if he wants to eu-
llst. their support in a project of
utility or of an iuutllity.
It is strange that the farmers and
fishermen of the south and up to
Borden were not consulted re their
grievances. But nary s. meeting.
Mr. Arthur Gaudet is the man to
put the thing over and a certain
farmer stated at the Comwall meet-
ing that he could bank on their
support. Tanlnllus-like he offers us
a. bridge on which we would not
care to cross during the busiest
time of year for hauling produce,
that is during me months of.De-
cember, January February and
March.
Mr. Hyndman also comes to our
help. He offers f/0 build a. bi°ld8e '£0
connect the solution of our griev-
ances with the solution of the
merry brigade of unemployment ln
Charlottetown - hlghlanders and
hikers, bootlegs and boarders. -sip-
per and sappera.
I should be in favour of a, bridge
if I wanted to walk to or drive old
Dobbln to the city. shortening the
distance would be worth while. But-
our method of travelling has com-
p`etely changed and the distance
of three miles extra by going
around would not cau;e much de-
lay. especially on ta. paved road. It
might be the shorter way, as to
time, as there would be reduced
speed on the bridge. lf. when con-
sidering the building. years ago, the
objection was on the part of many
farmers, its lnutlllty, on account a
better bridge of loe. still greater
shouldthe objection be today when
we have auto-trucks and paved
roads. and in the winter we use
slelghs.
Mr. I-lyndmm stated at the
Board of Trade that the expense
at running the ferries would at 4
per cent. pay the interest on half
a. million dollars-about the cost. of
a bridge. Does he mean that if the
bridge be built, the ferries will be
closed down? 'This would mean
that the people of a large section
of country opposite Charlottetown
would have to drive about ten
miles West to West River bridge
and then 10 miles moreby the new
bridge to get to the City.
It seems very easy. to start a
project. appoint n committee, hold
two or three meetings and then
rush lt to the clinic of the Board
.of Trade.
, About a year ago there was B.
project started to get the Fwderal
Government to pay the farmers it
bonus on their potatoe crops. This
would give the selfish farmers who
made fairly well on his cx;op, by
feeding hogs. a double profit.
Many years ago a project was
.started to build ii break-water at
'Canoe Cove and oompleted. There
was no difficulty in this cnse a‘so
to get the farmers 'to bite.” The
nucleous of a great seaport was to
be laid. which would vie with
Charlottetown for the trade of lhe
mainland. "
Other great projects along the
West River were completed-"of lit-
tle use today. Children will wk for
the moon and men often ask for
that which wi‘l be of no benent.
What then are our grievances? It
ls the want. of passenger accommo-
dation and facilities for transport-
ing the products of the land and
of the sen. and rivers to their des-
tined markets, facilities too for the
more direct importation of such
things as the farmer and fisher-
man wants. Under present condi-
tions the nsherm/en has to get
‘product drawn over unpardonable
roads to n railroad station. from
which it reaches Summerslde. before
it. is .sent to the markets of Boston
and Ncw York. If we had a rall-
wny, we could send direct and in-
crease our profits by three cents
per pound. When there is n potato
boat loading in Charlottetown the
farmer gets only one load per day
shipped. The loading is done so
quickly that. the farmer does not
get much of his crop away. If he
has 1.000 bushels it ‘would take him
20 days to do his shipping. He
could do the same job in about
five days if he had a railway. it
is a well known fact that the farm-
ers here are getting three to four
cents less for their potatoes than
they would get on the railway line.
A railway would link us with Char-
lottetown and give ‘us access to
other markets. For the want of a
railway, some _of the farmers here
do not go to the city mon than
once or twice during the year and
when they do go it. is only to be
refreshed or to see n picture. They
deal with T. Eaton az Co. and the
country stores. If they had a rail-
way they could send their pm-
ducts to Charlottetown and pur-
chase all their goods there. A rail-
way would increase the value of
property not only in Cornwall but
liao in n whole notion of country
as far as Borden, and a railway
em be built without building
North River bridge, and the idea
of going around to accommodate
as many places na possible is better
thefi"'thd‘lde\ of a short cut.
.I am str, atc.,
MALCOLM Ma'NltlLL
ELECTRIC LIGHT PRDBLEI
Sir.-It ta well evar to beau- in
mind that 5 public utility compeny
il the creation of legislative author-
ity end always continues to be aub-
Jaut to the control end regulation of
tha Stain. When injuelicaa or
eaueae of complaint erin. the people
are justified in lookin; to the gov-
ernment for a remedy. When the
control or regulation ia not axpteu.
eeaaumueetmentmlm.
ly ivan to tha city or municipality
Nts' Nllill in.t‘ha government.
of “eminent domain." _
In _i898 the Charlottetown Light
and Power C0. was incorporated and
was given express power and auth-
ority to purchase the then existing
electric and gal plants and the
company were el-so given certain
franchises, rights and prlvileges
within the City. The Montague
Eeetric Company was afterwards
ewiss incorporated and was given
certain rights and privileges within
its area. Then come the Maritime
Electric Company with a. Dominion
charter granted in 1917. This Com-
pany did not aDDly to the local
Legislature for the privilege of buy-
ing and taking over our electric
plant. They ignored our Legislature
and it was only tn 1927 when they
wanted to extend their influence to
other parts of the Province outside
the limits of this city that they
came with a petition seeking not
only such extentione but these
words were also inserted in the Act.
“ln addition to the privilege and
right. which it now exercises within
said limits which right la hereby
ratified and confirmed."
The Legislature did not bother
about protecting the interests of org
citizens by putting ln any provisio
about rates or about submitting an
annual statement to the City Coun-
cll or about a. local representative
on the Board of Directors, or about
stock issues. ebc. This was an allen
company and were given all they
asked for without question and
without regulation. It is not neces-
sary just ‘now to enter into the
legal phases of the matter as to
what rights, easements. privileges
and franchises, ff any, lt. _actually
did pass to the Maritime Electric
Company either by their purchase
of the Cbarlottewwn Light. and
Power plant or as u result of the
1927 statute above mentioned. That
question will be considered ln due
time, but just now let us look at
what action was taken by the in-
terests behind the Maritime Electric
Company once they obtained this
Legislative sanction ‘from our Pro-
vince in March, 1927. At that time
there was outstanding $126,700
bonds of the Charlottetown Electric
Company and the holders of these
bonds were given the opportunity in
fl/larch, 1927, to exchange their bonds
for $6.50 preferred stock of Associa-
ted Gus and Electric Company on
the basis of 10% shares of stock for
each $1.000 bonds. That transaction
shows clearly who were our light
und power owners at that time.
Then ln 1929 this same A. G. E. Co.
had the local employees go out to
their friends. relatives and neigh-
bours and sell more bonds, certif-
icates and obligations on some of
which interest has never been paid.
und many have since been conver-
ted on the books of the Company
into ordinary common stock of the
A. G. E.
There ls no use crying over spilt
milk. 'Ihe damage has been done.
It could have been prevented by our
legislators and would have been. had
they known the facts. It was their
duty to have ascertained the facts
and tx, glve,eKeot to their sovereign
duty ‘for the protection of the pub-
lic interests," especially in the mat-
ter of a public utility which so vit-
ally affects the community life and
well-being of the citizens. What is
the remedy? First, to insist' upon
an immediate and drastic reduction
in rates ,and to give the absentee
owners no concession of any kind
until such is made effective. Sec-
ond, to insist upon local manage-
ment and control ln any future sale
or transfer and proper regulations
for the issue of securities; thlrdly.
the facilitating the purchase by the
City under u competent and effici-
ent commissioner, and, fourthiy,
that ln any sale. transfer or change
that may be brought about our in-
vestors or that portion of them who
hnve been given worthless certific-
ates should be given protection.
The City has the right. to acquire
the local plant. and it a refusal is
given, or, if the price asked ls too
high it can obtain authority to take
it over at n fuirmarket, value. The
present Company has no riuhi W
ask one cent, for any rights. privil-
eges or franchise for these are the
gift. of the government and cannot
be transferred. In the fixing of the
lnir market value, only such pro-
perty found to be used and useful
should be taken into account. Pro-
perty which is not. serving the pub-
llc should be treated as unnecessary
facilities. Under all the circum-
stances which are now known. the
City is clearly justified ln demand-
ing its “pound of flesh" and should
hbve the co-operation of the Legis-
lature in the operation.
Ln s report, presented to the New
York State Leglsature on February
24th last and from which I will give
quotations in future, I find these
words:
"Where a company is honestll'
operated, the stocks and bonds will
be represented by physical assets
of at least. a like amount." “The
eodttlons which have been shown to
‘exist by the testimony P\1bl1Cl¥ EW'
en were not created by this commit-
tee. The correction of such abuses
is in the hands of the stockholders.
If they do not clean their own
houses they must. not. complain of
the existence of filth."
Inasmuch as the Maritime Elec-
tric Co. have no stockholders it is
up to our City Council and to our
Legislature to do the hou.se-clea.n-
llll.
I nm, Sir, etc..
JOHN F. WHEAB.
_..1__--
WIIY A “00MP.AC1."’T
Sir,-Have walnot taken pride in
the fact that we have hitherto had
democratic govemment of the moat
advanced type? Why now this ad-
vocacy of n“compaet"? There were
certain good reasons for'the Family
Compact in Upper Canada in early
days. Among other considerations,
there was danger from lawless rov-
tn| characters and from American
enemies.
We have nothing of auch e nature
here. Our people are not nomadic.
' Promotes new lrovrth whrrn
WN GUAIIQDIAN _i____H ' _ ,__ ,_w___ ‘__ YW  _g____>___* - CH 4, 1936
_ l,,l..,|.' 1| the state. It u e question was me an mamma ul. W...
md are edu ted iw
new mud rife wiiiiii °i°i°m‘Z°""
gig Elllleat overriding the 
vm - e
themsglvui hw' °“"°t°d to sul:
BW ¢h° l>9°Dle will decld l
tn nl ° P-Hd
I lm- 511'. etc.,
. Am-1-nun,
‘lim
near. auswna wltm-E.,
Sir,-_Another letter 1
E- BON-195'. much short:-m¢h»:,x;` 
former elaborate compilations (1
of which wandered far from 'gli
P01-Hi Of present conditions lx
Prince Edward Island) “ppm-5 in
todays Guardian. This Ls supposed
to be' a.n"`r.nswer to Mr. w K
mis' c i i
s sol' of answer does n _
isfy the 'I‘emperanoe peoplgt :xo
would like to see the laws enlorwd
Mr. Rogers' letter of some days'
HB0. summing 'up Mr. Bemleys
correspondence. and then showin
the olondltlons as they al-E
today, was the most clarifying and
direct answer to Mr. Bent‘ey and
palgpggtthat has yet appeared on the
I am one of the many who am
interested* in real Temperance ra.
f°!`m» “nd U0 5“8€€5lloi‘i5 theritrl
or of enforcement. or laws, slioultl
be denounced by Tetlexs conlusinff
issues. _ °
This question of Tempzrancn la
too serious for sarcasm or personal
inslnuatlons on either side. A n-al
answer to Mr. Rogers* letter Wm,
helpful suggestions, would br- llke
an "oasis in the desert," of me
many letters on this subject ap.
peering la-te‘y.
I am, Sir, etc.,
BONA FIDE
Summerside.
CAUSE AND EFFECT
Sir,-One of the members of
King _George Division, sons of
Temperance. Murray Harbor. sup-
plied me with the following illu-
stratlon: “What if the old Pro-
hibltlon boat is leaking! well ball
bex' out and stick to herl It ls bet-
ter than swimming."
Of course some of our friends
tell us that we ought to just jump
aboard the new boat. “Government
Control," but unless we are very
wrongly' informed, that new boat
leaks worse than the one we are
now on, so we are still very im.
willing to change.
The opponents of Prohibition per.
sist in telling us that things are
terribly bad In our province. How
oft/en is it necessary to sav that this
is abso‘utely no argument? It is
like saying that because one apple
is half rotten therefore the other
apple must be good. It may be all
rotten. Those who oppose our pres-
ent law have not produced evidence
to show -that Government Sale has
reduced drunkenness. law breaking
or poverty. If I am wrong in this
statement, will someone kindly cor-
rect me. I shall be watching the
press. .
-I repeat. in order to come to a
reasonable conclusion about the re-
lative merits of Prohibition and
Govemment Sale, lt/is necessary to
compare conditions on P. E. I.
under Prohibition with oondltlons
in other places under Govemment
Sale, and to compare conditions ln
the other provinces, etc.. before and
after the change from one law to
the other. This the opponents of
Prohibition consistently refrain
from doing.
In previous letters I have given
a. good deal of evidence to show
that Government sale does noth-
(Coniinuecl on page 5)
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Macs Hair llestorer
It will restore lrny hnlr to lil
orlglnul color.
lin excellent lmlr food toniul
up und invigorating all tim
llendl. blaml velerle, nur!
nerves of the Dlnlr mul lrulli.
Ilan: producing n rleli mul
ubundnnt irovvtli of huir
the lurlr in lnlllnk mul in rr-
mnrluibiy uaelul In lvrevnritirir
dunrlruff.
Get u bottle tnrlny 60:-tn.
MAC’8 PILE 0lNTl\llCN'l`
(liven qulok rnllef In nil more
of lnternli nn flxternni l'i|i~~.
A loft ullll efflvlmlt rr-lumly
Il lhll trrntmelil. of this
vrreteheil torturing nml nfiiuu-1
Siuhliorn ilu-une. (ilvvn uni:-k
llc! uml ln ra lmnlilu- vurv.
There Inn been fur yr-urn nn
effort fn aIl~r\|ver lovin- im-nl
treatment by wlih-in l»\l¢-ii
could lu- rurrri wltlmnt rrsurl-
lnx lo un ulu-rnllon. \\~- Inni-
fnuml flue annie.
Get || (nba iotlny [10 vin.
1 llr. L. B. Evans i
0f London, Erq.
Treated nuvoeunfully uml oli-
nn uf
tllueii pr-rniumrnl ru ~
illulllnrln ruiullliuuu nuvlr -N
llynpelmln I:|ril|:i~»lln||. -*wif
Ntnmiwlr. Ilenrt burn 1-tv. \\"
alone imre the f n m » u I
i'hyelulnn'e lin-nrrllttluu. |mn‘t
fool with your alumni-in an-rluun
aundltfoul ure likely to mln- ll
you do not give irrnlrnrni.
Try n baffle Bit rin.
IIACB CONlJl’l‘l0N l’0\\'IlHll
For llorlee and Cattle
Tenn up the nyntrm, 1-urn ull
alrln troublae ami [ivan I
uloeey 'cont nf heir. For swol-
len lege. purifylnl the iihwfl
0| WDYIDI
mtl nl un orndlrltor
It in on unfnillng remedy.
THE 2 MACS
Great George Street
neu oraeie o. o. n. alw-
pronlt nfieliion
Drill Your pvnerljlflrme to
rellnllla allnpenerrn |
They are mostly property ovmerrlr
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