Ai f3 a: i- lit F0 ll C11 Si! ' » i. 3,: U I . i N1” ‘I'M. l. P1 ‘ sented itself by which the province could purchase; .~'= ~ “Y ttawt tttttiistmmwttaitihi Qlfl pal you ‘mulled. In advance, In Canada. all Il-IO In U. I. 4-, THUFSfiYfAPRIITiB, 1920 i CURRENTLEOMIMENT ious falling the Patrltrt w WELCOME T0 ROIQRIANS certainly excels. A want of Jud: Everybody, in Charlottetown and throughout Prince Edward Island extends a hearty welcome to ltrutli we fear is incurable. Foi . the Rotarians from the other Maritime Provinceslmstancs Mr. J. A. Dewar is 1'9?" and the United States who are visiting us today f0i'_?'°*‘°“"*¢ a‘ ““"°"K"'°“°d "3 m“ determination" to visit the Prince "at Charlottetown "when lie recall- Led reading where the Prince him- the purpose of holding the annual district conference of District Number One, of which Mr. George S. In- man, K. C., is Governor. _ , Rotary has taken a strong hold during the fif- teen years of its existence, clubs having been form- ed throughout Canada and the United States and in Great Britain, France, Cuba and South America. It is an organization without any secrets, without any set forms or ceremonies and whose motto is .“He profits most who serves best.” It exists for the pur- pose of service and in this respect gets behind every good movement and tries to initiate progressive inea- sures for the social welfare. Among the distinguished visitors whom we heartily welcome is Mr. Charles W, Lovett of‘ Lynn, Mass., Governor of District Number Two. There are also representative delegations from Halifax. St. John, Moncton and St. Stephen, N. B., W_e trust the visitors will have a successful and profitable con ference and an enjoyable visit- to the Garden of the Gulf, our only regret being that the visit does not oc- cur when the garden is in bloom. ‘self had said he wanted to meet ‘the people no matter how igallant Canadian soldier who did ‘the dangerous and dirty work at fthe front." TiliS is more than he did say, a characteristic exagger- iition. The glaring untiuth is in ilir. Dewar reading this utterance loi’ royalty before coining to the city, sevcriil weeks before the ‘words were uttered by the Prince at Toronto. Politics may. be tin em- porium of falsehood, and as the Patriot discovered in its last cani- ‘Illliflll sometimes productive of tem- soul of humor tinctlon weighed [down by this in- ‘curable habit, to misrepresent and tint-valve. “r. It. \\'. F). Burnaby ‘has been nominated to oppose the Liberal Leader lion. McKenzie King in North York, Ont, at the next Doin- ?) *"""_"_'—' linion election. lie is president of The attack made by the leader of the govern- ‘the United Farmers of Ontario and ment on Mr. Arsenault, a brief reference to whichfijeiitijitg; lafréhtengtiigiflgal" li°ei1jlf£ was "made 1n y-esterda-‘JS Guardianflwas not only un- ibiiikgot‘ Ontario TZIFDIBYS.’ disposed calledpfor but _dastardl_v and unJustifiable. It ciear- m w, m. an“, conxi)le‘gl!v ,,ll_ b,“ ly indicated either that Mr. Bell 1S ignorant of thelwouili like to “Rip it fight lllrflugh way in which the debt of the province is constitutedltlw middle and {lave u 200d ‘loos and what provision is made for its redemption, or,“ “- T“ “mm w"? F“’°F”_“ °' lWilfllOVPl‘ hopes or beliefs they en- that he was deliberately trying to deceive the peoplejleywmet, m. an mum heme,“ ». of the province. ' their ioliticsil creed and that of The leader of the government with well feignetlim faimers. ' sincerity and oratorical profundity charged that Mr.= --~—— Arsenault, while premier, entered into an agreementl T“? B"°°“‘>'“ E05!‘ ‘“‘-°“’p"“f‘ - - - - the lliizh Cost of Living as an ei- for the purchase of certain bonds which_ if carried-Famous ruldm" m. m? m?“ C08, m. out would have meant that the province would ha\te1l,,,,l,,.ss_ HehquO[(i9 l. Iargg 00...; 105i; SOITIG and he insinuated that there WQYQHructQi" in support-who claims that‘ sinister motives connected with the transaction. ‘every one l" "tins "1 s" “mg Mr. Arsenauit is too well known in this prov-Fm“ l?“ wf"‘x‘dal’h"eh'if'zlt‘rf ince and his reputation for probity and integrity too f,',’,:‘:;°m':f§,; ,,,.",‘,‘,',, me). megeh, well established to he injured by such an unfounded.,.l,l‘,..l ,0 ll. hack ml... m“, lwll. charge anti the only effect of Mr. Bell's gross mis- illly?’ “"4 a“ a refiuh bmmnizs representation was to further sour a number of hislrtlhifit he r021" '=°:L1l'l'°'-Z‘:g:; own supporters who were acquainted with the factsfnilfg“ gags“ n, m“ upon we and understood them. rshone, how, lam“. m... willing The facts are as follows: In 1908 the then Lib-i“, giyg ll“, 53mg sell-let- that Willi eral government issued $40,000 of 4 percent bonds‘ » of thg par value of $lf00, redefimab? i; t1938d and w“ rovi ed-a 'earl sum ora sin ing un o re eemg . . ilzjhe debt aimatiilrity’. On December 31st last there‘. Dali)’ 8910511005 would be $20.000,in the sinking fund to be invested. Gunman Readers The law of ‘the provinces authorizes the governmgntii ' .to invest this sinking" fund in the purchase of bonds: of the province. Last summer an opportunity pre- MR. IHCLIIS L.\'i‘l‘I-\"I‘ SLANDEIC. v O00 3 Furnished by W. B. Lwlun QO-OQO-OQQ-OO GOOD CHEER THE ll‘ it could ovebcome its one ser- would ‘shlne in burlesque. It is the one thing, and the only one, in which ,it is well placed. In buffoonei-y it fiiient in selecting serious subjects as matters of jest might be over- Tcoine, but its fatal tendency to un- they ‘were dressed and especially the porary success. But truth is thef and we fear the: 3 Liberal organ will never nltain dis- at... in turf e imui of under the old loin of men lieur days. the H. C. of- L would be much lower. 5 i ‘ls it an irony of fate or a simple’ : incident of natural depiavlty that.‘ brine! the nutq and _.thooe. giants; - on anti-automobile agitation" into} such friendly companionship in the legislature. Even the irresle-I table Ir. Pater Brodie, unebf the? - high priests oi‘ the Anti-auto alum-l tlon. ls dancing to do honor to this; old time enemy of the farmer. Nowl they must have good roads: lllflli “infernal scheme" the Highways grant must beutlllzed for the pun, pose, tum incidentally they tioutti even oblect to a modicum extra revenue from this evllofother days-l When little agitators soinersault so: quickly under the influence oft. party exigency why should we blame lesser lights for becoming? dlin under the inducements of? smaller bribes‘! - 1 There ls nothing like making; things look big. 'l‘lio Hell govern; nicnt are a unit in the conviction}, that it is well in magnify. Them apply ll hnlh trays The mulls or} > their opponents, and their own ilr-l tues when they can find any can-i not stiffer loo. much enlargement.» Hon. i‘\ir. Crosby takes a hand ati it. A elm-II! Ydars cost oi‘ permiinfi ent bridges, for instance, wouldf look small, just about the oniinaryi of (illier years but by adding ilve ‘years together it makes it look big.‘ 4361.000.) Just iililiit of what u! formidable suin if wouldmake if‘: had taken a fifty year term! O1"- cotirse their mistake! will ‘not be‘ crucified on the same mathematic-l nl computer, only such as theyi can conjure up iipaitist the opposi- tion. They tried ll on the revenue, when Conservutlces were in oliarizifi but with the purse strings, in their; own hands it doesn't seem to work; so well and they fake the more‘ tangible method of lapping tliei taxpayers pocket. “ i vvvv wwv*‘* i l "‘ “ “" l The Premier, ton. is inclined mi magnify. He is smarter at if, how-f ever, than Mr. Crosby or for that niiiltei" any member oi’ his gove-rn-f nit-nt. They require a real nub-l stance to make bigger, but Mr.‘ Bell has the infinite power of malt‘ inlz his big things out of nothing- Itor instance, he is going to, ol- h0g1 be accurate he says he is going tot construct permanent roads and ' bridges to the value of‘ about halt s a million dollars, and “lT WILL NOT COST THE TAXPAYERS OF THE PROVINCE A SING-LR Cl-INT." There is just ans null; that puzzles the country. 1t i\'ir,Bell can perform ihls wonderful i-‘eax in one ili-pm-rment. why not applyhls talents to the other branches ofl the public service so much in of this assistance. And if so, why‘ all these tax bills and this "Aug-i ment the revenue" activity? Wei know all that he was going to (lei; out of nothing when on the oppoe-i ltion benches. v C l-sn"! there some‘ dimitei- that this big load wmk, ‘in ‘ cost not a cent to the farmer-nit may culminate like the fianacon- The general manager o‘f a large Pillghllfg firm recently sent Ihlfi’ letter to their emDiOYB-‘I- _ ' To promote happiness, ellicient-y and service to uiirfellnwnien, let] us sincerely promise that wherever‘ back $20,000 worth of this issue of 1908 at 87.80 or a‘ discount of 12 l-Fi per cent. By reference to the- Public Accounts it will be seen that on previous 0c-. caésiions singing funds of thg provfiliéfi htlldtltlefn lnvgsy te in suc securities as ity o aro e own e-we are: bentures, Charlottetown Water Works debentures jmffesjf" m“ “w” “ma” °' and Charlottetown School Board debentures. In, wt. will tall: prosperity instead, this case, the proposed investment was l“. the veryl"‘,{,‘g“fif,fi"ca,ry E00,, new, mslwl bonds for the redemption of which the sinking fund of bit nlews." h h I 1 t l m was provided and at a price which meant that the'slgg:fit1hba8l!dtedl:.eer u “° E province was making again of $12.50 on every $100‘ v b worth of bonds. After consulting the proper offi- -"“‘°“" "i m" “"'°“"“ We will mention our blessing in- _ We will speak o ftlia sunshine of cials Mr. Arsenault agreed to purchase these bOlitispye-stcrdttr instead or the clouds t» to be delivered on December 31st last when the need- ‘mix-Wm enmnnga my,“ o,- ed amount of money would be available for the pllP-wctiiicifie- ' We will be it friend to everyone. We will help, not hinder. We will witness for Christ, daily, by conduct anti conversation. Wn will give flowers to our pose. Mr. Arsenault well knew, and did not need to} be told, that the transaction was not legally binding‘ on his successstirs but he had reason to think that such a businesslike transaction would commend it- friendswhlic they “reliving. self to the incoming government. If the presentl,,,,f,",'.‘jh“.,' ',,,,,,f‘,",§f,:f,”c,§f;‘§§bb:‘,‘,f leader of the government did not choose to carry this‘ . on vi_d_t"_n_l_i§_lly hindered. lter about which it so often tirikled l l tlnontial railway, which was 101' a’ be built for $13,000,000 but swamp-i ed U!) a lluunol- of a billion before, I completion. K The tongue of the Bell was‘; dumb. Dumb as the proverbial oynj The Hon. Mr. Arsenauit askvrlthsl’ Premier for explanations rmicem-t int; the Highways resolution and‘ he became speechless. it was Bull-Ht gssted to call in a surgeon to 01-, amine his tongue. yet not a. sound.’ was beard. The ass. which appear-i nd to mm as he rode ll (in that ’ streets of’ Cairo, was referred to. still the paralyzed tongue was as fixed as Phnroalfs riddle the Egy- ptian Sphinx. The Attorney Gener- ui entered and speech was partially restored. But what an exhibition}, To sock to keep the people's rep-l] rcserilativos in the dark upon pub- lic matters is as disgraceful as ll in unconstitutional. wwvwfv w into effect it is at least no reason why he should try to? hide his own short comings by making an unwarrant-i ed attack on the leader of the opposition. 0i DIR. BELL HOLDS 1'1’ Till‘) IIOYSIC. ‘ness of a quarter of a mil The parliamentary’ impasse reported in yester- day's proceedings of the legislature is probably with- out parallel in the history of this province. A reso-; lution committing the legislature to an expendbiture- of at least $250,000 and probably $400,000 was eing discussed. The opposition asked, in as fietliztlekmanlyhe refused to table the ace fiiliailliifitihlfltleii’,§l?§.§.fi§l;’lf’l?§’l°l..;..'..éSE31ileadmftheOpposition»an asked that the Public Accounts be tabled before the' resolution was voted upon. The leader of the gov-t ernment had stated in the morning that the accounts. were ready and there was no apparent reason whyYMr :i.'zi:lr:‘§.2:i.iz 21bit“iillhfnlttiii..l’§£%if“.§lt Tl- acid-m a di- dumb as an oyster ‘throughout the ‘whole afternoon; mxentar to‘ discuss tllfg finances of the providce be-lfora principle and won out. fore the! accounts vrere tableddthat it was both tor/another lesson which he w] parliamentary and unreasonable to ask the legisiar, ture to vote blindly on a resolution committing the: province to such an amount without knowing how thei province stood financially. All kinds of rumours hadiwith’ been put in circulation by the ‘government about the indebtedness of the province. If these reports were .true then the legislature would be well advised to psbe cautious about incurring an additional indebted- gwhether these reports were true or false, the House had a right to know and the op osition insist that ithey must know before they vote on the resolution“ Mr. Bell maintained his sphynx-like silence un- itil near midnight, when, instead of explainin Vnto a most disgraceful personal attack upon the violence has probably never been paralleled in the %House. When the implied charge of “personal advan- Ttage” and “sinister motives” was “flung back. in the zteeth of the Premier” by the leader of the opposition Bell whined that he had made no “charge.” =ing with the slanders which lie exploded alon t e path of Liberalism in this province since Mr. Be I be- ileast during the present session. The Public Accounts were brought down yesterday morning as demanded lby Mr. Arsenault and the resolution was proceeded vvvw v is- lion dollars. In any case, 0-00- ? why Th“ “mm” ' a 9 u‘ With a deficit on last ygarll trans. I _ c ope or 0 actions of about 30. 00. it is 01mm» he ldunche‘ Wt "Ilwlflvn by wmnoonli. timsto call a iulit. n will be time attack which for vitriolic graceful one but in kee - ult, to his credit, stood us and Mr. Bell has receive il probably not forget, at riiii iviitigroiiuii Pendants. l am Sir, etc... ¢¢¢ comm)“ ‘ENQE \ MR. DEWAR IND POTATO CIVIC - FARMING. . _ Siiy-lflie City Council are after the loxlslnturo for another $75,000. Wu were told by report; or till; street commltttee. that there was sivfilclent of last years grant unused to complete the work already com- menced. The people showed their emphatic disapproval of borrowing for this work under present condi- tions, when they retired a man of inch strength all Mayor Wright in the February election. Messrs Blue and Duffy know it was a M‘; factor fl'\"‘ lrqvlfflll Ht ' Lil flu. » »- Sumptuous Silks for Spring Wear For the coming“ season "silk is the pur- In the-fancy silks there are sumptuous‘ brocades for evening wear, luminous and scintillating, but to descend to thepracticaltafietas, foulartls supremely chic for the fashionable spring frock. Patons have secured a rangeof choice never before equalled. Such you may see in bewildering variety artistically draped to show the lustrein the dress goods section. WHITE HABUTAI for skirts and blous- es $1.15 to $2.25. NATURAL PONGRES at all prices. CREPE DE CHINE in black, white, gold_ yellow, inais, Turguoise, Pink, J ava, etc. STRIPED SILKS, white with wide an narrow black stripes very new. SILK POPLINS, popular prices, in black, navy,‘ Rekin, rose, ponge, green, brown and white at 132-10- DRESS TRIMMINGS .. Georgettes, crepes, printed and plain, Beads in all colors and sizes. New Bugle Bead in all colors; also gold and silveif lrtietallic thread for embroidering. WHITE , l g a SPRING The bride-to-be can buy her trottssea carpets, bedding, etc., with the same uiistin FOR THE HOUSEKEEPER There isia fine range of cretonnes in desired shades and patterns. many beautiful lines on display. irresistible Adorab It will be of interest to you to visit our House Furnishing Dept. and inspect the every face. =» "=1" . REN. kkkmkkx-knnnkkkkkk LL ‘in defeating ‘Mr. Paton. People. to a greater extent t-linn ever, are selling their property to escape the menace of extravagant taxation. out e! quoutlonl of Inton- eot. The Charlottetown Guardian dose not unenf- arlly endoru the opinion; utproqud by It: corru- to pass this legislation when the‘ people ask for it at a public meet- ing in Market llali, and the legis- lature should refuse towmtertuln the bill until it is so endorsed. Sin-tin your report of my speech on the "Address" in the Legislature your reporter seeml to have mlsunderstool; my remarks in regard to potato growing. When l talked of the mining of the land l meant the forcing of the aoll by commercial fertilizers without add- ing anything ln the shape o! hum- iua. But l commended potato growing in the regular rotation an a side line, and said the emphasis - should be placed on Dairying. extraordinary personal CHARMEUSEA PORN THIS: two hats alike, and a becoming hat for (YOM ELY LI'l"l‘Ll‘I llAYf-‘l FOR THE CHILD J-ll 1 A ogative ofall fashionably dressed woinen. and c'repe de chine. STRIPED SILKS for separate skirts. TAFFETA WITH SATIN STRIPE in green and taupe $5.00 per yard. TAFFEAT with invisible plain and satin stripe in copen and black, red. and black $6.00 per yard. FAILLE FOR SUITS_ black green, navy, copen and brown at $450- » BLACK SILKS, pailette, duchesse and taffeat fro)“ $2.50 f0 $4.75. t ‘ a good range of shades. l . BRIDE u at Patons, and also purchase _her linens, ted selection of choice and willing service tapestry and floral designs out in all the Hats iorIjSpriiig/Weiir le styles of exquisite charm no i..li-. . a! TONS ‘an i t --~“‘ 00oo4++o+o+o++oowooo0+o+++b I’ 0-» THE instill wiit i HOW DOES A FLV WALK UPSICIE DOWN. Them ls a little sucker on the end nf each of the fly's feet which makes iiis foot stick to the ceiling or any other place he walks. and which he can control at will. It . and the ' ' ll w he puts iiismfiiofafiggiiflcaotyc ' the sticking power, of each Mi ?“’:"""‘.‘° iii;.i°“‘".i:t.'2° ’ us ast a s c or l1 “ ' ar of the boy's suc er is refill! by the weight of the stone orfl olflecl. he tries m pick up. It weight. of the object is sulllcleiii overcome the sticking power the sticking power of each f0" not be lifted. _...?' > l made very much like the sucker p _ ~ ‘ ' “ \ \ l I ’ o . w , ‘ run pick upya flat stone-a circular _ l piece of rubber or leather with a ' i ‘ string In the middleand more or K I D E Y boiy can pick up a flat stone with i tb s kind of a sucker by preaiilnl ' the rubber or leather part down sently on it by the string. when he does this he simply expels the air which la between the leather which creates a vacuum and t e preuure of the sir on the outll o llnrt of the leather enables him tn you have seen with which a boy less ball shaped underneath. flat on milestone and then. pulling; A‘ ' I part of the sucker and the stone, pick it. up. The fly has little euph- l un Sh‘, em. .. LA.‘ I .1 . Pr! like these ‘on each of hi: fqpt, at‘