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to review the leading political incidents
election, and dealt with them in a
manner, -the gross
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_ __Sg\‘ronn_i\v, Ariiii. 15, 1916. ,__ __
Premier _Mathieson in his Budget speech estimated
for a surplusof $5,384, and a reduction of the debt
by $24,000. The revenue is estimated at $490,791 and
the expeffditure at $485,407. . i
The Speaker took the chair at twenty minutes to
nine last night, when in anticipation of the opening of.
the Budget debate there was a crowded House. The
Premier im1nediately`rose_ and moved that the House
go into committee on Supply, which is the preliminary'_
to the delivery of the Budget speech. The Premier
intimated that that was the fifth occasion on which
he had been privileged to introduce the Budget, and
proceeded to review the financial policy of the Govern-
ment since it took office. He showed that when _the
Govemment succeeded the Palmer Government it
succeeded to alegacy of debt and liabilities of $168,000
which the public accounts showed no trace of. When
two bankers were called in and made a special audit,
they found that the total liabilities of the Province
when the Government came into power was $1,072,000.
That was their starting point. At the end of their
first year they reduced the debt by $45,000, yet the
party press at that time said they were responsible
for the largest deficit iii the history of the Province,
and the same thing was said throughout the last
election campaign. In 1913 they again reduced the
debt by $24,711, and in 1914 the reduction was $19,l8o,,_ the chief centrel_of activities being around Verdiin
the total reductio_n being $89,241. That was the
amount by which the Government had reduced the
debts and liabilities of the Province, and no one who
values his reputation as an accountant would dispute
these statements. Unfortunately they had not the
same favourable report to record of the past financial
year, due to circumstances which were entirely un-
foreseen and unprovided for. The revenue shrunk
and the expenditure increased so that instead of mak-
ing a further _reduction as they had confidently ex-_
pected and hoped for, the whole $89,000 had been
wiped out, and a liaility of_$16,191 incurred. That'
was disappointing no doubt, but if the record stood
at tltat without any other qualification it would have?
been the-best record since confederation. The aver-1
age increase of debt for the four years of the present
regime was $4,000, while the average increase during
the time of their predecessors was $45,000. \\-'ould
it not have been worth while to change the Govern-
ment for such a record alone. During its regime the
Government had spent $32,335 for war purposes, and
if it had not been for that expenditure, the public
debt would have been reduced by $16,144. He chal-
lenged anyone to question the accuracy of these figures.
If there were any question of the truth of these they
were prepared to call in a council of experts and to
place the accounts' before them. ‘The receipts for the
last year had fallen short of the estimates by $47,554,
mostly due to the decrease in the fox tax and shrink- _-battle-lias' been- raging incessantly for nearly twof
-fmo'ntl_is_, the longest -as well as the bloodiest war in__
"history. The German army’s _ofiicizil casualties for -'
the unwise and iinpatriotic actions ol' the members of
thc Opposition. The expenditures had exceeded the
estimates by $40,121. -\fVere it not for the war expen-
diture the (iovemment would have reduced the public
debt by $16,000, /but their 'record was very much
better than that. They had invested in Permanent
Works $201,000, in Agricultural Buildings $24,000.
T hat was, the Province had now $225,000 more pro-
perty at -their creditithan when the present Govern-
ment came into power. During the twenty years_ the
Liberals were in power they added $218,000 in the
permanent public works, so thiit in four years the
Government has added more to the groperty of the
Province by -$7,000 than their predec`essors had done+,Pctain, it appears_kne'w hoiv'-long to hold it and when
in twenty years The ih1provei1_ients which everyone.;
could see for themselves in the Provincial buildi_ng_
were typical of what had been 'done__in all the publicie
works throughiiut the'p5'ovince.‘ -Was itfrio_t‘-1vpi_~th_
w_hil`e _changing the Govertiment' for.th6'iiiiprovéhtents`-f
and additions to their permanent publicworks? -In
addition the Govcrnmenthad redeemed the 'education
system 'front the decay from _which it, had been. per-_
ishing, and had spent an additional $145,000' upon 'it
during their regiifrie. That was, the_ Government _l'iad_
coiiverted an'-it’Ve’rage deficit of $45,000 iiifoan aver- '
age trench af  they had .turist $225556 f°"fh"e
permanent works, and _‘had-» increased' the - erpenditure'
on education by $145,000, and'surely when they took
these facts into considerationaeyery loyal
when the old govyernment
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and gross  had
the Oppositi‘0n's_ Ht' Btll
Bell to produce
l¢3¢l“€_
who' =\_i>i>\'°v¢<1
line of _gn regard bo oat's‘aiid hay
tracts' and in Soiiris
reviewedfthe
had ob-'
the stage  the bill, for a whole
theymight' liavgwe-sdine'kind_of obstruction_
every time the 'Governme ‘proposed to 'go into com-~
mittee, bui he told the hon. Leader of the
Opposition that before _the House rises, no matter-
what the 'obstruction' might be, that hill would go
through. The Premier said they had not eithausted
our claims against Canada, and the Government had
put on record-at Ottawa the particulars of those whichi
had yet to be Satisfied. ~ ' '_ - '
In' conclusion 'the Premier said that while it was
lways more pleasant to have a surplus than a deficit
to speak of, yet if he could not think that they could
make a reduction in debt next year, he would not care
to remain long Leader of the Govemment. They had
made three surpluses out of four, and he hoped they
would have therecord of having made a reduction in
non the
for an hour, when he moved the adjoumment 'of 'the
them a rupturelibuctween Germany and the United
States, although the patient forbearance of the latter
nation in the face of continuous happenings which
would have driven the most pacific man or nation into
war, leads to the belief as well as the hope that the
relations between the two countries will go on uninter-
ruptedly as at present. The tone of many American
papers is becoming decidedly warlike, however, and
anything may happen. The German reply to the
enquiries regarding the attack on the Sussex and the
German submarine policy generally is simply an im-
pudeni evasion and denial. The press of the United
States says bluntly that any promise made by the
_German government would be worth less than the
paper on which it was written. Her denial of re-
sponsibility for the attack_on the Sussex is plainly and
unequivocally a falsehood and the French government,
according to o_ur despatches of yesterday, has the docu-
ments to prove it. Any further effort on the part of
the United States to come to a satisfactory conclusion
with Germanv would be so much time and energy
severance of diplomatic relations. The next' few days -
will probably settle the question one way- or another. _
.It is not likely-that the United States will waste any -
more “notes f' on Germany. . . . '
The situation at Verdun is simply an enigma. The .
;March totalled 63,545, of-_. which 14,705 were killed,f
and French authorities claim the number.\vas veryl
muclvgreateri as' whole regiments_ were annihilated. I
The dash and fury with which the Germans persisted _
in attacks against hopeless positions is inexplicable.
The honour. of the Crown Prince was at stake and it
appears he was loathe to abandon an attack for whicli
he alone was responsible. He gained some successes.
They succeeded in capturing Bethincourt, which mili-
tary experts declared formed a dangerous salient for
the French and the ret_entioii of which had been
criticized by milita'i'y"observers.' The French General,
success with heavy drives against the French wings _
tive miles apart. They were attempting to duplicate
their victory at_Be_thin`court on a larger scale. Using
the “nut-cracker' tactics that squeezed the French
out of Bethincourt the Crown Prince attackedthe
fi_ve_mile French to force the entrance of all thp
stronger of Verdun on the i
'l_`h¢_,r_ight jaw the German nut-cracker cargied
iiito`adv'ancod but the French drove
them out
ll
the'
any
look an honest'
to otherwise, unless he
taken as worthless. When -the
was previofilly fn.-the House he
ouvpi-n»ii'¢ni_ _wliieii had s-denim of -si ig
neither storm nor war' nor
'had`to
a sort'
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losses of Germans were appalli g
Thgpiemier A great many frfenda were
ouse,] Mondcy'mornlu%,to pttness the iifarri.
the' Qpposp ISD 0f~UlD¢- U, _ -  to Illia Btollu
wasted. United States papers now openly _demandt
D C _O ‘
at the Pint _Methodist Church lut
Fletcher, (ho. gy im co Io
loft ~on. tlfeillii hollo`y!m?oouy¢;mtTl sliugw-
ers ot confetti u:_d’l00d wlehes.
. IV ' f . . _
MF* -A'.1._M 'A 'vuiumour the
suestq _tea elven thlé
weekly*  wiueiijiint w. c.
Efdwl s-wad 6.-hobbies. "_`~hlr.'aml
Mrs. McLean w__e'i~_o'-_l_,l's0 guests when;
Hou. ftobert.oud_l§ra. Rogers enter-‘
aalned _on Suliti'|o¥_»e'venl11'g at a dln-
ner slven at-tl_io§!h_ateaii Laurier. 
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Mr. _and Mrs.  0. Morson are
_»0lll0Y|_ll8_ 4 llwrtthollday' fn Atlantic
City having left.__foi°'th`ore the earlier
part of the week. ~
5 _ o 0 0
Mrs. J. A. _Matliloson was hostess for
_the aft'erii'o`oq__Brldgo Club on Thurs-
_day which 'was the lust rueetlnk untll
after _Eitbt6_f.f" A most enjoyable game
und sool_n'l~-hour was passed by the
ladleigpresont.
l t O O-
There has been quite a change ln
banking 'circles on the Malnlaud dur-
IYQ
remember
do not
all the
dalry
are
h
butter fat to
ttiergfby %;'o.'Wall0co and chlldren In dairy work. _ » 
_ . ' . - . about thi' mouths tlme. 'L _r. R. The rea'so'n_ lven 'for using Short-
ebate at mldnlghh and ‘he House adlaumed “H ".3" Rosqborouxh. also of the Bari* -of horn bulls on ggodfdnlry grade cows In
o'C|0¢k this mo,-ni,-,g_ ,_ Nova. cotta, who has been attached to many' instances ls'that_Iabo'\1r ls scarce
' the 'Staff at Edmonton. Alta.. is to and they ‘do not wautto _domueli mllk-
comoeast to Campbellton, N. B.._ Ing preferring _to grow some beef
X( - 5 W.i1!5=l1'Wlll no doubt-_be..a pleasant which they claim paya_ equally well.
 W »el1a1ixe.~belng ne:i_r‘h1s old' home. and at present prices this may be
y ` .‘ _ ' ` ll' 0.
» Among the vlsltors tbls week to ln abeef animal.
1 d' I - ' 'r 1 h- s'b'|‘t‘ 5 amon ‘ Atlautloi-City are Mr. and Mrs. A. A. At the present time an active and
n ‘P Gmane ci Y es t ere are pos I H 'e ' g Alley who left. for that place on M011- growing demand exists for dalry grad-
day last. es particularly Holstelns. During the
__ ° * * past year I have ass
friends are giving him a ldi1dbL',w¢'l-- for $200 ainotber own
come dui-lug his' vlsit tiers _ -_the man for $135. Durliig
fects of his experience at the front and $115.00 for three
suffered and heroism shown by the ers for cows of Ilke.
maln here several weeks and lt ls Now It has lieenarg
hoped his vlslt will completely restore prlce of beof
his health.  rearing in preference
Charlottetown Golf Club on Thursday I never remember an
dance of interested members. Last al I was purchasing.
` _ '° °' "‘ = ln a comparison of th
ence at tba Leglslatlve _Assembly last months value of milk.
_ .~ -'; '~ stands equally atleast
 ._   __ to make money from
1 » _ - ~ dairy cows for sale ln conjunction
:uiglgh“gg°tg°§§3;tS?gg§r§:gh’;“§ ‘with cooperatlvo `dalryln§ _as they
 -- ' -‘ ‘ i would by growing beef. Further the
”~ irmtigtowu “ow prison" of W" n price of dairy cows does not fluctuate
qfnrénd-”'l' T18  °m~yk|twg0pn' to such an extent as beef' and ln com-
si _rs_-unp v e wee y xes » .-
°! .f°°<' PM °°“"°“=- 0"” 'ek H" .’?.".Z“li2i|‘.§.§l`?.’lf|..t3l" ‘l"l»‘§¥..»'Z"l°;"‘l.'.-3
pmmhwdlme “'00 a month' it "Req grave mlstake to dndow the `result`of
owns wmidn me ww); milgfolflfe-,ff this 'improvement We must never
M-1°' er pr Holler' 0 W B pf' D forget that the West can and ls now
5?; 1.9533;l;3,;:.e:}|L€.’:J,::fgg2;ei:,ii tx: ralslng with other prairie provinces
Mrs- Ina -have sent Bach Island pw immense herds of beef cattle, and the
soner one' sult of fwarmlunderwear, imc” °f th°“° l” m°"°
file. '
e
only requlre their
to produce 5.500 lbs
a
dvanced registry,
breeders demand 1 ,
and 357 lbs butter fat. be
anlmala of slmllar agefrbese
_ th are the best judges of their
. . . D3 0 DAS! few wee\tii.whlch.are of own particular cows producing quail-
public debt seven times out of eight. t__i;terep;__ig'iiiiiny friends in this city. nee, ima ine result or me it o. P.
T P ° 4 1( f t h __ .as r. R" .'__W __¢__ ,_of_,tbe Batik of Nova tests bear out their judgment. I
f I he remwr’ “ 10 SP0 e 0; over wo our? l.“ Scot_ld_,;Bt, J _ been transferred therefore cannot see what encourage-
0 l°“'°d bY Mr B°“~ HC SP9 9 alfmg Belle” '“°s_ l.D_ H4111-_l|_l¢_'tl\.""0nt;. and will ‘be jolned ment farmers see lu breeding them _for_
u _
Mr. D. R. Laird. Manager of the _But. when the value ofa helfer of
Bank of Nova Scotia at Amherst who the dairy breeds for breeding purpos-
_ has been in Boston and New York for es is as great as ii finished beef of slm-
. . .» . . . several weeks. receiving treatment for llar age they can be raised and a con-
' From the military view _point lllere IS little “CW pls ear,ret:iirped_ho_me this week great- niderable revenue received each year.
‘ h ' ° . , ' ' C tin 5 ylmprove- u ea th. which would fully equal atleast the
in t e war situation Fighting is almost on uou , _ _ __ __ ‘_ _ _mcg that me mme reed would b_____g
Mrs. Carson Flood, is visiting St. four earloads for shipment to Manito-
John for a. few weeks and receiving a bn and had to turn down an order for
bearty welcome from her many three earloads from one man. Good
friends. = » ». ' , Holestein grades are worth today from
* * * $75 to $125 fu 'this province and at
Capt- Fred - Msy's man home the late Amherst Winter, Fair one sold
guest of bla' Aunt, Mrs.' D. Davies. I pald one Holstein breeder (Mr. Hard-
Captain May is suffering from this ef- ing of Grahanis Road) $78.50, $82.00
and can tell many tales of hardships at the present time have several ord-
brave men who are giving their llveci know of another earload order for the
for their country. Capt. May ls to re- West at the present time..
°' 'f *= . even at the figure quoted. I have
At the general annual meeting of the some experience In buying cattle and
evening there was qulte a large atten- the butcher out bid me for any anlm-
year's' officers were all re-elected and cows hrlng*-$7li and up, JUST AFTER
arrangements made for the coming GOING DRY. while lt. requires about
Season whlch. with the present bright slx months of generous' feeding
iiuuqliilie, wlll soon be liere. to get un animal fitted for 'the block.
_ The ladies were very much ln evid- should credit the dairy cow with slx
evening-for the opening of the Budget The demand ls great and I believe
debate. , uullmlted, and`a community that has
' now any number of good dairy liolfers
- A ' use than the price of dairy productiw-
éxzngairs ‘if socks “nd _mme imndkar' so there ls no good _reason for 'making
 ~ _I -,fm-'sh._ ew" . _ ` this change. To grow any llne of
~ f_ ' __ '~JAMEs- s|MPs°N_ ` _ good llvo- stock lt is neceiispry to lilgivo
_-_ _ SL Pew" Cubed,-m_ up abundance of mllk. Th s the dn ry
- ‘ *lndustry can furnish. In uddltion after
iistli
qualify entry
lated in loading
ed by` the same
the past winter
grade cows, and
ciillbro. I also
ned that current
justltles its
to dairy stock
Instance where
Many of those
o two lines wo
as good a chance
ralslng surplus
lhrble to decre-
Reiig-Ai; sei-uin. ciignpiia, ninth Baits ”
Carpet *Wash etc. Le ushafve your LOCAL DRUGGISTB
Order. ' Fosters Drugstore. _ FAMOUS SURGEUN3 CANNUT
_  . _ __ _ -8228-4-i4M3i. TOUCH
to abandon -it and lic did the latter when the time was  rB§;‘,;"::;'°td “ewes am b°y°_nd the
ripe For his "ui‘\bl'ring Judgment in letting it go at UML' sflfcnols F0. will
xactly the right time he is now highly praised The UUIIDIIII IEIDEIS 3"’
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_Gerpians ;icclai’med this as a great victory, but the  - " _f _‘ """'“ ‘ _ ; 1-the
' tt' s th "nfl t ii 1 eat t i ' '~ """""°" ' '- I “‘°"
po.i ion was _wor_ _ no iig 0 tem. _min a ey _ ”w_._u””_ _ Numan of
after this coup the_Crown Prince followed up his_ ` '
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causes.
Hand
lorrow?
011|'
n
situation- rented, according toour last
Ge_'rn'_ufis.h_ave not afllondmied the attempt§-
is a hill at whetherlfor further
is not yet clear. The
this desperate -attempt -has
the-french shame Allies. what-the
days ‘will reveal -'with
the
at-5 --»-4‘a»‘f»* ._ L. l
1-,a
he Surgeon‘s knlfe What
them‘."?‘! Dozens of peo-
t.'H0“se Cleaning subp'"Q!_._A'm`mon|a Lsevoral _years have _been spent fu.
Bor x. Castile Soap,_ Llgul Veneer, (Comlnued on Page SlX~)
naman wHA'r'
home town wlll
fact that Zoetlc
set them on
famous com-
the
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liemetitched border, with casement dra attached'_45c per y
40c r yard. ‘
°"“ml""* 3 giingalow Nets in White and  18c to   _
,,",§,‘_’ _Ecru and Ivory Scrim Curtains with Lace insertion and
edging per pair 200 to 750
I lktqgp annd Ehqumunhs
and 9x12 priced 20.00 to 55.00, `
Brussels Rugs standard sizes 13.50 to 30.00.
Tapestry Rugs 9x9, 9x 10 1-2 and 9x12 7.50 to 20.00.
_ Tapestry Stair Carpet 65
 Bnissels “ “
$35
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Door _Mats 35c
~ Hearth Rugs 1.7
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Rubber Door M
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in Soft and Stiff Hats. We _ _
stock the King Hats, Scott-   
Young, Henry Carter, Wilk-
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and 3.00. In greens, greys, browns, n_avys, etc.
_ Our $2.50 Special Black Stiff Hat is made from
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_ Handsome '1`weed Caps just receivedifor 
in mixed effect, Shephard Checks, Greys, Browns.
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_ _ The largest and 'finest assortment wehave ever
shown 85c, $1.00, 1.25, 1.50, 1.75. “  '  “ 5
Selling Agents for “Borsalino” and 'Stetson
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