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“It is now over two years since the Blunders Government was elected on, the explicit promise that it would do‘; . away with bootlegglng and would‘ make it as dimcult for a rum-runneri to land his wares “as for a camel to] crawl through a needle's eye." Last‘ week a Liberal newspaper in Bum-i merside reported rumors of smuggled: whiskey being sold on the North Side] at one dollar a. bottle, cherry brandy‘ at two dollars, and rum at about four dollars a gallon. Last Saturday a witness in a prohibition case stated. as a reason for his giving evidence. that lie had been waisting a lot of time and money in drinking, and| wanted to “get in wrong" with the] bootleggers, so that he couldn't buy: any more. The witness testifled that‘ he had illegally bought liquor in order to assist a prohibition omcer in ob- taining convictions and "cleaning up the "town." A few days before, the egation was made by a recently appointed prohibition ofllcer that his place cf business had been set on fire by bootieggers. A few months prc- 1 U viously. a County Jail was set on fire, presumably by prisoners who were known to be in an intoxicated con- ‘tf dition in the jail at the time. In Charlottetown last year, arrests and “ - convictions for drunkenness, includi‘ ing driving of motor cars under the O 7, ‘ influence of liquor, amount to 334- the record for a great many years past. This year, to the end of No- vember and with the Christmas _ drunks still to be accounted for, the _ , number is 303. Nowhere is there any ‘ evidence, in any shape or form, that drunkenness or bootlegglng are de- creasing. On the other hand, wher- ever it has been possible to secure concrete evidence. as in the case of police court convictions. it has shown temperance conditions to be at thelr| lowest ebb since the days of the open] saloon. An occasional brazen denial; of these facts is still made by politi- cal prohibitionists, but sincere tem- peranca people view the situation ‘with shame and sorrow.

Since the defeat of Prohibition in Nova Scotia and the Liberal failure to support the cause in Ontario, there has been a noticeable falling off in thc ardor of the political prohibition- ists in this Province. They show signs of letting the case for Prohibition "go ll! 46181132?’ ‘all! 1t is more than possible that they would welcome the; opportunity of having Government Control forced upon them by popular indignation if such a change could f bebrought about without at the same, time putting the present administra-i " tioli out of ofllce. Therein lies the rub. The Saunders Government had only one chance of being elected at!‘ the last election-namely, Prohibition. lt has failed tolcniorce Prohibition and in other respects has provcn even more incompetent. without the sup- port o1 prohibltionlsts what earthly chance is there for re-election? This is a question which the Government must be pondering "seriously these days. Tire last election proved a tri- Umph for political prohibition: if the; next election is to be a triumph for] true temperance, as many predict it will be, the position of Premier Saunders and his crew, whichever way they jump, will be an uncomfort- able one.

A Notable Record

The achievement cf Mr. John Red- path Dougall, who recently celebrat- ed hi! sixtieth anniversary as editor and publisher of the Montreal Wit- ness. is a notable one in the annals

Political Prohibition {

i the friendship and respect ofellwith

lng statesmen from Confederation to the present day, and he has retained

whom he has been intimate. As an editor, no greater tribute can be paid to Mr. Dougall than to say that he has moulded the Witness into a true ex- pression of his own deeply religious personality. The present occasion of his editorial jubilee will bc hailed with satisfaction by friends and well- wishers in every Province of the D0- minion.

“The O’Connor"

"O'Connor," says J. Butter- ileld, in the Vancouver Province. “was not a great statesman. l-fe not a great, writer. He was not even a great Nationalist. But he was a great man. The secret of his: greatness was that he appealed to the common people. He was the idol of the inarticulate masses who have to have someone to speak for them. He told them what they want- cd to know. And that is a great art. Other and greater men spend their lives in telling the common people what they don't want to know and couldn't understand if they knew it.

"The unofficial title of being the ‘Father of the House of Commons,’ was not a compliment to O'Connor. it was a compliment to the title. The announcement that Lloyd George viill inherit that mantle will probably fall to thrill anyone. Anybody with a durable constitution and a stupid constituency can be ‘Father of the House of Commons.’ But there was only one man who could be T. P. O‘Connor."

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The following press report of a re- cent hold-up in Chicago ‘throws a curious sidelight on the cynicism of reporters in a community in which lawlessness has ceased in any sense to be “news" and must be chronicled as comedy to make it readable:

“Into the gay, smoke-filled ball- room of the Palm Gardens road housc came six young men with familiar faces. It was their fifth visit. Dutifully the swaying guests lined up along a wall, dutifully handed over $1,700 in cash, $7.500 in jewelry. But eager to please, the ‘baron robbers’ this time added an innovation. They ordered ‘drinks for all. on the house,’ commanded the orchestra to play on. Guests with spirits revived continued to revel, forgot their losses, while the bandits returned jewels to all wo- men who consented to be their dancing partners. At daybreak police arrived, found sleepy guests, no bandits."

_Editoriul Notes

Hon. Mr. Forke says he would rath- er go back to his farm than live in Ottawa. "well," says a. Toronto ex- change, "what's hindering him?"

In their haste to increase the duty on Canadian cream and butter, Washington tariff revisers overlooked whey and buttermilk.

ft. C. Sheriff, author of the war play, "Journey's End," which was re- ferred to in these colums last week, may be awarded a knighthood on the King's New Year's honors lLst. The honor would be given on the ground that his play rendered an immense service to the cause of world peace.

The forecast by Professor Klrkley P‘. Mather, Harvard geologist, that further earthquake shocks may be expected in the Maritime Provinces within the next two months may be

disturbing to nervous folk, but it is reassuring to be told that they will

be of lesser violence, and that there is no immediate danger of further

of Journalism. The witness, which was founded in 1045 by the elder John Dougall, has been edited since i070 by the present publisher, and during that time it has increased largely in im- poi-tense and circulation. Mr. Dougall has been a valiant and persistent eiidmpion of what he believes to right. His attitude at times hasbeen open to criticism, but never his sin- eerity or courage. l-lis genial quali- ws of heart and mind are those of a‘ gentleman born. In his long career

tidal waves.

The suggestion of a Maritime speaker recently that each province should appoint its own senators strikes a responsive chord with an Ontario exchange, which says the scheme is worth thinking about since it would introduce into the Senate the political variety that august body now lacks; also it would prevent pas- sing the buck to the Senate of legis- lation the ministry does not want to

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Edward Blind every thoughtful cit- izen must feel a deep concern as to what that guture shall be. We have but a ' ‘ territorial area, but a wealth of ffrtile soil, well fitted to b: the abode of half a million people. This has been the experience of states or islands aim ler in area than our own. And yet‘ wi hin a quarter of a cen- tury welhave lost 24,000 or perhaps 26,000 of the population we had at the beginning of that pelrod.

We may say so, as many of our citizens aref- saying, that this deple- tion must be stopped, that it cannot and must riot be permitted to con- tinue, but what has been done or at- tenrpitedybyeither the provincial or federal Govemment to stop it? Noiih- ing at in. What has been done to investigate or ascertain the cause or causes of this steady outflow o1 our people unprecedented in‘ the history of any other province in the coun- try? But w this vital question the some answer must be returned. Nothing has been done.

Want_ of employment at paying wages at home in alleged by some as a principal cause. Others blame bur educational system as fitting our boys and girls for "white collar jobs" rather than for work in farming or dairylng. Still others blame prohibi- tion, because that objectionable statute was enacted when our po- pulation was at its maximum and has been kept there ever since, while within that period the province has been losing its people at the rate of 1,000 a. year.

Each successive census since 1901 has been the record of a tragedy. With the thousands who have gone away the Province has lost the natur- al increase of the families who have removed, and these have since been building up the New England States and the Western Provinces of Canada.

At this critical junctuue the legisla- tive union of the three Atlantic Pro- vinces is brought to the front by no less a. personage than the Prime Minister of the Dominion, who pro- claimed his personal opinion in favor of it. Quite naturally his supporters in Parliament and in these provinces by the sea are falling into line be- hind hlm and Premier Saunders has been extensively quoted in this con- nection. O

The situation thus created is a trumpet call to every citizen of Prince Edward to consider what would be the probable effect upon our population if the projected union were put in operation. would it tend to check the bleeding exodus or to speed it up? Charlottetown would cease ‘to be a capital-city, losing its civil service, its Supreme Court, its Lieutenant Governor, the annual meeting of thc Legislature. and so on .Would that tend to build up and populate our fair City?

Would it tend to repopulate our Province and bring back the exiles if Prince Edward Island were to cease to be a Province? Or cease to have a Legislature of its own? And all the business now transacted by our Provincial Government and Su- preme Court were carrizd across the Strait to the mainland? And trans- acted there by another Parliament in which representatives from the Island would constitute an insignificant min- ority? '

That is the situation that con- fronts the Gcvemmient and the Leg- islature as well as the people of Prince Edward Island just now. The Govern- ment and the legislature of the Pro- vlnce should be squarely challenged on this matter when the llouse next meets. Premier Saunders has been quoted in the press in nzgard to the union question and has left his at- titude in doubt. A few ambitious poli- ticians 1n other provinces have a19- parently felt the lure of a large field and higher remuneration for their efforts as “climbers?

The insidious and dangerous move- ment, plotted in the Liberal camp and wholly promoted there, sliliuld be nipped in the bud, when the MI- lslature meet or before. by l "lh°w' down" that. will make clear where Premier Saunders and his large mai- ority stand on the union question. He and they have so far left the P001118 quite in the dark in that matter.

The rumor of a Cabinet shuffle on an extensive scale befon the meeting of Parliament persists and srowa in strength as is told in The Guardian's special deepatches from. Ottawa. But nowhere in the press is mention made of any ' intention‘_ to restore to Prince Ildward Island its rightful re- presentation in the Cabinet which the King Government took may.

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intestine—arc not found in the white bread. Why then should most people _prefer white bread?

pearance and taste. A piece of white bread, plain or toasted, appeals to the eye, that is the brain, and before it is eaten the digestive juices of the mouth and stomach begin to flow.

hast,- the white bread is eaten more freely, and gets a ‘flying’ start toward digestion.

ness‘ about the stomach and intestine, any irritation thereof, wheat bread may actually cause an increase of this irritation, and set up a catarrhal condition.

and intestinal whole wheat bread, particularly if they don‘t like it, is also a point that parents should investigate, instead o! making youngsters eat it, because ‘it Cerium 86116111 oflicer declarinl ‘I115 is good for him.’

"A tiny traveller 1n the blue,

Having forgotten care, " He wings his brave adventure through The pure and buoyant air;

And ever on the upward quest,

His heart with blLss abrim,

He sings to one upon the nest

That all is well with him.

So rare a song-the final word,

It seems, in sheer delight!

(Listen, oh Cod, to a free bird, lmmgdigtgly u‘; 0g An-QL Hymning the Joy oi flight!)

"Shut in a prison low and strait,

With his bright eyes grown dim- He'll see no more his brooding mate, few tanks, though these were quick- ‘ Who died for lack of him.. He scarce may flutter his cramped silhouetted on the slopes in the light

He has no friend-save Death! Yet from a breaking heart he sings, As though-earth far beneath- The wlnd's exultant voice he heard, Or rested on its might!

(Listen, oh God, to a caged bird, llymning the icy of fllghtl)"

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WHITE BREAD OB‘- WHOLE WHEAT BREAD

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March. 20,

About once a year I like to talk about white bread and whole wheat

bread, because the arguments about “m” mam“! ‘nmud “m” mm‘ which is the more valuable to the °°“‘ m cw“ n‘ ma“ ‘can’ valorous deeds. '

system still continue and will likely do so for some time to come.

And yet therc shouldn't really be any argument.

Whole wheat bread contains ‘all’ the wheat with its valuable vitamins be- neath the covering and the kernal of the wheat. This covering of the ker- nel, bran as it is called, is of par- ticular use in preventing constipation because it irritates or slightly scratch- es the wall of the intestine, and makes it move its contents along.

I believe you'll admit that these two qualities-all the nourishment of. the wheat, and its ability to irritate

mand Brigadier-Generals

Because it is more appetizlng in ap-

What does this mean? That, for the majority of people at

the ‘open was-fare Further, where there is ‘sensitive- monhhg,

the whole 1st. (Manitoba and Baskatohewa-m)

And the question as to whether June,

linings, should eat ‘ Arniens, Aug. 0, to Mona, Nov. 11, 1010. Amiens was the greatest aur- prise attack of the war, a captured

Intelligence had given the certain As you know some bakers are now information tha Canadian Corps was

selling white bread into which the brine out into a new ‘attack in the vitamins, lost. by ‘milling,’ back into thc bread.

an pug Ypres Salient. In this mystery of the 4th, C.» M. Rs.‘ had an interesting So figure it out for yourself. 1”"- M’ u" “ital”. Weill?!‘ Wm‘ 1f you like whole wheat bread, and ‘he 2m‘- Bimlmn (mntwb?) we"

you find that it helps to relieve con- "WW1 PM“ W “Pm *0 “m!” stipation you have the added aatis- Army u” “'5” the? wen‘ 371w“ faction of knowing you are getting ‘all’ the food value of the wheat.

court-Queant Switch. Dominating the terrain was the hill and high-perch- ed village < or what was left of t) of Monohy-le-Preux, in whose cap- ture the Newfcundlanders gnalt-ly

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i017, when a few miles north of the Canadian Corps was consolidating it‘: victory on Vimy Ridge. It was a- bandoned to the enemy again in March, 1010, when the right of Byng‘s third Army was driven back together’ with the Filthy Army left to conform and thus surrender Monohy-le-Preux, key to the plateau

The dramatic feature of the epen- lng-day ofthe new battle, Aug, 20, was the capture of the commanding height/fly the 8th. C. M. H, and a

ly put out of action as they became

of dawn to enemy rm. The 0th., 4th. and 2nd. C. 1V1. Battalions jump- ed oi! at zero, and at. 0:25 aim, when visability was good, the 1st. C. M. R.

wings,

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Northwest.

THE LAND WE LOVE

The atn Brigade consisted or the

2nd. (British Columbia.) 4th. (Central Ontario) and 5th. associated the ter- rific fighting of Sanctuary Wood in ma. 1t particllll-Ily distin- ycung children with delicato stomach guished itself in what has come to known as the Lest Hundred Days,

distinguished themselves in April,‘

therefore in river and rail transporta- tion into Manitoba" and in that cap- acity played an important part in the early development of the Canadian

Rifles " In War,

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reunion of the 42.11. Canadian Mount- ed Rifles Battalion since it was de- mobilized on its return from fiance, 1010, was held here Friday night, all who served with the battalion from Aug. 4 1014 to Nov. 11. 1018. being invited to the Battalion dinner. Although largely recruited from Central Ontario this

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The idea of Mounted Rifles came out of the South African war-the mobile rifleman on horseback, who in batile fought Is infantry. When in December, 1015, Canadian ‘Hoops in France were first fashioned into a Corps unit at a time when the exigencies of trench warfare de- manded the service of every avail- able infaniiryman, the 8th. C. M. R. Brigade, was formedfrom the 1st. and 2nd. Canadiair Mounted Rifle Brigadesy-with successively in oom- Smart Williams, Elmsley and D. C. Draper, ' the latter from May 24, 1018 to the Armistice. The C. M. Rs. continmd as infantry throughout the was, un- like the Clnadian Cavalry Brigade, Brig-Gen. R. W. Paterson, consist- ing of iihe Royal Canadian Dragonos, Lord Strathconrs Home and IIprt Garry Home. which maintained its identity and played a. distinguished- port in the First Battle of Cambral and Bylaws Third Army, Nov. 1017, in stemming the tide of rout of Fifth Army in March, 191B, in the Battle of Amiens, Aug. 8, 101B, and in 0f the closing

you can continue m enjoy whm ‘m m,‘ a‘ ma two d,“ m“ wok to 1e} it loose. If one is too clever and bread and eat more fruit and veget- Pm in the hi"! 118M111! 01°98 the. 5M“ it‘ musschool help‘! ‘me w ‘up ables to supply the vitamins and the 3°" m“- ‘roughage.’

fer fools. 1f one is a fool oneself, one pvmm Angus and the 01d Somme is told precisely what sort of a fool battle field the Canadian Corps mov- one ls- lot-s of men so thrwah life ed nqflh u, Arm; when on M“; 25, without discovering that great fact. another surprise attack was staged, If one knows how everythlnl 008M to this tme at the very heart of the be done (some pcopleseem to) one is enemy defensive system, the ;Dro- iet- mmendedto go and do it, instead