tract: notin-

fliE ‘clliiiiontiuwn nuilinlilll

Illwékllltl Dalton, President, . n‘ '

.I. IL Burnett, Editor and Publisher. h. Currie. Associate Editor.

nan; (lauded scan 00.00 per ran (delivered) In adv-In pa! 70o! (hailed) In ndvnnoa In

Camila and 00.8.10 U. S. A.

MONDAY,

MAY 16, 1921

OLIMATIC cnmozs

rs sly answered. Prom

there is no evidence that any i-on- sidernble change has taken placs. A hundred years ago the Islflnd was practically covered with for- Today our few remaining groves.

egg, we have no forests. cover- ing but a few square miles. .\'o doubt this deforestation has had some effect upon the rain and snow fall but so far as can be wit-er- talned the effect has been vcTY

slight,

cantly of reading a diary WFlllP" In 1842~and 1846 from which w! give the following extracts,

“June ‘:8 1x42; ilziril frost that ltilled- everything in the gardens“. “Jan. 15,1843: show iiiiiiuit-‘YP-li‘

gone; the rivers opemqilowing on the 115th 14th. jor several day's. "August 4.1345. The hailstorm ever known here;

and .\'0 (‘YDIIDIUS SPVrTESI ice balls as large as hens e585. 801119 five inches square; crops for fodder. The storm cover- ed tgymlle in breadth and l4 or Iii miles in length. Great storm in Pic- tou same day.“ '- ,

May 3. 1846; On Frlday- last rsowed wheat,

From the above, covering a gill! of some seventy to eighty years there is little evidence of Mil’ m" matic change. The early spring of ' \ 1845 was exceptional and fs pro-

bably the only instance of the kind 0n record here, The ball of August, 1843 was not. exception- al although fortunately rare;r_ such Hstorntsacovering a limifed area. have [bccurred several times in the history of the province. nor was the June frost of I842 PXCED‘! ional. As to early or late seasons rain full or snowfall intensity o! heat or cold, there appears to be down- but not according to any known rulo

no progression upward or ward. The seasons change or by any process or tendency to any permanent change. We can take the weather only as it comes and no discovery of science or skill in prophecy can enlighten us as to what the next season shall be or even as to what the weather shall ibe forty-eight hours hence. -—i<oa--—- OUR TOURIST TRADE

Few aubjects have been more

i ~ i i fit" climate changing? This qua has long been asked and avail-

shlolrbct idcomplete data. covering the ilast at... hundred veers 0r s"

\Ve have had the privilege re-l

Cutting the‘

storm‘

generally or more persistently ilis-I’

cussed than our tourist trade and very few of our undertakings have I [Hilde s0 little DFOKPQSB- it is "bell admitted, not by travellers them-

viaitcrs, that. from the POI"! 0' view oi‘ climate, healthfulness, I>D~ lportunities for eniovnwni- and "l? . that the summer.visitors look for.

there is ho place in North Amen that has more to offer 1h?!" [Prince Edward island. But we

have our own disadvantages; i are an island with an island's handi ‘caps and until we have minimized

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these to the last possible limit we

‘cannot hope to capture any cui- ‘ siiieralile share of the tourist trade.

The chief hindrance to the dc- velopinent OfYlur tourist business is the difficulty ,nnii this difficulty

ISai-kvilli! and our island centres.

of getting here lies between

The visitors from the Fnited State-a ‘or front other points in our nun iPaniida, arrives at Sackville in It

comfortable pullman car with slot-p ting and. eating accominotlatioiis. lit-re, he or she. and usually thc third class, overcrowded kerosene lighted

family, is hustled into a car in which they: are obliged to ex 1st until they reach Tormentine where they can breathe for an hour before repeating the crowded performance on the P. E. Island Railway with its three hours of stopping and starting between Bor- den and Charlottetown. To strang- ers this is anything but a pleasant experience and the first resolut- ion formed is that it will never be repeated while the thought of being obliged. to return by the same ‘way is an incubus that remains with them as a nightmare during their whole stay.

While this condition exists we cannoT hope to develop our tour- ist business. There is no reason iwhy it should exist There is no reason why there should not be a pullman or a parlor car on every passenger train from Sackville to (fharlottetown and there should be no reason why faster time could not be made between these points. ‘matters which the Board of Trade should talce up at once, with the Railway manage- ment and we have no doubt that,

These are

if properly presented very reason- able concessions would be made for the summer months at least.

Prince Edward Island has every rlght to he the tourists paradise of America and with reasonable conveniences for getting here it would become such. Withmit these our bidding for tourist will ho vain.

business

Current

'4 The budget speech of Sir Henry l Drayton, Pinancc Minister is now ‘and no doubt will ‘he fnr some tilnc the football for political sport and party play . The country, that is its sancr clement, on occasions trf ‘this kind look for what there is in It for the countryfls good, while the‘ insane element, those having nothing to servo but the most sor- did of party ambitions, arc closely scanning ovcry l-ine and evcry item in the hope pf being able to _, find something in which they can ‘ conjure up prejudice to the Gov- ernment, or cultivate iliscontent amongst the people. These tactics oi! necessity enforces upon the press supporting our best national interests, tho duty of exposing their one sided showings and lay- ing the cienr truth before the peo- ple. The great liabilities of Can- ads to day are not, like many of t e provincial responsibilities, the product either of our governments or home conditions, but were for- ced upon us by that Great War over which no colonial possession, nor even our Empire Government's had the slightest power for con- trol. The money was spent, and the debt incurred with the full con sent and under the direct com- mend of the people.

_i..-_'_' - nlstaw.‘ ._ .- ~s

‘And th so liabilities. must be. met by e taxpayers of Canada, N0 MATTER WHAT“ GOVERN- fiNT MQY ‘Bl! 1N POWER, AND nuonnutass or run: CARP-

t

Comment

ous arguments to convince tho public that theso hills can be dis- charged hy but air payments with-

out the formula of culling upon anybody for such base stuff its the ready cash. Already

the Liberal press from ilalifax to Vancouver are on the job, Iiorald- lng in display type and big head- lines what they describe its in- crieiised taxaiionThis might not be so wholly objectionable, from even tln- party standpoint, if they were inclined to tell or admit the whole truth, but this idea is rather for- eign to their methods. For inst- ance you find them to dwell inex- tenso upon the hulf per cent in- crease in the sales tux, but, apart from I1 bure mention of the facts. not u word or line of comment up- on the other taxes WHICH WERE AiND ARE ABSOLUTELY ABOL- ISHEDThen again they come out in their pretended sympathy for the "poor man," always a prolific sub- ject with ‘Liberals when they are not themselves in power, and whine about the load falling upon him. Here too they practice the lie of concealment, by hedging iiround the fact that in THOSE

THINGS REQUIRED AND CON-

SUM-DD BY THE “POOR MAN"

THE LIST 0P EXEMPTIONS

FROM THESE TAXATIONS

CHIIBFLY EXIST.

delves 810119 bu! b!‘ m" "ccasmnm ,and expensive‘ furnishings‘, silks

THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

and butter substitutes, animal fats of all kinds. ha)‘. fruits, vegetables honey, sugar, molasses, fish, tiin-' her and the products of the forests,‘

THE PUBLIC FORUM

Y other articles required and in daily! Th" “flumn l‘ “m” h" m.

, dl I b ru Mi use by the masses. And yet with ,m',:"':,°','“m{],nf°';, 3;,“ these facts before them the b!-'po' sot. The Charldttebvvn critical Liberals have already com- Glllriilifl d"! Ml Mull‘

menced to howl over the burden of ""7 "'d°"“ u" qmufl‘. this taxation upon the poor con-f by n. an‘. sumer. They haven't a word to‘ .

say over the real truth. as disclo. ‘ “WWW g eil iii the hiiiigei, iiiiii the piir-l pH-Y THE POORJNDHN chases of the wealthy, such as

pianos, organs, autos, costly rugs -———

a

and valve“. pearls‘ i a“ je"e15_{~ Sii3~~fft has just been brought to '“ lilie attcntion of the writer that a

stained glass and elaborate brass pour u urlunalc Indian‘ simo“ or electric fixtures, sculptures Fran -K has confined in and works of art. the costly wines Kings (‘iutrty lilil [Or (‘ill-"lllllg fl and spirits and all such articles. Qigreirmwn "u! o‘ ““"‘°n' "m" used only by the monicil people of‘ ' q-hi; mun is in very pom. NFC-MW Canada have to curry almost the stances anti to keep llIS wife and who“, burden of ‘his Sales (an, family from starving broke the law “on ‘as above mentioned. information

' was l-itul against him by‘ the wife

———- - _ ‘of a brother rcilskin and the laiw Rather than be fair-minded and wok p5 c0m-Se_

lay these whole truths before the It is really too bud that this poor people. the‘, hum finer the Hawx ~m.'iu should be_iletaincil in jail for and [he wéak pom“ if m“ mm such a long time 14.1 committing

‘Sllvll a light crime. find any, in the vain hope that like Would it not be in thc intercsi (‘hUTQHflVilTII ghouls tin-y can find "1' fllilriill’ l0? U"? GUVPFIIOI‘ l" 0v _ . _. _ ‘ ~ iis rlciiicncy' null release Tlmmnnng “mg “mmm is man in oriii-r that be might

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1 (IIIIUDKSI

“"311 ““"'**~"'-*“$ "f Pumii-‘Ill put iu a email crop and do some

scandal-makiu thatthev can turn ‘fishing, g . to account in their fiendish . ‘I,I“\'Y"(_-_S|('I-OUH'IVY ' , H \ . in i» .

ttm of putt) udilurc. “And e-u-u ma‘, Hm- 1921- were they to find a trifle or two of imaginary wi-aktiess, they are unwilling to honestly represent them as they are git n, and seek AN ARMY 0F OFFIUALS to twist them t f ‘ll - "s - ,. .f_' [b] s!‘ on‘ H0 e v- W“ ‘”_'_ §ll"_~\PPl‘lllll me i0 make saute "_ e “due l“ ‘““““|’]"h m?" inquiries with reference to the aims.

in this respect Iilr iiontor- Road Act, now that our law makes tionist 'I‘orcnto Globe is, zis usual. H“ "3"" 15m lhlmlgh illmlhel‘ 395' - _ g sion. In the first place I wish to

the biggest grovsler oi the lot, and “ale ‘lemmlely, [hm I am no almost bemre m” “hnei o! ‘hi’ futiltfintler. but it is rather a dif- Finance Ministers voice had still- flcult matter to cuss without (Ad in [he quiet amwiphere i, had swearing, andt Itchanngtlfail Ito obf- _ , serve to quo e e p iosopiy o n” 11989:’ svtroued m" '0 Dre-um‘ Billings) what a difference it does l"‘-‘- 11' IIO-“F-illllf‘ Illi- 5111311" UDEP- make whose dog's tail the tin can zil IJPPSS which follows 11g mmy is iicd itii. I havenitteniled political and m -_ n u , b" meetings previous to the last again“ Inst‘? “mil; Y: c _ mimihrlectlon and hoard members of the ' ‘ Y “nwers” present government criticise and consent is the best and most rea- coutlomn the road system entirely sonublo method m‘ meeting m, m], with the contention that it cost too verse situation much to nay what they termed an .,] v urull’ 0i‘ Road masters. Now ivha. l" P m “Mk "m- ;huve those same men done to cur»

that it WIIS poss-

tail cxipenses‘? We find together

__'_'<“’_‘-__‘ ‘with the same number - of Road NEW ZEALAND RAP AT US..- fuaslers, another army of high A ‘flpclsl'()n Wndgrgd m, "h, Ne“, salaried inspectors over them, and

i‘or what purpose? Nmv. Sir_ here is the point l wish to get some in- formation on. There are certain loads, or at lcust a portion - of a road, outside the boundaries of a school district‘; and the road mas- ter in that district has no more taxes than will repair the road in- ‘side the boiuvlaigv. As a conse- cucnce this ilnulaimeil territory is , ucglcctcil and the problcm is to ziscertuin who is the right mun lo apply to. 'I'hat is why I claim‘ those lnspe-(‘IOFS are of no benefit nor advantage over the olzl sys-

Zezilasil Court of Appeals in a p.11- lent case was to ibe effect that the _I."nit+-tl States, not having assume-d any obligations under the Versail- les Treaty, could not claim for it- self or its nationals any rights con- ferrer by the treaty.

Daily Selections

tem nt‘ road masters when they '1 di R are not vested with authority to go bejvound a certain linc when

they are aware that a road is al- most imlpmssi-ble. Now right licrc l will cite an instance within my personal knowledge and I may ndil, 30st. I am obliged to travql over one of those deserted or abandoned bogs every day in the conveyance of his majestys mails, and have alppeailed to the road- niizisters unil inspectors of the ad- joining districts. but each and lever)‘ one have the same excuse it is not in my (Ilstrittt, or inspector- liite, as the case "may be. Now there

f-mlnhod by W. l. L°ulon_

WAITING

The following poem is from the pen oi‘ John Burroughs, the Nat- uralist, who died suddenly while on his way to California.

Serene I fulil my hands and wait, Nor cure for wind, nor title, nor

Se“? , g . must be something wrong. for this

I ravo no more gainst time or is m0 serious a mam", m he

{Mei _ treated with such neglect and in-

F" 11°! "IY Ow" “M” mm“ w iliffcrenice by the road officials, as ie.

this is a very public and important road, on the outskirts oi‘ u thrivi- Inlg and prosperous farming settle- ment and why it should be left in such a. ilisgraceful condition is some my-stery to me_ Ii certainly is not because they are ignorant of the facts in this matter, for I my- Aslern. awake. by nlshl 01' (lflt- i-eu llZlVP reported to and exhort- Tllti lrllindll l 399k n"? “calling ed, ‘but routimzisters and luspi-ct- ors lo at least fill up some holes but nill lo no purpose. I have like- wise written the (Tommissioner oi‘ Public \‘Vorks and explained tho mutter and asked him to make ‘phat mane‘. if | 3mm] alone? some arrangement with the In- I wait with joy the coming years Srpector of this ilistrIct_ but no My heart shall reap whcrp it has move yct, Now tho query is who 30w". uext lo aipplv lo? I have also mailc And garner up its fruit oi‘ tears. the case known to the representa- tives of tho District with the con-

The waters know their own. flnd eoling assurance that they would

I stay my haste. I make delays;

For what avails this eager pace?

I stand amid the eternal ways,

And what is mine shull know my face.

no; No wind can drive my bark 11b-

itrirv, , ‘Nor change the tide of destiny. '

draw ,miiko a note of it and try lo have The brouk that Springs in your]. something done but it is some h i H _ ' ‘time RIDGE that note was taken

er 8g] s’ and still the road remains the

So flmvs the good with equal laW.

same. Now, Sir, I /lon‘t want to Unto the soul of pure delight.

take tip loo moch ol‘ your vztltiablc ' space and for the time being will Yon floweret no-rldinz l" the Wmd- exercise a little more of thi- virtue IR ready Dllgllletl l0 the i186‘; ,called ipittience which kind nature And, maiden. Wily lllfll 100k lln- has bestowed on me and await kind '! ‘ilevelopmentsl

groi- loi they lover seeketh time. - I aim, Sir, ctc..

The stars come nightly to the sky, ‘Thfl tidnl wave unto tho sea; I N01‘ llfllé, iior spree. Mr (leer. nor high I moiimirielii siiitiiiii, Miiy 12_ 1921.

WM. A. BU LGER.

Can keep mylown away from me

~John Burrotllfhfl- ____-<-o>—-——

0mm Jonvio TOGETHER

nn-zow GlllDIillI-IRSAYS A" "W '~ P*""°°~

While the common hoe has a more extensive use. n0 doubt, than any other gal‘- den tool. it is not so satis- factory for many purposes i an the three-cornered hoe, i which you may fin dlisted as the Warren hoe, or perhaps as the Onion hoe. This jack of all tools is splendid to use for opening the furrows in Tvhlclt seeds are to go, as well as for covering the seed

_._.__.._a-o->_i_

NEW YORKMay 13—Twin girls joined together were born yester- day afternoon in the Barnert Mem- orial Hospital In Paterson, N. .I., with their hands on opposite ends of a long trunk; but with com plet- , gly former] hands and arms. Two lcomplete and normal legs are on one side of the trunk, and another leg of albnormal size and with ten toes on the foot is on the other side of the body.

The two girls nre different from the famous Siamese twlnsmnti. phy-

ilh point oi‘ fact ‘almost every- tlhing usedbr consumed by the.

oi- POIJTICAL noma- lI-'~_,,_' ' ,,‘

..‘l.

lulu. 1923i?!“

' afterward, and with it you

eral weeks ago on a vessel from South America.

lvnsshoremen. hail been at work on the case for three weeks in the Brooklyn water front district.

last Thursday, ed by Autel that the two detectives been should meet himand Daviln todsynhmmll. and all should go to Cohen's room sicians have not yet been able to in the Willow

f Others’ View Points; i I

Art of Observation

‘Calgary Herald)

-—1A letter came to Calgary ali- dressed to S. H. Adams, CulSflYYi and the postal clerk‘ marked it. “Not known in Calgary." It seems that it was for the Mayor of Cal- gary. Before censuring the clerk. rementlber how often you fail l0 see the most obvious thinSB. “k6 the old lady who said that hcr sight u-as so good that she could see a needle in a burn door, but complained that she could not see the door.

Wife's Direct Action. (London Times)

—-\\‘ben a -woman was charg- ed at Lauibeth Police Court yester- day with assaulting her husband,’ it was stated that the assault con-f sisteil of getting her son to hold his father's hands while she went through his pockets and took 18s. The (lcfcnilant said that she took this aclou because her husband re- fused in give her money for fooil. in binding her over, the Magistr- ate (Mr. Gilli said that whatever her grievance might be, she, must not do this sort of thing.

LET'S KEEP IT DARK

rest of this day P”

“I’d plow.”

Toronto Star.)

Again the expert tingle-rs are go l lng forth carrying all the finest trout flies they can get from ex-' perts, counting on finding a few, fishworlus, if necessary, under lugs near the stream, But, for goodness sake, ilofft tucntion it.

FACTS sir/Yr}; BEyl-‘ACED (Toronto Globe.)

The national conference of build ers and building trade mechanics has not been able to find it royfll road leading to increased volume of business. There is no royz-l road. 'l‘bc only path back to nor- mul conditions is that which is be-

‘ new OFFICE __ g

101st --- and a‘ mind content

HE great Tolstoi once I In allhoncsty,now—-asamzitter asked this question of a peasant, plowing:

"Ifyou knew you were to die to- night, how would you spend the

The plowman thought for a moment and then answered,

Can you match this peasant’s frame of mind? Or, would the “Last Caller” find you worry- ing and scurryinginau eleventh- hour attempt to provide for the future of your family?

THE IMPERIAL LIFE

ASSURANCE COMPANY of CANADA

a

peasant

of dollars and cents to your family-would you afford t0 die to-night?

GabriePs trumpet has no terror fora real man if he knows his dependents are safe. An Im- perial Monthly Income Policy will make your dear ones safe. No other provision is quitc- so certain—quite so enduring- quite so conveniently made.