Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-09
bad MEN" NOT ALLOWED
Mounted Police a Wonderful Force
for Good Order.
KEEP THE SABBATH DAY
Except in Province of Quebec, Sun
day Observance Laws Are En-
forced With Severity.

sity. tnasmuch as he was often travelling, some
times In far distant lands and with untrust-
worthy communications behind him. 1t is a
tribute to his careful method that his copy
there are in hand several letters prepared and
revised by him and supplied in advance Of the
dates assigned for publication in accordance
with the custom of years. The Star feels that
these letters belong to its readers and that they
should be printed just as though Mr.. Curtis
were living. 1t will therefore continue until the
end Is reached the publication of this series of
Curtis letters. despite the fact that death has
fanen 30 swiftly TO put an end to career that
has few parallels for usefulness
BY WILLIAM E. CURTIS.
Special Correspondence Of The Star and the
Chicago Record Herald.
SASKATOON.
The people of Canada take great salts
faction in the fact that they have never
had wild west Such scenes of dis
order and depravity as were common all
along the frontier of the United States
have never been witnessed in the north
west territories. There have never been
Indian wars or massacres; no army has
ever camped or left trail on these prai-
TieS; there has never been a lynch.ng
since any one can remember: there have
never been "ho.dups'' or train robberies,
and the custom of ''shooting-up the town"
has never been introduced In this part of
the world.
The first Institution to be established in
new town In the states was saloon; in
Canada II has invar. ably been a church
or school house. Frontier settlements
from the start have observed the Sabbath
as commanded by the Scriptures to an ex-
tent that would seem purItanicaI IN ONO
or even Connecticut, the state of the blue
laws Sunday observance, church attend
ance, saioon restrictions and instruction
IN the Scriptures are much more COM
mon and general in Canada than in the
tinted States aud are not only justified
but required by pubic sentiment.
Quebec Is More Liberal.
The Lords day act" of the Dominion
parliament ratifies the ten command
Ihents, and has been supplemented by To-
cal legislation in several of the provinces.
In Quebec, which is almost exclusively
French and Roman Catholic, what Is
known as the European Sunday is OBJ
served Everybody goes to mass IN the
morning and has a goodtime in the aft
ernoon-picnIcs, parties. festivals, games
and amusements of all kinds and even
dancing belng permitted by the priests,
and vine and beer flows freely.
In the Presbyterian provinces however,
Sunday newspapers are prohibited; nor is
II lawful for -newsooys to ply their trade
upon the streets Everything is closed
SUITES ana pdrDeT SHOPS ana
in some places the latter are closed at
church time. No mail deliveries are per-
mitted. Every post Office throughout the
Dominion IS closed. In some places livery
stables and garages are compelled to sus-
pend, and II $ possible to hire carriages
OF automobiles only for funerals or on
doctors certificates.
No ball games or other sports are al
lowed In the Dominion on Sunday, al
though men continue to play golf and
tennis on the grounds of the country
clubs everywhere No boats can be hired
in many places, but there is no attempt
to prevent men from sailing their own.
Shooting and fishing on Sunday are pro-
hibited. but the latter provision is not en-
forced in many communities.
In the province Of Ontario only through
express trains and freight trains carrying
fruit and other perishable goods are al
lowed to be run. No trains can be made
up or start from any point in Ontario:
no switching is allowed and no excursion
trains except in the French sections of
the province.
When King George was visiting Can
cda as Prince of Wales he was caught
and held up for twenty-four hours be-
'ause of this Lords day act In cities
- 5000 population or more street cars
re permitted to run on Sunday because
~ the distances. but in smaller places
10y are prohibited.