their stay both comfortable and profitable, and those from outside forces voted the “Mounties” excellent hosts.

An innovation with this class was the founding of the Canadian Police College Alumni Association. Sergt. Young of the B.C. Police was elected first president of the new body, Inspr. R. M. Wood (O/C Police College) was chosen first vice-presi- dent, Sergt. W. J. Monahan, R.C.M.P. was appointed Executive Vice-president and Corpl. L. V. Turner was elected Secretary- Treasurer.

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THE train robber suddenly appeared as many of the passengers were preparing to retire for the night.

“Come on, shell out!” he demanded, as he stood towering over a minister who had just finished a devout prayer.

The minister looked at him sadly for a moment, and then said: “If I had such energetic fellows as you to pass the plate now and then, I might have something to

give you.”

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At the Gateway to

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ove

BURNS LAKE, B. C.

Page Eighty-four

Warden John Eldridge

Debuty

Deputy Warden Eldridge Retires

John Eldridge, popular Deputy Warden of the Oakalla Prison Farm was retired on pension on April 30th, thirty-one years and two months. since the day he was first swern in as a guard in the Provincial Prison Service at the old Nanaimo Gaol. 1911 that Mr. Eld-idge commenced his duties in the gaoi The Nanaimo Gacl had keen

| H owas on February 23rd,

service. closed for many years but was re-opened in 191]. Mr. Eldridge did duty at Nan- a’mo until the Gaol was closed in the fall of 1913, due to the opening of the Oakalla Prison Farm. Transferred to Oakalla as Head Guard, he continued in this post until 1916 when he was appointed Chief Gaoler. He was promoted to Assistant Deputy Warden in 1830 and Deputy Warden in 1937. He filled this

retizement.

position until his

During his thirty years of prison duty, Mr. Eldridge came in contact with thou- sands of crim‘ncls, and near-criminals, and his firm but humane treatment of those in

his charge earned him the respect of

prisoners and guards alike. A wide circle of friends and acquaintances will wish John Eldridge good luck and good health,

in his retirement.

A tramp kuocked at a door one day and asked the woman who opened it if she could help him on his way.

“Indeed Til not,” she replied, “and you don’t clear out of this TIl call my husband. He’s a policeman, and he'll come and take you.”

“T don’t doubt it,” said the tramp. take anything when he took you.”

“He'd

HE appeared in the police court with his head swathed in bandages. A man charged with assaulting him with a kettle pointed to the injured one and said, scornfully: “Those bandages are a fake. He was walk- ing about without them yesterday.”

“Is that true?” the magistrate asked the complainant.

“Yes,” he replied.

; “I wanted to keep them clean for today.”

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tlders a ire, Pair

JUDGE: “How on earth did you manage to get so completely intoxicated?” :

Reveller: “I got in bad company, your } Worship. You see, there were four of us. 7 I had a quart of whiskey, and the other — three fellows were teetotallers.”

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