Mr. Stephen MacCallum , told by numerous residents of Stanhope that all the adventurers would be killed by Indians in California , made the philosophical observation that you did not have to go to California to be killed as Mr. Robert Auld was killed in his own mill that day at Covehead . An incident concerning the use of motor cars on P. E. I . roads is recorded by a former Premier, the Hon. A. E. Arsenault : "In September, 1919, I as Premier, had an Order-in Council passed by the members of my government which opened all the roads in the Province to motor traffic every day subject only to the restrictions imposed by the Motor Vehicle Act. Opposition to the motor cars had been fostered by the Liberal members of the House who found it good election material. I remember attending a political meeting at Covehead in 1915 at which a prominent Charlottetown citizen was present. After the candid¬ ate had spoken, this man was called upon and he made a vicious attack on the Government for having opened the roads. As that district was strongly opposed to allowing motor vehicles in the Province, this man was loudly cheered. In the fall of 1917, there was some function at St. Peters which a number of Charlottetown 's citizens attended in motor cars. One road leading to St. Peter 's was open to auto traffic; the other, and shorter one, which passed through Head was closed. Coming back late at night, those Charlottetown motor¬ ists, thinking it would be safe to take the shorter road, did so. But the lads in the Head district had anticipated that very thing and had taken hay-mower scythes, lashed them to planks, and covered them with sand in the road tracks. The first two or three cars that passed had tires shredded. Among the victims of the Head boys strategy was the very Charlottetown citizen who had been so vociferous against automobiles at the Head meeting. 69