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flu W. (‘heifer l. sleLuro. ll. P. Vlee-Pre|ldent—J. L Buruel - - lecrelnry—l.levt.-Col. D. A. lhrKlnnno, D. s. 0- T.‘ Editor and llnnaglug Director-J. R. Burnett. t: Auoelato Editors-Frank Walker curl ll. l. Currlc

an“; llpil; (founded llllll) $1.00 per your (ln advance) delivers-d. “h” p" year (ln mhanrr) mulled In Canada and United Slate;

?fjfoalzv 11v ACTION ,. ,

ma: the Domnion and the Local Parliaments are again in action.

The Dominion Parliament has found it necessary to insist 0P0“ elcuun on the Farmer's Relief

measure in order to make headway. The Opposition has been talklns almost incessantly for weeks, not with any idea. o.’ £11K! measure or enlightening the public, but with a view to obstructing the bringing doom or the budget and discussion of the Par- liament must rse 1n tmc to pcrmt o! the Imperial Economic Inference 1n July. It has been 1n session for over two months and al- though the Liberal Opposition. under Mr. Macxenzle King. expres- sed a desire to facil late proceed- 01g m attan an curly proregu/On their actions since have ilPiiCCi Chem. As the lifinlster of Agricul-

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W1’! WY1C1l1-5i\'E“-l' IQYQYPd ihwe h“ Ca.=>.-.tr1ll“111ak<\ thc 1n1ni§hnw~nt fit p,

been plenty scope given the Opposi lion for the expression of thcir

views, and they itavc no legitimate}

grounds for compldnt new on th" applicaton of the closure The pub- aptiluud actzon of Premier Bennett in thus speeding

lice will the

up the business of Parliament. In the local Legislature the mem-

bers are pursuing a free and easy, course in their (ilf(‘ll.\<iOll5. and it.

seems evricnt they w ll be sutsfcd

to remain in c-ion until zicxt

week. As 1111s already been stated here there is no urgmu call for any

of the members to return lwmc. for business or planting and they may Is well enjoy a iiiiit‘ :c.~pito in the city. The affairs of the Province will be none the worse and prob- Lbly the members themselves will

feel the better, for ample opportun- ity to dscuss lcgislaton.

N. Ii’. (.'ORRI"I’TI().V

Acccrdmg to the report of Mr. R. P. Hartley, Deputy Attorney-Gener- il of New Brunswick, who, as. Ipetifll commissioner, concizfctcd an‘ lnvutigation‘ into the charges of payroll irregularities in the count- ies of Restgouche and Madawaska, overpayments were uncovered mtal- lng $7,963.36 involving fifteen of- liclall. Restitution has been ordered pad promised, and further action is likely to be taken with regard to [our supervsors. The Government u: New Brunsw ck is to be com- mended for the action it has taken. Too often Governments are incln-

00d to be lenient in the treatment

nfbfflclals guilty of such offences, although there ls no more serious

“crime in public life. It will be re-

sailed that the famous Chester-

field in h‘s letters particularly em-

phas’zed its heinous-races. Wrting to his godson he said, “If you Should eter flll a great station at Court tal-zc rare above all things to keep your hands clean and pure from the infamous vice of cor- ruption, a vice so infamous that it

‘degrades even the other vices that

may accompany 1t.“

Again, “As avarice 1s the Ind dirtiest vce 1n private, ‘rotation ls so in public life."

It is unfeccszary to point moral and adorn the tale.

Sometimes public opinon is loathed to sleep or inaction through general corruption, but in time there is a. rude awakening. The Ivlbblin Government of Manitoba got It, when the Public Buildings Scan- dal of that Province disclosed that graft and corrupt/on were ram- pant, involving contractors and gov- brnment alike. In the course o.’ time we of the contractors was scn- tenced to two-and-onc-half years imprisonment, but released ‘after serving rune mouths on count of “advanced age. very bad health, large family, two of his sons o‘. the front, vivliingncss to make restitution, and imprisonment In connection with the offences con-

tinually since October 1915." About the remc time Sir Red-

Inond Roblln. former Prcnfer 0i Manitoba, Geo. R. Caldwell, former

vlest cor-

the

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Minister of Education, and James ll. Hon-den, former Attorney-Gener- al, all of whom had been for near- Qly two years under crim nal charges in connection with the Parliament buildings scandal, were discharged by M3. Justice J. E. P. Pcndergast. The reason was evidence that Sir Redmond and one of the others were in a serous state o.’ health. They parsed mto comparative oblivion. S0 far as the party was conccrncdthe scandal sent it into the w lderncss of opposition from \'.ili'.ii it has no: yct returned.

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The Iiublic at large may not pro- 'ciaim from the housetops a very high standard of public morality, ibut ;t,lntcs to find pubic officials und these rcspans blc for public ad- ministration soiling ther and reputations through trafficing in public ftmds The Richards Gov-

finger-i;

s‘ and

‘for :1. and no (lonbt in the present

THE RADIO (‘IIISIS The radto 511E111».- iszllt.‘ ‘s

now under consltlctxrion by a Imr

liimt-ntary Cotnmitzec under the Uiitllfilltilll-illll of Dr. Alorulltl. and lit is twp-pried that a stixnuuurs propngaiiclal tnunpaign is being

waged by tirivatc b1'ou<lt-:1.=tc1;; and tuthcr interests favour 11;; the rc- tcnton 0i the prcsclit ("l1r:t|1't‘.i.t~ lizcd ,\_\‘.$it‘111 of lll'0Ql'.tllllllt‘t-. Large ntln-trcrs of l"tt§'1'.~; and trictzrunir: 1m- ltflllfillg mo. tho lfllliifllllqliiliy (fommttlcc from thcs-c s’ urtms, urg- ing the muintcnaincc ()1 t'1c adver-

. i‘$iitg basis as tiizuinst the system of

irubiic 0\‘,'l'l('l'5ill1) stlflgflflt-“d by the Aird Comm rsion.

This is n matter in ‘arhit h radio listeners. throughout Cnuida, who 1v:- bclicvc m‘: lttrzciy

dismti (Zed sysictil, thuuld actively er-zeit thcinsrlvcs. Before it it too late, the voice of the people of Canada should be heard by the Ccmntttcc. Indivi- duals. or grcuts of individuals, who fscl that an improvement in radio

with the prcuattt.

Parliamentary

programmes is necessary and can be brought about by public owner-

sh p, should not hcstate to communicate their views to the Committee in the some

way that the commerc a1 interests are doing.

‘The presem situation can be sum- med up in a few words. Canadian broadcasting ls today operated for advertising purposes, and the power of the stations and the quality of the programmes is dependent upon the amount of revenue from adver- tising. There are today some seventy stations with a. total broadcasting power of about 33,000 watts. The ‘average time of national broadcasts in a. year ls one hour a day. 1.1 Toronto. 1n Montreal and a few other cities, there are a number of occasional programmes of merit. but most programmes of Canadian origin are concocted of direct advertising puffs and phonograph records, and Canadians are forced to turn for entertainment to the American stations that cover the whole Dom1n‘on.

It has been estimated that only three out of five Canadian families can hear Canadian programmes. The normal assured daylght range of Canadan broadcasting stations is only 270,000 square miles, compar- cd with the American range in Canada o.‘ more than 700,- 000 square miles, whle the Canadian broadcastzng power 1s 33,000 watts as against 079.000 watts 1acssertacd by the American stations reaching Canada. Naturally, with broadcasting operated as an ad- vertising agency. thc Wnticncy is to broadcast to advcrtsing markets which prodnrc the tnuzt revenue, Arms 0i’ Camila nut turuf» Jtoblc from an advertising [VI/tilt of

‘,ilf‘.'.f‘

‘view cithcr are not served or served by small, weak and Qtlflfly‘ financed stations. One-third of tho broadcasting pfFF/Pl‘ is; in ihr‘ Tm‘-

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divided bcnveen Tntuzo and Mem- real. In those two citlu, the best qprpgrgmmeg are provided 5nd u" most employment 1s 8W9“ w 05"‘ adian musicians. But. the Marl- times and British Columbia have each less than ouetwefitleth of the broadcasting WW9?» such 5 distribution is nether satLsfaetcry nor just on any oher basis "1811 that of advertising mvenlw- It is estimated that the cost of I national broadcaslng system which would do away with this inequality could be provided for out of revenue from induct-advertising, plus a. license fee of $3.00. This amount, 1t is believed, would maintain a first- the whole providing variety and

class system serving Canadian people programmes of great interest. Under this system, in ad- diton to national and provincial broadcasts, opportunity could be given indirect advertisers of pres- citting sponsored programmes

and

ac- companied by no advertising but 15w: or the announcement of th: 11am? of the company offcrng it. The best selected American lfuripxan prc-grnmiiirs could

and also be rchvvcti tncr the national system. and their reception iustxrt-d with- out ;1itt-r1t~:'cncc from small, private ‘ » lln (."t1ll'S today. Above all, this him-l fruit-tit instrument for :11." itifllldl; ol public opinion would

nut pa... nut of Cillllldlilll control, as i‘. 1l.;\\' thrcawrns to do, and its slrvfit. pox. iitfvs in the spheres 0f

tuilnrc, cdtif-tiiztvn and could be deiclopcd along lines of .t~.'*.~‘..i;i;|blt~ Hlllif‘ to the citizens of Canada.

'I‘IJIELl' ('L()h'l/'lt’E ’i'l:c nttcnrpt of Mr. Mackenzie liinl; and his fullotvcrs in Parlia- .ncnt to blot-k the l4 uinvtt Govern- ment's larm rclit-i‘ cxtcnsiol: mil has’ I't'.'~lliil‘(‘l in closutrc being applied" to

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recreation I ymm-rga]

tho debate. 'l‘his was thc logicttlstcp ‘nrggntgafigrh-‘veent faystep farther.

. 'l‘l-ll£ cuAaLovrc-rown GUARDIAN

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It h essential that the British negotiators at Ottawa should have constantly present to their minds the claims of foreign countries anxious to establish intimate econo; mic relations with us. The idea of creating a gradually widening group of low-tariff countries, I which might even practice free trade as between themselves, is one of the mos; hopeful lines of ad- vance towards happier commercial ~ relatlonshps throughout the world. The Scandinavian countries,‘ Bel- gium, Hollond, the Argentine Re- public, are all likely candidates for membership of such a group- It ls the first importance that no ob- ligations be contracted at Ottawa which would make such an associ- ation of low-tariff States impos- sible. 1f for example, Demark or Belgium proposed to us better terms than some partcular Domin- ion it would be both inequitable and incxpedlent that we should be com- pelled to offer in response terfns less favourable than the Dominion in quzston could claim. The bene- ti; of every doubt should be given to our kinsmcn of the Common- wealth, but we cannot have our hands so tied by oblgatfons there as to be required to repel advances from f-icndly foreign states anx- ious to establish ccmmercial re~ httflonships beneficial alike to us tpnd them-London Spectator.

5 # By lame: W. Harlan. M.D

CLINIC

Dunlap, and M. M. Lyon as a result

of 523 cases of overweight persons.

blame. They believe that heredity 1s an important factor 1n that about ‘f0 per cent, 7 out of every 10, had overweight fathers and mothers. The most important mistake made by overweight persons is the ex- cessive amount of

cent of the patients had been ex- cessivc starch (carbohydrate) eaters.

Contrary to expectation, almost 60 per cent of the patients claimed to be of an excitable disposition.

The report shows that there was a greater amount of gall stone cases among the overweight individuals than in those of normal weight. I believe this can be partly attributed to the fact that these individuals as they put on weight become less in- clined to move about or take exer- cisc with the result that the liver circulation becomes sluggish, and the bile in the gal! bladder is not emptied out as often as ls eeessary to prevent stone formation.

The results of the treatment showed an average loss of weight of nearly two pounds per week by sim- ply reducing the food intake, partic- lllurly the starches.

'l'hey found that where the indi- viduals had been overweight for yea 1's. they were able to reduce their weight quite as well as some who had but recently acquired the extra weight. .

ln no cases did they use the thy-

Forccd by the log'c of circum- stances, the ldea of bringing busi- ness leaders of the Empire together tat 0:‘ preferably before the Ottawa iconfcrcnce has been put forward ‘simultaneously in widely different places. It is “In the air". Clearly,

business conferences are ‘what we need, first to clear the ground and later to facilitate the ,' work of our various Governments ‘ at the Economic Conference. 1n the Brit sh House cf Common". Prime Minister‘ lvlacDonaltl said‘ that his guvcrnnrcnt is considering‘ tho udvisablity of inviting a dc- Icg-itllon of British business mcn to accompany the uovcrtuncntal deleg- ation. Their advice 011 matters of ratio practice would bc ‘invnltlablei

flffitci- Sr Edw'a‘1‘d'"l)‘avison,chairmnniroid extract alone, but used it in

the special gland cases together with a reduction lnthe food intake.

ofzthc British Empire Producers’

A LARGE wsrmrr t nanocnm

That only one in every ten over- weight individuals owe their over- weight condition to some gland dia- turbance is the report of Drs. D. M.

of their investigation and treatment

They state that in some other cases the glands are partly to

starchy food catch-sugar, bread, potatoes, 45 per

PUBLIC FORUM

‘I'M: column In open hr the discussion by correspondent 0| qaectloac of IIIIGIUL he Charlottetown Guardian docs

vourelchaceottciid ltwlllencure spent in comfortable independence.

of the Imperial Retirement Income Policy.

In the event that you would pre- fer a. lump sum at age 00 instead of the monthly income you would receive $15,890 In cash.

from the tlmeyoumlkewurflm pmmium deposit on the Policy you have made sure that your dope d- ents are protected. should you 31c.

WOBKMIN COMPINSAHON

Slr,—I have read recent-l)’ $11M the Board's of ‘lbade has bent l. protest to the local Ifllltturc a- gainst the passing of a. Workman’! Compensaion Act. I have been in- formed this same thins has been done in other years‘ during the time the House was in 8888b!!- I NWO! clearly understand why the Board's of ‘Irade should do this. ‘rlfs is the

‘rho imperial Life Assurance 00.,

Name . . . . Address .

You Can/Create ‘a Income of

The income will commence when flmtvourufe from thcnon will be This is but one of many advantages I

MARCH 30. 1932 Future

$100 Per Month

515.300 would be pllfl,

A sulrant‘ d .

. created wmciie new" my speclarem rmidlately svmftiii-fm’ and

n mveatm l;

“shed which ‘vguldbtlelxilgyuelszthestab. 5°11!“ Bil-My of a man's saving: 113ml a return that would compare favor. ably with any other equnllv sou d investment any man couvd make t‘

YOU In be im.

ssnn ms courou TODAY son common: INFORMATmN

Head Office, Toronto, 0m,

Please send me by mall mu part1 1 r tn 1 Income Policy, without obligation to Si“! o B Impem R°’°"°“‘°“‘

Age . . . . .. 2531A

only province in the Dominion. that; does not provide protection for workmen and their depehdiflil- The Worlcznaxrs services are acceptable. till he gets injured, then he ls taken to his home, as he is no longer any benefit to his employer. A sound man is hred in h"s place. to lake the same chance, while the injured workman, and his dependant-a, can trust to Provdence for Doctor's care, and daily bread. I th'nk this an important; matter, that every class of workmen, also fishermen should consider before they vote a.- gain on an election day. If nothini is done for their pwtectbn in the possng of a Workman! Compen- sation Aet. thty should never again go to a. poll, t/o assist people, in ob- ta‘n1ng salares who have not suf-

missionatry allotment.

greatest disruption in the churches ever experienced 1n Canada, I am, Sir, etc,

A LAYMAN Belfast Dslrict.

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EAST POINT

Brz-It Ls not known io a cer- tainty, whether it was Cabot or Cartier who first; rounded East Point. The “polnt" is the apex of an acute triangle pointing east into the Gulf, the south side of the angle being almost a. straight line to Bouris and the north sfghtly ooncaved to Si‘. Peter's Bay. It must have been dreaded by marin- ers, when there was no Yght. About 75 or 80. years ago a light house was fbuilt, supplemented in later years by a modern fog whistle. In bulld- fng the light house a mstake was eonsdered to have been made, in placing it too far from the "bill" of the Cape. As a reef extended some dlstancelout, there was a danger of not giving berth enough. For this reason it was determined to move the bulding. Being a high structure with a qamparatlvely small base, it was considered a. rather difficult

put a Workmairs Compensation Act on the statute book I am, Sir, etc.

A VOTER

ltURtAL CHURCHES

Srz-Jn the Guardian of March 26th appears a letter on "Rural Churches" signed by "Filmer". in which the writer hints at the high salary paid to the "Educated Min- istry.” He says that Slwh are b6- coming "an impossible luxury i0 maintain in rural communities."

While the aim of th's letter is quite clear to every farmer, yet the few hints thrown out are so obscured

collector to gather up sufficient money to pay the stipend and the

A remedy for the conditions now

prevailing must come, and that vgfy soon or we will have to face the

ficient interest in their welfare to .

FALCONWOOD ._____

Sirz-Jn recent issues of the Guardian I have been Tflfldlng with much interest the reports of up, Mitchell and Flemming on Falcon. Wood Hospital. I was especially in. terested with secton E 1n ltlondayh paper which dealt with the Dental Department but fuel it" a; my duty to correct one of their statements, They state, "As no records are kept we have no way of Judging n5 1,, the service given." That ts entirely wrong as for each patient examined a card was kept and on it the date of exanfnatlon, condition of tin mouth and cperatbn performed wag recorded. The cards were used with the complete pennanent dentition outlined above, thus the conditigr of each patientls mouth was chart- ed on the card as well as described in writing below. This system is one which ls highly recommended in the Unlverstfes for Dental rec. ords

It was my intention at the end of the year to compile the work done for the annual report and m place the cards .of those discharged or those having their work corn- pleted in the files along with their medical records. The fire, however, occurred before the end of the year with the loss o: the Dental equipment and records.

I feel that if Drs. Mitchell and Flemming had sought after and re- ceived the information for this dc.

Constipation occuredln many of

by the smoke screerrof becloudhg

for the Gmvriiincfit. to take i1iitl1ciTT0i,5\"1!-'EP5k'a hiiplflfeemcnts be’

{he Opposition, and it is-fortunate- that Cnnadzi has ut the head of her tulminlstrzition a man who docs net hesitate to art when action is nec- essary. ‘

The Prime Minister was well

the present Act, which he seeks to extend for two months from March lst, is based upon British precedent; that it has worked well; that it has‘ saved hundreds of thousands of l people from hunger in a time of- world depression and that the work of relief has cost many millions of dollars less than it would have cost had the Opposition proposal to vote $100,000,000 or $150,000,000 been adoptrd. If the suggestion had been- acted upon that amount would have had to be spent. and the country would have been much worse of! than it is today. So far as the debate was concern- ed, Liberals cannot complain that their speeches were unduly curtailed. Hon. Robert Weir, Minis- ter of Agriculture, put the facts fairly when he said, on ltlarch 22nd:

"No hon. member on this side of the house has in any way tried to hamper the debate. The situation is apparent to anyone who will look at Hansard. Only eighteen govern- ment members have spoken on this subject while fifty-two opposition members have spoken. The speech- es of government members cover only 130 pages of Hansard, while those of opposition members cover 403 pages. At this point I should like to place on l-fansard some figures in connection with this debate, show- ing the names of the different‘ pro- vinccs, and the number of govern- mcnt and opposition members rcp- rcsenting those provinces who have spokcn :

Opp‘n I

Provinee- Govt.

Alberta . . . . . . . .. 1 3 British Columbia l - 3 Manitoba. . 1 4 New Brunswick . 0 1 Ontario . . . . . . . 3 10 Nova Scotia . . . . . .. 3 2 Prince Edward Is. 1 1 Quebec .... . . . ., 5 21 Snsitaittrhcwxiti .. . 3 7 '