Edward Island's

yscaroua 7 THE GUARDIAN

Authorised on Second Clue Dloil Poet offlco Deputlnont. Ottawa The Island Guardian Publishing Co.

rresident and Associate Editor. Inn A. Burnett, Associate Editor, Frank Walker.

CIBCULATION "Coven Prince Edward Island like the dew”

f'Tho Strongest Memory is Weaker Hunt the Weakest Ink".

(1-IIARLOTTETOWN, IVEDNESDAY, APR. 23, I552-

ilur Island Representation

Mr. J. Angus Mac-Lean made a strong point in speaking in the House of Commons on parliamentary representation, when he urged that Prince Edward Island's orig- inal number of six members be re- stored. He cited Sir Wilfrid Laurier's statemetit that rural areas are entitled to more re resentation at Ottawa on a pop- ulation "gash than large urban areas. and

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cho through theLages remained a live com- munity. This, espite wars that for de- structiveness are not surpassed even today. Between 2000 and 1600 B.C. Jericho was twice destroyed by invaders, its walls and houses burned to fthe ground. But the ex- ceptionally fertile! soil remained. To this day it produces . A , and thus the environs of ancient Jeric remain settled.-

"It might be hought that in 7,000 years men have not rggressed very far," says the Citizen. " ars.are still fought, and cities still destroy But today there is. a difference. At th time Jericho was razed, and during almo all the millenia since then, wars were cepted almost as a nat- ural law. Until e 20th Century, they were too often glorified. Today, a pro- found change in man's thinking is evident. War there may be. But it is not accepted as unavoidable or glorious. It is generally abhorred. A gap between the deed and the thought still remains, but when this is closed, the world may have seen the last of its Jerichos."

showed that in the United States the rep- resentation of the smaller States is care- fully protected. that of Nevada, with a population ap-I proximately equal to Prince Edward ls-E land, which sends its two elected senators to Congress just as does the huge state of New York. It therefore has a much great- or relative voice in Congress than has this: Province in the Parliament of Canada. l

Representation by population has never proved a workable principle in Canada and there is no excuse for raising this point in dealing with the smaller Provinces. The constituencies for the first House of Com- mons varied in size from 5,000 to 45,000 citizens, and those of the present Commons vary from 10,000 to nearly 100,000. Of the 10 areas that have become Provinces, possibly as many as three obtained their initial representation in the Commons strictly on a population basis. Prince Ed- ward Island got one extra member when it entered Confederation with six; but Man- itoba and British Columbia were given sev- oral times as many members as they were entitled to when they came in. and as Mr. llacLean noted in his speech. the territories which became Alberta and Saskatchewan; were given four members instead of two3 when their turns came. At various times a departure from "rep by pop". sometimes of surprising dimensions, has been tolerated by the Commons. Ontario, thanks to the workings of the B. N. A. Act, was increas- ingly overwepresented between 1941 and 1946. So there is no reason why Prince, original representation should not be restored. The fact that we lost population under Confederation and are only now slowly regaining it is proof of the failure of the Dominion to implement the terms of union with this Province; it was surely the height of injustice to penal- ize us further by reducing our original quota of members-

A striking illustration isi

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Greshain's Law

Early economic writers, including Coper- nicus, had explained the principle that "bad money drives out good" or that the worst form of currency will be most used in cir- culation and the more valuable tend to dis- appear. Sir Thomas Gresham, however, used the argument in convincing Queen Elizabeth I that she should call in the de- based coinage and it is his name by which the law is generally known.

Today Canadians are experiencing a variant of Gresham's Law. American money which not long ago was at a prem- ium and about as scarce as hen's teeth, now is at a discount. in relation to the Canadian dollar and has suddenly become very plent- iful indeed. What is happening, of course, is that instead of holders depositing Amer- ican currency in the bank they try to avoid the loss in exchange by passing it on to someone else while depositing Canadian money. The result is that U. S. dollars are being used in i'ar more transactions than their actual number here would seem to make possible. .

Jericho In The liews

Fresh excavations at Jericho by a Brit- ish archaeologist, Miss Kathleen Mary Kenyon, now place the age of the ancient city at 7,000 years. Previous excavations, notes the Ottawa Citizen. had dated the community's origins to about 2000 B. C. if Miss Kenyon's calculations are correct, then surely Jericho must be the oldest con- tinuing community in the world, though other cities, now long-since gone. may have possessed greater antiquity. For instance. excavations of ancient Nippur, in Mesop- otamia, by an expedition from the Univers- ity of Pennsylvariiaaindicate that a high level of civilization flourished there as much as 9.0!!) years ago. But Jericho, with its fertile eoil.,lylng 15 miles from Jerusalem near the Jordan River, has re- mained a settled place until today. .

Where the sites of other ancient citi

EDITORIAL NOIES

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St. George's Day. 0

G 0 Television may supplant radio. but nothing can supplant the printed news- paper. , O O Q

The acting chief of air staff is anxious to increase the number of recruits for man- ning jet-fighters. Possibly a distinctive rank or uniform for those so engaged would help the situation.

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Vast works have been undertaken in the mid-west to curb rampaging rivers. There is, however, some similarity between at- tempts to constrict the flow of flood waters and screwing down safety valves to prevent a boiler from blowing off steam.

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Redistribution is an entirely Federal af- fair, and the Provincial Governments have no say in it. Hence Prime Minister St. Laurent rightly opposed a proposal that the Provincial Governments should be con- suited.

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British war correspondents are to be eligible for campaign medals and ribbons for Korea. From the point of view either of perils undergone or service rendered to their nation there can be little to argue against the proposal.

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The United States Military Air Trans- "port Service is turning out all'"its""B'c5eing C-97 aircraft with seats facing to the rear in the interest of safety. Commercial air- lines will probably adopt a similar arrange- ment, particularly as it also provides great- er comfort and wider visibility.

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"The Order of the Thistle", membership of which the Queen presented the Duke of Edinburgh on her birthday is the second highest royal order in the United King- dom, the Qrder of the Garter being the first. It was founded in 1540 and is ex- elusive, being confined to 16 Scottish nobles, with the addition of royalty.

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The action of the University of King's College in conferring upon Judge Palmer the honorary degree of Doctor of Canon Law will be widely appreciated in this Pro- vince and throughout the Maritlmes, where he is known not only in his judicial ca- pacity and for his interest in the Drama Festival movement, but as one of the lead- 'ing laymen of the Church of England.

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"Getting away with it" has led to the huge million dollar theft of material at Petawawa Camp and elsewhere. The irreg- ularity no doubt started with an official having his hand "greased" by tempters, and this led step by step till the thefts were brazenly fiaunted before all who had eyes to see. It is so easy, it seems, "to make a little on the side" this way at the expense of the public and tax payers.

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William Shakespeare. dramatist and poet, was born this date 1564 and died this date 1616. He became a member and shareholder of the lord chamberlain's com- pany, afterwards known as the King's Com- pany and wrote all his plays for it. His genius has had the peculiar result that numerous critics have regarded it as in.- credible that he should have been able to write as he did, and they have attributed his works to others to whom various as- pects should have come more readily.

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Sir Stafford Cripps by his austerity, personal and public, did more to keep Britain on its feet during the post-war crisis than anything else in the history of that critical period. He shouldered all the blame and responsibility for the Govem- ment policy to the extent that his own health suffered, and he had to seek medical relief in Switzerland. At the camper- atively early age of sixty-two he has "given up the ghost", a martyr to self-imposed

are now given on: to a few nomads, Jeri-

duty: and policy, I

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N THE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN

- - I972 A.D.?

when roads were used. how the Folks would kick up over things

Remember, Dougie, t-mm, gears ago

isle mud. potholes, dust an.-:sou.,7

llnfcrtvnatclij, ! we're no Pvnvu-4.:-.;.Z:J A

vlJl5l.it.' FURUM :

This column In open to the discussion by w. ceponrlenls of question: of interest. The Guardian does not necessar- ily endorse the opinion of umespondenio.

NI-JGLECTED HIGHWAY

Sir.-Please allow me space in your valuable paper to give the general public a picture of the road situation north of Tlgnlsh. Along the main highway from Tig- nish to the North Cape are two lobster fishing establishments. The grcatest number of the traps are built at the fishermen'a homes and have to be hauled to the factory sites. About three and one half weeks ago everything was in read- iness to begin this work of haul- ing; this was interrupted by the arrival of the Government snow- plough which made a perfect job of removing the snow for a dis- tance of three miles on the sea cow Pond Road. The owners of the lobster factories and fishermen then prepared t.o..do. all trucking by waggon or light. truck when the road was completed, and up til this evening, (with only nine more working days left). we navel

can get. no satisfaction as to the reason why it. did not return and open up the main highway from Tigniah to the North Cape.

Now,it. is the farmers who are taking the heating. The heavy loads must be hauled; no wagon can get. through the snow banks and no money has been allowed for shovelitng: so the farmcra' meadows are being used by the public. it is I, crime to ace fertile meadowland being trampled by horses and deep ruta cut by steel- tired farm waggons as heavy loads of both fishing gear and farm pro- duce are being trucked to and fro.

All winter the farmers were un- able to haul farm produce to mar- ket. due to shortage of railway cars. New cars are available, and the farmer is unable to get any produce over the roads.

Prior to the last Provincial elec- tion our candidates rode along in their balloon-tired " oueinea, with pleasant smiles and hearty hand- shakes. Oh yes, they also passed out some heavy promises: "All roads will be kept cleared of show during the winter season, if we are returned to power." We rosi- dents north of Tigniah do not de- sire a car road all winter, but when it gets to this time of year and WP see all other main roads. as well as all by-roads in other sections cleared of snow and fit. for wagon and car traffic, we cannot under- stand why we receive ouch bad treatment. The smiling election candidates had better give us , a wide berth when election time mils along.

should our euporvisor have the occasion to go before long over our highway. he will see what the people are up against.

I am sir. etc, A '.l'iGNl3l-I TAXPAYER.

The Ago-liltl Story

030OWCO&00s

There were preeonl at that on- eon some that told him of the Golllooono, whole hlootl Pilate had mingled with their oooliflooo. And

have been the ant peo- Jlllfmt mnufaotun Riot: for

hod no sight. of the plough andgparem.

giWGOMGO&C9&G0&GGl- 9 Old Cha rlottelown

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lJMl(:'RAN'l'S T0 h W I.l'lAl.ANl)

During the Full of 1858. n(ivcr- tisements were inserted in the lo- cal newspapers by Mr. Charles Bell. immigration agent for the Province of Auckland. New Zeni- nnd. applying for settlers from Prince Edward Island under the Auckland Waste Land Act. Land orders were issuable, It wtis stut- ed, to "all persons of good char- actor and sober, siciuly habits. who will cniigrato, nt their own Post. from this Island to Auck- land. . . . Every adult, of the age of 18 years and upwards, will. on his arrival be entitled to select forty acres of Government land in any part of the Province set npart for special settlement, free of all cost except agent's fcc (l0s..stc-rling) to be paid on receipt of the order. and the expense of survey at the time of taking possession of the land."

The advertisement also stipulat- ed that "for every child or serv- ant, over five amt under eighteen of age, taken from this Island to Auckland nforcsuid, order for twenty acres of will be issued to thc

guardian or master nl whose cost he or she may be In- ken-such orders to cost 135. ster- ling each, to be paid here, and Subject to the same regulations as those issued to adults."

It is not known how ninny availed themselvu of this offer. but in its shipping news of Nov. 29, 1858, The Examiner notes that the Brig "Prince Edward", Capt. Newland. cleared the port of Charlottetown for Auckland. and on August 30 of the following year the following item appcnretl:

"We are glad to learn that the most. satisfactory accounts have been received from the pnsscngcrs of the Brig 'Princc Edwartl', which left here for New Zcalund in No- vember last. She arrived at Auckland in perfect safety. all hands in excellent health, on the 13th of May last. after a passage of five and a half months from Charlottetown. Some of the pits- sengers have written to their friends here in the most glowlntz terms respecting their new home."

One of the emigrants appears to have been Dr. A. H. Boswell. who went as medical officer. An- other. John Walsh, was formerly foreman of The Examiner office. But the newspapers of the day, busily ingaged in political con- troversy, paid but scant attention to this important migration.

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COSTLY TEA PARTY

TIPPERARY, Ireland - (C?)- A husband and wife on holiday here decided to have too in their hotcl bedroom. The tea-troy broke, scalding the wife, and it'll! dam- age: were assessed against the ho- tel. Half the amount went to the husband because hie holiday was

SANCTUARY ' SLEUTH8

"To-day n constable is standing by the North Door of Westminster Abbey . . . it is believed that plain-clothcs men and two Special Branch officers are also on duty guarding the Stcne."-Manchester Guardian.

If ion cross the Border the Abbey Tomb to view.

You will find a shadow is stalking after you.

Bowler-hatvtsd bloodhounds unobtrusive guard. Westminster is crawling with the men of Scotland Yard.

keep

Coppers in the Abbey

Round King Edward's thronel

Special squads are watching

The Coronation Stone,

In King Hem-y's chantry. bolted. locked and bened-

If you"c'omc from Scotland. look out for Scotland Yard!

Plain-clothes "vergers" listen for Covenant.:rs' plots. Lurking in the chapel of the llam- mcr of the Scots, ”sacristans” are peeping past her- aldic coats of arms. Ornamental tracerica hide lar-alarms.

bu ra-

If you cross the Border to seize tho ,Stone of Scone.

You will find it pickegted. mornina. night and noon,

Sp:cial Branch detectives keeping ward and watch.

-Guard the Stone of Destiny from

Convenanting Scotch.

Monumental efllgies are ”flatt.les'

uise. statesmcn's statues follow you with watchful marble eyes.

If in the North Tramcpt. you Join the Abbey throng, Palmerston and "M " ”

How many menu the only

nal.

It has been quite noteworthy In

in at. least, one district. are: where bird been found in abundance, the dia-

I youth the proper use of a gun, if he shows inclinations in that dir- ection, it is much more important that he should be led into an ap- preciation of the things of Nature. Once adquainted with the interest- ing study of biixilile most boys will

observing the habits of these crea- tures, and other children of Na- ture, than they do out of thought- leasly slaughtering them.- Owen Sound Stun-Times.

-it has been 5.000 years, or perhaps 8,000, since man domestic- ated an animal, but John T. Teal. of McGill University, wants to try it. He is an anthropologist and Arctic explorer, and plans to trap eight musk ox calves in the for north of Canada and bring them to his Vermont term and try to make them feel at home. The musk ox properly called ovibos. is part- way between a sheep and a cow. Teal says the meal is better than beef, the milk as good as cow's. He

thinks the ovibus, if only it can be domesticated. would be the making of Vermont. You dont

have to buy it anything to eat. or even give it good grazing land. Al- most. any wisp of grass or lick of lichen will keep the animal hap- py, says Teal, and it will even eat through snow.-New York I-irraltl

some Owen sound neighborhoods stanley Park pavilion, that the usual winter birds, the is jun, as cardinals blue Jaye, et.c., were con- arable age. A man of 66 in not real elderobly decreased this past year. iy an old men, as all men of

a hillside will emphatically attest! .. "18 hu MWBYI couver Province.

which will have

get much more enjoyment. out of

"APRIL" 23. 1952

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f.Notes By The Waxz 3

Vancouver: lmlllng yguum"

chemists must have dumped down neon was emphasized when alum. the drain, not realizing they were 100 people who had been wonder druga!- Edmonton .lour- the birth" of the city, or who hac-

"ln at

survived the diaaltroua fire wm

wiped it out two months ms: gathered for a "birthday pm-Iy-u H Vancouvg, yearn old-hardly a yen,

Viln-

appearance of the winter birds in The most sensible rule for pom, placed to the presence of boys with magistrates and reform air rifles. while it is well to teach tions to follow is to concentrate on

0f8nnizn-

clearlng u those u

which are paimed at p minds and are likely - to corrupt, them. Adult books should be leg; to the judgment of public tasted the last word anyway. After all, if every book with crude or rough pnsaaggg were Condemned as obscene. most of the great classics, such as shake- apeareb plays, would have to be suppreaeed. - Edmonton Journal.

l Louada Manor Farm in Harvey township is getting a Scottish im- migrant who traveiled across the Atlantic in considerably more siyjg titan most Scottish immigrants do He came with his own personal doctor and a couple of attendants. and is pre-sentl.v down at Saint John, N. B.. having a final ph,-5. lcnl inspection. He comes from the well-bred Calroeaie family of Perth. whose name he hears: "cm. rossle Armada." and is only fifteen months old. The farm owner pain 323,520 for this prize young bull, He will be a sturdy addition to thp excellent herd of Slioi-thorns which Mr. Louis Cadesky keeps on his Harvey farm. It is through lho importation of such fine breeding animals as this that Canadian herds are becoming famous and the quality of animals throughout the country raised. Peterbor.

Tribune

ouch Examiner.

PROFESSION

AL CARDS

A. Wuithen G-oudeo. LL.B.

BARRISTEB. S0l.l('lTOIl. Ito.

Phillipa Building lu Grafton Street Money to Loan Collection

Goudet Hoszurd

Barristers and " " Money 00 Loan Canadian Bank of Commerce om.

J. A. McGuiaun IIAIHIISTEII. SOLICITOII. Ill.

Nmanv. arc." anltnlsrnlt sot.icrron' cunms oun.mNo

Palmer & Hoslom

A. J. HASLAM. B.A. Ll.I Borrlater. Eta. Bank of Nova Scotlo Chamber-I Charlottetown. P F. L MONEY ro LOAN

J. S. TAYLOR

0ptmnelrl.: Eyu examined, glnaseo titted

Corner lent to Queen Sta Office Phorl I955--llouu loll

FREDERIC A. LARGE. Q56!

Barrister. Solicitor. Notary Royal Bank of Canada Bulldtn Charlottetown. P E l. . LOANS ON CITY AND

FARM PROPERTIES

may muttcr "Move along!"

"Abbey gllides" are prowling

(Watch for outeize feet),

Westminster is guarding

The Coronation seat.

in King Henry's chantry. boltcd. chained and hatred-