THE

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Pnetied. DIIQITQIIN Dally "allied Q31) 8L8 pee you (nailed) In elvanea

SATURDAY, AUGUST s, 1922

, iiiitiowii, illllililliili

I:I-I.I used“:

unatt- Idlter and - litter.

ye‘! (sense-iii in live-v-

It! |- c-‘gk ‘g1 ‘Q1 l0 li-kA.

"chat-um ecu.‘ ' Au 5.2a iiist-Tvi-iiiii; lflifliiflii filllion telephones in the United ‘States and banana were hushed dmoiiiiiiire fls flit! body tit the “rnan. whose genius huo given them lowered info the grave. Few men have been accord

speech was

ed huch a tribute and few have been more worthy. The name of Doctor Graham Bell will live of the‘ world's greatest‘ benefactors.

- The invention of the telephone till immortalized the name of Dr.

Alexander among those

Alexander Graham Bell; it gave him." while living, n place among kings. brought within b‘; reach aitthat material wealth coulrl command or heart desire. enabl- ed Jilin to express ill deeds the kindllest impulses ti; ll helm ml. ed with charity towards his fel- low men; but the invention was only an ‘incident or rather a hy- prodnot of his quest. He had for; years centered all the energy o: his great mind upon perfecting a device to enable the deaf to hear, Pfiimrlly for the benefit of hi: wife who was deaf from child- hood. Out of his experiments on her behalf the telephone evolved and with it all the greatness and

ed States. where "freeiivm" iii ii‘

byword but in. Canada as there ll tar too much so veiled liberty. Mouths expelled from oi

well

her countries for their moiiininss and mischief making are permitt- ed to openly preach Bolehevlsmv

and anarchy. and ihfire are al-i ways enough dupes to listen tol them and to act upon their sci-i vice. The many ruinOus strikrsl from which both lthe U ies and Canada have suffered ivery severely within the print WW’ years are ibut one of the. PM‘ ducts of this freedom of speech‘ the end is nor. in

and action. and

yet. it la time to call n hall

t.‘ Notes‘ Br Way“;

Aljnost any system of registra- tion of vital_ statistics is better than none, and the best must n] ways be found to be imperfect and

capable of further lmPmWmmi» it is inost regrettable that tlie

recently published report of thr Registrar General in this province

lcomes far short of supplying tho

full and detailed information con tdined in like reports in other provinces but this is by no means a new occurrence. Prince Edward Island has long been in the lag gard class for the collection and labllldlll)“ of useful statistical in lwfllldIlOll.

in the latest report all that is tnid in relation to births and lllill‘

riages is confined ttvhalf of one

[med Smqsmall page. while four pages art-l

rlevott-rl to l-hultir statements of. tlralhs and‘ the nun-hers of tatzil! lties taused by each of tlie nianyl maladies which flesh l5 heir to‘ There seems to be a strange lack

of Dfflliortion in tlits...-\nd just why tlie public should be tolrl the nurli

her of birth; and niiirringcs in

the case of mischief-makers

this kinrl. Freedom nf speech

O_:‘('hill‘lUl.l9lO\\ll Itllfl not be inform miud of the number of Jt-riths that _l-i-~<~urrerl in the city we art: left to

an inheritance for the securing rill which good men have died and: good nlen may yet die to tiring it within healthy limits

When foreigners come to- (‘and

aria to earn a living they are‘ given the protection of- (‘nrliidian laws; their lives and properties are protected by Canadlenrvlaw and (‘rinatiian taxes They, are. in to conform to

If our

return. expected

Canadian lsiv and order. manner of living and our toy-iii)‘ to the Empire do not please. theni

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Ill the honour which followed. Fur the love which prompted m; indefatigable labors. his years of strenuous toil and sacrifice, rat~l her than for the incidental or thei accidental invention 11f ‘

phone, we are permitted to

lien; he l,“ earnedt-‘helnwendonevpiBo1ihevls' methods

0f f-llie- "blaster of all good wqrlr Flinn." Characteristic 0t‘ his lmltt, greatness of mind and heart l; the fact that in the midst o; d“ ‘he greames“ "lid 111i‘- hrinour and wealth that came to him. he r... liiined to the end his rllmpllcily or

manner. his kindliness and his love

iii Nature. He loved til» flow“;

tlie birds. the hills and the mourl I iliflfi and lakes of beautiful Bari-I

deckt Gillie Breton. lDt-nt his summer;

ivhere he near l0 Na- ture's heart. In a beautiful spot at

the summit of his beloved Benn"

Bhramhd isliiiiifid Mountain).

selected by himself fall his lastl Palmer. attorneygenc-ral of tllfilbrlf for a rlulirter

"iiiiiis place. his body sleeps,

‘m: coAi. STRIKE r > The coal miners‘ strike in fhfl

United Staten has now leslnd

Minot four mouths and the effects are being felt not only h, "m, ePuntrYt itiil ill Europe and’ lii Can ada- Airiiiidl’ lflrse quantities Cflill flflvg been

or imported from Great tnritrtln into the United’ sin. tes and considerable (llllllllillle! Into (‘anode

"The American demand foi- llrl tish coal will have the effect or 7515i!!! file price in Great Britain. while in the United States and Ciiiililii imported conl will ncccs- idly cost more than the domes- tic. interior (‘dniida imports very largeiy- the United States, the distance being in much lea; than from the mines in Nova Slcotiri and no doubt prices will very shortly tuko an uward turn if they have not already done 5o, ln any case there ls considerable liililiiy already

incmt

as to available supplies during the coming win- ter.

The situation has become very critical and unless lhri "radical IND!" threatened by the United States government are taken shortly. the worst is yet m come,

Whether the miners have rcal the mine owners are dealing honour- Illly by their employees.‘ has not been made clear,“ but wherever till? tiriit or iiiirt of it "OI. there is no doubt that the strike is very largely the work" of-esltators. shout. if not all of them foreigners the remainder-tlie dupes of fyteiherr- Not only ill the ‘oiilt-

W‘!

grievances or not, whether

the tsle-l p bl i now endeavouring

they are at liberty to RBI but ‘they are not at liberfiY i" make laws to suit themselves. .\'ni' are they at liberty in iiifliiff‘ others tn rebel against our laws Certain mischief makers are men lo introduce into miniiigl loperetlons in Nova SPUIIZI. The)’ {have already created mischief and

‘if given the opportunity they will-

country or a jail tcrrn is the only.

[treatment for these people

Iit will be for Canada.

i CAPITAL Ado LABOR How to reduce the cost 0f liv-. iinZ. w

ltaining and

even increasing the wage of labor. is one of tiic proh- lems professional politicians solvc

i\l r.

by platitude, Some time as», lmarks the Montreal Gazette.

ilfnited States. who ought to have lknown better, talked this sort of nonsense i0 a Southern audience: i “I am strong fnr retlilrilng ilte .hlgh cost. of living. hilt I have no wanes. I do not want wages rc- duced and l do not think it would he wise or proper for us to get to a lower level. for we must make certain that labor shall have r larger proportion of We shall never reach the standard justice,

which the world wiir has made us

what labor produces. of equal

better see and comprehend. until we make lip our minds llirlf. llllViY shall have lls iusi—and that _is it lrirger—share ih the joint p_rcdut_:- lion of money 1nd labor." v

It should Illlfl useful to learn how the high.

be liotii interesting cost of living can be out down without reducing the wages of ta brir; interesting because beside this problem squaring the circle-l is simplicity itself. and useful ite- cause the lrnowlerlse how to do it would greatly lend to make oil's right with RiJnghlY

speaking. the price of a commodi-

the world.

ly is determined by three flu-turn: cost of production. cost of mar- keting. nnd cost or cr-lpitil employ ed. Of these three the greatest is the wage of labor. the least the and it passes comprehension how tlie cost of an increase in the’ item constitutes the iilfifflfll prirl. or that 008i. Cfllil supplies an example‘ of the atrium dity of MrrPalmefs bombast. The price 6f colt] is determined melti- ly by cost of production, and cost of transportation; thlit is‘ to any, by the waiter: of miners tlflll the wages of railway employees. ln

wage of capital;

rind‘ i jthe sooner it is rtppllfll the butler]

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hope of doing it by a reduction 0U

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Another feature of inic-rest and value supplied in the vital stalls II('S of other provinces hut ivanl- ing here is a comparison with tlie Pi‘@viotis year or years We are ‘tut told whether there were more rir fr-iver births. or marriages or ileatlis in i921 than there were in 1921M tvlizit the rate per l-llou- sand in any of these classes was. Such information should he sup- itlied in future as bring of pub- lic interest atil because wdli out it we must be iett at a loss for the means of comparison with other provinces and other coun. tries. and can only guess whether we are advancing or losing ground in regard to general health longevity.

and

That there were 106 deathsl from tuberculosis is a painful re iiiiiiiicr that our province i5 the only one in the Dominion‘ which is without H. b-inattirlum for Coir suuiptives. Wenad one. hut party

politics killed it. All the while thrl r public hr-ulth is made a matter oil do more of it. Expulsion from tlioiin,,,.e\,ising and vim] interest glam“... mun-Dr a

wncre throuilliuut the Dominion as ‘it should be here. That there TVeEMQGO births as

‘Cuiiiliflfcd With 1.118 deaths anl

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indicates- lt nut increase souls. if this rate of increase were

maintained, zlrul retained lri

lilcli! census should show at {p351 Swtlfkutrltierl to the pcpulctinn of lib" province-J! "light not to he {beyond the wledmii of our Slates. imen lo devise means by ivhir-h lfnu natural increase 0f oiir popu- llation should be kept lit llolllg, or il century ilifl-“l such fvclile effort; as have ‘Lech iiiiitis by successive goverv-

~ lllliiilf< to conserve our population.

iurir most pritjelegg ;hnve ended in failure.

possession.

Equally the effort to QGCUFQ im iiiisronts from abr0arl~~ lliimi grunts who would settle and re. main ——l1iis braved futile. in ac.- tual reduetiirn of numbers from‘ tr "Wilfilliilm 0f 109.000 to 88.000 we have ‘inst 21.000 together with all

the natural increase. which has

' ‘ " ' ‘ ‘ _ _L on effort to TEdUCu tlie rim;

living 8nd to stimulate trade, the with "f waves-or bfltll fflPRP cl...“ tie of liihor has been lowered. and the men concerned have gone on strike in consequence. Hnw ill the ilfliiie~of Euclid can the price of ooai he reduced to consumers un. lei" liiiflwflsas of miners and nf transportation workers are lower. ed’!

Mr. Palmer's panacea ls in glvri iiibttr “a larger share in the Joint Drmluclinn of labor and money)‘ which moon's presumably that capital should give a larger slim-e "f ifs earnings to he reduced with out diminishing wages. Bu; “any iul has nn earnings in the lflflf two or threeyears. and in many a inlil and factory, in many l; m". will‘ and counting house. capital is working without e i...“ lf any rinilht the truth of this Sfllhllngn]. let him turn to stock mflfkl‘! qun iililvllil- to the balance sheets of railways. or iron and steel indus- tries. 0i‘ hoot and shoe. cnttnr. flflll woollen factories. In n mtiltltildt- ni‘ ituriinestr enterprises capital is toriliy working r-iilier for nothing i" '0" ii "if!" Dlltnnce. in the hope that lalior costs will eventually be

so adjusted as to permit of a fair

min appeal to you. if tlie men 0f

mmrlret? Wily not some lll°ll lfalinrla lake tip the matter Canada ivhere it on? our small population laI-it Yvflfitinfl not hand over tn SOllll‘ otlierlahrlra gave thenia diamond pciirlunt of 842i lillniiih" linrl iii“ unrl perfect lier lntlustrlcs; hlle at the same time liiiiin-liiiiiiiiil‘ for tho coming Y9?“ iiielimliisirlals

The Fertile

This eeluma la span hr the dieeuaaien by oonaapent ante el questions at into» eat. The Cr-riettetown Guardian deal not Metab- arity endures thareptniene expressed by lte aunt _ pondantl. o a 0000-1 O-O-O-O-OO

Fire Escapes

Sii'.— At the luveiiifliilions of the lire on Queen Street, Mr. Web stcr made the statement thit the fire escape in the Brace Building was about tun feet from the Spa roof. ‘fills morning we measured ll and tlie distance is exactly five feet two illclles. We are etc.

C. S. ROSS. Carpenter. and Leonard Mclnuls.

An Appeal to tlie Men of Canada

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Sir:-—Having had the pleRBiirB of bring present at an able oral- tion on the subject of the Silver Black Fox industry. delivered by Mr. Lelgcn o‘. lliinnczipolia. ll, i‘- A. l cannot refrain from express- ing mv opinion on Bo iillliiiflfliii a matter.

Tl... nmlrr object of the oration min to interest the Plfliifleiii 0i the lilrlustry to secure tfclr scr- viees to further the cause of the Silver Black Fox Association of tlie Twin Cities of America. lie pnllitorliu glowing terms how lteht-ficially tlie proiiiifliiiiiii “mild be it» lllf‘ tox fllPll of Canada. horv it would enhance the vliluc oi fox- en for pelts and ‘breeding DHFPOF‘ cs. Thr- nrilllmellts set forth wer? indisputable as far as the "indi- virluul Profit‘) is concerned. and for this rensr-n only." it would he advisable to crrcpcraie with him

Brit. men of (Tuned-a. can y-ou 5mm] l,_r_ h. convinced uiirl see only \'fllll' own selfish gain. What nf industrial Canada in‘ this ques- tion? Are You Kolnl! if! liflfifi Uiiii boon over to Aliit-rica merely ftir the asking? BTjdlllB lit‘ Canada, let

the fox industry are going to be thus easily convinced. can yOu not dissuade them’! (‘an you not convince tlictii oi tlic detriment till-y glrp Qccaslonilig ti) Calltltlfi RB an illrlilstrlzil countri‘? if the Twin (‘itics nf America can do this. why not some important (jlinzirllan centre? You argue that (‘unlitltt has neither money or po-

pulation. the chances are she never will, if we are going in hand over to other countries tlie qmitrril of hr-r gfPfllFHf. industrial prospects. What has made UN‘-

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I lllftlppenings * ‘ill l‘ The

Week

A RAMBLE

A country road-u hlll—fl W001i

_\ 511m; little solitude.

But peopled thick with creatures of its own~

I take a walk, and climb the hill.

Find a cool shade. and sit me

v still.

And for .i time I seen: to be nlflilfl

But soon a cricket far away

Addressed me with uis “Good Day."

And overhead in yonder tree

A squirrel talked so rapidly

l could not UIIUETSIBIJII the ivorris I heard.

And then a rabbit with hi; great round 9X95-

Loolied lip iit me in great surprisei

Just as, rfcrhearl a cunning little; ‘bird l

Saluferl liie in just the

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shrill‘

sweetest vwirrls That QVPI’ come to nien from little birds, And as lie jiiiiiiled limit. He sane to God hymn. it made me realize that God was there, , And filled .ni.v heart with joy. my lip= with prriycr; Anri llll the earth around was hushed and still While (ind was with nie on that irnhdeii hill . And then tlie squirrel and the lit tie bird iii a prayer. evcr heard Anri uhr-u l cunie ‘twins good To luor-t the little creatures in the wood. ' And lay itsirle like them all world ly cares. Anri talk with G0d—niy friend at"

w-ell as theirs. I I I

ulJOn another‘

a lovely little.

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Joint-d tlie sweetest

away I ful‘

The marriage of Iiiidy Sybil Grrv, riuugliter of the lute Earl Gr '. frirlncr fiovernor Geiicrlil of ijliinirlri. lit Sir. Lambert William Middleton. will [Mk9 place in Sl'l)f(‘llllif‘l‘. The bride who is 1i CflllSlll ot‘ the Earl 0t‘ Milito. well known to many Canadians: thlrillgll he; re-sitliritce :il lliricitiil Hull during her father's tenure of

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money rind iurlureti the population of America. ll it was nut kePltiiilli rid the profits of Aln-l

erica within her own liniitsH

lAsuiu i sat‘ wily not Home Ciiv vi: Mountbatten and his bride. Miss

this prospective _

i llll

has originated '

Fanaria control

cniiniri‘ to perfect what we havcI begun? America did not wait frlr_ population m lityglii. llcrl induced lier population and with ‘both ilili m0llPV she boasts nt_ today was lflflfli‘. Auierica knows no tciii‘ iii this matter. can (‘ztuarla say lI-S.“

‘Don't hand this iprize UVPI’ lii Arrrririlgl who will evcniiialll’ claim it her own. Remember they‘ tire not making bile proposition solely for the good of (Tfliiiiiifi- Woke tip. or too lntc you will dis‘ cover that their rleal is iiicrcll‘ a case of the "proverbial lint." Amer“... gplg the kernel rind (inn- llrlll gets the slit-ll.

l uni. Sir. etc. A. F. GARIN,

rlgriiriii. Aiis- 3. 1914'!‘

averaged at least’ 1.000 yfiiiiiY- 9i‘ in the aggregate its many more H? were shown to he lost by the 0°11 Sun returns. Dill-lug those years of exodus and so uriacciuntable iiie cause- ~f tlie nttturul beauty, fer

liiity and lienlillfulness lii the land we live in our province has been

a productive breeding ground to populate the New Enfliliilrl $Uilfl5 and 1b.. wtistcrn provinces. All of V-‘llltfll is discouraging for the W9 sent. ihut it cannot fllWil_\'.<_ or lung continue. The great wlive of population which for lift)‘ Y8"?! has liiovt-(Fweslwi-irtl has "tlready reached the Rocky lilouiiiiiins and llle Pacific Ocean beyfiiiii- ‘ii will

in time he lollslvetiuiy a reflitent wave eastward. and then Prince Edwllrd island will conic into her UWII.

The. filling up of the (‘iinuilltrn West, fittingly "Pfififlilltitl its the Lari Greai West was lvnlliorurily chucked by the \\‘1ll' lt will go on l‘llDlfll_V iii the future as it dill ill the Dust. Wedwartl migration. which has rirziiiicrl he Maritime Provinces illlfll Ontario of 3o much of their lift:- ltioorLlas been n vital factor in tlic up build ing and stability of the (‘itnadian nation. We must not forgct that filCf. Population front over. peo- pled Europe will continue to flow toward Nortll America in hiii1- rirerls of thousands for a century to come. in Canada the westward flnw may he cxpetiietl to continue until an equilibrium of population in established. Thzit may probably llf! effected within ton ymirs 'tn come. The rapid upbuiltling of Eastern (‘anatlli must tilt-n speed- ily follrvw and our Island Pro~ vim-e mtiy then be (‘Xpcctwd fr) bask in the sunshine of enduring prosperity. This at least We may

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The gifts l0

I the Lord

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Louis lirlivlna Ashley were very valu-’ able, many being from royalty until of every description. Queen Alt-x’

with a royal cipher iii diamonds. and Princess Victoria, a diamond and sapphire brooch. The hridc-' groom's gift. ivzis ti diamond tiwrra, of five stars. iviili penrl in centerl of each. ri/niond and tiirquriise' brooch and earring<. and a brat-r» let of precious stones. ‘mil ll llf-OOCll with a naval crest in die- IIIOHtlG. The bride giive tlie grnnlii rt Rollsftoyce motor cur. The ten- ants on their estate gave them u silver fruit basket, and the stuff zit Brook House. a clock. I I I iMiss Penelope Davies. thc noted vocalist of New York was in OftAWEs last Saturday on her way to the Odirondaclrs. Miss Davies is a niece of Sir Loni; and Lady Davies nnrl hes numerous friends in tlils city. I Dr. J. A. Nicholson and Mrs Nicholson of Montrelti arrived in tlie city Thursday on a visit in Mre. Nicholson's mother. ilirs. Wiliiunt llloLeun and other rclxi trivcs. They are registered lil thu- Victoria.

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»At the Golf Links this after- noon the fffil hostesses will bc Mrs. O'Donnell, Mrs. E Nicholson and Miss E. Nicholson.

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Rev. Di‘. Mid ‘Mrs. George Dun- cun, of Montreal spent the wot-k end at Mr. J. St. C. Moore's, El- don, the guests of Dr. and lifts. David McKenzie.

Dr. A. f‘. bfcl)‘nnli'ld of hlnrson. ‘Ind, chief surgeon on the Indiana Railway, aucomplinir-rl by Mr..- Maclirinziirl is touring ills Island by car llllfl are now visiting friends in Belfast.

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‘Mrs. Morris who has been visit»- isn her parents. Mr. aild Mrs. l.. W. Watson left Thursday morning for her home in Dartmouth.

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At the Gulf Links tnis afternoon iiie tea hos-tosses will ha, Mrs, Chester lllcLute mid Mrs. G. S lnmtin.

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Rev. W. D. Reid of Westmoitui iii "i DFPK-ent enifiylns a holiday in Port lliill. Mr. Reid is tri lire-och in St. Jztnleii Cllllfcll dur- ing the last two Sunday's in Aug-

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