MARCH 9. i940

The Turkish Disaster

A belated English newspaper has M; arlvrd. giving the story of the rrllt cnrtliquuke in Turkey, which {transcribe in condensed form my rczldEIS, who will thus be illle it) realze something of the fiLSLSiIUllS iloture of the occurzence. a; iJi'l\'.'L‘f‘ll 2 and 5 o'clock in the m; (Duo. 27th, i939.) the sclsmo- mp1,; in Rome. Zurich, and West iircnllvlch. London, were thrown out cl act on by a terrific trem- or, and other less sensitive instru- mlnn rvcorded at least seven suc- ceeding slzocks. The scene of the salami v was made known when R wlglalillcl‘ at Tokat, in North- giuerrl 'l‘urk'ey wired to Istanbul s-The whole distrct is rocking in | tremendous earthquake. More mall 10.000 dead. The Post Office 15 w!l.».p.=lng"....The message was ultmz-lloiccl _fcr the gallant opera- tor hall ])Cl'l5i'i€fI.

' lnzis cf townsfolk and peas- ~l been asleep when the k struck. Tenor-stricken l .. 1i ollt of the toppling vi!- s and towns, dressed oni . night clothes, into the k lling cf the wintry ficlds. of next day the earth rumb- l

's"lrlc mosques, modern (‘qr inlllarcls, mean . were crashing to ruin. . , es died in hundreds from c and exposure. (lost llit town appeared to be .ll.lllC2\ll wlrere the casualties were nu: at. an initial 30,000 killed ulrl l‘: 000 injured. A man who had draped from that city, and had go: to Sims (where relief trains verr livid rp by l2 feet banks of sllolll, illi'll€(i a stupid store on qw" nllcls. Driven out of his mind l,~,- .: hc had seen he only mum- bfcrl, “All goes ivell." For a w-cek Turkish military pierls hltlrd continuous gales and . to drop packages of food and cilll- on the stricken areas. iilf‘ rcllcf train to Erzlncan cuszh. It was mobbed and ‘i its food supplies in a . hv'a horde of starv- By now that 45,000 were

of woe was fa" from ' earthquake. if produces floods; . will overflow. of . aves over- til" tcivn, Swiss. Italian. way Scottish lakes Loch Lamond.

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“n suli d fall every ten minutes . and a half.) In West- ' rainfall followed the arrl the rivers sudden- slvzpt down upon the listed towns and vi!- ' clustered along their In Smyrna. Ad'la

their fallow-sufferers clung to their liouse- . away hcicfesslv on hits and in bsals. Tire two Black

s ci Sinope and Trebizond r tcri by tremendous waves he ‘quake. ivclo ncl, enough, fires ' n the populous towns ' Hundreds of domes- alld cokc stoves. well- n out. the bitter co'd, flsgratlons in the smit- ovcr all area of about miles. The material iilli? ‘quake, flood. and so

the disaster to their Government sent l": c5 Pa. 0. Rournania offered i til of tiliiber to ‘oillld huts Greece dispatched and trained stretch- " 2,000 wn th of me- Alnoriclin Red Cross 'e 932.000: Bulgaria gave ‘l of food supplies. Most. slervants car-mark- 1t month's salary for S‘.

livlng memorv had lnrncrd anything like

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_'. ...... ‘had taken 40 sllfiikw have taken place 1;". all llosolnpaliied by loss of

lll a l'»'~‘~.\‘. sclsmologlsts were not .fcr they have mapped rl thquakc bolts" on the vll yvhercln major lkr mav he extracted. One -l i’. rules tllc Pacific running dc-wli i {vars of North and South ‘berm ll rc-arrocol‘ iii New Zeal- lfl (""0 -l.’i"flil. The other encircles eliorlzrcrrnlxear. oartlculary on ._ll:l:!l l mountainous shores, Oil. blissllll in Sicllv, Greece. flllftw Asia Minor). Perhaps a @001 V"! this belt strikes off to '~~l,l-\\"r.l. India. where the Qilct- (llwstcr ovlirred May 3i, 1935,

arson killed

‘e lhc llme of the. TlrkLsh 'quake if cured shock at. Tangier game) kllcd a considerable I’ 0i the nctim. The Pacific 'c,l-‘l>o:ld:d with shocks at Los fills. and at British Honduras

tllout serious msults,

"Flowers of State"

clallflfllllil Natllre"—a magazine nellchcz- should be without-is EKMllP l0 its high reputation. m larch-April number. lust. to m; las nn instructive article on mil-i of State" which should

to the sentiments of read-

Ve are familiar with thes-réational

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. nd the ‘Ihlstlo; not for- leaf. m of Ireland. Canada, as has not yet. chosen its em. some veal-s ago an mad-e but nothing e pc or voice was e not ve scarlet-and- Allllllllllzla (Columbine) which (pends itself to distinctive

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lllvfiver. ln i901. the Nova Seo- b- Klileture passed the Moral h?" Bill. choosing the May-

nglfgégaea as the emblem of 11m. m; am lone (A pltens) dfgosen bv vote of the school m" of Manitoba: and the Leg- ‘ 0 moreover decreed lthat

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" nione Day" in u, After several abor e secure n. decisio

Provi n utlvejattemp islature adopteduhee wxhtlglo u" um (T. grandiflorum) in 1937

Wild Rose on Mai-ch 21st, i930, and New Brunswick chose the mad“; Hue Violet in 1937. Thus five Pro- vinces can display their "Flowers 0r Slaw." while four are indifferent. In most cases the moving splfitg yveiethose of the Women's 1m“. utes. the ladies (bess ’em) are always first in making the wand brighter and better. In most cases too, the legislators shelved matter several times: legislators 5;; ractical men and seldom see iii-inks "With the eyes of the upfr- “ ct newest thou of flown-c, except. bcllke, To gamlsh meats wlthil.... What knowest thou of birds, lark, mavis, merl Linnet? What dream ye when they utter forth May-music rowing with the growing lght? These be for the snare, (so runs were"... . ese or e s i iardl and basting-J" p ' n8

South of the border. forty-four out of the fifty-eight states Q1 the Union, have air floral emblems. A "State Flower" cannot be cho- sen haphazard: it must be native. and better it is common; not too_small, and yet easily formed into artistic designs. Our Larger Blue Flag (Iris versicoior) for in- stance, fulfils most of these con- ditions and has some affinity to the‘ old Fleur de iuce, the Royal Lanes" of France. The Marsh or Purple Cinquefoll (Potentilla pglus- tris) would be the writers choice ‘us it fu flls all conditions and is not so "stiff" as the Iris. The pale CO-Ydalls (C. sempcrvlveilu) with artistically lacliilatccl foliage, is as

but if one wants a humbler emblem then there are the Wintergreens (Ifrrula) to choose from. Doubt- less. in time. we shall choose.

As I Look B:ick_

After five years of living on a rented fa m. villi-rah, lncidientaily was not as litcratlve by any means as I had hoped. I befan to mink of obtaining employment else- where. Almost on the heels of my resolution a man drove into the yard and asked lf I wanted a sit- uatlon as a general factotum. un- der him and we discussed the mat- ter very fully. In a. fortnight I was working _at my new Job, which was so sliitrolc, to myself and to my

employer, that I stayed for ten yeacl Now when I commenced this

narrative I had intended to call it "My first eFection". since it will deal with that experience. There had been one election soon after my coming to the Island. but I had no part in it. because I had not qualified in point of time. By the time I went into service I was a full-fledged elector. but when el- ection drew on I had moved to another locality: right from the North of the polling distzict. to the South. where nobody was acquaint- ed with me. However my "boss. who tcck a great interest in poli- tics, advised me to get a transfer. and vo unteered to drive me to town for the purpose. We went to town, got the scum-ant, and I was now ready for action. A few days later‘, while I was engaged in the prosaic but neces- sary operation of feeding pigs. the boss and a stranger came ncross the yard. "Mr. X. wants to talk to you". said the bom. and vanished. I found that Mr. X was a candi- date. For abcut half an hour he did his best to explain to me the difference ‘twixt Tweedledum and ‘Pweedledee. then we branched into general conversation. By this time I had him sized up and as he seemed to be a decent sort of fel- low I prom‘sed him my vote, and we parted in mutual esteem. After a w ‘iii-e the boss re-appeared and said "Mr. X left this for you." This was a $5 bill. I didn't approve of this and asked. “Why?” "Oh, well. he saw you were a stranger. and supposed you would be glad of it." "Send it back." I said. "I wou'dn't do that." said the boss, “somcbod else will only get it." "Ver wel, you keep it, till I think wha to do with it." said I. The upshot was that I gave the "tainted money" to some movement in the local chumh so that if it started ill it ended well. Both boss and Mr. X have long since been gathered to their fathers, and I hope the outcome of he transaction stands to their credit, though neither knew of it. On the day of the election I went to thc Polling place. and asked for my balot. Immediately (in the words of Scripture) there arose a great tumult. A grave old gentle- man rose from h place on the platform and said in a voice that overpowered the hubbub. ‘This man has no right to vote here!" Others. like primed-by the boss. were as loudy calling for the ballot to be given out. Finally the old gentleman said “Put the oath to him!" But this (ausedtgiore commotion; gag; ting e 0a was supposed a acct insult. However, I took the oa and voted. Then. as if I had forgotten it in the confusion. I took out the transfer and handed it to the chief obiectnr, who looked rather crestfa en, but managed to ask why I di n't show it before, I him wit‘: aeélmlle that! couldn't

a word . I-fc too has long been fone. We ftcrwards good frends for 79011. to Joke about our first After all he was but doi at: he saw it. and I was

meeting. his duty ilosopher cc the fact. I mi ht have mule o great mistake at is point: a display of te r at the su affront would the stranger a reputation for brawllng that would have done him lo In this one "wisdom was ::us led of hei-

nnsfote u "the wis of a course a own by its results" The older aeration. th bl

ough more insci e n the ent, had their hearts in the t ace, and some time after the clec on episode. to my "moire I was called to the plat- form at l. local concert and pre-

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‘WEEKLY ilvlasrocll MAIIILILI FEPURT

Ottawa, Rbfllll’! Z9,

EUMMARY Cittia markets were fairl With

throughout the week

to higher. Hogs remained unch ed at last week's levels,

lambs dropped around 25c at Win- nipeg an held steady.

Eastern Cattle Markets

The TORONTO cattle market was fairly active with prices firm on all grades. weighty steers sold ug to a practical top of $7.40, I5 most sales of good kinds at $7.25 to $7.35. Good butcher steers heifers brought $7 to $7.25. There was no change at MONTREAL where the cattle offering included a comparatively large percentage of steers. Good steers sold at $7.25 to $7.50 and several fed calves or baby beeves ranged between $6.50 and $9. Blocked roads. as a result of heavy storms caused a. sharp falfing off in cattle recel is in the

ARITIMES and prices eld firm, especially for the better gzades. and steers made up to a top of $7 and cows up to $5.

Western Cattle Marketa

Demand for cattle at WINNIPEG was more or lea indifferent and only moderate su plies were required to take care of uyers needs. Ail interests were bearing ‘down an steer and heifer prices and these classes closed fully 25c lower. ‘There was a distinct scarcity of cows, however, and this class maintained a firm ltlon. Relatively few steers made above $6.50. Bids on mcst weighty kinds of steers wele from $6.25 down under a limited enquiry. Top cows made $4.75 w 5. Other western markets were generally steady to firm and CAL- GARY sold good lightweight steers at $6 to $6.50. with some choice at $6.75. EDMONTON had fair action and was steady on all cattle with the practical top on good light steers at $6.25 and an exteme high of $6.75. MOOSE JAW had some top sales at $6.25 and REGINA paid $6.25 to $3.50 for best steers. SASK- ATOON bad a good demand for the better grades of cattle and prices were inclined to be higher with steers selling as high as $7. VAN- COUVER was also active. except on heavy steers. Good butcher steers sold between $6.75 and $7, with the top price reaching $7.25.

The United States Market

Sales of Canadian cattle at Buf- falo amounted to around 3B5 head. Irate last week wellzbtv steers sold at. $7.75 to $8.75 off car weights. while on Monday this week weighty

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steers made $7.50 to $8.25. butchers $8 to $8.75. heifers $7 to $8.25. and bulls $6 to $6.75. Two loads of steers

gloves, all of fur. I believe "flail my flowers of oratory failed me when I thanked the good people. As I have said. I spent ten years in that community, and look back to the most enjoyable period I have spent on the Island.

NOTES ON ISLAND PLANTS

The Aceraceae

This Family contains one Genus. comprising six species of Manes (Ace.), one of which A. Negundo, has been introduced. For the bene- fit of nature students I give a de- scriptlve table of the species. 1'9" serving notes on their uses, etc, until next week.

A. Leaves simple, pglmate, lobed. Flowers racemed, terminal, unfold- ing after the leaves.

(i) Striped Ma le, Moosewood, (Acer pennsylva cum Llnnlwus). Racemes drooping. petals obovate. Leaves finely serrate. lobes "£391"

pointed. Fruit large, 2.5 cm. rig with widely divergent wings. A small tree, the smoothlsh 8mm

bark strl d with darker lines. <2) Th‘: Mountain Maple. (A. spicatum Lamar-ck). Racemes erect. petals llnear-spatulate. Leaves coarsely serrate, lobes acute or acumlnate. Fruit smaller. 11D W 3 cm. long. wings erect or somewhat divergent. A shrub or small tree. the bark green. not. s riped. auhrl haml lhapllaeellg: “'2.‘.?'..'.1’i’.' e . owei-s n n - lateral andtennlnal, qnfcldinl Wm‘

the leaves. R M‘ I’ m‘

(3) Sugar or 0c Saccharum Mal-shall). owers

glithoug‘ pxetals. (fanciful-t lwdlcels ei- pe ce s. u. . and glabrous beneati . lobes mu- inlnate, lrlgégdulaéllzvfilnluate. ti; ll . u - "s" m“ a, Emmy di-

cm. longhwiflflebgllfele

. ar ~ verge“ gim le, pllrnate. 1°0- _ ense lateral urn-

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betlzieWriliitoubl-‘Bliiver Male (A. uccharinmn Linnulll). dwell‘! without petals. on short lmllveus» which elongate in fruit. Leaves lam; very white beneath deeply lo lobes rather narrow. coarsel? ' tote. Fruit large. fowl’! cm-a 11101:- wooly when Wlllli. 11 5 - wide, divergent. A tall ec. wllh

“E18 or swam M5919 (-4- rllbrllm Linnaeull- m" "ll-ll red or llow petal-Q. “““€l'..,“l§.“i..f W..." “a... ... , gen -i-r:gula.cly dentate. Fruit to 2.5 cm. ong. wings incurv . A medium- sioed tree wlui reddish twigs. m4 smooth to flaky bark. Common. ..m). Leave! W011i"-

(6) Box Elder. or Manitoba Maple (A, iqqundo Linnaeus). _ Flowers dloeeiotis cluste . .- - V917 small. appearing before the leaves.

with 8 to $33.‘ inted, toothed or entire. A smalmmt handsome tree, rarely cecal-flag here as an escape from vs on.

cuTIiO names Linnaeus. Marshall. and I-amarck, are those of the bo- -ta.nists who gave Latin names to the species. The difference of the leaves in shape and color is very distinctive. and nature-students are advlsccl in mzke mounted collec- tions of them for reference.

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ices steady to firm except at Winnipeg and these closed fully 25c lower. Calf prices were variable, Eastern markets losing 50c to $1 or more and Western markets selling steady ang- while

Calgary and elsewhere

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FHE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

IABSIIFIELD.

I CONSERVATION I

A WEEKLY COLUMN OI PRACTICAL OPINIONS 0F THE VITAL ISSUES AFFECTING THE USES AND ABUSE! 0F NATURAL RESOURCES B! MIL LUDLOW JENKINS.

where m", was l tend”, w ex- The U. S. Biological Survey it takl its annual inventory of the ert pressure on steers a heifers WM“ owl or North Amerlcm A“

though the results will not be pub- lished until spring speculation ls already lively concerning how the figures may influencenext season's hunting regula ons.

cent letter to rs. . . Ex! Chairman of the Emergency Con- servation Committee says:

"There have been notable and en- courag increases in the duck pop- ulatlons n the last four years but these increases have certainly not been so great as to merit the con- clusion that there is now no short- age of these birds. A shor e still exists and will, in my op on, con- tinue until such timeas waterfowl are sufficiently abundant to make reasonable use of the area available to them on the nesting grounds. the flyways and the wintering areas.

“Shoottng regulations in recent

ears have been res nslble for

ringing; about a gra ual reduction of t e shortage, and it is our pur- pose for the future to recommend such measures as we believe will continue the upward trend of water- fowl populatlons until we can say, as we have not yet said "the water-

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were forwarded from Buffalo to the Jersey City market. St. Paul quoted the bulk of the Canadian steers at; $7.75 to $8.50 with tops up to $9.15, and bop quality bulls u to 0.50.

Exports to the Unite States for the week were 2.424 beef cattle, 143 dairy, and 559 calves. Total exports from the first of the year to date . are 11.301 beef, 1,463 dairy and 6.- 426 calves, compared with 35.526 beef. 1,629 dairy, and 6,627 calves in the same peliOd last year.

Calf Market Unsettled

After a firm opening good veal l calves eased off at Toronto to the extent of about 50c and closed at $10.50 to $11.50. Montreal followed a similar trend and closed around $10 after making an earlier top of $11.50. Winnipeg, on the other hand was about steady with t veals at $9 to $9.50. while Calgary also had a top of $9.50. Edmonton was strong and 50c higher with best veals making up to $10. Tops at. Prince Albert were $7.50. Moose Jaw Saskatoon $9, and Regina

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Hog Prices Steady

There was no change in the hog market during the week. Toronto paid $9 for bacons off trucks alive. or $12 to $12.15 on the dressed bas- is. Montreal continued to range between $9.25 and $9.40 for bacons f. dz w.. with the bulk of the sales at $9.35. Wlnnipe maintained its price of $8.60 wh cli has oeen in leffect continuously since the first of the year on bacons f. 8c w. Cal- gary closed with bacons at $8.40 off

Lambs Steady to Lower

There was no change in Eastern lamb p:ices and Toronto paid $9.85 ‘ for good quality, while Montreal had scrne early spring lambs at $10 to $li each. Winni g, closed 25c lower with good lam at $7.75 to $8. Top lambs at Edmonton made $8.75 and Saskatoon $8.35.

CATTLE MARKETS

TORONTO cattle market was fairly active and sold 4.955 head with prices firm on all grades. Welghty steers sold up to $7.40. with most. good kinds at $7.25 to $7.35 and common down to $6.50- Gocd butcher steers and heifers brought $7 to $7.25 and common down to $6. Butcher cows closed at

to $5.25 and canners and cut- ters from $3.25 to $3.75. Good weighty bulls moved out at $5 to $5.25. some light butchers up to $5.50 and bolognas from $4.50 to $5. Bled-calves were steady at $8 to $9 for good to choice and down to $7 for mediums. Mlikers and snrliigcrs ranged from $50 to $80 each.