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THURSDAY, DECEMB,ER 9, 1920

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t‘.\LLs U`ro.\' ci1.\n:'rY.

_ Not within the recollection of the resent gen-

cgi

.ctilttiiitrgoiiiiiist

The agltstors of the Western

Farmeis Panty, and their maritime organ the United Farmers' Guide, are making discoveries. T-he most important one is that in their -poli- tical organizations they are not scoring the successes which they anticipated at the starting point, and that the great mass ofthe farmers of Canada are not open to be exploited or buncood. Premier

eraton, if ever before, in the history ofpthe-world, lnmry hs. wid them the innh in has there been such a general call for charity or such .language which sahhoi be hihhih-

need of charity. Millions in Europe are starving to "°'°'°°d- “tl eve” the "ish miss'

. 'ot`_ the proiiteerlng combine, the

death; millions are out of employment, mi ions are undergoing suffering and want of which we in this country can have no 'conception because we do\n_ot knowwhat hunger is, do not know what it means to hear children crying for food, to see them dying

for want of food. T-hat these people in their awful want have a right to a share o our abundance none of us will deny, and to the credit of our people we have given something, given fairly generously to- wards assisting them. 'That we have done our full duty in this respect none of us will claim. »

And yet the want in Eur0pe,`in the near East,

in the farthest east, is such as to be practically bc- yond the reach of relief, “Man’s inhumanity to man” has added terrors to terror, *has multiplied the want and the misery and the agony so much so that civilization has almost given up relief ‘ work in despair. But groups of devoted men and women are

Hon. Mr. Crerar has been con- strained to admit that success is not crowning their efforts as u t-la-ss group to the extent thuit he expected, and they must branch out into general politics to avert total failure. The Guide feels so strong- ly up against this adverse fact that it is even protesting its own past policy, and fouling the nest which in the past it had so conifortaibly lined. It says:-“Again it has been repeatedly stated in The Guide, the political organization ol' -farmers is not the most important considera- tlon---But interested parties knowing how strong political pre- judices are, are raising the politic- al red herring with t-lie very up- parent object ol' discouraging farm-

working earnestly to stem the tide of misery and _`__ want; something has been accomplished, a small n is, ihaeeii, news to ies.-h ihhi

fraction of the millions have been rescued and the circle of light infthe awful darkness is gradually wid ening

have a right to give to these unfortunates and it is satisfactory to know that every cent given through the organized charities_is being honestly and frugal- ly spent for the purpose for which it was given.

And yet, while looking with pitying eyes on

the millions in Europe we must not forget our own. Distance lends a sort of enchantment to poverty and

want- Unconsciously we cast a halo over the starving and the dying in the near or the farthest east wlhile as unconsciously, we are repelled by the squalor and the misery at our own doors. We have tears and sym

pathy for the distant sufferer, for the unseen heath-

en, but We too often forget the sufferer and the heath

en at home, and we have both.

Charity begins at home but it does not end

there. We have our own poor, our own orphans, our

own sick and our first duty is to them. In the Christ-

mas season now approaching, the season of joy and

gladness for those who have plenty, the season of ac-

centuated misery and sorrow to those in need, let us not forget our own, for they are our own. Turn it how we will, we are our brother’s keeper, and our brother is he who is lying at our own gate looking longingiy at the crunrbs that fall from our table. “And inasmuch as ye have done it unto the least of

these ye have done it unto 3115-"

(‘IIl{IS'l`M.»\S IN THE .\"l‘()ll-ES.

Vl/e whb have plenty and peace and friendship'

'ers organizations of any sort."

the Guide and its -policy is not tot- ally of political origin and purpose. and that every other interest is not subservient to its politics. It is still more surprising to learn that any of the political parties ever strained a hair or struck a note for “discournging farmers organiza-

ltlons" for any other than political purposes. On the contrary t-he geir eral press in every part ol' Caiutdii hiuc been |'oreinost in advocating the getting together of fnrniers for the betterment of their culling, in their own interests und that 0 their country. and in doing this they have been encouraged to thc utmost by the co-operation ol' thc press and by grants from dift’erent. ilovernnicnts. Not until ‘long iifter tlieir political iigitutors comincnc- ed to circulate false dogmps and to uiisrepresent everything in the form of government contrary to their views did these political par- ties make a stand in their own de- fense. Anti even in this thc c:tni»

paiivn was principally in retutation

of untruthful charges, and ltliel

most spacious twisting of actual facts \vhich.the paid-agitators re- sorted to in their efforts to scan- dalize the old time -political par- tics. both of which have liud some faults but both ot' which man for

tain n Club was .formed "with u small membershlp"; at Aylesford, Kings Co., United Farmers' Club organised “with a membership ot' i`ourteen;" at Kingston a Local Club was formed “wit-li’ twelve members,” and this tone of small gatherings with scarcely a hand~ ful of. signers to membership is not merely of isolated cases but the nr- erage trend of its general report.

The Canadian parliament has in

the 'person of Dr. Edwards of Fron- tenac a member who is not afraid to delve into facts and motives and to speak out straight from the shoulder. And he talks with very great force of argument, his poll- tical blows being of the sledgg- hammnr variety. In the East Elgin campaign he made It most unconi- fortable l`or the Hon. Mr. Crernr, in fact the situation was mode so warm that the Grain-Gro\vers leal- er was constralnefl to attemp: ii defense. In doing so he let nnothci- cat out of the bug. These are his words ns reported in the official organ. “Replying to `tl\e charge that THE GRAIN GROWERS SUBSIDIARY COMPANY IN NEW YORK hud made large pr0flts»dur- ing the war, Mr. (‘-rerai' said: "l feel rat-her proud ol' that venture. We fornied the original company some years ago to handle the ox- port, business IN THE IINITEII STATES. We arranged a line of credit for $8,000,000 WITH AM- ERICAN BANKS and handled 96.~ 000,000 bushels of wheat. On ilial| we made a profit of a half cent per bushel." or $~i80,00I).Little wonder iluit this apostle ot' l'ree trade oi-l reduced tariffs is anxious to hart-I the manufacturing and big business of Canada turned over to the l’ni~i ted` States. There is money in It l'oi~l hiin. but limv n-bout the fnrincr.-" wlioiii lie would dupe or the indus lrics he wants to wipe out, which

in uiuucsroiiuii ‘c

This ooluann In open for Ulm alnunlon by aornapono ants of questions ol Inter ost. The Gharlothtewn Guardian docs not neosee- srtty endorse the opinions expressed by In corru-

pondonts. 1

gO Auori-isa sins To Ti-is Fox

. INDUSTRY -

Sir:-In reading the P. E lllllmd

papers and recently those of Mont- ical and other mainland cities the

impressisn is given that the P. E. .i fox indui ry is in a flourishing con ditiori and highly profitable. If this is the case there are hundreds oi people \vho need enlightenment. I refer to the many who like inyse-li' have invested their good money I this lndustry and receive no rc. turns. The amount reprt-s-ents huii ‘.i-cds of iihousunds of ~doiI-urs must of \vliicIi was -paid over at the enr- ncst solicitation of reputable men.

liisine lof these ,coinpaniiets have ni~v¢-r paid a dividend and the vast iiiiijority little, or nothing during thc past six yeurs. Of seine It is difficult. to get inforniatlon even when sought; 0t'liers hold Annual Meetings and ‘issue statements the chief feature of which is to say N0 dividend -will-be paid. Generally :i proxy vote is asked for which l'i'c:iucnIly means that the board tar directors rather than the share holders control the situation. Be it said a fe-w compziriies have paid dividends right through the wai- yciirs but this only increases thc

qucstioniiigs concerning the iiiiiny wliicli have paid nothing. The writ

fi- is financially' interested in fit. tcen different companiw re.pi‘esei\i ing seventy-eiighit shares and on-ly three or four have paid tiny tiivi

arc the back-bonc :ind lifc ol' the `coiin\r_\".’

'l`hcrc wits ti 'consitlcihble fuss and show ol fentliers at the opt-.ii-, ing of the i\i:i'icultui‘z\l and Tech- nical School. and coniplinienls an-i `eulo;:ics llew thick and fnst as thc custoiii is on gain dziys like this. Ilut behind the slizidows there was the lurking _ghost ol' uneasiness. :ind in the corner cupboard thc pro\'erbiiil skeleton which :iildctl to llic liez\\'lncss ol' henrl ol' those who

\\\‘ei'¢ scckin_i.'. to hide thc gloom; within, ‘ncatli the tinsel ol' flnc words and the glow lights ol' out- ward show. All is not going well, the skeleton is making its unearth-

in actual sp»~ziltin_x: :ind coiiipliiining lorin. Spirits are not siipposctl to

ly rattling noisc and the gliosls arf-|

ilciid since 1914. Many otlicrs have liad a. worse experience. We have pititiitiy enlziiqretl tlhis condition

'. acl' uffiiirs for six years lint now de.

inunii better t.rcnt.inent or un c.\~ pusure of delinttulent c.:iiiip:inics. One coin-puny recently suggested seven dollars a share its a fair price for its stock wiliich has ai pair value of one hundred dollars. Why do all the 1*. E. Islztnd papers -li:i.i:=i rlils industry when siiclia-oiitliii-iiis prevail?

I would suggest that all disniis fled shareholders organize for pur- poses uf sell'-protection. .»\ coiivi-iii ion could be held und thc gciicrill sitiinlion invstigtited und proper- :ic tion tnken.

‘ 1 am Sir: etc.

A FAIR DEAL

l _ in 1 h ' . be susceptible to tcinperaturc. yet ' R man w compare ri onesty of , _ _\ A

lpurpose quite favourably with the

`l'nltetl Farmers, or any ot.her par- ty who iuay arrogate to themselv- ics the claim to all that exists in ltlic l`orm of human virtues.

Christmas shopping is now on in full swing/ and

present prospects are that buying and selling will The fan -in that the anions-§l'riy ihis they expect to Shu- h -few

be at least up to the usual standard. One thing par- lim- rohhti ihhi poininn pmhng- ticularly attracts attention this season, that is, ands is not taking with the si-vii' that in many respects pre-war quality colors and "ms °‘ the f*‘““°"’* “ml t“°>' ‘“"°

Y even prices are in evidence showing quite a contrast 1fff:;2g,,f§;,ff2,r.';e,;;;x§lli0:l~lc;"i>liT

with the dull war years.

Notwithstanding the reduced prices for farm

/blainc. In :ill efforts towards or- ganization of institutes and :is-

products the past year has been a prosperous one snmbiies for the hetierhi-hi or and the unprecedented Drosilerity of the past four or *`=“'"‘l“H °°“<"'i°“S- “ml l°f C0-0i>er~ five years is still in evidence; so there will be few if 2"? ”“"‘““ “““ “°‘""f~'» "“""°"*‘ any restrictions in buying; the Christmas spirit this ,:`f“,”f“;‘f,"“n(;’§;;‘e "’f)°,f‘t““;:f"’f§,f‘,’r‘ld season will be as bright and as generous as ever; peo ,,, ,me Sm, ,,,'e C,.,,,,,._(‘,,.,,,f ple generally will have what they need and a little thhwéi-S noiiiiehi gymnastics they more. The merchants have prepared for this; they liiwv been hotiibly aimtlietlc and have reduced prices in sympathy with the "°“`““°““1°g- This is Hmvli' fllus reduced prices for farm products so that on the "’-‘“°‘{ by "The °""““'"" F“f""”"" whole the purchasing p'ower of the year’s crop will ;:§,.e,‘af.',l,';‘f, fall little, if any, short of what it was when prices s,,,,,,,,,,,k,, ,.,,,,,,,.,,, -.,,,e,.c w,,_;, H

both in selling and buying were higher.

jsninll i:atliering"; Pictou County.

The prudent buyers are doing their shopping at fl- J- Mc-lllllan'- nm-iniz=ui<»h

now; some of them have done it already and others "‘”°"““» "“‘“°‘°““ “lmbefr lei"

~ ,- , k Uh f _ cd up"Z nt another siniilttr meeting

fvllli bedweu advtlgefi 1NaE]};;eyb;;'O§e Sltrggkgdgre 36 by this same ncitutoi' hold at Lorne Oc an secure en' S P ' "ii llnlted Farmers' Club was l'orm- ed. There never was a better range of goods to sei- ini. Nine memh@i»h"; in nine _\n,,,,,_

cet from than is being displayed in the stores at

present; the merchants were never more anxious to 'l'+--;--'-

dispose of their goods than at present as they are l anxious to make room for new stocks and bargains are being given in every department. I

Daily Selections

There has, it is true, been considerable talk Gu”-dim Readers

about reductionin prices and expectation may |

have been keyed too high in this respect. Prices have been reduced, we believe to the lowest possible figure consistent with healthy business and it is not good for either the merchant or the customer that prices should slump suddenly. In this respect

business conditions in this province have been ex -'

ceedingly good; there rave been no sudden slumps, on the contrary reduc ions have been gradual and

consistent with the conditions which govern buying] and selling. It must be remembered that as purchas es have been curtailed during the past year, mano-I factoring has also been curtailed and there is a lim-| it to available goods. A healthy balance between buy, ing and selling can only be maintained by healthy|

prices and it may safely be assumed that prices are,

now at about as low a level as they can sa ely reach consistent with healthy business - Nothing can be gained by delaying the Christmas shopping and

the Guardian’s advice is UQ IT NOW- |

¢-'urnlslunl by W, Q_ L¢||;g|»|_

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l RA8TUS‘ PHILOSOPHY

De sunflower aln't tie daisy. and

de -melon aln`t de rosc;

\’\'hy is dry all so crazy to be

sunifin else dat grows?

Jess stick to de .place you`re planted. and de de-bes yo knows; Ile de sunflower or dc

daisy, de melon or de rose.

Don'tl1e what yo aln`t, jess yo hc

whnl yo ls,

if yo nm not what yo ure den yo

is not what _vo

ll' yo‘re jess in llttlc tndpole. dnn’t

yo try to -be de frog;

It yo are de tail, dnn't yo try to

wog de dawg.

Pnss de plate if yo can‘t. exhnwt

and Dreach;

If yo're jess it little pebble. dnn`l

yn try to be de beach; When a man is what he lsn't, den

he isn’t what he ln,

An' as sure as I'm a talking, iie's

n'rrwlnf~ to get his.

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‘ SUCH l.\lPOSSll}l.l-`. CONDI-

their chill infested quarters. The

place _is ill-heated and cold. be-

building is splendldly equipped.

tons of cmtl, nt ' THE (TORT OF Tllli COMFORT ANT) lll‘1i\liTH OF THOSE \VllO ARE l‘lNI)l‘]i\V- OURING TO LE/\l'lN |'Nl)l‘l]{

TIONS. Sonic wag. pi-nbiibly with lntcnt to inukc it rise out ol' the (lovcrnmenl, siigrgcstctl that stoves

were cheaper. oi- pcrcluincc some hegler had some stoves to sell, and gullibly they jumped to the bait and disaster has followed.

There is also complaint til' the

breaking away from the originiil plan of furnishing the students‘ with board upon thc premises. One

cause the _Governrnc-nt have sub-- stituted the hntiqne stove for t.iiel°|\f1l'u1 with wlwm she comes in modern heating with which ihel

these are in voluble complaint ol

LONDON. Dec. 7. Princess .\i;ii'.

gore-l of llcniiiiirk continues txi

contact by hor beauty and vivaci- ty and the question on the tongue of everY0l1e in court circles hott here and in Copenhagen ls: “Will t-'lie 'be ablc to churin thc I‘i‘ilu:c ol Wulcs t-o thc iioint of ninking ii proposal of iiizii'yiaf‘;e.” All eyes are on the _young couple :uid thc lledlll-lfU| Driiicf‘~:s luis many ircll wishers here. English people rcciil! that Queen Alcxiindrn, beloved by ull, was thc dniiglitcr ot' ii Viking king. The fact thut Princess .\l».ii' garcl is a special favorite of ilu- Qttecn hiiitlicr is rcgurtictl :is at nappy nugury. Princess Mui-garci is very popular in England. as slif' was, acting as nurse for incaiin soldiers. She is fond of outdoor spnrt and ls on expert driver.

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=WlNNlPEG IS NOT TO HAVE

-LABOR MAYOR

WINNIPEG, l)t>(c, 5,-\Vllh 1|

of thc excuses. as ritinor goes, is that tlicsc coiinlrv luds linvc enor-‘

pyovislons are costing high. lint ul good appetite is ai virtue millet" thun a crime, nt least to all outside of |h_e Go\'ei'iiiunnt, und wliei'cver t-hey go these appetites must be snlisflcd. The cost will bc no lessl in thc privule house llinn in the school dining room. In rctll fiicl it \vlll now cost more. for in addition to the food necessary tn sustain thc ortllniir_\' cxlstcncelithwe will be un udded quantity necessary to keep up the animal heat required to resist thc cold and chilly atmos-

phere ol their study qiiartnrs. .\nd` these complaints are only initial. :il foretasle of what is to comc whenl ooltlci' weather sets ln. _

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‘uisly healthy appetites, and thrill

TnB.j0l‘ily to his crctllt of 1.101, Edward i’iii'ncll has been elcctcrl llltiytir tri' \Viniiipfrg for 1921. i‘;ii'» ncll had 15.115 votes, and S. ,lf ciindldzitc, l4.0|~i. The rt-ldcriiiziiiic votes werg ciist on the propiir|i.>n- nl repmscnintion systcin. and oiiir first choice were counted toiiiglil. Sindy of the-.-'c figures lntliciitetl thut Labor hurl failed to secure- .i majority ln the 1921 t(‘lty Cotinc-il.

The candidates ran neck :intl

neck while the enrly i-cturiis we-rc

rcceiiid, and Fin-nicr hopes wciz- high. ater figures gave i’iirnclI ii siihstan?t.lu.l snalorlty, iintl thc Labor candidates lend was over- turned. The total vutc nl' iinrlci' 30.000 was about one-third of t,l1c electorate enrolled and entitled ui roto today.

Farincr. who was the iinsiicccss-

l'ul candidate for the .lliiyorally ai year ago, was noirilniitcd -for thc <'0l\l€St lllst- ended ns the cnndidulc of the Dbininlon Labor Party. Pol lowing n disagreement in thc ranks ol that piirty over the clvlc ciinxll- dates, hc contlnucd in the field The campaign was waged through the medium ol’ a great nuiniber ol public meetingu.

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/"' '*°°EFMF`lT WITH '| AN. NUNZIO HAS BEEN REACHED

lI.0i\llz`.'. Dec..-.7.~A il:-=~nn|¢~1\ |,,

the Epo:-a from lfiiinan =n_\-5 nn ,,- greetment with Gabriele d'Annun- rio hnn .virtually licen i-nn¢»,n¢\c<| a-s a result of iz visit. of thc spcciiil coin-mission sent tn h.-it upfm hi;n lui. week by thi- cliitiinliei' of fic-

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evmouttted and that Italy will rc~ ongnizo thc i-cizcncy nf Qiinrnoyo,

" M(lN'IlRiEAL. Dec. 6.-.The snare holders of the Atlantic S-ugar Re- finery. Limited, met here this morning at aspecial meeting- This is -the first time since the trouble in the sugar market that theifull interests ofthe C-onipany have us- siemblied together.

At toda.y's meeting there were

547.076 shares represented. At the outset, the President, D. Lorne Mc G:-bbon emphatically said It would not be -in the interest of t-he Com- pany. its shareholders, or the plans in view for the financing of the organization rlf he were -to make any kind of a statement. He ex- pressed the opinion that the prc- sent crisis 'would be weathered 'when the two new by-laws. to bi- aidopted at the aneetlns. were wp- proveti. `

The first b_y-law preser.-ted “l<"’

concerned the financing 'through issue, sale etc., ol' securities. pract- eally at the discretion of the -Poard -wliile t-hc sctpnhl by»d'a.w “G” the financing illl`0lllZll llli’ banks, also ut thc il>o'\r;l’~i illscrr tion. In/ this connection u short holder rose to point out that li- pnssing ol' these eiiiictment.-, pitc ed the sliaii'elioltl:>r.-i iinil their in tcrcsts in the cniiipviv In thc lizinds of the <lii'cc.tors. ’l‘l\i- \\\i.< .icknoulcilgetl by the I’i‘t‘.sitl0!\I.

: Upon me iitlnpviun of thc by-law

Mr. McGi.bbon iuovcd lliait thc meeting h`e adjourned. Much np tiiiiisin was expressed bl' ill" sliarolioldtws r-.nncr>i-ning the futurt und -the rc-flnnnclniz of the I-fini pnny, the general opinion living that not inucli trouble ncctl bc till iiclpated.

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lustrous ties in

prtival. Wh

extra cost.

Henderson & Cutlmiiie

101 Lrralton Street

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.l The Rogers Hardware Co l.tti

Queen St. Grafton St.

\& Heres a Gilt She Will

Appreciate

E’ec 1-ical Appliances that simplify li-iuse..

work and make liomckeeping a delight -

These Eltctrical devices are always ready

for use, ard thc .cost of operation- is very small.

A y of the following articles would

make a delightful Xmas Gift.

Electric “ Gold Medal" Cleaner

Percolator

Toaster

lroii Hot Phte Stove ' Chaiing llisli Blue Bird Washing ' Machine `

Call and let us demonstrate them

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Manufacturer of High Gffldf .

FLOUR

, - Gmlinin llour, llrzin illld

“ coin ii0Nii."-hui “tihiiiiin CITY ”

ilrzinds :irc makiiig ri name for tlienisclves as superior to imported iitnirsl-`

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l’iit up in (ottoii lizigs 98 lbs. _lute and Cotton :ind 24 lbs Cotton. ilu i V

est package on the market. and couliiihing the best flour on the tllafket'

FARMERS "

This is an Isla-iid Iiiduxtry, we want your White Fifth Rfd Fife’ anihgah; l

qui.: lVhmt. liring along what you hiive to sell, we will pay full valUC ‘fl

cash or exchange for High Grade Flour.

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Christmas buying

Prices $1 £0,313;

$1.50 and up, Dam, ily -boxed “Mm