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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1926

POLITICAL UNEASINESS

, low the report of the Royalties» mission on Maritiult- (‘iaims is tak- ing the joy out oi‘ the Christmas

planatlotis and "rife. Everyone who mentions the subject at all professes the hearti- at sympathy with the Milrillfllcs,

speculations are

The prospect of having to swal-

to be the-almost universal quest.

i . naive urn-books can he best incul- Jcaiqd durinscblhihood. ‘Reading ‘aloud in the family circle. discuss-

season in Govvrnnlcut circles. LXI-mg we mad, pmmenlsthu, arhelntis it was before the Rivcrs and

{the course of-sucil readlngisper- hnps the most effective way of in

jbtlilinga love of books in the mung

gnrtl for th'e frivolous and the lu- slpid pleasures which today appear

11am iqnsnmmfrgows coatings .,

Notes by the Way

in the _Rivora and Harbors Bill, which sanctioned the withdrawal and which had passed the House of Representatives, was, defeated in the Senate on l-‘riday of last week by an antondnlent declaring that "nothing in this Act shall be con- strued to authorize any diversion of water from Lake Michigan." This does not, however, affect a telnpor- ary diversion now going on. The Senate's action leaves the situation

da-ys.

Harbors Bill was passed. Ii ,This is a victoryfor the States: ‘bordering on the Lakes and River

ganisms

.a couple

t. 9 Bpjslm W.’ MAKING

had been ibot

l HIOMBO has lost its battle in ,

congress for tho privilege of taking water from Lako Michi- gan and taming it down the Mississippi. A clause

Bow. MD. ‘bipartisan.-

RIERS SAFE

of week-s.

A very busy busincssauall. meet» ing ‘his doctor on the street. com- plalnedlfli a slight svruthrost that haying tum forms few

The physiclangsuqgestcd that he come to his office, jubfltfmako sure of things he look suswab of hi5 throat. The report on the ‘swab - was that therewvere therein. Thecltizen yvas not sick bu; rc- mained really under quarantine for At the end oi’

tiflitharla 0r-

CAR-

"Presses m” “m”! 13m‘ i" ‘heiworth-whlie books many problctnsias wen‘

jhsticc of their claims, expect troublr from others.

tors.

The Hon. 1i’. J. Yeuint. Postmaster,‘

General. in a speech at

spoke very sympathetically of the

rights of the Maritimes, tin.- neces-‘and dorm, more pleasure fromipushing its investigation: in Britishi

sity oi’ Maritime members standing together on the question, intimat- ing at the same time that there was going to be opposition the three sides of the llousc. llc made it as clear as he could that parlia- lmeni, not the government, hail to do with the matter.

from

in his opinion.

"evidently, the government. assumes F

no responsibility, gives no lead but will bc guided entirely by thcvotc of the House~the voice of the pol- itical triangle.

1t will not be forgotten that tin: Royal ("ommlssintl was instituted by the flovcrnmeut. not by Parlia-

ment was able to do. extra-parliamentary tribunal air pointed to settle a mutter of nation- al importance. Th»: Commission has rendered its verdict after ntaf- urc deliberation and a ti1i>rough in- vestigation of alithcclalms and a fair and impartial examination o.‘ competent Why the anltiety now to shill tba- responsi- biiity from the govcrnnlcfl’. lo par- liament’! W'hst was the tribunal instituted for except to point on‘

i‘.

witnesses.

to the government tin: course should follow? And. the. manic having been pointed out six months ago, why has not the government ‘acted before this?

it is a curious and suspicious

7”"- uw-vfthat are too deep for

{not made them any more friendly.

l

meat h was appointed .0 do whaUl-‘rcnch soldier killed a German civ

neither the Government nor Parlia- "m" “m1 “Duuded ‘W0 "ihcrs- Th” n was m, Prenchtnan was lricd by court mar-

ii-‘rcncli soldier. ‘Tile evidence 3i!-

fact that even the government press and government members. while-with one hand, landing the Commission's report. and the wis- dom oi‘ its recommendations, are with the other hand, wrapping thc mantle of irresponsibility around the government.

ATMOSPHERE OF BOOKS.

DUNS in profusion, books in

every room iu t-hu lioune, with a'central collection by any of .1 library in one room, give an air oi culture and refinement to the hum- blest home. A home without books is ‘like an orchard Witllfllli "U" garden without flowers‘.

trees, a and, no matter how ifarishly or lavishly or texpenslvely furnished can never be made to look like a cultured homo.

in a booltless home we do no look for well trained children or for intelligent purcnts- who have 11 broad outlook upon life. Thcwut- look upon life is necessarily nar- row. Thcrc is no contpillliollflhil’ with tho host men and Women WU“ have llvod and enriched the Wvrlil with their work and their writing.

This is a thought for the Christ- mas season. ‘Iihc children should ‘be brollxbt up new»: books. in the atmosphere of books and ever)‘ 935,111“; season should fnako a‘. least a small contribution to the “finally library. lathe hurry and ‘bustle of preparation for the ex- change of Christmas remembranees

I divulged but. with their country

the ‘interesting; facts connected with ithe practice of family reading is [the easerticss with which even the

Mmmtumlyoungest child grasps at the un- reported in yesterday's (iuardialf.

folding problems. The healthy boy

|o|~ girl will take luore interest in {such reading and discussion titan they usually get credit for. and in

young _ lheyimlnd to gliasp, and om.- ofthe mosti expect opposition from some quar-

Conrt of the United States.

ready lost it in Congress.

i The Customs Commission

Columbia has unearthed the fact that the brewers and distillers had

contributed neanly $100,000 to the] _ lull” W35’ “WY develoi’ a heallhi’ election funds of both the Li-bernlflhirwe“ Wm carried the diphme‘ ' iflfl Orizanistns for many months.

mind and a broader outlook upon and Conservativeflint-ties, Both the

lifc. i i

FRANCE AND GERMANY. i i

i RANGE and Germany ilavc hadl‘

l

i little love for each other littlc cnufidettci: in each other for many years, and the last war has

and!

They are again eyeing each other suspiciously and their “friendly re-

lationship" is being strained. A

tiui and acquitted. While one of the wounded civilians was convictedon charge having struck the

a of

pears to have been conflicting. lu any case thc Gcmian government has instructed its Ambassador in Paris to demand a reopening oi the ease and to say that the con- duct of the court martial is not conducive to the contluuanw of friendly relations between tllctwo nations. Germany and France have doubl- less had enough of war nnd of the consequences of war during the [lat-ii twelve years and it is bygno means probable that the "friendly relations" shall be strained to the much less likely that either country would plunge into war. National honor, however, is very sensitive. more sensitive perhaps than personal honor, and anything that can be construed lu- to a national insult may at any time be regarded as a justifiable casus belli.

‘What the lfireneh Government will do in this case has not boon

breaking point,

still groaning under the itorrors of the last war, there is little cause for apprehension. They will, in some way, satisfy Germany's na- tional pride, without any damage to their own and peace and amity will follow in due course. In the metmtime national and internation- al bickerings are dangerous and should not ‘be condoned the press 0f either country. A whole- some public opinion once formed in any country is the surest preven- tive of war.

in

EDITORIAL NOTES.

Dead broke, but happy: waiting for Christmas and ‘Santa Claus.

lPat was busy and laboriously writing. liis wifc asked him what he was writing about. lie replied that be was making a list of the men in the ward whom he could lick. in the list was included the name of a neighbor, Miko. This in- formation ‘ was communicated to

Victoria 'l‘intes, Liberal, and the Vancouver ‘Province, (fonst-rvaiivt’. strongly condemn these transuc lions as purchases of "protection." The Tintes wants i0 know witut this protection was. ll seems the contributions were irhargcd up to "protection and Assurance ac- count." ‘The Province comments that "there was either blackmail of the liquor business by the politi- cal- parties, or the corruption of good government by the liquor busi- ness. or both."

‘A painful feature of the evil mix- ture of rum and politics, is that it has been carried on in the pro- vinces that have had government control of‘ the liquor business as wc-il as in those having prohibitory laws. The facts arc now exposed under the limelight. and make a loud c-all for vigorous legislative and administrative efforts to pro- vidc and enforce the best remedies that can be found.

Judging by spirited correspond- ence in loading Canadian journals, there is deep general interest throughout the country as to the work of the imperial Conference. and a widespread feeling that it tends to weaken the tics that bind the Empire together. This will bo- colne more apparent when Parlia- ment rc-assenlbles and the intcr- rupted discussion is resumed. Many correspondents express their dissatisfaction, regret, or disgust that the Canadian delegates chose to align themselves with the repre- sentatives from South Africa rath- er than with those from Australia. New Zettland and Newfoundland-

wbose views in regard to the value of our imperial connection and rc- iationsllit) are believed to be shar- ed by the ntajority of the (‘nuatiian people.

Th: pernicious doctrine of self- detsrmlnstion of which the late President Woodrow Wilson made himself the exponent, has itad a bancful effect since his cxit from the stage. Tho Southern States of Antcrlcu ntado an unsuccessful nt- icmpt to separate from the Ameri- can Union in the sixties of last ren- tury. but it was put down with a strong hand. and thc result has abundantly repaid the action. Wilson rcasscrlcd the right of se- cession under the name of self-dc- tcrlnination, and its revival has proved a solirco of disintegration and discontent in the four quarters of the globe.

iPostmasterGonsr-i Veniot, speak- ing in Monoton the other day, gave a fairly frank endorsement to Mari- time rights and claims, urging that representatives from tho Three Provinces without distinction of party should stand together until justice is done. This altitude on the part of a monrber of tho King Government gives encouragement to‘llopc_ that tho Duncan report will be implemented by legislation in the early part of the resumed session. Mon. Dr. Vonlot antici- pates some opposition from other sections which should be met by a united front from the Maritimes.

(i,

beets should not be forgotten. They w; moot, valuable possessions‘ ‘W0 have in that till! l" l" 1°“ ed on Pat. and the following con- whlch makes for well-informed and hum” migds, well-informed for

any sphere of llfo into which 0H9 pa) enter. To carry awn! m" tbs bomotlnto m» busy world I am of books is to nrwwlllv "-

ion s love-fol‘ 910F101‘ "d “Wsstisflod there would be no lisnse

shim la life, s wholesome dim -

i,

Mike's wife, and by her to her hus- band. The latter immediately call-

versstion ensued: "is my name in ,|the list of men you can lick?" "it it." (Throsteningly): "You can't do Ilt." “Then? said Pst, "i'li take ‘your name off." And the wax-was over. if nations could he as easily

Dr. Price. MJP. for Westmorllmd. and Dr. Murray fdchsren. M.P. for Saint John. are also on record as strongly endorsing the Duncan re- port.

‘Tho Custom Commission which suosssstlstl (be ‘of the Rouse of Commdllslsftér ha‘ ses- sion, and‘ hss been recently work- ing in British Columbia. is shortly

of war.

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comins llsck to Hsllfss. it is now

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mil

aka

Q; _'[ y -4,~.g.;.vn .

iminds. 'i‘here are in most of tile|sl- -1~'-l‘\'l'¢11¢@ B1"! 1'01‘ I119 DPQViIN-‘elilitills time the organism's still showed The judicial aspect. of thcjllp in the swab, but he wsq allowed question is now being cunsidercdgio 79mm ‘o lmsmesfi c“ m9 under’

by a Commission of the Supreme

istailding that he would dislnfec

lHe was what

lsomeotle else the dread ailment.

_ A British research man claims to. nomhavc discovt red a pie-thud of rend- ering these individuals safe in soc- let-y by being able to prevent the

Edilphtheria organisms from mul ll-"nlvinx. and so dying off.

a small dost-

used three or four limes a day.

Notwithstanding that he mad been carrying the organism“ rm- months, after five days treatment, and wailing n full forty-eight hours, the swabs for the first time show- ed no diphtheria organisms.

Al the end of the second and

third weeks there were still no or- ganlsms pftifliflli. Repeated tests still showed that i-iw boy was no longer a ‘carrler", and he was permitted to return to school.

saute ntanner and this physician has itad no fallnrea with it

The chloroform seems g0 take all the movement or motion away from the diphtheria organism, so that it can neither feed nor sub- divide. hence it cannot multiply, and thus can cause no _troublc. This is certainly a valuable die- WWYY because diphtheria carriers arc either a menace to society, or must live secluded lives.

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Daily- Selections FOR ~ Guardian Readers

QOOOO-OQOOO

December 24, 1926

JOY d-‘OULOWB UNDERSTAND lNG-"And all the people- went their way to oa-t, and to drink, and to send ‘portions. and in make great mirth, llecatls‘: they had understood the words that were declared unto them." Neda. 8:12. .

iPit-AYER-d will bless the Lord. Who hath given mo counsel. my heart is glad and any glory rejoic-

eth. A CAROL "Why arc tho streets so merry; Why are the lights so bright? The laughing throng that flows along

llus dropped all cam tonight."

"Oh. they have made a journey

‘Through all the ages down,

To iflnd in deep and soundless

slcop

‘A place of no renown." "And do they draw their tide of joy From that far-distant. town?"

i.

“Why are the chiidron dancing; Why do their ‘bright. eyes shine; What power itus shed mound each ihelld A liifht that lsydivinc?" "Oh. they have seen n stranger tat breaking of the morn, A molihcr mild, who held a child A lily and a thorn!” "And are all infants holy‘ Because one Babe was born?"

"wily are this bell; a-rlngtng Wily do ‘the people sing

‘Peace Has como Uho new-born King?" "Oh, it was in the first of years That luv-o and wisdom met;

came Before the stars ltatfset. “So long ago, so long ago, And not forgotten yeti" By lFred Jacob

BERMUDA EX-GOVERNOR D158

DELHI. lllllhi. DOC. 23.—~G(!u()l'Ql Hir James Willcocka, governor of lli<lier£mttdlll.hfi"loni1n 1917 to 1922, and

B m!!! B 0 many oampai in India and West s“

oral Wlllcocka was knighted in l9- 00. and was awarded many decor- ations, including the D. S. O.

ed from the East to the West for years past. When the probe shall have commuted its work and made

tion of cupldlty and lawlessness on

{his throat three times daily with Wmlia boracic solution. Hon. C. E. Hughes at its head. andi the evidence zilready taken leadsifiliphihen“ °'"fl§r-" ,to the conclusion that Chicago will lose the fight there as she has alriye,

is known as a

These folks are not t-eally tron-b- led much with a sore throat, but ltave the power to pass on to

H0 TPPOrts the case of a boy of steps to the obscurer quarters of

land nothing scented to lessen the number of organisms until he tried gloomy sturdinoss, amidst the mo- of chloroform by darn innovations which surround mouth. The. regular spray made up Uwm-

nf some alkaline solution like soda in distilled water, had the water still remain some half dozen old replaced by chloroform. and was Inns. which have preserved their a

' 3s need ~bo tho general appearance

That hate ahull cease-n Prince of

With l-lis sweet name, the angels

Alfos. died , Saturdor at Bhartpur, tndia. Gon- .

known that stnuniing and rum-run- ning and bootlegslng have prevail-

lts report it will ‘be s. sorry rsvols-

tho port otmany persons, some of. them hitherto movlnl in circles of

.W'r.|v

A Readlng- From

_ Mr. Waiter Dsxhr, editor of the ' Dickonslsn. known tutor of a vvids range of Dick no sharaotsrs, has lust Wrlttln a now boot; on “Mr. ‘Plokvwslcs Pilgrimages." in vluloh selections from the origrnal text lro linked togot msnt; and '

graphic reproductions. With his introductory paragraph gm] oom- ments we roprim from "Pickwick Papers" the story of 8am Wsilol-‘s first appeilranos:

ltenders 0t‘ Pickwick will well rc- lnomher the ludicrous adventures of Mr. Pickwick and Mr. Wardlo when in pursuit of the eidpmg couple. Jingle and Rachael War-die. The chase ‘ended. at the White Hart in-n, in the Borough, which af- forded Charles Dickens with the opportunity ot‘ presenting to the world one of the most famous characters in fiction-Sam Weller.

“There are in London several old inns, once the headquarters of celebrated coaches in the days when coaches performed -their journeys in a graver and more sol- emn manner than they do in these times; but. which have now degen-

t

arated into little more than the abtiing and booking places of Wiflmri’ “iagons. The reader

would look in vain for any of these ancient hostelries, among the Gol- den Crosses and Bull and Mouths. which rear their stately fronts in the improved streets of‘ London. If he would light upon any of these old places. he must direct his

the town; and there in some se- eluded nooks he will find several still standing with a kind of

in the Borough especially, there

external features unchanged, and which have escaped alike the rage for public improvement, and the encroachment: of private speculu- tion. Great, rambling, queer, old places they are, with galleries, and P88811208. and staircases, wide on- ough illlii antiquated enough, to furnish llli-llfififliti‘ for a hundred Rhos-t stories. sllppflfl-ll-g wo should ever "be reduced to the lamentable llwcusliy of inventing any, and that the world should exist long enough to exhaust the innumer-

Qlbgr 4.5% responded m M", able veraoious legends connected U

with old London Bridge, and its adjacent tnoghbourltood on tho Burrs-y side.

it was futile yard of one of these inns-of no less celebrated a one than the White Hflrt~—tilal. a mnn was busily employed in brush-

oarly on the morning succecdmg

the events narrated

chapter. Ho was habitod in a mares-striped ivaisbcoat,

black calico sleeves, and blue

glass- buttons; dralb brooches and leggings. A bright red handker- and n-natudled stylo round his carelessly thrown on one side of his head.- of-boots before him, one cleaned

addition he made to -the clean row, be paused from his work, and contemplated its result with cvi dent satisfaction. .- Thc rard presented non bustle and activity whlc usual characteristics of at largo coach inn. Three or four lumber» i-ng waggons, each with o. pile of goods ‘beneath its ample canopy, about the height of the second- floor window of an ordinary house, were stowed away beneath a lofty roof which extended over

e of ‘that h are the

which -was probably to commence ts journey’ that mornlnar. was drawn out into tho opon space. A don-bio tit-r of’ bedroom galleries. with. old clumsy balustrados, ran round two sides of. the straggling arosfund a double row of bells to

weather by a little sloping roof, hung ovor the door loading to tho bar and coffee-room. Two or three gfiga and chaisooarfa were wheeled up under different little sheds and pent-houses; and the v- ' ion-at’ heavy tread of a cart- horse, or rattling of a chai-n at tho further end of tho yard, announced

mutter, flint the stable hay in that direction. ‘W-hen we add that a few boys in smock frocks were ly- ing; asleep on heavy packages. ‘wooipacka, and other articles that were suntan-ed about on hoops of straw, we have described as flllly

of the yard of the Wbito Hart inn, lgirStreet, Borough. on the par- ticular morning in question. Aloud ringing of one of the bglla, was followotfby the appear- ance of a smart ehambentnold in the upper sleeping gallery, who, after tappng at one ofI-the doors. and receiving m. request from ‘with- in, called over the bainstrades-