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out... ohslrsisn of the finance Committee of the City 001m- eil, has answered the questions rec- ently eskcd in the Guardian in the affirmative. He admits the condi- giom gpe generally eszset cut in the Guardian, with the exception that he

claims the amount of the bonded

debt is $1,341,100. But the chair-nan of the Finance committee knows that he has to pay interest as well

p as the capital mentioned and l! he

adds this, amounting to some $837.- 000, he will find the tel-Bl l0 be W11" wes given in the Guardian, viz: 82.- 180300. This money has to be paid by the citizens within l9 years or, at the rate, in round figures of $113,000 per annum. Can we do it, and car- ry on the services efficiently, without additional taxation? Councillor Foster says it was not necessary to B0 to the Legislature to get authority to re-issue the so... bonds that fell due last year. This is all the more reas- en why steps should be taken by the City Council to safeguard its financ- es. anthem isnothing to prevent the city adding to its bond re-lssues in- definitely without let orlhindrance. w. wish it to be distinctly under- stood that the state of our city fin- ances is,not_ due to the present City Council. We have s. body 01’ men W the City Hall who‘ will ‘compare fav- ourably, if not muchamorc favourab- ly vah any of predecessors in office. But they have hllen heir t0 an heritage of bad financing. and it is up to them to Justify their repu- tation by straightening out the mess and havinglthe City's finances placed on a sound, stable basis, with neces- sary sinking funds for all outstand- ing bond issues. The Sins of the City Fathers-unless these Fathers re- pent and turn from‘ their evil civic ways-descehd to iris civic children of the third and four generations, snr while the Civic Fathers or s past generation may have revcllcd in fren- zied finance, the civic children of suc- ceeding generations may have to gnash their teeth andsuffer all the evil consequences of having ‘to make good a squandered patrimony; We are glad the City Council is alive to the seriousness of the situation, and we have every ‘confidence that with- in the next two‘ years of office they will devise ways and of putting the finances in a condition that will defy adverse,‘ criticism. ‘Mr. Foster. having put his ‘hand to the ploush. isnottheinantoturnback because h- no t!» was“ ""1 M"- As to the delay in the publication of theclty accounts for 1929, w. roster "blames the printer," that unfortunate individual that Govern- ments, councils, and other bodies find a very present help in time of trouble. But, surely if therelbe a contract ror printing the accounts, the Council has included a time lim- it with s was spondlnc penalty-

Mocking the Victorians

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with the death of Viscount Glad- stone anolisr of the links with the "high seriousness" of the Victorian age is snapped ‘on, lssyinsinis Geor- gian curs‘ more ‘opeleesly diam-it than 111w fllpne-ucy. says a yvinnipeg exchange, was inev- itsoisf n. nation could keep up io demanded by the fierce, un- releiiting Victorian slants, whose moral fervor was only surpeasd by the sombre intensity of their beliefs. loops: oeleter-e sense of humor had

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gushing sgog over the Bulgarian horrors.

gept, 9-,; gigantic meetinl 0B Blackheath. rspa rave vent W h" boiiinl feelings.

May '1. lB'l'l—-A very clwiwl i" hours shd a half speech. mwflv l’! engrossing interest. some PM“ 01 wighgflng irony, but the whole lof- ey and dignified to a dell"-

, The diary also tells of Mr. Glad- stone's departure for. thelllfl“ h‘ April, mo, when summoned by the

Queen to form a cabinet:

"Presently Pllll’! 11°" °P°n§d and he Just looked in and said: I am sent for.‘ Mama asked whet the could do. ‘Pray.’ he said. and then we waited him oi! to Psddiasten-

They were great men. these Victor- ians, and the late Viscount Glad- stone shared the 1118b 1mm Wm‘ ties of his father. But in readiIlB ‘he records, one begin! W 1°53 m‘ laughter, for a touch at least of lllm relief. Did they never leufih- “w” great men? ‘rile sad result has been the mocking character sketches and brilliantly written ridicule that have marked especially the ten years lines the war. Our own generation has great faults, but with conscious effort it avoids some at least of the pitillle which trapped the slants o! yester- day.

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The Republican party. 111 m! Unit‘ ed $3M which is now in office, has. in its recent tariff chances in 0°11- gi-es-l, again proved that it is streilkly protectionist. and the Democratic psl-ty cannot be said to be bladed w- wards free trade any more.‘ ‘Ihere appeared to be little need to rein- force the tariff protection the coun- try had, for the rordhey-Mcdilm‘ tarifl guarded the industries of the United States es perhaps no form- er protective tariff did. The obleei- 0! the preunt increases is ioprovide more amply against competition for United States farmers. The country particularly aimed at by the agricul- tural schedules, as an Ontario ex- change points out, is Canada. United 1 States manufacturers are always very well looked after by the tarifl- revisers, and are not forgotten by the framers of the Hawley-Bmoot hill, but the farmers are the prin- cipal beneficiaries of the present re- vision. It is felt that the farmers are entitled to as fair a measure of protection as are the manufactur- ers. In fact, if the manufacturers are to -e reasonably prosper- ous, the fasmers must likewise be put on as good s tariff footing. The home market for menu! " ‘ products will be more capac‘ if the home market for agricultural products is kept as closely as possible to United States farmers. K

The ultar-proieetlon of United States farmers means hammer-blows against the farming industry of Can- ada, and these Congress does not hesitate to strike. Bo the need is brought home to Canada to look as well after its farmers and its wage- earners as the United States looks after those within its jurisdiction. And the question confronts, not simp- ly our Government or our pal-ii;- ment, but our industrious people on the farms and in the factories. The pedpie can be depended upon to m that after newt election they have in Ottawa a ministry and a body of lag. lslators who will stand by Oumdjgn industry. rural as well as urban.

Now You Tell 0m

Tiiereesenwhyhemiarleunders floated Prohibition as his election wlliyisimhustissthsours- wssiocznvsilsntwnsssodwiias

n was-tho suoic of tiuois 3am connelledhssnies-Kiingto tume llietc ersauitonthe

Quebec “I: Evenement". It alleges that the threat of Washington to plsee 8.000 armed men along the in- ternational boundary line so alarm- ed Mr. King that he forthwith cap- itulatod, and did what ten months before he swore he never would do, passed legislation to enable a foreign country to try and enforce a law be- hind which there is not sufficient public opinion.

Premier King has mach with which to worry end vex his political soul besides this U. s. A. racket; He has sent out word, or at all events his entourage has let it be known (in strict confidence, of course) that there is to be no general election this year. It is not said whether the Prime Minister has reached this grave de- cision in the presen of a new peril which menaces him, but it is probable that he expects to ssin sn electoral advantage by this delay. Mr. King has not found things very restful lately. He opened the session in sf- nrming that the West was fortunate in having its wheat of 1939 still in hand. This was an optimism which

‘i. seemedtoshare wlththe Premier. It is declared that Mr. King wrote the Speech from the Throne this year with a hand so nervous that he quite forgot to thank Provi. dance for the benefits of the past and to plead for the aid of Providence‘ in the future. Never was Canada so much in need of the aid of Divine Providence, yet that is the very thing that Mr. King forgot to ask for.

Since then, things have gone from bad to worse at the capiatl. Fmm nearly all the provinces claims have been heard for help to combat unem- ployment. As stated above the Unit- ed States has compelled the head of the ‘Canadian Goveniment to take steps which previously, he said, were incompatible with Canada's status as a. "sovereign state." It was this threat which made Mr. King declare; ‘We

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0,1. w. Barton. MD. EAT THE FUOD YOU IJKI

I recently came across these little verses credited to E. L. J.

"when Satan saw how cheerfully, the thronging pilgrims stode Directly towards the shining gates, on heaven's narrow road, He grumbled: “I must alter this. I have a plan I'll try it."

He whispered to the doctors, “Put your patients on a diet."

Then when he saw how grouohily some pilgrims walked the road,

He laughed and said, “I'll lead these down to. my own hot abode,

For it is very easy, "aye, to make into a sinner

The man who is forbidden to eet what he wants for dinner."

And to tell the truth it is surpris- ing how irritable some individuals get when they scan their own table, or the menu card elsewhere, and see the ‘forbidden’ articles of food hillklng largely there.

_ Now what about this forbidding of certain foods? -

Well as you know, in the melority of casesiit is because the individual‘ is endeavoring to lose weight, and so bread, potatoes, candy, pies, puddings, milk, cream, butter, and other foods that he likes, are put on the ‘forbid- den’ list.

New as a matter of fact, much of this sacrifice is unecessary.

It is true of course that in some conditions of the body,'certain foods cause trouble, strawberries, raspber- ries. apples, and other fruits, shell fish and eggs, cause hives and other skin ca ptions, abdominal pain, one sided headache and even asthma.

However from the standpoint of weight reduction it is not absolutely

are menaced by a grave peril.’ It is evident that the successor to Sir Wilfrid Lsurier sees other dangers on the horizon, since he now gives us to understand (says, "1.’ Evens- mentfl’) that there will not be a gen- eral election this year.

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by according our parliamentarians a long vacation at Easter. He may and l

of June next. He pretends that his presence is necessary in London at! i the beginning of autumn, when there will be an Imperial Conference. He]

the Prime Minister hopes the Canad- ian wheat crop of 102B will have been sold, as well as the grain crop of i980, l that work will have been found for the workless, etc. It is certain (says "1.’ Evenement") that henceforth he will invite Providence to co-operate with him in his labors, though he forgot to do it st the time it was so much needed."

Mnlcaliesfetheredsneettolivel a. lien on our potato growing crop! to foreign fertilization companies or their agents. It is well-known tha the bulk of our fertilizer comes fro“ Baltimore and is supplied throws‘ the Potato Growers’ Association. They have no need of liens as their business is on a strictly cash basis. Last year they imported from their members $400,120.97 worth of fertil- Lest year they imported for their But there are other fertilizer com- panies operating through agents, and they have- been csperiencing some trouble in collecting their hills. The Premier knows this, if Mr. Lea did not, and he should have advised i-iimofthefaet beforeaskingh-imfc introduce the bill. There .nay have been some "poor farmers" of course, as Mr. Lies ultimately claim- ed. who wereclamoringtohaveslien on their farms, and it may have been in their "interests" tiist the bill was promoted; but we know who "shell derive the commercial benefits and theyarenotbyanymee-nspoorfer- mers. '

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necessary that articles, particularly agreeable to the patients palate should be avoided. Where the trouble really rests is on the amount of food eaten. Individuals who have been thin and

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lbw-Couldn't the powers-that-be devise some scheme to limit the hours _ of drunken escapades and bootleg disturbances so that decent people might have a few hours of sleep undisturbed by midnight howls and calcining? ,

A curfew lsw, compelling all drunks and bootieggers to retire to bed before one o'clock e. rn., if ob- served, would be e. civic godsend. ‘Iio lay s-bed with an open window, fromlmmtohlisteninltodrunk- en brawls, and disturbed by the rattling and snorting and gear changing of bootleg cars, delivering rum and in some cases removing troublesmne drunks, is too great a tax upon the nerves of those who claim the right to s. few hours of rest.

Under the present system this business must, for safety, heccarried on in unseemly hours, but why should peaceful itisens be , lied to suffer for the convenience of law breakers? If it is necessary for vio- lators to conduct their trade at mid- night and in early momlng, why no apply the same hours to the officers of prohibition?

1 am Sir. ete., LOST SLEEP

TIIROWN T0 THE WINDS

Sin-Elude the change from part eliforcunent into a state of coma. following the election of 1927, about $75,000 has been paid out in official salaries and costs to the Prohibition Commission and its inspectors. What is there to show for this vast outlay of good money? Before the, change, with only three inspectors, there were quite a num- ber of notably big merchant boot- ieggers convicted and punished. Since that change, two and a half long years ago, has there been one merchant liquor seller or hootlegger of outstanding reputation convicted and penalised? -Can one be named,

have become fat, got their fst in lust one way; that is by overeating. And.

verse manner. 1: food is uot-isirsn inihssit

is the whole secret of reducing the

weight, Don't gage 1i; m, mg you'll ' Seventy-five thousand dollars, used the "Pil- "Billt did not conic until

not put it on. While starchy foods will certainly"

will return to Canada in time roi- the out fat on in less time than other, "l" °i "l"? ""1"" Christmas holidays and to announce foods. meat roi- instance, nevertheless °°i°°"""- "=11 "- °° I" the best ---_._.__._._____ m“ m appeal Wm b? mus m the an the ‘was’ m“; included’ m” we had to pay $5,000 to our; or them of Education at heart that this step people in January or in the summer starch or, carbohydrates in them ‘5-000 p" wnflctmnl ‘mum b° m‘ “was "milvm! edlldluiillll mt- of 193i. Between today and unit dale which is converted into m in m “My "m" °“‘m°““°“" ’°' “l” w" m" "W "elm 01' WW polities

body. Further, eating food you don" like, gives that food a poor start to ward digestion as the digestive fluid do not flow so well. .. Remember then that it is well to avoid the foods that disagree with you or cause any symptoms of- dis- tress, nevertheless even if you are re-x it is foolish not to eat the

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DIXIE MUSIC

There's a magic in the springtime, There's charm on hut and hall;

I can hear the pixies laughing With no sound at su, at all.

Ommyhoartislessthenfeathers And my feet are more than clay, I can hear the shamrock whisper "Sure, this is your lucky deyl" "Make my coat of yellow sulishlnei" imidly iilts the blithe blrdson, And me stepping to‘ the chorus Of the Wearing of the Green!

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4M! And the daffodiliiu cell. I can hear the pixies laughing with no sound at all, at all- -_-Olara norm.

THE LANDAWE LOVE s, "nan: use; "

‘as... Aden-Al‘ musical! I Q. What is the hhtsry of the dairy industry 1n Ollilfi! r '

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to account for this big outflow of

imoney? ‘There em countless uses to

which it could have been applied,

M“ ma‘ "m prom“ the ma,“ the way to lose that fat is in the re- with gpm gdyguhgg to m, pmv-

ince. Instead-by this process‘ of de- liberetmwaste-i-we are as well» off as

5- w“ ,0 pnmgauon hem“, m, m, not add weight to the body and this 1: the wins amount hsd been east i"! imbued. 1m veer. expressly to

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intelligently, could produce results even, in prohibition. enforcement imported

here would be something to show "r the cost whereas now the credit Zde is ii comparative blank. At the outside there are probably not more than five top-notch liquor supply sources. Put these out of busi-

he”. and you put an end to thel ‘whole bootleg trade.

_ At the above cost of $5.000 per head the total would only amount to MEMO-with results-e saving of $50,000 on the Present outlay-without results. p Bending out e stool pidgeori; often a bootlegger; to first sell his stuff vith a profit to himself and his em- iloyer, then to pocket his fee es in- former to Bet a conviction, with its profit to prohibition enforcers, or exploitc , will never wipe out the il- licit traffic or reduce the volume of intdlleltion which is growing so luxurtantly under the present hog- bed system of intensive cultivation. 1 em Sir. ete.,

PBOIIIBITIONIST

NIW BOARD OI EDUCATION ti \

Bin-In view of some misunder. stwdlns meal-ding the announcement of the addition of representatives of the Teachers’ federation and Min. isterial Association to the proposed new Board of Education, I wish to makeltoleerthettherequestfm- the letter appointment did not. em- anate from the Ibdoration. Person-

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The ecienfliie world All N!!! iroused and there is much Iedflll interest over the discovery o! the ninth iaaior plant of our solar III.- tela as reported by the astronomy: of Lowell Observatory. Announced i0 yells to .e day after Sir William Ranchers discovery of the planet’ Uranus, this latest achieve- ment of science supplies only the third important addition to the so- le.r system since the days of the an- cients, showing that we have the good fortune to live in e. wonderful‘ age in many ways.

According to a writer in a New. York paper the "new" planet is es- tlmated to be nearly 4,000,000,000 miles away; it is invisible except to powerful telesco and its effect up-| on life on the earth cannot be con-l slderable. Nevertheless, the discovery» has a fasolnst‘ interest in that it, suddenly enlarges our own partlcufi lar corner of space, it reveals an un- known sisior planet lying, in com- parison with the vast depths of space into which recent astronom- ical discovery has penetrated, almost at our own doorstep.

The discovery is also of vast in- terest and importance in that it re- peats so exactly one of the most famous of all the triumphs ofvthc scientific method-the discovery of the planet Neptune after its position had been calculated from the ino- tiuns of the known planets and its position in the sky accurately in- dicated. Finding of the trans-Nep- tunian planet is the culmination and reward of Dr. Lowell's effort to re- peat the success in the case of Rep- iuno. As long ago as i903 DI‘. Ifilell, a writer and traveler who had flim- eci his interest seriously to adren- mny rather late in life, predicted lfrom his study of themoticns cl the eight known major planets the pos- sible existence of s. ninth in the will reaches of space beyond the orbit of Neptune. The great labor cl simple: calculation necessary to dllionliete the hypothesis and‘ establish lie lo- cation of the supposed body y" u“; completed until i014. when Dr. lpw- ell published his memoir. "A hau- Neptunian Planet," and me ggtuu work of searching for the “some world did not begin untfl (he you following.

Dr. Lowell died in i010. I! is only now, a decade and 'a'hsiz later, that his work has been finally justified. A special teleseelle. with delicate Phetvlraphie .- apparatus,

carry on the search, but, even so,

January 2i, when Clyde W. 1pm- ldush. a you!!! Kansan working on the staff of the observatory, actually

is a very necessary preliminary to other reforms, and that it will meet with‘ wide-spread and hearty ap- proval. The report of the Royal Commission shows "nothing so clearly as that the money now being spent on Education is unfairly and ungqflg- fwwrlly distributed. and that in; , province generally is looking for an