mm cmnnorrmcrowu GUARDIAN MARCH 21. 1W4.

The Public Forum

Thle column. le. open for the dlsoueeion by eorree- pnndente of queation‘ of In tereet. The 0;...‘ ttetown Guardian doe: not neoenar lly endoree the opinion ex- preeeed by ltn correspon- dents.

PAGEFOUR ‘ the eibove report is of the first year of this association. Those pro- gressive men bullded better than they knew, as at the time ifew real- ized the possibilities of the certi- fied seed potato industry.

The report goes further on to say: “On July 27th (lust three mun-the utter the birth o!‘ this As- sociation) a number of growers from diong island visited the ‘Pro- vince to inspect Green hloulvtnins and Iirlsii iCobblem. The (Johnnie-s- loner oi’ Agriculture and your Sec- retary spent the day and drove vis- itors to as many fields as time would allow. The trip was not fruit- less. Everyone was (lellgh-ted with the fields, potatoes, the loose soil and the time in general."

l-‘rom its earliest inception, when Mr. Boulter was the only man on the staff nothing was ever allowed to interfere with the progress of the association. atui although pree- sed with many other tiutiea his time Wits. freely given to look into the possibilities of the seed nlarkct in the Southern States ilud the cw Pr-incrctlslug expenses which kept pucc with the growth and develop mcnt of the association were promptly puid by the Iiepartlnt-nt llillil January 1st, 11923. wilcn the tiirectort-i felt ‘the association was tin-anciaily able in ibear a greater proportion of their oxpetlscs.

Every moral and financial assis- tzlncc necessary to the progress and ilPVOlOIHIIEII-l of the Potato (lrowors Association was freely uiv cu from its inception ‘by Ihc (Yum- illiflSlllllEl‘ null lllfillllllvlbi‘ n!‘ the oi‘- ficq staff, and nothing “on; cvcr al- lnuved in interfere with tho require- ments or needs of this association

g with the {tile " neeiimive prim in tum elsewhere

HE [lHlililliTHiiWii illiilllliN

(gmunkg 1931) 35.00 per your (In ndvnnce) delivered. (In advance) mulled In (‘ionndu inn! United Stilton.

rim-lupin, w. Oheller s. nlelmrei vine-President. J. ll. Burnett: Secret: . Lieilt. Col. D. A. DlaeKInnon. ll- B. 0. mun»; 1nd Manager. J. R. llunictt Anon-Into Editor. I). Ii. Olrrle- Ncw York Representative-Brunt R. Northrup Chicago Representative-Ill. I. Power

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Morning Dally $1.50 lit!‘ Your

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+o+o+wooeo++voowvoo+ow MAINTENANCE OF ILLEGITIMA- TES

FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1924

MIND DOCTORS

Slr.--lt is to be hoped thuttllc lion Dr. Mclllillan will be success- ful in carrying tilrough the Legisla- ture the bill to protect the children of unmarried parents. ’l‘llat bill is calculated to lessen nu evil-a vice —tllut is becoming more and more common in this community ue well its in provide for children brought into this world 0t’ trouble and labor handicapped from their in- fancy. ll the father should not bu. (Jfllllfilfllflii to Dffllfiilfi 101' m“ Y child nnlll it is ublc to provide for P1151“ itself. who should’! Should the fool 1Il0lilk‘f‘, or the dist-traced parents or other relative-s 0t’ the luothcr? Should thc orphanages, or the community into which the child has been born‘! Surely the father of an liicgiiinlatti child should be held

PUBLIC WORKS REPORT NOTES BY THE WAY

Sonic of the results tibtaincil by ailioiliuti-i, that lu physicians who treat the mind have biecn so ro- uiarkablc that you ottcn wonder bow lhcy go about the mutter oi liundlinl-f such a peculiar tiliHK 11B Ibo mind or brain.

And yet these men will tcil Y0"- thut they go about it just in the sumo manner an tho doctor who trculs any part of the body-

if you lluvv constant puin in the stmmtcll, or pain coming on at re- gular intervals, test meals, X~ru pictures, and other moans or to ii"y to locate the czauso.

A puin in the eyes or forehead will lead lo an examination of the eyes

Pain in the joints will lend to ex- amination ot’ the teeth; tonsils, ol

other places, that may ho (zauninll W, iiuhit’ l" 11H Hlailitenancc m, the irtllliiii‘.

i c. ' t t , chil . Am] s" “mm a paflem wh" ha“ iitiltillliirziht llllilllflttfiiiilfniiliill sllcullil aittucks 0t‘ llyslcriu, in which hv will m, motwtod “gains, n“, falsehood throw himsilll‘ zlilmlt. ruins-lo to 0111.0‘? a hi“! “,0lnun.___,md such “Hr iiuvc outbursts of temper, periods wane“ I m,m,,.ghum (m, MIL as of depression. and u gout-rally tirotl frum,“ afford“ ' out condition of thi- body and brain, ‘ ' "

The report of the Public Works Western farmers complain 171i“ ln-partment has been tablctlin thc "WY 5° "°t 9°‘ a “Vi” wag} legislature 'l‘hc Engineer, Mr. ll. Th” h?” m“! m“ 1:90“ “mp5 m

succession, yet there ls no llltillcy ll. Shaw, gives an (exhaustive rc- m m“ hzilnds m, m?“ fimners’ “m9 "f “"3 ymr“ “‘°rk' i“ ‘he m" Price. for grain wcrc much the struciion of bridges. and road pru- sumo in 191;; as m 1923 and (M. iocts, the damage by the October more were making money 111911. norm, &t-. llc also gives some vul- uml llfi€l'\\'ill‘ll$ during U11‘ “W” '. "ab". suggestions on ma‘; making years, but there is no lnoncy in

, the hands of those farmers now. and the advisability of doing mom The trouble Sven“; m b” on“ ma!

hits the farmer two svays, that is, mmls- botll going and coming. Tho pur-

Early in the year steel material Chasing power of mo, fm-m dollar for eight bridges was purchasorl by has been cut in two and UN‘ H15! 0f distributing his products, that is freight relies, has gout» ,.‘l0iIf‘iIli-§ uptvgfll, Production on the farm also Cllrlls more than ii (lid ton years ago btzo-ausc tln- farmer must pay higher ivages.

TTAWA, the political centre of Canada, pheticaliy designated by the late Earl Grey as the possible centre of the British Empire of the fiiture, never dreamed of die brilliant destiny in stoic for it when the Bani: of Montreal established a Branch there 8| years ago.

Canada at diattimewasinmanyrespomaoelraiimgnitz, consisting of half a dozen provinces with differing laws, tariifsandcunuicies. And Ottawa was only: livelylirde lumber mmp tailed Bytown. Today Ottawa is notoniy the name of a beautiful city, but is also a synonym for the voice of a nation-like Downing Street and the Qgai d'Orsa .

and pro-

*’*-,HAL'HTAI\Q_ 51;“: “hymn Iwrtuzinont work on bridges and ltumber night. which provides for o abolition 0t‘ the lcKi~<l11YiY° council and ivas- iuirviriiiccil by Howard (‘urnitlltn lndcpcudvlll (‘un- servativi- of Yarniouth, pussrrl its second reading at this zifti-rntiolfs session of tho [ll'0'i'il|(‘i.‘ll ivgi$liiilllw~ and will ho cnnsiticrvll by the Committee on Law Ann-ndlllcilts.

wilder. Five of the bridges havinil

ri combined lcnlztll til‘ (F49 [out wcrc t-ruuplctml. lit-tails of tho work nu ______i___ :ln-.-i- bridges an‘ givcn.

lictzllls arc also given of the work 1 “m 3gp, 91¢”

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investment Counsel

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Not all securities are suit- able for ail people. We ad- vise as to the desirability of any issue with the idea of fitting the purchase to the

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w. H. v. DUNBAR, Manager

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Makes t every- body fecl better.

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Eye Strain” Not a Disease

E ye-Strai n

la not n diseased condition, but a detect in the phyeleai formation and development of the Eye.

Medical treatment la not In- dicated, except perhaps to alleviate resultant distressing qmptenie.

A careful examination should be made to determine lust where the defect or weakneee le eltuateci, and with ml, information. tho" optometrist in able to pre- eerible the

neeeaeary . ry’ ‘ medy. '

At your Service. »

t. r. minim,

Optemotriet-

iiunv uudcr the federal ilighways r»-

grzint. "As only one working sva- The farmers blame the ranways Emu was icitto t-arn the balance for "w" ‘mublem "r wméfpfi

_ _ government, or the custom.» ldllii. iml tin. road l-lrant which expires as the ca“ may b“ The runways AW“ 1924' $353455‘ m‘ ex""'°m“g‘ make the defence that they have

ly livuvy program was arranged for m puy War-peak vl/IIKPS i0 ti" ‘heir

offcct upon lilc

lhcrv must be a cuusu for it. Ally oi‘ tbcsc. or any combination

of tllusti. are having such a tcrriblc Wuiem.“ hmmhv HON. MR, LEA AND SEED PO-

thnt something wry heroic often mui-"t bc done to effect a cure. And so these uilud physicians [iaticntly ask question after qucs- (l lion of tilcsc ludividilals.

Vir. Saunders on the draft addrt

PA'I‘ER FAM lLlAS

TATOES iSlr,~-lu your editorial l‘l‘lt‘l'(*f1t".t‘, l' hilarch l-iih t0 the speech of

- amount ni‘ wnrlt was also done by

g the pricc is not yet.

t‘ division when decision i‘ '4

' be got rid of and. in consequence,

ilu- stimuli-i" of 1921i. ln zidditinn fol liill‘ wurl." ti!‘ compictilzg the projects ‘iiffliiiil’ begun. tyrcutyone new llro- ll'l'l.< involving 241 lllilVS of road. '.\'t'l'l1 prepared and approved."~iuj ‘projects through “llarluttetuu-n and

addition lo tho Summersizlc. 'l‘ciltiers were cailcd fur lllutcriui ulltl for HIP construction of lli of the ‘rirnjl-cts. the remziiiliug seven beiny iiillll‘ by day labor. A considerable ‘lay labor on lllllfuillliililéfli projccls.

'l‘bi,» iiUiiliiH givcn show that on lhcsu 2i projccts consideluiblc work was ilulle, a llllllliJFl‘ of woodcn lirltlgcs \\'(‘l't' replaced by concrete Hud iron culverts. llow much was ldone by contract and how much by ‘lay labor is not itidlcntcd nor is thorn any inforulatlmi as to how many of them were complete or ‘what proportion remains unfinish- ml.

'l‘hv report gives much internm- nu but as the (lctalls will no doubt I'll» workcd nut iii tho. lcgislzltnriv

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furllu-i- comment at prt-i-u-ni is un~ incccssary. i i i

_.___oo-qn-i___ ALL RIGHT YET!

Tho juhiiaiitlp of Liberal friends over

solut- of our the defeat of the (‘onse-rvutivc amendment to thc Spot-ch from tin- Throtic. is almost

lllliilfliit" in its t-hildishnees. “We're

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all righl yct" is the optimistic song, uni, wbllc singing it. lhcy have ul- l'I‘ilIi_V fnrgollt-n that tin- Pl'(lfil‘i‘,ti~ tilVt‘ lllillllllilllll, likc thc sword of Hanna-Iva, is still bailging over

their lie-ads by n thread which may

snap or in» cut al any uiomcnt No ‘mn- i-xpcctcd that the govcrnnn-nt

u-cultl bt- deft-atoll on this iliviulnn. vntt-tl with the iluvcrnuicnt to a man. ‘flit-y had prnnllserl to do no, on (rondliiun, and that (rendition was that they silmuld be puld the price, namely, from agricultural implement. an -ill round reduction in the tariff and tho building 0i the Hudson's Hay

Tho Progressives

Railway and a number of brunch,

lines. This was llle price of their

officials and elnployce~ Other prices have fallen, some of them half the way from the peak tn those before the war. other! l0 pre-war rates. but labor prices are

‘still maintained at the Deflkk While

farm product prices have fallen most of all. Thu railways of today are virtually at the mercy of or- ganleetl labor. To show how this came about would be to show with bow little svisdom fanada, and the United States as \fvcll, have been governed for years past.

>What brought about this con- dition seems to have occurred in the United States in Sciatcmblzr, 1911i when the Adamsorl Act “'35 jammed tbrouizil Congress. Title was done by orders 0t‘ the United Ruii\v.-iy' Unions ililliidl‘ throat of u strike ivhich would have tivd up illc FlIiilVHYS at the must critical time of the war. The IZniLt-d States was nut in the war at that tltnc. but (‘anaula was, and was plctlgctl to give hcr last man and hcr last dollar in win tilc war. What (‘on- grt-ss illlll weakly cunschtcti to do under threat of tlic railway ull~ inns. (Jntlada wan. lvtl to do bctrausti tied. 'i‘llo restlit has iii-cu tho tiddititin of about $150.000,UUO a ycar to the railway bill which ihv people of (‘tanuda have alncc bccn paying. '

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her hands were

The farmer pays a lion's share of this enormous i-evy on both sides of the border line anti has paid it for all tin-so, yl-ars. Ho can- not Uillliilllll‘ in pay it and make a living wagz- for hllnscll‘. Thr- quostion is. can he trust the re- presentatives whom hi» SPIIilS in Parliament to oquailse this vital mutter of thc living wage? All lilc Labor brotherhnodit in (‘ziuada do not amount to 10 pcr cunt of Ihc population. Naturally they wuut and every gcntrrnus ilutirli-d luau wants them to enjoy a good living. But fuir-mindcrl men ulnoug tin-tn, and we bteih-vt- ihcrc arc many such, should and we believe do dc- aido that other and larger classes oi’ people should cnjoy an equal opportunity with thclnselvcs.

We have heel something to say

unpport and the time for paying Will the. Pro- qrcnnivefl insist on their "pound of

' flesh"? Will the Liberals 21H a body

consent to the terms? Will a slit-

tlcent number of Liberals and Pro~

gressives troneent to sell their country's interests for the sake of

another term in parliament? This

_ is the question that faces Canada. = o humiliation question. it n true,

and it will be decided on another is to he made as to whether the price shall he paid or not. This will be the test of the government's strength. this the measure of Canada's plight.

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EDITORIAL NOTED

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Now that the March snow has to

the sidewalks are in n sorry mere. cltllene should do their duty with the occasional snow shovel.

about the colt of the Civil Ser- vice. They and the railway people stand in the some relation to the farmer. But condltlona otbcr- Wise are different. The farmer has a large investment in hi» farm. live stock and implements. The government employee draws his salary or wages without making or having any such investment. There in a Minister of Labor and a Minist- er of Agriculture in the Govern- ment at Ottawa. How many people doe; each of them represent‘! There is n representative oi Labor on the National Railway Board. But how is Agriculture represented there‘! Not at all.

Organised Labor le thue pretty well enred for at Ottawa in propor- tion to lte reel strength, not the election of i921 it elected lens than two per cent of the 235 memb- m 6f the House of Commons. The forming communities selected twenty-five time. in many. Redne- ed mam rates min nutty“

This duty well done wil

I make - uc '

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[lrzicticzilly forc~|

'l‘licy go lmck to lilo earliest time they can rcmelnbtir and try Io find out just when something occurred that has "got on their minds."

it may have been some shock, 3011101111118 they have (lone, or some- thing snmeoiii- also in their faintly has (lone, of which they lire greatly ilsllanlcd.

The physician not all his inform ylslt- ’l‘ilis is not because tho Will (incl-lift Wlllli. to tcll the story, but aomctilucs becaus cvcnl or circumstance that started the trouble has not stunned H0 \' "y important after ycarg have illastu-il by. _ in a grout many (53595 iduul has bot-n physical conditlo l!" l1 great many lflfily of people

docs not always: ntion at the first

o tile really

the indiv- Worryinz about a, n, that is common . cvt-ti to the maj- , _ _ Dcrhzllia, but he immk“ 1i 11-1 flu cxtrcuiely sprlgmi mattct- and bc is the only one who IS!) silffcrs. Tilcrvfuro ll said HhOVU flllltlflililllh‘ mnt llllili ll ilhc causi-

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the mind specialist, an? llflthéutly and klndlyl and IIIIPSIIOIIH the pm]. e thinks hc has hit npuii- tilal started the worry-l bu: and dI-preasiutl in lilo iii-iii pla . Tin-n if any nit-illcal rittcnfl 1:111 is lll-iillfililfil ii is giyi-yh m” h,

‘ "iiiii-mlii-Y (>1 castes, this "it-ailing- ‘out. as ii‘ is H. phy] . clan nu lrigillui Icallsc of the trouble, The" by "I cnlnmon ai-nsc ialk and straight reasoning. tho patient ii.- hnflhlpd! ‘in gut back into a normal ltundi- -linn mum-lily.

i ' T i; ‘ """“”" i’ Lest We Forget i I$PfT§+GGOOQ§§§§O+OOQQ§Q9 i FRIDAY, MARCH 21

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

(it-rnmn coluptuu- nuwln-d I'm" his ("u church music,

r, especially m. mposillune 0i‘ ‘ was born at lalst-nacii. (ii-lullaby, lilting; 3L 10bit. Al vurioua time.» ill! filo. position. nf cilnrl. Illlll‘ (IITilPSiTll director of (ivrmany. H0 W113 (l, lwvuiy ('|liiiiI'I'l), srgvgl;

wlfc and thirteen by tii

tiruauisi in princes c. ialhi-r of by his first c sccoml, I JEAN PAUL RICHTER

ii-lvbratr-d (lvrlnan ntwl-llgl m“; llllnlm"isl., n large purl (if wlitu-b. life was spun: in privalinu, vine horn at Wllllfiiflilfli. lhlvarlii, lip-mg, Z1. i763. lllmst (if his writings wort- publiahcd under the nunlc “Jcim linnl." "The Awkward Ago" is m)". Hlliifflfiii his best work. -

JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON Anluritran gcncral, who ecrvnd in rho Mexican War nnd luicr was m the (Yunit-ilorate start/ice, tilt-d iit

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l note the following statement:

"Mr, Saunders had evidently for gotlen that the late Commissioner of Agriculture was strongly oppos- cd to the seed potato uutlcrtaltiug, and it was only after the potato growers had nl-‘idn a success of it that it received any recognition from the Bell tiovernlncnt."

its the President and Directors can substantiztlc. and in view of the ab. cw report oi’ ihi» body, what jus- titit-iltitiu m" reasonable, PXCIINI‘ can ho given for the i‘l'l‘(illt‘(lllS and to say the iouut misleading slutonn-lll in your odilot'lzll-~“'i‘llnt tho latc ‘Commissioner was strongly oppos- md to the seed potato undertaking." or- that it was only nftcr the seed growers had made a success of it that it received any ircogniiitm from the Bell Government. I am, Sir .ctc.,

WALTER M. LEA

Prior l0 the formation of the 1'0

.As this is not the first time you have misrepresented my ziitliudc

pa‘, inward this organization or the p who“. first time your attention has been S

called tn ibis crror, .l ask you to Isl-ate ill what manner my opposi- tion in the seed potato ilnderizllting has been shown. . 1 i] have no relcollrctizin 0i’ quest- ioning illc wisdom of fortning title". iiISSOPiIliiOll either before or since the organization. ll’ as you state. l have done c0. the report of such slaicnlelll will the on rccorrl and l ask you lu produce it as proof oi] your charge. i The directors of this iaesoclzitimi’ however are Iiest qualified to give evidence of my uttitutlt- toward their organizniiorl ili0lll ill its cur-l ly infancy and ‘ Ycursxil‘ rapid and healthy growth.‘ Th“ \0llfl\\'111!! lvziragrzipli is lulu-ii from ihc ilirccttira’ first r-oporl as lnlbliuherl ‘in the uigrlculturul report’ 0i 193", 111121’ l6: "The Set-rotary cbtisvn is a mom. the Provincial Dupartlnclli of culturv, and it may that the (Jomuiissiune turi- is always intorcstpil in suciaiion and flylllpzllhizeg cxlcnl of paying all 111111‘. This inclining adv inspectors who

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to tin- oxponscs l0

_ colupuietl tho _Vit‘i(i iur tho Jkrtato Growers compi-il. tum, postaize and stationery in ad- dition in allowing the time i-t-quir... m? Work by tho Secretary am] 8 imvllllilrtlilliill‘. ’i‘1hls laliur ‘included: lhc scmliug out of six hnntlrwl lot. tcrs and as many iii‘ mm-e u,“ tbut uunlbcr 0i‘ clrcnlam."

ii should bt- borne in ullml m,“

________________ i“*O-M4+ Daily Selections l _ FOR I iiiuardian Readers §

"ONCE TH ERE" WERE wooo- LANDS"-

Oucc ihvru were woodlands wilcrc this city lice, And shadowed paths whore now run Bhlliifiiillili streets.‘ And. wllcru the heart of busil- lng commerce beats, (inco fringed gentians gazed with wondering eyes Upon the ilndisturbed and smoke-

wil-‘ihlili-Ziflll. i). C., March 21, 189i. Au (‘onimnntier of the Army m‘ Hir- Tt-nneesce he opposed General Sherman. finally surrendering t0 him after General Lee hull surrendered to Grant.

CAPTAIN ROBERT FALCON corr

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English naval officer and tllllflfli- iic explorer. perished with hi9 companions nn return Journey from the South Pole on (or about) March 21, 1912. The story oi their expedition is one of great heroism.

VICTIOFIIA

The capital of British Columbia. the lovely Victoria, has assumed an air of a city with a long history, yet it was only on this day in 1843 that the first timbers were squared for Fort Cemosun, the first habita- tion of white men on Vancouver island. it was the rugged Douglas who selected the site, for he knew its possibilities for trade with Al- aska. the Orient. and North and South America, and it was he who supervised ti toundeton. it was built in three months. The etolr- ade, eighteen feet high. measured 150 yards along each of its four walls. The timbers, twenty-two feet long. and three feet in circum- ference, were purchased from the Indiana at forty picket, for one blanket. Beetlone. mounted wit cannons. guarded each corner. an in the enclosure, were living quail»