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THE. GUARDIAN

Morning De-lly (Founded In 1887a. Authonhed as Second Clan Mall, Post. Office - Department, Ottawa. Resident, hrA. Burnett; Vlee-hesldent, Wm. It. Burnett: icon-Trees, G. M. Burnett; Editor and ' Modeling Director. J. B. Burnett; Associate Editor. Frank Walker.

"The Strongest Memory is‘ Weaker fhan the Weakest ink.”

' cnAnmr-rnrowlv WEDNESDAY, nun. rifle-is

l‘ The Glvlo Election

. lt ls ninety-three years next August since Charlottetown had its first civic election, and in that time many able and public spirited men have sat at the Council board, and conducted our civic affairs with zeal and conscientious- ness. They rightly regardqd their positions as ones of honour and responsibility. The same applies to their present day successors, and to those who are competing today ‘for civic hon- ours, both as Councillors and as members of the Board of Water Commissioners. Thes: positions ore not remunerative in the monetary scnse, and

"too frequently they are attended with more criti-

"cism than commendation. But this has always been the case; it is part of our good old demo- cratic tradition, and the seeker after public honours of this kind must be prepared to facc this fact at the outset.

This year, while there was no competition

‘for the hig-h office held by His Worship Mayor MacDonald, who has been returned by acclama- tion, a number of new men are in the field for seats at both thp Council and the Board of Water Commissioners. This is a healthy condition of affairs, and is to be welcomed. There will be a contest in every Ward, and the_contestants, in their election cards, have specified what they consider the most important issues before the electors to be.

. We note that while much is said about economy, the candidates have little ta say about one of our most important problems, namely, the question of supplying water and sewerage facil- ities to the new centres which have grown up contiguous to Charlottetown, but have not coma 'into au" Corporation. This problem cannot be

._-shirked longer without serious consequences, and

"it is much to be regretted it has not been frank- ly d-iscussed before the election.

Whoever may constitute the incoming

v Council, they might well ponder the following arl vice which was offered editorially to our. first City Council, on the occasion of its first mcct-

, ing. It was from the pages of Haszard's Gaz- yltte of the 13th of August, i855: '

_ "Every member should recollect, that “gthough he is mortal, the Corporation, of which he is a part, is destined to immortality, and that the work, ordered by the Corporation, should bc in accordance with this difference, so‘ that, ‘though the original founders have mouldered ill’ ...the dust the monuments of their good govern- :_ment and prudent administration will proudly

" rear their heads and serve as an example to

HWTNICWMO". 0f the wisdom and propriety of

Nt-‘Ctlflg their edifices on solid f0lltldOfl0n5, (1nd

of imperishable material.”

lt remains to be said that while today's suc-

cessful contestants will have grave pub|i¢ m.

. sponsibilities for the next two years, the electors

also have an lmportantduty to perform. Let all

' who can do so get out and vote. The tree fran-

chise is too precious a possession to be allowccl

to lapse unused.

Tho Sonata

A recent eulogy of the Senate by Senator W. R. Davies has started anew in the press the ancient and never-answered question as to whether that Chamber is anytliing more than m, expensive anachronism. The Ottawa Citizen, an independent paper which has the advantage of being able to_watch the working of the Parlia- mentary machine ot close range, thinks that the Senate has its uses, that it should however, be re- formed if it is to continue as part of Canada's governmental machinery. "A considerable body of public opinion," says The Citizen, "holds the ' "W. M“ Sllflred by Mr. Mackenzie King, that g the Senate should he abolished. Others think it ' H; undemocratic, oi long as its members are’ ap- pointed for life b» the Federal Government. Some ‘. ‘favor appointment for a term of l0 years, and y. others believe Senators should be elected, prob- ably for o similar period." H And ‘the Ottawa paper adds: "lt is gory. r erally believed that the usefulness of the Sen- ‘ ate will be limited, as long as it remains a haven L for reload or unsuctessful politicians."

An llllfl Experiment

For» two years, three of Britain's scientists have been eating the some breakfast every morn- ing-ocrambled eggs! Lucky, you'd think, in o Iotrntry where one shell egg a week is the most you get and, dried eggs rate eight, points a can. Int the scientists didrft know what sort of eggs they were eating-i; was ail port of o test, plan- ngd by nutrition expert Dr. Hugh Catt, to find out which wild birds‘ eggs tasted the best. Dr. Catt

fgot permission to collect Bl different kinds of _' eggs of Britain's wild bi s. He served them up fg-flllli of Ills Cambr‘ go colleagues-but iust jljflg. toll which Jlind he was serving! The tast- i". "y g “Why-day flavour score, and now

' ‘ ere in rilnie‘ have heard the results hole‘ slipstream. Seems that eggs of y , sparrows, gulls and coots come top st for ‘rastlnm. Well below ore plover while thosdfof mogpies and hrh arm are preferred to the coal 5f Wild

- Mt of all," soy the experts, is the taste

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gggpe-thqyfre-roncld, soapy, dip testy, Jrovrever, h on "9 ll" w .

chat-finches». y , ‘ _,_piqr_sriil_ m moi rvamlrjrhogsghr PierThreo» ,funtil this fall. Whither construction mmd thinner or in i949 "remains ionnleoiW-i-dapendinl ll the chem.

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taste of onions already! But the flavour of _an egg has nothing to do with the food the bird eots-gulls and penguins, for example, have eggs free from ijshiness, while some woodland birds like the sparrowhawk have distinctly fishy eggs. This idea of cooking wild birds’ eggs may help Mrs. Britain a lot with her rationing problems. But the tasters all agree that no egg really comes up to that of the good old-fashioned hen—and Britons all long for the day when there'll be hen‘: .eggs in abundance.

— EDITORIAL NOTES --

Ash Wednesday — Lent begins.

Civic election, Charlottetown-9 A.M. to 5

P. M.

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Ontario deprived us of our lucrative oats

market in days past; now it is seeking ta de- prive us of our potato market. a .. .. ..

Rubbing the poor box at St. Paul's Church was a despicable act and the thief, when found, deserves little mercy.

The citizen who docs not votc today has no right later to criticize either the result of the election or the policy of the successful candi- dates.

It is gratifying to have the. assurance ‘ of Captain Maguir: of the S. S. Abegweit, that the Car Ferry is all that was expected cf her. "The proof o’ the puddin’ is the preein‘ o't", which (‘ppliCS to a ship as well as to a menu.

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"'And you're another" seems to be the re- action of Soviet Russia to American publication of documents showing the U. S. S. R. as a col- laborator with Nazi Germany. The Russian gov- ernment is going to great pains to show West- 9m support of Germany between the two great wars.

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Charlottetown is not an industrial city but we do burn large quantities of soft coal. It is to be hoped, however, that the air here is cleaner than in Toronto where a pathologist de- clares that in all the autopsies he performed in that city he had seen only one pink lung, that of a new arrival from the country, and that all the others were blackened by soot.

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Gcncmlly speaking provincial governments are usually anxious to increase the number of iudges in their courts and are kept in check by the Dominion. Saskatchewan on the contrary is preparing legislation to reduce the number of its judges by two. Apparently the judiciary becomes unnecessary under C. C. F. administration.

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Thomas Alva Edison, inventor, born this date i847; among his many inventions are the phono- graph, megaphone, aeroplane, cinematograph, incandescent electric lamp, electric light, micro- lasimctcr, multiplier,‘ telegraph system, etc., etc. "As a cure for worrying, work is better than whiskey."

"The Grcctin’ Mectin” of the City Coun- cil passed off satisfactorily, everybody being delighted with the record of performance of everybody else in their two years or more of of- fice. It was "happy to meet, sorry to port, happy to meet again"-electors willing!

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Who says an election is not in the offing? ln 1931-17 years ago Saint John immigration shed was burned down. Now the Federal Gov- crnmcnt has started to clear the site-Jar a $3,600,000 shed to take its place. Everything comes to him who waits and takes advantage of an election. What about the million dollars said to be available here for new Federal office build- ing? Who is blocking the way? Some people must have particular axes to grind. Meanwhile, Charlottetown may "miss the bus", while Saint John, Halifax, Fredericton and Summerside get comfortably and remuneratively seated.

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Mr. J. A. Gillies shows very effectively in a letter to our Public Forum, the truegsituation with regard to Western coarse grain. There is no use fooling ourselves that all is well in this respect, simply because some interested politi- cian says so. Mr. Gillies puts the matter square- ly before us, and it is for our farmers at their meetings beginning a fortnight hence, to thor- oughly and fearlessly face and solve, if pos- sible, the problem. Are our pork and poultry industries to be filched frorn"us as well as our potatoes? Be prepared is a good motto.

A shipment of purdScottish cattle and sheep, valued at about $200,M0, was landed on Saturday at Saint John from the Donaldson cargo- liner Norwegian. Mr. Andrew Barrie of Glasgow was in charge of thrvoluoble livestock in poss- age to Soint John, from Glasgow. "We hod very rough weather at times during the trip but we had no trouble with the animals and they are all in excellent shape," Mr. Barrie sold. Included in the shipment were i0 sheep, four Shorthorn bulls and 25 head of cattle, including Ayrshiros, Aberdeen-Angus and Shorthorns. They were purchased from various stock farms in Scotland and ore consigned to stockmen in Canada and the United States. . '

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The tiotionol Harbors loand has plans for a capital and maintenance program on the Halifax waterfront that ‘will mean the expendi- ture of more than $3,000,000 and possibly as‘ much as $4,700,000, according to Mr. ,Gordon lsnor (L-Holifox). Quoting from information hr obtained from Mr. R. K. Smith, the board chairman, Mr. lsnor said, it was not expected that the board would be lltpflllllifi to advertise for tenders dor the construction’ ofo comm

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Trouble h If you your expenses to the bone l: days you find that the prion of

If! towel

bones has doubled. tor.

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- A revived uonnptlen that wages and prices are things sport brings to mind the sideshow visitor's re- mark to the Siamese twins. “Haven't. I seen one of you girls somewhere?" - Stu-afford Beacon- Herald.

Bears may be in nnususlly had humor this summer. The heat is driving them out of their places of winter hibernation and they're going to have on awful, time catch- ing up on their sleep-Lethbrldge Herald.

A Southern movie house Ins ln- stalled is soundproof glass booth where mothers may take their 'ri- (ants if the infants start to wall 'l‘his is s ‘good start. toward the logical end of a completely com- partmentalized thentre. There could also be separate and separat- ed sections for the smokers, the peanut and popcm-n eaters, the commentators. and the young couples ln love - Quebec Chronic

lc-Telcgraph.

Sitting behind the steering wheel of a motor vehicle has the peculiar effect upon o. great. many people of making them imagine that they are something super- human. They will attempt. to do things ivhich. if they were specta- tors of suoh an exhibition of drlv

ing they would condemn ivlth the strongest language at. their cam- mand. These people are honest. reputable citizens. They would not. wilfully transgress any of the laws of the realm. They would no more try to get a position 1n s. hockey ticket. lineup ahead of those who had been waiting than they ivoula snatch a nickel off a Sunday col- lection plate. but traflic lsuvs and regulations are'ln s. separate ciass. —Moose Jaw Times-Herald.

TIenty-six million new babies may be just. 21000300 new babies to most of us. but to the econom ist, they pose larger problems. An article in The Christian Science Monitor painted out. recently. Just. what. this crap means to the United States. First. it has already melti- an enormous boom in infants’ wen: second. the bay industry has begun to expand to meet the vastly ln- creased demand; third. ln the very near future more schools will have to be built. more cfothlng and food produced. more shoes. more homzs, therefore more home furnishings. mare~ banks. stores. buses and street car lines. more saclal sec- urlly and finally more old MI assistance. All ln all, it. ls a pretty complicated business. and we bot. the parents of the happy infants never even thought. what, they were doing ivhen Junior tattered into the world. There never was such a ahaln reaction. - Winnipeg Free Press.

A Newark, New Jersey, man born st. IOI ln on American Ship 2'1 years ego has at. lest. been able tn produce evidence of his blrlu there, and has been granted Amer- ‘uan ieltl [Lshlp pslozlu. T. he‘ had been born ln a British ship there would have been no dlfflc

ully about: it. Under British mar-- eantlle marine law a child born in a British ship ls automatically granted a birth certificate shaw- lng that. he was born ln lib! borough of Bwpney in the east. end of London. even lf the ship was plowing the Indian Ocean. ur some other part. of the world thousands of mlles away. A child has lo have a location of birth samewinere for legal purposes, and the reason why Stepnoy was chosen ls ‘because lt. sprawle along the Themeselde in which most of the great. docks are situated, and it. ls ln the Port. of London that thousands of British ships are re- glstered. There ls e peculiar dls~ tlnctlon m being lenlly declared a native of Stepney but. some peo- ple might not care to boost about. ft, es Bt/epneymls, the largest and “slummlest" district of London. lfl- cludlng Whltechapel. shadwell and Raftzirlfifl. wlrlcfi were. long-but not today-haunts of the worst. criminals ln the metropolitan ares. -8t. Thomas Times-Journal.

It woo fortunate for Nlllere Fells recently when the serious fire occurred la the Queen some: business section "their the threads on the hydrants were the some size u those in nearby muni- cipalities that sent fire fighting equipment to this ally. It. may be nestled that. s. fair years ‘ago dur- ing e. foils-alarm fire ln lbronto, old was sought from Niagara hi2: and tire trudro were rushed to that otty. But the Fells equipment proved useless because the ‘mi-onto hydrants lied a different thread and our hose llneo could not be connected with" hhlll. 0o- opsretfon between flu fllhtlnl forou in various munlctpalftleo often ls needed ln the one o! a ‘dangerous flre. A province-wide campaign lhould lib glhlflfill ll ,meko all hydrants ttb, some standoff» hoee llflll from differ: ant centres could be ln on! munlelpalltywlbore there ll on

nderdllllll hydllnil r looemonte in some centres. but lt. would-not r“ too ggomlvo I! the main bullnfll

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CHARLOTTETOWN

" T ’ puauc FORUM

animus. mausaarrs LINTBN REQUEST

Sin-What. e wonderful thought, total abstinence "from all alcohol beverages during bent, and that doesn't. mean renegglng on Sun- days.

What about. the people in the only Prohibition Province ln Can- ada giving it. a trial? Let. us try our will power for 40 days and drink water instead. it won't. rueti our stomach. I tried lt once, and after the Lenten season was aver Lo my surprise 1 didn't. go back, and I d1dn’t. lose any business either. A clear head ln the mom- lng. You would be surprised w know what I have bought with the motley I have saved.

l am, Sir. cic.

READER.

aovnlirrhrnur SHOULD PAY

Sir,—As everyone knows, are are hearing about. children Ln Europe and of clothing drives everyday. Well here's what happens when we try to llBlp.

The Jumlor Red Cross will send new clothing and lirn sure most. of the clothes given by Island people ls second-handed. fl‘ l-irosc miust be sent. we have to pay $2.50 for every 20 lbs. sent, or pay post.- age on th ill to St. Jciim. For in- stance: The W.I. in this district has collected some new aind used articles. The Red Cross will sand the new and the rest we will have lo pay for or not send at. all. We are just. on the verge of giving up. Do you not ll-ilnk it only fall- to ask the Goverrment to cane this year, not next. to the rescue of the ‘needy cililldrctl. by sending clothing tree. If it “are so, I am 5-111‘: there would be more given. No matter how little it would keep people from freezing and going about. nude. for even babies there are mapped in old newspsue Dorft you think the G merit is giving willing helpe. raw deal.

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l Rm. Slim. rlx". IWEIJN TVIORIAS. South Granville. Iii-ll.

THOSE snails" SUBSIDIES

sin-I was very much lnicrcszca in reading a recent press story of an interview with the Hon. 'W.l*‘ A._ Stewart. Minister of Agricult- ure. upon his return ‘horn rattan‘;- ing the annual meeting of thc Canadian Federation at Agricult- ure at Brock-ville. Ontario. and l1!» representation of lmpresslonsiuado upon hlm while there.

Mr. Stewart is credited ivlth ex- pressing lvlmself as hope-fill tile‘. the freight sulfsldy on ‘western g-raln to EJSLCFX‘! Canada for live- sto-gr feeding mil-poses will be con- tinued. and augments by saying he "was deeply impressed with tin.- fai-t that Western farmers who produce the grain appear just as anxious as Eastern farmers are. that the feed grain will continue to be made available to Eastern feeders st e price they can afford to pay and make a profit. on their poultry. dalrylng and other llvn- stock production." This “unanim- ity of opinion." he explained. "comes from the fact that. West.- ern grain growers look upon East'- ern Canada as their best. steady market. and remains with them, when -ot,her occasionally better markets disappear under the Influ- ence af heavy xraln yields 1n their home areas."

He further says: ‘"l'he c. I‘. A. convention went. strongly an re- cord. with a demand that. the pre- sent. system at equalizing produc- tion costs through the medium .0! freight. assistance on feed grains. be continued as l. permanent not.- lanel policy." andrto emphasize the likelihood of such e decision, states: "The Canadian Federation of Agriculture ls recognized (by the Canadian Government; pre- sumably) "as the voice of Canadian agriculture right: across this coun-

Cvratlfylrlg es mdy be the Min- ister's conclusions, which are fln- nlly expressed in nothing more do flnlte than a personal hope these subsidies will be continued. yet. lt. may not be well for us to rest our cue on the assumption this wlil be no; .nor can we assume with

ssfoty that Western farmers an unanimous in their desire that Intent livestock should be

allowed 0o continue otlloylng this special trehm: rm preference. In foot-there ll strong evidence lo the goats-airy. An offlelsl report of,’ business transected st. e annual convention of the Net. nel Poul- t.ry Oouncfl ‘held oi Ottawa during mig- y lndfeelol a very re- presentative portion of producers lit-the Prairie Provinces are very much opoeed to this free freight on Weeterararoln to lantern Oun- ede. policy at the Federal Govern- ment...A ‘xoeolutlop asking for lbs oontlnusneo nu solidi!

by, delegates from Manitoba, Cub atahwin and Alberto. Dllrlnl pre- llrnlau-y discussion. yvhhn _lt- WM seen to be e contentious item. ono trio chairmen suggested Mist: ls lo shelved for later consideration. these Western delegates protested and insisted e you be taken there and than so that the Western gas-man they represented would beeomo offlolelly aware of the stand token by those dslelttes and how ‘they voted. Irldantly the? use been pruned balm. they lili- oeme toflslle convention with their minds already rnsoszun for