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Agricultural ltounoil

Some fifty agricultural experts, who arc aiso public servants, are at present in conference at Birch Court for the sole purpose of benefit- ing our Island farmers. A year has passed since the Council was inaugurated and many of its recommendations have already found their way f into Island farming practice. Others must go the "long way around" by Ottawa and political points west but will, no doubt, cvcntiifllll’ 5° recognised and implemented, Other recommendo tions have been found impracticable under pres- ent conditions and are being shelved iliilil The“? conditions are righted. Such is llle elasticity with which the Council works. t

Comprised of the technical staffs and meni- bers of both the Federal and Provincial Depart- mqnts of Agriculture, the Council brings a great body of informed thought to bear on Pmllwlfl‘ farming problems in this Province. Herc, these men first state the problem, diagnose its cause ‘ and proceed to recommend methods t0 OYHCOWC it—unless it is within their awn sphere to right

' . Th have formed committees - f, ' ‘i, , _ side what many service men have

‘lhlhhemgsilesrhesceyroblems under considcrafion ‘ The_two magnificent fighter aircraft with endmcd, me Sacrifices o; um

w ‘c 9 p ‘ H . I Councu which Britain entered World War ll, and which average minister are not great. -’°<o,! i m“ the Year‘ Al the. o Fwmg unnlm were so long the mainstay of Fighter Command. H“ may ha” h" l° 9°95” “T”

meemg’ elm‘ wmmmces mp0" '5 reod~ i0 hold a Peculiar Position iii the Englishman's-all "mm ml‘ "H" h“ he h“ w‘ Old Charlottetown l. ll" cmlmll 95 9 "lwle Md “ll members '0'.“ fection This week the S itfire and Hurricane dodge buqelsf and-mt one“ dues rand l‘. l. U l ‘ ‘ ' hich follows the report. Again ‘ ' l’ ’ he 3°‘ l“ m‘ “l”. _ . . I '" the dwlllsslo" W . as well as the men who flew them, were com- 11°°i'<f\'@l‘~ 11B is "lime-Sled "l: ——-- j the committees meet and finallY the’ '°¢°"‘"‘e"' memormed b the dcdicaho" or “(fined k5. oleo; and all rhi- stir over this _ darioiis are made - by the Council llSClf. . d . Bl . h g ‘ ° emit subject. (more iiiipariani LADIES BENEYOLEXT soeusrv‘

This moi-had obviates the possibility of our “"“ °"" ‘" '""'"9 9"‘; iiisiii the fall of Chilia to Llle v Communistsi has been A flourishing local organization FROM “DOVER BEACH»

lilqrid agricultural experts falling into the class of specialists who continue to know "more and more about less and less" until they ultimately know "everything about nothing." On fllc con- trary, the critical attention of all the Council members, in whatever their field, is focused on each individual problem and the broadest range of opinions is expressed. This exposure of ideas to the winds and weather of free discussion is on essential part of the conference, and cannot fail to prove of great practical value. _____________

Transportation Costs

lt is interesting to note, 0n the flllllwllll’ °l Premier Jones, that the new Royal Commission on transportation will hold regional 4me§tm95 throughout Canada and that all Pfllhes "m3? ested will have an opportunity to present their views and arguments. The_Premier regards tiiiS Commission as the most important since the Duncan Commission, which led to the passing ol the Maritime Freight Rates Act in l927» This Province will not only 10in with ll" °ll°" Maritime Provinces in a presentation on mot- ters of common interest, but will present separ- ately a brief on special claims. g One question with which the three Provin- which will doubtless be given proper emphasis, is the relative position of Marin,“ ghippers, with long-haul traffic rates to pqy, as compared to competitors nearer larger murkeis, Qnigylflg lower short-haul rates. The whale question of the iass incurred by the roll- ways in handling short-haul l.c.l. freight might well be gone into. There is no doubt that witii their cquiment built primarily for long-haul traffic, they are at a decided disadvantage in competing with trucks and buses on short hCIHlS- The cost of handling this highly competitive traf- fic must of necessity be offset by eitorbitfllil charges imposed on-the long haul business. lt will be the duty of the new Commission to take tlii§ fact fully into account. The railways might reasonably be regileflclil

m Show the cost, say, of moving a train lriod of Prince Edward Island or New Brunswick P°l"' tees to New York. Failing information on l'l‘lS point, Maritime spokesmen themselves could make a simple calculation covering wages for the time and mileage, fuel consumption, and ullqwqrice for depreciation and other overhead charges. Having thus arrived at the cost, the profit on the present roles could be determined. This procedure might go. far to show that no increase in longhaul carioad rates should be risked for, and that the railways should read just their less profitable business ondwork to ‘recoup themselves on the traffic carried at a loss. _ _ _ _ The railways are ll‘ a different position in meeting competitive worer rates. ln this case they are competing chiefly for businesspf very considerable volume, i"'f°l“l"9 °P¢"°_l'°" Jl through trains of heavy tonnage, an which a cut rule pp meet water rote: could reasonably be expected to leave a margin of profit. Of course, the Maritimes have always can- mided that insofar as the Intercolonial is con- cerned, cost is not the controlling criteria and on that ground they hcve beemupheld by the Duncan Commission and the Freight Rates Act. But since thd railways themselves have_argucd their case on the cost and revenuebosis, the .rotes established to meet competition loiuer than necessary, and which do not cover out- of-pocket costs but are a drain on all other traffic, is surely a legitimate issue for the Mari- time spokesmon to raise. _ _ lii a period of rising costs, such as is being experienced today. the tendency i! for ii enrol" burden to be shifted to the long-haul ratesgand competitive rates for shorr hauls bear relatively less of the burden. All this works to the advan- tage of shippers iieor the big central markets, and to the disadvantage of shippers already heavily handicapped ltY §¢°9T°Pl"4°l dfllltull‘ ties iii the Maritimes oiid particularly inbtliis island Province. This point is one of consider- oblo importance, and numerous instances .could

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or fishing parties.

Scientists

heir figures.

rom each borough,

ate opposition.

Farm Forums all over

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Montreal Toronto Winnipeg .. Vancouver Edmonton Regina

Charlottetown

maintenance.

their terms of office. a

bo cited’ to show the manner in which we have , been discriminated again-st.

ito a foreign power.

arid cathedral and parochial clergy.

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in Yorkshire who covered a solution which makes wool indigestibie lo moths, also discovered that in l2 months the family of one moth can eat 92 pounds of wool. Housewives who have been confronted with the havoc moths can create will certainly not doubt

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89%, New Brunswick arid Nova Ontario 75°15, Quebec 65%, Alberta 38W, Mani- toba 3395, Saskatchewan 14%, Canada as whole 69%. lt speaks well for the intelligence and public spirit of this Province that it should have the second highest percentage of newspaper readers in the whole of Canada.

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fruri: GUARDIAN. CHARMMTETOWN f lzlilllUlllAL NOIES l,

The Russian newspaper Bolshevik reports a "shortage of volunteers in Canada" for the arm- ed forces resulting in relaxed standards of age and health. The 5tem should go for to correct the situation which it records.

The newly established Halifax Free Press, with thumb in cheek, announces that it is against high taxes on such things as liquor and gaso- lene. lt contends that taxation should be on a more equitable and sol I

Newfoundland salmon fishing comps are eit- pected to prove a strong attraction for sports- men from for and near. With the excellent fly- ing facilities here Prince Edward Island should become the lumping off and base of operations

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The first English Parliament sot this date 1269, 26 years before the "Model" Parliament, famous as containing two knights, from each shire, two citizens from each city_ two burgesses representatives

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When we grow and sell potatoes we get much needed ready-money to spend, but we lose considerable of our natural wealth, soil fertility; when we make and sell butter we do not have as niuch immediate profit, but we replace and en- rich our natural wealth, the fertility of the soil, which is the bank we depend upon to keep busi- iiess, both city, urban and rural going. -

The reduction of Conservative strength in the Senate to l5 out of a rotol of 96 seats (llZ when Newfoundland comes in), is bringing out a rash of proposals for reform. The C. C. F., of course, want to abolish the upper house ol- together, but certainly there should be means by which o popular majority in the Commons can get its programme _odopted in spite of Sen-

Enlightening. As the result of o poll by the Canada on November 29th., the percentage of farm homes in which a daily newspaper is taken was found to be:

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PUBLIC FORUM

This column in open to the discussion by ourrenponienh of question: of interact. ‘Ibo Guardian does not. nee-unr- ily endorse the opinion of correspondents.

6 a .. Leo-Q-so-tco-Q-eo-Qcoa LONGEYPTY CANDIDATES-

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Sir-This list includes the latest names received: 71 Mr. John Campbell, Irish- l0\\'lt .. . T2 .frs. Malcolm C. Gillis, City . .. (Mrs. Gillis will be 99 the 3rd of h‘eli.i TI‘. Mrs. Rogersoii. Coleman 9T I airi. Sir‘ etc. UNCLE JOE.

(llilif) ANT) THE VETERANS

qaickiv Risius "ro THE OCCASION}.

Ii New Zealaml rancher reolrono that at the present ration in Eng- land. it would take one person 40 years to eat. all the bacon which could be provided by one grown pig. That could be stretched u 45.if the said person followed thi» custom hereabouls and consum- eil well-nigh all but the squeal. —— Kitchener-Waterloa Record.

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A story in the Sunday Express of London tells of a strange be- quest received by the Natural His- tory Museum in the British cupi- tal. It consists of 65,000 flies. They represent the life work of an ama- teur inseet. collector named Colban Wainwright. Mr. Wainwright was by profession a manufacturing jeiv- eller in Birmingham. but he spent his leisure time for more than sixty vc-ars in hunting down and preserv- ing specimens of different varieties

Sir. .- You will wonder vifial "l mes» f“ rwfieq °_"°" m?‘ 9f

oleo has to do ivith the veterans. Europe with his ‘swisliing net. and

But the vets. referred lo here are Presewl“? b°m°s~ _' Edmlmm“

retired ministers, called or mis- Jfmrmil- ‘

called "Veterans of the Cross." l

do not much like the name. 'I'i".r> Th, "mummy or prgyenun:

CYD-‘S l5 U19 5.Vmb0l 0f m6 STEM. lightning-caused forest fires bv eliminating‘ lightning itself was

sacrifice and ministers a: a rule. are not notably sacrifieants." neither as a rule are their lay‘ brethren. Our sacrifices laid be- side the Cross become infinitesim- ally small. The term veterans usually refers lo men who have crossed the firing line and faced rleaili and often met it. Placed be-

suggelted by Dr. Vincent J. Schne- fer, weather scientist of Genera! Electric’: Research Laboratory. In a report of his studies of nalurzii thunderstorm conditions conducted this past Summer at. Priest River Forest Experiment Station. Idaho. Dr. Sehaefer recommends to the U. S. Forest Service that dry-lei.- be used to transform towering cum-

illuminat- ing and a bit amusing. It; is truel the interest of’ the farmer must be considered for lie is the spinal‘ shaft of the ivelfare of every other class in Llir- country and he has never yet had a fair deal. And an- oilicr thing that is important. the Government must keep the farmers sweet, because there is a

lot of them and most of tliem db’ h G Y l _ d have wives. butter or no butterl’ 3 l e °‘er"°"a5° gm“ on"

for union men and their wives. Ififffuillzzfailgilgzllf:

8km all-Halo‘ ma, ,l,“‘"_“‘°"5.,.,““,_“loss, as was each succeeding Gov- flla e ‘In’ old“ J elk _ be! e ernoiis lady while the society cori- “le_.p°°l;fc‘__ a" mil‘ a e“ l‘ mltinued. All denominations were ‘and a, cm buuel and Smmlgyrepreseiited. and bazaars were an their are the cliiiicli pensioiiois.‘ annual manure of me sociew-s NH“ We. (lo allow ourselves a little ities. A, oneumc ‘he bazaars were iiiii when I stretch out my knife hem i,‘ me 01d Con" House] the "l?" m" “We me l" ll" l3“? fancy articles being exhibited for

in colonial days was the Ladies Be- nevolent Society, established in i838 by Lady Mary Fitzroy, wife of Lieutenant Governor Sir Charles Fitzroy, which had a sewing society connected with it, and met regu- larly at Government. House. Each member paid an annual subscrip- tion of five shillings. Many of the gentlemen of Charlottetown, head-

and <-_'.'.\' in chorus; "William lie SGlElH the House of Assembly rooni. ¢B!‘Pll1-_Y' _ _ Among contributors to the Society It is true self-preservation l5 in ilie year 1845 were the follow-

but this law is ing: Ladylluiiile); Mrs. and Miss

nature's firsi law; for clogs and foxes. Man is sup- posed to belong to a lilglirir order Anwyl. daughter and grand-daugh- ivliere another law applies. vi'/.. 1P!‘ 0f Judge fllld MTS- BBIFOWI Thou shall ioi-i- my neighbour asiMiSS Abbot. an English lady. sov- thyseif. If the farmer can imagine *l‘"°55 1° the Tamil)’ 0f HOH- T- I'l-

himself where his child has l0 Haijilflnd. $11: lilrs- Beets‘. wile of|

Island spread shortening cn his bread M83" 399"‘? Lin‘ Cumbf-‘Flflnd “"5 840' he might think twice before he Lad-‘idvlmd’ dallghle“ or Gcnflal .0i Fanning; Mr. J. Sydney Dealcy. il

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The egg prices quoted below are for Grade A Large. At Montreal and Toronto the prices are those at which graded shipments are sell- ing to wholesalers. At other points quotations are prices to shippers for ungraded eggs: 194/ 40-41 38-39 37 36 35 37 i6

Up they go! A bill to boost the President's salary to $l00,000 o year lias been approved by the U.S. Senate civil service committee. The measure, approved l0 to l in the committee, also carries pay raises for the Vice-President, cabinet mem- bers and other senior government officials. ln addition to raising the President's salary from $75,000 to $l00,000 a year, the bill would give him o tax-free expense allowance of $50,000. This would be in addition to the $40,000 he now ieceives for travel expenses and White House The salaries of the dcnt and Speaker of the House would be boosted from $20,000 to $30,000, and each would get $10,000 tax-free expense money. Unless Cori- gress acts before the inauguration of President Truman and Vice-Presideiit-Elect Alben Barkley Jan. 20, their raises will not be effective during

Vice-Presi-

Evidently Australia is no longer on all-Eng- lish speaking country which it set out to be. A motion urging that it should be compulsory for all aliens to learn the English language within l2 months of their arrival in Australia was agreed to at o Returned Servicemen's League conference in Brisbane. Mr. K. McL. Bolton, New South Wales president, said that were large groups in Queensland, New Wales and South Australia who were making no attempt to learn the language. Blackburn, VC (SA), said there were schools in some areas of South Australia where every les- son was conducted in o foreign language. Mr. W. Yea (NSW) said the some conditions exist- ed in some New South Wales schools. Even the papers in these areas were printed in foreign languages. Mr.~H. V. Pearson (Q) said that in Queensland thgre were still largo numbers of aliens able to speak English only with greatest difficulty. How they achieved naturali- sation astonished iiim. The congress also decided to ask the Government to withdraw Australian citizenship from anyone who expressed allegiance

Mr. A. S.

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sings the butter song. Adequate scientific tests Canada and the United

» iland agent. and proprietor of Sid- sta‘es|mfllll. later the properly of lion. l F. Peters; Mrs. De St. Croix. daugh-

To one

iilus clouds in that area into snow. Thus. instead of growing into high- ly-unstable thunderstorms, precipi- tate out as snow and rain from which lightning is produced. the cumulus clouds either would or would not become cirrus or snow clouds, ivhieli do not. produce liglit- ning. according to this expert. — Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph.

fully-

Let. Great. Britain take pm“ action against the hlgh-nvinded Communists in Malaya who slough. ler women and children at sigh, on their farms for the Crime u, being Britons; or let the Dim.‘ moveta stamp out. killer band's who don't want. any semblance u] order until communism gets mm plate control, or let any damm erotic people try to keep lhoi, social and economic organizaiipl, in working 0l‘dEl‘—l.l\€!I you lliHn ii! Vicious imperialism is on m, loose again. Nowhere dons all i}... stir more belching vocal fury than on this continent where left win; concern with justice five thousand miles away ls always ‘so mueli ma“ feverish than sympathy with a“ forts to put. our ow1i house 1,. order. Imperialism can minar‘ lot of things. but if it. can't covqi the spiritual black-out. imprison y“, Moscow then it. had better be (litcii. ed for keeps-Hamilton Spec-farm.

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A hundred years ago this "a, thr- Landon Free Press was launch- eii as a weekly in the tiny but growing Town of London by \\'j1_ liam Sutherland. Three years later in i852, the Free Press was pup: chased by Josiah Blackburn ring tn 1855 was turned into a dailv From that. day to this the Fae; Press has been published by ‘he Blackburn family. There are some older Canadian papers. Thc Mo", treal Gazette goes back to the 18m century and the Kingston Whig. Standard. which is also celebrating its 100th anniversary as a daily pa. Pvr this your was started a; g \i’('f‘l(l_\' as llie British \Vhlgin1g3g But there ls no other Canadiiirf paper which lias been continually iii the same ownership and unde‘, the same name for this length of time. It is unique in that rospgr; The presentgpresldent, ‘vVallcr .i', Blackburn. is n grandson of Josiah Blackburn. -- Landon Free Presg,

Oh, love, lei. us be true

another! for ivhlch seems

To lie before us like a dreams.

So various. so beautiful. so new,

Hath really neither joy, nor love.

the yvorid, land of

nor light,

Nor certitude, nor peace, nor help

for pain;

And we are here as on a. daxkllng plain

Swept with confused alarms of

struggle and flight. Where ignorant armies night.

clash by

Anlattheu‘ Arnold.

Davies; Mrs. Thos. Dawsoni Mrs. Fanning; Mrs. J. D. Haszard; the Misses Haviland: Mrs. Irving; Mrs. R. Longwortli; Mrs. F. Loiigwovlli; MP5. W. W’. Lord; Mrs. Nlacclonald of Arisaig: Mrs. J. W. Morrison; Miss Palmer. who became the wife of Rev. Dr. R. T. Roaches of Tren- ton. N.J.. and mother of Rev. Hib- beri. Roache. of Long Branch; Mrs.

Chas. Binns; Mrs. Purdie: Mrs. Reddin: Mrs. \V_ Stewart; Mrs, Chas. Young. wife of Hon. Chas.

Young: Mrs. J. Spencer Smith; Mrs. Isaac Smith: lifrs. Henry Smith; Mrs. David Vllilson; Mrs

STOCK-TAKING 1 SALE

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FASHION-CRAFT OVERCOATS

MEN'S vviuren PARKASA MACKINAW COATS

SHEEP-LINED WORK cons

have proved that olco is as \\l\0lE- some and nourishing as butter. it is coming all over Canada. \\'o

if!’ of Rev. Tlieo. DcsBvisay and wife of DI‘. Beiij. Dc Si. Croix. surgeon general of the militia forces? Mrs

Tremaine, wife of Dr. Tremaine; Mrs. Tanton, six; Mrs. Chas. Welsh: hirs- Weymoulh: Mrs. Nlllhlifl Wright; Mrs. Jenkins, wife of ‘fir.

MEN'S TOPCOATS

there South

hope ii. iizll soon come here. and, . ,- _ _ . when it does ii will be found that iPQQQ,‘Ql’,ljd‘l,‘,lj,gls,l?‘,g,Bfligmlj»l il, ivill nai have hurt the bllttefnnogher o; Mrfgyamés J"Feuows" bll-‘lllc-‘S 0m‘ lilll" bll- who kept llie principal liotel Trill l Hm- 5". EV!» Charlottetown; Mrs. Goodman. wife