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THE GUARDIAN

Morning Daily (Founded in 1887': Authorized la Second Clan Mull. Pelt 01"“ Department. Ottawa.

President, Ian A. Burnett; Vioe-Preltltilsflé-diyf-l:

Barnett; Seov-‘Tflll. G. M. Biune ; ° Managing Director. J. R. Burnett; Associate Edit-M- Friink Waiker.__

"The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink.” —-—-—“_-""“""‘"' mi,” . '1 CHARLOTTETOWN.SATURDAY, OCTOBE“ 4- "4 .._____._

Tax Collections

in Prince Edward Island duf- l years are thus enumerat- art on Taxation Statistics ent of Nationltigéieilsaiisigel ~ ~ - il t‘ = . -- gghltdllllhufi‘ irnscdllilaeutfxiiaiufc 57,7715 $i,35€,927; t194e,,nil,f‘i:6.::3; clfizz;iofisi_ .1542: orpara 10h I ' ‘ 94 $253,733; i943, ss1s,994,-_1ig44,7 $5$96‘38,;93~735.5i s. P6301623; I946’ gufiio’ I ll ctidns".i942 Tax on dividends and lfliériii csonewr - w“; $54,227; 1943, $25,981: i9”. ma” » ' ss5.s3e;1s46,$114,290; i9 ._ H942 “on Excess profiii tax collections. 206'. 194g 47s.- 1942. $274,137; i94iygf745g-ngi99 ' 58mm‘ $1946’ $9°2'864'- -' 1942' sins- Succession duty collections. 1945 $461133: ‘gieltaslzzcqicltions:‘i942: $912,241; 194s, $1,- 723"75o. 11;... sz,274,aa2,- 194s, $2,970,042; 194s, s3,o4s,3s1; i947, $2,915,343-

Tax collections ing the past six fisca ed in a voluminous rel) issued by the DePilllm

The Protestant flrlihaiifltiii

With more children beiii! "led I" Ill?“ at any previous time, and with the cost'of liv- ing still soaring, it need scarcely be_ said aha‘: the annual Protestant Orphanage drive _w l6 opens in Charlottetown an MonddY "9". '5 "e of special urgency and lmPilm-‘lllce- _

Year in, year out. H" °\‘PI"'"_l°9°_ ¢°Pi"‘_"°5 to function as a vital humanitarian institution, so smoothly and competently managed that most of our citizens take the great work it is doing for gummy lg i; only once a year. that they age called upon to contribute, and invarialilY I e response has been sympathetic. On I'ItlS occas- ion it is more necessary than ever tlwI II be

prompt and generous.

tlew Recruiting ilrive

Canada's armed forces having now reverted to peacetime status, it is announced that_tlic three armed services will launch a recruiting drive all across Canada. Recruits wanted are skilled artisans in certain trades, and young men who are willing to enter the forces and become tradesmen through the training plans which are now in effect in the services. The reserve groups of ecch branch of the service are now quite well staffed with thoroughly trained officers, and are prepared to enlist men. _ _

To carry out the drive in the Maritimes, a tour of the three Provinces by special recruiting units is planned. These units will spend several days in each of the larger centres, and heads of the services hope that their drive will bring them the required number of properly qualified men. By these means the Department of_Na- tional Defence expects to place Canada in a better position to meet emergencies than she was in i939.

The general plan is much the same as that which was in effect in the years between the two world wars, that of maintaining a Uall but highly trained permanent force to form an in; structional cadre, and relying upon a citizens army for the great part of the manpower. Pres- ent plans, however, seem to indicate that the permanent forces will be considerably larger than they were between i918 and I939.

It is, of course, to be hoped that the re- cruiting drive will meet with success. It is also to be hoped, adds the Halifax Chronicle, that the Reserve Army will never fall into the de- cadence which characterized the old Non-Per- manent Active Militia in the years between the wars. Membership in the old NPAM was a dis- couraging thing. Conscientious officers tried to make something of their units, often spending their own money for things that were needed. Men turned out faithfully for parades under most discouraging conditions — no uniforms. little equipment. Some units, over the protests of more serious officers, became little more than "social clubs for the officers, and the soldiering turned into pleasant hours spent in the mess.

The support that should have coma from the Department of Notional Defence was lack- ing. The whole thing became in for too many cases slipshod and careless. As a result, men would not join the units, or if they did, they soon became so disappointed that they failed to turn up for parades.

This is the sort of thing that must be avoided at all costs in Canada's new Reserve Army. The soldiering of a "Wednesday night soldier" must be taken seriously by the Depart- nient, by the officers, and by the soldier himself. Onlv in that way can the Reserve Army discharge the function which it is intended to discharge.

ilaiicer Detection ileiitres

Any improvement in the means for curing cancer in its incipient stage is a matter of gen- eral interest. An important advance in this connection has been made in recent years in the United States. Centres have been established for the examination of apparently well people. Since the first of these centres was opened ten years ago, a sufficient number of cases of incipient cancer have been found to show that this is a valucliYo means of fighting the disease.

There are now‘ I24 centres in 28 states for the examination of people who are apparently yell, and the average mult has bun to find iroin i5 to 20 people witli cancer, out of every

1,000 people examined, according to a state- ment from the National Cancer Institute of the United States Public Health Service.

Standards far the operation of the detec- tion centres in the U. S. have been established by the American College of Surgeons. Most of the centres are ‘in metropolitan areas where they are operated and financed by private organiza- tions, such as local chapters cf the American Cancer Society, hospitals, medical schools, groups of physicians, and others. There are also 407 diagnostic clinics in the U. S., equipped to make exhaustive examinations of persons suspected of having cancer. Many more are said to be need- ed so that there will be one for every 500 per- sons.

The importance of periodic examination for recurrence in patients who have been treated for cancer cannot be overestimated, according to the National Cancer Institute. This advice is evi- dently based on experience.

In regard to the complete victory over can- cer, the proctical eradication of the disease, for which the world dearly hopes, the prospect is not yet bright. Something more is being learned about cancer all the time through the research work being done in almost every country.

— EDITORIAL NOTES _.

Festival of St. Francis of Assisi. Tomorrow Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity.

Portugal was proclaimed a Republic this date i9i0.

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The British National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations conference at Bright-

on today.

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Hollanders at home are willing to consider a degree of self government for Indonesia, but troops on the spot seem to be attending strictly to the business of crushing the nationalists.

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Cholera, which made an appearance in strife torn India, is also spreading in Egypt. To- day both the disease and preventive measures are given wings. Only rigid control of IRfViI from affected areas can prevent its rapid spread.

lt seems decidedly unfair that Canada's packing industry dispute should cut off ship- ments of meat to the United Kingdom and at the same time glut the home market. A proper proportion of available supplies should be ear- marked for export.

I ‘I Mr. MacNought, M.P., is to be congratu- lated on obtaining immediate action on 'Life- guard Service through directing the resolution an the subject by the lnkeepers‘ Association to the attention of Hon. Mr. Glenn, Minister of Mines and Resources, in whose department is included National Parks. I

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The management in control of Canada Packers plant here advise us that, so far as they are concerned locally, there has been no reduc- tion in the price of pork such as stated by the Canadian Press to have taken place in Mont-

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We are still up against a serious railway car shortage and unless the Transport Control- ler receives the cooperation of every shipper winter will find us with empty elevators on both coasts. Then, as last year, it will be an impos- sible task to carry grain in sufficient quantities from the wheat growing areas. -

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Hon. John Bracken, M.P., whose seat at Neepawa has been wiped out under redistribu- tion is likely to remain a Western member by ac- ceptance of nomination for Brandon. He is first, foremost and all the time a Manitoban, hav- ing entered politics there, and set that mid- Canada province on its feet, financially and in every other respect.

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Centralization is in the air, being sedulous- ly propagated. Labour unions want uniformity of laws across the country, and housing experts complain that the present division of govern- mental powers and finances make proper plan- ning almost impossible. All of which fits in with Prime Minister King's policy of centralizing all power at Ottawa, with "Canada a nation" not

a Confederation.

John, 2nd Duke of Argyll, died this date i743; statesman and general, distinguished him- self under Marlborough, leading the Royalist troops against the Jacobites at Sheriffmuir in i715; his lifa and actions are dealt with in Sir Walter Scott's novel, Heart of Midlathiam"

"Fell as he was in act and mind, i

He left no bolder heart behind;

Then give him for a soldier meet,

A soldier's cloak for winding sheet.’

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One farther step towards nationalism has been taken by the Mackenzie King Government in abandoning the necessity for going to the King in person in London for exercise of the Royal prerogative. Now all that is necessary to obtain Royal approval is for the executive at Ottawa to go to the Governor-General, and soy" -"here is what we want (or do not, wont). please

sig-t on the dotted line." Absoluteisms, of course, but that is whither we are drifting. I I I I

A new set-up—or arther, a reversion-vhas taken place in the Provincial Department of Public Works. There are to be ‘two divisions, clirical, under the new deputy, Mr. P. A. Murna- ghun, thoroughly trained in his duties by the former deputy, Mr. L. B. MacMillan, and tech- nical, under Mr. Gordon White, engineer, who has been in the ‘Department doing this work for

a number of years. Thus a return is made to the system organized by tho late Premier

liotes By The Way

y Al usual the “gold mining inter- ests" are prominently mentioned as responsible for tha "rumors" that devaluation of the Canadian aallar 1s again under considera- tion. The gold mining interests can scarcely be held responsible for the fact that this week the Canadian dollar dropped to a new low of l0 3-8 percent. discount 1h the unofficial New York market. -_Northern Miner.

Actually the butter supply situa- LIOII is causing a lot of worry 1n the trade today. There appears to be gOOCI grounds for this worry. While there has been a gain of five per cent. 1n the total supply as compared to a year ago at this date. there has been an Increase of 16 per cent. in domestic disap- pearance, the increase accounted for by heavier consumption and some domestic storage. -- Ottawa Journal.

There Ia no reason why a citizen of Saskatchewan should be dented the pleasure of looking at. an ox- liibltlon of art, or of listening to professional musicians, or of hear- ing a. stage production. Yet two out of three persona in Baal-ratche- wan 1lve beyond the reach 0f ex- hibits or performances. Some ef- fort to bring the arts to the pea- pie of Saskatchewan would begin to fill o need that has been neg- lected. -Saskatoon Star-Phoenix.

One of the molt difficult. prob- lems 1n Britain today ls feeding lnvelids, but the London "Inyalld Kitchens" are doing all they can to tackle this .helpl many people who would otherwise be unfit for work. to 1lve a normal life. Invalid kitchens have colorful pleasant dining-rooms, and anyone needing a special diet. can eat. there by presenting n. doctor's cer- tificate or one from hospital. To the kitchens go TB cases, people suffering from all kinds of giithrtc disturbances, diabetes, duoden- al ulcera, and many others. The kitchens work ln cooperation with the local medical authorities. Brandon sun.

We know of one millionaire not. a mile from here who cleans out. his awn cow stables every Sat- urday and Sunday. We know of iiired men being paid $1.500 cash a year, with house, cool, milk, eggs and light. We also know of farm- ers getting out of the business fig- uring they can do better la a wage earner tn the cities, or even as o. hired man-at. present rates. But. history suggests that: this day and crisis will pass. Some day there will be hired men again. at. least farm workers; they may cost. more than the old-timer but they will produce more. —Landon Free Press.

E. C .Carson. minister of public ‘works for British Columbia, has disclosed that an agreement. will be sought with the United States to permit. British Columbia's south- ern trans-provincial highway to run through 15 miles of Washing- ton state. It ls necessary to route the highway south of the border because the present. highway tra- verses two mountain summits which are passable only in summer. It. is only neighborly to permit the Ca- nadians to run the road on this side of the line. The American- Canadlan border 1s unique 1n that. lt never has been fortified. That. is a symbol of the close relations between our countries, and ony- thlng that wit] promote friendship should be encouraged. - Chicago Tribune Editorial.

A perfect huabaiiiL- Now lust imagine a punk like that. He never goes out. at. night. doesn't. smoke. lmrdly ever samples a nip, does odd jobs around the house. cooks and does the washing, turns over his whale pay cheque to his wife, leaving himself no pocket money, messages his wife's cold feet, and furthermore is named London's perfect husband, winning o. gen- crous chunk of bacon. A perfect husband, indeed. Why he doesn't even choose his own clothes. ‘Wouldn't it. be a. strange world 1f all males were like that. On our afternoon off_ we'd see a neighborhood mule, stripped down to the underwear, hairy chest puff- ing with a clothes basket, hanging out the week's wash. Bqwed wan- der over to the fence. 1f wa had

with hunger, —Sault Star.

that perhaps within a year 15,000 or‘ Canada's 17,000 Doukhobora will return to Russia. ts almost too good

zidlan institutions and s lies. They have

against arm-y service. they have been really aroused, have set fire to buildings,

iiude parades and indulged

Brockvtiie Recorder and Times. CAIOHRA GOLD

'Mathiesan when he made Mr. H. H. Shaw Pro- ‘vinciol E-"rieer and adviser, and Mr. MacMil- lan clericcl administrator. _

cblet gala-producing state.

one. and gas away for on hour or so until the wife came home from her office, hopping mad because dinner wasn't ready and growling

The prediction made by one l

to be true. This men says he has a strong feeling that. destiny ta V calling his people back to Russia. l-lla wife, he contends. feela the some way. We trust that no person \vlll place any impediment in the way of destiny being fulfilled. With comparatively few exceptions, these people have been a pain in the neck ever since they were brought: hero by a well-meaning government anxious to help them escape the persecution to which they said they were subject tn their native land. Moat: of them, even unto the third and fourth generation, have never really settled down in Can- ada or become real Canadians. They have rebelled against ban- , natbtll- disliked the thought of having their children go to school. They have fought And when th v .1’...

tn other lawless conduct, sometimes with dynamite as their weapon. -

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Old Charlottetown inna ran;

PACKING PLANT DISPUTE

From the Canadian Annual Re- view. 191B:

The chief subject of discussion during the legislative session in Prince Edward Island this year was the B111 proposed by the Gov-

ernment tn connection with the Dominion Packing Company and its exemption from taxation; to-

gether with the grant. of various other privileges lri return for the establishment of a large pork- packing business and cold-storage system in Charlottetown. It. was estimated that there had been on the Island some 40.000 hogs from year to year and this was to be only one-third of the number which the Dominion Packing Com- pany proposed to kill and cure. In January they were offering to guarantee the farmers six cents o. pound for hogs or to contraict with them to pay the ruling Chicago price at delivery. On April 15th. the Half. J. F Whear moved 1n the Assembly the second reading of his measure granting 20 years’ exemption from City taxes to the Dominion Pock- tng Company. In Committee he would propose that this should be given only on plant and property beyond the value of $44,000. He stated that in presenting the measure he represented the City of Charlottetown and the wishes of the Mayor and Council. It was not-e. political but o. business pro- poaltlon. What the City and Pro- vince needed most was capitol and this measure would help in that direction. Mr. George E. Hughes, second- ed by Mr. H. J. Pnlmer- both Liberals —moved the rejection of the B111. The former contended that the proposal had never been submitted to the citizens; that the legislation took control of the mat- ter out of the hands of the City Council; and that the term of 20 years was, tn any case, too long. The latter opposed the measure because 1t was 1n the interests of one individual; because 1t was an usurpation of the powers of the City Council; because the principle of exemption was wrong; because of a recent. City meeting which opposed the proposal. During the ensuing debate most. varied opinions were expressed upon the suibject. Mr. 1B. Gallant strongly supported the measure an the ground of the need of new industries and the big business which this Company with its capl- tail of $1,000,000 was already do- lng. He also referred to the form- ers‘ interest in its cold-storage business. “But foi- the Company the price of park would be much less." The Hon. R. C. McLeod. o. mem- ber of the Government without portfolio. thought the interests of she city and the country were one 1n such e. matter as this. He believ- ed the majority of the citizens in Charlottetown were in favour of the measure and as n taxpayer he hadevery confidence 1n the po\v- er of the City Council to protect the interests of the city. The farm- ers highly appreciated the Coni- pany because they had established a permanent industry and helped to make the past year a most suc- cessful one. Mr. J. A. Mathleson opposed the measure because he thought all companies should come 1n on the same conditions, Mr. W. A. O. Morson also spoke against 1t. ' Incidentally some of the mem- bers were accused at being paid agents of the Company tn the country districts and these charges caused some heated discussion. F1- nally. on April 22, the amendment was defeated by 15 to i3 and the House went. into Committee on the Bill. There Mr. Whear curried his amendment making the plant and property assessable under the value of $44,000 and Mr. Hughes suc- ceeded 1n passing one which re- strlcted the exemption by the City Council to five years at a. time. Meanwhile, the citizens‘ meeting referred to 1n the debate had been held 1n Charlottetown on April 3 at the instigation of Mr. G. E. Hughes, M. L. A. The gathering was a crowded one. Mr. Hughes and Mr. H. J. Palmer. M. L. A. ex- plained their objections and the Hon. Mr. Whoar his position and a hostile resolution then passed with one dfssentlent. Incidental to this matter certain charges were made against the Hon. Mr. Whear by The Guardian of April 2 and 3 which alleged that he was a paid agent of the Dominion Packing Company. Mr. Whear at. once demanded a Select. Committee of the House to investi- gate the matter. This was moved by the Premier and carried with the Hon. B. Rogers as chairman and Messrs. George Simpson and J. L. Reed on the Government aide and W.A.O. Morson and John Maclieen of the Opposition members. The succeeding discus- sion of the matter was complicat- ed by qipositton charges that. tho

of Agriculture had sold some cat.- tla to the Dominion Packing Com- pany without tender.

The first. meeting of the Com- mittee was held on Apr1l8 and Mr. J. l. B. MoGready of The Guard- ian appaared before it to look af-

howevor, the Hon. Mr. Peters tn- formed the Legislature that Provincial law officers, on looking into the matter, had

Hon. Mr. Rogers as Commissioner

tar his tutor-eats. On April 14. the discovered ,

been the west wind ‘Iihet. woke that sleesilris till";

Perhaps a wayside blossom. Or o. ii-gihtly-whlstled strain.

It might have

But samethini. muesli "f" °' heard.

A risii-ioi-noiien lonainii 90"“;

1t might have been a. robin;-

Perhaps lt. was the rain