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"The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink.‘ FRIDAY, JYNE 21, 1916 v-———— ~—»*—~——————'— Ontario's Altitude

Rlaiitictivcriii-g l- Qot" - on in political cir- in ‘lift-tin , {jut-lite Illltl Utlawa to PM? the blztnic for tht» llontniion-l‘rovincial Con- ference failure \\h it rightly belongs. The question is‘, lltt\\'\‘\( _ on whose shoulders? The ltiiiQi‘ and l.t~\‘..': lilllIltllls declare "it is .\Ir. llslvus" while ttttitin ltillllliltfls" "it is iicolfilt‘ Drcwl." liln- fart of the nnuicr is, the-blame iuav be fairly ‘i nllllilllPtl between ‘tlieui, as both lll't‘llii!t‘tl refs in advance without constil-Lttion. . l_lls'ftl to lllllllli‘ llliwcllllrll‘ in the COLlfsU cf tn;- -l%~cii>~ii.iiis.

lt scents n »w that lllt) Liberal organizers are building up a case zigaiitst kliittlrio with tiic intention of making .\lr. llrcw the goat, and ,\[1-_ Dnplt-“is the lll'k‘lll‘t's>ll)lk‘ tnonkey goading the goat. \n election niav he iii the offing, and i: would lit» good piirtv politics for the adroit Prime .\liuister King to line up seven prov- inqq5 on QHQ sltlff and two on the other, neither of which has a l-lllPflll tiovernnteitt. A swing back from lttiplcssis to Liberalism is alXJttt due in (jut-lifts; with his ear to the tlrOlllid Rh‘ usual, Mr, lsing no doubt hears the sound, and is preparing to take advantage of the situation.

The trtiulilp “uh Untario is that like thc bilastftil lrishinaii in the storv, it cl-"tilllS 100 much, seeks tn cover lot) iiiucli territorY l" n5 claims as a province. It is only one of nitic in- dependent, niorc-or-less stivereign provinces joined together in one confederation, having one main obicct in view, viz., the development 0f (‘nnndn to ifs‘ fulle-t and greatest extent. Un- doubtedly Ontario is wealthy both now and still more potentially, but she can only flouflill and expand as tmrt of the Dominion, call it by any name (\]‘|(‘ chooses. The attitude Premier Drew scents to éltltvpl, or the impression he leaves 0n (11056 outqllq Ontario, is that he and his prov- itice coitstittitc tliiiiitla~fltitario first and forc- niost, the rest of Canada nowhere. This natur- ally is resented. and apparently Mr. King real- izcs this. and itiav play it up for all it is worth as a stiitalilc crv for an carly election.

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Poultry Objective “The two m~~t importatit things in poul- trv this vvnu” ittr‘ t‘t1t<ltlt11si‘/.C(l in the current jgsnq of Jltir/crlitn; Xrrrirr, a publication of U18 Dominitn] linpartmt-nt of Agriculture. TllfiSfi essentials are: (i) to obtain every last pOSSiblB (Q2 from existing vcarlings. and (2) to make {lip lint possible pl» of maturing growing Pill" lets. This rem, it is slated. Canada has the fin- crop of early tiullcts ever started in the D0- 35 per cent tiiore to the end of March. 18.7 per ccnt tnorc to the end of .»\pril and I0 to i2 per cent more to the end of May. Mortal- itv reported is at IlllllltSl an zill-tiiiie low. The pfcgcnt t-czircitv of feed, cruising the forcCd use 0f more tiiisttire. niav be a blessing ill tll$lflll5c as it should flssllffi more vigorous growth. The <t‘.'l‘.‘t‘ll\‘ of feed is necessitating an efficiency of mztnzigiwiieiit that essential to the verv econnuiv t-f the poultrv industry this year. .\s for lllt‘ tlcnntinl. it nccd only be pointed out that (ire-it lritnin is shorter on egg snpplirs this wit‘ in any vear dtir- itlg lllf \\';t‘.'_ l'l'lti.‘t' l‘i.tl\\itl‘tl lslilllfl PtlllllFV farmers ti"tl an excellent ill» last vcar, and tlicv to

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are tirgcrl tn still greatri" efforts this year help (ianmln met". tl-itiic-Iit‘ demands and illl

(‘iifitift Wig]: r;|j‘ -_ Newiriuntllmid Election

c1": ion iii llllllt‘ than twelve years will lip l “l vi Xuvfoimdlaiitl today

Yoteix Ill lit" i} villi-t tol-uy and first Do- ininion will go t» the polls to elect an assctiilily whose tasl. it will be to decide the future status 0f the island.

i (lite buutlrt-il zuzl l\\t‘iil\~flllll‘ candtirlatcs have licvii I llllllilltll lo t'<uilt'~~l the 4-’ Scills ill the National (lntvciittoii Thev iticltide the sons of former Prime .\liiii~ter<, members of the last llllthf‘ of Assembly and one member 0f the Upper lluti-e. There are lawyers. doc- tors and teacher» ~ .

The decisions they hate to iiiakc will iiot be easy. Xcivfoiinzllziiid is not rich; its econ- omy is fragile and the cost of government high. Iii reaching their conclusions, members of the National Convention will no dmibt be guided more by these facts than liy sentiment.

They will have the benefit of an experience. in self-government dating from 1855 to i934. Twelve years of» government by Commission have revealed both the advantages and disad- vantages of colonial status. As a vital, strategic area in north American defence, they know that the choice that is made will be watched with in- lercst by both Canada and the United States.

Along the length and breadth of the is- land. in isolated fishing villages and scattered inshore communities, the facts have been dis- cussed in public meetings and private gather- ings. There are five choices ahead of New- loundlaiad.

(t) Return to responsible government.

(aiflgptiouaiion of commission govern-

Ukflt. ‘ r ~ fill MINER government in which

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some members would be elected and others ap- pointed.

(4) Union with Canada.

(5) Union with the United Stag“;

Uf these, a return to self government and a form of representative government are prob- ably the most favored though there is support for union with Canada. The presence of U.l S. troops and the heavy expenditures lo the Unitcd Safes in Xcivfoutidland during the war have produced sortie supporters for N0. 5.

But both Confederation and union with the United States require more ‘than a unilateral decision and Newfoundland has not forgotten that when it turned to Canada for help in 1895 the reception was neither cordial nor cncotirag- ing.

It is easy to believe that Newfoundland will plump for a return to sclf-govcriiniciit. It seems the obvious course but it is not quite so simple. Newfoundland more than most coun- tries has an economy dcpctidciit upon the out- side world for its success or failure. Newfound- laiids crop is the fish in the sea and tnarkcts for fish are the basic factor in her existence. Her geography has scattered her population and spread it thinlv iii tiny settlements over utorc than 0,000 niilcs of coast line. v

Thinking Neivfouiidlan crs can see the very vital position the island occupies iti Cari- arliaii defence. TllCY can sec also the advant- ages of tinion with kiltlléitlii, whose currency and banking system they have adopted and whose maritime economy is closely paralleled by their own.

;\ll tlicsc factors are playing a part in the decisions now being shaped. There are senti- mental considerations as well. Ncwfoundlands 300.000 citizens are almost etitirely British stock.

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Queen Victoria acceded to the throng this date, 1837. and reigned for 63 years. i ll I i Summer commences today, according t0 the ;\l11l3.l13C. 'l‘0iti0rr0\v the longest day.

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Storms and troubles all around us, yet here we have Difiltit‘, quietness, a fair measure of contentment, and very iiittcli for which to be thankful, including good growing weather.

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The ladies of the \Votiien's Institutes re- turn to their homes after two days profitable and BHjOYZNblE convention in the city. The large attendance shows the popularity and growth of the organization which is filling such an im- portant place in the rural life of the province. All who attended were highly appreciative of the reception and afternoon tea held in their honour by the LicuL-Goveriior and Mrs. Berri- ard at Government House.

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During 1945, the State of Uaine potato growers sold an estimated 52,000 cars for ap- proximately $62,500,000. Promotion cost the growers only I6 cents per dollar, according to Sturges Dorraticc, merchandising and advertis- itig cottnsel for ilaiiie Dcvclopnietit Commis- sion. llc claims that comparable programmes for other foods cost growers far more. The ilClVfifllSfflllifllt tax on California's Sunkist leni- ons amounts to five and three-tenths of a dollar; on Florida grapefruit it is one cctit on a dollar, and oti Sunkist OFZIHQCS, one and vght-tetitbs

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This from The Spectator, London, gives an idea how they progrcss politically in Eng- land_—it refers to lloii. john Strachey, the. newly appointed Minister of Food: “At the Food Ministry be must start learning the simplest elements, but it will certainly not be long before he handles food questions as con- fidcntly as lie answered air questions. What gift he. possesses for administration has not yet ’lieeii, but now will be, decisively revealed. The evolution of an ElOlllfifl ex-Cotnitiunist, ex- Moslcyite, into a convinced, reasonably ortho- dox and extremely able Socialist has been singu- larlv interesting to watch. Atid there may be a good deal more to ivatcli yet."

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The British Prime Mitiistcr, the Rt. Hon. Clement Attlev. visited the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in Edinburgh and ap- pealed to nicmlwrs of the Assembly for help in “rcknittiiig the fabric of civilization." In the course 0f his speech the Prime Minister said :——- “No international nnshiticrv will bring peace to the world unless it has the driving spiritual force of idealism behind it. No social system iti any country will bring us happiness, health and prosperity unless it is inspired by something greater than materialism. The world today has need of spiritual leadership, and we ivlio seek to serve our generation iii (ioverument know well the need we have of you who serve in Churches." The Moderator, in the name oi’ the Assembly, thanked Mr. Attlce for the "\'<‘rv' inspiring words" he had spoken.

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Rationing in liiiglaiitl has proved a bless- iiig iti disguise. Dr. Donald Paterson, 0f Lon- don, in an interview at Banff, Alta, said he thought continuation of rationing in Britain "indefinitely" would be a "blessing" to mil- lions of persons whose education in food values had started dtiring the war. Dr. Pater- son is a physician to the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormand Street, London, the oldest children's hospital in Britain. He is at- tending the aiitiual meeting of the Canadian Medical Association under the sponsorship of the British Ministry of Health. Because of re- stricted income and lack of knowledge of food values, most housewives bought foods of low nutritional value before the war, lie said. "With wartime rationing the housewife was told what she could buy. She bought milk,’ butter, eggs and so 0n for the first time. The family ate

I would advocate that rationing be continued for an indefinite number of yearn

until this education in food can be completed," he concluded.

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NotesiBy The Way

In every colnmnnlt l]! certain number of péspteevttmn: mental outlook and the public wiulerwe of badly ma i133. These are the QWPle who toss etr 811M812 .ovely country roads, trample the flower beds of ne ~ bors and throw bottles into p“ 1g mis- —-Woodstock Sentintrl-Rg-

sowllinuigfi Aineorltraaus who ballast

a u our su or Plumbing and who devotger so mlwh time and money m per-satin; cleanliness. should be among the most. sloveuly Détmles 1n taking care of our streets and parks Ls

one of the minor national myster- er

ies I! ls hard to esca-pe the fact that. all Large American cities are dirty. compared with mos’. Euro. Dean cities. -Boston Herald

Let's keep the issue clear: The American people are resolved that there shall be no strkes against the public welfare. They cart let OOXIBr-eces quibble and uabble until the issue 1s blurre and workers are again confused. Or they can put the full im ct of the purpose Into getting e rule PWmDlly and firmly established ‘in law. —Chr1st1an Science Moni- or.

_ A young Colorado farm boy with uiiaglnatlon a sales manager should covet has brought new income to his state's ample producers and opened a. new market for electric crtlls. The boy equipped a drill Wll-h l1 Special arbor and tell pact l0 llsh apples; now farmers have 00p ed his stunt; get higher prices for their clean. high-sheen apples. The drills have become agricultural implements without a nickel of promotion. —Modern Indusrury.

Thure ls no mystery in all the world to ccmpare with the unfold- ing at the human mind, says The Victoria Colonist. From the ti‘ e an infant begins to “n/otioe" thtng; brightly colored objects and the like, to the adlult. mind that, ha.) become capable of pure reason. there 1s or a! least. there can be a straight. and continuous proirression No one yel has plumbed the full powers of the mind, of want 1t is really capable.

While the Ottawa professors chase their own tails about wheat acreage expansion and what not. a perfectly logical suggestion comes from Ontario's bakers. It i5 this- make the loaf smaller At present ovemment regulations require that c-aves be twelve and twenty-four ounce sizes. For many families, sav the bakers-and they have a way qf knowing-the former is to‘) small and the latter too large. S0 much of the big loaf 1s frequently thrown out. white Europe cries out for bread. and cries loudly for 1t.- Hmmtltori Spectator.

The wise virgin will fill her lamp with 011 arci be ready when the bridegroom come-tit. exactly as her great, great very great grandmother din almost 52000 years ago The chances are that a husband will last, considerably longer than a according to statistics gathered in a recent sur- vev of ccnptoyrmant alzencles tin-d industries which employ women i)? the United Slates- —Cthatham

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Wartime improvements in the figure of the uvera e man 1n Bri- taln mean that, 1n t e new season's suits the accent Will be on "maul!" chests. with more slender hips, says The London Dally Mail. Jack- ets will be longer arid waistline-s lower producing a new silhouette which will influence export styles. Color is otn the way again. Greens and marooris ‘in sporting wear will be followed by jackets tn light blues and yellows and colored trau- sers.

In bringing new efficiency in the farm the machine has also brought new hazards. That fact was under- lined recently bv Louis J. Taber past. master of the National Grange mw president of a farm insurance firm. He reported that in 191.5 his firm paid more cleans for deaths from farm tractor mishaps than from battlefield wounds. The la- mentable statistics are no reflect- ion on the farnys labor-saving machinery. but rather those who o rate 1t. The answer to the prn- bfin ties with the farmer himself. It should r uire ambitious selling compo ii to rsuade him that. safe farming is l e best farm- ing. —0maha World-Herald.

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There are spots on the earth where five inch-es of rat/n 1n a dav wouldn't cause even a commen- Heu-e 1n South Alberta the five inches of rain we have had 1n the

11 days have made a

be felt lti

Europe next Prom

threat of a very pcor crop we now

nave l1 promise of a fair to good

crop It mav mean the difference

10.0%.!!!) bushels and

35.000000 bushels to this area an

that would mean a difference 1n

cut-i income to our farmers of

more than 525000.001) N0 “'01:-

der we watch ‘he weather. -I.et-h- brtdge Herald

wing 1| on] "c? A whole Ilium- rure has accumulated on the sub- ject and a new branch of medicine called geriatrics as ernerlllll8 1° 1t The onward marcn

of science. th¢ zmwnt experlmertt- [jg 1n u, myriad forms.

the study of tissues-all this has no other object than that. of prolong- ilfe. Osule seem to be tmrnor-

to in the sense that. u carefulli thed and red. as the Infill,‘-

: did th perpe ua r Aligriiigelsgsr.“ Yet ooiryibl-ne these. e511; into a chicken or a man an- death ls inevitable. Such is tne flog of omnpleXllv 811d Wwmllm‘ ton Th; emblem of ‘proton lr-s itfe has engaged science or oen ur- lee. But before It can be solved w bout the rocess

hystcai scentlst»!

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"as tum of dirt. neuzlee systems 1o -,forvee eoccimt icy our be rxm-

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fwd "WV bad never known and general health ‘Ilene tutu ‘ improved.

PUBLIC FORUM

‘Ihla column la open lo the diaeuuion by eorro lpoodenta ol quelflona oil lntereal. The tau-armour... l Guardian doe; not neeeuar -' 'll) endorse the opinion oi norrenpondentl. ‘

DAYLIGHT SAVING

Sin-Many farmtrs are enquir- tiiiz somewhat aa fullowsz-What about this Daylight Saving nuis- once? raid to the faiimers’ protest as 1n- dicated by the overwhelming maj- ority agalnst: 1t 1n- the recent coun- try votereizistered? What 1.5 the next. step that should be taken?

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Well. farmers. here is the Dic- ture as we see it. Daylight Suv- izig was imposed upon this prov- ince by the Dcmlnlon Government durtnsz the war 1n the mistaken idea that 1t would ‘serve a useful purpose 1n assuring greater pro- duction of agricultural products Farmers accepted this wartime decree as patriotic citizens would be expected to do. but under pro- test as 1t was felt the assumption of greater production wbs errone- ous. with its effect on production. devastating rather than product- 2V0 of desired results. On "rriany occasions. representation to this dfect was made, and protests lodged officially at farmer meet- figs with strongly “ticked requests that we revert to Standard Time. Not only on the Island was this true. but also 1n Nova Scot-la and New Brunswick we believe. too. and local Provlnetal Governments were asked to lntercede on behalf ot the people. Finally the Fed- eral Govzrnment. cancelled the regulation and a wave of relief en- veloped the province as 1f a plague, or loathsome epidemic of disease. liad been removed.

Nothing more was heard of this detestable regulation until the Citv Councils of Charlottetown and Summerslde had 1t "tiptced" into operation the latter part of . So notselesslv was the wihole tran- saction conducted and put into ef- fect. that few people 1n the country were aware of what vius trans- pirin-z, until 1t had happened, and then what could be done at sgch a late date, but. just complain

The inauguration off Daylight Saving Time in Charlottetown rand Summerslde affects rural as well as urban people, and both classes had a right to be beard be- fore any action was taken. But no—the City Councils referred t0. just whispered 1t into motion. and then adopted the attitude. “Pay no attention to complaints. what; in» have we hold. and to —— wttfii the farmers." Well, that. may be the strategy of wily manipul- ators. but 1t is not the wav of big men.

Here again is something worth pondering over —- heads of all civ- ilLZBG n tloris 1n the world are telling us that millions of people ir. the vmrld are doomed to star- vation unless more and more 100d stuff 1s DYOQUCEO and made avail- able to t-hsm. So serious is the situation. and of such immediate concern, that farmers are asked to first produce grain, rather than meat products. as 1t can be ob- tained quicker. and routed to its destinations- so much sooner.

Prime Minister King of Canada. ULDOIi his return a few days ago. endeavored to emphasize the llrav- ltv of the situation. He said 1n effect. "Lnless vast quantities )1 fccd stuff reaches those ropean and other peoples soon. not only will there be famine and cleata from starvation, but. there will be revolution and war." The need is immediate. immense arid continu- cus, and the appeal for increased effort ls made to everv Drovlrice 1r: Canada. Every human being. including millions of children, now in the world has a right to live and we. who have opportunity to extend a helping h-and towards rolvtrirz this world-wide need. have also a grave responsibility.

The a-prpeal to Prince Edward island 1s not directed at famicrs alone. It. 1s equally incumbent upon everv urban dweller 1n the province. and everyone who lags 1n the city, tuwm. m" village. ts equally guilty vtrlth his prototype on the farm. In the light of events, failure to do our best. is an iifiDflfdOffa-bll! sston on our part. but he. who places a stumbl- ing block 1n the way of maximum production, is morally responsible for everv llfe needlesslv sacrificed, no matter 1n what part of the world such a death may occur.

In the recent plebiscite taken on Daylight Saving, 96 per oent. of the farmers stated 1t. was interfering with normal farm activities and definitely prevented maximum pro- ductlort of farm products. The

" Cltv Councils of Charlottetown and

Summerslde are responsible for bringing this sltflation about. as they gave the lead to the move-

d merit.

We are now tn the midst of a drive for clothing to forward to these devastated countries before winter sets 1n. What matte-rs, 1f these we seek to protect 1n this respect 1n the meantime die of starvation because we neg- lected this primary neces- sity. W-hat. about those tots and children we have 1n mind when rounding up some tinv half-worn Ebflnents 1f. already. through our neglect and selfish interference. these tots have died from lack of tiourishment. and these same gar- ments. intended for their comfort, have become their "shroud" 1n- steul. This 1s not imagination. this 1s reality. hwbenl m. perhaps already. every day. It ts enme-