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TllE‘ GHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

Morning Dally (Founded ln I887)

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t: Lieut. Col. W. Chester S. McLuro Juesltleut: J. R. Burnett, F..l.l. Secretar Lleut. Col D. A. MacKlnnon. 0.5.0. Efior anti Altmaging Director: J. R. Burnett, FJ l. harm-lute Editors: Frank Walker and Ian A. Burnett

SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mall ln P L l., $4.00 per year; $2.50 for 8 months S1325 fi-r 3 months; 50c for one month City Delivery: 55.00 per year; $3.00 for 6 month! $1.75 for It months My Mail in Canada our! U.S.A. :$5.00 per year Iatisrday Weekly: $2.00 per year", $1.00 for 6 months, 50c for 3 months.

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,“The Strongest Memory is Weaker than [he Weakest /nk."

IIKDAY MAIETII I5, 19H.

\V|iot Uui" liirnicrs \Vnnt

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n1 clcciion campaigns", tiii-ugh fllltci) r11 other tiincs, wc hear" a great rlcril ahotit party plat- forms. This ivcck \\c had our fr1r1nci"s iii scssioir iii charlottcttnvii, and llii: result of their deliber- ations was lllt‘ rtdopiion of a "platform" consist-, trig of a iitiiiibr-i" oi itsolutioirs which wcrc not concocted for" the purpose of getting \otcs, but of rcnicrlyiiig conditions lll the iarin industry. As such they incrit sciwris considcitition. liricfly, tlic rt-soltnioiis cmh-rij." tlic following concrete siiggysllulln;

lisiriblisiinicrrt or a forcst trec irttrsrr_v for the lfrovince,

A Alarititnc livestock show" 1n Charlottetown.

Lurtaihnetit oi rtcixuigc of [ItltZllUCS “by educa- tional or other nicrtiis."

liuYcflllllcill irivcsrzgttirtri of the possibility" of stipplying ititissel nrtid to rarincrs.

lnvesiigrttitin into the price of tilizt-r with to tncrczisc prices.

A cold stonrgt- plan: :1: lirtlWlUlI Island butler and LlltTw‘.

Eradication of warble fly and bot fly by edit- catitig lterd 0\\'1icrs in iticthods of treatment, fol- lowed by legislation enforcing such treatment.

Such repairs rind additions to the Railway wharf, Lliarltittctt-iin, as are necessary for the safe handling of shipments" of potatoes and turnips.

Zoning of tnilk Sllpyil)‘ territory’ for each crcaiit- e1'_\", stiggcstctl as a mrittcr "to be considered by the C.\L‘L"llll\'€ of the l)11i1"_v111e1i‘s Association."

éubstiitiiioir of irrc-scnt $_\:l.Llll of pcgging butter prices by leaving butter on open market and setting the price of cheese at I9 cents.

Refund of the present fertilizer tax on pur- chases tip to live tons".

Bonus of $1.00 a llCiltl on Grade A hogs and 50 cents on tirade l5 ltogs for the duration of the war, “to offset the high cost of producing hogs at present feed prices.”

ltitrotlttction, with itiiiior" amendments, of live~ stock marketing schcnic as approved by the Pro- vincial hlarkcting" Hoard.

Formation of a Prince lidward Island Feder- ltion of Agriculture, consisting of representatives of existing‘ farm organilziiiriiis, with authority "to speak for and represent the agricultural illlCfCsls‘ of the Province as a whole."

chcniical fcr- respect over pre-tvar

for storage of

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' The abbreviation of the Lilllldtllt Year“ look published tinder the above title by tlic Uoitiitiioti Bureau of Statistics contains a wealth of inform- ation about economic conditions, war preparations and war finance 11p to the end of io4o. lt is at- tractively illustnrtcrl and enables all tfanztdiatis t0 obtain the latest tifficizil information about their country. The cost is :5 cents from the King's Printer, Ottawa, \\"itlt a special rate for teachers, bona-litle students and clcrgynren of i0 cents when 0l'tlt‘1‘t‘rl front the Uortiiititin Statistician.

Uur \Var Production

Since l'lil'llltlll(‘lll ftcllllltdtl on February i7, there has been :1 spate of ctrii11"oversy' ovci" Cait- adzfs ivzrr clforl in so far as it zipplics to the De- pétfllllclll of Altiiiitions and 51ippry. .\lr. llowe, the icsptnisiblc nniiistcr, has rcspoiitled with abuse of his leading llt'\\'.s[ill1)L‘l‘ critics, and other cabinet ministers haic folhnit-rl stiii. According to the t.)1t2i\\a t'iil'l't‘s|rtilltlt‘lll of thr- \\‘it111ipcg Free Press (Liberal), the (11>\'<‘l'lllilt'lll has been tinder fir‘: lroni all riuziiirrs and 1hr: criticisms has had a pro- found elh-ct. .\ll_\tJllL‘ who rcads llanszird troin l"'r~li1"tia1"y" l,‘ to .\lart"h ti will zrgrcc that the indus- trial front o1 llit.‘ \\a1" effort has l'L't‘L'l\'t.'(l, for tlic lirst innc,searching,r"i-|is1rt1\"t1\t> criticism. .\lr. lloiit- has bet-n hard put to nivct his critics. llc has bet-n givtn :1 stritrc ginlhng. llc asked 11'» quarter, ht- got nonv. '1 114' upshot is that niuch welcome light has been thrown on tlic work of liis department. Th1 rc is now rtvailablc in llausrrrd a great niass of rntoriiirrlioii. And it is tlic Fight kind of rr1foi"m.i1ioii~farts sifted by ltccn contro- versy. The lTsillis, :1. sllllllllUtl 11p by the Free 151-» (r)1'|'t'-l||»l]tl1'll'., art" as rollou >2

(Jf ten branches of the .\l1ini1ions and Stipply Department, s1'\t'll an up to oi" ahead of sciiettiilc. These lJlYlllCllPs inthrrlt- shtlls, bombs, atttrniitiii erpiipniciit, ships, coirsriiiciion, clothing and per"- sonal crpiipnmit, tht-nuczrls, explosives and she-l fillings. _

'l'ht"cc llfllllEllUs of the d1 parrnieiit have talk-n down, of tin-iii brrtriy-ariiiks,guns,an'- plant-s. _ _ _

lit11<|tli1ion,tht"rc is the itcni or tiirrchinc tools. Plants are stair-d b_\" .\l1". llime to be tvtrrlvllli.’ '0 capacity, and tlivrc is no stiggcsiion o1 inciiic- iency. U111 th1-_\ cannot 1111-111 the tletnzrnrl and thcrc is" iiicrtrrsing rliffiriiii) iii getting tools" iron‘: the Utiiicrl States. Lark of tli.-=c needed tirliifi will slow the price of tlhllllllsltlll iii riiany fields of] war production. ' _

provided rhc- rlela) s in production o1 guns. tanks and airplanes are UYtfctilllt‘, .\lr. lloive has iiotlv’ iiig ahead lint fair" weather. I li flit") are not over- cotiie, his tiosilirni in thc 011111110115 “Ill lwﬁlllw" increasingly difficult.

This plain statement of tlic situation inrrkr-s more satisfactory reading than thr- reruns of pro- paganda which have been lssllvtl by tho (luv-cru- ment’; publicity bureau. llnnrlrerls of thorrsriiirls of dollars are being expended in such publicity, i

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tjcneral Bcatiiiioiit-Xcsbitt, British Military _\t- tache at Washington, who l atioir tables of the British Army btrt was l\'llU\\l'1l as the “Sixtictli Rifles, the king's hoyal ltiflcl Corps.”

The tindertziltcr" of a small village ordered a coffin

ported on tlte roof of the regular passenger" bits to

most of which goes into tiewspaper wastcbasketsl because it is tinpublishtiblc in the form in which it! is sent out. 1t does" not scrvc the only purpose: for which sticli expenditure of the taxpayers’ iiioiicy would be justified, ttrrnicly, of giving tlic plain tiitvaritislied facts] r

lf .\lr. Howe and his press" agents had con? tented themselves with doing" that, 11inch of the parliamentary fireworks could have been dis- peiiscd with.

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Corigratnlatirntsklirsi day of Fpririg! ll‘ Pt‘ It‘ ll‘ The Rtisso-Fiiiish Peace 'l‘rt-aty' was signcdi this date i940. =1 v

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Tluiiorrow 3rd Slllltllly in Lent.

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Following the cxrtinple of Prinic .\liiiisit:r Churchill, our Federal Prime Alllll$tCl' has, on coitiiiiaiitl of llis hlajcsty, issued a proclamation setting aside Stindrry- zgrd inst as a special day of prayer" on behalf of otn" Coinnioiivicaltli and our new ally, the U. .5. A.

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tjciieral Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States, born this date 1707; when tl state of Tcniies its constitution; iii the war" with llritttin (1812) he obtained a conimatid in the new L7. S. Army;

occupied Pensacola, and ddfeatcd the British at

of elected President r1838.) and

New Orleans (1815); appointed gtivernor lfloritla (18.1); _ I

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In Yorkville Court, N. Y” Magistrate Michael‘

A. Ford refused to [Junish two defendants who pleaded guilty to charges of failing to clear the. BCRIUVKB- snow" from the sidewalks irt front of their l"i1"~tl

\vcnt1e stores. "l arii very rclttciaiit to impose a

line on a citizen who doc-sift clear snow front i115: sidewalk when the City of New York doesult re- move snow and ice from the streets and particu- larly the cross-italics",

” the magistrate said.

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There is hanging in tlic office of the Com-i

niandcr of the First Army Corps, Governors‘ Island, New York, a. picture of Henry Bouquet, who, in i756, organized a regi-, iticrit 0f British-chnericrins for" the French and’ Indian wars. lt may also be recalled that zinothcr unit, the Aiirericatt Regiment of the British Army,

a Lieut, Col.

rad garrisoned Governors Island at one time.

recently visited the sland, said this rcgiineiit was still oit the tirgzinit-

w- w- lt is possible to carry a joke too far and rite it.

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from the neighbouring city. lt was" being trans- its destination. Siticc the bus was fiill, one of the passengers cliittbcd on the roof and shortly aftcrivartls, whcn it began to rain liftcd the lid of tlic coffin and got iiisidc. At one of tlic next stops two more passengers also climbed to the roofl and sat next to the coffin. Shortly flfl(’l'\\'lll'tl tlic

THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

iioits av THE WAY ;

A par-kr-t of tea, sufficient for two ixrsoris, lius l€LlCllLd the ‘Imes Otrrce rroin a r-egurru- rcader of the Times weekly isddion, who writes from N".rtl1 Vancouver, B.C., to re- new t-ne annual subscnptxm. In a c crrirg DDIQ our turrtspandertt says: "A liatnt. rs t0 send With each‘ letter to Engrand - tea fcr two. You, uno are fated to read this attempt at, admiration, may frnd consolation iit you pour sﬁme oiling

l’. wattr on the enclosed little packet, to abollsli the Judgcshlp of Kings i DQ180118 Nkistlefed- (l) 1119-1953

when tiext you dive for a shelter". If not, tit-tn you ntay get u tliuckle out o1'—l-lr.\v ttic Mglity Titties got a "spot, of tea’ " - LLIlLlOIl ‘Prmes.

Said to hnye become so pro-t flclilit» in grcvvaig their own to- bacc-o that. they smoked 1t c.11- tiiitially llig whole tiny long-even n1 tlrci" btillt — a SCJISIIIHII, an It-.s..iu.iii into (Lglll. Litrititinlans were tacit fined 1,2 at Airdrie for, azi tiuusiial use of wartime allot- nicnt. granted them by BelLsnLll District. Couiicd. They admitted cliarg;s of liavaig grown tzbaeco wzitiuttt a Governmcnt license and tvi .1 ut tire land having bcen ap- prsvird by irie Customs and Excase. some of Lite men were (lcvoring

1 as muclt as three rods of ground to W5‘? o!

the growing cf the tobacco, and‘

they were prcflcicnt in ;ts culturerMessYﬁ- g _ 1c and me dyymg of lemisg steepmglwotild not countenance sset: was tornicd he ltelpctl to tramg lllfm m tieaclc and sﬂlipctfg and outrage.

c inpressiiig t-liem in IIILICITIIIE: which they made. - Lexis York- shLrQ Pest.

Jutlging from pictorial evi- dence ivliiclt has come out 0f 0c- cuplctl lﬂtirtcc, tlic great French crttticclrals have fortunately sur- vived tho ligating of last year. A wed-known Frenslt artist Attttuttn cf I940 mad-e drawings of the cathedrals at. AULQIIS, Rlieiirrs, Chartres and His intuition was to sir w them iii their new settmgs 01' bcmbed and stroll-damaged buil<niigs_ and tlic-y itialze it clear that. no obvious dnlllligt? was in- flict-cd. The front of lcheints Ga- tltetlral, which was opened with great. cercnrany when it had been reconsrrticied after" thr- shelling and» .l:;- fires of 1914-13, ls sl1's\\‘1i with biilltlbilgi ‘llffllcffllllg’ the famous carving on t-lte west fr-nt ‘flit-

ses, so well known to Brnrsrt v. tors, svhich lic close to the walls of the cathedral at Amlens, are 110W in ruins, but the bcmbs or shells appear to have mifsed the cathedral ft-Clf. It is btlieved that the entries-raj at Strarbotug, with its ruinous la: ike spire, is also int-act, ulihougti it 1s said now to be closed for religious services, a; rt is being converted into a Ger"- nian 11111011111 memorial. - Man- cliesicr Guardrail.

In claiming to be a Plantrlgertct -"dn"ectlv descended from Hrnry II and Henry tlic Lign, Duke of Bavaria and Saxony in the twelfth, ce;itui"y"—G<tiei"-al Goring under- rzitcs ins pedigree. He is clearly a (iesecittlliztt- cf the Ntandertlinl Man, and brings his fllllillltlS and his m rnls wutli li.rn tsays the Ob- server.

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Matsuokri. resents these precau- tlctiziry’ measures, saying that "while it may Dd truc and not, unnatural that. Brrtttn aria Ain;i"irta have‘ l1i'<i(l9ll1.“;i'plflilillltxlis to meet ituy pokxslllie c lllvrllgciitlk} any one can guess tiirit Lhtse itieastires are lmiug llIlIlPd at, Japan and lt"."r ac"- IICII$.——S_Y(TIAEY Post-Record

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- tnrec iirouiris betore tlic birth or this

"occupant of the coffin, hearing conversation our- sidc, lifted the lid and asked: "ls it rzriniiigi" Ticrrilietl, tlic other two roof passengers jtiinpt-rl, one being killed outright and other seriously iii- jured. Pending police investigation, the "corpse" is being held.

One of the results of ltuving the Rt. 111211. Wmuon Clturcli ll as Br" "aaig Prime Ailiilslct‘ in time tf ivai is the l'1I|)l(‘l rectzscovcry that the Eiigllslt language l5 capable of expressing great, thoughts and in- spiring worrd-saving action. And few of Ml‘. Cli\i1'(1l'i.]i‘5 wirds are long words. It, tniglrt be argued that. Mt" Churchill would be a great. man cven if his speeches,

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Apparently in Saint john totirists grab "black"- out" notices as mementos of their visit, and the Telegraph-journal suggests “better that than hotel towels." The notices referred to rczid 11s folloivs: "Hotel lights will not be extinguished. When warning sirens sound, please sec that your window shades are tightly drziwit and ltetrp them so until the end of the blaclcotit period. \\'hcn leaving your room in the evening, kindly scc that all lights are OUT," 'l'otirist officials this coining

were llllft adable. Brit “T25 might not be tlic IliCl, for tlic m.nd which , is capable cf strippaig thoughts to] simple wads is o miud wltrtlt can

grasp great. ‘problems by casting away ncnescntial detail. Tho p0\v;"1' of M1". Churchill over tlie tree peoples of the earth is t-ne power" of forthright honesty of

purpose wliiclt probably wnild 11.1." be r15 great if he cvel" sueeitmbeitl to ltic tcmphiriiti, apparent. else-l

season iiiight do wcll to list blackout instnrctiriits among Saint John's “attractions.” Unc- hint-ll printer said that these cards are fast replacing “U0 Not Disturb" signs which many hotel guests like to take with tliern.

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lt is well-knotvti New Zealanil is the Illtial ad— vanccd socialistic doniiiiioit in thc Lfoiiiinontrtialtli, but at last site has struck a snag. .\ wetk ztftcr it was latnichcd, it is now apparent that the flov- erntttenfs ncw Zlltldtllpl. to cstzrblislrzt national sys- tcin of free medical care has been blocked by the continued rcftisal of tlic tlociors to co-opi-rzrttu, Press reports indicate less than out: pct" ccnt. of’ the doctors have responded to the tit)\‘L‘l‘lllilL‘illS invitation to conclude individual contacts with crli-l zeiis. for service at a three-tlollrir yt-zrrly" few, whilr: post offices report sniall pirhlic demand for" benefit cards which doctors must sign. Aleaniiittt: in prrr-' test at thc zittittide of tlic doctors the tninrirs zit Dobson pit, near Wellington, struck work for ,1 day.

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Empty jam tiiis, mill." tins", mid other coiitziirieits are being salvaged lll Sydney, l] S, .\., for the recovery of pi1i'e tiii by an clccliurlylic process per"- fccterl by a Czechoslovakian rcftigec, li_ tjcorli. The l'('Clillll£lll0ll of tin from scrap is not a ticiv process, btit tlic iiiethtirl tiserl by ticorli is stittctl to br: greatly iii advance of tlic older iiir-thotls r-nt» ployctl iii Britain and the Lfiiitcd Stan-s. The process, which was rlcvelopr-rl by tiriorli in Czechoslovakia lTcforc he was forced to lcavc his country, is stated to yield liii which is" zilniost spec-i troscripicrill_i' pure. The ]1l‘t|Ct'.~.~; is a caicltrlly guarded secret l\'llt)\\'l1 only to tivirrli and certain ctnploycs of tlic new company. Within a wcek 1hr"; new factory was ivorklii" :4 hours a day. l\lach~, int-ry is being installed to dotible its capacity, riitl- rirlrlilirinal factories are 1n he r-rvctetl in Newcastle, Nlclbournc, and Atlelaitle. The New Zcrilaiil (itirtflllllclll. has zipprriirclietl the company for" par- ticulars of the [ll'(IC(‘$§. The f."rctoi"_v at present s treating scrap tiii clippings, which formerly werii to japan, 'l‘hc export of scrap rnctal to japan and other countries" was recently forbidden by thw: L]ininioiiivcrtltli titl\'('l‘lllll('lll. lftitler contract with tlic lililit.'l1‘_\' authorities lllC coiii1irrii_i' rr-niows all empty tins and containers front camps", 'l'|ie,st' old tins are trr-atr-rl and ultimately become new metal. The cinnpany also secnrr-s olllllllkb" "l scrap from ntunicipal (fUliiiCilF. ln 5ydl1ey alone many tons of empty tins were previously" dutnpt d iito the sea 0'1- incinerated.

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\\'1icl'(r,LO 11.10 words for conceal- nrnt. t-rrlhrt" than the expression, of thought. - The Printed Word.

Day raids are once more Ire-i c tiring a feature cf London lire. But up t9 date they have not b.enl on 21 scale largo enough to dlrsturb, s nsrniul itCllvilltlu One by "" zccm OVCXILHG. an c: btniib crrishcs" tloivri. 14:11 .rrlly (.11 s lllt’ oill‘lll‘l.iilll street. and tlic Lindon- ti‘ \’lll tlic guns bftllLlig on all . trod rilng their pavzments and c y cn \v.1li tlitir \\:.ik wttlii 011.. (gfillillll 11g tiittcri ct1:io .l_v A new ltflllC cf tlit- day rmds - lllq (lizi-pprng of inccttdatry bzmbs — has ltd. to the d."vel.p1netit cf a novcr rind oxrrltrng cccupahon for‘ " "*1 trltrns. In a busy thorough- [lib rtfirrit on I saw two of- lirt- b tubs land s51‘ rtcrlng o:i' 1:1; 'C.i!.\\'l’._V. An .nimcdla1t~ itisii‘ by l tlic pcple <11 the nearby ]i.l\rI.Il(‘llL> to 1x111. tlrcm rut caused .~ rig and jo fling, but itity \ ~ .rIy cxtriigiifsltcrt with the f gllllfl now ctinvcti ently plac- 1Q incxleni, en- cctl w.llt scni: 111x211" to cap- turi- tits rcmzrns cf tlic bcntbs 51x‘ hOLlVCllll'S_ and enduring rt few burnt. frngcrs in wnsrqurnre, — EcLitburgli Sc trnnn.

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The recapture by :1 Shefflold bus c iiductzt" of a Lisrinnii pis- ciim”, 011c- of tiircc who had oscapcd frrm a North cf Ergirnrl c-rmp is l".C.lllf‘(| by ft lNlIl‘ cf cunmrnda-

.11 étllb t0 liiin by ill!‘ Sli/ffcltl C union 'I‘raiis",part Iicparlmcnt. M1". Colin Splttle, of Studfirld 11.11, Sheffield. was acting as cori- tltictor 1:11 B. bus going to Siicfficldq and at. Rotforti the pellet" gave him a description cf the €‘"f‘l\fI€fT pris- CHFZQ. Sixteen miles frrm Shrf- li"l:l rho hits stcpprd f r an eld- erly passenger, nncl a young man jumped on Hg was dre sed in r-lvilian cl Eng, and carrlsd a. smrrl] tmvr .113 cow, which was ill-Pl‘ found to contain r-hreolatr". If.“ rrked for a ticket to Sheffield .n fiurnt. ll unnatural Englsii". raid Mr. Spill-l‘). “As I gave him the ticket I lieird a sharp cl ck of iris Ti."l‘» and saw a slick fcrword nrvenieiir‘. rf his tread. and rec-

uzrzrri th€= m, a German man- ‘ r; told tin; bus its. and when

_v canto to a p0 ice seizeanband

. “ire about four milns from Sit-Weld tint Gsnnan wrs ordered out. of the bii= Hr- v.11: gute sif- prshtﬂstd until he wxs asked if he tins '1“ cf 111a five.‘ <s"‘.'te:l men T-‘fii lie appearrd sttrtlri n11:- W11‘; taken nit... custody. — London Times.

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PUBLIC FORUM

This column l: open Iur tlir rll“ lion by currcnporirlontn ol qualtlonn of hilt-rent. The Charlottetown Guurdlun rlou not noceluurlly endorle the ovllllllll of utrrelpnntlvntl.

lﬂNGs‘ COUNTY. WAKE U1‘! slr,-It is rumored that there ls a. movement afoot by local Liberals backed by the big fellows at Ottawa

County and place instead a fourth

Judge in the Supreme Court at,

additional cost to the country in this most serious time when the policy or saving should be prac- ticed and not onl preached, and every available do lat" used to wln the war.

1 wonder if Messrs Ralston, MticMillati and Douglas have con- sulted Di". Grant, and if lie too ls in favor of robbing Kings County of lier resident judge?

How do the Liberal representa- tives ffll.‘ Kings county in the local Legislature, Messrs. MacIsaac, Maclntyrc, Cox, ivlustard, Annear, Ctiinpbell, Hughes, and Sitvllle feel about the proposed move? Have they been construed? Is it another "putting one over" on We know that

and MacLeon sucli an

King ‘s County? MaicPliee

I am, sit", etc. KING'S COUNTY.

LIVESTOCK ITIHRKETING

Shy-May I be permitted to reply to Mi". W. i3.Mt-Lellans letter of the llJtli, wherein lie itiakes a feeble at.- tcinpi 1.0 answer l.\\O or‘ the many questions asked by me in a previous tier". N0. l: Did the Marketing board bay more on any occasion? he aiwtnpt, w prove that; on this particular" sltiinnent they paid live cents tier" hundred more, I grant irirs. bill. tutor 11.1., iriis would not. account. for niueh of tlic increase in eoriitnrsston bard to the Board by tliclr packer.

rvtr. xVAcAJCI-fklll insinuate; that I am buying hogs and iiiakiirg a. brunt. ruay 1 say that 1 urn IOLIOWIIIK the some Syﬁlsiltl as the Board, except lllktt/ I kllll 1101/ DYlflwCHU-lllﬂ IO b6 CU" (Illtﬁlkllﬁti. Ihlltt ll l Lllll ICCCIVIHE too iriuun commission, I must blame the board, tor Lucy are ine ones trrut. rrxeo Llit.‘ coitutnssroii. and we irtorviuuar strippers nave always re- ceived the satire renituieranon until lately. when one packer iticieased tric- coiiurrrssron .40 ecrits per ewt. to tltc rsoriru, our. not to me intri- vidual. wnat nos" become of the other 15 cents.’ 1 presume this has gone into trie campaign iiuid. But’. alter" tlic ACL Datltllllﬁa otrcctrve, no uotrbt tnrs" will be withdrawn.

N0. ‘.1: Wnv 1nd tney sever" their connection wirit me urub at Mone- totir no 5.13s 1111s “as caused by an "xtriiagiiiaiy" grievance." was rntaauiary tit-at two men were pull- 11114 uoivn some $12,000 itr salary and it-ccrving smut) trout trie iiiree an- tcrcnt urovintcu? Was it. unttgiita- tron triat Lncy simixy became an agent lot" one into. only one packing, plant? 11c oiarncs rvti". nucstott rcr trio ore a. rt so. more power to Mr. However. I am sure there ivcie oiricrs to prairie, i. trunk tttcre ure- stiii sortie or its who recall a

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War Census, Taken Already

(From House" of Commons Hansai-d

1. W as national registration conducted un- der the National Resources Mobil- izatlon Act? , How soon will the data coi- leotcd be clastﬂed and made avail-l

t able? , was the total number o!

(b) | i females l 4. How many workers suitable for war industries were located, and in what trades?

5. How many of these workmen have been placed ln war industries, its a?resuit of the national registra-

ion

6. How many persons were found, capable of driving a tractor, (a) males: (b) females? |

How many persons were found. capable of milking o. cow, (a) males: l 1b) females?

lVLr. GARDINER:

1. Expenditure to date, $806.- 98812; Department of Public Print- ing and Stationery accounts still awaiting Dayment, $111,745; total $918,733.12 .

2. The data for reserved occupa- tions. etc.. are already available. and part 0f the statistical data. The latter will be completed before the end of March.

3. (a) 3,988,780 males; (b) 8,-| 871,710 female" |

4. Approximately 1.800.000 in 1,250 trodes. _

5. No record available. Dc- partment of’ Labor ls presently 81'!- izaged ln extracting from lists pre- pared. names and addreses of rin- emploveci persons. and these lists are " being sent to employment arzenclcs for‘ the use of industry. Industry may secure complete lists of namest and addresses of all persons with special qualiﬁcations for the doing of any Woe of work in respect: of | which they desire. men or women. It , is expected that this tyne of lnform- 1 ation and service will be increasingly l required as demands of industry fur, men and women develop. i 6. n Ontario. 630.400 males: 20,210 females; other provinces not yet available.

‘l. In Ontario. 556,500 males": 318,880 females; other provinces not vet; available. '

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In the first war-id war. Ktng Ferdi- nand of Bulgaria. made a bad £11955- He went with the Germans and 1t cost. him his throne. Under similar pressure, his son, King Boris makes the saane decision figuring peihﬂl“ that the little boil will not roll fn- to the bltwk twice ln succession.

The old fox o1’ the Balkan-s. now fat and tvheezv, is holed up at Co- burg. The Germans have prrid him off with $30,000 a year, and Herr Hitler wired him fellcitatlons ln his 80th birthday the otrher day. He sal- vaized some nice ovals and other semi-precious stones, along with diamonds, emeralds and rubles from his better days. He likes w carry them around in his packet. hold them up to the light. and croon over them, as he sits in the back room of the tavern for hours.

ineetnu: ricru a1. ulserrry llﬁtlllb‘ 14.1114. rvlrusre 11111., butilu :11, Wrlleri hLt-I vcuaics tricu to trercnu inc- lictrons of 1111: rvluiltrlne 911111. but. 1.11011‘ til‘- cuntcius were about as" fceoie and ciiriorsir as some of tne proparzrrndal aunt-alarm. lroni \\ colt. to “Ctfli m trie pic s.

rvoiv. let me state ltere that. I am lll lrl\’\)l' UR rinytnrnu" llllll. WIII D9110- Ilh Hi0 (IL/llllrllilllly Ill WHICH I AIVC. 1 ll‘.t\(,' 11o oorceitoii to trie Board continuinu. .l. nave tiliiays co-oper-I ateu \\‘ll.ll Lll€lf snippet" here, and" never lllt/CPACfCd in anvurty. But. when i1 comes to giving anyone, iii-an or woinair. a iitoiiopoiv t-o carry on with tric- tilCt o1 ttovc-rnineittpro- tcctron to iitarket rive stock. ivnrch Illllg’ iievcr owned. can you expect it. to be the success that it might? our" past history srtcuicr decrue tiwt, and historv will repeat.

1 am. Sll‘, cLe.,

SANFORD PHILLIPS.

O'Lettry.

REFLECTIONS 0N POETRY

si1",-If, by good luck. you road the krnu of poetry" which appeals to you,‘ you will be irirriled alto lasciiitrtedd and the iticre tcnder moving lines will sink into your ntcmory _1[ not. your" very .0111. You Wall wish to rcpcart 111cm to evcrv friend voil meet, and you will wonder wliy so many oeautitul tltouizrits often 95-, cape seentititzly lllltflllifﬂlii neopre- niu llltfllioiy is a rICKlC rztiaruian. especially in a world of ’1)honcs. JGZA, ratio and siren horns. And tritium: poetry rear: s, poetry brick- sliders are tiuiiicrous ciroiigh. Days. lirtelv iweks. often no by ‘be- . n ting bv remorse into a love of that. first iintitilso. Onlv int.» litltltwllrirl ir-rnark or tlic 13,‘- sibrlit ' t‘ coining by an article like llll s \'ti\| 1m.) decision. And tricn vcu sav: What uoetrv sliall Ii

I1 is impossible to tcll you this. but vcu mitzrit pr-irit b" readinz 5cm: of Wrntilgs ito_i"ks. for there is a ittvstic tilllllllv wml tivorth while, lti briaiit. Lunar;- low, ‘Burns. (Jlirrpiriatr rind oLlicis vou will find (s1;.r:.rirrv flue norms. ‘ _ |

To rziiiov out i ". T believe one

" _ it child (ices, fairy treoueiit tutor"-

" 11v by heart ls

lrrqillllfl of all '~ 1;.

ninitlrce is kcot in.) in our" oublfc schools. (‘veil if tor; ' for l1 r brattlct- VIII-Hill‘ with a trv at VPIXuC-llllilirllﬂ tintxself. is of bruit vrtlttc in the formation cf one write better

we rircdttlarl tn.

ilron. rrcncratlon produces its

' . raw and lowbrcw boots. The lowqrDhs air: pcptilat" and often 11.11110 motici’. The liitzlibroivs are (‘XJUSIVJ and unles simporterl..ofttin tile in poverty: as W115 £110 C5150 "T (iturizc Sttwlinu i-ind others whom I niltzlit littvr incntlcncd, as Well H8 so fcw unknown rsouls in our nre- sent time. l

In tlic orovlous izetrcratlorl. the tnree most oonular “lowbrow poets were. undoubtedly Ella Wilcox. W11 Carleton. rind Jatncs Whltcomb Rllcv Of this trio, I believe that itilrty will stirvrve longest. for his children's Doom, are mirzirtv like rzems. In the DIV-Milt RWIQTBW-‘ln- rtcbcrt, Service's WOTICS are examples cf the obvious. havlniz a, wide 110D- iilarltv. But Eddie Guest. incubated in a tiewspapcr office, etiloys the vogue or widest popularity. He understands the masses and caters to their tastes.

With real genius it l1 different. the men who must labor to perfec- licn will either" sizcalt out the liinzii- awe of the 5111i or" die, lWEll thoufth tliev starve lu the tloluu.

I am. sir. ct.c.

F. ll. MacARTHURn Sclf-Stippnrting

"' we you (iinrglitr-i" ls back liome b

. 0,1. _

s. W‘ fctind L‘. too ("RTFM "t?

bruins; lim- llvlnrc Iii a flat support- ing lrerselfﬂ-a-‘rederlcton Gleaner.

lthroutrh, and in 1887 he trained. the

l

It, was quite literally a few flips or the little ball on the roulette wheel which impelled him to his tin-one A young Hussiu" lieutenant. half Gennan Ccburg and half French Bourbon. he was stationed in Hungary. He lost. heavily tn an eventniz of izambilniz and had ttventy-four hours in which to no.1’ tip. A oard shark and professional fixer named Phillip WuldflpDCl‘ paid the losses, in exchange foi- several pounds of flesh

Waicltipver took the young ileu- tenant. in hand. It appeared there would soon be an openlnz in Bul- garla. for a king and Waldappex" started o. buildup for Ferdinand. 'I‘lie latter was enthusiastic at, first. but". later tried to withdraw because he said, he wanted to be a botanist. also 1o collect butterﬂies However. hi; Spartan mother made htm g0 throne. An ecstatic chronicle of that: diBY describes htm:

"The handsome. smillniz youth perfectly corseted, his lips and cheeks bravely rouged, leaving in his wake an exotic perfume as he rode gallimtlg» into Sofia amid the cheers or his devoted pBODIP "

Waldappey not. the state lottery concession, made a hurze fortune, but cited pennlless. The King set r=. fast. night-club pace in hi5 court. but, when they bounced him ln 1918, lie immediately went to Africa tn pick up his botany and butterflv chasing. The old man chuckles as he fondles his treasures.

Exercise

_"You should Talk: more exercise," sairi the doctor.

"Take more vixercisel" exclaimed tire patlmt. ‘Why. I'm our, seven ifqhts runnlng."—lnndon Evening News.

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