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litter alifllanaging Director. J. B. Burnett. I‘. d. I Annotate Editors, [Prank Walker and D. K. Currie.

Tum; Dally (founded 1m) um per year (hi advance) delivered In City. 83.00 per year (in advance) mailed to Prince Edward Inland. ".50 per year (in adraaee) .V I Iailerl to Canada and United Staten.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY Z1, 1936

Education Week

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It is customary now to set apzfrt “weeks” for almost everything conceivable, fire, fish, cheese, philanthropy, medicine and art. Our edu- cational authorities have joined the band, and Canadian Education Week, under the auspices of the Canadian Teachers Federation, com- mences on Sunday and continues till the follow- ing Saturday. The praiseworthy idea is to ac-

- quaint the general public with some of the ob- jectives, achievements and possibilities of the schools in the Dominion, and to get people suf-

. ficieutly interested to visit the schools and to see the work in person, A. series of broad- casts will take place, opened by Lady Tweeds- muir, to be followed by a number of local speak- ers, outstanding atlthorities on the subjects they will handle- Further particulars will be given in annntiilcciiictlls next week.

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Our Farmers’ Meetings _

A farmer who has been attending some of the convcnti0ns.this week called on the Editor yesterday and expressed his satisfaction with the splendid reports submitted and discussions that had taken place. lle had just two suggestions for improvement; -first, that such gatherings

should be held more frequently; and, secondly, ‘that youths from 15 to 2o should be specially encouraged to attend. The anlount of valuable information obtainable _in these discussions is an education in itself. If present good prices are to be maintained it is the duty of farmers, young _and old, he insist/ed, to learn all they can ho\v to farm to the best advantage, and where better may this be accomplished than at meetings where practical farmers discuss intelligently practical farm problems. Our farmer friend regretted , exceedingly that instead of our youngsters being given advantage of these highly interesting and educative meetings, they were left at home to spend their time at the store corner, or on the skating rink.

Undoubtedly the time is ripe for a resump- tion of a general scheme for farmers meetings and discussions throughout this agricultural province. If we are to keep our boys on the farm, up-to-date farming methods must be in- stilled into them, and there are no better means

‘of bringing this about than by gatherings such as we have had during the week, and which, on a smaller scale, could be conducted throughout the province before spring work begins.

A Veteran Statesman ‘ —

All over the province and far beyond it, the

. intimation of the death of the Hon. Jenn McLe/m, Souris, will be heard with deepest re- gret. Here the late Senator's name has been a household word for two generations, and for 20 years he was a highly popular and able member of the Upper Chamber in Ottawa. Of a retiring disposition he never sought publicity, neverthe- less, he_has been much in the public eye for the greatu part of his life. Deeds, not words, might well have been his motto, for he was a hard worker all his days, and whether in business or politics he believed more in performances than promises. A splendid orator when he was finally persuaded to rise, it was the hardest thing in

-- "the world to get him to make a start. Having a

fine command of language, a magnificent store » of knowledge, and a God-given sense of humour, , whichhe assiduously cultivated and developed, he was a never failing attraction on the political stump, in the Legislature, in the House of Com- mons and in the Senate. The pity was that he did not more often avail himselfiof his oppor- tunities of public speaking, especially in debate where his repartee and faculty of incisive anal- ysis made him a power with which to reckon. ,. Ben Jonson described him, better than any of his contemporaries when be wrote ;) “He was, indeed, honest, and of an open, muffle. nature: had an excellent aspect; brave notions, and gentle expressions: wherein he flowed with that . facility that sometime it was necessary he should U be stop'd, the pace being so swift.” . After a life well spent the Senator retired ,with all the honour which his province and country could bestow upon him, and now at a ripe old age he has passed to the Unseen. His works do follow him.

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Municipal Costs i

The Citizens’ Research Bureau, in its annu-

al survey of the cost of municipal government in fCanada, points out that in sixteen representa- tive cities, with a total population of 2,872,916 or 26~5 per cent. of the estimated population of the Dominion, costs were up $4,205,841 in 1934. Relief costs were greater than in 1933, but these "nccountfor only $2,608,631 of the increase. The other million and a half increase, the Bureau suggests, is an indication that the cities are be-

" ginning to put up their expenditures in nearly Ill directions. An analysis of the expenditure

Q-t chews that in 1934 the cities spent more money on

education, on police and fire protection, on high- ways, bridges and ferries and on recreation. The i ' expenditure on charities and eori-ection was, of

course up, due to increased relief costs. Only in ‘ the category of health and recreation was there

; In four of the cities, Victoria, Edmonton. , Ottawa and Charlottetown, grog: expenditures 1;, were glightly smaller in r934 than in 1933. ln Toronto and St. John there was a slight increase

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in population, so the per mplu expenditure was

1n the gross expenditurobut both cities increased,

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r-— . of 1934 were greater than those of 1933. The

record since r929 1s given as follows z.-

Expenditure on Per Caplta

Your. Current Account. Expenditure. 1929 . . $128,857, 22 7,23 1930 $103355“ $50.43 1931 8148 629,514 $52.76 1932 $l50,5(U,8'i2 $53M] 1933 $156.049,006 $54.59 1934 $160,354.34’! $55.78

Commenting on its analysis of expenditure the Research Bureau says :-

“When 1t ls conslde ed that since 1829, in a. period of falling prices, reduced rentals from real property. and greatly reduced individual ‘ncomes, the municipal expenditures ln these sixteen cities increased $31,397,025, or over 24 Der cent" the present- lfllSht of the home own- er and municipal taxpayer ls understandable."

The Bureau thinks there should be less taxation and less expenditure. This, of course, is a most desirable goal. The question every municipality is worrying about is how to attain it. Experience has shown themithat it is doubt- ful economy to wreck useful public services or to destroy assets by neglecting their upkeep.

Editorial Notes

Still no word when the Legislature is to meet. ‘ ' 9K 9h 9K

JERRY MCGEER is after the subsidies for his province all right. He does 11ot see why Ottawa should economize at Vancouver's expense.

9K it 3K \ _ A good deal of business but few lively dis- cussions featured the agricultural conventions now being brought to a close-

lfarmers will be returning home today after hearing ivhat their various Organizations hau- been doing in the past year.

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It is too bad Canada cannot, or docs not take advantage of her full bacon quota in the British market. We may live to bitterly regret 1t—and that before we are very much older.

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When, thanks to the BENNETT Government's policy, prices of farm produce are reasonably good as at present, there is not much kick com- ing from farmers Long may it continue so.

~In Saskatchewan they evidently elected two

unemployed relief participants as Councillors, and now the two are in jail for contempt of C011". because they refuse to give evidence themselves on false declaration charges. H Extremes seem to meet'in the Carolinas. lhe. Associated Press recently heralded with considerable satisfaction a nlothcr at thirteen ‘and a grandmother at twcnry-nirie or thirty; Now it broadcasts a father at 94, and a prospective father at 96 in the same State.

As evidently the Federal Government now does not‘ care how unemployment relief is spent, 1t ls quite feasible for the Provincial Govern- lllent and municipalities to make their own c011- dltlons-dience work must be done where prac- tlcable.

9R 9|? 9i: If the difiercnt European nations start sep- arate alllmwfi, it will mean the practical end of the League of Nations as an international police force-_-Wl1at benefit would a. City Police depart- mencconfer, were the different wards to com- bine independently for their o\vn protection and self-defence ? * §€ 3k 9K When the Charlottetown Light and Power were selling out for a mere song, we advocated the purchase by the City. Mayor Lyons was then 1n office, and was favourable, but a major- ity of the council was opposed “A publig mggfing was calledm the Market Hall, and the concen. sus of opinion was unfavourable, so the local company sold out to the Maritime C0,, which accounts for us being where we are today. 9K it 9K

“RALPH Council", otherwise the Rev. Cnaruass W. GORDON’, D.D. has‘ been telling the Montrealers that “a church is doomed when no. body comes to it for help; a church without poor and helpless is an anomaly. Canada needs a ‘iiChristian Church" that was not afraid, he said.

The Church needs to take fear from one class and greed from another." In referring to the youth of Canada, which he termed cleaner than its fathers but “the most selfish generation this 9mm"? has Seen," Dr._Golu>on declared the church lacked the personal power to attract and hold the young people.

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The South African Veterans, a gradually

annual celebration, which begins with the custo-

‘ mary service in St. James Church on Sunday. Time was, before the Great War, when almost etferybody who was anybody turned out to pay tribute to those heroes who had given their all that the Empire might be saved, and to prevent the British South Africans being driven into the sea, as 00M PAUL threatened to do. Our Island

patriots counted not the cost, when, of their own

do not let’ us forget and neglect them. 9K 9K 9K

Do Government officials accept gifts, grat-

wtiown alight] . In all the othericitiu both the dlfilulhureaadrhcperapita oirpaadltm

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diminishing body, are looking forward to their

free will. and accord, they offered their services to King and countryqln our day and generation

uities and bribes, as suggested by a witness at Washington? A number of years ago a business man, doing considerable business with govern- ment delmfimfifllf; both Provincial ahd Federal, was in the habit of selecting and sending Christ- mas gifts to strategical officials in the various departments. Becoming wearied in choosing ap. propriate presents, one year he decided to rid himself of all trouble and bother, by enclosing a brand new five dollar bill with the compli- ments of the season and giver. Every recipient retained and pocketed the money, except one, a Federal official, who returned the five (lollm- bill with hishgrnteful thanks, explaining that it was contrary to rules and regulations for an officer, of the Government to accept gifts from con-

Notes By The Way

But it (the Neutrality Bill) ‘should be safeguarded by further provisions which would help ‘to bring any war quickly to an end, rm- tf war ls allowed to run its own course, there ls always the possibility that/it will spread to in. elude many of the United States best customers. Then, neutrality would cut off most of America's foreign trade. would tie up many of her merchant ships because of lack of cargoes, and would cause serious Ill ployrnent in Incturlgg and ofl farms whose prosperity depends partly on selling surplus production abroad. Indeed, the burdens of strict neutrality during a long general war might easily be so great as to cause wluespread dis- satLsfactlon with the law and lead to lts repeal. After that, trade and loans would flow to the belliger- ents from business men and finan- ciers eager to recoup earlier losses. And gains tn employment would help to make such business popu- lan-Chrbtlan Science Monitor.

When it i: announced that eon:- munltles, the Provinces and the Dominion are again financing current operations out; of current revenue, lt can be taken as a sure sign that we are getting back on our feet. Until that time, there can be a. good deal of illusion about the fig- ures of domestic progress. If activ- lty ls being created by borrowed money, then there ls no progress at all-Regina Leader Post.

It will surprise runny, penlrapo, to learn that the number of horses ls lncrelrlrg rrvher than declining. According, I the Dominion depart- ment of '.;_.‘lCl1lilll‘€, there ls a shortage of draft horses not only in Canada. but ln the United States and Great. Britain, and special ef- forts are being made to make up the deficiency.

It. la a happy thought that would devote the proposed memorial to Lord Grey or Fallodon mainly to re- call the deep love of ilalure and parLicularTy of bird life that was so much a part, of the man hlrmelf. The letter explaining the plan, signed by the Prime Minister, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Chancellor of Oxford University, among others, well says that the simplicity, integrity, and strength that marked lord Grey as a slate man were bound up with that affection for the countryside which made hlm happier ln the pleasures of the Northumberland he knew so well than ln the conduct of state- craft. The ‘acquisition for the Na- tional Trust-of "Rose Castle" the little hilltop near chllllngham Park which he was fond of min}. for observation of wllcl life, would have delighted him. It» wt‘l add to the Trust's possessions one that admirably txnnmcmorates the man and will secure the épol; he loved for the use of others.—Manchesler Guardian.

The latest of many strange “cures" reported from Vienna, that home of resmrch work, ls a rem- edy for jealousy. If this be r0. WhBl? s changed word it will be when every one rejoices over the success of his friends, whether in business or coclnl realms. However, there will be a suspicion that little Dan Cupid will have his doubfis about this reported discovery.

The Snult. Ste. Marie Star urges that. motorists who offcnd against trafilc laws rhould be compelled to affix distinguishing red tags to their motor cars. But the same re- sult might; be achieved, and more gently, by encouraging the other sort of driver to put on his car some official recognition of his safe drlv- fnlL-Ottawa Journal.

When the late lion. Chauncey Depew, America's most famous after-dinner speaker, ceebruted hls 34th birthday some few years ago, he attributed his flne, long youth to the fact that. he had eaten spar- ingly. He sold he took an object lesson from his friend! who FM too much and died too early. Let us pay a little attention to our stom- uchs these nistllng strtfeful days. Del: us be on perfect terms with them, and let us handle them with all due caution. Let u? eat llttle— and let. us eat that lltt e long. 81m- ple food, simple laughter and sound cookery mask over the half the happiness of the world.

"Steaming Stella." pureed tlbrtflllh Vancouver, 13.6., recently en route to Pasadena from Calgary. She ts believed to be the oldest automo- bile m existence. betas but" 1h i896, and equipped with a fire bell- wlrtch is still in excellent workins order. The vehicle was built tn Bridgeport, Conn, and arrived tn canodn. two years later as a dem- onstrator, to show what the horse- leu carriage oould really do. She can still wheeze along at 15 miles per hour. Later in 1898 senator Billy Cochrane bought her for ll,- 050 no a "used cor," and for e eon- sldernble period the cs1- wu tn use around Ptncher Creek. Her- tires are also believed to be the oldest in the oountrwhovlng been token off a horsedrown vehicle in 1596 and fitted to the car by bolts which still project half an inch from the solid rubber tlrem-éflnanofnl Pod-

Anontcaatintholantl othll birth, the German Jew today live! tn a. veritable ghetto. If he wu in the service of the state. he ha! been dtrmlued. If he wu e mem- ber of the liberal professions. hll privileges have been taken. m! practiced-tuned. 1f he war In arti- sanhohmbecneutoutofthe flillld ma roe: beam: fol n mul- tor. If he tr a worker of band or brain he l: dented admlulon to the mbor Front and thus can hardly nnd a day's work. If he fl a stud- ent. he-le ldfllflifid. Jim-Unwed, dented accommodation altogether. Attempt: to turn to agriculture are not permited. Jewish agricultural schools have been closed. Even trade in no lonier fully open tn the per- mln Jew. Not only will no good German traffic with him. but a ro- ll! limbo torbtdl renewal of the

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run oeiunan u owl l" "t" magnpalqa by eorrelpuallaltl el .q|;e:'tlio‘:" or ladtiereas. C o II anr an Ill necessarily eadgru the will." of eorrelpondentl.

rational. LAWS AT nan

Sin-In a former letter I called attention very briefly to a fact that makes all letters from your corres- pondents, who blame the Prohibi- tion Act for all the current roclal llls due to drinking, wholly wlde of the mark and absolutely without point. May I. take the rlvtleges of your space to repeat an emphasize that fuck ,

We have in operation in this province three Federal Acts which lf properly enforced will wholly take care of the situation so much de- plored t?) by your various antl- prohlbltlon correspondents. Note them.

1. A law forbidding any "common carrier" (railway, express company, steamship company, etc.) to receive for transportation into prohibition territory any liquors except those consigned to persons legally author- ized to receive them. This law, to the best belief of the people in gen- eral ls well observed mu enforced. And 1t ought to be said to the credit of the transportation organizations there ls no complaint to be lodged against. them.

2. The Customs Act which takes care_of all smuggling, and conse- quently ls vitally concerned with the smuggling of liquor (rum-running) 1n all seaboard provinces, as well of course as tn all others-

3. The Excise regulations which forbid the manufacture of'llquors except as authorized by license by the Dominion government. There can be, of course, no legal manufac- ture ln this province.

Now, Sir, ll; does not take any careful consideration of the matter to determine that lf these three laws are adequately enforced there will be comparatively little for the Prohibition Act to do. If there ls no importation and no manufac- ture, there can be no selling and consequently no drinking with its baneful results ln social and fn- dividual life. It follows then that n11 this vociferous, not to say blat- ant, criticism of the Prohibition Act and its effects upon social and ln- dividual life falls into the waste- plle of the aslnlne and the hypoc- ritical. There ls simply no rhyme or reason ln 1t; no justification for 1t. For prohibition does not ln the least affect the situation for the worse where these three acts are concerned. The largest liquor stills yet found in Canada have been tn Quebec and other government sale territory. The biggest rum-running rackets have been unearthed, or floated, not in prQhlbitLon territory. but 1n government sale territory. Rum running and llllclt stills are not one whit lessened by govern- ment: sale, as the history of govern- ment sale ln any of the eight pro- vinces reveals.

What. we wunt and need right. now ln Prince Edward Island ls an insistence at. Ottawa, on the part of our people, on a real attempt to

enforce the Federal Acts provided

for the protection of the high ideal of our province, and a faithful at- tempt; on the part. of the ROM-P. ln this province to do what they have been employed to do ln this regard, and 1n no oases to patron- ize the trade they are set to ellmln- ate. When I say we need "an 1n- slstence at Ottawa cn the part of our people" I mean among other things that the provlnclnl govern- ment, which can effectively speak for the people, ought to make the strongest. possible representations to Ottawa to provide for adequate en- forcement of the Customs and Ex- cise laws. And I tnng they ought to tell the people of this province that. they are doing this. The gov- ernment of this province ought. not. to be satisfied with such enforce- ment of the Acts as has been poss- ible from such low speed, unsea- worthy, ineffective boats as the Hul- lfax chronicle has revealed the rev- enue cutters "so called" have been in the main during recent ye rs. This information which has rec t- ly come to hand, and the sources of which Ottawa has suddenly and ef- fectively shut off, regarding revenue cutters rather takes the wind out: of Mr. W. K. Rogers’ sails when be recounts the formidable force that is being employed to prevent rum-- running, and then most unjustly tn- fera that all this is to make possible the rcement of the prohibition law. Nothing could be further from the facts of course. All this force. this equipment he talks about; would be just as necessary lf‘ this were government sale territory. It. is just as necessary tn Nova Seotla for ln- stance. For its primary intention is not to enforce the prohibition act, but the customs and excise laws. And ff, and when, these lewe are enforced, the prohibition low will operate satisfactorily.