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-. Mil. LieuuCol. W. Chester S. McLure ice-President. J. R. Burnett. FJ. . Iliflllntifll. n. A. MacKlnnon, 0.8.0.

s m‘ can. Director. J. a. Burnett. l-‘J-l- Associate l-Jtiiio~ Frank Walker and l!!! 5- 5'1"?"-

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. nit-Tron RATES By Mail In l‘. l-I. i.. 51.00 per yeflr. 52-50 Ior 6 months. $1.25 fur 3 months. 50c for one m0!!! - cny in-u..-r_\-. $5.00 per your, 53.00 for 6 monthl- sus for 3 monthl-

By Mail in (‘anatla and U. S. A. 55-99 P" 7!"- lalurtlny ivu-k-i. sum oer year. $1110 f" 5 ""11""- aut- for 3 months-

‘DTTt-e- blrorig/vst Memory is Weaker than the ll'cakest_lg]_c.” WW- '-';~-——~

wunxcsnax‘. MAY l. 1940-

l? ruducls Ma rkeling Act

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‘it-c: of the new Agricultural Pro- _\._-r i; "To fix the price or ..,_ W,“ by prices, minimum price .11 .11 which tlie regulated pi'O-, -,»,<,.- or class thereof, may be 1.. ma province; and may 11x i tr iliiicrcnt parts 0f the Pro- tlu; h. he brought about all - ilfiiililClliill, packing, trans- r uizukcting" ul the regulated vugistci"ctl ziiid pay 3 11951155 rccovcretl by suit in CONT!- -_.- i..." effect by the con- ~ _ ll‘ boards of Control and ; - \ iii-ins by ordcr-in-council, 1 Tittu-cii Hill)‘ engage in buying fur sale, or transporting in . iurfil or fishery products, un- ni not less than $33 01' "l?" . l1lil>l'l~iilllll(‘lll not exceeding ~.. bah fine and imprisonment. .-»; of carrying out the provisions pi rite regulations thereunder, the ii mav constitute the Board i0 ~..-<; lillu-arrl Island Marketing ‘l’. consist of not less than to sllzill be appointed by the u-Ccinncil, and shall receive 1m} a; the LieuL-Governor-in- ermine.‘ The Lieuh-Governor- .-rl<ri appoint such officers, clerks c necessary for the carrying ions of this Act and may fix

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~< m’ otherwise of this important pend almost wholly on the wris- l.\\' the Government in drafting the regulations to be enforced,

growing wheat.

Tall, vigorous stalks of the new grass are now thriving in the greenhouses of the Central Ex- perimental Farm at Ottawa. All that its creators hope for is that the same measure of success which has attended their efforts in the labora- tory and nursery will mark the real tests on the prairies. They are eagerly awaiting these tests, for by such trials will the VEIlUC of the new grass be determined. If it proves to be the coin- batant of soil erosion they believe it to be, the long struggle against drought and crop failures will be won, the West reclaimed, and much ac- complished to restore the balance to Canada's agricultural economy.

- EDITORIAL NOTES -

We are now told in all seriousness that the Germans are working on a time schedule, and the time for the attack on Britain is coming this summer, from the air base at Stavanger, Norway.

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In order to encourage American Tourist trade, the Royal Bank is issuing a booklet to its Am- erican customers and correspondents advising them to “insist on receiving the full official pre- mium on every American dollar you spend in Canada. You are entitled to it." That means a dollar ten.

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Charles lI. proclaimed King for the second time this date i660. To satisfy popular discon- tent at the Dutch \\'ar, (1665-7) he dismissed Prime Minister Clarendon. who was succeeded by the Cabal ministry, (luring which was made the secret Treaty of Dover, which nullified the triple alliance with Holland and Sweden, and bound Charles hand and foot to Louis XIV.

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American intcrost in Greenland as a region that falls under the Monroe Doctrine is signi- fied by the announcement that a United States Consulate would be established provisionally at Godthaab. In making the announcement the State Department said that, “since communica- tion between Copenhagen and Greenland has been interrupted, direct consulate representation has been deemed atlvisablc by the United States and by the Greenland authorities."

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There is precious little “stop-the-war" senti- ment in the old country judging by by-elcction results. The anti-war elements suffered another defeat when Commander T. D. Galbraith was returned to Parliament as a National Conserva- tive, as successor to Sir john Gilmour, in the Pollock Division of Glasgow. Commander Gal- braith polled r7850 votes as against his unof-

._ the right type of men to con-

- It may be recalled that the rendered inoperative long be- ‘.1 tiltra vires simply because it e iveight of agricultural public . The first public reaction was ..._. Iiqucrn Canada Potato Mar- ri \\‘,'15 composed of nine members ~- , rig (iiiinrio, New Brunswick, NOVB. 1m} l\l'iIll‘C lr.(l\\‘ill'il ISlMKT. If W35 “Qt ‘or-hare both New Brunswick and l over the traces, the former con- w. Pegging of prices had resulted

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in .\<-\v lii'.li'l“\\’l€l( rlcalcrs being unable to sell a: aziv pr’: . 'l'l~._» Board thereupon removed the puqghl p. . lt'.'l\'lllE{ New Brunswick free to

lcll potzittr-s in any part of Canada at any price they souglzr. This, of course, killed the obyect of the l:t'.\'——ihe regulating of prices in the in- "us; of m5 prnducers. There is the danger of similar fyrvtllii“ in this Provincal Act, for power i; given to fix different prices for different parts of the Island. 5nd lh¢ Pegged Pnce m °ne psi-t may not commend itself to those affected 5.. another. There is it good deal of explosive material in the Act which will require the great- est and gravest consideration on the part of the

wers-that-be before being "regulated" and put ihoauccessful force.

On Befng In Debt

Although still within the memory of living man, the hardy spirit of independence hu so far as this generation is concerned become legend- arv. \\'e still hear and often read stories of these men of the past whose pride of independ- Qncg was at times almost fierce. His freedom demanded that he be obligated to no one. and to achieve this purpose nothing could deter him. Not that 11c objected to borrowing if‘ the debt ' ‘ zig in a short period, for he deemed uniate move in the purfiiiit 0f fiu-ihcr :1‘. ; If misfortune overtook him, u;.< still in honour bound to discharge ‘win iii the last fartliing, and if he died is paid, his son in many cases (ICC and assumed the debt as 1v». man .ir his father's name." Out of this stern c-~ 1e caziic a great people, an empire founded riti dnticrrric)‘. “ere they fools 110k t0 lizut- ~l -. ~; “ mil 1h 'ir private and public debts

was self lzipith. t,‘

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iv-‘w. r" , ".51 fie chalice? If not what nannc “mi. g " i in. "A? to come apply to us? Conquering Drought After iii- vuir: of patient research a group 0f (ZlIl-‘l/lhlil *t‘f"llll'<li engaged by the Federal livivirtuuii: --i Mgvitrtiltiirc believe they have sucvt-i-ilid lil ilvwli-piiig a species of deep-root- ing gin-s iWv \‘.lil iifivsl the havoc of drought iii .\illi‘l'!.'i ilihl .\':i~l<:itclic\\~an and restore fer-

tility to tlw t-riwlcil soil. ln it-n _\ivn:-'. from IQZQ to i939, more than

Olli‘ liniulrv-l thou-until square miles of flotirish- inn ilirni liliiil- in .\lbt~ria and Saskatchewan \\'t'l't' l'i‘ll‘il‘l'l‘il bzivivn by erosion. The only sal- vation l.'i_v in ibv wide planting of suitable per- cinral uliivl grasses that would bring back the PXlllllPlVil iibrt- in thc soil. lltit no such grass wish-d. lf lln- ‘Wt-st was to be saved, however, ~~ n llllil h) lit‘ crcatcd.

i (“l"il"ll'_'.' ivzis accepted in 1935 by ihe

erI iiii-is engaged liy the Federal De-

\iilli‘ii_.'jll _\'t‘i in the experimental

~ u. w Qrziss will be tried out at several iilll-kl Inn-hi siziiions- in Canada This year. 1i fuiiiirl lit l.» suitable, as these scientists arc hnpt-ltil ii will. lllc pi-n-niiial grass should niakc the dcsulaic art-us of the West again green will‘!

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ficial Labour opponent (who favoured an “end the war" policy) who registered only 2,401 votes. He lost his deposit. and was the seventh anti-war canilidaie so to suffer in recent by-clcc- tions. n n u i:

The drive to curtail wastage of foreign ex- change on tinnccessary luxuries, initiated by Mr. Graham Towers, Governor of the Bank of Can- ada, may soon he stepped up. As it is, any one holding American scctiritics who does not turn them over by the end of this month to the Gov- ernment, will be unable to realize on them. The investor can switch from one stock to another, but if he wants to retire temporarily from the market, he catinot convert stocks into dollars. His only way out will be to buy United States Treasury bills or similar short-term securities, this being virtually the same as dollars.

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This is the London Spectators view of the crisis in Norway: “The power of Germany's air-fleet is immense, and if the Allies keep Ger- man ships and German troops from Norway, they cannot keep German aeroplanes off. They can only meet them in battle, and judging from the results of recent combats on the Western Front and over Scotland, the prospect can be awaited without apprehension. One thing at any rate is certain, and there is no danger of its being ignored in either London or Paris: Nor- way must be rescued at almost any cost. That i: at this moment the first and dominating ne- cessity."

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"The Man ln the Street" in the old country prefers Chamberlain for his caution and deliber- ation to any fiery patriot guilty of n second Gallipoli. They don't forget that at seventy he flew to Munich to prevent, if at all possible, a world war involving the British Commonwealth of Nations. They realize he knew how unpre- pared we were i\r such a conflict, and that he was willing himself to go to any lengths to avoid the ruthless sacrifice of our youths and man- hood, and that it was not until the Fuehrcr spurned all peaceful settlement that he allowed war to take its course. Since thcn his has been the master-mind developing preparedness - preparedncss that should have been in evidence since I920 but for the iniquitous policy which sacrificed our Navy, Army and Air Forces on the altar of a false and tragic pacifism.

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We have to hand it to European nations that they recognize the importance of home defence -—the protection of domestic interests and the virtue of self-sacrifice. A police order has been enforced in Germany forbidding youths under eighteen loitering after dark. Alcoholic liquors smoking, dance-halls, cabarets and variety shows are prohibited either ivholly or at late hours. In issuing the order (jocring says: “Those who use the darkness to show and develop the bad qual- ities of their characters cannot he regarded by me as German boys and girls, but I shall see’ in them those young people who want to become bad men and women." Similarly the French Government have issued orders for the curfew for all youngsters under sixteen, and ordering all dances. cabarcis, and entertainments to cease by midnight. A British Major-General writing to the London 'l‘imcs from Paris, said he was saddened and discouraged on a recent visit to London to scc the laxity of people therein this respect compared in the Parisians. He said con- ditions in London were no bt-ticr than they were in Berlin when llitlcr first nscd the broom t0 sweep the capital frce from fn-volity, self-in- dulgence and vice. As a rcsuli of this lcitcr the British Parliament took iinmctlizilc action, a clean-up was ordered and i; now being made

effective.

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THE CHARLOTFETOWN

llOTES BY TllE WAY

Franco and Brltaln are all that stand, today. between freedom and subjugation wider me bloodstamed hands of Hitler and of Stalin. Let us not deny the truth. 1t is needless to tum back the pages o! history in search for remote causes of the world tragedy of today. There is no nation in the world, not Britain nor France noflScazi- dlnavia—n0, nor the United Slates —whioh has not pages in history {@1- whlch they feel shame. But none of this matters. It is not c-f the erases nor the hcroi-ms not the misdeeds of generations now plead we must mink. today. To those who try to argue in specious futility that the otmcome of the war 1n Europe ls of no concern to America, let the question be ad- dressed: What of the world. and this country. if Nazi Germany is victorious? what of America ii’ the Britt-eh fleet. 1s wiped from the seas and a German navy takes con- trol ot the Atlantic? — Manta- (GuJ Constitution.

Carpets have been made in Persia for over four thousand years. but the mcst typical carpet, the knot-

two thousand. Its pattern ls usual- ly historic 0r wmboliir, its borders geometric, although many are ab- street. oonvcntionalized flower and tile designs. Each knot. is t. ed Separately. and R 500d carrier ttas 10.000 knc-ts to the square foct. the finest, 40.000. Among the tribal people and ‘the vallages a whole family often work at one catprt for years. The lrregtilarltfes vahich result are int-Pntonal. to avert the Evil Eve, which it might attract if it were perfect. - Rcsalie Slaugh- ter Miorton.

Motorists who continue to drive. atlthouch EHWMP th-rv are npt to fall asleep at the n-neel. can be found rrulitv of grows necligcnce. according to a recent ruling of the full bench of Massachusetts Su- preme Judicial Ccurt. In rendk. in-z its decision the court sa‘d: Withcut undertaking to lay down a rule that faliinc asleep is always evidence o1‘ gross negligence. at lea-rt it may be said that the dan- k?!‘ o! driving while heavy vwtn drowsiness is so extreme and so self-evident. that one “fro. wit-n knowledge that he is in that con- dition. persists in drivin-g without

mekins the necessary effort to arouse himself, can be g-rosrly negligent. ‘Iihe court stistainecl a.

verdict against a Bristol County motorist who fell asleep while driving. injuring h’s father. moth- er. sister and brother-zn-lau‘. - Public Safety.

Former foreign minister nf Italy, Count Storm. who is now ln exile. the other day said: “One must never forgrt that. the great dis- covery of the dctritorial regimcs is this: a l:c ls a iic onlv until it ls repeated a hundred tutti-z; and when it ls repeated thousands or times it beccnirs tin indisputable truth." Those who are RUYEOTTS or in a YJOSlK-lOfl to learn the facts are not llkeilv to he led astray by down- right lylnfr. Tic man who adopts such tact-rs must sink very 13w ln tum- cstfrmtioit when lllf‘\‘ find lic-w littic rcsncct he has m» ti“; fruit-h. Unfortunately’. even where there is ccmptctc frccdcm of ut- Iefiliifi‘. fl. lartto number o! persons are so inclined to believe what is

told thcm, ivithoiit taktng the trouble l0 invcstlgate its truth. that its frequcnt rr-itcraron has

results similar to thore in (rotator- stun ocunt-rzes. ~ Hamilton 813cc- fulfil‘.

It has recently been found that flowers with a perfume exercise a positively hon"ilc‘al lllllll'.”1‘(‘(' on the atmosipltcre. by converting the oxygen of the air into that pelt-er- fnl oxidizing. and. tnerefcrc. puri- fylmz. agent. ozone. Essences found lo produce the most ozone are preciely those V."il(‘l1 nerve has selected as lilll‘ most invlcmnt- ling. such as 0110113‘. laurel, dov-rs. lavender. mint, juniper. lemon. fennel and bei-izamot, several of which are ingredients in t-he re- freshing ean-de-Coiogue. Anise, nutmeg. thyme, naircissus, and hyacinth ricivcrs. miononettc. helio- t-rtme and lilies of the vnilev al-‘o develop ozone: in fact. all flowers

so. vimereas those having none do not. It is suggested that when peo- ple my they like fimvers, they do s0. not altogether bccatise of the blooms. but because those are can- abie of chnnninu the air with ozone to n llkeable degree. and in consequence more vigor is derived when breathing, The more the sur- rounding air attracts our fancv. the deeper we breathe. and the better in health we bcccmc. A bowl oi’ roses ls mt only beautiful. but strenmhening. - Armchair science London.

Last year ire Clark's Nut- nradice-r. a ‘heavy built bird about ten inolics long with grey bzdy and back and white wings and tail, smeared along the hiizhivavs of southern British Columbia, causing muolh speculation as to its identity. The bird normally resides ln the coniferous tcmsts of the Rockies. but. being of unpredic- table vagrant habits. it may sud- tlenw appear and make a protract- ed stay in regions where it is un- known to tfae nutlovrity of the pen- ple. It is a member oi’ t/he crow fondly. and the quality of its usiial conversational voice nan the typical harshness of this tribe. Nevertheless at mating time a song. soft. melodious and of oon- siderabie duration. is a feature of their courtship. It. comes into camp almost as freely 3/". its rei- ative. the Whisky Jnck, and. like it, ln some localities is called “Comp Robber." One of the de- lights of an early Summer mom- ing stroll in the parks is to come upon n. small party of Clark's Nut- crackers performing their peculiar rcymmastfcs and lotidly riiscuising the n-slzhborhrod topics. ;_ Can- adian Resources Bulletin.

Vitamin E. known as the fertility ,vit.nmin from wheat germ. l: bong ;hnlled in medical circles in London ‘,as a nrcbabfe cure for hitherto ihripeless “iseases of muscle weak- Inc-"s and nerve degeneration. It is

also seen as a pcesible means of

protectind children niznlnst infan- tile mralvsh no" adults azainst lone horrible twuft. of Svphllllllc in- flection, locomotrr ataxia. Striking than a score of human patientr. stiffer-inn fatal

f-rcm incurable and even

‘muscle weakness and nerve ne-

ize-tieratlve diseases with Vitamin 5 are rcpartcri bv D". Fwirkiin gi-knell. hznnrary pliysivan to the Dispensary in Lotidm

ted pftle. is a product of the last 15

GUARDIAN

PUBLIC FORUM

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His Dauntless Heart

(Hamilton Spectator) As the tide ol’ war ebbs and

flows and triumph is follow by what. may seem n reverse, i is than. oft/en. that. the alarmist and this tongue of rumour begin to do

EVERY VOTER’! DUTY

8 brought. into the P. E. Island Le!-

and wine in t Ls Province and that:

people by which to sanction or re- ject. this bill. and as the evil sequences ol’ this traffic are a fore- ttone conclusion, people need to aware plebiscite.

For the person who would vote for that bill would render himself herself accountable for

the trail of that a thev had authorised it b their vote. The person who W0 d remit or neglect to vote at all would fall under the samecondemnatlon Pe- cause the saviour or men said 113 that is not for me is lBfllnsl. me. and "he that zathereth not with nie scattereth abroad. Bo X011 59° that the person who doesnt Rather with the people who are endeavour- ing to suppress this evll is as inilli-Y as the promoter of the evil. so the" a dutv imon every VOW!‘ that they cannflt e508 - Let. all of the peope make sure that. they izo to the will and ref lster their votes 8881115?» mil-l? b" and rld themselves 0i’ all responsib- ility of the evil of this tre! lc flrid throw it back on the Government.

I am, Sir. MUTTART Not-tn Carleton. P. E. I.

PROIIIBITIUN ENFORCBIVIENT

sir,-That our prohlibltlon law has suffered from indifferent ln- forcement, there ls no room for question. neither ls there any doubt of the fnct, that as the law suf- fers the people suffer. It, would be foolish indeed ln view of what hls- tory relates. to even suggest Gov- ernment Control as a. substitute. To refer back: when the present Government came lnto power it found the prohibition law admin- istered by a. C mmlsslon. the mem- bers of which were the nominees of the temperance people. A trial}

ir:- As there ha; been a. bill isiature w 1e alise the sole of beer to bea Dleblsclte presented to e m]-

be man l Britain seem t h \' h ol how thev am with this n O We f c

m. Locklnlg c1111 uetihose lfIia-mboyant room qua osua assoc-

"m "u ted with "the lstfoiivtn pres- perhaps.

consequences that woulgxcfogpévguglé emeg. and more may‘

harm among those persona who fail no kc the broader aspects of thlendgtrugse foremost in their

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There have been several o! these short periods of gloom since the outbreak of war last Septem- ber, but. always it has remained for Prime Minister Chamberlain to alloy fear. strengthen morale and restore confidence. No other