PACJJ FUUA.

THE UHARLUITEIUWN

FEBRUARY 13, 1935

Notes By The Way"

The m: um a mar system (Ottawa Jew-null) works is no proof whatever‘ of its excellence. for everything from the ancient TurkLsh system of govern- ment by murder down to the mod- ern form of government by bank credits has worked, and, at times, all of them have worked satisfaz- torily. But a faulty system o.’ col- lective human relations storm centers which rewazl them- selves after n while ill sudden out- mew“ 1n public “mums, the pie-caters of the world should rise i0 assert their rights, and millions who have suffered in silence will {applaud the irate Califomian in his w“; aglrotcst against an evil. The logic of thc situation is plain.

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morning Dally llouuded llifli u 00 p" yo‘: (u; “up.” ‘plump... so l0 for your (in advance) lulled In Cal-dc and United Beaten.

WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 18, I935.

CIVIC AFFAIRS two years as the ordinary period available for his training.

There are many features in con- nection with Borstal not found in ordinary prisons: games, physical exercises, courses in reading, etc. Each institution has its own governor, deputy-govemor, chaplain, house-masters, house-as- sistants, matron, and staff of of- ficers. Many of these an: school and university men.

The Borstal System has not been without its critics. Yet the weight of evidence appears to be that it has workcd well, that it has reclaim- ed thousands of young men from a career of crime, made them useful citizens. It would certainly seem to be one of those things this country might study with profit.

. Mayor Kennedy and city Coun- pmdums

ciliors are-to be commended on the comprehensive nature of the reports submitted at the annual meeting of tho_Councl.l on Monday night. The financial position has been l clearly set forth by Councillor Hol- man, chairman of Committee, who reported a deficit reduction of $16,823.41 over the pre- oeding mar and. expressed the be- lief that if the 1935 tax assessments are paid and a reasonable amount of arrears collected, we should be close to a balanced statement the end of the current year. Few municipalities in Canada can en- tertain such a prospect, Charlottetown succeeds in balancing its budget by 1936 it will indeed b: creditable to all concerned. What is decidedly nlzssuring is the

bursts-W. E. Woodward.

\ A jury in Toronto found o. man guilty of lnanslauglltcr ill an acci- dent in which he was dc; motor cycle and Mr. Justice Rosef who claimed that the man was un- Th"! can be 11° ‘WIN in M!!! , doubtedly guilty of reckless dflVlllj protested that “as ion; as juflg; acquit men who m‘: guilty of reckless drlvinv, so long will my family and your families b: _ m danger on the higmvays o; this lts consumption the solution-is so pmvmoey. .1118 Nags-s mates; ‘My simple that it is amazing it has es a point which. should be thought Escaped the mum M mewutters-

We ; 11 __Ch h 3 ' just get another pie. r ‘my cm u y at “m NW3 Thus we think it is fully estab-

The new conception of indust. “shed by cuswm‘ habit’ precedent p, which m, m. M, “pm”, smug and tradition. that the sub-division is ills: it has a triple duty-to m.- ik“°“’“ as a Pie” °f Pi“ bl’ Till" 15 consuming pubnc m its pmpricwis |a quarter of the said pie. For all and to its workers. To the public a 1"‘ firm must give good value, to its proprietors it 1111.15. enable return 0:1 their investment, and to its workers a fail: reward for their labour. And a fair reward is not a minimum ‘weekly wage and a K1083 lifc. but an arrecd wage, plus the best possible chance in life tint freedom, good helltir, opportunities and a congenial erg- t c machine has taken away from the WQFKEI‘. it must give b"ck in the form of more leisure and the cap- acity to enjoy it. That is the task of the near futurc.-l1nrd Trent in Industrial Welfare (London)

' OTTAWA WAS RIGHT

The absurdity of the ridiculously ballyhooed Canadian-Russian cattle- oil proposal, which some months ago filled so many columns in Lib- eral newspapers, is emphasized by the fiasco which has overtaken the Washington Government in 'lts ef- forts to open up trade relations with the Soviet Republics» When the Canadian Government refused to have anything to do with the so- called business we were warned that billions of dollars of trade which might have belonged to this country would be filched from us by the The United States went to bat in an atmosphere of hopefulness, but. after many months of negotiations President Roosevelt and his colleaguesdiscovered that Moscow was out to obtain vast mon- ey credits from the States without giving anything particular in re- turn. So angry is the WashinSWn Administration today that it has decided to withdraw the American consulate from Moscow, to reduce the Embassy persormel and to bring back home its naval and air at- What is more, the Embassy building which the United States was to erect in the Soviet capital will not be built. All of which, comments a. Toronto exchange, goes to prove that the Bennett Govern- ment has been right all along in its attitude towards Russia, and. that it is generally sound on the goose

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and council generally towards debt

reduction and adequate provision

funds. Economy

long been pzeaclled as a civil: vir-

It would seem that a sincere attempt is now being made to put this principle into practice.

Encouraging also is the report of the Commission of Sewers and Water Supply, who were able show an operating surplus of over $21,519 in 1934, both and rot receipts of the department being the largest for any year. The expansion of activities in this department, and the prospects of further improving the system at

" Brackley and Malpeque Road stat- ions, am given in the report, which ‘is one‘ of exceptional interest.

In health and sanitary measures, fire and police protection, the rc- ports indicate that the City has been vmli served during the year. The City Engineer's department, while keeping within its estimates. has also functioned satisfactorily

educutianzl

The Apostle Paul once ggzhlamong the other lessons he earne . was how to m a _ “gm use of plenty‘ “I knowakro; (Mai and Ehnpirc to abound." hc said. That is a les- son todays civilization nlust some- how master‘ me b”; "mum 0'; major social controversy would not only rage around him, but olso involve his wife nnlci the wives of all ‘his most intimate associates. Politics very often is an easy load to fame. and social iconcclasm is The cost of living in the United not always a source of ill-fame. States is going to take a jump, 1f And one WDIldEIS whether all his charts prepared by the New Deal lifc Ontario's Prime Minister has forecasters in Washington are cor- rect. Between now and June l, it i; estimated prices will steady rise. This, it is stated, will be due chiefly to increased cmploy- my. merit, a great volume or business turnover, and the expenditure $4.000.000,000 on the recovery and laelief budget. A steadily rising price level will be accompanied by 5, gell- oral increase in values which will make it-easicr to pay debts-and favorite political ’ ‘ement; and reduction of America's tremendous now he indicates that he is not load of debt is essential to recovery. On the other hand, if the cost of living rises faster than wages and salaries. the wage-earner and the white collar worker will fcel pinch severely. Fixing things so that prices rise just fast enough, but which he ygtmgy conquer, The not too fast, is apt to be a tickilsh huggmgg, the gummy; council, Government House-these by no means eXhfllBt the possibilities invit- inlg the activity of one who con- when o“ i. V", m‘ the phymmn starltly itches to make the world a batter place in which simple souls

declared

the age must be problem, not primarily of produc. flea. but of distribution-Chris- tian Science Monitor.

rallied to the

In His Worship! statement to the Council, special emphasis is laid on the relief problem, which has been accentuated by an influx of unemployed persons from rural districts in recent depression years. This naturally adds to the City's unemployment burden during win-

THE BORSTAL SYSTEM ‘EDITORIAL NOTES or

The Board of Public Utilities, in the opinion of the Mayor and City Council, is s Board of Civic Inac-

Blnoo the reference in [Throne mcech in Parliament to adopting tho "Borstal" systempf handling youthful criminal law of- mlny Canadians have ---- been curious to know what this Good news for those who wish to take in the Abbie-Wolverine game Dollie! is tho name of a Kentish or do business-cheap coach fares the pillage where there was c. convict prison which ceased to be used for 13 original purpose early in the twentieth century. When. in 1908, tho British. authorities, determined upon a rrlcthod, other than prison, of dealing with prisoners who were neither children nor grown-ups, peeled what was known as the Bor- stal Act. it was decided to use this prison u the scene of the experi- ment. Accordinglyit took the name of tho village and became known as the Borstal System. Later, other Borstal institutions were started at Feltham in Middlesex, at Portland in Dorset, at Inwdham Grange. near Nottingham, and also one at Ayles-

Charlottetown, Friday till Monday. a reduction in deficit of City pbFauelph M___emury_' Finance. and a surplus in the Wat- Commissioner's operations is something to boost about, in these days of civic worries all over the

demands-silence. HOW much more in health, should each of us de- mand of ourselves this everlasting remedy for the good of our every- day soul! The future city is going 812th: much quietler. The clumsy

ee cars are on e - ed with hugr guseg. tlfvitbls hcglvailzylufc- Ammbed by sum deep‘ tired wheels which will make littlc Sea“ “mi/lawns, a "W" °i hi“ noise upon the pavement. someone automobile hora

The first public act of the new Lieutenant-Govemor of New Bruns- wick (Hon. Murray Macbaren) was to contribute $5,000 to the Baden- Powell Welcome Campaign Fund- 25 per cent. of New Brunswick: ob-

Illlmbfll‘

At a caucus of the Government members of the Quebec Legislature it was indicated the Provincial elec- tion would be in May or June. But. said Premier Taschereau, Federal election is postponed the Fall, the Quebec might hold s. fifth session.

The root and heart of the Borstal ides-in handling youthful prison- ers—-is so to rq-educate as to teach

“What is the good.” people say.

self-discovery. It sets out to and change false standards of value. so that in time its inmates will loam to prefer defent behavior to vicious ways; that they may choose horvrst work and. sell-respect iluwad of trying to get what they Want

hassling. made

If the Chadficld Painless Death Ray machine ever materialize: as a commercial enterprise, then goodby to the potato bug and other veget- able pcsts, for, according to the in- ventor, the ray is guaranteed to ex- terminate agricultural pests as well

of tllc

simple mistake. The politicians negotiat- ing imaginc that they must some- how show that they have got the best of a bargain and scored o. dip- lomatic victory, or else they will be unpopular at home. If peoples could convince their rulers they want is not victory, but simp- ly peach and fair dealing half the would melt away. That is where religion can help.--By Prof. Gilbert Murray, D. Litt. Oxford University.

When a boy enters the Barstal institution he has little responsibil-

' ity or freedom of choice: he must

first show himself faithful to a few_ things. As he works through thf); - various "grades” he

...P*‘i!i_19s=§.in..hl§ alaillklife. meme“ by the successive stripes he earns the right to weal- on his sleeve. When at last he wins the coveted "Biue” which diverts him of brown uniform in which he entered and puts him in different dress, this symbolizes that no has risen to l different position in the institution. It can be compared to thelpcsssgc from mwer to Upper School, exccptthst age does not some in. Meanwhile he is ‘ being taught some trade.

It-is in the discretion of tin court to lend any boy liable undo." the law to imprisonment for s month or more. to Borstal instead. The full some! sentence in for time mm kl one of the institutions. with l subsequent year‘ on llama. Norm- ' shcedsondllllt mu um 111mm: s nu

what

Two points are stressed in the re- port 2L Mount Royal Cemetery Company, that are worthy of gen- erul application, viz: (i) The value of smaller and more artistic monu- ments, and the pleasing prospect of backgrounds of shrubs and trees; some cemetery.» have been ruined by s vulzardlsplay of wealth hugs monuments; (2) “Our lending cemeteries should keep pace with the best thought of m. tllrlerjwltll the best theories of religion, science and economics. They should be. u the name implies, plan's of rest and freedom from

Derek

the

. I iesrmd at his house‘ all there Fathers and sous practising in the same courts of luv m not uncom- mon, but it is somewhat ram to find them will!!! on opposite lldll in tbs some cacamlsiasppsocadn London the otksr...day when Jil-

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Of Pie?

may live.

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The ways of diplomacy are apt to be so devious and so well provided with side roads and turnirlgs that the contemporary observer is pron: to look for something other than the obvious. In the present big do- ings in Europe it is refreshing therefore to find that the intention apparently is just as it sec “ to be. Whether Germany adheres or not, tho Franco-British air accord will stand. It is almost certain that Belgium and Italy will join. Thus if Germany refuses to sce reason, if are splits hairs. if she evades or at- tempts to hold up the powers in the hope or wringing other conces- slons from them, she can stew in her own juice until she comes to her senses, knowing that tlv: whole ..__. power of Europe is ready to crush l her if she launches a treacherous land's most noted legal lights was attack. opposed by his son, Mr. ‘t, in a licensing case at Croydon. sir Henry told Court be was aware opposition to granting the license was to come and learned friend, whose name 1 seem to re- cognise." Derek promptly replied: ."My learned friend ought to have

“W” “h” I w“ "m7 w 5”‘ 1°‘ Resident in his effort to make oer- tain tljmtno profiteering. will be was m lesm for gnu “glut 1mm;- permittsd if ever the country should "my. “no not b’ lured," m,’ um w!“ fi involved in war sgsim-lnndon tinucd. “by the art and attractivs- m nus by yvhich out of his ngs-ex- ::Douglas' Egyptian Linimcnt ls "who, h. cuflpmgm m“, ‘p- an excellent is; wash fol-stock. Ai- pm,.u°m_.. Md m, mun m“ mm so removes corn: in horns onif for the application was MUQds"

quickly relinzes pr Iss1. sprains, lnfijoint cltlifftlsss.

How Large Is A Piece

A man in California is suing a restaurant for $5300 damage; ha. cause therein he was sorted with a Piece of pie so minute in its dimen- sions that it caused him “humilia- llou. embarrassment and mental anguish." It is well that in a Lime of new dcnls and codes and indus- trial reforms. a time when so many private privileges have been sub-

yloncc IflBcbmI-l- vrraiums our: n: rur: USUAL lmtrs

years ago there were known to research workers, and to-day

With the discovery of-these sub- sttmices came a grell11t wave of en- ‘JPBSORQbIC mind that a pie should us Mm regarding t eh important“ be cut in quarters. If it is a large undoubmdly pie, so mucll the, better — the

quarters are larger. If more than four persons are to participate in

their importance isstlll admitted it is generally agreed “that the adult individual finds a good supply of vitamins in his food so long as that food is varied , has received no arti- ficial or accidental separation into parts and has had no destructive in- fluence applied to it."

As you know, vitamins were nev- er even suspected until it was found manufacturers in attempting make certain foods more attractive. appetizing, and more easily prepar- ed for cooking, had removed certain valuable substances from these It was because these sub- stances (vitamins) were removed in the manufacturing process that cer- taill ailments-scurvy, wasting dis- cases. eye diseases-occurred. using these same foods in their nat- ‘ural state tho ailments were cured.‘ However it would seem that the pendulum has swung almost too far toward the need for “cxtra" vitam- ins to put in the various foods — milk. bread and others.

It is admitted that children may need some extra vitamins such as vitamins A and l) for growth and bone building. That is why spinach and cod liver oil are so often added to children's diet.

However research workers have shown that the vitamins themselves cannot supply the body: there must be a good all l-oundfood intake, for tllc vitamins}

osc who consider n. good pie one of the noblest works of man any- tilirlq lass ghzul ,1 quarter ISIYS really a piece of pie at all. It is a seg- ment, a sample. a tantalization, and that is all one can say in its be- ll81f.NCV€l‘tl‘l9lL‘SS so patient and long-suffering are most people that they acquiesce meeklv in the deplor- able pmcticc of cutting a pie into six or even eight portions. They wonder what tllc world is coming to, declare in pitiful tones that tllere should be a law—if the length oi,‘ bed sheets ciln be regulated why not the size of a piece of pie?—arld think of tile good old days as the time when a piece of pie was some- thing more substantial than a tri-

. . ,, ,, angular formula, but they do noth- A clerks error in writing 1934 m“ 8mm; 1L

instead of “i935" may rssult lll death for Cecil Short. condemned t0 be leilectrocélted in Texas but rcprievcd y cx- overnor "Ma’ Ferguson. A dlznatiun’ form n p]e.Ea[e_-|-5' ludfi’: has ruled that the crrur hi5 may". with 1m slogrnL "Pig in rendered the reprieve null and that Short must die. Unless the gentle- milm on thehlgenzh has a personal B!‘ evance, t looks like one of the . 1 _ most iniquitous pieces ‘or pednmy think may Lone a. great lberatol- eve: recorded-Jdamiltcn Herald.

Perhaps this man in California will bllll‘! in a new order for pie- eaters, If he will organize his in-

stuffs. The vitamins mclke more active the various foods of tile body. Thus two different foods with say a 25 and 35 per cent food value, by means of the vita- mins acquire a 50 and 75 per cent food value as so much more of tjhem can be made

Quarters." we imagine his followers soon will rival-the devotees of the Townsend Plan, the numbers who

Hepburn As Iconoclast

y. The thought thcn is that while babies and children may need extra vitamins, tho average adult, if he eats a variety of natural foods in- cluding fruit and vegetables daily does not need to thin-k about vita-

One wond rs if ill his school- days Mltzll (now the Honorable M. F.) Hepburn evcr dreamed that a

The Killg’s Jubilee

Canada's obsez/vance cf the Silver Jubilee of the accession clf George to the Throne will be none the less fervent in spirit because of

itched to have a go at those who follow the more elegant usagas of u social intercourse and. naturally,

wear dinner gowns and tails at din- respect ms Majestyg personal wish

that no undue pomp or expense

It may indeed be that Mr. I-lep- 5mm mark the celebmuona

burn is a born reformer. predestined to upset apple cal-t after apple cart, to say nothing of dinner tables, tea trays and supper buffets. Already he

has indicated t-ha-t tlle axe is his mm" Hm‘ “d b“ “Wm

pass resolutions of good and loyalty to the realm. Provinces be asked , to ar- range appropriate’

averse to using a carving knife to demolish the established customs of official somety. Where will his zeal for reform and social simplification end? l-le must be conscious of the fact that there are other fields on

The dominant thought of jubilee year in all British course, will be one of f: sonal af-

twcnty-tfive years of leadership has helped so greatly in advancing the frontiers of democratic freedom and in establishing a new sense of one- ness in the minds of the people. The occasion justifies mass pagean-

There is something of the holy zeal of the Puritans in the relent- less manner in which Mr. I-lcp- burn assalis the furbelows of social

collective celebrations. But. after all the spirit of the year will be best expressed in the tributes that rise