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Aeloclele Editor, Irlssi Weller

_ i {The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than _, “ the Weakest Ink."

CIABLOTTETOWN, THURSDAY, SEPT. 18, 1948

BolI-The-Gat

Premier Jones's contemplated trip to Lon- don to attend the Conference of the llmperiai Parliamentary Association may not be an alto- gether self-imposed task. The world-wide pub- licity he has obtained by his Labou-r Legisla- tion is such that parliamentarians elsewhere want to see and shake the hand of the man who had the courage to have his so-called audacity ienounced in both London and Washington, in iddition to Ottawa. Should the Premier de- tide to go to London he will be the cynosure of ill eyes in Parliamentary and Labour circles, as the man who belled the (Labour) Cat. This is a lhrase borrowed from a well-known fable told lpon one historical occasion with great success. When James Ill was King of Scotland, he irri- tated the old nobility, then dominant in poli- tics, by the favours he showed to painters, archi- tects, artists, scientists and other intellectu- als who were making their presence felt in the development of the finer arts, for which Scot- land ultimately became famous. One of the lat- ter, named Cochran, who had succeeded to the estates of the Earl of Mar, was especially hated by the nobles. At a meeting in the church of Lauder they discussed how best to get rid of him. Lord Gray, afraid that the discussion would lead to no practical result, told the story of the mice and the cat.

"A colony aif mice had suffered greatly from the attacks of a cat who pounced upon them before they had time to escape. They were much concerned over the matte-r, and resolved to do something to defend themselves. A young mouse rose up and proposed that they should fix a bell round pussy‘: neck which would warn them of her approach. This proposal was warmly received until an old mouse put the per- tinent question, 'But who of us will beH the cat?’ '1'-he orator had not thought of’ that, and was speechless. When Lord Gray ‘had finished, Archibald, Earl of Angus, a man noted for his bodily prowess and daring, rose up and swore that he would bell the cat. He kept his word, captured Cochrane, and had him hanged over the bridge at Lauder. Afterwards he was al- ways known as "Bell-the-Cot."

Intense lililootlves

. in e communication received from the Hon. lrooke Claxton, Minister of Notional Defense, emphasis is placed on the urgent need of re- cruits of the right quality in the armed services for both the active a-nd reserve forces. Mr. Ciaxton‘: letter is supplementary to a speech which he delivered in the House of Commons last June, in which he outlined the basis of Can- ada's defense planning. He gave the total author. ized strength of the active forces as follows: N-ovy, 7,875; Army, 18,750; Air Force, 12,075. 85 per cent of these forces, or six time: the average strength during the years 1930 to 1939—was enrolled at the time of the Minister's address. Moreover, many jobs previously done by sdldiers are now done by civilians. The authorized tar- get for the reserve forces is Navy, 11,900; Army, 47,102; Air, 2,632. The totol ca-sh appropria- tions sought for defence for 1948-49 are $251,- 208,239.9S, with authority to commit for an ad- ditional $37,238,378 this year and $59,938,028 for future years, which’ will permit an increase in defence activity generally greatly in excess of the increase in cash expenditure over last year of $55,000,000 or approximately 28 per cent.

"These targets," Mr. Clax-ton emphasized, "have not in any substantial way limited our recruits or ouryefforts this year. As we near the target, however, that might happen. We shall continue to recruit above the announced tar- get figures, using the additional men as they are obtained to activate more ships, to bring the brigade group nearer to strength and to re- activate several Air Force stations. The Gov- ernment will do everything -it feels to be required to meet the defence needs of Canada as thes: may change from time to time."

The Minister also made this point in his speech in Parliament, which is the crux of the whole matter:

"For e power at middle reek, situated es Canada is, there is no possibility of Canada fighting alone. Today there is only one possible _. gressar; the only war in which Canada would §e part would be a world wa-r, a total war.

- Canada is attacked, it will be as an incident of a world war, a total war. '

"Canada's defence policy is based on the assumption that our armed forces will be ueed only in association with those of friendly great powers. Hence our close working arrangements with the United Kingdom and our joint defence agreement with the United States. Hence our declared willingness to join in creating a new collective security league under article 51 of the Oharter composed of states of western ‘Europe and of the North Atlantic.”

Prloos And TIIGIIM Gaps

ln a comprehensive analyseref prices and income trends of recent years, the Bank of Mont- real current business review points out that be- tween 1939 and 1946 the earnings of the aver- age Canadian increased by only 22 per cent The difference was not that great in many in- stances, of course, but most Canadians will ad- mit they wer better off in 1946 than they were ln 1939, desp to higher prices and heavier taxes.

Then the trend reversed itself. Last year per capita increased only five per cent, while

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living costs climbed by double that figure. There is no standard by which this year's per capita income can be estimated. On the other hand it is established that on July 2 the cost of living was 15 per cent higher than the mid-July level of last year. Therefore, it is obvious that the 1947 trend is continuing—in foct it is being accentu- ated.

ln addition, the monthly average dollar earnings of over 2,000,000 employees of the larger firms in Canada indicate that the real earnings of this large segment of the population have been declining since early last year.

There is a further danger in what the bank refers to as "the illusory nature of currently high earnings of both persons and business ent- erprises." They account for the sustained flow of consumer spending which is not accompanied by larger or more numerous purchases.

r EDITORIAL NOTES

Islanders of all parties would welcome Mr. John Diefenbaker, M.P., who was due to ar- rive here today. Mr. Diefcnbakcr is a staunch upholder of the prerogatives of Parliament and a watchdog of civil liberty.

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Losses from bad cheques have been almost eliminated by an American hardware associa- tion. Members when askcd to cash cheques for a stranger request him to place his thumb print beside his signature. A small ink pad is kept handy for tlie purpose.

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At this season each year farmers would be less uneasy about probable potato prices if there was an alternative market to tu-rn to if prices should sag. Production of commercial alcohol here would provide such an assured market and also absorb potatoes which fail to

pass for certified seed.

Australia has rejected large American in- vestments because of the drain the payment of dividends wo-uld be an her foreign exchange. Such a decision would be prudent if America were following a high tariff-policy as she has done in the past. indications are, however, that the United States is prepared to lower trade

barriers.

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Tlhe reported statement of the Transport Department's radio inspector that it will be im- possible to check on radio interference here as long as the number of licenses shows a dei- crease, plainly calls for the retort that as long as interference continues they should not collect

license fees.

The City would seem to have‘ grounds for its request for an increase in the annual grant from the Province. Under the old Prohibition Act part of the fines imposed wen-t to the City. Now Provincial revenues are swelled by liquor sales but at the some time the City must do willieut the fines. I

Prlme Minister King's favourites have the knack or luck of getting along all right. Gen- eral MacNaughton has been in clove-r ever since receiving the Prime Minister's patronage; and then there is that famous civil servant who wanted to abolish Christmas, Dr. G. Brock Chisholm, former deputy Minister of Health. He was subsequently appointed Director~General ~f the World Health Organization of the League of Nations, and now has been given the Kurt Lewin Award of the American Psychological As- sociation for his skill and success in discovering among other things how unnecessary it is in the development of a child to tell him the differ- ence between right and wrong in his early im- pressionable years. I

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Rt. Hon. Andrew Bonar Law, British states- man, born this date 1858. Was native of New Brunswick; an iron merchant in Glasgow, having entered the business of his uncle then, he rap- idly advanced in public life in Scotland, appointed chairman of the Glasgow Iron Trade Association. He entered parliament in 1900 as Unionist member for the Blackfriars’ division of Glasgow; he came to the front poli- tical-ly as one of the foremost supporters of Mr. Joseph Chamberlain's tariff reform campaign. ln 1911 he was selected a_ memlber of the Coalition Government, and ultimately succeeded to Pre- miership. Without any distinctive gift of speech he was remarkable for fluency and persuasive- ness; he had a very retentive memory, and was cble to make a Budget speech from a sheet of notepaper, and was very adroit in debate: ”The~re is no such thing as an inevitable war. lf war comes it will be from ‘failure of human wis-

dom."

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That the Bible is far from dead literature is indicated by tl-e frequent editions and less frequent translations. A successor to the Douay version is in process of completion in the United States, the New Testament and the book of Genesis being already completed._ An edition based on the King Jam-es version was issued this week under the title, "The Westminister Study Section a~f the Holy Bible".

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Where there is a will there is a way, and women will find it. At Safety Harbor, Fla., a small town the ratepayers found the cost of running the ccuncil steadily rising so they op- pointed a grandmother city manager who has reduced taxes and cut operating expense: con- siderably. Furthermore, Mrs. ld-o Samuelson says running a city is iust like running a house- hold. She adds that "it's iust a matter of not buying what ycu think you need until you have the morey to pay for it." She has been City Manager a little more than a year and in that t’--~ tl-n city has rrdzwel it: riiilla-is frnm sev-

enteen to fourteen mills and reduced its oper- LiJg ccsis by .‘,€‘E~l. tie llC$ had to make a few innovations in municipal management to help cut financial corners, however. One of these was levying a S0-cent monthly garbage

collection fee and a l0 per cent tax on bills from public utilities to their consumers.

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The rsevreei wrinkle in oom- merolel evletlon ls the proposal of the British ministry of food to assign 15 planes to one "milk run" from northern Ireland to inclus- trlal towns lri western Brltalu. Mllk production lu Britain goes down at. this tlme of year and it ls proposed to lilzmlfli 8110111195 by‘ bringing in mllk from nami- ern Ireland. The l5 aircraft. Lo bc assigned to the route wlll trains- port. about 50.000 gallons a day from Belfast. It. wlll be e sister and happier "mllk run" than the one the sllled air forces operaooa over Europe Just a few years ago. -Saskat.oon star-Phoenix.

1e there any mother who does not. fur the tlmee es which ‘re: darling child becomes e Little fiend. an infuriating, stubborn individual who persists in his course of wrong-doing no matter ivlial she may say? At. such a juncture th- heraased parent of old used to say darkly “I'll fetch the pollen man to youl" —e suggestion which would. u often as not. produce the obedience of sheer terror at the thought of the arm of the law 1n navy blue majesty coming to remove him to who knows whet. dread region? But llfe has pro- gressed rapidly since then; there are for worse threats nowadays with which to frighten the yum; and rllsobedlent Into subjection. A recent lseue of "Punch" showed a. certioon in which e bawllng cullil caused its mother to say, with ‘r- flnlte exasperation, "If you don't slop ‘ollerln’. young ‘Erbert, yerl‘. ‘ave the BBC van come and rc- cord yel" — BBC London Let tea.

Doss ‘Hsselsee of Oklahoma. Ciey, la It been e conservationist, and deserves suitable recognition from o grateful nation. While he was off fighting in World War I. is maple sprouted In front. of his gereee door. The tlny tree new and grew until lt stood ball and straight 1nd defiant before mo.

garage door. When ls was my

"Rfiicxecroocoocrcoswrcrcmmmxvursmg but he became a vlctlrn of typhoid

5) , fever and ales without dlsclcsAg PUBLIC FORUM 5

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This column ls open to the ; discussion by correspondents _

John E. Stewart, a railroad- er, had the quartz assayed. It. pro- - e . of quest-ions of interest. The ; mafia?” grab‘; if}; Guardian does not. neoeesr- A’! gold m‘. mém ye". o! Wm l" ‘n’ m” opinion 0' l hunting for the source of Glues- “Hapondenm ' son's quartz. He imported experi- enced prospectors from Ontario, who also searched frultlessly. After Stewart's death there was e flurry of excitement. A guide and trwa United States anglers who had been camping on one ‘Pobique River arrived at Hat‘- land and announced they had stumbled on Crlberson! goal. They wok the first, train to he'l- erlction to flle claims. That. was the lest seen of them ln Halt.- land. A rumor came beck that their are had turned out. to be

iron pyrites, or "fool's gold." "s. in the matter They make 3 m. g ' the only one to find the real stuff. grade‘, each 0M getting ChQQPeLIDTi] C. KirkPltrlckih Gragd The growers get. no money t/ill mica?‘ sgélglggfbqgw Eulgmag , - a a pro November. The mmpiily 541 uloubaopmng of quartz and took ls at. its peak and a. large pa:i.?5°""° rich samflef t‘: T°r°“i'°'

of the production which occuisf after this date ls a total loss, Full‘ production did not begln this you lucky if h‘ h“ much °t the nu the mm part. of August. ‘m’ °"- D“ Kkmm“ ‘t’ I am, Si,‘ em turned with enthusiasm, but. fur-

OBSERVBR“ the!‘ work sh0w€d the "mine" was

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CUC UMBER. CONTRACTS

Sin-I do not think much of bhll cucumber business which was ‘o be such B. boon for the Province, I have seen the contracts growers have to sign and ll. la so one-sided that. I cannot imagine any seize person signing ft.

The company can close down for various reasons. and the grower has no redress at. all. The coni-

A Mining men told hlm he was

Peokehs Ste llon.

young and tender, Mr. Tlncher evidently didn't have a spade mm- dy for transplanting, and when .t grew sturdy. he refused to out it down to let the oar escape from lLs garage prison. Finally he found o. buyer who agreed to pay 1.1m

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Godllneao with Contentment ls greet pin. Who slwl-h "I mm!’

front of the garage so the maple all things to mhy- '

wouldn't be damaged. Mr. Tm-

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cher must have felt. with p“ that "a. tree is e nobler 0b; than s prince tn his cor-on,“ robe." — Philadelphia. Bulletin. i Those who hope for e, qulcg d‘ flatlonyfollowed by e long prriu of expansion like that. of the 1920' are resting their confidence on false analogy. No such fedllfllnr of the cast of living or of H material prices Ls llLprospgL-L 1n austry cannot. this time he “n, ped-up by wlder profit margir or by any sudden injection of n; buying power on the part. of cum rumors. Onlyns. doivliwara Co, rectlon of industrial prices, m abllng consumers to buy [he m“ mense flood of goods which lndls- try la preparing to turn out, g“ save us, ultlnmhely. from g in‘ and grinding period of stirfniu.‘ markets and unemployment, n, would have been better l! m. prlce adjustments had been InJd. In time to avoid inflation, m made they must be; and the long. er the delay, the worse the prgg. pect. for stability. — The Nana New York.

A party of Amllcen La . hired an airplane to take them la waters north of Sioux Lookout. s14 an oportunlty to fish ln the wills of Northwestern Ontario where few have fished before, On Sal. urday, one ~of their‘ number sud. clerily was ln great pain. There was sometlhlng wrong 1n his _. domlnal region. The vlct-lm m; lifted fnto the plane and flan back to Sioux Lookout. There s doctor diagnosed the case as rup- tured appendix. A critical Opus tion was required immediately . the most skllful surgeon evslllibls. A long distance telephone eel} s . placed to e. Winnipeg doctor. ‘ti; latter flew to Bloux Lookout i1gno away and performed the operanois without delay. On Sunday morn trig, the patient was flown through Fort. William with e nurse sbo . On Siznday morning, he was l; a hospital bed ln Mllwaur We have come to take for gran . the speed and efficiency of travel. An example of tnls .. serves to make ue appreciate s new what changes the alrpls has brought. Twenty-five y ago. this man would have be

dead by Sunday. It would hai

$35 for the car and take oft oheltaken two or three days lo g

the body back lo Milwaukee. Fort William Times-Journal.

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When I was e little led with folly on my llPl. Fain was I for journeying All the seas 1n ships. But. now across the Southlend swell, Every dawn I beer The llttle streams of Dune Runnlng clear.

when I was a young men. Before my beard was Bf!!- All to ships and sailor-men

I gave my heart. away.

But. I'm weary of the see-wind. rm weary of the foam.

And the ilttle stars of Dune Call me home.

-Marjorle Picklhall.

, real gold but the ore was too low agfiofom Rikg€gg€3$$1en:;_ grade to be corrunerclslly worth . i“ ,while. ffigyiofxftfiagilaits glgnéeggiihgg. Then there's the story of the Sept. 16 ls incorrect; 1t. will re-llmcks- A "mmeris Wm ‘mm P

‘two smell nuggets to a jewelry » f 1 _ u i, u. , h_ store for ex lnistlon. They were iiiri fiinprfiiisscirinsci wltihe m; we 8W1- Inqul" "vs-l" "i" growers is "only-sided" lnasmuchlhad '5'" l“ u" c”? °f P duck as ilhe Company lays down oer-ikmed f“ mnkei“ H

lain conditions; for example, flint.’ The‘ 9”?“ of ca" ‘m and

in commercial quantities are avari-

mam open u 1on8 as cucumbcslcftmmllnity near Hartland brought;

Victoria believe that ll ducks can a; they call lt, they collect a

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- PIONEER. FARE ' _

is m: rm: TO BUY I NEXT winter's COAL. '

We are supplying many homes with Coal andCoke. Your I order for Hard or Soft Coal will be delivered promptly.

A. PIBKARD 8r 00.

PHONE 240

' Jizi "The dress of the settlers ls

l mostly of homespun, duffles, i stuffs and druggets, dyed blue. When they have a web to thicken.

IPROFESSIONAL CARDS!

the variety grown under conu-aci». be the "Chicago Pickling", This ls because they have found no atncr variety as suitable for processing, both in yield and grading quail- lles. The seed ivas sold lo the grower at. $1.50 per package of 1 I-4 lbs. sufficient tn plant. one acre. This price, Mr. Gordon says, was less than the cost. price u: the Company. A modest gross income from an acre ls estimated at. $400. leaving a fair profit. Some grow- ers had realized as high aadTid per acre. 8o for as grading ls con- cerned. Lhe graders at Lhe local plant have been "more generous" than required by the contract, If mistakes on the part. of plant. cin- ployees are called no his attention. Mr. Gordon states that. they will‘ be “cheerfully corrected," lt. hem; ln the interests of the Company in have satisfied customers-M. G.)

Search For Losl Gold

(LOLTTDMKO Herald)

The lost. Lemon mine l.s beck tn the news agaln. Somewhere back in the hills west. of Nenton e fabulous gold strike ts supposed to have been made merry years ago. end every few years there's a fever about. ft. The late Sene- lor Dan Riley. femoue frontiers- man and rancher of the tlllh River, district on more than one occasion staked amateur prospec- tors bent on finding‘ the Lost- Lemon mlne.