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President. lnn A. Barnett; Vice-President. Wm. l Burnett; Seem-Irena, G. M. Burnett: Editor and Managing Director, J. B. Barnett; Associate lam: Frank Walker.

“The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink.”

sATunb-ATY. SEPTEMBER 2r. um

The Bhigneoto Banal

It is disappointing to note, from the Canadian Press report of the Maritime Board of Trade convention at Kentville, that the best the Board could do in pressing for the Chig- necto Canal was to pass a resolution calling for a committee "to join in surveying the feasibility of such a project." ls there any reasonable. doubt on this point? Our Boards of Trade all over the Maritime: have been proclaiming the feasibility of the project for years, and passing resolutions repeatedly urging its advantages. lf the Maritime Board is still uncertain, would it not be better to have refrained from express- ing any opinion? As it is, it has given the Fed“ eral Government another good alibi for doing nothing. !

There is no question as to the advantages which would accrue to Prince Edward Island from a waterway across the l9-mile isthmus which joins New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Island centres like Charlottetown and Summer- side vrould be brought 225 miles closer by wat- er to markets in the United States, the West Indies and South America. Shipping to Boston, we could use small coastal vessels at far less ixpense than is involved in water transportation today. -

Years ago, the late Mr. Nelson Rotten- bury—a shrewd business man—-estimated that 15,000,000 bushels of Island root vegetables would move through the Chignecto Canal an- nually and that the saving to shippers in freight casts would run to $640,000. He submitted fig- ures to this effect at a Commission inquiry which was held here back in 1931. Other figures showing the tremendous advantage to our fish- ermen and fish exporters were also cited.

The Maritime Board of Trade has missed an opportunity in not coming out strongly on this issue. It is hoped that our own representa- tives at tho convention were more outspoken.

lluge Tax Collections

Moro and more Federal tax officials are required to handle the business in Charlotte- town and other centres across Canada, which is scarcely to be wondered at in view of figures recently released from Ottawa. Taxes collected in the Maritimes last year are listed as follows: Nova Scotia $35,123r396-°°; New Brunswick $26,105,998; Prince Edward ls- land $2,915,343.

Since 1917, when income tax was first lev- ied as a "war” tax, revenue from that source for all Canada, leaped from a paltry $12,506,517, In that year, to an all time high of_ $1,635,494,- 706, in the year 1944. Last year, income taxes amounted to 9,435,731,759-

This huge sum, it is emphasized, does not Include the millions received from excise and customs taxes. _

The last fiscal year before the war, which was 1939-1940, income tax collections amount- ed to only about $l34,448,556.00. Four years later they had touched the staggering total of over one and one half billions.

Excess profits tax for I947 amounted to $7,652,448.00 on individual incomes. The ex- cess profits tax on corporations, in that yeiir, amounted to $421,044,995.00 :uu.e$Sl0Ii duties accounted for approximately $24,000,000.

Wages Aiiil, Productivity

The Cleveland Trust Company has_ just completed a study of productivity in relation to wages in the United States which is of inter- est to students of Canada's economic problem as well. The study shows, in brief, that the wage cost per unit of productian—the amount of money spent in wages to produce articles for the consumer—has been rising rapidly since the beginning of the war. This is only another way of saying that the money income of the workers has been increasing, a fact w-all known to everyone. If the year 1939 be reckoned at I00, the present wage cost per unit of produc- tion stands at about 175. It is up 75 pcr cent since tho beginning of the war.

It is noted that if production per man-hour had incrccscd proportionately the worker obvi- ously would be much better off than he was in 1939. Actually he is better off in the manu- facturing industrics of America, and in agri- culture, despite the increased cast of living, though vsry large classes of people, particular- ly iii the middle income groups and among the white collar workers, are much worse off be- cause IIICII‘ money wages have not risen much while their living costs are up. But if the pro- ductivity of industry had kept pace with the ris- ing money wages the community at large would be far better off than it is now.

Unfortunafely this has not occurred. The survey in question ‘shows that production per man-hour increased by some ten per cent from I939 to 1940f levelled off in 1941, declined through I942 and 1943, rose slightly in I944 to fir: middle of I945 when it reached a peak some I5 per cent above pre war. Than it drop- ped sharply to the I939 level at the end of 1945, and by the middle of I947 was still below tho I945 high.

Th: net 'result of these figures is to show that wii-.:'is tho wags cost of producing goods has rissn by T5 per cont, productivity has risen some I5 par c;.j.t. That is, money paid to irorkm for axczeds iii- amount of extra goods conditions,

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in any society whether of capitalists, communists or in between those extremes, prices are bound to rise. This is inflation and it will not be cured unless productivity rises to keep pace with ris- ing wages or alternatively wages are reduced.

- EDITORIAL NOTES - Tomorrow, 17th Sunday after Trinity.

U C l U It has been an unusually busy week in pub- lic life, and most people will appreciate the God-given day of rest tomorrow. R fl f I The formal inauguration of the United Church of South India takes place at Madras today.

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St. Vincent d-e Paul, eminent philanthropist, died this date, I660; his memory is kept ever- lastingly green by the good work of the Society bearing his name.

That grand old newspaper correspondent and public spirited citizen, Mr. H. K. S. Hem- ming celebrated his eighty-eighth birthday yes- terday. "May his Ium reek ten year langerI"

Tho Marquess of Milford Haven, who is to be best man at Princess Elizabeth's wedding, is a cousin of the groom, and a son of the first Marquess of the Mountbatten clan.

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It is difficult to deny the modest demand of the Ontario branch of the Canadian Legion that veterans be able to have a roof over their heads. For some reason, however, that demand is a long way from fulfilment.

Premier Jones held out the prospect of a settlement of the Packers wages’ dispute locally, but neither the local unionists nor local em- players could accept it without directions from Toronto.

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The many friends of Federal Resources Minister Glen, who visited here some years ago, will be pleased to learn he is back at his desk in his department after a four months‘ absence ‘occasioned by a heart ailment.

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Now it is the Lords who are in revolt. The House of Lords met on September 10th al- though the Commons was not in session and adjourned until the 30th. Such a meeting of one of the houses of parliament alone is unique in modern times.

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The Good Roads Association took a severe verbal mauling at the convention here earlier in the week. Being an organization of politi- cians it probably earned the condemnation that it does nothing "but talk a lot of mumble- jumble."

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Adelina Patti, ‘Baronness Cederstrom, oper- atic singer, died this date I919; a Spaniard by birth she enjoyed world-wide popularity, and was equally acclaimed in London, Paris and New York. She died and was buried in Lon- don, but the following year her remains were taken to Pere Lachaisl, Paris.

Reduction of luxury and income taxes in the next Federal budget is predicted in an Ot- tawa datelined story. The story said reduced income taxes would account "for about half the reduction in taxes that is coming. The re- maindcr . will come from the taxes an jew- elry, tobacco products, soft drinks and the like, often referred to as nuisance taxes."

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A costly United Nations parliament. It is costing Canada approximately $1,500 a day to keep a delegation in New York for the United Nations General Assembly. This figure, based on the amount required at the special session of the Assembly last May, does not include an estimated $900,000 which constitutes Canada's share of the 1947 United Nations total budget of $27,000,000.

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Louis Pasteur, French chemist and discov- erer, died tomorrow's date 1895; he studied crystallography, and showed the ilelation be- tween optical activity and molecular asymmetry, thus laying the foundations of stereo-chemistry; is best known for his work on micro-organisms; showed that alcoholic and ascetic fermentation and putrefaction are caused by living organ- isms, and that when these are killed or exclud- ed decay is prevented. Thus he opposed the idea of spontaneous generation, and introduced

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Radio inter-communication locally between Northumberland Ferries and the local offices and hotels is possible just as soon as the mechanical devices can be fitted up. This follows the ex- ample of the Canadian Electric Company of Amherst and associated companies at Moncton, and Sackville, who recently put into effect a radio communication system by which main of- fices can communicate with maintenance trucks and operating quarters. A similar communica- ticns system was established by the Pictou Coun- ty Power Board some months ago.

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A new anti-biotic (a substance produced by a living body which has a destructive or in- hilutory effect on a micro-organism) discovered by research workers in Britain may prove a cure for whooping cough. Hitherto there has been no real cure for this complaint which causes more deaths among children than any other child's disease. The anti-biotic which is called Aero-

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ever attained-JG degrees below zero. Has he been testing some Russian delegate at nn Internat- lonal conference? - Edmonton Journal.

A preacher was uxpllllllll‘ to his Sunday school class the reward of being good. Seeing one little glrl, who had on several occasions come late to cjass, he added: "Mary, what does your mother do for you when you've been good?" "She lets me stay home from Sunday school." ——Magazlne Digest.

tempt the purchase of a piece of used equipment. Feeling that the seller's prlce was high, we investi- gated and found that he was ask- ing just about twice what he had paid for the machine 11 years ago. He wasn't a man who needed money-he was just plain greedy. _Mildmay Gazette. ‘

An American judge denied citi- zenship applications from people who have conscientious objection to bearing arms in warfare. After all, tliereiis something to It. Peo- ple can hardly expect the privi- leges of n security they are not. willing l0 defend In the only pos- sible way it can be defended. - Port Arthur News-Chronicle.

British Columbia home builders are understandably aghast. at Ot- tawa's decision to remove price ceilings on lumber, s move that. 1s expected to boost; the price of an average home another $500 or $600. Apparently the idea ls that, 1f price ceilings are removed supplies will be greater and home bulld- lng will flourish. But It Isn't. neces- sarily so. Today the average BC home builder wants to know what's the use of having more lumber a- vailable if he can't afford it. - Vancouver Province.

A wartime link between Ulster and Canada has been made per- manent by a War Office decision concerning the wearing of the Maple Leaf by the North Irish Horse. The Maple Leaf was award- ed to the regiment alter it had been associated with the 2nd. Ca- nadian Infantry Brigade in break- lng though the Adolf Hitler Line on the 23rd May. 1944. Soldiers of the North Irish Horse who took part In that. action will henceforth wear the Maple Leaf on their Ital- tnn Star. —Ulstor Commentary.

We are glad to note that a dele- gate to the general synod of the‘ Anglican Church. meeting ln Sas- katoon, took exception to the use of the phrase “war brldu" in n report. He pointed out It was both silly and insulting to refer to the mother of two or more children as a “bride.” We have ivrltten editor- lals about this before, but the term still ls in common use. We can only blame the general lax- ness of speech. which ls all around these days. and which fastens on an ill-advised term like this like grim death. Cornwall Stand- ard-Pteeholder.

Possibly It. would serve no use- ful purpose to include In the sta- tutes a provision against passing on a htll 0r curve. Motorists know that. this ls a dangerous and reck- less practice, yet too many of them take a. chance. The cure, perhaps. ls to deal strictly with motorists who fall to drive safely, without waiting for a tragedy to empha- size the necessity for care. Sym- pathy for those who endanger the lives of themselves and others is misplaced. —Torant,o Telegram.

Alkaline lakes, shallow and nar- row but often a mile or more in length, literally wander the flat. ivasbelands of South Central Ore- gon during the season of electric storms. The glorified mud puddles are built up in a few hours and may last the same length of time as strong winds whip them out of their basins into new locations. These playful puddles, called "playa" lakes, account for a lot of "mirages" seen by the weary mot- orlst.

While the doing down of pre- serves ls work for the housewife, It. ls n pleasant time for men mom- hers of the family. The ,. i fragrance which comes from the kitchen ls e. delight to the nostrils. What pleasure there ls in coming home after work to find the de- lightful odor of the pickling kettle pervading the sir! How tantaliz- ln-z the kitchen smells when chill- nnuce is being mode, with every member of the family hoping that Mather will put. some of the new- Iy-made relish on the table for supper. There are dozens of reci- pes for plcklllig cucumbers and doing down tomatoes but. any way ls good. —Essex County Reporter.

Why wns the zero point on the thermometer put where it. ls? asks D1‘. Gerald Wendi. in Science I1- llustz-nted. Aihout. M0 years ago the inventor, Professor Gabriel Fahrenheit. of Germany, wanted n. fixed low point and fixed high point for his scale. Forcing the temperature of water below freez- Ing by mixing snow and salt in equal proportions, he thought ho reached the lowest temperature obtainable on earth and culled that. low point. zero. I-Ie then established what. ho thought was the highest weather temperature and called that 100. Now we know that. he was wrong on both counts. Weath- er falls for below zero tn the Arc- tic and rises for above I00 in the

sporin is stated to have been used with great success on animals injected with the germ. It is j

also claimed to have proved very efficient in the treatment of animals infected with typhoid fever. i One advantage of Azrosporin is that it is cos-I ily produced and does not deteriorate in storage. The organism which produces the new anti- biotic was first isolated from the soil of a gar-l

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deserts. In the laboratory, the coldest temperature we now roach ts 45o degrees below rntirenheltls zero. The centlgrnde scale, which is in common use throughout the world. with the exception or this country and the British Imptre. fixes zero ns the point at which water freezes and 10o degrees at which water boils. two natural con- mats.

has produced the "coldest cold" _

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LIVING LIFE OVER

Could we, all fresh and eager for the golrng. Stand once again at the dividing

ways With every ambush-every pitfall I showing, And all the love and laughter o! our days;

How could we chooser-Old wis- doim heavy on u;

-And young impatience straining to the start-

In bondage to the knowledge press-

‘ lng an us,

Yet free with all youth's courage In our heart.

Ah, who would know that agony of choosing?

who would forgo the vision and the firearms?

The zisst of tihe adventuring or los- ng-

The sweet belief that life is what lt seems’!

Well that cacti clay waits misty marrow,

That all unknown our way across the years:

Enough that st-renglh is measured to our sorrow,

And laughter ls apportioned to our

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TRANSPORTAE; GRIEVANCES

A subject of continuous com- plaint. by the Islanders against the Dominion authorities during the year (1906) was the absence of n steady winter service with the mainland —a. mutter pledged at Confederation but. never carried out. On Dec. 11th. conditions were unusually bad and the Charlotte- town Guardian was emphatic in its comments upon "the gross and injurious breaches of faith" by the Government of Canada; with no parallel in Canadian history for "such callous and cruel neglect, breach of treaty compact and of solemn ministerial pledges." It was stated that the two principal ports of the Island were closed for four months at. a time and "we give the Ministers falr warning", continued this paper, "Prince Ed- ward Island cannot be kept ln the Dominion on such terms."

In the House of Commons on Doc. 18th. Mr. Alex Martin, a lo- cal Conservatlve representative, declared that the Island was on the verge of secession and would not stand such treatment longer. Hon. Mr. Brodeur Minister of Ma- rine and fisheries. stated the situation to be exaggerated, the Is- land members to beat laggerheads and politics too much ln evidence. He announced that tn future the Department would not follow the advice or any of them but pursure s simple business course.

Another topic of discontented discussion was the service of the Island railway, u Dominion Gov- ernment concern. The mall service in winter as well as the express service was said to be unsatisfac- tory and a public meeting was held in Charlottetown on Dec. 27th. to discuss a new winter time- table issued by the railway. It was most. vigorously denounced by speakers from all parts of the 1s- land and n long resolution of pro- test unanimously passed declar- in: that. It would reduce the pass- enger and freight. traffic, would seriously handicap trade. put. the public to heavy loss and Incon- venlence, demorallze the mall ser- vice, discriminate against the out- lying parts of the Province, and ruin the fresh fish industry. Fresh Impetus was glven by all these conditions to the advocacy of is tunnel project with the mainland under l) miles of strait between Cape Traverse. P. E. l. and the coast of Westmoreland County, N. B.

-l=‘rom the Canadian Annual Review, 1906.

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