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The Che’ ;tetc-.-.'n Guardian

Pronlrlrnl IJrnL-(‘o w cum" 11 Mil-on q...» 1.1, .1 ii ﬂllrllﬂlf. r. .1 l. lot-rotary ii». 4.11 i1 1 Hui-Iilnnnn. n. l. 0-

Irlltnr nml \ hum-l to

f...» I. i: Burnett. r. J. I 12.1». rind i1. K cunts.

..o11 ..'.. p-rir tl" 15'1"") 1. .i.. minnow-t mulled M

3 1 ll (‘HY

$1.1m 11.1 1 1 d n“) Prluro |-:.in.1r.i i.-i.....i. 11.11-1- iw rcuf 1"- " " \1..ii.-.i 1.. r... .1-. ..1..1 into-a sinn-

, '....s~.*.1.1.- in; 1537i A loss liidiietl

11am; The 1,;,...,,._._. 1.-~'.~1.l.1\' .11‘ (“<1i.<1_\'i-:i. \\ .13. by _ PROWSPH 1151. 1__ V1.11 \t1; \_ J, |]11i'li-.,:1t11l mt “ﬂag the other .l.11 ..1' \] - 1i. ll. 1.‘. ll\lll\'. lrtwvpllsl 111:: vs. J i€l‘\'l(‘(‘.\. n1 1] .1. 1- .1 _\.~. 11.111 1 1111 t.‘ l" ww_ “V101,. 111...... p1,... .. 1d 1111.11“ TllNlTfW to l an‘ tlliS Ctlltllllllllil)‘ and 11i'I-\'tll\‘< mo“ C0t.1').\‘t t. l‘i.-.-1\~.'~' 's ."'»-‘ it'd record 111-cr- ‘ma ~. . .1. .~ ,1‘ . .,..»;11 1\-...1.1-l.~tl->'t-. not only tﬂfgtg seas is .1 111.1 .11 < _ _ H .- _ _ ‘hm here but 111,,,._,\_-,.,..._.. 1,1 llie tribute 11111111 to him ¢t<,~..»l1,-..- .111 1111s 11:11:1- is r1111: n1 which, 1 ..- '- ' 1 . --‘. ""1 'll.'ll 1ri-' 110m. .._.,._,1. 1.1.1. .11 11-11.11. 1 1 1 u a 1 . . 02th.! vilcce rc-ts with . 1' ~111.l11r.<, ought (lf .\]i'<<i.-<. h- . llw-"i 1' it can he lYlll." said 111111 111.1 ].l........l 11.11 l.».< faitlttullv n11 11:12,, peacetime ...~~..1,.......s, |l1~\ .111.- lett illClllﬂf-l l. les which 111111- \\ill l»- it'll-l '1] “ll “illli- _ 1‘ BT19! To the l11-i'1-:-\.-.1 .‘i-.1- l1ii.'i1'.-l1:1ii ex-1 KC. k . . ~ l nds the ~\n11> dim . ' e _ YIOWI V féwﬂwii‘ i Jppt Our Bacon (liiola 1 I001 1:3‘ 01m 1311-111 1..-..f did not react ad- o‘ ‘.a111;1.\.1..,.1.1\. ;., price tiptreiiil last of] ye“,- \\'v'1\ 1,1,. 1., t Java-111 :11i average‘ lum‘! price di-cliin- ..1 1.. "s 11-1 [1111 ll1=_ 111-er the eph “B; 1,.~.'.~.~_ \'. ..11'.!.~.., i..1- 1111- last. four Stlfh months 1'11 1.11.. lit t; itiirki Iitigs t-xct-t-dvd those 1 s“! of tl1e s.'ii11c tWiir i1: I‘I ‘~' 11f V1.15 l'_\' 4| P" “cm- mel - - -, '. ('1. '-l- f"'t time This 1i1t11.1.~1 1.1.1». t-li. 101 1K 11> 1 7 f . 80g exports to (l1'e;1~, Z11 .111 :1 scale which, if vmu maintained, 1111111.] 1WD" Laiiada t0 ship up t0 raid. the gqyyqr... ]..~-» .; -. _~ prriiiittctl under the Ottawa _\qr.-1-1 ~ - . 1 _ witn This f.t1",’f\'l\1-\‘ .=1-11t1~..s1s 1 the frfCllPllCﬂ 111 new the §peecl1 111.111 2-11- l 111111 ' tliursdays open- "ed- ing of 1111- l1..1~.1.~.~..11 i‘..~1li:1.~-.~1-.1. as to the pros- 2? 135m; m‘ fﬁitp“; =1‘ .. 111~:1v.;1 Agreements on m, 111.111.3111. f_-11-..1-:1l.'.~ .---11. lt will he recalled . . c S1 bow bitterly 1l1-.~ . were (leuotniced w? by Piti-iiiiiiit 111*... udleagues wlten m .8 t1

Opposition. 'l'11=..- sheet-anchor of t

Immediately a1‘..-'.' fective i11 Jailuarv, i-if. the improvcrl u‘. ‘

j, 11.111; 111-ices responded to .1 111 l'rir--ii1 occasioned by _

the curtailed c~11111a1~ 1] --111-,1!1»'--. .-\ large in- trcase in Carla/h 111 .<'-“-l‘-'-‘l1l< Ill-O Wok P13136- Fear is now rcpt-vs . 1 ‘hat Illt‘ gains noted in hog exports iii 1111- four iiioiitlis of I936. fll;i\' not he lllltlllldllliwi 111111111; the present year. 'l‘l1is for the 11111011111; lllﬂlllﬁi (I) tlrouglit af- fecu-il an i1111.~:-i.-111t ».-.-:-.1n .11 Northern 521s- l<.'1icl1c\\'an 1111.] 111. :1; 1.111s of Alberta in which

Ill

lirirlvy- and ..:1t c1 >1. gilsi; ,~i'i'i11\l<l_\ -

"l'~i\\'ll] (2) tlrought ' 11111] oat yields in

1111- of the chit 1.111. tiiion areas of Un- tai-in; 131 u‘. . 5.»: r in \\'e<t1:r1i Canada is at {'.\l'l‘l’1'll '1. 111.] 1111 re is little frosted 11 heat 111 he i1~1.t 1.11- 111-d; (.11 everywhere farmers 1 -1 Q1" .1111 111-u s i111" nialting barley,

Eiiidi1i:1i1_vl1:1\. than ii-t-rl it to '.

Tllff-l‘ fa. ' the situatiuii in p, set to some t-\' poet for l-og 111"]-

.-:1-.;.1.-.] 1.. st-ll barley rather

~11-.l in a review 0f ~ 'l'i1i1cs, may be off- .-.-i-_1- encouraging pros- sid 11:1rtici1l.'irl_v oii the

‘ll-m fact that 111.: ‘w-“ltitililll iii the United [11, States is 111w. 1-"1- liitgh pficcs may he prc- of tlictt-d tlu r1- i311 - .1 l“. 1:]. .11 llxu .1111] \ut{ust. 1N‘; (‘Jiiii-luiii 1111-“1- - .1. ..1‘-.'. -1l l"lIlJll\t‘C\‘|"l'y l]: effort ti. llll 1311. 111i . ' 1.:11 111 ivrilri‘ to ,,‘ estal1lisl1 il1.11- 1.1.». i. 1.. l. .'»ll iiiarket by w iveight of v11l1111:1-, l]. 111:. n? 1:.s lIt'l(l first posi- ‘i-‘Pi lion in tlii< i'.--1.<.'_ .: -i lire-ely 11y rt-asoii of this 1.11111 lm- ‘ . 1 +1.] 1111' a premium i m. u to.1i1:i1-;s1 .-. . .'1t;-..- 1111-1. m _. .. . . BB“..- it Progrt ss lii N. 11 foiiiiillaiitl According 1.1 1 llulletiii of the 3M Ncu-foitnd '- ] !\‘:1il\\a_v o11erating

deficit in 1h.- ..,1- ~- .. < last year c11- tircly 1111111] t-‘lf. - ‘ uificzint of many cl1.'1i1--1 s 1 ’ - in the conn- try than i‘ l . . 1711- t‘.- f:.<'t that Ilu- '-t~-.'-111~' -t1 11' ‘l 1. 111.11.] l11- $711,000. 111.: i:1.1i.-~i.. w.- .~.-. .1..'...\/ .'. .t.-.'..~i1 Of $311011. tl-i- 1- -'.z‘~l have shown a profit. "lt i- 121-’ -- - ' fr‘ 1-.'.1?1'li inakr: U11 lllt‘ t'1'1- '1 . -~I 111.1111 this country dzn 1 " '.' - t.!-..]..--..- “q... llllthl‘ t-t-l l: l ' ' ' 1 .1 1. 511 tlltill -\\lll\‘lI '1"'*l\ ‘i w] which par: .' . --.*... 1111-1111-1] ‘hi? I- l" 711' 5t. John's Tele- grain. The fi -»'-h< - irtnrt- xvhich makes :1 1-1 ~ ' 11-1- 11: 11..._~.._-.--..~.-_ In 1920-21 1]..» .1 ~~ . - q ' Ilrt-akiug r J .1 __ ]'t‘-]".'lllll. that “'11s It'll tit-- l-'-1 '1. 1 1 ..]_ {h1- 1.3-1.1. w.-1_1- luilli-tiii - 1 "l ' 1- l. " 11 1111s 11111 1m. n‘ “b? 5H1)’ "ll ' i .1" 111.'1ti1'.'1l ltarlu-d wire ‘l’: ' l <'-\'r-i‘1'1-11i<- i111 every s; . _ v _ v . '1'- llllltl] of (‘om- 1 mission l1i1\'.1-1111.1.', 'l1' -ll' i1 il-t- illl1'1‘|‘('_§\‘iﬁ|] of l Th0 Mtdllll‘ W-Ill-"l l7-1'1' :1 tivsil i-liitiitia- tion of tlii. 11.1. l . 11--11\..| ..1‘ _....-|, m. (‘vii pp CfClllcrl Qii-Itlt-t‘ ~ w-l i'1.11.'.'il.-11.'Q i1] [I19 it. rank and file. \l--- HH-uii. this courage and a confidence run-Ii .1 .-' 1 . ldii- 5:1 1111- farm of in- i creased coiii't1--_v 1111.] 1 i‘ in service. 'I‘ho.<c 0f the army 1111.. 11-11-1- 1- T ‘owl thi- struggle and who are still in action .]1~.r1-<~ i111: unanimotis support of llll‘ .\‘~-.vfi1111:dl.111.l public. for they 3 have liclpcd t.» l1. hii-u tlu- l"'l(l of lllt‘. ovcr-, _ btlFIh-ilctl t:1.\:~:1-.-<1'~. of this country." 1' ' "t lily-iii; as is lllf‘ lllfﬁflllllllflll that al cru- '1 l-"Wli-ti his li-"i-n lifted from the slioul~1 flt‘l‘~' i the t.-1\1»:11\. 1', .1111] that an orign-iuiratioii, wliic liar] c.1111. :11 l11- r trdctl as a ‘white clc- _ pliaii‘ is 111-la.- 1.11.].1i a, vidiiahlr- ‘\‘l'\i('(.‘ and . i5 d‘ 1 far more than 111-cling tlii cit-t of its 1 keep," says thi- Ft. John's p111 "it is i111 less , » l matter for I-‘lll-fdﬁllﬂll t"-- 1*.‘ l]<']'l'lllL"ll' uisk

has been acconi11ll~la d l1_1 a .\.'1-11 Iuuiullaiiil staff,

THE __C_H/\RIJQ)'I'I'E'IUV\'N GUARDIAN given full opportunity to demonstrate their iii-l

ifiafivc and efficiency. It is a practical illustra-

tion of what has frequently been said that with

capable leadership, unhampered by demoraliz- For mm; um, ghlpplng on the ing influences, and regarded as they deserve to 1 iaciflseooazt; of 1th; Uéute: be as possessnig sound, practical intelligence, tlic 1am!“ ﬁganﬁaaffd dogkem The people of this country may lie relied upon to problems a1’ fake me 51,111 un5e111e¢ (leal effectively with many of tlic present olit- . The new year's prospect is that

A ﬁhllantl-goldier Passes

Tribute To The Late Colonel Prowse, D.S.O.

(m! oowum. n. A. MncKINNON. n.s.o.1 »' I had known for some time that Colonel Prowse was very ill. and togothe with thousands of others felt the deepest: sympathy

fave-er. 19.1w

rOntario was the largest

standing problems."

land forge ahead in this fashion. had experience of the damaging

will we be able to say, with Newfoundland, that

met and overcome 011 every front"

Editorial Notes .

A bit of old London fog here yesterday. >1 * =1

It is only the “principle” of the Trade Treaty‘ ap-

tliat Britain approves——what we want is

proval of the details.

>IK

.\ movement is on {not to create a portfolio

ol Fisheries in the local litivcriiincnt, with tlic llllll, Mr. Lt-Pzige as lllt‘ 1i1rtfi1lio holder.

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Practically (loublc last vcar’s enormous sum

'lias been collected in Federal Income Tax a1

Charlottetown this year, via.

~ $641334, against $367,533 last year.

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The situation in Fin-op.- has ("iiwtl consider- .--.l1l', due largely to the .-1.~t5.111< of London and \\'a.<hingtoi1 in ordering their respective nationals tp show a restraining example to Iiuropean con- tinental nations.

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The i936 production of factory cheese zunotnited to 117,769,341 pounds as against 100,- 427,390 in i935. a gain of 17,341,951 pounds. producer with 87.799,- 352 pounds, a gain of 16.2 per cent., WllllC Quebec with 25,668,400 pounds registered a gain of 26.7 per cent.

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Mr. Cladstone Murray, the able director of railig», insists upon proper pronounciation by broadcasters. He should instruct Halifax and elsewhere that the President of Ireland's name is pronounced Val era, (emphases on the first syllable) and not Va leera as it; is habitually mispronotinced. Remember, Halifax, Val-er-a!

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Stocks of creatuery butter on January 1 were estimated at 35,948,000 pounds, of which 25,- 748,000 were held in cold storage warehouses. There was an increase in the st ks of 3.9 mil- lion pounds or r2 per cent. over Knuary I, I936. Cheese stocks on the first day of the year amounted to 24,904,000 pounds, an iiicrczisc of 342,000 pounds or 1.4 per cent. over January i, 1936.

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Once upon a time John Jones was infuriated, but the editor shut him 11p in two seconds.

“Is this the newspaper office?" inquired Jones.

“It is," responded the inan at the desk.

“Didift this paper say I was a liar?"

“It did riot.”

"Didn't it: say I was a scoundrcl?"

“It did not."

“Well, some paper said it.”

“Possibily it was our contemporary down the street,” stiggcsted the editor, as he picked up a

paper weight. ‘This paper never prints stale news!"

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Jersey State (Legislature) estimates, 1rrcs- x-iited l'f‘(‘('llll_\', anticipate a balance of (50,000 lmlllllls at the end of the financial year next Ifclnaiaryr. Income tax rcniains at sixpcnce in the pound in spite of extraordinary requirements of 120,825 pounds. This sum includes 58,000 pounds for education, 20,000 pounds for mental hospital improvements, and 11,000 pounds for road repairs. Last year income tax _viclded 65,- 000 pounds. Jersey is one of tlic Channel l§~ land, the others being Guernsey, Alderiiey and bark. Each has a separate tjoveriiiiic-iit and existence, except that Sark is a dependency of (iueriisc-y: The Channel Islands arc not bound by the Acts of tlic Inipc-rial lhrliameiit unless specially named iii tlicui hv consent. The total zirea of the four ('l1.'uin1-l l-sltllltlﬁ is Olllv 7:; sq niili-s. and the population Q1414... ' i

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If "5 TCPUTlPd front Uttaira llllll. the present session of parliament will be deeply hiicd with overseas colors, The revised trade pact with ‘tlic Iliiited Kingdom, tlic conduct 11f tlic King .\lii1ist1-_v in tlic coiistitutioin-il crisis, tlic ilcfcncc pmgranitnc. thr- press for a revival of limpin- .“(‘lll(‘lIl(‘lll in (l-iiizida. and tlic :ippi'o:1cI1ii1g (illfftllllllitll, \\ill keep the legislators" eyes focus- ed "P0" Commonwealth ri-L-itions. Ilecausc of Prvmicr _King's puzzling delay in concluding the coiiitiiercial agreement with Britain in detail tlii- questions that are now bciiig asked by business people in Britain and (Ianada are certain to h1- rcpcatcd at an early caucus of the l.il1.-ral 1111-111 lVPTS, and unless tlic catictis fll‘j_;t'lli't'iitt's into a mutual admiration society, ilflPtlllilll‘ :1ii.-'\v1-rs will I111 rsiiiandcd of their leader.

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The ranks of tlic Social (re-lit l’.11'i-. in the Alberta Legislature are not diiidt-d or split. Premier \\'illian1 .\l11rl1ai't has 1111111111111-1-1] statement setting fi-rth this explaiuitir11i of llll‘ resignation of (I. (f. ltoss. forinct‘ Blinistcr of hfincs. Breaking :1 silence for tlic first time since the resignation was ruinorcil almost a mouth ago and accepted last week, tlic Premier said he requested Ross's resignation because tlic fornir-r minister was attempting to tlictatc tlic personnel of tlic (falritict. Earlier at Calgary, Ross issued a st.'itciiic11t saying “my resignation from tlic (i0\'f‘l'l1I1l(‘f1lf caiuc about through a difference of opinion with the Prc-niii over one matter, and that is a proposed ﬂppl tmciit to

a (iﬂveflllhffllf portfolio." Neither sta -iir-nt dis closed what the proposed (l-iliiiict 1 auge n1

volvcrl but it has her-n known for sni: time that

Premier Ahcrhnrt has l)f‘f‘Il rnusidc it"! Fltldillﬁ a new portfolio, prolmhly coiiibiiiiiu; relief and municipal affairs

It is gratifying to Canadians to sec Newfound- l We too have

effects of] P0515011 interference with public services. When ‘

our “political liarbctl wire entanglements were

l strikes will spread widely in Ill-he!‘

' quarters, and already a 1M8‘! PB“

. of the motor Industry ls paralysed-

l The Fowl piant is relatively imm-

une, but several factories controlled

by General Motors have already been forced t0 close down. Tho

' ms of the striker: 111-e fairly simple: They ask for increased u-ages, adjustment. of overtime

motes and recognition of the 111110" as the oollectlv-e bargaining nae-wr- The for:e behind the movemcltl .15 the committee for industrial orgﬂn" lzaton. The leading figure Ls John

1 L. Lewis, who ls already the W105i oifectlve Labor leader 1n the Unit-

ed Staties. As a mutter of fact.

the workers are demanding 60110655-

‘ions which Roosevelt's programme

has promised. and lt will be 1n-

sfi-uctlve to watch the outcome of the struggle-Ex.

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I "The railvrays are forced to keep in mind that. it. Ls to some extend artificial and temporary In 1L5 nature. In many cases road-borne traffic has been carrlcd zit 11n- economtc rates, partly [LS a 1e'ult 0f

lunprofitable operation of hitlhwﬂ?

transportation facilities and part1? because public auth, ies have K101i

y-et; responded to the .112xeaslng de- rnaud for a. policy of making road users bear a proper Jim-e of the

costs of highway construction and malntcuance.”-—Slr Edward Beatty.

Ending one“ of the most remark- able years ln economic hlttory, 131-11511. looks bnckivurds and for- wards with equal bewilderment. In the fall of 1933 the mood was “Can recovery really be here?" By the fall of 1934 this had changed to “Can recovery really be sound?" The fall of 1935_saw the mood "Con recovery really go on ” T7115 W81’ the question ls-"It; can't lust, but what can stop lt?"—Busin1-s: Week.

Flve powerful radio-beacons are now located on the Prairie sections. Sixteen airports and ltindttig-flelds have been provided between Van- couver and Lcthbndge. When the entire trans-Canada route ls com- pleted, there will be landing-fields every 25 or 30 miles. The route across Canada runs east. from Van- couver to Lethbrldge vta the Crow’: Nest Pas; then on to Wlnnl- speg and across Northern Ontario to Cochrane; and then south, where It. divides into two branches. one going to Toronto, and the other to Montreal. Front Montreal the route crosses the State of Maine to st. John and Mont-ton, ivhlle an- other branch from Moncton wlll go on to Halifax-London Free Press.

Compulsory educational films, lasting from 8 to 12 minutes. W111 have to be shosvn at, the beginning of each performance in Turkish theatres under the provisions of o. new bill wlilch has Just been drawn llp. Some of the films will be pro- duced 1n Turkey. They wlll depict various aspects of town and country llfe, with an aptly pointed moral.— Chronicle Telegraph.

Work lltls been started In the de ert. 130 miles north of Bagdad, Irak, on the extension of the rall- way llne from Baljt to Mosul, and a later link with the Attatolian railways will make posslble a. rail journey from Calais, France, to Bagdad, with only one break at the Bosphorus.—Montieal Star.

Babsmfs prediction that in 1937 Canada's business wlll smash all past record; has cllsttcd pre s com- ment all across the dominion, trade papers 11s a rule concurring ln the forecast. Leading dalllcs, while rather more catitlous than com- mercial journals. me nevertheless virtually unanimous ln the opinion that: this 1's to be u year of pro- gresslve industrial activity fcr Con- ado-Sydney Pot Record.

So much is I11-art] about substi- tubes for wood that. there ls a general btficf that the daily use of it 1's decreasing. TlllS ls not the case, says he forestry branch 0t the Dominion Biiiemi of Statistics. The proportion of wood use-d in the modern building has already reach- ed its minimum and 1' now tending to lnzrcnse. More wood l; used ln the manufacture cf automobiles than was ever tiscct in inaktng car- riages and irziggoias. New uses for wcorl are bring developed daily. Artificial sllk 111101011111, explosives 11nd many 0 her 111-outlets, to say nothing of the enormous uuiiuul Increase 1n the 11:0 of paper made of wood, all tend to make tlil material more nnportant..—vlctorlri Colonist.

The reciprocal trade program of the United States will be continued. . though it. may possibly be super- st-zlrd by :1 world more universally

to lowcr i111". "sslbly on u flat. , 10111-1- i-cnt . L‘"'.tll such a t more is n-r W slungton wlll

, continue ton 1n o. most.-

fa\ orerl-natlon 1.- ] |'\SlS. The Argr-ntltie ls r1110 of ihr- important 111-lions with \‘lll(‘ll preliminary l talk. aix- tlll(l(‘l‘ \.' y. TJr-zlotiutions with Llic Unite-i Kiizgttoni arc likely to ftrtoav the Empire con- ference in London early rcxt

su men-Business Week. Jnplwn phenomenal Industrial can tindei-scll 1 the smoking chimneys of slx it turirs c it. every-thing from tcxtui-rs tn tui-boclcctrlc

ccttcn 111-iterators ‘o L--r-t‘1‘1_¢: rings. The ovcrwl-clintim fut-i air-tit, tlic ln- dustry ‘o ci-i-atvrt ls lts efficiency.

for him. 1n his passing I have lost a very good friend, comrade

artillery officers of the War.

hlm as few men could do.

all of us at thls time:

No - Now wlt-h our bright

We come, thy conn-ades fn And bear thee with a long,

PUBLIC FORUM

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FARNORTH SUBSIDY

BlT,—If1 your report of the An- nual meetlng of the Charlottetown Board of Trade, you state that Mr. C. F. MacKenzle fnqulred about the saving of frelght on tumips by us- 1111; the “Fomm-th’. He. was re- iferred for information to the Far- mers’ Oo-opemtlve Organization, who were the largest users of the |boat. Evidently the Potato Grow- ers’ Association was meant by the reference. Mr. MacKenzle Ls alleged b0 have replied that he could not get; information from this source. We would like to state that Mr MacKenzie was as much 1n error In making that. statement, as he was ln 9891118 that the frelght; rate was more than cut 1n two. In the first plaice he never asked for the formation, which had he done so, would have been given him freely. In the second place, everyone knows that. the reduction was not more than about four cents (4c) a sack, and this applied only to the quant- 1t,y that; would be carried by the “Flamorth” to Boston, where a much poorer service was rendered than by the Elms-tern Steamshil-‘l

Lines, which to a. great extent nulli- fied this saving.

Hts repetition of the rumor that the larger dealers were in collusion in cutting prices ls too contemptlble for comment.

we are sr. etc.. P.E.I. POTATO GROWEBS‘ ASSOCIATION

The Sad Pianisi

(Winnipeg Free Presz) _ Hofmann slts relaxed as the .215’. notes of the anthem echo and re- echo from the piano. He waW-s for u... riuue c: the audience w subside. In those brlef moments the discerning study U16 8T9" pianist.

He ls not a large man: neither ls he 51111111. He does not dominate the stage: neither 1s he ulwblfllﬁlve upon it. And if there ls any 0118 uncommon quallty or characteris- tic about; 111m which can be pained without fear of refutaticn, it. .s this --.Horfman ts l1 sad pianist--

His rectangular face 1s a sﬂd face: its straight mouth. Pfcml‘ nent; nose. mlld 6W5 and hlgh forehead glve lt. a. melancholy 1111‘- B5 if lts owner often stood apart, from the world upon 101116 Peak 5nd gazed brooifngly at the iwfplexlnl antics of Mim. This feelln$ 111 the spectator ls intensified by L116 contours and carriage of Hollmnzis body. And the whole quality 01 sadness seems to be lmlqllell’ WT" centriitcd ln the planlsVS powerful. reddish hands.

Nor is the conviction ln any way contradicted when Hoffman be- gins to play. The opcnlhs D1909 ls Hadynlsﬂrhcme and Varlutrns ln ‘F Minor’; and though Hoydnks music ls noted for its opttmlsm and freshness, there ls a. stranile wlstfulnes 1n Hofmannk interpre- tation of it. It. 1s Demented with the sadness which ls so ED119791" in hls looivs and actions: but lt ls an exquisite sort; of sadness. which wooes and lntrlgues and capil- votes.

Even when the select-ton Ls rol- lloldng and pucklsh and full of tln- gle, that feeling of sadness crews in: after all, Life ls not. as simple and as elemental and as direct, as many would have us believe. 111M. ls tn: impression which comes from Hoffman's playing. Whether he looks at. the keyboard, or games over the upttlbed wp of the piano, ha. expresses his bewlldennent. of the comnlexWy of thlnas by D01",- lng out hls whole emot/onal being ln sound.

A curious experiment is possible when he unfolds Schumann's bols- terous "Faschlngschwank". Music

It Ls so efficient that 1t sells beer to Germany and American flag; to the Amormn Imtgon. By com- parison with the U. S. or British ents-rprlse. Japan's is decidedly 1 middle-sized, hvr rr-al trade ls r1

trade ln other people's taste.

Forced by hor poverty ln rnw . materials. she huys othi-r tropic-is

rnw mntci-lnl and 1111i essrs them | for other pt-oplc-‘s dc5irc:,..Exc_

can evoke color in the minds of the imaginative; and when 1 the eyes-i are closed to the notes of this fantastic joke. brtl- liant Joyous warm titres dance 11P- on the inner sldevof the eyelids- scarYeﬁ-i, oranges, yellows. greens, blues. But let the eyes be suddenly opened to 131m- iipon the playing Hofmuun and tlrrr: he all", sombre iimd brooding and and. with ii far-

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tn arms, and former business associate.

We were rivals in the Mtlltla for many years. In the Great War we played our parts in different branches of the Artillery, but from time to time I would hear ofthe exploits of the 98th Bat- tery whlch he commanded, andofterwords of his. Brigade when he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

It. is not boo much to say that. he was one of the outstanding

He possessed iron determination,

ability and courage, coupled with the capacity to blnd his men to

It 1s not surprising that his Sovereign should have decorated hlm with the Distinguished Bervloe Order, and that on three oc- casions he was mentioned ln despatches for signal acts of valour.

It. Ls foo late to pay a trlbute to him that. he will be consclous of. But we can honour his memory as a gallant soldier, whose ser- vlce to Canada and the Empire Lh ugh those terrible campaigns of The Somme, Hlll 70, Passchend enshrined 1n the hearts of all hla overseas comrades.

One of our own Island poets has nobly voiced the feelings of

, and the battles of 1918 ls

"Sleep on, brave heart, thy broken sword beside thee"!

The last red breach ls stormed, the last. foe slain. There ls no strife nor sacriﬁce dented thee, munpeta call to ﬁerce assault. aguln.

blades sheathed

And colours laurel-vneathed

the trampling ﬁght. proud song

off, viriithdinwri, contemplative air about him.

The effect: upon the listener Ls startling. And it 1's even more startling when the music ls ener- getlc, such as the doslng bars of the Liszt “Cam.panella," Hof- mimn Interprets lt. with a surpris- lng furious sort of sadness, as ff he were anxious to have done with It, as lf he were anxious to put the lexpenence belfnd him fearing that Ihe cannot, altogether trust: himself with such positive certainty.

But the best. example of the sad- ness of the great. plant-t ls tn his on composition. He plays “Ber- ceuse," a pearl of soft llinpld sound. .It ls a lullaby, and falls upon the

listener's ears like gentle s-ummer rain fluttering upon the crisp pet- als of a_ new-born rcse.

Yet do not imagine that there ls gloom in Hofmanws sadness. Oh, no. It. is invigorating klnd of sad- ness: not. depressive but stimulating. l The world may wag far too ,o.'.t.en at slxes and sevens, yet there ‘ Ls some hope of a final haven lf one lhns the slngleness of purpose to ‘seek ll: out. ‘Phat. ls the lmpllmtlon. 1 The last. note of the last, encore is drowned tn a thunder of applause. ‘ Hofinann rises slowly from hls ‘seat. He rests one hand upon the back of the chair and the other tip- on the keyboard of his Swlnwoy. He bows, sadly. Without fl. sml'c. And he walks with brlsk, defiant: melancholy from the stage. H15 head ls thrown back; and llE rubs his hands together, deliberately, sadly.

Empire Link Vital

(Saturday Night.)

There are growing evidences of a dfsposltlon in favor of complete sow-ration of Canada from the Em- pire. on the part o.’ those who con- template the setting-up of some non-democratic or extra-parlia- mentary system of government. with a. view to the eitforcr-ment of then- pet. economic dogma.

Socialists who sec in Ll"- Lrlt- lsh North Ameﬂca Act .- serious obstacle to the os-tzi-bltshment of Socialism by sortie klnd of coup-d’- etat; are putting more 11nd more stress on the alleged Incompatibil- lty of Canadas interests, as those of a NorlhyAmerlcan country, with the interests of a. world-wide Em- plre; and Little-Canadians with Fascist tendencles are more and more inclined to play upon the 1n- ferlorty complexes of some ele- ments of the native-born. "We do not, tlrnk these manlfestatlons are yet serous, but we expect, much clearer and stronger evidences of flu-m at. Ottawa during the coining session than we have yet secn; and we think that the best. bexauso the most truthful, moans of combat- tlng them ls the argument tsat tn Canada's uccoclatlon with the British Emore lles the best if not the only assurance that she posses- ses .'or the maintenance of demo- cratic institutions ln her own ter- ritory and ln u large part of the world. What the Binttsh Crown symbolizes to us ls the most offic- lent moans y-ct. devised-n. means devised slowly by u great. natton ln spcclally favorable circumstances- whereby people can govern them- selvei instead of bong governed by a particular class, 1m organized so- ciety, a private army, or a gang leader."

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o. 1...»; w. Bcrlon. MD. PREVENTING WHUOPING COUGII

Those of us who have had child- ren attacked by whwpln! 0011811 are not likely to forget the WhOOP and the sight. of the spirms 0r paroxysms that shook the little bodies. While the fact; that wh00P- 111g OOllgh of itself dld not. cause death 1n many cases was comfort- Ing to some extent, nevertheler-s the suffering was acute and the serious after effects-Plmlmwl" and tuberculosis-sometimes follow- ed by death, view. Iwd m. 111-W" 0o parents.

However Just as dim-he'll "d scarlet fever are now being Pl“- between bealth authorities and parent-S. w 1t would appear that. the prevention of WIIOOPZDK cough l5 50011 W be attained.

About three years 880 Df- L- W- Sauer, in the Journal of the Amerl- can Medical Association reported the results of 1151118 a. vaccine 111 3B4 selected chLldnen who had not prevlously had whooping c0118!!- In the course of five Y6“! 31 children under observation, who had not been vaccinated. 111 twenty- four of the famlllﬂ. Wnlirﬂcled whopping cough. Twenty-ulna of the Injected children were well ex- posed to the disease but none con- tracted lt. Not one of the 162 children accidentally exposed con- tracted whooping cough. Active 1mm- unlty of protection against whoop- lng cough is completed tn four months and lasts four years.

Recently Dr. E. Y. Bhorr, Brook- lyn, N. Y, checked the efftcocy or preventive power of this Souer vawlne and the preventive power of a toxin developed by Dr. Mls- hulow tn the New York Clty De- partment of Health which had been dltrlbuted by the Department slnoe 1930; that ls for five years.

“Of seventy-four children ln-

jected with var-trig doses of whoop- lng cough vacclne and followed over a period of thlrty months, eleven developed whooping cough or about fifteen percent. A mun- ber of control children-had not been vaccinated against, whooping cough-followed for about. l9 months showed 36 percent as nav- lng developed whooping cough. These injections not only prevent- ed a. larger percentage of cases, but; rendered the symptoms much less revere in the small percentage that dldidevelop whooping cough.

"Thus the use of Mtshulow vooc- ne compares favorably with that. of Bauer tn its preventive power and where a large number are to be vaccinated ls more readily obtained."

It ls certainly gratifying that in such a large percentage of children whooping cough may be prevented.

Thus the llves of many children wlll now be saved as whooping cough was the cause of many cases

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111m the wood the old king went And greeted an uh and touched u

ak. Out: ofohls soul's sore discontent He sighed- and spoke:

"Cblldren I had, and they are dead

A wife I had, and ehe l: lost.

What do you do, good trees," hi sat , -

"Al: the hour of frost?"

The oak trees soughed, the ash mo: sighed,

But, never a word they gave that

king. The crow n1 the ash tree cawed and

A cried, But did not sing.

The old kLng shut his t/vm eyes Inst And leont, his forehead against tlic

tree,

And thought of all the dead leave: pas

A marve lous company.

They came, they come, like waves. of

the sea,

These ghosts of leaves came round that kln

They hushed, they whlspered, cease-

less , And he heard fheim sins: Children and bright-eyed wives we

were, But. Time forgot us, and no one grleves. Who wlll remember us? Who will stlr The ghosts of leaves? . . . The world ls o world of forgotten things; - It ls better so, far better so.

Wlves and children, even o. king's Are as brlef as snow.

And who can be happier than the dead, By all forgotten, forgetting all? Coma wl h us, Klngl-the dead leaves sold- The year's at the fall.

—Conrad Allen.

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