.the increasing numbers, and

. diseases show a Srg .r ueirine, but the toll from

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TTHE GUARDIAN-

Murning Daily tl-‘ounded ln 1887i. Authorized as Second lilacs Mall, Post. Oflico Department, Ottawa.

President, lan A. Burnett; Vice-President, Wm. A. Burnett; SCCL-TICAL, (i. M. Burnett: Editor and lllanagirrg Director, J. R. Burnett; Associate Editor. l-‘rank lhlker.

‘The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest lnk."

i (‘ll.\Rl/O'I‘TETOWN, FRIDAY, JANLX-‘HKY ll. 1948

Grade Crossings ‘

Level crossing accidents took tragic toll of human lives in this Province last year, a fact of which we are reminded by the statement in an Ontario exchange that the ten-year average of accident: on grade crossings in Canada is close to one a day and tlie death toll 123 a year. These figures carry their own commentary. They sug~ qcst tlznt not ncrnly enough is being done to lClllfliC the grad; (louflinq menace in this roun- Iiy and that, until it is eliminated by u long and costly program of grade separation, something more is required in the way ol safety regulation. Subways and overhead liiidqzs repiesrilt‘ the only lure protection against crossing accidents. Un- less their construction is accelerated greatly over the pace of the past forty years, there is no pros- pect ef this having much effect on the death toll.

Since 1909 the Canadian Government has voted a total of $13,364,000 for the protection of grade crossings, ‘contributing 40 per cent of the cost of approved projects. The railway and the municipehity or other Government concerned shared the remaining 60 per cent. Contrast this with the Stale of New York, where $300,000,000 was voted for construction of subways and over- head bridges in 1927 alone. The railways were required to pay only 15 per cent of the cost of each, the municipalities 1 per cent and the State provided the rest.

The problem of grade separation in Canada, lt is suggested, might be made a subject for Dominion-Provincial discussion when Ottawa re- turns to u proper basis of co-operotion. Mean- while, the Provinces themselves should consider other protective measures. Coroners’ juries in this Province have made two recommendations, nome- ly, elimination of all blind crossings and legisla- tion compelling busses to stop at all crossings. These safeguards at least should be insisted upon, though they are by no means a sure guar- antee against future accidents.

B. 0.’: llew Premier

Hon. Bryon Johnson, British Columbia's new Premier, has the distinction of being the first government leader in Canada whose origin is other than British or French. His parents were both lcelanders, though he himself was born in Victoria.

Icelanders, who settled originally in colon- lea in Manitoba, have been outstandingly suc- cessful as Canadians. Probably the most prom- inent is Hon. J. T. Thorson, who was before his elevation to the presidency of the Exchequer Court of Canada, Minister of National War Services in the~King government. The present Liberal M. P. for Kenora-Rainy River is W. M. Benedickson, son of on lcelander.

There are llvo lcelondic M.L.A.'s in the Manitoba legislature, G. V. Thorvaloson and Christian Halldorson. And no listing of dis- tinguished Icelandic-Canadians would be com- plete without mention of the noted novelist, Laura Goodman Salverson.

There are, and have been, M.P.'s and M.L.A.'s, of course, other than British or French origin. There are members now of Ukrainian, German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch and Russian descent. The list is likely to grow with adaptability, of New Canadians. lt is not generally recognized, for example, that one of every 2S people in Canada is of Ukrainian descent.

Icelanders actually number only 22,000 in all Canada, but their influence has been widely felt.

_llltal Statistics

The Bureau of Statistics at Ottawa has re- leased vital statistics for the first quarter of 1947 which indicate u substantial natural in- crease of population, with a diminution of the death-rate and particularly of the number dying of heart diseases and cancer, which still, how- ever, continue to lake the heaviest toll of all the ailments men are heirs to.

During January, February and March, 1947, the natural incrensc in population totalled 61,- 475, compared with 41,595 in the correspond- ing quarter of 1946. Live births numbered 81,312, ns against 72,080 in 1946, but the infant mortal- ity rate dropped to 47 por 1,000 in the first quarter of 1947, from 54 per 1,000 in the first quarter of 1946. -

Deaths during the 3 months, January, Feb- ruary and March, 1947, totalled 27,837, a rate of 9 per 1,000, as compared with 31,485 or 10.4 per 1,000 in 1946. Deaths under one year of age were reported as 4,176 against 3,953 a year earlier, while deaths under one month were 2,- 282 as compared with 2,202 a year earlier. Still- births in the first 1947 quarter totalled 1,708, as against 1,692. Maternal deaths were only 124 in the 1947 quarter, as compared with 161 in the‘ corresponding months of 1946.

Death: from heart disease claimed 7,634 lives in the January to March period in 1947, as compared with 8,356 in the corresponding months of 1946. The deaths from cancer were almost the some, being 3,587 in the 1947 quarter, as compared ivith ?""’~ a year earlier. On the whole deaths from these most formidable of all

- EDITORIAL uorcsi

This your, 1948, marks the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Boy Scout Move- meat.

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With two exceptions, all the members of the City Council have intimated their intention to offer for re-election next month.

Quin

Attempts to get American shipping regula- tions relaxed have not had much success so for. Canadian vessels, or indeed, any but American, niay not carry passengers and freight betwee Alaskan ports. ~ '

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These are sarcely normal times. The city iof Philadelphia traded in its old police cars for new ones and received from $39 to $91 to boot on the deal. The dealers mode their profit on resale of the old cars.

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Mr. Raoul Raymond is to be congratulated on acquiring tli: prujirictorship of Stanhope Beach Inn. This is one of our oldest and fo'vour- ite seaside resorts, and has been admirably man- aged and maintained in days post, especially by Mi. Jnnics tAacFnd/en. Mr. Raymond will make on nleul "mine host", rind should enjoy the con- tinuance and expansion of pofitronago.

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Lord Tweedsmuir, young son of our late Governor-General, has been invited by the 1m- perial Association of Jamaica to tour the lsland in order to represent properly in the House of Lords their interests and the views they hold on Jamaican development along modern lines.

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Mr. Kcirn Lewis is an artist of whom the Province hos reason to be proud. Though still a student of art in Toronto, he has had the dis- tinittion of having his cartoons featured in lead- ing newspapers, especially in Montreal Standard. He has journalism in his blood, his father being Mr. J. Calvin Lewis of The Guardian staff.

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John Jervis, Earl of St. Vincent, British sailor and empire maker, born this date 1735. As a captain in the fleet, he took part in the ex- pedition to Quebec, and later shared in threi.‘ reliefs of Gibraltar, 1780-1782; then turned his attention again to the west o: commander-in- chief of the West Indies fleet, assisting in the conquest of Martinique and Guadeloupe; later as Admiral he won the great victory off Cape St. Vincent, for which he was created on Earl. i I i I Mrs. E. S. Blanchard expresses surprise at the attitude adopted by the powers-that-be in London and Ottawa regarding the graves of Canadians who gave their lives in the South Afri- can War. The l. O. D. E. was inaugurated by the late Mrs. Clark Murray, Montreal, just for this purpose, and officials were appointed by Government to attend to the work. The care of these graves is incorporated in the constitu- tion of the l. O. D. E. i i i! I When British women are being urged by the Government to leave Palestine as soon as possible, it indicates that there may be bloody revolution and civil warfare there before many weeks elapse. The present attitude of the Brit- ish administration is that the only British func- tion now is to keep order (as far as they can) until the United Nations can assume responsi- bility, and that as the job is getting increas- ingly hopeless they want the United Nations to hasten preparations. I I I i The New York Times reports that Capetown papers have been carrying the story of "rhe an- nexation of PrinceEdwnrd lsland by South Africa" but Islanders will be reassured to find that the P. E. l. in question is situated some 1400 miles southeast of South Africa. A landing party from the frigate Transvaal hoisted the flag of the Union of South Africa. They also landed on nearby Marion lsland; while an Aus- trolian expedition lapded on Heard lsland. These islands will, we are told, probably be used merely as weather stations, so there should be no conflict between us and our new found sister isle. I I I I The late Mr. W. F. Tidmorsh, who passed away yesterday, was prominent for many years in all worthy activities and was a tower of strength to such organizations as the Board of Trade, the Charlottetown Free Dispensary and the Red Cross. An able business man, he was also a great humanitarian and student of life rind letters. He could talk interestingly on al- most any subject, and was particularly well vcrs:d in historical and economic matters. A gfiflflr-‘Iiifll of the old school, hu was invariably coirrteous rind considerate in his dealings with others, and commanded the respect and esteem of all with whom he came in contact. This is saying much, for in the course of his long busi- ness career he became widely known through- out Prince Edward lsland and the Maritimes generally. His example is one which may well be commended to the rising generation of this or any other community. I X I I

Dr. A. W. H. Needler, director of the At- lantic biological station at St. Andrew's, N. 8., reports that lobster fishing has become so in- tensive to meet demands that the lobster now hardly has a chance to grow much larger than the legal limits set by Federal law until he is gracing the dinner plate. Other biological studies being carried out by the Atlantic station include oysters, clams, scallops, herring, mack- erel, speckled trout, smelt ond salmon. Techni- cal work is also being done on Irish moss and studies ore being continued in hydrographv. Emphasis continues to be placed on the ground-

cancer discloses little change.

Summing up these figures, there were 33,- 638 more births than deaths in the first quarter of 1947, this being at the rote of a net gain “of

fish industry, which, to the east coast is the most impor‘ nt fishery of all. Already much in- formation i i the biology of cod, haddock, hali-

but, yello" ‘i1, winter flounder and Canadian plaice ‘has zen obtained and further investiga- tions will l continued throughout the current

-lliites By The Way-

lucoe . Aloelebrlly who rnula-u enough money to pay his agent, manager, fiscal adviser‘, publicity man. lawyer and taxes. — Victorla Times.

One result of the war. which has passed largely unnoticed. ls he abolition of poverty in Brltaln, ou- serves The New English Weekly of London. Stlll more remurkabh, poverty has been kept at bay for over two years after the conclu- slon of the wax ln the face of lnr- mense dlltflcultles.

A people's car, with lesrs than half the parts of ordinary car's, and frame-body unit free from rattles, will be produced tn South Aus- tralia soon. A prototype ls now go- lrrg through a gruelling 5.000 mller roarl test. Of 7 li.p., and able to r-urr 45 miles ori a lzallori of gua- linri, the car ulll probably be trio cheapest on the Australlnn nrariset. Except for British electrical equip- ment and some ball bearings, c110 car \\ ill be wholly Australian matte. -F‘ronr Australian News.

British and German expertl Ill- irre that the huge Krupp: arma- ment works ln the Ruhr could 0c- gln maklng blg guns ln slx months from now. says The Niagara balls Review. Although the huge works were almost. continually blaster] during the war and turned lulu twisted messes of atone and steel, lt ls sald that marry of the mam- moth machines still are undamag- ed and that. the framework of Lire huge works ls not vitally damaged.

ls not. easy. It ls to be hoped, how'- ever. that. the

oven after- the occupation, it. r1183

never happen again. i

nhlclr we have heard. one that ap- i pocsls to us particularly ls ii-E ivalkie-trrlkic-no-baclr-lalkic orc-

engaglng possibilities lt offers! ‘Io be able to perambulate and pon- trftcate at the same time; so com- mand, countermand. remand, and reprlnrarrd over a tlnY- mKJ-W-L- gargct that, permits the hapless rt- clpieirf no chance to say "but-

niore taken \\il.il another" of t.re ,

lugubrious riule our» with the}? silken cars. Let rrs hope that lilo-e Feller will escape the political "io

predecessor, furia. A Prcsirlerrt ri “as a pup, it seems Lo us. No nnlivziz-

the solid satisfaction of a surg- s We am convinced from his plroxo- graphs, \\ill give rro back til.)-

Christian Science Monitor. l

Some weeks ago we IZOIIIIIHZIINN] i

dates appeared Lo be their lavorlre tipple. Now we are grieved to r":-

of the Domlrrlon

agricultural gathering in Win: the bees have been fed an er "nci of alfalfa flowers. The effect. of i

this source as bees which were HOE

even lf his charges are demon: .: ed. At. least. the insect. evtrael-acl- \ diets have one advantage over cnhr , human counterparts: the latte.

1m] ln gathering hollPll

ported ns having set rrp the jilrm of keeping tliirts-foirr cows R5 W" of his "medics vriulpnient, Dr Henderson Irwin's honevolent. and FOSbOTRllYU sehcmi: ls tn lend rim: of his Aeserrlripinu rows l0 a rau-

that the doctor gets hack the f.r.st. l

to the grave, from sulphur 1'10 molasses to penlcllllrr. Over yrours of ltlrreranl: practice. of children lzrow up from trntispor- tutlon tn baby carriages and DUQK- boards to that. of jeeps and motor ambulances, such n doctor becomes

d

tton blank. and a blll twice a year.

us Dr. Irwin, who knows that a e eow a day is a way of rostortng health and who can declare a mar-

to prove that they own at least. a

per time. plan deserves applause and tmltir» tton, we believe ,ln any rrer-tlon 1.! g our natlin where pasture lots urrd peaked puttenta exist. ln the satire

‘I34 552 per your, or of 1,345,552 for a l0-year I" - i . ~ " _-

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educatlon to everyone. good health

.. . , have always w.th us? As regards ll . -

serial; Oguglgluglgsgeégo 31°“ as health we have always laid - Let task but destruction of the ma- g1‘: £1,125“,s€hr:lv"t13“,f'lh§s' 25°‘

' . , c r . chines, made of lugh grade s.ucl, h“ ex“?! ,0 regs“; i“, c"; are _ p . ,_ insure his life for" $5.000. That en- _ m be thcgiirlllytglx; qgtjb” eourages suicide! 0h, they make lllYler “l 3 " ' you frrerLbThc-y give light, and power _ service. us ines. etc, to lonely l" Ptfxiiifillilel 1°!‘ tgrlslzfflgrivow “P1321? regons, at a loss to the rest of the w!" "a ""5 F”, “ t German Province: make fool: o! themselves for the slightest sgns o l o’ by gO-ng “m, the “u, Wm, ph_vs_ rearrnanivnt- ‘Ifnics area padrs“ '0 lval. social. m-ental and spiritual like “mid ha"? bee" lrllélllet “St culture Why not, use the convicts ruins by the GBriiifln-i- "i m“ the w-ny they would use us if they

to the old methodl. Let the rich Amolil U18 CllFl-‘il-ml! Ell" “l get riclrer and the poor lncrease

sonted to President 'l‘r'urnair. What. Kcnsjngjolp P]; I_

T1115 slmuld be 50km“ f“ a“ 0cm“ show there are upwards o! 300,00.) pant o! the White lfouse all Loo revolvers and pistols m Canada accustomed to arr endless stream owned by private mdividuas and of brick talk from Capitol H111. lir registered my], the polka The]. $01118 \\fll'-S- ll°“'°\'9"r “'9 arc 5°“ are the pistols for‘ which Porn-Hts

P19510911“ gm‘ M the dclcclflnld’ lrow many more there are unregis- tered.

, . ., are obsolete, antiques which could 100")‘ lll-ll “M d“'°"l“l Mam“ ‘m rroo be fired or which would be mono dangerous to the persons '11‘- . irrg tlioni than to llro person fired i-fiilile l" w” hllklmlliolc “l” “U: at. Suclr curiosities can be ozrly '.l

Ele-dltgglc M “l” he“ All“ Folk?‘ cliuary registered total. from the wars and lrept; becarse —"“' big moments of a mans life. These

°“ ‘he lam ‘ml “me bees l“ it ls rattler remarkable that. law- Arlmlm- aballdmnng mo. Sober aim abiding citizens keep them arourij mdum-lous “MS o! Llleili fuiicrabiil: tire liouse without: "R hail lam“ l" drlml‘ rcnm“; tlrem made harmless by renioiar The Edmonton Birlletrrr. Fermented of the firmg p," m, other n‘ecl.,a,.,i_ cal adjustment.

m" m“ a “wan-Y or bees m Mun" in private hands in Canada ls tobn. has gone Sblll frrrclrer Oll ilie sunning, n, ,5 one msuumen, o‘ downward path. its menrbei-s tirore death ,0 every 4o persons. to ever). been induced tawdrmk ext-allots! Tire m“ hmmai Even making a“°“._ 001011)’ in 0119500" l5 m“ Plnllafy ance for obsolete and curlo fire- ExpSl-‘mslhdl arms Llie number ls stlll unreason- Farm 5f Bralldm," “Scordmg Ala ably large. Each one represents po- Yeflml Pl’ u” ML“ at a "Lu" Lentlal death for someone eltlrcl‘ g‘ by accident or intent. With so nrrlny laying around if would be

this. nrmrireniry. ls w gn-etilifiyx‘ mun of gun-roam: has developed fortunate creatures‘ an c.\ raorrr in Canada. as it has developed m, ary affection for alrilfa: they ga- persisted m some pa“! o, we Um.“ ther- twlcc as much pollen from ed smtea

so treated. The beekeeper" probes "cod of Wcmponsh law-enforcement. establishment pro-

m"? "9"" PEP" “Med for “w” deadly weapons, as shown by the Ottawa report, suggests that the proper authorities should make a '1" ”ld‘l“'l'l°'”d “mm” 0M"? much closer check upon applicants in Eureka. North Crrcillna, rs '.- [or piste, m, rcvoyvm. perm,“

less patient. The rruderstandlri; l‘; s," ha‘ Halfllllofli IWI“ ‘0111111153141 1o u rev a)’. To is re rs its

calf as tiller-est on tlre bovine luau. funwus Gordon llchlaiider- Who Hon‘ J’ A‘ mmleslm‘ chm M5‘ And the pritlenr. gels plenty of fresxr had led the Allied attack on the mlllc and, posslbly, some fresh rm‘,- Dardanelles ln the First. World fer. A country doctor, as the New Wm‘ left u variety v! prlvelm re- York Herald Tribune aptly KVEI-n mime“ °l “l9 “d""l“l'°“' ‘m’ ls one of the world's best. students PlrlPbulld "8 d“?! Wile" of llfe as lt ls ltved from cradle w“ We" symbolized bi’ I lien-

gccim hnrl fought hard and gallantly ln i ’ rlstnnt lands to build up the greatest empire the world has over known. He had tairted the fruits of victory end h» Md. known the blade and Gordon run; lock of hair from Mary Queen of scorn; parcel» ~-.~---~ aln ltutue of the hm by the German monarch; palr l of petnbed vuel glven hlm by the

_,, bitterness t defeat. He had been

n u. r or ... » ‘l -

Elli-i Willflhrefl blaarbkalbagg hupiilhicrili- Wm‘ ‘he men WM ‘fled m“ n" ' before the Turban tire at Galllpoll.

He knew well the blood. sweat

He becomes as sagely experienced and u!" ma, u m“ to bu,“ l“ "torn-nus - Mum”; an,“ m", m", by n" I I 80 Richmond it.

rtage license unless they are slits Buddha Wake“ by chm,“ ordern"

one “w l“ unplug“ bu“ ‘m’ '1 temple new Mandala rlurln the future family's well-being and A ' y 7

dilly some or iomcihlnrr to iii-i riiiiiicsgr“ili.iiirés' {in iiiiicnwoiiii l" ‘he 1mm u’ mm’ "w" " "° "l" h” "t?" "1931 "jlllh it ltlfi- heathen most do rage, a glance at DP- Ifwlfll WW-l-dily the plaod features of thln anblem of dlvlnlty will nap ram to keep

Hlnrlltom-“l lhQ lldG l. b ll I flilllibttfhwfi- — MUUON ‘M600- l-hlt when tlire occzgvn :1": ti!

THE GUARDIAN, CHARLOTTETOWN

“mm é PUBLIC FORUM

Th1: column lu open l0 the dllclllou S; oorrn- upondoata ol queatlonu cl lnt-oroat. The Charlottetown Guardian dooe not nooexr- lly endorse the opinion of correspondents

h'ln'b‘n'lni"lui'b'u'n'u'n'n'n'n'lu'fi'lu'u'u'u'fi THE “TCKED C.C.'F.

Sir, __ A bird weed is always hard to kill. We thought. the tlriirg would wither and die when the election was aver. But according to the Pres: ill members are meet- ing from house to house! There should be a Gestapo to llne them up for questioning.

There is sometlrlrrg "creepy" about. tliem. If, for instance, you offer them five dollars 0r flve thousand, they'll not take it un- less you loin them. Where they operate. in Saskatchewan, they slrunerl their iirgralitirde to P0113111 liquor interests by not only re- filsing the gift, but increasing the Government tax on ‘be name bus- lnessl TllCy are not Communists, for Communists close olrurches. 'I'lrese follows (‘lose schools in that Prov- ince. Then they jiut a half dozen schools ln one and haul the child- ren irr a lius to a central one. The?“ likely smother the children ln lrol: busses. We would not want that on RE Island! They seem to be following the lead of countries like Sweden, Denmark, Australia and New Zea. land - just. trying to give u good