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tuna Prlnu Euro tdssl us: Do list” Pnblldud Ivory Iuok-any morning st in Pianos llnu Qsrioitnkuvn. P.E.L In the Coupon Ltd. 40 Kiss 01. W.. ikuloln. Muniusl Own. :3 Uslvsrdu Tom: Ills. Edna. Frank Walks: Gsncrsl Insult, Ian A. Burns! Ilsmber Canadian Dally Newspap- Puhlldiars umdsliun lambs! d lbs (bullion ht Member Audit Bunion cl drculstlou lrancn offices At Summursile. Montague and Aluunn Authorized as Second Clan Hall by Ills Poll Otnos Depiruuent. Ottawa. I1 Carrier-

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Tuillisbkiil DIlC.Wl5.A1;5l.- The Late Mr. Webster

The late Mr. J. A. Webster was widely known throughout the city and Province, and news of his death last evening will be learned with deep regret. For many years he served as efficient chairman of the Water Commission, and prior to that as finance chairman in the City Council. He took an active part in early Rotary Club activities and in community enterprises of many kinds.

Like most community leaders, Mr. Webster had business interests of his own which might well have occupied his full time; but he gave freely of both his time and means to other matters, and his ability and experience were an invaluable asset 1 to every organization with which l he was connected. He was a great booster for Charlottetown. and set an example in this and other re- spects which will be an inspiration to others. The Guardian extends sincere sympathy to his widow and son Allison in their loss at this Christmas season.

"Tail -Encl" Storms

Referring to last week's blizzard which raged along the Atlantic coast, paying special attention to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. a Canadian Press dispatch stated: "Prince Edward Island escaped the storm." This is not quite in accord- ance with the facts, as snow-plow operators and a goodly number of I motorists can testify. Indeed, as Is- land storms go, t-his latest one was big enough and annoying enough to be entitled to a place in the record.

The dispatch, however, does point up the fact that this Island is extremely fortunate. weather-wise; ' and its residents have less cause than people in any other part of Canada to grumble about the be- haviour of the elements. As a mat- ter of fact, storms of every descrip- tion, regardless of their origins. al-

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most invariably subside to "tail- end" status by the time they reach our shores. Even the hurricane which visited us fall before last had been stripped of most of its power before it got around this way. A similar situation exists with respect to both heat and cold. The hottest day in summer-any summer-is relatively cool. as compared with places only a hundred miles or so away; and the coldest day in win-

ter-any winter-is relatively mild.

We k now virtually nothing of

floods. intense droughts. or heavy

hail storms. In short, there is no

place in the world where nature is

kinder or more benevolent, taking

one year with another.

All this. of course. is due to tho lSl:IWl's sheltered gcogrziphiclll po- sition; but that does not

excuse us from lifting up our IIPHFIS in ilimikflllncss - more often than

most of us do.

Farm Experiment

Pcrhaps it would not work here, and perhaps it would. At any rate there is no harm in mentioning what has been done among a large and representative group of farm- ers in six New England States- Mainc, Vermont. New Hampshire. Massachusetts. Rhode Island. Con- necticut-towards increasing pro- duction and income--by, of all peo- ple,'univt-rsity professors. That is to say, theprofessors got the project under way; the farmers them- selves, of course, by using co-open ative measures, made the thing pay.

The project was thought up and recommended to the farmers by officials of Harvard University and Ihc Agricultural colleges connected

- with the Universities In the six ironies mentioned. First of all. legi- . ffj-to and reasonsblc goals were an tllcg theory. d course. that

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itlllmu-of tiiiiqto strive for I - M ' "x ' hie. Then. 1!”. l' .--gag,” N were taken T . III!!! omen

ml!!! urn practical application, to wit: how to produce more and bet- ter hay, how to improve pasture, how many dairy cows could profit- ably be added to the herd. what new equipment should or should not be bought. how to employ labour to the best advantage.

6-This has been going on now for several years; and the upshot, ac. Oofding to a report just issued-by two professors, incidentally--was 3" aVe1'9-Be milk production in- Crease Of 3299-. and an average in- crease in income of 31000 annually. The overall increase in farm pro- duction amounted to roughly 43th. The professors say there is no reason why all farmers could not do as well-with professional assist- ance, of course-; and the farmers who participated in the co-oper- ative effort are reported to be more than satisfied.

0 yes, the money for expenses came from one of those financial foundations which seems to assist- in every sort of venture, from atom- splitting to haying.

A Heavy Loss

The destruction of the Prince Edward Theatre by fire early yes- terday morning will be regretted by all our citizens. Down through the years, this theatre has been the major centre of entertainment and many magnificent productions have been staged within its walls, rang- ing from Grand Opera and Shake- sperian presentations to minstrei shows and popular concerts of all kinds. In recent times, as the prin- cipal picture theatre of the F. G. Spencer Company here, it has been widely patronized and has been in continuous week- day operation, with modern facilities which have been installed at great expense to the management.

Fortunately the fire did not oc-

cur during programme hours, and no lives were lost or endangered. It was also fortunate that there was no high wind at the time, and that the firemen, in their magnificent efforts, were successful in keeping the conflagration from spreading. Nevertheless the material loss is very heavy, both to the Spencer Company and to the Masonic Temple Company and, in lesser de- gree, to Mr. Keenan, whose con- fertioncry store has been gutted. , A brief historical sketch of the theatre appears in today's issue. and will recall nostalgic memories to our older citizens.

EDITORIAL NOTES

The designers of the new ferry for the Wood Islands-Caribou ser- vice have been seeking a name for the boat, and ”The Islander" has been suggested as the most appro- priate designation. This should meet with general approval locally.

A woman in Ohio, running for municipal office. declares she is ”just a plain, Qirdinary person". She ill-st-iwl-s to be elected; for she must be the first woman ever to make that admission. and is therefore entitled to political distinction.

C I O A ('alifol'nian who sold an oil l claim recently for one million dol- l lars told reporters his one ambition , in life is to be "left alone". He 4 should have thought of that before l he announced the sale, No man l with a million can expect to be left alone. I O 0 it is not news when Negro par- ents in the deep South petition the courts to compel White schools to jlflmll their children. That has been going on for years and years, A white college professor and his wife, however, made the headlines the other day when they sought an court ruling which would enable their two children to attend a school hitherto attended exclusively by Negroes, O O 0 g

An American educator h as 90'"? "P with s new explanation for India's growing friendliness with the Soviet Union. Dr. Charles Phil- lips, president of Bates College. Lewiston, Me., who has been on s ifovcmment mission to the Far East, says that Prime Minister Nehru has no intention of joining the Communists but is talking "l'?0l.V.io them so as to . force the West to give India more ' suonomlc aid airs sort of sntldots to Coin- munlsiic infiltration. Dr. Phillips calls ihis "the ancient art of black- mail " .

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THE POTATO TARIFF QUESTION

Sir,-Press despatches dealing with the report of the Canadian Tariff Board regarding tar!-If protection for the Canadian po- tsiio industry appear on the sur- face to indicate s rather unfav- orable attitude toward any dis- iurbance of present tariff ar- rangements. Until the complete text has been carefully analyzed. however. it would be premature to offer any sweeping ?b59"V3' lions regarding iihe Board 3 state- ment.

The presentation to the Tariff Board was made in an exhaus- tive and detailed brief which was fully supported by not only the potato growers is all Prov- inces of Canada. but by TN" and vegetable growers from coast to coast. The present- ation was prepared. not by am- ateur economists but by men who had expert knowledge of trade. tariff and economic pmb- lems.

The report of the Board will be in my hands today. and as I had the responsibility of pre- senting the alHIanadiazn brief and dealt largely with the Is- land's position at the Board hear- ings, I will refrain from any general comment until a proper study of the document has been made.

One of the most alarming statements to my mind that has been made public is that by the Hon. James G. Gardiner at the close of the recent discouraging Agricultural Conference. when be praised Mr. Benson. the Sec- retary of Agriculture for the Un- ited States. for his excellent work. and almost in the same breath cautioned against higher tariffs on imports of American pots-toes entering Canada in case we may be killing a good market to retain a poor one.

Mr. Gardiner shouzld know that while we value the seed trade with the United States, our best market is right in Canada. The rearrangement of our tariffs in keeping wit.h vastlly changed wmpetitive conditions could not be, deemed tariff retaliation on the part of our friends south of the Border. who need our seed. We are not now operalling under conditions of twenty years ago.

but under the vastly changed lm- :

pacts of today. The Minis-ter's

properly reported. indicates a

lack of knowledge of present day

CHARGE AGGRICSSION

UNITED NATIONS. N Y. 'APl Syria sccused Israel of aggression Tuesday and asked the UN Secur- ity Councill to meet quickly and act to cope with it.

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oondiuions. and on the eve of the presentation of the Board re port and study by Federal and United States simiorities would seem no give strength to the po- sition of United States represen- tatives in the maintenance of their own tariffs. Surely the Min- ister of Ag'lCI.I.l1MI'Q of Canada by his recent somewhat premature statement and his offer of 15 cents per bushel imder the pro- visions of the Dominion Co-oper- anivo Marketing Act has not in- dicated eillber an outstanding k ' :'.ge or sympathy with the potato industly of this Province.

The Federal Cabinet. irrespec- tive of premature opinion. will undoubtedly make an exhaustive analysis of the Tariff Board statement: and every effort should be made to impress upon the Cabinet the unfavorable con- ditions under which the industry has been operuthlg during the past few years, and the great need of immediate action to pro- lcct s vitally important indus- try In our own expanding domes- tic market.

I am. Sir. etc. W. R. SHAW

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WEEK-END Saturday morning: and the bar- ren week

Behind me is forgotten like s field

Of winter furrows. parallel and bleak,

Whose even sowing duplicates the yield-

All hours are mine in universal pause:

Free as an angel winged on heav- en's brink

I do not ask if bliss is end or cause.

But toward the timeless realm of Sunday sink.

so now. and now! Sweet definit- ions run

In light along the pasture and the brook;

Red clover marks the path of dreams begun

With harvest apple and the fallen book

Oh slow to wander,oh long to take my fill Before the Monday shadows crowd the sill. -Bercn Van Slykc

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Is your hlmd type "3"?

Then maybe-Just msybe. lnlnd you-you might be luckier than none of the rest of us.

At any rate. a sturhl made In various English hospitals has dis- closed some interesting statistics concerning blood groups. peptic ul- cers and stomach .

PEPTIC ULCEIIS ,

Thlssurvey of more than 3,000 patients shows that proportionately peptic ulcers are most common In persons with type "0" blood- And statistically, cancer of the stomach is found morefrequently in per- sons with type "A" blood. But each type has some redeeming charact- oristica.

Further studies show that while type "A" persons are less apt get peptic ulcers. type "0" blood apparently affords some advantag- es in regard to cancer of the stom- acii.

Those who appear to have the most advantage are persons with type "B" Relatively few of them have either r-optic ulcer or stom- ach cancer, the report asserts- Of course. there are other dis- eases, many, many of them. which have not been checked for blood group association.

The studies did show, however, that among patients with cancer of the cohn, breast, rectum or bronchus there was no significant excess in any specific blood group- ing.

Diseases showing excessive sus- ceptibility among single blood group are diseases of the stomach. The vast: majority of persons, about

three-quarters of them. liecrete their blood group substance in the gastric juice.

A theory derived from the Brit- ish.studies is that the "A" sub- stance may tend to cause cancer

while both the "A" and "E" types offer a protection against peptic ulcer and :'0” and ")3" protect against stomach cancer. Why this may be so. we don't know. Struc- turally. the "A" "B", and "0" sub- stances are similar.

Eventually, science may solve this riddle.

QUESTION AND ANSWER

A.D.: When I smoke a cigarette, I get very nervous and my heart. beats fast. What causes this?

Answer: In many persons. the use of tobacco may cause the heart to beat faster. In general. it might be well for such persons to stop smoking.

The Age Old Story

. For now we see through a glass. darkly: but then face to Inc: now I know in part: but then shall I know even so sin I up known.

STILL ON LEFT KARACHI (CP) -- The eidsting road rule of "keep to tho left" will be retained in Pakistan. The government has reconsidered the

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when they eleven yam old in 1927. 1. ,, take much calculation for rod "'13" Pl-IP11! I0 arrive al we fall conclusion." said I school licial. adding that this bit or m metic was particularly embam ing for some women teacher; - Saint John Telegraph 50;,"

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