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pact: FOUR

THE CHARLOTTETQWN _ _ GUARQIAW

TNE G NAR L0 TTETOWN G NARI] IAN

Morning Dally tFounded ln i581)

President: Lleut. Col. W. Chester S. MeLure Vice President: J. R. Burnett. F..l.l. Secretary: Lleut. Col. D. A. iilucllttnnon. 0.8.0. Editor 11nd Managing Director. J. it. Burnett, FJJ. Associate Editors: Frank Walker and ian A. Burnett

SUBSCRIPTION RATES

By Mall in P.E.l., $4.110 per year; $2.50 for 6 month:

$1.25 for 3 months; 50o tor one month Cltv Delivery $5.00 per year; $3.00 for ti monthe

51,75 1m- 3 months; 60o for one Month.

By Mail to other Provinces and U. S. A. $5.00 per year

Saturday tiet-kly: 52.00 per your; $1.00 for ti monthl.

50c for 3 month:

uuurdtnu may be obtained et TAIIIUI Suunre. New Ynrlt; Old Buuth New: Agent-y, Corner Milk anti Worthington. linlilun; llletrntmliiuu be“: Agent-y, I248 Peel 8b., Montreal; .1. run». :15; 1i - so, Tlirnlltll; 51-w- Htnntl, cit-limit Lnurl uni-nit; iii-tip". m-we stood. éuilhurv Ont; llixli ‘Putnam: Shop, .\lon\'lun N. IL; ‘

‘The Charlottetown Ilotuilngh- News Age-Livy,

“The Strongest llleniory is Weaker tliari the Weakest Ink."

s.»\'i7i71ii1.\v, ricisitiuxitv 2s. 1942.

Nearing The Goal

Friday's issue contained the news that the . - .- . .. Province bad passed the iiiiltion dollar iiitiilt in 113,3 Yjcpyry 1,1111“ ciiiiipiiigtl, and llllS mornings rcinwrt, coiwriiiq yc.-tcrd:i_\"s llloi-lwfi. lab full npn-Q ¢11c1,i1i~t~<ii~r liv noon today 1t is Ilittlflllill" . ‘rfi w . ‘ - and buiniucrsltle

m} [int both Lfliurlntictotvii

. .. , “ , H. _ \\'ill lizivc gone "W! llif‘ ml’ - Allllllllfllfll“ C,-,-,.,nl.n}/_~s lIIHC btcu ariziiigcrl tor thc llfvhlliiQ of the honour pcuiints in tvlClifilllilti of thC

r section; of tltg Province are zilso

occasion. (ll dijng splctl lv cunsiilciuig wcatlicr and trails- Pqrtdltimn 1t ups, {mil thcre l5 every it-zisozi

our lii'it\lllt‘lill oliiccfivc of 3|." t be imiciiiwl and crcu cXtvPtlvtl ll?‘ 12W,- tlig qqmp; rn tcriiiiuxitcs.

To rltg prtwthcial and county campaign cx- ecutives and c:iiiv;i\<crs the warincst congratula- {f n; m1- lluc for IlllS, urigiiificiyiit zicliicvciiit-iit". 'J'li:jv in turn are i? ' 1C 111 lllill“? "l ll“? getter-ans response rec ivcrl from all ipizirtcrs. It has been L1 fine demonstration of Cilllllllllllll)’ effort undcr energetic leadership, and all con- ccrnctl have rcason to be proud of the result.

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Successful Farmers’ \Veek

‘fhose farmers who took advantage of meet- ing together this week spout air enjoyable and profitable time, enjoyable in meeting and rciiciv- ing friendships, and profitable in the exchange Of yiews on more or less vital agricultural interests.

It will be generally conceded tli:it our fzirttiers are wcll and wisely lcd by iiicn who belioveflin putting first things first, and not being SflllSfiCCI until the right thing is the last thing as well. Each of the different sections dcilll With Pro- blems particularly their own, and it was left to the Cgmral Fat-tum; Institute to review the whole and sum up ivliat has bccu acconiplisht d and what still remains to be done to bring fanning to the position and standard it is entitled to hold and maintain. In this respect the discussions were in- formative, educative and enlightening, those pre- sent, n0 doubt profiting by them to an appreci- eble extent.

In Professors \V. R. Shaw and \V. ]. Reid the fanning industry has leaders and advisers who arc a host in themselves, farmer born, Tfm-mcr grown, college brcd, trained in agricul- tural propaganda, practical fariiicrs, iiiid rcaily end authoritative speakers on most branches of the industry. At Thursday's meeting Prof. Shaw especially spoke wisely and timely 011 the tnziin problems facing farmers. llis warning and caution fffllilftllilg the future should be ll(‘CtlCll by everyone who wishes t0 avoid buiiig caught napping. He discourages the large iniportzitiofl of fecd from the West. pointing out that an iii- crease of thrce bushels pcr acre licre would COlll- pletelyr (‘IlHCCl the iiccc-sity for imported grain and save the fainter a lot of money. This advice is ‘All the more necessary as the Fcdclriil Govern- ment by subsidy is discouraging the production of extravagant surpluv-s iii the \\'cst, while there

a hcqiiuiinu i..- living inznlc in the development 0n a largo scale of iririniiig in plzicc of ranching,

especially in the production of meat cattle. llere, as in the past, our szitcty lies in mixed "tiring, \‘.'llli the iniinort-iiiczit and cxpzinsion of

(léliitlllif. {nvliirlinjg such inorlcrii rvdtiirciiiciils It.‘ milk priuilt-r, cgq pounliir, in lltltlllliiii to thc old stand-by: of llitll4.‘t',i‘ll1.‘C$(‘, lif/tlll and dairy stock. It tnusi cvcr lll‘ borne in mind we arc a "giirdciW province and inn-t Fwiitfciilflilt‘ on indivi<liiitllv small proiluitiiona <-;i.ilv and :liciipl_v transport-

zihlc, and of tht; highc-t‘ po-xdlilc quality to coni- llliltld the licst market twriccs.

Then and Now

Niirvii‘ is Hui tln- Q'(‘1|l‘t'tJ~if>\' rind tzv/iril 1hr cor/at tun/int,’ lnlllllcllllli zit (‘lttaiia thcrc was in I..7llll'l(‘t'_.< day. nr uc would not have this violent, virulciit opposition u- the rctiirii of tlic Rt. lion.

Mr. NlPlQllVil tn thu llousc of Coinntous. 'l."tic followup; lt'lll‘i' from our own Fir Louis Davies, thcu (‘liicf justice of (Eiiizidzi, and formerly tncmbcr of Sir Wilfrid's. (Eibiiici, speaks volumes "Ity of Ii ivell-inforined keenly iii- tclligcnt dcbatcr li’kc Mi‘. hlciglicii in the llouse:

The Stiprviiic (foiirt 0f Canada, Uttawa, .'\pl. 2, I910. My llcar Fustcr,

l have just sccn in toilafs papers the slate- niciit of your contemplated rctircntcnt from ac- tive political life for a time at lczist, owing to tlic iiiipaircil state of your licaltli.

l. writc a line ti) t-xtiz-irss thc sincere: and ilitcyi rcpt-cl I fccl at tlic fact iii your retirement. rind also as to its catisc. 'l'li.‘rc iicvcr was a time in our political history u-hcu Liniiitlii more rcquircil vigorous, keen, and iint-lligciit criticism with rc- gard alike to its public policy as t0 its ziiiiitial ex- pciiiliture than 110w. The (iblc and prominent part yon have for years p115! taken in directing anzl leading this criticism ciilitlcs you to the hearty thanks of (i-‘lllilflllllls gt-iicralllv. Sin-h criticism based upon knowledge must. always be welcome

t.» the better elements of the government of the day.

Removed now for many years from active po- litical strife, I am perhaps better able as an on- look-er to sec and judge the game than those who are engaged in the thick of the fight. Many a time during these years as I read the Parliamen- tary debates, I felt that you were doing in the Commons a patriot’s duty. Though you may not have been aware of it, there were very many ihoughout the country who like myself felt grateful t0 you for your keen lucid criticisms and your comparison of present with past: ex- penditures. You will be greatly missed in the llotise, of which for so many years you have bet-n a distinguished member and a financial lead- er.

I most sincerely trust that a good prolonged rest and holiday will restore you to health again, and that I may again see you in the political zircnzi battling with all your old-time l-recnness and ability’ for what you lsclievc to he the right.

\\'¢ entered Parliament together fllc 53,1113 day. My health entirely gave way in the election of moi, having been greatly impaired before that. I trust that yOttI‘ case may be like mine, and that rcst from political worries, troubles, and iiigrati- tside will restore you to your former vigour.

With great respect, believe me, my dear Foe- ter, to be very faithfully.

Yours, (Signed) L. H. DAVIES.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Tomorroiv a new month l)(‘_£'_'li1S———\\‘llflf will it

bring forth in ~\\':ir Development? n- w u o

Everybody is gitessing ivhat will be the result of the tilcbiscitc—tiine enough for that when we l\il'>\\' who the czuivasscrs are to be.

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Over the top iii the city and Suumierside even in blustcry .\larcl1_ We have sent the incn and intend to scnd the money too, Now for the over- pliisl

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Had we national, instead of natural, service things would be much lactter adjusted in the Dominion. You see so many people are. ill-na- tured and thrawn it is (lifficult to make them 50c what nature intended they should be and d0.

llciiry James, American novelist, died this date i916; recognized as the most cultured, analytical story-writer born in the United States; livctl the greater part of his life in England; a consummate artist as a \\'I‘ll€l','nO\\'llCl'E else have the types of which he wrote found a delineator so skilful: “Art is nothing more than the shadow of humanity."

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lion. Mr. Ilowc~the man who gave us the false assurance that the car ferry Clitirlolletowti could be salvaged-wibjects to building a new one on the ground that it would require “steel enough to build two or three corvcttes.” Now perhaps he will tcll us lioiv niaiiy corvcttcs could be built with the stccl diverted -to a much more extravagant purpose, the Montreal rail- way terminal.

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All automobile traffic will henceforth be banned in the Reich. Save when directly for war purposes or of prime necessity, taxis will not circulate on Sundays and lwlldflys and peopl: who ride to and from their \VOl'l( in taxis are liable to both fines and imprisonment. Those wlig hold automobile pci-inits, cxccpt diplomats but iiiclticling doctors, may see their lidciice re- vokcd in the gcncral check-up on car owners noiv taking place.

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Our Provincial Premier, with his iicw tobacco tax, is evidently in agreement with James VI of Scotland and I of England who countcrblasted 30o years ago: “A custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dang- erous to the lungs, and in the black. stinking fume thereof IICZITCst resembling the horrible Stygian smoke of the pit that is bottomless." jamcs, of course, never recovered from the ‘ei- fccts of his first clieroot. The pipe of peace nev- crtht-lcss survived and became popular, no doubt it will withstand the latest attack which goes into effect today.

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A youth serving his King and Country in the arnicrl forces ivrotc homo: "In the matter of the Victory Loan would you mind stibscribiiig for $200 on the 3 per cent issue on my behalf? We get paid early next week, and I will send on the first instalment. l \\'Olll(l like to take another hundred, but it is just as well to have a. really liquid reserve to fall back on, so I'll try to bank the difference.” Dot-sift this put us to shame- e. young man offering his life for us, and bend- ing over his pay as well to help on Victory!

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The following from the Spectator written by .\lr. Si. john Irvine, distiuguishctl journalist, au- thor and dramatist has a local application as well:

“Sir,--Tlie long-established custom of spong- ing on artists, especially on authors (and news- papers), lias now become an outrageous ramp and there are persons, presumably calling them- selves honest men and women who think it no shame not only to ask an author to reduce or forgo his fccs, if he is a dramatist (or e news- paper to cut its rate), but actually to defraud him of any pilytitCttl ivliatsocvcr. A group of amateur actors and actresses were recently detected in the commission of this crime. They altered the name of the play. suppressing that of the author, so that they ntiglit (‘VFUlC discovery and the pav- incnt of the royalty due on the performance. This is no new Crilllf‘. nor is it uncoininoti, liverv ilriiinntist ciui tcll tales of such gross evasioiil, l hart‘. iirvsclf been the victim of it on three scpar. rile occasions. Almost cvcry application I receive for permission to pcrforiii one of my plays in- cludes a request that I will citlicr make a sub. staiitizil reduction in the my-ally or forgo it ,1]. together. The plea is based n11 the fact that tli’: performance is to be ggivt-n in aid of some char- ity, iviii" or !Jlll(‘l'\\'l$(‘. If I \\'('rc :1) accede to tlicsc requests, I should soon be in iiccd of the charity I em expected to support."

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NOTES BY TNE WAY

Consignment of smoked bacon have been sent. lio Great Brita/in in unnefrizerated trimsrpen to 08st 1B5 value under thee; conditions. As expected, mottid growth rather than bacterial spoilage and rancid- iw were the motor cause M de- teriorativn in the htsher temper- atures. Work ts DF°°5°<11118 W means to eliminate mould growth. -Chat.ham News.

Maoussar, e " of Celebel which borders the Strait of Manes- sar. where a Japanese convey has been battered this week was fam- ous 1n the eighteenth century as the source o! Macasar e11, used as s hair oil. The o1] was so pupil!“ that. cloth covers, known as antl- maeassars, came into use to pro- tect the backs of chairs frcm hair on which it had been employed.- Sauit Ste. Marie Star.

There ll no constitution which can be used es s, blueprint for the aifter the war is over. That Ls why the Atlantic Charter 1s such an excellent document of destiny. It. was drawn by two men who are great humanitarian-S. It is the keystone to the emch of liberty, not the arch of liberty lt- self. A hard and fast. constitution is constantly in need of amend- ment. An aiich will bear the traf- fic. of all the nations choosing to take part in its construction. Vancouver Sun.

Honest differences of opinion are discernible as to the actual danger of invasion facing Aus- tralia. Prime Minister Churchill Ls frankly doubtful that the Japan- ese would embark on such a reck- less adventure. The Australians face to fat with the threat, fee] no $ll"ll conift encc in ttie‘r security, Whatever may be the actual Jap- anese plan, the proximity of their forces to Australia. will have a sim- ilar effect to that which has been exerted by the long-standing iii-vas- ioii threat to Britain It will serve to keep thousands of bicep; virtual- 1y immobilized in the Antlpodes It would be the ltetght of reck- lessness to leave that area. im- guarded, just as it wculd be fool- hardy to leave Briton without- adcquate defence forces. despite any confidence that invastcn is too big a job for the Axis to attempt. —Windsor Star.

Major Vldkun Qulsling has new taken up residence in a veritable palace -- the so called “Grande Villa" on the island of Bygd near Oslo. It was built same 25 years e50 by a. mum-millionaire who overreaohed tilmself; up to Quisl- lngb arrival it had never been used for the purpose for which it. ivas ititendzd - a. private rest- dence. It has now been equipped wit-n a modern bom-b shelter and reinforced walls. A part. of the Grande Villa piopeity fronting on the fjord has for years been one of 0510's most_ pcpular bathing beaches, but the outlook for me coming Summer is nct gggd, To- day 24 guards are constantly (m duly to block the way of would- be trespassers. As an extra, pre- cautionary measureflQuislixig has ordered the evacuatlcn of eight near-by icstdences. - News of Nor- way.

In e blitz I had a man kill- ed alongside me on a London roof- top. We ivem standing next. to one another wilt-citing for lnccitdiaries; we'd been talking casually, whg-J a bomb exploded very ciose- there was little wnrnlrtg-no time to fall fiat. And my mend was hit. in the stomach by a piece of the bomb, and he died almost immediately. He WGS a quiet, peaceable, echo]- ariy, elderly man who'd never done harm to u. soul: bespectacled, kind- ly. grey-hatred. 1t. seemed so irrational that he should be so brutally killed, that violence should spend itself upon anybody so gentle. I suspect that. he didn't know what he died for. The last, thing he said, with the roar of other bombs nearby, was, "I'm sorry I'm being such g nuisance; d°n‘t bother about me." But this is the point! the death of’ that elderly man was important; we should bother about him; about; him; about every single one o: ms lives which are sacrificed and dgd). sated to freedom, new and 1n me fut-uie. — Howard Marshall, in London Calling. n

A further advantage 0f wflflnl for the fourth generation 1s ttgt. it Kiwi to the dlarlst. a. constant, awareness of his own period, 1 often remind myself, when 1 write my daily diary, that whereas my Swill-grandson will not. care n. hoot. what. I thought 0:1 January 1, 1942, 01-0111‘ Wilma: m 1.11m. he will be much mtemsted to knew ‘what, I had for dinner that evening, how miwh I paid for . end by what. means of iocomoti I retained to my chambers. He will want. to know Who Drepflfed my breakfast. and who cleaned my boots, and vihet they received as e reward for these inestlmabte services, Hie will want. to know by what. alchemy margarine coupons were transfer. med into underwear, and how one moved or hesitated when the sirens screamed. Above ell, 1m will want to know by what. stages the social revolution of 1939-1943 was brought about, 1n what terms a mam of my circumstances and temperament "Ill-filled the 00mins proverw. and how at the time 1 regained the transition from the income-mg period to the period of subsistence allowances. I try (when I Nmcm- be!‘ and when I am not tco tired) to leave for him little notes and clues of these experiences and apprehensions. ~ Harold Nichol- son in The Sject-atoi- (Ltmdon).

Tfltlny. its Norwegians believe they see the day of regained from dcm and independence drawing nearer. many or them Whose status may have Bblicared at times to be doubtful, welcome-and, in fact. seek-arrest. by the GWTHBTIB. Such arrest. it is bcltevrd. wi‘l be rather certain evidence that czie has been 011 the "rlehl" side when the time

PUBLIC FORUM

lilo eelene le ewe h! eleuuelen by eeneepeetlnte OI tlleetlele OI Interest. ‘Ibo Uherlntteimu Gees-dim due Ifll eeoeeenrlly endorle the eblnltrll el eennnolle

N .3. LIQUOR SALES

Slrz- The pity of it! Last year the People of New Brunswick spent on liquor about seven million dot- lairs which should have gone to the Vtctow Loan or the Red Cross. Record liquor sales during the greatest crisis of history! Not. even government revenues can be offe:- ed as an excuse, for these could have come from other sources. Let its be thankful Prince Edward Ls- land never made the fatal error of getting started 1n this nefarious business. »

We are Slr, etc..

PRESS COMMITTEE, The Prince Edward Island Tem- perance Federation.

THE HOUSING AOCOMODAHON EN CHARLOTTETOWN

Sin-The housing iwcomodatfon in Charlottetown has reached so ser- ious e stage that many people wiehinctoloeetptnmemtyere unable to do so, elmiply beceuee there ls e shortage of houses and apartments. So acute has the sit.- uation become that. in recent months many fit-mines have had to mint rooms in private houses, us- ually obtaining their meals at res- taurants or in boarding houses, In not e few cases persons residing else-where have writtei expressing e desire to come to Charlottetown but. have altered their pitms when told that they could not be com- fortably housed.

As the average tncmme of these families indlvtdualy would ikety ranige from two to three thousand dollars per amiium, most of which money would be spent with our merchants and professional wople, the matter ts one that calls for ac- tion. not. simply by perscns of means who are interested in the community, but by the Brord of Trade as representing the business interests of the City as a whole.

Not. onlv dces the above short- age exist, but I am told that there are many 01d hniises 1:1 the City that. long since should have been condemned as unfit for healthful himnan habitation, Hmilieo living In these houses wou‘d be only t/oo glad to avail themselves 0f better accomodatlon if some were offered.

Notiriflistanding these facts, I understand that few if any plans are being made to bufd residences during the cumin-g Spring and summer months,

A: the returns obtainable from rentals on residential prcpert-‘es is generally admitted to be hkzher than frcm any other safe invest- ment. particularly ronrr swurlttes. it 1s difficult to account for the lock of building enterpwse. unless it be that a feeling exists that building costs today are too hhzh. Such. I IZWYCVC, will nrcve to be the reverse of the ease, for the once of all materials ha: been siabtrzcd bv the Wartime Prim: 11nd Trade Beard at September-October fig-