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FRIDAY, DECEMBER l0, 1926

ECONOM V.

-'We note by our Saint John ex- changes than the Mayor of that city has suggested that a cut of twenty per cent. be made in the appropriations of each of the city's departments for the ensuing year. ‘We note, also. that the suggestion is highly approved by tho press of the city which, no doubi, represents the sane opinion of tho city.

We do not. of course. know how the suggestion shall ‘be taken by the ward representatives, the ward healers-h there he such in that city. in any case we may assume that, publicly at least, the Mayor's suggestion will be heartily approv- ed. but there are others u/hoso in- terests lie elscwhcrc-dliut is, it Saint John is like other cities and like gprovinccs and like the Domiti- ion ot‘ Canada as a whole.

Everyone. especially everyone iu, i

public life, is preaching and pro- mising economy. and, unfortunate- ly, few are practicing it — except those who pay the bills. The ward politician in the city—and we do not mean Saint John aiono-wvants votes in onler to become the dis»

tation of being the best school o! navigation in Eastern Canada. it is maintained by the Navy League of Canada. and offers free tuition to all Canadians desiring such a course. _-ln past years; students from‘ other parts of the Iiomlnlon as well as noun this lprovince have been in attendance and there are quite a number of master rmriners and mates now sailing the high seas who "have received thcir in- struction and their certificates from this school.

Captaln Allenhy. l. ., an officer of the Imperial Navy is again in charge oi the school. llis long ex- perience in the world's greatest navy, his excellent education and his faculty of imparting knowledge as well as his personal friendli- ness and ldndness assure all intend- ing students that they shall have every possible opportunity to a0- quiro a thorough knowledge oi‘ this great iprofession.

We trust that our Prince Edward island sailors who have climbed part way ~up touuastcrship will take advantage of this term to com- plete their climbing. There is room for well-informed and quail»

pcnser of benefits for the particular ward he represents. ‘To more votes than his opponent. must promise more than his oppon- ent. lf elected he must iullli his promise. particularly if he hopes to continue in oiiice and he insists upon the council building a new street, sidewalk, bridge or settini; up a new light, whether it is needed or not-just to show ‘his constitu-

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council.

Similarly in provincial and fed- eral lmatters. Representatives are elected on the strength of pro-elec- tion promises to provide public works, emoluments, oilices ior their constituencies. ‘While not all or. gven a, majority of such pie-election promises are implemented. yet every ‘bay and river and shoreiront in the dominion is practically lined with the wrecks oi‘ wharves, break- viatiers. ferries and What n01. lmili to sattisfy clamorous electors or to bribe constituencies. ‘T hero arc railways, elevators, public build- ings ecattcrcd all over Canada which should never have beenbuilt and which had never been needed except for the sole purpose of dc- monstrating tho ability and intflu- euce of some representative or the public spirit of e. political Bil-TW-

Those lbribos vto constitucnclcsare

yearly costing the taxpayer-s 1110-,

lions of money, wru-fltf out v! tbs hard-earned revenues of the 119°13'10- Bocarusc of these expenditures the cost oi living is increasing your after ycar, while the men who 3Y0 preaching economy are themselves the vvictims of‘ the extravagance of those who elected them.

1s it not time that something other than the ambition of a repre- sentative or the clamoring .01’ I1 c011" stitueucy, determine ‘the wisdom or the trnwisdom of expenditure of sectional public works. Would it not be in the interests of the whole country that parliament. federal or provincial or lltliniclpal, should. through a special committee. rath- er than through a representative on a particular section 0t the coun- try, determine the necessity of ex- penditure of this kind, thus reliev- ing the direct representative oi any responsibility or any credit for the work.

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NAVIGATION SCHOOL-l

As announced elsewhere in this m‘... the ‘Prince Edward ilslaud School of Navigation opens on the 8rd day of January in the Navy

‘bungee Building, Gimrlmotown.

This school has been in operation dor several years and is equipped with all the appliances and instru- ments necessary to give a thorough training‘ in tteammelrlp and naviga- tim. Theory and practice arecom- Mood in such a way as 1o give bhouoogh practical experience in alibrlaoltes of eaamsnehip.

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tied master mariners and mates and this is an opportunity that should not be missed. Charlotte iwwn always holds out welcoming hands to students and we ieelsure ,the sailor students will find ii ipleasant as well as profitable tr Depend a term in the Prince Edward Island School of Nmvigaiton.

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A HOLD-U F.

That the Hudson's Bay ltuilwa; and its prospective route to En-t. loud is nothing more nor less that a hold-up, u-as very clearly, thougt unwittingly, demonstrated by flit Mayor of Winnipeg in a speech re- cently delivered before the Cana- _di1u1 Club in Montreal. Extrava- igantly exmtiatiug on the tort-lit fields along the proposed route and the abundant food for man and beast which’ these unexplored laud: promised mo add to the resources of Canada, Mayor Webb iutiorniec his audience that the present Gov- ernment was committed to tht‘ lscheme and it must ho built. His laxmounccment was little short oi an ultimatum. The road and the whole project must be gone on with or out goes the King Govern- ment. The ‘King Government has 'vcry pronounced objections to go ing out; a-s has ‘been vcry clearly evidenced ititho uotdisiaht past and "the Hudson's fBay Railway ‘be- ing one of the alternatives, the other going out. it may safely -be assumed that the ILILR. will be 'built.

Government engineer's report on thc feasibility of this routo have ‘been very unfavorable; in fact, the whole project ilas been called folly by men who knew what they were talkirtg about. But, in order t0 secure rthe support oi the ‘West. the iKi-ng Government committed itself to the project and the work will be undertaken. The probabil- ity is that it will never lbe complet- ed, but enough o! it will be com- pleted u cost Canada Probably a hundred million dollars or more. which the taxpayers will be obliged to pay and which will be a useless expenditure. inst to gratify aud to secure the support of ‘Lbe West.

One of the disintegrating forces now in operation in Canada =1! present is this assumed and 4:011- cerrted dominance of certain sec- tions. The ‘Western DNWPWB- bl’ undting their forces, are in a posi- tion to compel the Government to do their biddinz no matter at what cost to ‘the country IM- T01‘ party purposes, they received the support of certain people ht other provinces.

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Notos by__the Way

Motor our owners in Ontario are getting quick result from Premier Ferguson's election victory In the way of . ' " license fees. He had pl‘ ‘ a reduction of $5 in the yearly license on passenger curs which are issued at New Years. This reduction will apply to some 910,000 cars, which ‘in the aggre- gate makes a very substantial sum.

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Press opinion: about the imperial Conference run alone two different lines. That which has so far re- ceived the most support is that no material change has been made be- yond defining more clearly certain principles of ‘in-terlmperial rela- tions which were before admitted to exist. I The Manitoba Free Press. however, holds that the Conference has placed tho Empire on a radi- cally altered basis which assugcs the Dominion "the absolute indepen- dence of sovereign. ‘States. And the Free Press approves and welcomes that result.

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The official report of the Confer- ence has not yet been published} All that is known is from the press reports. The Canadian Parliament and other Parliaments when the) come to consider and approve or rc- joct what was agreed upon in Lon- don will have the full ofllcial record of "the Conference before them. More and more it looks as if what the Conference agreed to was the result of a. compromise of the rue unsure of which much hus yet :0 be learned.

There are two irreconcilable IIGWS as to what the Conference :lld. lVhat was igreatly- feared by many and would be {reutly deplor- ed is a result such as the Free Press approves and welcomes. What action the several Dominion Parliaments will take upon the findings oi the Conference remains to be seen. One can conceive that there may be sharp conflicts of apinlon thereon ‘in several if not til the Dominion illarlialnentsand that the majority in one Parliament may not agree with the majority in mother Parliament. In fact this ieems tn be almost inevitable and ikely to lend ‘to further contusion tnd‘ disturbance of such Imperial tnity, as has hitherto happily pro- vailed.

For Canadian: who are interest- d the centre of interest in such natztcrs has now shifted from Lon- ‘ou to Ottawa. The Canadiantl-‘iar- ‘ameut is the first to meet since he Conference ended and Canada ielng the oldest and largest of the lorninions will be expected to speak lrst in regard to what was done in ‘tier ‘lnlhalf in London. Pronnior King. wo are led to believe, has re lrrned well pleased and exultlmt. Home affairs oi immediate urgency vill, however, occupy tho attention if cm- Parliament until after the ‘ihrlstmas adjournment. The over- ‘tang of urgent business left by the sudden dissolution last summer was very large.

The Duncan report. a centre of Maritime interest, is expected to reocivo mention in tho Speed] from the ‘Ilhrono with some intima- tion of Government notion thereon. Beyond that all is conjecture. Tho length of the holiday adjournment Es yet uncertain and equally so is the order in which the Governlneni may choose to bring before Parlia- ment. the many vital questions which await legislative action. That order is entirely a, mamm- {01- Gov. ernmcntel decision and action which the Opposltion is quite pow- erless to change."

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LlnntflBuu-JIA 1 YOUR Arrzrrrz.

Perhlilifl You have wondered why Your appetite is not good. Km are at a loss to understand it bouquet; you select your food carefully, qua 9M 0111? the foods that agree with you. Also you have been careful '10 Shroud Your meals some" hours apart. so that you felt that your Hyfltem was in ireed of food ‘by 1hr; time the rlncal hour arrived. Now. you don't "hear so much about can". ies any more, although they are really important» hill You do hear about vitamins and our acentlgts are now telling us that one of those vitamins has a lot to do with arousing your appetite.

As you know. there is the vita- min A, int soluble, found in (gggg, rats of intortlai organs. in cod liv. ers and milk. This is needed for Kmwtit and development.

Thou ‘there is ‘vittrtnin C. found in omit-fies, lemons, green vege. tables, tomatoes. spinach and lot. tuce, eggs and milk. This prevents; scurvy. However, it is vitamin ,8, found in seeds. green plantain-nits. potatoes, cabbage. spinach, earl-ms, that these research men tell us has much to do witit giving you that hungry feeling. Why?

Well; loss of appetite is due to a great extent to lack of motion - the part oi’ the stomach. '11s walls are made of muscle, as you know, anti if this muscle lacks tone it doesn't churn the food around well, and thmw it out of the stomach in- to the intestine.

These scientists admit that any rundown condition of the bodyhmtl of the whole muscular system would also cause a. lack of tone in the muscle vwllls oi‘ the stomach, and loss of appetite. . However, in advanced cases nt‘ deficiency‘ in vitamin I1. with loss of appetite and nenvous muscular symptoms. there ‘was a rapid im- provement in the muscular tone of tho stomach by giving the foods containing Vlbflllllll B.

Now this business oi counting the calories, or oi figuring out whether or not you are gcttiitg suf- ficient rvitwntins with your ioothcan cause you so much thought and anxiety that you can really get more harm than good from it. However, if you are wutchingthe other points mentioned and there is still a lack oi appetite, it might be well to increase your intake of vitamins. Really an increase H1 vegetables and fruits with perhaps kidney and liver. _ l

However, most of us ‘would 0e wise to use an all round diet daily.

The Public Forum

This column ls open for tho discussion b‘ eonupflldsuta o! inaction 0 Charlottetown not necessarily undone the op- inion of correspondents.

SCHOOL HOURS _....__

Sir,-— I thoroughly agree with‘ your two ume-spoudents ot Thurs- day as to the changes of school‘ hours. 1n the shortened daylight o! winter it is‘ t0 ilflictically rob our children of the play hours they s0 much need, a deprivation which bc- comeg the greater if the claim of weaker health i5 valid. in such a case outdoor exercises is needed more than ever. The proposal to break into those play houns to the point of ruin, will find no friend- ship with the boys, and very few from parents. A half hour in the morning, and an hour and a half before supper gives no time to play. when thus divided. nnd destroys outdoor opportunity for healthy cx- ercise. ‘

As for uncleaned paths. most boys. and many girls enjoy a spell of ploughing through banks oi snow. 0f itself it is often healthy exercise. Many; indeed. in poor health, gain strength by exposure to out door severe weather. The cast- of the primary classes diiiera. of cvurscmnd the small tots, should be separately dealt with. This should be n very easy task. Their curriculum is shorter, their little minds can not be beneflttcd by too much cramming; to make the houns in all primary departments from half past nine to twelve, or, better still from ten to half past livelvfl. during (he severe winter swaths. would amply meet the case. And with the question 0i health in view. it s; doubtful n any- llllllg would be lost by making the advanced class hours from nine :0 one. until, say the first of March. l" ‘my case I protest on my owh, “nil m!‘ children's behalf, against [his cutting out of our children's Dlay hours. when so much needed.

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DAILY LESSONS

IN ENGLISH

By W. L. Gordon n+0.“

WORDS OFTEN ZWLSU-SHIJ: illotft; say "let he who is guilty stpwk." Say "let him." OIWliElN-MISPRDNOUNCDI): .fld- ehlity. Pronounce the first i as in . t‘. OFTEN IMJISSBELIIJED: contempt; note the apt. KSYNONYNIS: encourage, cheer. buoy, animate, inspire. inspirit. woman srtrbv; “Use e. word tthree tiiztnes and it is yours." tLet us increase our vocabulary -by nmstler- img one vrord each day. Today's

CI-Rabies- Winter ' Unusual ‘

..._-.-. . (W. L. COTTON)

Man's warmest. liveliest and most faithful friend is just now ‘in a state of trouble. "Oabined. crib. ‘bed. confined," ‘bound into doubts

denied the use of his favorite haunts on the streets and in the baclc yards where bones are found. the 698B of our town and country w! e11 Blike discousolatl and wretched. And the worst of it is they don't iknow- the reason why they have been bereft ot’ their liberty and trbated as if they were dangerous enemies. If they were aware that their own lives and the lives of their best friends were endangered by “rabies," and that

mad, if they were allowed their liberty as usual they would oi‘ course be reconciled, to some ex- tent to their lot. But kept in ig- norance, as well as in prison, and not knowing when they will get out again, they are in a really piti- ful condition. \

Men and women with their larg- er knowledge think that the civic and provincial authorities have act- etl rightly as wall as promptly in view of the danger that threatens both dogs audhipeds. Some per- sons find fault with the order to "tie up" and " uzzle" at the same time. They argue thnt if the dogs be tied they needn't he muz- zleti; and if muzzle-d they might ho allowed to go out to the streets. Others contend that "its butter u. be sure than sorry" and justify the authorities in all that they have or- dered and done. “Safe bind. suio find is a proverb ever good to thrifty mind."

Certainly the rabies are not to be trlfied with by either dogs or men. iln dogs the disease may be 0i spontaneous development. though it is unusual in the months and weeks just before Christmas. Generally it appears in the midst oi summer. Then it is that dost-H usually g0 mad and bite. in manu, the disease is, according: to tin-I authorities “in every instance the result of the inoculation of the virus contained in the secretions of the mouth of the affected anim- al into e. wound or abrasion of the skin or mucous membrane," and in the great majority of cases <90 ‘per cent) this is due to the bite cf n. rabid dog. But the bites oi rabid cats. wolves. foxes. jackais. etc, are, occasionally. the means o-f conveying the disease. There is no evidence, it is said, that tho poison can be introduced into the system without an abrasion on the surface.

Gross errors are. it is also stated prevalent with regard to the signs of madness in the dog. ii a dot! be seen in the street in a fit, some person at once offers u conjecture that perhaps it may be mud; the next person has no doubt of it, and so the news goes out and the fate

Daily’ Selections FOR Guardian Readers 1

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December 10, i926

autos/r an GOD-Mlle not. airaid nor dismayed . . . for tho battle is not yours, but GOtPs." 2 Citron. 20:15. i

PRAYER-Helm us. liflrd, to riisilli unafraid, because we trust Thee. 1| THE 0UTOOM£

Onco to ovary man and nation armies tho tmomcut to de- aide-

‘ln the strife of Truth with False- hood-for the good or crvll slide:

Some areal. cause-Card's new lilies- siah-offening ouch the bloom or ibllght,

Parts the goalie upon the loft ltllmll. and the sheep upon the right-

Anti tho choice lgocs ‘by forever ‘twixt. that darkness and that light!

. llust thou chosen. 0 my people; on . party thou shalt stand. Ere the ooom nrom its worn san- dals shakes the dust algalinst

word: mBltiI-PTLY; suddenly; tut- ceremoltlousiy. "The lady tumcd

‘abruptly to the speaker." ’ COUNTESS BALM TO RETURN

PALM BEACH, Fla, Dec. 8.- This winter playground will wcl- come among its curly arrivals Cmmlefie Saint von lloogstraotcn and her little two-yoar-old son Pct-

er. .

The former Millicent Rogers has leased tho palatial Harry Caryl I-laskins residence on El Ilruvol Way. Caretakers say the home ‘has been ordered ready for occu- paucy about December 15.

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Though the cause of Evil prosper“ ‘yet '-tis _ Truth alone is strong; l

And, albeit she wander outcast; now, I soc around hor tlhrong‘

Troops of boantiiitll. tall angels. to onshicld her from ull wrung.

Careless seems the Great illlvonzor: Ministry's pages but record

Ono death-grapple in tho darkness, itwlgt uld Sysicnrs and the World- ‘

Truth forever on tho ‘scaffold. Wrong forever on the throne! Yet, that Scaffold; sways the Fut- ure; and, behind the dim Un-

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Standctlt GOD utitihinr lthe shadows. KEEPHNG WATCH ABOVE l-fiS OWN!

—dames Russell iLoweii.

There have been intimation: of e. desire in the ministerial ranks to make two sessions, of which the period before Christmas should count as one, with rtwo full session- al indemnitics. IIOII.‘ Mr. Robb, who ‘has-been acting Premier dun ing, Mr. King's absence, is said to have ‘vetoed the proposed double indemnity, but conceded a_ payment pf members’ expenses in goilnl home and returning to Ottawaf As they were already iiree by statute from the ilvouhle of buying tickets, Mr. Robin's timely relief rfmm the

doubt prevent any needless suflep lug in their long ‘journles from the capital totlheir ‘homes and back again.

Increased Capacity At Halifax Elevator (Canada-Tran) OTTAIWIA Dec. 0- Increased

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ubeen decided on. sectional dominance and the so mm, Mum" qt Trade and Oom- mores announced touilglht that] all additional conveyer ga ory 0 ‘"91! lillrglwlmd- 111 ‘be mew-ism under construction forthwith

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