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‘Still Unexplained i-Ilii

Our contemporary states that bids for the Lea Government's half-million. dollar bond bor- rowing were "received from five financial houses, of which a number were represented locally."

This statement enhances the mystery sur- rounding the transaction. There was no calling of tenders in the regular way. W110 then were the favoured firms from whom bids were re- ceived, and how was contact established with these bond houses? \Vas i} through the Treas- ury Board, the Secretary Treasurer, or an un- official go-betwcen? “lhat was the amount of the individual bids? \Vho \vere the “local rcp- resentativcs” of the firms given opportunity to tender, to the exclusion of all the other bond dealers of the Province? As taxpayers, were they not all entitled to the same consideration?

Another explanation is due as to the pur- pose of this mysterious bond issue. When was it floated, and why was the issue not publicly adwrcrtiscd for the benefit of intending invest- ors in this Province?

The Auto Speed Menace

Prince Edward Island is not the only Pro- vince in which strong protest is being made against the speed mania on public highways. In British Columbia, 11p to September 3o this year, sixty-five lives were taken in motor traffic ac- cidents and the Vancouver Province declares: “We are killing people on our roads in a tragic ratio of increase out of all proportion to our increased use of the roads." \Vhile motor ve- hiclcs increased by 6 per cent. in British Colum- bia over last year, the death toll from motor accidents jumped 29 pcr cent. It would be int- eresting to get the figures for all Canada on this point. “There seems,” says the Prowinrc, “to be little reason to suppose that we can improve (by reducing them) our motor fatality figures by improving our roads. The experience of our neighbors south is all and lamentably in the contrary direction. They are everywhere im- proving their already excellent road systms in the United States, and they are almost every- where reporting a rise of the death rate on the roads. They killed~more than 33,000 persons, in and by motor vehicles, in the United States last year, an increase of about 4000 in the num- ber killed the year before. This was at the high rate of 26 persons per 100.0% of the popu- lation, and was the highest death rate from this cause ever recorded in the United States.”

Discussing the statistics and their lesson. the Nation (New York) makes no doubt that the real cause of this high death rate is speed. It is not, it seems, in the crowded cities and their vicinity, that the greatest risk on the roads exists. It is on the lonely stretches oi the high- ways, where settlements are few and far he- tween and xvhcre population is sparse. The death rate On the roads of Nevada, the most thinly-settled state in the Union, was 46 per 100,000 of the population, as compared with the national rate of 26 per 100,000. The greater the opportunity and the ‘temptation of speed, the greater, apparently, the toll oi death. The Nation cites, as a telling argument here, the fact that Rhode Island, with a rigidly-enforced maximum motor car speed limit of forty-five miles an hour, has the lowest motor accident rate in the entire country.

Another Volte Face

.. Under the heading “KING To Defend BENNETT Laws" the Financial Post (Independ- ent Liberal). publishes the‘ following‘ from its Qttawa correspondent :

“The first broadside in what will prove to 1e a long constitutional engagement between the Dominion and the provinces will be fired when the Supreme Court of Canada opens the hear- ings on the BENNETT New Deal legislation on fimuary 15.

"‘It is plainly evident at Ottawa that the KING government will defend every one of the BENNETT New Deal statutes tooth and 11ail, and will seek to enlarge the jurisdiction oi parlia- ment to the greatest possible extent through ,'e_'ourt decisions——bciore pressing forward nego- tiations with the provinces.

“The Liberal party, in opposition, attacked Jliese New Deal laws, opposed them vigorously and persistently. In oliice, however. the politi- cal aspect of the New Deal has disappeared and the government is out to obtain from the Supreme Court judgments as favorable to Do- priiiioi] jurisdiction under the B. N, A. Act as possible." '

The Department of Justice is co-operating with l-Ion. N. W. RowELL,‘K.C., chief counsel

or the Dominion, in preparing “the best pos- kible defense" oi the statutes, The job of chal- idcnging the statutes will fall exclusively upon _,1hc provinces. “In effect, therefore," says the

dPosl correspondent, “the K1110 government will

rhppear in the role of defender of the BENNETT igovernment legislation.” p >1 Perhaps, in the _circumstances, 1t would be

fbetter to engage Mr. BENNETT as counsel.

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Editorial Notes

New Brunswick now wants beer and hotels. ill ¥ ill

Where Britain leads other: must follow .or the consequencas. a“

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'A little theatre iorvnativli: talent deserves ragemen;

finhwgiliare promised: Royal Commission, to

, fie truck anti bu» competition with rail- m. $implcst way would be to give railway . ,,.

here permission to run auto trucks and buses twice daily from llliifiv t; Dicember.

It is beginning to feel as well aslook lfiie

Christmas-tide. i ilt i X

The curves in St. Peter’s Road have been pretty well straightened out, preparatory to hard surfacing as soon 211th; 512w flies.

“Giving ¢0mfort to the enemy” was a ser- ious oflence during the war, yet the KING Gov- ernment is publicly doirgg so today.

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Reference in these columns yesterday to a Nova Scotia bond issue of $400,000 should have read u$1fixxlooops

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Royal mourning, for the death of Princess VICTORIA, means the postponement of major oflicial functions, but does not interfere with the ordinary social engagements.

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Catch a live codfish, stroke him gently down the back and he will grunt in appreciation. As this is a fact vouched for by the Biological Board of Canada, it will be useless for the doubters of fish stories to say that this is a “cod." as e11 5K y

It is a curious commentary on the ways of men of business to learn that Mr. josizrn BULOVA was so busy directing the output of BULOVA watches that he had not time to make his will. I-lis nephew has had to apply to the courts for authorizagonakto sedminister his estate.

Montreal and Ontario have combined to ‘oppose the Maritimes application for reduction of Maritime freight rates under the Duncan Commission. They have succeeded in getting the sitting at Ottawa delayed till Dec. 12, al- though they asked for six weeks which would have been practically ‘the end of the shipping season. 9i‘. 9K 9K

Canadian corporations paid dividends of $159,543,235 in the first eleven months of 1935, against $148,991,849 in the corresponding months of 1934. and $118,763,243 in similar months of 1933, IE. A. PIERCE 81 Co. report. Dis- tributions in November are reported at $3,588,- 424, against $4,547,471 in November. 1934, and $3,603,227 in November, 1933. The decrease was due to changes in dates and omission of bonuses by mining companies.

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Dr. CHARLES H_ BEsT, the co-discoverer oi insulin. has returned from a. visit to Russia and in an address to the Optimist Club, Toronto, as- serted that the class system is being built up in Russia and it is apparent the Soviet experiment in pure Communism has failed to a large degree. Some Russians have motor cars and summer homes and salaries arc by no means on the same level, he said. In science, Dr. BEsT said,, Russia is spending more money than any other country in the world.

This is apropos of nothing, but it just happens to be nc\vs_ jonN POWER of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police probably dc- scrves the title of world's champion long-dis- tancc liquor-taster. Testifying against 101m Bfzvrs, whom he arrested after an automobile chase at forty miles an hour through the streets of Ilalifax, N. 8., the “Mountic" said: “Bizvis stuck his left hand out of the car and poured out a brown substance. I had my head out of the side of our car, fifteen yards behind, and I tasted it. It was rum.”

‘I i l! The melancholy Dane said to OPIIELXA, “Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape calumny.” But what would the unlucky Prince have said if he knew that there are at least two kinds of hot ice? Professor Psncv BRIDGMAN at Harvard has discovered two new ice varieties, making seven all told. What is the average man to think of these dis- coveries, upsetting all his preconceived notions with hot ice, heavy water, liquid air, iind mag- netic fields that play tag with the needle. Science will keep it up, alas, until one day the little children sing, “Violets are red, roses are blue, Sugar is acid, but never You." 1

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Evidently the LEA Government is drawing a measure oi comfort from the report of the U. S. A. Public Health Service which showed an increase in alcoholic death rate in‘ the five dry States in 1934. Deaths in Alabama in- creased irom 4o to 51; Georgia, 5o to 76; Kan- sas, 17 to 25; Oklahoma, 33 to 56; and Texas, which was then dry, from 8o to 107. Mississip- pi's alcohol deaths remained at 21. New York's death rate dropped sharply during the first full year after repeal, which became effective in December, 1933. There were 635 such deaths in 1933 and 564 last year. ’ Q 3K it Senator Mvnruv, who has recently gone to “his long home,” was one of the greatest par- liamentary controversialists of his day and gen- eration. He was a Liberal individualist of the Jomv BRIGHT school, but not by any means the dove-of-peace type. While Postmaster Gen- eral he had a famous controversy with the Toronto Globe, and never forgave thatjournal for its criticisms. In 1917 he seriously contem- plated organizing a new Liberal morning daily in Toronto, and had estimates prepared which he submitted to Mr. HARTLEY DUAIT, KC, then Ontario Liberal Leader, and Sir Wmrnm LAURIER. Nothing‘ came of it, however, as at the time Sir Wrcmo told him _he could not ae- cure the necessary financial backing. It was about that time, too, that he had a bitter con- troversy with the Rt. Hon. NEwTon Wasmr RoWILL, which led to one oi the bittereat speeches ever made in the House of ‘ Commons when he referred to "that delectable trinity,” naming Nrwron Wzsczv Rowena, J0me Wzsnav Anuson and losses Wsauzv FLA- VELLE. In recent years he did no see eye to eye

with Mr, MACKENZIE K1110 an wrote a. fam- ous letter to a friend in Toronto castigating hi: leader in the most unmerciful manner for llil alleged treatment of Lord BYNG. His biography. if ever published, will beone of the most pimgent in‘ Canada’; political history. ~

Notes By The Way

Dllolpllnc of all eorlfln unpoplllt in these days. and constraint 1| anathema. The individual demands to be bald rwnonstblo to hll obn- sclence alone. and having secured

conscience so much overwork thlt 1t becomes incapable of perform- lng its function. That than is ul- reudy a. reaction from this tend- ency 1s evident enough from the behaviour ofthe peoples of the authoritarian states such u Ger- many, Italy and Russia, who are now accepting with apparent. will- ingness the duty of obedience to an authority in the creation o! which they themselves lmve~ no sham. This 1s obviously not the behaviour of a people capable and worthy of self-government. The successful functioning of demo 5c; depends upon a. combination of in- telligence ln the devising of law and the administration of order, with obedience to the law thus devised and respect for the order thus constituted. It makes large demands upon the character and intellect of the nation, but 1n the past we have always been omfidiznt that the nations of the British Em- pire were capable of meeting these demands-Amt. .

Two lddy employees of the ‘Al-

berta. Social Credit government have been dismissed by order of Premier Aberhart because they drove to and from their work in automobiles. If it 1s neousary for a government to cut otI heads in order to gratify hungry office seek- ers perhaps after all a start ‘might be made with ofllctals who can af- ford to travel in automobiles.—Ex.

Brull, the largest of the South Amfilean republics, is 1n the throes of a formidable rebellion and the Government ls pressing all its troops. warships and airplanes 1n- to action in the hope of restoriri peuoe. Perhaps the Brazilian rebels erupted at this time just to show Europe and Asia that the New World can stage disorder as well as the Old.

In l. year when rust Ill-S s0 ud- versely affecled ouVWestem wheat. crop, the announcement of Major- General G. L. McNaughton, presi- dent, of the nations? research coun- cll, that the battle against this crop menace 1s a‘l but won, 1s most reassuring. The general predicted late last week that Jlust-reslsttng wheat. seed would be available for distribution among Canadian farm- ers by 1937. This will mark the close of a war against plant disease which has been in progress since 1925. The chairman said that the Dominion deparimsnt of agricul- ture, along with the Research coun- cifs astociute committee on plant disease and other agencies, has suc- ceeded in a co-operutlve effort, in developing three or four varieties .01 wheat. which resist black stern rust. This ls thedtsease that has done an estimated damage o.’ $100,- 000,000 .t.h1.s year. Tests are being made to determine the variety of

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THE EARLY TREATMENT OF THE COMMON COLD

A funny picture some months e110 showed two rlru: clerks surrounded with all kinda of remedies yet one clerk was saying to the other, "1 wonder what it. was that grandma used to recommend for a cold."

I believe this gives some idea of the hundreds of treatments used in treating or preventing a cold be- cause everybody seems to work out a remedy of his own.

Now the fact that a "cold~1s com- ing on” 1s ‘usually known and the name "cold" 1s correct because for some reason the body has become chilled. And when the body becomes chilled the llttle organisms that cause the cold become stronger be- cause the cold or chilllng takes some of the fighting power out o! the lit- tle white corpuscles of the, blood whose work 1s to fight of! the effects of cold or other harmful organisms. Cold thus weakens the defensive forces of the body.

rust-resisting wheat wlth- the best protein content and the best bak- ing qualities. The announcement of the names of individuals who have assisted in developing the wheat awaits the completion of the tests now under way.-Ex.

In North China Uhe Japanese are evidently determined to take no chances. Apparently the Chin- ese were taking steps quietly to re- move rolling stock that might be required to curry Japanese rein- forcements up to Pelping. The Jap- anese, however, are not to be balk- ed thus, so they have seized the depot. and assured themelves of whatever they may need. ‘The whole was clone in the guise of a “mll- ltary exercise.” Thus are appear- ances kept upP-Bc.

When a Chicago motorcycle pol- iceman stopped a woman driver for going at. 45 miles an hour, she call- ed him “You earthly satun." other fast motor-tats may feel that it serv- ed the oflloer right for objecting to such an ordinary speed on a city street.

A vvur-lmpoverlulied world has been weighing the price of peace this week.‘ Only 1n Rome, one wouldsunnfse, are people asking what. thg price of war may be. In Perle, London, Washington, Geneva and 1n Little Rock, Arkancus, as well as in Wall Street, New York, 1n fact, the world over, persons with tangible interests in events are asking: "What will we be expected to pay (or peace?" For in the League of Nation's decision to apply sanc- tions against Italy, and 1n the

neutrality program of the United States, 1e something new under the sun of those who have looked on other people's wars as perfectly leg- itimate, 1f not heaven-sent, busin- ess opportunities. Sanctions and neutrality depend 0n wll" guess to forgo the profits of war. The sac- rifice of war trade 1a the unallest price that may have to be paid for peuoe.—Chr1.stlun Science Monitor.

Tho conclusion cannot b‘ evaded. In certain circumstances pressure can be of the highest. value. In this cue 1t would 1n the end shelter Italy's tottering financial system. But tf Signor Mussolini ll resolved 11o strike his blow deter- red by the public condemnation: of tho would he will certainly not be

1m trad; may be restricted durtul tho few weeks necessary for even:- lng Mon. The lntnutlona o1 the Covenant-for whlebfncording to

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Now there may be all kinds of helpful remedies known to you, yet your common sense tells you that 1f cold 1s weakening or has weaken- ed your resistance to the organisms causing cold then heat should be the best/method of warming up your white corpuscles and other body defences in‘ order to fight the cold organisms. ' '

Thus the idea of increasing the heat of the body so that a "good sweat" ls produced 1s based on sound judgment.

Just how you bring on this heat.- lng of the body rests with yourself. The old fashioned hot foot-bath for twenty minutes is excellent because the feet are farthest away from the heart; and likely to be the coldest.

J-Ieatlng the large bloodvessels at

the "end of the line" 1s therefore very helpful. ~

A hot drink of any kind increases body. heat. A hot lemonade is bene- ficial also because it ulkalanlzes the blood and tissues.

Warm coverlngs- blankets or quilts-after the hot foot-bath and hot. drink complete the "heat." treatment. _

FROM FORBIDDING MOURNING"

"A VALEDICTION

Dull sublunary lovers‘ loves- Whose soul is sense-cannot admit Of absence, ’cuuse 1t. doth remove The thing which elementerl 1t.

But we by a lovc so fur refined,

That ourselves know not what it 15.

Inter-assured of the mind,

Cure less eyes, lips and hands to miss.

Our two souls therefore, which are 011

Though I must go, endure 11ot yet.

A breach, but. an expansion,

Like gold 1o airy thinness beat.

If they be two, they are iovo so As stiff twin compasses are two; Thy soul, the fixed foot, makes no

show To move, but. doth, lf th‘ other do»

And though 1t 1n the centre sit,

Yet, when the other far doth roam,

It. leans. and hearkcns after 1t,

And grows erect as that comes home.

Such wilt thou be to me, who must, Like th‘ other foot. obliquely run;

'I‘hy firmness makes my circle Just, And makes me end where I begun.

. —'John Donne (1573-1631)

An Old Error

(Winnipeg Free Press)

A curious misconception of the Canadian governor-generals func- tion cropped up in American papers during discussion o1 the tariff agreement. They lnformlsd their readers that Lord Tweed!- mulr was "protecting British 1n- terests," particularly with a view to seeing that Canada and the United States came to no agree- ment to keep wheat off the max- ket and hold up prices. ~

This ldea. apparently originated in broadcasts by "new; commen- tators." It was picked up and printed as authentic information by at least two excellent American papers, the New York Times and the Baltimore Bun, and no doubt by others. The fact is, of course, that Lord Tweedsmulr 1s 1n no sense the-agent of the British Government at Ottawa, and 1a not time to "protect British tutor- ests." 10rd Tweedxmulr represents tho-King and 1s the ceremonial head of the Canadian nation. The, agent of the British Government

i‘ at Ottawa. is Sir Panels Illoud.

the hightoommlasloner, who has a quest-diplomatic status and whose Job 1t would be to keep his eye on nelproclty negotiations and their effect on British trade. '

The British constitution 1s cer- tainly e little mystical 1n some of ts and outsiders may be excused for missing the finer potato. But 1t lo always nettllng to Canadians f tn