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What the Farmers Would Like to Know

Why their representatives refuse to assist in protecting the farmers’

ers‘ market? Why manufacturers’ labour should

be protected and farmers’ labour ex- ploited? -

Why the Liberal organ should boost cheap New Zealand butter in competition with Prince Edward Isl- and Disease Free Butter?

Is 1t because there are governor- ships and senatorships in prospect for the betrayal of farmers‘ inter- ests?

Cold Storage Holdings

The cold storage holding figures tell a very interesting story as to the manner in which the recent large importations of New Zealand butter have swamped the Canadian mar- ket, mys the Canadian Dairy and Ice Cream Journal Jan. 1. The lig- ures for 1930, give a total holding oi.’ 13,517,959 lbs. in cold storage. The figures for Feb. 1st give 13,596,622 lbs. That is to say, the imports of New zealand butter during that month were not only sufficient to provide for the total requirements‘ of the Canadian markets for the month, but in addition some must have gone into storage, or if not, then Canadian butterwhich was dis- placed from t market by the 1m- ported article ad to be stored for lack of market. The comparison with the five-year average figure for holdings of creamery at this time of- the year is even more illuminating. Five-year Average at January 1st is‘ given at 16,296,137, andthe five- year average at February 1st is 12,- 296.047,‘thus allowing for an approx- imate consumption of 4,000,000 lbs.- during the month. But comparing the five-year average figure with the figure‘ for February. 1930, we see that there is considerably over 1.- 000,000”lbs. more butter in store this year than on the average. The point therefore arises, if importations are to be continued much longer, the Canadian dairy industry will bc faced with a most critical situation. since the approach of the spring and the consequent resumption of make here may find the markets still glut- ted with imported stuff. It is encour- aging for the farmer and the manu- facturer, who have millions of dollars invested in stock, buildings and equipment, to be driven out of the home market by importation from r. country which takes little trade in return of any real value to Can- ads, is it not?

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“The Bread of Britain”

"The Bread of the British people is at the mercy of foreign manipulat- ors, pools and combines, owing to rc- cent changes abroad and the devel- opment of monopolies," declares Mr. A. 1-1. uurst, u well known grain merchant of New York and London, in his new book entitled "The Bread of Britain."

Mr. Burst declares free trade in groin no longer exists. There has been unjustified interference with the natural laws of interchange, but not by the British government. In the United States the form board O00- mu the export of wheat. 1n Canada u» role n taken by the "Beard of urain Growers" while in the Argen- tine tho entire situation is controlled by t" gigantic international firms. m; joking, the other Bronch-

In Aunts-oils. continues m. Burst. go par cons of the wheat “Port is oontroibd by formers’ pools-

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contlnentaldoors closed’ to it. the eflect is bound to benefit the Brit- ish consumer, but on the other hand to be almost disastrous to British farming," Mr. Hurst says.

A Keen Observer

The full and enlightening review of Canadian and European conditions given by Col. D. A. Maclfiinnon, D. S. 0., on his return from Europe must be greatly appreciated by our readers. Col. MacKinnon is, and always has bem, a keen observer, readily grasping the salient points of a situation and succinctly summing up the probable outcome. His con- clusion is that while Prince Edward lsland is, and most likely will remain in a healthy, prosperous condition due to its mixed farming and gen- cral aggressive agricultural policy, the outlook, for Canada generally, and the west particularly, is not very roseate. The Colonel cites world conditions as the general cause of this, but also ‘suggests that the wheat pools of Western grain grow- ers are in no small measure respon- sible, having evidently bitten of! more than they can chew in their attempt to corner the world wheat market. 1t is a curious coincidence that the President and General manager of

Unitetd ‘Grain Growers, Ltd. should suddenly jump from the helm to the

MacKenzie King Government just t as the crisis approached.

Speedless Egg Laying

Humour can be found, even in so practical and prosaic a matter as an egg-laying contest. Have any Prince Edward Island hens succeeded in making the record described below

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Some householder! who have' been‘ used to milder winters than the pres- ent one, sre surprised to find the stock of furnace coal they had laid

' in already exhausted, or nearly so.

Our small province has a big coal bill to pay yearly, and it grows big- ger us the supply of wood fuel stead- ily falla off. The question is being‘ asked. Are our city coal merchants plentifully stocked with the needed fuel? Importing coal by rail in win- ter from the mines when it has to ome over a. long circuitous route is expensive and liable to be interrupt- ed. And local delivery in snowed-up back yards is also difficult.

Word comes from Ottawa that sev- eral changes are to follow the ap- pointment of the first lady Senator. Hitherto the Speaker of the Senate when speaking to the House addres- sed the company as "Honorable Gen- tlemen." Hereafter he will use the words "Honorable Members." Another feature is that just as Senators’ wiv- es have hitherto enjoyed the privil- ege of seats on the floor of the House at state functions, the husband of a lady who is a Senator will be priv- ileged in the same ‘Nay, and shine as the moon shines, in the reflected splendor of the sun.

Comparative statistics on crime

The latest now available are for the years 1927 and 1928. The figures show decreases in such serious offences a: shooting, stabbing, wounding, man- slaughter and offences against dec- ency. Still an increase is shown in the number of convictions for 1n- dictable oflences, 25,563 against 26,- 693 which may be partlyfiiccountedi for by the growth of population. The, increase in minor oflcnccs which are‘ not indictable was larger. These were. largely made up of offences against

traflic regulations and other miscon-

duct dealt with by summary convic-

tion.

Drunkenness shows a varied record. In 1900 there were 12.215 convictions which rose to 60,975 in 1913, the year before the Great War Began. Con-‘y victions for this offence dropped to 21,026 in 1918 and in 1928 increased| again to 33,224. Here again the' growth of population between 1913 and 1928, a period of 15 years, may be considered. Juvenile offenders charged with major offences are re- ported to have remained at about the same number during the past four years.

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and thus sagely commented upon by thcdvfanchester Guardian?

In the general scramble for past "records" and future resolu- tions do not let us overlook the meritorious performance briefly in- dlcated in a news item: "Seven hens entered in the Surrey Coun- ty Egg-laying Trials did not lay a single egg," Always supposing that the birds were not cocks that had been entered by mistake, this seems a very distinguished and dignified attitude to adopt towards tests of this kind. If there are records to be achieved at one end of the egg- lawying scale, there must be re- cords to be entered at the other —and how can any hen alive lay fewer eggs than none? It is an ob- vious and appropriate protest against the modern scramble for excessive egg speed-really, some people seem to expect a hen to behave like a Lewis gun. Seven hens which simply sat down throughout a whole egg-laying trial and did nothing at all, seven sleep- ers duly entered as prospective champions-this is a long-needed rebuke to a most sinister aspect of the modern speed mania.

Editorial Notes

Two big breweries and a distillery, and several speakeasies, were raided by dry agents in Buffalo in a single day, the seizures made including more than 4,000 gallons of beer mosh. Apparently the brewing indus- try is as active in some sections of the American republic as it was in the old days before prohibition.

The recent successful launching of a million dollar ice-breaker, the "N. B. MacLean," by the Halifax Shipyards is u notable achievement for the Marltimes. The bout. which was built for the Dominion Govern- ment for service in the Hudson Strait is named in honor of Major N. B. Macbean, who some your: ago carried out an investigation of the Hudsonflayroutmltissoldtobe the second largest ice-breaker in tho world, being exceeded in sin only by the "llfkulo seleoninovitch." built a- the Canadian Vickors oomomr for the Russian Governmontsiuring the war and later comics book to Om-

of the five powers is: |

United States .. . 1,349,902 Great Britain .. ... 1,286,303 ‘Japan 853,382 France .................... 681,800 Italy .............-........ 360,479

The Globe says ‘assessment figures for Toronto show that the Anglican communion increased from 170,723 in 1926 t0 184,324 in 1929; United Church, 109.353 in 1920 to 115.576 in 1929; Presbyterian 90.542 in 1926 to 98.631 in 1929; Roman Catholic 59,- 713 in 1926 to 63,771 in 1929. Baptists and communlons of smaller numbers are not enumerated in the statement before us.

The blizzard of Sunday last swept far out on the Atlantic and envel- oped Newfoundland as well as New England andithe Maritime Provinces The wind velocity is variously stat- ed in papers which state it to have been 50 to 60 miles an hour. Such a wide-spread gale with a temperature much below zero has not been ex- perienced in the Maritimes since the memorable Cold Friday of Febru- ary 8, 1861, before referred to in The Guardian.

‘ Sir Richard Squires, Prime Min- ister of Newfoundland has been in Ottawa lately trying to negotiate a trade treaty with Canada. An Otta- wa ‘despatch tells that the Govern- ment asks for preferential tariff treatment from Newfoundland for certain manufactured Canadian pro- ducts. These, it is stated, will be of particular assistance to the Ancient Colony in develo-lng her fishing, mining and agricultural industries.| Premier squires is said to he very desirous to make an agreement. Last year Canada sold to Newfoundland hsndiso valued at 911,713,000 and brought only o2,4Q,000. Of course, as Premier Squires insists the preference must be mutual. It is not likely in sw , our Canadian dairy- men's home market any deeper. but our fisheries are quite another affair.

Lust your 78.087 women's fur coats were mods in Canada, valued at $13.- M7.199 or an average of 8174 each. Fur coats made for men umbercd 5,135 worth $873,511, or a little more than 072.80 each. The women ap- pear to have had much the best of it in the competition for luxurious outer garments for winter wear. But what con u more man expect?

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EATING WHEN WORRIED

I oftcn think that it is a splendid thing for most of us that we have our bodies trained to certain daily habits; eating at certain times, getting to bed at certain hours, and so forth.

That body of yours likes that rou- tine and if you can carry it out reg- ularly it will mean ‘more and better health.‘

However you will rcrnv-"bcr that when you had something on your mind, were excited or worried, that sleep did not come in the regular waypand you tossed perhaps for hours before getting to sleep.

Now just as worries, fears, or other emotions can upset your sleep habit. so likewise can they upset your dig- cstivc habits.

However despite your emotional distrmbancc you sit, down at the re- gular hour and eat your meal.

Perhaps you have little or no ap- petite but from force of habit you cat anyway.

With your mind so “at, your thoughts are far away from food and eating, and yet‘ it is the thought of food that is so stimulating to the digestive juices. These thoughts that bring to your mind the sight, smell, and even taste for food actually stim-

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arrests for drunkenness, an increase‘ of aspercont over the previous your In the city of Bt. John lost year 23b convictions against bootleggers were rdod and in Monoton $6 cues During 1929 the average prison pop ulation in the city of 5t. John win 50 the first and fifteenth of ever)

GOVERNMENT BROADCASTING

Sin-I, as ufiradio fan, would like to know why they are going to cut of! all our local stations and form one big one for the Maritimcs? On Prince Edward Island we have three stations, two in Charlotte- town and one in Summerside. Our two locals put on programs from time to time which are worthy of support, and to keep them on the air they want cooperation. Take for lstance in Charlottetown where a lot of people can't aflord larger sets than a crystal set. They can hear all over Charlottetown, but can't hear any Nova Scotia stations; and if they stick up a government station in New Brunswick the crystal set owner will have to discard it, sell "it, or throw it away. l, Myself, as a radio fan like to tune in on our loc- n1 stations, and I think that if every radio fan should write a letter to the paper giving his or her opinion on the question why we couldn't keep our local stations broadcasting. I, for one, don't care much for a coast to coast hook up. I would like to get a station where we have lectures, old time fiddling, or some lively music. In Charlottetown we get all this and I'm going to tell you it goes real nice. Let me say in closing that the present tax to own and operate a ra- dio is $1.00, and I saw in the paper

ulate the digestive juices in the mouth, stomach, and pancreatic‘ gland. Theystand ‘ready’ in these‘ organs, to take care of the food eaten;

But with an upset mind, a mind‘ with anxious or depressing thoughts, he natural impulses which make these digestive organs pour out their Juices before you oat, arc not sent down 110m the brain, and so the nouth, stomach, and pancreas are not really ready to receive food.

1-lowever from force of nabit you ear. anyway.

What happens?

The saliva or mouth Juice begins to flow but not to the same extent; tho tlzmach digestive juice also begins to tow, and a little latcr the pancreatic nice also.

But they do not flow until some food has actually been taken; they did not have any juices prepared or poured out before hand, as they do "when you want food; when-you are ..ungry. '

What is the point?

"rhat as there are no juices ready,

Jul.‘ mouth, stomach and pancreas .101; being ready because your mind is not on your food, that you should eat small meals when you are upset, even if you eat oftener.

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By FRANK YEIGH

SIR. RICHARD. CART WRIGHT

Q. What is the history of Sir Richard Cartwright?

A. sir Richard Cartwright was an outstanding figure in Canadian public life for a long period, his ten- ure of life dating from 1835 to 1912. He was born at Kingston and in early life was elected to the first Dominion House of Commons after Confederation and became Minister of Finance in the Mackenzie admin- instration from 1873 till 187B. He was the chicf financial spokesman of the Liberal party when in opposition. lie was on several imporiint interna- tional commissions and was called to the Senate in 1904 and later became the government leader therein.

The new air services between Syd- ney and Melbourne, Australia, will reduce the traveling time from 18 hours required by train to four hours.

Japan is seeking a cure for stomach disorders among its people which are believed to have been caused by an over-diet of rice.

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that if the government runs the sta- tions here and there, the tax will be $3.00. I, _for one, will sell my ma- chine rather thnn pay that, and 1 will ask where then will they go their revenue? I am, sir, ctc., RURAL RADIO FAN

A PROHIBITION PROBLEM

Sin-I was today convicted by Mr. George J. Tweedy, Magistrate for Prince Edward Island, of an offence of having liquor illegally in my pos- session. Two itnesses were produc ed against me who swore that my- self and another man came to theii place to get our car taken out of the ditch. That while we were then some liquor was produced and plac ed upon a. table and on a bureau Both these witnesses for the puns" cutlon swore they did not know wh put the liquor on the table or on ti: bureambut that it was either my». or the party who was with me. The, stated that while the liquor was so on the table and bureau shut f sub‘ vested or said to them tn ake a drink out of the bottle which thcyl accordingly did. The party who was with me went on the witness stand , and swore that the liquor was his‘ and that he placed the liquor on ihcl table and on the bureau. Notwith- standing this Mr. Twee<ly~ convicted, me of unlawfully having this liquor in my possession. _

What I would like to inquire Sir is ifit is an offence under the Pru- hibition Act to ask a man to take a drink of liquor out of a bottle be- longing to another man when the other man was present.

1 am Sir, ctc., JAMES MALLAItIJ

PBOIIIBITION OBSERVANCE

Sin-In a recent issue of The Guardian you refer to the fact that there were 80,000 convictions for violations of the Prohibition law in the United States last year. and 250,000 for the last ten years. This is scarcely one quarter of one per- cent of the population of that great nation. When we study their crime record we are forced to believe it is the best observed law in the States. But, sir, suppose we come nearer home-to the sister Province of New Brunswick. 1n the city of st. John, according to statistics in my hands, last year there were 6'11 arrests for drunkenness, an increase “of 1a per cent over the previous year; and in the tcwn of Moncton there were 5021

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“ And yet there are Dcopl: who are eager to have the traffii get its strangulation grip of P. E Island.

Last summer it was my privilege to visit several States of the Union and a umber of towns and cities within these Stotesi On no occasion and in no place did I sec any evid- ence of drink. Your paper has a large circulation on my charge where, 99 per cent of the people are prohib-i ltionfsts, and we do expect u newsQ paper with the status of The Guard- ian to at least show fair play.

I am Sir, ctc., a. s. REYNOLDS