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55-00 per year (in advance] mulled to Canada and 11.8. Members Audit Bureau of Circulation:

“The Strongest Memory is Weaker than the "Takes! Ink."

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SATURDAY, JANUARY, 6, 1940.

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British Cabinet Changes

'.l‘oday's despatchcs report a shake-up in the British Cabinet due to the retirement of War Secretary llore-llclisha and Lord i\lac.\lill:ui, lllinistur of Information. Differences of opin- ion between Mr. llore-llclislta and Lord ljort, Commander-in-Chief of the _ British lixlwdi- tioilary Force, are said t0 have arisen; but the retiring War Secretary, who is succeeded by Mr. flliver Stanley, makes it clear that there are no differences of [wlicy between himself and the Prime Minister. It may be taken for granted that the aim of the Government-that of winning the war against Nazi (jcrman_\'—— will be [iursucd with tmshztlceu determination and unziuiitious cooperation and support.

lt is interesting to note that the new President of the Board of 'l‘rade——a non-cabinet post but one of considerable importance in the British il’arlizunent-—-is Sir Andrew Rae Duncan, who in 1926 headed the Commission on Maritime Claims which held sittings in this Province, and from which wc obtained substantial benefits iu the way 0f subsidy’ increase and freight rate reductions. The ability shown by 5ir Andrew on that occasion, his grasp of every (letail as- sociated with the cases presented by the three hfaritime Provinces, and the expert manner in which he handled wituc-ses, were noted by all who attended the sittings.

Federal Seed Purchases

Following the outbreak of war, the Doimnmn

the bacon agreement with the British Goieru- ment Mr. Gardiner says: "To increase the pro- duction is not so difficult, but to maintain a high standard requires a great deal of direction and supervision. It is the determination of the Agricultural Supplies Committee and of the Dominion Department of Agriculture as a whole to produce bacon and other commodities that will establish an enviable place on the export markets for Canada when peace comes."

in the same issue Mr. j. H. Tapley, vice- prcsident and general manager of the Swift Canadian Company, Ltd., writes that a 32 per cent iucrczisc is estimated in the fall pig crop and ‘that the general opinion of Government officials is that exports in 1940 should reach an all time high since i032, the year in which i1“- lilicon quota was obtained for Canada under {he Llllpllkf agreements. Mr. Taplcy warns that Catnatlizln producers must always keep quality firmly in mind, and quality means hogs that will produce the top grade selection and weight for the British Wiltshirc trade.

ln zinothcr article contributed to the Globe and Mail survey Finance Minister Rfllgtgn stresses the importance 0f the British bacon market.’ .-\t the stipulated price, he estimates that this single agricultural product will result in exports valued at over $50,000,000 during thc present year 1Q

EDITURIAL NUTFS B‘ 'l‘\vclfth Day.

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PfLlVClZl, the leading Soviet tiewspaper, gave 71 columns to Stalin's birthday’, one column to world ilcwS.

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5t. loam of Arc born this day, I412. “You'll ticver have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race."

‘i It it i lf we are not a great financial people here certainly we ought to be, represented as we are by the Chairman of the Grcatest- Loan Coin- miltee cvcr constituted, and by the Finance Minister who created it. 1i i

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.~\t the September special session of Parlia- ment lasting a little more than five days, there

Government appointed an Agricultural $upplics Committee, consisting (if federal official.~., vchose duties include the regulation and lilo‘ tribution and, when necessary, Iiurchasc of needed feed, seed, fertilizers, inst-critics. fungicides and other materials for use in the production of farm products. Agricultural Min- ister Gardiner recently announced that to cu- sure the holding in Canada of disease frce stocks of sccd potatoes as a foundation of the valued certified seed potato iudustryq this (‘um- mittee had purchased all available foundation stock seed potatoes for resale next spring to select growers of certified potatoes.

The transaction involved the purchase of be- tween 20,000 and 25,000 bushels, mostly from the Maritime Provinces. lfrom this Province about 4,000 bushels were purchased, the offi- cials contacting every grower producing on the tuber unit system required for foundation stock. Some had already sold their potatoes at certified seed prices. Only about I00 acres are planted in this Province in tuber units and the available sitpply was therefore not large.

This is the first time that purchases of this kind have been made by the Dominion Gov- ernment. It is a war measure, the results of which may determine its COltlillliiliiCC as a peace- time policy.

i "Eifrilish Broadcasts

iii l l\li'. llaroltl Nicolsou, .\l.l‘., writing in the‘

London Spectator, compares the methods nl, Britain and tiz-rmztny' in the war of \\'ll‘(’l(‘>'.\j propaganda to which nizuiy in Canada listen: each night: l

“People- who compare our \\'ll'l‘lt‘>$ propa- gauda with that put out by liermauy and draw" unfaviu".'ibltr conclusions from such contparisoii do not rcalizc that we and the Gcruizlus are aim- ing at different things.

“The lil‘l'lli.'tli wireless aims at a radio ‘lllitz- kricg’ without considering the ultimate effects

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of stich iu|plil~i\'('iiL-~1<. \\'c cndcavrutr, by the‘ nmdcratinu of our language. to crcrtte cunfi-l- cure zml t» c-"talilish credit. Xzilttrzllly‘ the lil‘l' tnzm muthud is infinitely‘ more ‘amttsinjj. 'l'h:u is not the puillt. The lit'l‘ltl£l|l methods Iliil_\'. for thc unuucill, .'ll‘tlll>(‘ conftisiuii, iutcrcst an ll (lélsfi-fllspltlllli in the l'Ill|l\\ of their L'llclllll‘<, Yo! the time \\lll come win-u ticrmauy will pa»- sionall-lv want in ltr bw/irrwrf. lt will thcu be that thcir gv-tcm of untruth and ll'lll‘(‘tl will tcll, [lgilllbl thcm. |

“lt will then lie that our duller, more snbeixl less dramatic methods will [irnve to have bi-cul wise. Let us not, in a mood of flllfhy, dt-uy‘ the \'cr_v \illlll‘\ for which wt" fight."

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./\ c~i'i'c-p-i1nlciit who is in agreement with Thc liilllllillldllin sugggcstioii that t\'(‘l'\' cffu-‘t lhuuld now lic lll-‘lk- to tilliilill r-xpoit gram rates for our .\l:iriliitie bacon producers. claims, that in the meantime our farmers are sure to‘ gain by ctmcciitrciting mi hug production. .'\‘l‘, zibuznlztnct- of pntatncs, skim milk and b.'irlcy'l is available on most Island farms, and unikcsl excellent hog |ll't)‘.'t‘i1Il(‘l'. 'l'hl'rt~ are some l_§,l'7tV.' farms iu thc l‘rl>\incc, and an ZIWTJIQL‘ of tci

hogs pcr farm would produce an annual rev-l cnuc, at the umdcratc estimate of $15100 pct‘ ling, gf $3,310,000, In vicw of lhc assured mar- l

kct in the tlld Cottiitry’ of 50.000 lung liuu-l drflhvgiglil per \\'l‘t'l\', prlthtction could h‘llt'l_\‘ lie stepped up In an .'lv<*|':|gc nl 2o lnigs pvt‘,

Tllflll. lrrtwpt-ctiu- nf the dirt-ct profit frlizu (hic- prtvtluctiilu, lllt‘ manure would go back Intn the laud, with cuuscqucnt bout-fit to thc farm industry" generally: I _ \\'hi]¢ umccntniling on production. intention

wffice without a fresh tuaridate

nus lilllr‘ of politics and zihnost complete har- mony. lint IIUW LitllliKllt has reached her stride ll] the war effort. The statutory time limit is zipproncliiiig, beyond which a party cannot hold y _ from the peo- plc. and it 1s expected the regular session next niontlrivill bring political debate and critical discusson. Ilundrcds of reports must be ready for presentation when Parliament opens, even ill norinztl times and the war will add heavily to thc>e with many contracts for war material and and construction to be tabled. 1t is also ex- pected‘ the first week of Parliament will see pre- scutatitin of the report of the Royal Commis- sion on Dominioii-Proviiicial Relations. l‘:irti- cular interest attaches to the forthcoming ses- sion since 1t tindonbtedly will be the last before a general election.

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“bVcll, boys, here we are, back again for an- other bloody war!" With these words, in which ef- fective use ivas made of the expressive soldierly El.(l][‘Cfl\€, Mr. W. M. Hughes, Australia's fam- ous Prime hlinistcr during the war of 1914-18, greeted the young men of the new Australian Anny ‘-\'llllC on tour of military training catnps m .\ew South \\'alcs. “The Little Digger," as hc is affectionately known to Australian cx-scr-

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Yivrnivti. is still a daring and spectacular force in Australian politics. despite his deafness and his 75 “years. lle is no longer Prime Minister, btit as Attorney-Lien- cral m the llcdcral Cabinet he can always be relied upon for a rotismg speech. When Mr.

llngllCm in a pcppcr-autl-salt suit and a purple l>ii\\lil3, stepped from lns car, and the guard prcscntctl ztrms, every man's face wrezithed in

‘smiles. lle conimaiitlccrcd one of their hats, the

famous Australian Digger hat with turned-up brim. nud put it on his bead. lle stood back and looked at them. “.\'ow bring on your bombers, llitlcr!" he said. “You don't look ,1 bit different from when I saw you at Poper- iughe," said a veteran sergeant of the last war. “l fccl as good as l look," retortcd Mr. Hughes. $4 Y! it ¥'=

fl his is the criticbm of .\li'. T5. lTwart, K.C.. tltlzina. on tln- uww milil:u'_v' lncrsctis’ Canadian

: '1 Vlihe flag may not be particularly oli- pvzliliuzllilt: as u makeshift for that purpose but ll is (lfiplttfilllly improper as a tiatioiinl flag, as i‘. has been stiggcstcd it might be tised. Thr- uzitiwilzzi flag of a country represents the sov- Cl'(‘l_1_'|il_\ of that country and should be designed with that tibjcct as a primary requisite. Col. lhiguitlhs design offends this requirement by placing the Union jack in the upper quarter next tlac pole, thereby denying to Canada, the plau- of liunlif‘ on her tuvn flag. In Canada's

flag m) trountr; but Ctmada is entitled to the plJKC of honor. The upper staff canton, which is thc first place of honor, then, must be occu-

pivll by (‘zinarla only. Not only is Canada re- fusi-tl the first place of honor in tho (foloncbs tit-sign but the symbol of (lauada, three maple ltuvcs, isyplziccd in the lower and least signifi- cant part of the flag bclon- both Britain and

lold mnnarchizil France, which is represented by

the flcur-dc-lys. The interpretation of Col- lluguidis design is that Britain is still dom- inzu-t over Canada and consequently that Catiada is Ii subs-t-rvictit state. lint (fauada is not a sub-

..~<~r\lcut state; she is a sovereign state and the

vhf-Lyn is therefore not only impropcr but is dc- grading to (Eluarla, as it (lcnies her sovereign pn-klllli and should ncvcr have the respect of Ca- uznllzms. /\ flag which is to be (Taiiadzfls na- tional fhig must bc typically (Tauarlian. whcrca= (pl. llttgttitbs is typically llritisli. It is to be lltlllVll that the tii-vl-rnnn-nt will not be suffic- iwinlv ini-l‘;iu:i=li;u1 to adopt such an improperly llk'.\:‘_fll{‘-l flag. The rcfcix-ucc l0 the flag states that the red ensign is flnwli over Canadian lc- gsitiotis but nowln-rc clst‘. This is not correct. a?»

should also h." given tn mriiulziiiiiiig quwhtiwlln- ml ensign llils the tlmadian coat-oi-zirms standards. This is i-mphzisi/cll by the liumiuirvu in thc fly in distinguish it as Cmmdiztil and is hliuistcr of Agrrictilturc, llou, J, (I, t-ardttujrwrtlst» flown ‘by ffauadizm authority. Canadian in an zirliclc pulfi-licd in the zmnuzil fiirnicia‘ Xli-rrluml Shipping 1\Cl $96110" 89 (l): 9" all

survey of thc (ibibc and .\l.'iil. Commenting on

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NOTES BY TllE WAY

‘Pnyment of - Z, _ ' to the needy aged should be cir- coiiroaed by all means, Simple huminttarlantsm demands it and there n no valid arxument. against. It tn these days of enlightened civilization. The chef danger to this movement appears to tie tn Ovflly optimistic promoters who do not seem to reaIze-such payments must ccme from the alraacy over,- burdened tax-payers. Betting their objectives too high, these promo- te" 1'85“! Btve the ems: of 01d- axe pensions a sezback. - Cappers Keekiy, .

Even in a. modern war. with all its unpleasnntnes, actual and po- tential, there are hints or hum“ and some of these‘ are creeping tnw the English papgrq pm- m- stance. here is one where the oen- sor helped matters along, “Things are terribly monotonous here," Wrote the soldier from France. "I wish we could get; a move and start vita-sing the German's The last word was deleted by the cen- sor, with a b.ue penal note to the effect; that "future movements of the enemy must not be mentioned.” The best wttttctsm of the war, says "Defencefi" always come from men who are actually fighlftng 1t, The RAE, perhaps because they are first “on the Job," seem 1,9 lead the field already 1n this re. spect. Their best effcrt; to dive ts the following nstce tn an R, A, F,

mes: "somewhere in France." "Trust 1n Gort and ksep your nH-mnhls-ts dry." - Sault; Ste, Marie Star.

The British army's tin h1g1, admittedly the least artistic in dfilkn of all European models. Whereas the French and German battle helmets In particular are of more or less Grecian shape, ours 15 frankly an invert/rd scup-plate. But it atones for its aestherc Plwrwvminss by its muitlpe utility.

It was not. till midway tn the last war that the bat-tie bzwiei- made its debut, but. soldier tn-

zcnultv — for impravisaron is the Whole art of war - tmrrcdiatzly found many uses for it, It sefvgd all sorts of purposes, from match- striker to egg-butler. It; made a Rood pillow tn a barn b‘l‘et, and W55 Just the thing for a washing- bow]. It might even serve at a pinch as a contzrner for H,u5$y_ I-Iousey dravrs. S'me experts found them qu te handy as frying- pins. Of course, the interfering brass hats eventually played tfier usual role of mar-sports, and a general order appeared, some tme in 1917, sternly dlsvuraging 5,11 such tmprovzsatlons. In the front line such ukases could usuaPIy be isiiored safe‘y. And even behind the line; Mr, Atkins’ battle bowler still held his gasperg and matphgs, You can't keep s, good idea dawn,_. Ottawa .':urnnI_

Canada's production of every type of arms and munitions Will not fall tn ccmpar son with that of the European Allies themselves. And Canada, whrse first expedi- tionary forces will rrach Europe early tn the New Year, ts only one of the Domimons n:w warring tn concert with Briton. In the last: war Australia made only rifles and small arm‘; ammunition. This time the Commonwealth is already pro- ducing artillery, anti-tank, Vickers, Bren and Law's guns, armored cars and all varieties of bombs and shells; Australian factories claim that they can turn out a comrletc air squadron every three weeks; and four now coastal sl00ps for patrol work, mineswceping and submarine hunting have Just been Laid down. South Africa as we'l will be fully able to defend 1t; own territories. A sum of £250,0C0 is to be raised in the Union to ccunt- er Nazi propaganda and another £300.60’) to furnish a crurer (to be named “South Africa") for the British Navy. These are only the beginnings of the evidence that

Will be kiven in this war of the self-governing Efmplrels politics] and economic maturity. - Landon

Economist .

When I visited the nrtfve king- dom of Ruanfa, tn Africa, I was lavishly entertained by the mt ves who danced to a ssvage rhvhm that tack my breath away. When

the dancing was over tho young Wzitussi buck. showed their sk 11 as short distance runners. or at

Javelin hurlng, or shooting with bows and arrows, and as a. ftzirg climax the chteftatn cared to his young warriors to greet me. Arid how do you think they dld this? They were standing at. a distance of about. forty feet from me. and one after another they ran swiftly forward, tn spite of their long robes, and leaped high over me. al- though I stood erect with my big sun helmet on my head. It was ni- way; a. high Jump of between seven and eight feet as my camera snap- shots can prove. This means simp- ly that tn Rusnds. there are a. num- ber of young men any cne of whom can beat the all-time offic- tai world record of atx feet ten inches _ which is over two inches higher than the Olympic recxrrd. Their style and techrfque do dif- fer from ours. They make a small hard mound two or three Inches high to mark the point frcm wh‘ch they vault: rwfttv tnto the a'r and over you, and when they reach the highest point thefr long bodies. legs and arms are outstretched horizon- tally almost. parallel to the grcund beneath: they land gracefully on their feet. - Martin Frnbaum tn The Listener, London.

0n the expenditure elk of the Vatican budget there are three large categores: salaries, rrnntng expenses, and charity, In the 10w salary brackets Vatican wages are higher than in Italy. An Italian workman getting 850 a month would earn I70 or $15 in the Vatican. As the rank r'se=, howsvcr. the wage scales equarze uittli in the tcp bracket. the Vatican sal- aries are cznvderabiy lower than the Italian. Cardinars who are treads of Congregations and re t- dent tn Rcme receive $5,000 a yea-r.

g figure not at all comparable b0

PUBLIC FORUM

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CIVIC AFFAIRS

Sin-What has been anybodyk business has, u usual, been no-

Mdl’? bit-line“; li-nd so It happen- ed that valuable months of time have elapsed tn which the ques- tion of improving the City gov- ernment system might have been studied. This, however, has not. been done and now, with nomina- tion clay facing us, 1t is seriously being proposed to ask the elector- ate of Charlottetown to vote at. the time of the forthcoming election on a referendum upon a, subject. about which they, tn the very na- ture of things, have little or no knowledge.

That there is a fairly general feeling that Charlottetown City Hal methods and results are not:

late become quite evident. Among those of our people who have trav- elled extensively the opinion scents to prevail that. the modern City Manager system is tn many res- pects superior to that of the long- estsblished method or electing re- presentatives on th: ward plan and of leaving the details of govem- merit to commutes of the Coun- cti. Even those, however, who ad- vocate the above change appar- ently have not. studied the matter sufficiently to enable them to de- cide upon many important. ques- tions that naturalLv arise. More- over, beyond the facts that a. cw- able we.l paid man ts placed tn charge of the Ctt-y affairs and a. small Council is elected for legis- lative purposes, the plans adopt- ed by the several municipalities tn the other provinces differ quite mnterlafly in a number of import- ant respects; nor is it likely, until an attempt, shall have been made to outline on paper a plan of this nature, that these different ques- tions will come to the surface; and when they do they will necessarily call for very careful and extended discussion based upon data to be obtaineili from the actual expert- ence of Cities In which the sys- tern has been tried over a fairly long period of years.

A small committee devoting their whole time to the investigation couid no doubt. come to a dbctston and prepare a. report in a couple of months but; itflthe members of that committee were otherwise en- gaged in business double that time would. I believe, be required. Then, when the report had been made public. time for ample dis- cussion in the press and in meet.- tngs would be required before the

vote or the electorate could In reason be taken; all of which means that, 1f an investigating

committee were appointed by the new Council 1n February it. would be September or October before a. final decision could be obtained; utter which. tf passed upon fav- ourably, a new Cit" charter would have to be sanctioned by the Legis- lataure.

In the event of no concrete thoroughly explained plan being placed before the electorate. it, is quite probable that a majority VOW in its favour would not be forth- coming, with the rresult that a lasting prejudice against the whole Idea would be generated.

If the above ts a fair prsenta- tton of the situation, it means that. the incoming City Council should be elected tf possible for one year: but. as the City charter calls for a. two years tenure of office, the only way to overcome the difficulty would seem to be for each candl- date to state publicly before elec- tion day that. if and when a new s_vstem be adopted by the electors of the Clty. he will. if elected, re- sign and thus permit. a new elec- tion to be held.

Perhaps some of our legal friends can suggest same other and better method of overcoming this latter difficulty.

I am, Sir. etc.

H. H. S. HEMMING.

FUR MARKETING_

Sir: —I have no financial inter- est in any fur marketing organiza- ttnn but. I am interested in system- atic and controlled marketing 0f sliver fox alts. because in this way. and in Lh way only, can we hope to »et fair or full value for our path, grid for this reason I would nls/suss the content- of a loll/H‘ which appeared tn the press a. $11011 time ago under the name 0f J- Katifman, Jr., (I hcpe his local sponsor will not; feel ignored) which nos turn-ed out. to be the slironsefil argument. yet submliteti fls l0 F11)’ cvevv rarchor in this Provmie sitonirl ollcr his. pelts for ruleto tine local highly spetnaiizrd fur market?- ing organizations on Prince Ed d I. loud

First it must be remembered th-‘t the experienced fur buyers are ' tute business men and not phlla throplsts. It is belle‘ that when they come here year I21‘ year and stay for an extended period to buy our sliver fox pelts. i 1,5 because it pays them to do so rather than spend but; a short per- lod of time to purchase the same pelts at. the regular auction sale-it n ls not the result or any will 8W desire to assist our ranchers to mar- ket. Lhelr its.

o; the ttnerent: flll’ buyer hel so. sz-"they should not be 0 ii W] ci- tilclsm from others" but th looks like resumption on his part. e8- peclaiily 1n view of the fact that he nus Just offered destructive crlt: c- tsm of the local markettn organi- zations when he sa.id:—“ o mitt-tor what prloes pelts brln . thev H" assured or the mil-Ike ng charm which include sales commission. 1"- terest on advances, insurance 1n- cludLng war risk. etc." Thu latter statement ts misleading. It. is com- mon knowledge that many rancher-i require special services 1n the way of cash advances. feed su Dllfl- 99°- It may not be common owledgo that; the different marketing organ - zatlons are required to endorse all such advances as these arranged through the banks. If when sold

pelts do not realize earlier antic‘- pated results the marketing organ!- tons have no assurance tn

gal, $11G

the income of an Italian govern- ment official of equal rank and dignity. I'll-r Pope reoovrs no salary, stnoe all Vatican funds are his to command. No department of the government has a budget except for the most routine maln- tenance expenditures. Everything frcm a $2.59 rzflse for n buck- keeper to the purchase of a rare manuscript constitutes a special

reqwsltlon to the Administration of the Possrsacns of the I-Icly See.- Fortune, Chicago.

working out; satisfactorily has of ti

u; iil be nhnburaed for their 111% go's-ii. uhinvliiz and insurance

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N ltusboh estuidlctoiir aQaDRo elntollfientoiiiulncal mm will agree that the experienced fur buy- er especially one who buys for re-

ckons" “exactness?

=e prtoe m; into consideration

mxston. insurance includ n; war risk, etc, costs or reselling and in- terest on his investment which tn this case is the final settlement

Mr. Kaufman made an admission which ts worthy of study by our people when he satdh-‘The net re- sult Ls practically the same when taken over g, period of time". 'I'hi.s has reference w the pnoe paid to the rancher the correctness of which has been questioned by the marketing organizations to which he referred ln the first part 0f his letter, but: what ls o! more import- ance to the people 0f the Province is his explanation which tead.s'— "What the experienced fur SAVES is absorbed otherwise by marketing organizations’ expo

This ts most important because I have already made tr, lain thatan- suraiice, commission, nteicsf. eta. are common to both systems of sell- ing pelts before they reach the ul- mate consumer, so we must look for the ‘SAVINGS’ which brLng these peoplo here, and where d0 you zuppose we find them? In the pay roliizgr the four fur marketing or- Kim ttons with headquarters in summer-side and Charlottetown and the question we W0uld ask oursel- ves as citizens and ranchers is this.

glazpneseiler, the net result being the Mr. Kaufman makes two other statements intending to show that; the buyer pays too much and the Seller Oftlmes makes a mistake by 59114118’ his 51m away on consign- ment Here what he sa1d:—“'I‘he inexperienced buyer ofttmes has a. sad stor to tell"; and “many ranchers will uLso vouch for the fiwt that they have. at times obtain- ed less on consignment than they yvere pble to get locally by selling or cas l."

The above may be true but. 1t proves nothing exoept that two in- experienced men met-the bu er pliilséhhave offfiri-fid to? mgcth or he;

er may e re use o acce a fair offer, as such is occasional y made for PTO B-Eaiida purposes. There is no evl ence to shOW that, the rpelts were at; any time worth ltthe rtgeuofferelge or fun dthg tortlher mn o iepr reuse, u ow many of these inexperienced fur guyreps are running loose these

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I know of a case where a ranch-

peits to one of the fur selling or- illd asked the manager, who is a. friend of his, to give him of the value of the pelts and was told about $135.. He then took them to one of the itin- erant; buyers who was anxious to b"? ltht. silvers and when he of- fered he pelts for sale he said: “They are worth about $90., but. I need four such pelts to make up an order and I will give ou $100. tor them." The rancher sa d no with the result that he eventually got; $125. for the four pelts. 1s anyone so gullible as t0 think that t1’ this man had not; gone to 11L; friend who knew the value or the pelts, and got. his advice, that. the buyer would not, have got them ata. very much low- er figure?

Mr. Kaufman ends his letter withz-“Let tire rancher decide for himself (with all the facilities and inform AVAILABLE TO HIM) where his ehotoe lies. At least has the advantage o: being able to choose between two alternatives — that is, two means or disposing of his silver {ox production."

Iie then :— "Can this be tn- tcal to his welfare?" I l1 hoped someone better

qualified would have utidertaken to answer the above question but: rather than see it: unanswered at all I will undertake to prove it can be most; unfortunate if our breeders have to rely 0n the INFORMATION AVAILABLE T0 HIM. especially when they are told that: pelts are not going to be worth fifty per cent: of what they were last. year.

His letter said he was got to submit. facts which speak for t em- selves. In order to do so he recent- ly inserted an advertisement; tn a. Summerstde per showing prices received at t December auction sales. which as most peo la know. Ls comprised chiefly of in erior ear- ly and dgenerally unprlme pelts. In the a verttsement he quoted the average price received on dark and

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JANUARY 6. 11240

Charlottetown

ht diver, quarter silver: half 3%”, and Lhree quarter 's11vers. No; ,, e reference was made mam; q- priced varieties, yet 1n another advertisement in the next column of the ire, he re- quested riI-noh their of- ferings to him on he W55 esplecttgy lntm-estcd 1n the light-Bl‘ vfliriis ti the ma or information such itinerant buyers make avail- able tomnchers and then askz- Is

Are we prepared w have all t-hv it immtmi to the interests of breed- employees or these four conoernl m, thrown out: of work at a, time when ~ I ‘m, 51,-, em"

are scarce, tor what? For the JOHN L. READ sake or rmttttng a saving on the BgfdggL p, E, 1, part: of ur buyers from other parts g1!’ fiainalaa. andltple Ulpltedmstaatglas i

ere especa en e - y n; mtt therein no red hvdvantagb to WHO MA v0

Sir: — The ualtftcatlons of civic voter, is fixed y the Act of Incor- poratbn in the following words:- t ‘ n

.0 33) “Wino shall have paid on or be- fm-e the 81st. December then next. pr mg the time of holding such election. all rates. mixes and assess- ment. then dim by him or her, of which payment the evidence shall be t-he receipt of the City Clerk or City Collector to that effect produced at the time of voting." ‘The Crtmfnn

I Code See. 164 reads: "Eve one is guilt of an tndfc- table o fence and able to one

car's imprisonment, who, without. wful excuse, disobeys any Act, of the Parliamen. of Canada or 0F‘ TURE 1N CANADA.

Il 311%’ forbids, or onutfingo o which it requires be done, un- less some penalty or other mode of punishment; 15 expressly provided by aw."

If a voter fails to produce above receipt when demanded by a can- didate, candidate's a ent, or any one entitled to demand t, or if he pro- uoes a. receipt, not dated before

. 31st, or January (up to 15th). and the Returning Officer tn- ststs on recording that. vote will hestand tn relation to that Pfilfllty? And 1f the voter is entitl- ed lawfully to voted but has been deprived of that right to vote. be- cause of a. bungled financial situa-

tion preventing him from payln his lawfully due taxes, then wha will be the responsibility of those

whose neglect. to obey the statutes has cauw this disability?

Arid tf by those several processses a lar number of those with a lawfu right, to vote are deprived 0t their franchise, and a number of

by reason of their taxes having l)('(‘n aid after Dec. 31st, are permitted

vote and elect a Mayor Council, will such Mayor and Coun- cil be lefislatlveiy a lawful body.

dul elec d b i 1 te, d quairiea w £1.02. ti‘; .n§il-. of the 0ft ?

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ENQUIRER CIVIC REFORM

Sin-I note with interest Mr. Robert cottons letter, and for one would like to see him tn the Council. either as Mayor 0r on the C. C, list. I am less interested tn the composition of a Council or ruling board as to more numbem as I am to the matter of reform and relief from intolerable admin- istration and waste of our hard earned excessive taxation. In I928 thelcost of Citv Gov- ernment omotuited to $3,565.22. and Assessing and Collecting $3,- 262.48, a total of $6,827.68. The 1939 cost: of the some service has 110i; been made Dublie. bill it. Will be well around the $25,000 mark. I believe more rather than less. Can non-oroduelrnz oropertv stand this vast increase of unprofitable expenditure?

Another innovation ts that con-

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trlvame called

arrears, but rather demands that a levy of sufficient taxes (‘and no o

more) e meet e es- timated expenditure for the year,

be collected wt year, and applte to this

the akin) I

no ago-Bren v r mm mm rubb heaps of antique and un- discovered orhnn and‘ orlgtnaltty of age. In litigation. of which there are ominous slam. the iudee W111 tell you to but It; in

abrasive force off the finest lime-wash that, expected legislation

1n the press some!“ the possibility of further tax crease to teach I balanced bud- get, but deptccates its utility bo- nfl-USe it. would only be wasted by Ltlckllltt on more of employees tn further encumber the cit-v offices- I-Ils reasons are pointed but If he studies some more he will learn that Increased tax mtes do not increase revenue, but rather the reverse. This l4 due to the fact: that; when vim Jack up n miml taxes beyond his 09118-0 W t0 D3?‘- then he Dflvs nothtnfl 511d a tot-il- revenue deeilne. and a. vastly en- larged detaulters’ list is the re- sult. It was that deal of 1938 l-lilfi startled those huge deficits and ‘defaulters list from which then has been no eSCB-W. Mr will the" be until reason prevails End W net. back to hottest assmsmentts, mid practical business tnetitods.

I note a citizens’ meet-ink 1m mum for enquirv into the cause: or the present. civic mess. It: ts urgently needed. In U16 lfl-Sl; sDTlIIK sensation there Eppeflmd i0 m! too much o! effort to insinuate a seleetcd twat, to emiv all the sin-i o; the corporation, and to white- manue everv other department. I agree with the suggestion that. as other cities have done. with Droper manner-merit and supervised ex- Delldltllfc we oOuld not as much work as at. present, with a sav-