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ONTARIO CRITICISM

Dssnning with faint praise has been the attitude of Opposition members in the local 1131811111" 1°- werd the potato marketing scheme- a you ago the same , membe. wQfQ painting out what an advan- tsgp marketing legislation, with price pegging provisions, would be lo our potato producers. Howeven: Marketing; sot. was opposed by the T-lbemli party at Ottawa, and the local Opri position, to be “in line," have shift- i ed their ground acoordingly- We, hear no more from Mr. Lea, Mr.‘ LQPage, and Mr. McIntyre about the‘, need of putting "teeth in the Act"“ and of preventing the inlquitousi practice of price cutting, or of the. losses which our farmers and fish-i ermen suffered by reason of this’ practice in the past. It is com-E plained, on the contrary, that our producers are now worse off than- ever; that the 81131118 16811181111115 and the retention of the premium: for Island potatoes in Ontario have; placed our pTOGUCEIS at a disadvan-i tage in Ontario markets. One won-i ders what the Qprrrsitaion would have said if our premium had been done away with by the Marketing Board, and the prices pegged at the same figure for both Ontario and Island potatoes. .

Whether or not the grading reg- ulations and the premium are ad- valtagcs to Island producers, they are evidently so considered by Lib-i oral critics of the scheme in On-i tario. In a recent issue of the Tor-i onto Globe (Liberal) a. c0rrespond-1 ent, complaining of the Marketing‘ Board's "tynany." says that about, 40 yer cent of good Ontario potatoes i do not measure up to the new fancy

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and furthermore, that “the Mark- eting Board has set the price of these super-graded Ontario pota- toes at just the same amount below i those of Prince Edward Island po- ‘ tatccs as they were before it came into force, and yet they pretended it was to get us this price that the great change was being made." In1 other words, the Ontario critic is disgruntled because Island produc- ers have succeeded in retaining their premium. “"I'hc new regulations," thc Globe writer admits, “have advanrrd thc wholesale price of‘ potatoes delivered in Toronto by‘ l0 cents."

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CANCER CAMPAIGN

As far back as the year 1W1, a committee of physicians was ap- pointed by thc American Society for the control of cancer, to report on the best methods of improving services for cancer patients. After very careful study, the Committee

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thrcare of cancer patients was special training. It is obvious that what the Committee had in mind was early diagnosis. _

Surveys and reviews of conditions in Canada and in the United States reveal deficiencies in the facilities for diagnosis, in special equipment of hospitals and particularly in the provision of men experienced and skilled in the surgical and radiolo- gical treatment of cancer. During "an; ygnrs s, very definite effort h“ bu" Jnadg to improve these conditions in Canada, through a more complete organization of can- cer services. Efforts are directed io- wmd; the establishment of cancer institutes whlcharc fully equipped for diagnosis, treatment, research and education of students and specialists.

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Germany is the same old Hun with a contempt for "a scrap of paper" like the Versailles Treaty.

Y terdayb funeral ceremonial was a fine and deserved tribute to a. man with a. heart oi‘ gold. “KJ.’s" friends were legion, among the highest, and also among thosc who

Notes By The Way

Most of la are hero worshipers to a greater o: less degree. The very example of a hero spurs us on. Often we build them, in our imag- ination, greater than they are. But that fact harms neither them nor us. But often the dlsappolhtirmnt comes when we are privileged to meet one of these heroes face to face. Why! he 32611.. like anyone else, barring. perhaps, some disting- uishing trait of speech or person- ality. Just so. Superior people arc like anyone else-exurpt when their superior moments come and they produce the thing that has marked their genius. Most of our heroes would attract little or no attention at all should they parade upon a street where they are totally un- known-but let them be closeted in

appreciaic what it is to have a friend in need.

King makers are already busy, providing a successor, or successors? to Mr. Bennett. According to the Financial Past a union government is in view with Senator Mcighen and Hon. C. A. Dunning at its head. But Mr. Bennett has still to be reckoned with.

The imports of canned fruits in 1934 totalled 20,095,000 pounds as against 21,327,000 in i933. Pine- apples was tho largest item, amounting last year to 16,853,000 pounds mmpared with 18,354,000 in 1933. Imports of canned vegetables in 1934 totalled- 2,479,000 hounds

lhei: secret haunts, with their souls bubbling in feeling and vision-and behold than‘ masterpieces are born and spread our. for the world of men to lovc and ‘idniire.

The opening today of a fund for the erection of a tuberculosis sans- torium as a memorial in honour of His lilajcstys Silver Jubilee uill, this newspaper" is certain, be gen- erally welcomed and generously sup- portcri. His Majesty has always taken the greatest in-icrest in every moimncnt designed, under respon- sible auspices, to bring to suffering citizens of thc British Empire thc benefits of medical skill and thc fruits of scientific research. It is fitting that a memorial to be estab- lished in his jubitee year should have as its object thc improvement of public health. It is proposed to call the institution the “King George V. Jubilee Sahaiorium," a name appropriately commemorating

compared with 2.016.000 in 1933. Tomatoes, followed by mushrooms}: predominated. The export of can-Q ned fruits in 1934 totalled 24,577,000 pounds compared with 1s,4a4,ooo in? I933. Prlflf-S in both years were the 1 chief item. The export of canned, vegetables was 20,708,000 pounds as against 17,410,000 in 1933, tomatoes, being the chief item. f ._i.___. ' l A London correspondent under- stands that the next few weeks will see important developments in the flax process evolved by Franklin E. Smith, an Islander now residing in England, whose knowledge of tex- tile technicalities has been utilized on many occasions by the British Government. Fundamentally his process, upon which he has been working for many years, provides for the making of cheap linen of very high quality from flax hither- to regarded as‘ unsuitable. The in- formation has now been received in London of experiments conducted in Canada with yarn prepared fromi Mr. Smith's process. They have been remarkably satisfactory and endorse similar vindlcatlons made by research stations in England.

The people of Ontario are feel- ing deeply concerned as they witness the spectacle of Hydro be- ing reduced to the status of a host to public parasites. Hydro, they contend, should be taken out of politics once and for all. The pres- ent commission should be supplant- cd by a. non-political, independent commission, reporting to the gov- cmrnent and the municipalities Jointly. It should be a commission whose members would hold their seats regardless of changes in thc complexion of the party in power. The commissioners should have complete authority to manage all the internal affairs of the under- taking. They shouldbr responsible ‘only for their efficiency and for thc results they achieve through that efficiency. But r. Hepburn turns a deaf ear to their cry. Possibly when all the billets arr filled with good Grits, he will put Hydro under Civil Service rules and regulations.

Canadian customs regulations governing the entry of tourists‘ outfits into the Dominion have been favorably modified and in future will allow free entry to a number of articles heretofore admitted subject to deposit. The list of articles from which the deposit requirement has been removed includes boats (port-

able), canoes, outboard motors, tents, camp equipment, radios, phonographs, musical instrumrnts

and typewriters. The new order states that "persons visiting Can- ada for a limited period of time for health or pleasure may bring with them" articles enume uted if "pmviously used by them and im- ported for their own personal use. without deposit." Guns, rifles (not including revolvers or‘ pistols) fish- ing tackle, golf clubs, tennis rac- quets and camera; (still and mo- tion picture, as well as a reason- able quantity of film for use them- ln)—all named on the former free list-are restated for free entry in (he current communication. "House- hold furniture snd other effects," states the note, "brought in by s non-resident for the temporary equipment of s summer residence and to be exhorted within the sca- son, may be adml d upon report- ing ssme to the customs oillce and depositing a sum of money equal to the duty and taxes onissid articles. 111]] deposit will in refunded if the mum gfluidsotifled and exported within elsbt months from time of entry." wearing apparel and other

a Sovczvign and reign that in a signal manner have \\'0n the Eni- pire's love and esteem-Trinidad Guardian.

The late Armand Lavergnc once caused a. gale of laughtcr in the House of Commons. During the course of a speech he was inter- rupted by a wise crack from Mit- chell P. Hepburn, MP. "That in- tcrruptlon comes from the ‘ex-fut- ure Prime Ministm of Ontario," exclaimed Mr. Ln\'Crgl1€.—Mnll and Empire.

A British express train has just sped 106 miles an hour. A Briton in Florida has just smashed the automobile speed record. What a dccadmit race those British arc!

Ono of the most satisfying fca- turcrs, of the police report is the substantial decline in motor acci- dents. ‘Ihc number reported last year was only 93, with one fatality, as comparncl with 268 and two fat- alities in i933.

Carlos ltlcudicta may be given credit for holding his hand as long

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TIIYROID JUICE IS LIKI THE DRAFT OF Till) FURNACE

Dr. Chase W. Mayo. the Mayo Clinic, noted for many years the differences in the reactions of per- sons to similar operations, some being excitable and requiring spec. ial effort in preparation and after- care; others going through simply, with little reaction and with only a slight rise in temperature on the first or second day.

‘fins is due in a great many cases to the amount cg Juice being made by the thyroid gland in the neck, If too much is being made the individ- ual is excitable and if not enough too calm or placid.

_In persons with not enough thy- roid JlllCC thc body processes work foo sioivlv~as much as 40 per cent below normal. In extreme cases with too much juice (cxopthaimic goltre) the rate may be 100 pcr cent above normal. _

“Sonic people are accustomed to gutting along with their body pro- cesses working at a slow rate. They arc frequently slow_in action or re- iaction, and slow ll'1 speech “mes; stimulated. They are watching the Jadiators in their homes, likely to iwcnr shawls or sweaters, and can i fell if some one has left a door or ‘ window open."

Dr. Mayo pictures the body as a ‘working machine manufacturing its own heat and power. It burns car- bon and thc heat or intensity 0g the 111”? depends upon the action of the jurccof the thyroid gland. “The thyroid is like the draft of a stove; in ovcractlvlty of the thyroid gland it is wide open, and in underactivlty 11 is nearly closed. I-f thedraft can be "Denod. sugar is burned, heat is maintained and the mind becomes active: life again becomes full of interest."

Thus, sluggish individuals and many who are overweight due to lack of thyroid Juice, can be brought up to normal quickly and kept there by the use o; the proper dose of thyroid extract daily. The size of 1110 11°56 dfivends upon the extent or (iegrcc below normal at which their body processes arc working.

You may remember that in cases‘ of overweight where reducing the food intake and increasing the exer. clsc docs not takeoff much weight, thyroid ‘extract, given under the supervision of a physician, often

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Arms Limitation In ' 1849 *

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The debate in the British House of Commons ‘upon the Govern- ment's White Paper memorandum for an in arms ended in the llborlto motion of census be- irg defeated by a lime 1118107111 The amendment introduoedby Sir Austen Chamberlain to the effect that whilst the Government had faith in the league of Nations, arms limitation could not be ee- ured by unilateral disarmament, was adopted by a. vote of 413 in its favor and 78 against it. The vexed question of armaments stands pre- cisely where it did long before the League came into existence. and the u, n‘ for and against the policy upon which the British Gov- ernment has placed its sanction are as precise a repetition of the senti- ments e in the Mid- Vlctorlan period as though a copy had been taken.

Richard Cobden. in 1849. proposed an r nditure cut 0f ten 1111111011 pounds in the naval appropriations and introduced a bill favoring arbi- tration as a substitute for war. Cob- den then quoted Jeremy Benthams definition of war as signifying “mis- chief upon the largest scale," and argued that his own proposal was only asking nations to do before war what they usually did after it. when they accepted the good offices of their neighbors. Later on came up the question of France's im- mense increase of armed forces and Cobden argued that France did not need this huge increase for defen- sive purposes and that it would do little to restore confidence and much to promote war. He proposed that a. note should be despatched to Paris suggesting the mutual disarma- ment of England and France. But 1n case his overture was refused. Cobden said: "So far am I from wishing that we should be disarmed and so little disposed io place my country at the mercy of France that I would if necessary spend a hundred millions sterling to main- tain an irresistible superiority over France at sea." In 1861 Cobden ad- dressed a long and able memoran- dum to Prime Minister Palmerston, in which he urged that the increase of armed forces would do very little of itself ‘to promote economy or diminish the chances of war, and went on to suggest that as the pro- greaa of scientific invention, which could not be checked. encouraged waste in construction of’ armaments which became useless after a few years, the navles of llmgland and Fran-ice. instead of helm! PIODOCJOH- ateiiy increased should be Propor- tionately diminished. ‘This levelling down instead of levelling up. Cob- den pointed out. would tend to re- move the financial pressure caused

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New Aircraft For

as he reasonably could. 'I'h-c school slrikc in Havana grow until it ‘oc- camc a. revolution. Only then did, the Cuban president establish what is to all intents and purposes a military dictatorship. The constitu- tion was suspended. It is to be hoped that the strikers will not pTCSS matters to cxtreincs. The gov- ernment has behind it strengthof arms and it could almost certainly suppress the rising by that means. It has, however, displayed ‘reluc- tance to resort to force. A state of war has nevertheless been proclaim- cd and the council of war is wcll armed with authority to crush rcv- olutionary activity. A more pacific solution than this, however, is evi- dently the president's desire, and those who oppose him will bc well advised to refrain from comrnlihig him in self preservation to adopt more vigorous means of quelling them. A death penalty has been dc- creed for all.

What is the use of making elab- orate pacts to prescrvc thc peace cf Europe, if at the some iimc thcrc is a currency war, deflation, and all the terrible consequences of defla- tion upon thc mentality of thc meoples of the world? Can Sir John ‘Simon hope to pacify Europe politi- cally if the European economy is forced to contract further under the pressure of airotbnr great mon- etary depreciation? lt is a. tragic prospect, indeed, if the world has reached the point where the three principal nations ccncnrned with thc control of the price level and mon- etary forces-namely Britain, France and Amcrica—are unable to co- opera-to and arc forced each to go iits own way to the disadvantage of all and at thp risk of bringing new misery to every one.-Walter Lipp- man.

The first troop of Boy Scouts was organized at Brownsea Island, lifngiand, in 1907. when Baden- Powell gathered together 24 boys for an experimental camp ivliich was flip forerunner of the great Boy Scout movement of today.

Judge Thomas A. Green. of Chi- ciga, expresses the view that liab- itual criminals ought to be execut- ed and “that moving pictures, of the execution should be taken and exhibited for the education of first Offenders." The learned judge adds: "The habitual criminal has forfeit- cd the right to live in society and should be done away with; and if beginners of crime could see, on a moving picture screen, all the de- tails of executions they would he so filled with horror and fear that they would give up the life of crime and return to honorable ways." Tho weakness of this scheme is. of course, that it has been tried before and it didn't work. True, the in- trcductlon of the movies brings a novel note, but up to a hundred years ago not only first offenders but women 1\ll’.l children were per- mitted to srn "all the details of ex- ecutions," and not in a. moving picture. Executions were public spectacles andthe public used to turn out in thousands as the hor- rible examples were led ta tiv gal- lcwa-Winnipeg Tribune.

The Canadian Senate by no means looks with favor upon all the legislation sent to it by the House of Commons. A return tabhd in the Commons shows that from

personal edicts are lie-trod frec

102i to 103i, both years inclusive, the Red Chamber mums one!!!

Prince . Of Wales

(Exchange)

The Prince of Wales is arrang- lug to replace his present private flcct of twin-engined airplanes wit-h two more modern machines. For scvcra-l years the Prince. who is a competent airplane pilot though he has ncver taken his “ticket? has owned a. fleet of air- craft, beginning with p, group of tree single-engined light planes. Many of his private journeys are made by air; not only does the Prince appreciate the time saved by t-hc use of air transport and the superior comfort it affords. but ns an exchange points out, he is an enthusiastic aviator and en- joys every moment spent aloft, Much of the time he shares thc pilot's compartment with his per- sonal pilot, taking the full share of the task of steering the ma- chine. i

He has chosen the dc Haviland Dragon-Rapids biplane, a fast and shapely transport plane that has becn sold in considerable irumbers for use in thc British Isles and overseas since it was placed on the market early in 1934. In normal airline trim the Dragon-Rapids carries eight msscngefs. but for the Prince's use the seats in the cabin will t" ircduccd to four or five. 'I‘hcrc will be a canteen on board for the making and serving to tea, for which water will be boiled in an electric kettlc, Grey and red are the likely colours for the internal de- coraticn: externally the aircraft will probably bc finished in the scarlet and Wale-colors of the Brigade of Guards-that have, distinguished thc Prince's earlier machines. Suf- ficient fual will be carried for a flight in still air of 800 miles non- stop. .