For Mopping or Scrubbing Old Dutch gives better results with less work. Leaves no -greasy film; makes wood, linoleum, tile or "l stone lookiike new. Keep a can handy; good for general household use Made in Canada i Curload. 60,000 lbs. Just revolved. Excellent Poultry Flood.’ increase cggg production by feeding our Poultry $up~ l Feed _Wilett i5 unu or the very best foods tor laying helm. Our Baby (‘lrch Feed for young chickens uutkcxs them grow and thrive as no othur will. Food it and watch tin-In l-zrow, We have the best on thc market. Lowest prices. Wholesale G Retail little" 8: to. Ltd. - OPTICAL LENS GRINDING Our Lena Grlndi --the only one on land-la daily a in manuhoturi a - oua kind: of onus, uued in correctional detective vision. fihnrwh ays n w n or ' unaas.rnoul>'r,sl?i°lirv SERV CE, is the motto of our establishment. G. i‘. llutcheson onto-noun: A Opttolln i plant e Is- <--u-=¢-—-_-~’ q-...,-~ l ..____._....__ no m om For Printing t 40- The Central Job. Printery 110 KIM‘ ITIIII‘ . vnuootrrrrown rlnnrnon out. t LQ‘Q‘_.QA.‘A._@“ Our National t omilailways The Annual Coat SERIES NO. 2 That net-lion oi tho press, “hum, HEP.‘- iu the doth-it ut‘ tho govern. mcnt-mvued systcnt only ruin fol. "l" "lllllllflfl llvrsiatu in reicrriti; "‘ m" Tllihvlfl’ liloblem as nu thug is still nnaolvcd. and it scum.‘ i“. "H" "tron tho (‘PPtlilUil of 1m ut- "lvillllvrt? ui “sunn-lliiitg mum 1,0 dunc.“ ‘ Wlllltt it h. nl‘ course. u trul-gmy untttv-r to huvv in IWHVIIIP ,1 9m“ of UHVLWNAEVUI! million doth"..- [U "Ii-cl tho opt-ruling; delll-it of (farm. .|lt|ll Notional lllliltvuys und (tram; Wllllli Pacific Railway. vet 1w mat tiers now stand. thin is reuilv a imimflal Pniblent. and not u rail way prublum. _'l'll0 eunloznics 0i‘ the rnilwirv rllilllltlt)" urn diftirult tor tlw pub- lic to ltudcrstltltd. The problem iiropur. l|l‘\'l"|ll|IL‘\l in u,“ cam. ymw“ “l. "l" lilltill wvar when bankruptcy faced several urtvult-iv. """“e‘l "fl"“'1l.\‘.-. Th8 (tuestioti was wheule" "'9 ilovtrrnmeitt should go U" alifilslilltl these lines, or whe. the)" it should embark on an "own- Wtilllp" venture. The govern. tucnt decided that it was not prac- ticable to lts-t-llil "turther the roads \‘l')!l<‘0l'lil‘ll. fur the reason that gugh Milo“ would leave the control in the llilllllS oi’ those who reality run- stltutcd a minority lllteregfl n (lcuidcd to tulle over the rallovltyh thin required arslstance as going concerns. to merge than; w"); [he linen it already owned, in um, Riv-at -systmxt, tu order that opera.- ling t-xpguses tnight be reduced as much as possible and the service unified. Tl"? hiuu decided upon included operation on u corporate basis, with the management vested in a llourd ot‘ Directors of business men. appointed without regard to their political leanings, and the bash: principle. that thare should bu. no politicul ini01'i'crencc \Vlil|l the mcnagemnl. was adopted. A rlllliiiilllmli-ltl of the plan wts com- putitioii. This great. govern. lHNllADVllBll rztilwny and its pri- vutoly-ownctl competitor were to girt- :1 duul service to every im- pnrtunt. community. competing lu service and in principle of owner- ship. hut on a corporate basis. To implement this plan, the grov- ernnnoitt lines. previously operated by the Deparmnant o! Railways null Canals, woro removed from the control of the Cabinet Minister. and their management placed in the hands oi’ a. Board o! Dlmctors. appointed by the Government when the Canadian Northern capital! duck was acquired in the toll, this. The Board was mk- m by the lhlllurldl‘ o! Railways, as Receiver, to agaml-nt ul‘ the Grand Trunk Paci- flc lino-t (August 23rd. 1920). 'l‘hls was done. When the Grand Trunk. proper. got intn the some kind ot ditilculty that lmd beset the Cunn- diun Northern and the G.T.P., tho plan was broadened to take in the (l.'l‘.R. With such a definite plan. and in view 0t’ the progress tbiut has been made in working it out to Lliiltl. it suumt-l hardly proper to re- ten- tn lhc rultwny problem as i! it WUFL‘ miuoived. During the pact two ycauxa. tin,- (Janudian Northern and tho iormct‘ government-owned linen tun-c l>eou thoroughly conso- lidated in tuauugenlcut. under the collective tllln u! Canadian Na- tional Railways: mud since Septem- ber 1st. 1920, the Grand Trunk Pacific three have been operated as :1 port oi thirsyatem. ’i‘ho bringing in oi‘ the lines o! the Grand ‘Trunk Railway to the family oi publicly-controlled roads will gmutzly strengthen the N-ationul System. While some coordina- lion with tho ufltlt. lines in the crust hon been occmnlliltillflll- “"11 mm been oi’ some benefit, yet the larger advantages will not be se- mred until a ‘mm tion or milllilsflllfilll has taken piuoe. So, in cvbrything that has lhaen done by, way ot consolida- tion to the Present .the oriflllmi plan has been followed und the name principle adhered to. throllsb- out. Keeping those tactic iu view. it may bo advantageous to axamlne the robin-n tor tho year 71181-11861- remembering mluo that (or 1920 the 1.4a Q-Q .@ Alp‘. @- <> wwv wvwvv Cause oi _ Early 01d Age. oolobntol Dr. Mlebonlaiff; 4‘.- swwww n- Q-‘ wv¢ww 8 i E- i‘: ilko over the nulu-~ ,<..,_-' title. Cnuudiuit National Jlillways, rotors only to the laymen: nmde "l! 0t the icrmci" Cuuiuliait Govern- ment itnilwuys (lutercoloninl, Prince Edward Island. National ‘htanscontiireutal and some brunch liucsl und ue (fanaulian Northern line. conlpixciitg 13,854.!) miles. The operztiug deiicit on these railways was $2G.70ti,456.23. 'i‘hat portion oi’ the 1irl-ss. opposing the solution oi‘ the ruihvay problem atl- uptclt by the Govurluucut. any, in effect. tinn It would nave been bctlur to not have run the rail» \\'it_\'.'~' at ul-i than tohave incurred such .1 109s. That is ‘more the i-l-unumic dde oi’ the ruihvay sit- l/lltltull is overlooked, A. 'l‘. Hml~ ivy saws in hin “Railroad 'l‘ru.nupor- tuition uul he is an undoubted 2llllllUt'll_\"0ll tile suhicut: “.\ ruilrodu ditiors trout muuy other business enterpri- ses in thc cxiutcnco oi a large 1ierlnnucnl lnvoswttnent. which call he used for one narrowly lleilltcd purpose nml for no otlu-r. The capital once in- vcs‘ cll. ntuist remain.“ No mic hun said that Canadian] Notional itaihvuys (or even part» of the System) will never be re- quired. Titus-e who cavil contend that. the llnos are not required at present. l-iore let it he said that it is much cheaper to 009F819 “l9 lines- and incur the losses which 19203 nihnormni conditions produc- ml than it would he. it ll; View possible, to give up Operating "l6 lines ziitngothlvr. For one thins. the fixed charges would be tlw sumo whether the lines were work- 2d or not. And a greM W" M‘ lhc Maintcnnilcc- of WIBY 9191191139‘ would ;:;n on it tho ronll was to he Qventuully used whether operated or not. UPXZZLHSO “the repairs have w ho mzulo with 312N031’. cqllfll rapidity. Whether m" “mmflid WBtlYK out. Punt out. 0t" Xvltniitrs out." its says fllldlfi}? The Malin- Lenance ot‘ Way and Structures ex- MUTT this‘ Fsui Stbtlfi‘! t-w» Mme M! we smweta 0F l-HS YA“? M“ €RUtS€ or THE SEW“ mm" ‘me crow THING W“ W Sm‘ Me is may 1 e21’ 560 \ so cask, i l 53.612, iiyiR-F-K‘ in“ Pernlmm. (QM [you AR 162 JEFF-Jo 'l§.;.""1§1;e"'».ls.1;r._ " $8,000,000.00 tnore than the deficit: so that it la not an eimgggratiou lacs. $27,903.~.1tl.21 null lean-es mOrc 11H" ‘llvritillle Pwvlflvlw- to any it would coin may to N01‘ ope-rote the National System than it dies to operate it. _ _ The competitive feature. ,,u.lso. must always he regmemberedm it must be rewlized that for below the point whore it pays n. railway to do its own business it plqi to take buuitiuim irum u compvttwl. ‘fir: Nulionul ilullwaya‘ rust ol‘ alteration in higher than’ that oi‘ its competitor only on ac- but for t-urluin specific traffic IIIOVGIIIOIIIA its cost may be lower. ' ‘While competition in rates is c111, inlnnted through the Hlltllllllfll lillurdlnntloit and other [natures arc Iiillun oi‘ uur nnblc Ordor~we will rifia approved by order 0t tho: Hoard of Railway (‘vomutisaione .. yet ‘tho principle remains ms to the handling of additional triadic; for us our ilPffllit-qllfltlxl‘ authority says "nny rutc which will more than covm- the i-xirexise 0t’ moving thy var-i urul hnndlinl: tho goods is a! paying "ntu. “PROVIDED THE; BUSXNESS CAN BE HAD ON‘ ‘UTH ER TERMS." it Canadian National, llilllllfflytt‘ iltltl been .1 privutely-ovvuetl road. its nmnngoment would not have’ acted any dirterenlly tiran the Dir» ectors or the man. have acted m? the lit-Si two yczurs. Futurc pro-ll tits‘ can t-utitc only from getting, the llncs in good lill_\'!~i'lfllll comlr‘ Lion. putting on '1 good service and l w attracting the business that nxiats us well ac that whit-h nl-i tram-ting the lmsiitess that nxists as well as than which ll€1Vt3l0Dii.i The interest charges are not light» oamll by cutting down the Malnte-l uuuce. The out-ot-pocket expert-i .405 arc the transportation charges cmtnmnmowu GUARDIAN ponies lions were 834.760.329.00. or ‘general erpc-um-s, $2,905. 709.87. tbc ntahtwuanlcc 0t’ cqllllb-llwlll t-xpoil- lllilll N million llullnrs I0 ltpply on muintouamco oi way ex-pennes. The malntcuntice of equipment uxpctmee. to an extent. so into the improvement 0t the property. and the maintenance of way expenses oven more so. l The situation. herolorc |~4‘|I0l such u dianutl ullc, looked at from an economic upL-ru» relative ling point oi vicw. lnustilucit an tho um“ "f W‘ F"““"'““3' w" ‘mi ‘mm’ National Railways corned aipproxi- lmutcly 7t) mllllow dollars ntorc than t-uuill of tlic lesser volume handled, the mere (‘out of .\lU\'l.\‘ti thu bul-li- “llllF-l * 0i firffiihl‘ "Sefllinfi-‘i-“i- Iv-‘qs. a~' lllmrt from imlintenancc and other expenses. When traffic devclupinont, c0~ ctniuidcrcd. the prospccl DOCOlIIPS ltPll-Zhtcl‘. Sumo of those will ho taken up tn subsequent. urtlcltis in this not-ins. - ADDRESS TO (“RE-WDENT 0F THE REBECKAHS 'l‘ln~ €0llt1~\~."iir,: add s was pro» "Mtd -u Dill-ls biuclwnzlti dill-in; rwcnt ulliciall vislt tn Alpha itc- b. tarh Luligc oi‘ lhi: ciflv. u. i. dlttYCll To Miss llmizuai ‘Martian:- ('ll:ll'l4)lLt'l(l5\’Il. i’. 192i . 1.11. PlYiFiilvlll m’ till‘ lt-g-he-laillt mssvnr- ‘lily of the Tllnritinic Pravincgs u.’ Cvuada I)l“ll' M-ulzinl and Sister: ‘ (‘in behalf oi‘ tho ofilt-ors null nmml-m»: m’ tho “Alphsf "Pbflltllll lodgry X0. 10 [-. O. O. BK, l ox- tflnd to you it sincere and hcurty .,—.-.lc."'.\n- Io tho cuplurl‘ City of this Province and to illl-rl Lodlrl». on this your first Olllltiitl visit to Yrinitu iddwaril island. Allow mo to congratulate you .mi your ‘Pltlfflllflll to the oflice 0t FPt-‘dltl "-11: ul‘ tlln llnlmkzlit Assem- tor ntoviug the business. Per u. (f it“. yiurtiiuu- Pruviulaos oi’ train mile these charges werlr -r~l;~ mvl wish you vvwzliv $2.05. Thc earnings per trainl Hm i" will" "litlrlr l" l"'°"‘-‘"‘ ntile were $3.30. which produces a surplus over transportntioil expen- son sufficient to pay the mtscellaw iruotis oxpetmcs. $L'.f‘.2t‘>.234.5-l. theoflloo has‘ D\‘<>l\‘°“‘i -*""~‘ “"9 “Y m” vessel hem‘ JEFF SIR (toners shut"!!! Me on“ W" Y" - (New 0F A SUI€L cum:- Folz fifl $\¢\(N€$$ , ii has to land nine mire ' M|TT Me‘. r1». GoNNA we Linen! plow-r ~tw Té F'- _ sou! Bur _ ‘ I. Pmb T5“) , - 4?;- pvcks Tv §Pnn$ "it ‘ ‘the fieztief. ' out this _iltri<(livtinn. '11“. 1v." _\\:<[.|lll)l\' rer-ognlw .41 your em: and Win85“ t til saps likcill/Ititt to i‘ tr loft-lint‘ K svtle col-w P¢<= sgpvsicgmlé-Si 1m. su v "me ooee §°P~ 9N5 BUCK. Mun’! l. ._ at“, until today you stand the uc- vv-ugco head m‘ tlu- Order in We rc- joic» at tho chute: that hos horn _.l:.u|c and believe that you or‘: wvcll worthy oil’ being lilo lentil-r tlf am t orgmiizufltion; Twhorl: su_ Iplllt. nlissluu r unselfish servxcc to norm" iimunnklltd everywhere. ... b111,; to tin,- ofllcc 0:‘ Pr idcnl u‘ ihr lltivrklzh :\.‘-itllhil*‘_- rm unbroken rccorll of devoted but l il.-- n. ..> tilt-l) u r hiiudlul vi mmill thingy in the do tldl-nt that you will dlschnnu- with vzilincnl hutirz-luction; uny rcspunsr bilily caning to you in the inrzl-s- Yndflr you‘. trmstcll lI'il(lt‘l'.~llll[‘|_-~< runvuihlwrilig nll tho splendid Iltllifitlmélllclltg u." u. mum past und chwrishing cvcry lnipl-riisha-blc irn- in cuniidont -l'niil\ turn our fact» u» tlt- rising hope oi’ a great and 4 more glut-into: ‘om nv-nv, \.\‘1.- .~.\'|:.-‘+-~. lu- ‘lnipu than 50m‘ :E-'ii to out‘ t." _ ‘ind l'l'0\"l\('.\*. lD'<\'_-' contain r. pica [n L'll'..‘lllUl",\'_ and lint win-n j-"ll wurn imnrt may h? Lhnrrell null Put-our» aged lu carry on tho good work oi‘ spreading tln- gospel of univvrfl- n] lhrotuhrhoml wherever the‘ Wfl-YHQ null needs or llltllllillfll nppcal to lov-inz heark. W- us},- you_-'l) art-cpl this Flll'l|l gift and wish you Godspcwl in your tuiesiuil t" luvv and llulptul~ IIPsS to liumnniw and p"l_\' that (ind may guillv nnn gn-lrr. - your tool-stem rill thwugh th-~ iourncy or life. ‘. . . . _ .. . Yours t‘raterpal‘-_-'. l l HELEN FINLAYSON; i Noble Gruud BERTIE \-. STEvVAhT, l ll. ll.l‘i'csltlcul.| l ____ ._.¢-0-¢.__-- SCHOON E-FUS- ADVENTUROUS] VOYAGE NORTH S\'i)\’E\'_ Abril 4’ - Bound [rc-‘n Newfoundland for; Lnuslburg to Iona cook the torn schuonnr ll. ll_ Astmitlr which reached port on i7rlllll)‘_ tllllllll‘ reached the lizi|'lr.=dor~.< on it; |-"_ cont. voyage utter battling with ‘w. roid to The ilccorll by ('11P- break even. ’H¢R¢'5 A Eula WRAT l» i} M“) T“ TKKQ r h Jnw your ' The ll. H. Aoquith let‘! tuttndlantl on January Louisburg. unlit‘..- hcavy storm with t m‘, Elm.“ uf Odm~.;.m,\\-Sh5p through the elements tor 1&0 days. Tho Story the lxiltlflfitlll was lost and the vcs- puncheonp oi molusncs i0l'_S!~llfl9Y ' o" tho snhonxteri; HLIYPIILUFOIIS trip 1m] with‘ til til‘; mercy of the strumt‘ wholesale firlns. The cargo nurtlnveut winds. For three week! about ll. Asnuith will take u return car. Litlliing with the heavy ice flocs go (n t-onl tor Nmviouitrllzlnd. fqrvqiq snciarnve u" the arrival ot the schooner was tossed You Don‘? uAve‘"\-o‘rA\<e' ANy-n-“Ngl ‘Bu? TtfiREi 9N5 TtMNG ‘(W MU“. 15° when ‘(W Féei’ ‘me SYMPTVIPV5 cmtmpf: 6N- _ ___;___ __~_.:>>_.?. ‘I Gonstipflfim- and Fevtfifllnwszm ‘Exact copy ol Wrapper. No u 14th Wit cn out rhlli Pl tiSiiliil m» 1min and Oliiltlnn. Mothers Know That‘ Genuine liastoria Always Bears the Signature In‘ Ilsa’ For llvar i Thirty Years lliSiilillil ‘IIII onlnull QOIHIIV. lvnlvunn INV. i =ianrl the \vind_ having been blown it. ' u row‘ 18th the u. u. Asqultlrnrrived at tlu- schooner encountered u the result that out oi‘ its course. On February Burbndocs. ffhc schooner has u cargo ut‘ L50 was lanrlr-d this morning and the H. A Q-‘By Bud Fisher pt 7 ‘Am: what‘: mm ? (l ,._ 5%?‘ ‘me ~fi 3mm‘ AND SiT _? § UNDER A TREE ‘ v " M» www , " $00M _ 42g Recovétféz/ \f- . lg MlTJMTT ANDdllhlhFliig-llilorflé‘éapéiiihcvliiuttitso "wastft; quite . . 11:,“ . . |’q.4IQ1.J¢- _ .._ a‘. l l MY wire A$REU u: wariw 1A w“ w“ 111px MGRMIMG me soon: PARTED. éRaoeftv¢ l‘? \ gjAQHKGiTE WWWfiW/ l ncmz. A~h fi" intc-rk rho nue‘. ‘nus '5 " is» site with ‘i=6’ " " uevee acct“ , . - cl< omm s ucn-smllilrf New HM! rt; JUST w A P-“i-ll-ii ZLKTDXPQGLEHJIM . 5/ owl You -_. t-ZNXWRSG W“ "imk wmcu wnlbbw p09 wANT h , ' Mob 1 imam‘ cock W “QR ‘W2. “ Vi’ ‘ “we covi=L6 or Fivijw i ADD You're St-tt‘; cAN cflsrfiw“. m... ‘ i w. ‘putts; ‘T l. / l A FD“; Aksb\ ‘ ' I p35 MONEY 5 r ... ‘gm’ ME / Miitilfég is o. |<. v _g wuAoA“. BuT ‘tW l til 't _, ___,__ ___ _._ _ 7...“ Mom" Ba INTR°YW"~"“' QAN"? woo Btrlolfii“ ‘(qulfi HUSBAND . kg‘ _ \,. l-UEQ“ / -By Bud Fisher “TJJLTJZEKLA? .F l ‘ use wot/wt" "t?" WANTED Ml mTRoDucTIQN 7° MG Heb l<~o_cl¢‘ Yaw ntoc|< or?- FRt-Ygu YHINC» V‘ MUTT ANllilEFF-Sixty berries is quite a chunck of coin these days too.” dl "rt-tr; ow wolitb LOOK Pleerw R051 "m Me n-us Molerouuo! MeMTAu-Y AND FINANCIALLY I'M w "\ 3 .__ F?" T 5 m‘ 7 i‘ ‘ wnm". You Melw 11> A‘! _ wllv, You iwmbteb fls soumx Be _ “T:p:ff°1;::f ; sot-D MY s . your»; sum BUCKS m: goons. Doesn't’ tr gffirg?“ A QQL\QF to . , . Muté ro smut mxr can. putt-w. _ WEIGH 0N Youli “b M,“ w MAME 0;.- l "m" “i”? "l? “n” Goob Fore momma . cousclc-uce? M» gcT Bums, Moth WM ON My l CONSUENCG- (GDQVIIIGHT 1921. IV H. O. FIO HER. TRADE MARK KEG" U. 8. PAT. OFVF.) PAGE THIRTEE~