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Our contemporary professes to see evi- that the Dominion-Provincial conference at Ottawa last week was iinitative of the olic of the BENNETT administration” There is, cam P Y _ ~ ho\vever, documentary evidence for 'the state-` ment made in yesterday’s Giuirdian. It is in the form' of a letter sent to the provincial Premiers you last year by PRIME MiNisTEn BENNETT, whose plan at that time, but for the refusal of Liberal politicians to co-operate, would long ago have who achieved the results which were recommended at last week’s conference :is of urgent and vital importance in meeting Can:tcla’s economic prob- disc lems. The text of Miz. Bi-:NNETr's letter follows: occu “As I indicated at thc meeting' with the rovincial iremiers in ul last it is m urpose P 1 J Y ~» y P to call a conference of representatives of the cultiv,;ited by means of local organizations, we HIC!! rfmanc. mens.-oei. ohne" s. rm."-». this various provinces give their assent." country before the legislatures of the Editorial Notes W Rt. Hon. R. B. BENNETT speaks like the _ ¥ ¥ ‘lt ' A week from 'today is Christmas Eve. THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN t at Ottawa to change the constitution of N teSBy me A We have not lnmcd how' to dk- tribute the fruits of the earth so that every man can have his share. We have not leamed how to use our marvelous productive machin- ery so that it can abolish poverty and hunger. We have not learned statesmanhe is. . MW to mduoe mm, 0,. mmm. 0, to eliminate disease.. But we have teamed how to kill each other- * gk gg huge leamed how to do it with a ous efficiency that makes the No fewer than five names are now men- ca dence °f "fh““d¢f 5*¢aii“iZ" in the assertion tioned as candidates for 'the Mayoralty. ' i.<1ililr'Ii‘1i‘e"lreulc'iiri§hii';k'_xi%k :il-migftiigi 5* 5* 9* . argument for peace than the mere iléiltii The Prince oftwaies is hacking British °'“=°°“°° °ft°“r n ne paign 'against speeding. . _ gf; wo drous w hlnes of death.-Vancouver intended doing last week mit Y' "|""*‘°° l‘*"° b¢f°l'° *iw ural fortress of Abyssinia. But BK - Mussolini is hopeful. “There 15 no Congratulations to Paine M1Nis'rEiz Kmo to celebrates his 61st birthday today. ldmllf i-he bassase animal who 5|; gg 5|; ' bears a load of gold," said Philip l)onft forgot that little Christmas shopping N. rtre ss so strong that it will not Maoedori, the-dictator who built Evidently it is necessar to go abroad to` M empire on the mms or demo_ Y an over what 'a storm-stressed island we cratic Greece 2,400 years ago. The py. _ Duce follows the counsels of Philip - in it air . £15 envvvs will my a, high price With music, poetry, drama and art all being iI0V¢l`“"l¢"iS Of all the Pl`°"i“C¢5 1° Illtffft. at should be able to keep intellectually abreast of Ottawa before ilie end of the year to discuss the times, _ with the Federal Government the followingi questions and such other matters as may be ak ne at The return of the Premier and Attorney- placed upon the agenda after I have been ad- General willbe appreciated by A'ctir_ig Premier vised of the views of the preiniers of the several LEPAG1.; and other members, as Ch,-iStmaS_¢;de PYOVIHCCSI is an inconvenient season to be absent from “I.-\iVhat steps can be taken to reduce the business, evils of duplicate taxation and provide a more logical allocation of .sources of .revenue no\v it iii été Christmas is but a week away, so those men available to Dominion and provinces? who do their shopping onthe eve of the great “2.-Are the provinces prepared to sur- day should begin t0 think 0f.th0 Presents they render their exclusive jurisdiction' over legis- have to buy for their families and f,;ends_ lation dealing with such sbcial problems as old age pensions, unemployment and social insur- 5E BK BK When Prime Minister KING goes to the ance, hours and conditions for work, minimum U_ 5, A_ he returns fu||~0f the atm0S'ph0,.e and wages, ctc., to the Dominion Parliament? If so, eh on what `tcrms and conditions? lhp “3.-Is it desirable to endeavor more clear- back more Canadian than ev0,._ _ 5* 95 9|? such crime in France and the nt- ly to define the. respective jurisdiction of the Dominion Parliament and provincial legislatures with respect to health and agricultural and oth- ist er matters in which there is a duplication of the effort by federal and provincial authorities? ag “4.-Consideration of the extent to which of there may be more complete co-ordination of the ex effort of federal and provincial authorities with respect to research work. ‘ “5.--Consideration of the extent to which Eu Let us ever bear in mind that Prime Min- " er BALDWIN promised from the outset that sinned states in recent em th re _only way Britain would participate in war have been apologists fopyevsn kid. ainst _Italy was as a member of the League nappers, with the result that ln a Nations. If the League fails, Britain is single Ye" them were S°°1‘°S °f ki empt' _ 5* 3* 5* French evidently hola this terrible crime in detsstation and will have there may be more complete co-ordination of “Hollywood” at 3 cost 0f $2,500,000 to be avail the effort of federal and provincial authorities ab with respect to gathering and publication of wh statistical information and what steps, if any, lin should be taken to secure uniformity and com- declared wguld make L0nd0n the mm centre of plete accuracy of Canadian statistics. fl; "6.-In the event of it being determined pd that the legislative jurisdiction of the Dominion ac Parliament and provincial legislature as at pres- simultaheousl cnt defined by the British North America Act should be modified, a determination of the form Y # There is indication on every hand that the tliusiasm of a United States politician; when 12" o may hire them. Mr. S. H. Sos1-in .‘.f~,‘$ '1 ,r ri _ . "W »-.-wimaxw--sa¢=A,»lsé_ l".-'.I~?f;‘21 9..-All’ ' speakers generally are uttering protests against "By far the most important act of the Do-. miiiion-1'-‘roviiicial conference," pays the St. John Telegraph Journal, "was :i recommendation for the appointment of a special constitutional com- mittee whose duty it will bc to suggest Aa formula whereby the British North America Act can be amended without appeal to the United Kingdom. That is a step which should receive very careful consideration. If it is adopted, it wilI.cut a very definite connection between Canada and the Motlierland, and it will take away from the provincial governments a safeguard which,` up to this time, has been considered, in New Brunswick at least. invalu- able. The New Brunswick delegates disscnted, and HoN. I. B. MCN/ini, attorney-general for the province, gave as his reason that his delegation desired more information as to just how the amendments were to be decided upon, and he also suggested that the legislatiireof the province should be consulted before consent was given. This newspaper has expressed the same opinion on many occasions and it still believes that the legislature of New Brunswick and the people of New Brunswick should have some- ililnp to say about a change in the constitution of tInnada_‘\viiich_ may be fraught- ii/_»itll__'g_¢12! the Americanizing of the English language. Recently the well-known essayist and dramatist, Lord DUNSANY made a direct appeal at a lit- erary luncheon at Grosvenor House to save the English adjectives. Many well-known writers have revolted against the fashionable abuse of adverbs such as “definitely” and “absolutely.” This distinguished writer deplored the misuse of nouns, which are taking the place of adject- ives. He begged people to preserve “mysterious” and “luxurious” for posterity by introducing them in conversation and writing, instead of s cakin of "a m ster man" or "a luxur car." P 8 Y *Y* * Y Lord Movmiian of Leeds, has definitely announced he would present a "voluntary eu- thanasia" bill to Parliament under which govern- ment "referees" would be final arbitcrs of the fate of sufferers from incurable diseases desir- ing death. Details were disclosed by Dr. K1i.i.rci< Minumo, secretary of the Euthanasia Legaliza- tlon society. A patient 'would be required to make legal application for death and then obtain two ind ndent medical certificates stating he was suflfiring an "lnciira`ble,` fatal, -painful disease.” These certificates would be submitted to "euthanasia refereelf’ who, if satisfied, would nn-.. _...n _._ -$.14 .|...a|. ..-_...:. A ____ ,_ .|-__ en ational archives four pi ures very German citizen, taken at dil- don‘t maintain that Aryan expres- sion en route, it probably will be just too bad. = The gloomy prophecies of 'Mal- thus, that a growing` population would result in a. shortage of food- stuffs, have .once more been proved wrong: this time in India. Accord- ing to a letter to The Times of Oc- tober 24, from a Mr. P. J. Thomas _of Madras University, the popula- tion of India increased by nine- teen per cent: between 1900 and 1930. but during the some period the production of foodstuffs and raw materials increased by 30 per cent and industrial production by 189 per cent.--Social Credit (Lon- don.) Japan flatly demands naval equality with Britain and the Unit- ed Stat/es and advocates defensive types of vessels. As Japan would not have to send her worships across the Pacific in pursuit of her aim of absorbing China she would have an immense advantage over Britain and~the United states if the latter powers tried to restrain her and if‘ the navies were largely defensive in design. Japan's refusal to listen to the British proposal to abolish submarines is based up- on such a calculation.-Ex. » Last year there were nn eases of diphtheria in York ' Township. What. a change from ii generation ago, when this was one' of the scourges of humanity, especially of children. This is one disease that medical, science appears to have conquered.-'lt . What was intended to he a i-lol was staged as a protest against a ner-mari amcial opening offices iri , A Christmas Carol A GHOST* _sroav (By Charles Dickens) _ _\. s'i‘AvE ONE * Marlslfs Ghost; ’Marley was deadsto ‘begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it : and Scrooge’s name was good upon ’Change, for anything he chose to put his hand tc. Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail. - _ Mind ! I don’t mean to say that I know, of my own knowledge, what there is particularly dead about a door- nail, I might have been inclined, myself, to regard ii coffin-nail as the deadest piece of lronmongery in the trade. But the wisdom of our ancestors is in the, simile; and my unhallowed hands shall not disturb lt, or the Coui\try's done for. You will therefore permit me to repeat, em- phatically, that Marley was as dead as a door-nail. Scrooge knew lie was dead? Of course he did. How could it be otherwise? Scmogs and he were partners for I don’t know how many years. Scrooge was his sole execu- tor, his sole administrator, his sole assign, his sole residuary legatee, his sole friend, and sole mourner. And even Scrooge was not so dreadfully cut up by the sad event, but that he was an excellent mmi of business on the very day of the funeral, and solemnised it. with an undoubted bar- ain. ' ~ _g The mention of Marley’s funeral brings me back to the point I started from. There is no doubt that Marley was dead. This must be distinctly understood, or nothing wonderful can come of the story I am going to relate. lf we were not perfectly convinced that Hamleifs Father died before the play began, there would be nothing more remarkable in his taking a stroll at night, in an easterly wind, upon his own ramparts, than there _would be in any other middle-aged gentleman raslrly turning out after dark in a breezy spot-say Saint Pau|’s Churchyard for in- stance-literally to astonish his son’s weak mind. Scrooge never painted out Old Murley’s name. Thero~ it stood, years afterwards, above the warehouse door: Scrooge and Marley. The firm was known as Scrooge :ind Marley. Sometimes people new to the business called Scrooge Scrooge, and sometimes Marley, but he answered to both names : it was all the same to him, ` Oh l But he was a tight-listed hand at the grindstone, Scrooge! a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner! Hard and sharp as lint, from which no steel had ever struck out generous fire; secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster. The cold from within him froze his old features, nipped his pointed nose, shrivelled his cheek, stiffened his gait; made his eyes red, his thin lips blue; and spoke out shrewdly in his grating voice. A frosty rime was .on his head,.and on his eyebrowws, and _his wiry chin. He carried his own lo_wr temperature always about with him; he iced his office in the dog-days; and didn’t. thaw it one degree at Christmas.- External heat and cold had little influence on Scrooge. No warmth could warm, nor wintry weather chill him. No wind that blew was bitterer than he, no falling snow was more intent upon its purpose, no pelting rain less open to entreaty. Foul weather didn’t know where to, have him, The heaviest rain, and snow, and hail, and sleei. could boast of the advantage over him in only one respect. They often “came down” handsomely, and Scrooge never did. _ Nobody ever stopped him in the street to say, with glad- some looks, “My dear Scrooge, how are you '! When will you come to see mel” No beggars implored him to be- stow a trifle; no children asked him what it was o’clock; no man or woman ever once in all his life inquired the way to such and such a place, of Scrooge. Even the blind men’s dogs appeared to know him, and when they saw him com- ing on, would tug their owners into doorways and up courts; and then would wagtheir tails as though they said, “No eye at all is better than an evil eye, dark mas- terl” But what did Scrooge care ? It was the very thing he liked. To edge his way along the crowdedpaths of life, warning all human sympathy to keep its distance, was what the knowing ones call “nuts” to Scrooge. _ Once upon ii time-of all the good days in the year, on Christmas Eve-old Scrooge sat busy in his cou_ntlng- house. It was cold, bleak, biting weather : foggy withal: and he could hear the people in the court outside_go wheez- ing up and down, beating their hands upon their breasts, and stamping their feet upon the pavement-stones to warm them. The City clocks had only just gone three, but it was quite dark already : it had not been light all day : and candles were daring in the windows of the neighbouring offices, like ruddy smears upon the palpable brown air The fog came pouring in at every chink and keyhole, and was so dense without, that although the court was of the narrowest, the houses opposite were mere phantoma. To see the dingy cloud come drooping down, obscuring every- thing, one migh thave thought that Nature lived hard by. and was brewing on a large scale. The door of Scrooge’s counting-house was open that _he might keep his eye upon the clerk, who in a dismal little cell beyond, a sort of tank, was copying letters. Scrooge had a very small fire, but the clerk’s fire was so very much smaller that it looked like one coal. But he cou'idn’t. re- plenish it, for Scrooge kept the coal-box in his own room; amd so surely as the clerk came in with the shovel, the master predicted that it would be necessary for them to part, Wherefore the clerk put on his white comforter, and tried to wai1n~himself at the candle; in which effort, not being a man of a strong imagination he failed. “A Merry Christmas, uncle! God save you!" cried a cheerful voice. It was the voice of Scrooge’s nephew, who came upon him so quickly that this was the first intlmation he had of his approach. “Bah l" said Scrooge, ‘Humbug l” , ‘ l-Ie had so heated himself with rapid walking in the fog~ and frost, this nephew of Scrooge’s, that he was all in a glow; his face was ruddy and handsome; his eyes epnrltled, and his breath smoked again. ~ ’ 'Christmas a huinhug,uncle!" said-Sci'ooge’a nephew. “You don’t mean that, I am sure.” ‘ f ` "I do,” said Scrooge. “Merry Christinui What. right have you to be merry 'I What reason have you to be mer- ry? You’re poor enough.” . _ , _ ' "Come, then,” returned the nephew, gayly. “What right have you to be dismal ‘I What. right have you to be moijoee 7 You’re rich enough.” i _ Scrooge having no better answer ready on the lpiir of' =.- _ ._ sig ' . ._.._.._. _ __ _a._. .L__._..v.____....._____-_._.._.*_._-*.._.~__ PUBLIC FORUM ,_..-::.::--.= '- ~ ma nacaurioris _ BMI' P g _ ` Sir.-Al Christmas draws ‘with your oo-operation it' 1| will to draw 'to the attention of the public the necessity ot eareliiineas in the stores, the homes, the nohuolhouses and halls throughout the Province. The stores are all rushed- at this time of the year and there may be a tendency to allow lrlflarnmable refuse. such as paper. cartons, etc., to accumulate. In the stores, the homes ,the schoolhbuses and halls decorations are being prepared for the- festivities which are always us- ual at. Christmas- Many types of l decorations are used, some of which are safe and some very dangerous. The Christmas tres, which is prob- ably the means of the most enjoy- ment Gilwcially to the little ones, if properly handled need not be a menace, providing it is not kept in- doors tco long. After a. week in- doors the tree besins to dry and its inflammability is increased tremen- dously. With reasonable carp and the use of non-inflammable orna- ments there should be very little danger from this source. If, how- .evez-, inflammable ornaments are used, especially candles, the Joys of Christmas may very quickly be turned to deep sorrow and grief in the loss not only of the home but of human life. A few years ago in the western part of the United States the usual Christihas celebrations were being held in the schoolhouse, the child- ,ren and their families were all as- sembled aud in the midst of the joyous festivities a Christmas tree, lighted by candles, became ignited, _set fire to the decorations in the building and so rapid was the spread of fire that when the loss was counted it included thirty-three lives. This may readily happen ln our own communities if great care is not exercised. A few suggestions that I have in mind follow: ` In the Storee: Refuse should be gathered up daily and disposed of. All exits should be clear so that the customers could leave the store easily in case of accident. Decorations should be of a nou- inflammable, type. and paper novel- ties impregnated with a flreprooflng solution are obtainable at your local stores. Use these instead of the type of decoration that will burn. In the Homes: Make sure there are no fireworks or candles which might. start a fire, especially around the tree. ` In the Halls and Schools: Decor- ations should be of the non-inflam- mable type. Adequate exits available, and no l candles or fireworks used, especially around the tree. I wish to thank you for your valu- able space and co-operation in plac- ing my letter before the public. I am. Sir, atc., C. A. BEER, Provincial Fire Marshal or Q _ fa". ON H18 BOOK! BY sucking you the wise, like boss, H alind° d rl h_ 9 K ill C tho this th do most slow, ugh ey B°°““° lnwt °h°i¢°ly: for as arent A store Haveweofbookiiasbeeeofherbs, Ami shud mm; e great task in , th know, the good, tw an To discern weeds, and judge 0; wholesome food. T! U rlre scant performance. For Oft are 'tis iii” hu th one, w md mes’ e e bee feeds But you were all choice flowers; all set and dressed B7 dd 539° ll°1`l-W5. who well knew - the b€St. '-HWY Vsushap um-ss) it iii DTR 17 1935 rlla. NA 'ma slmrui nerr _ canon B Am" . Research workers through world are striving to oonquoroiifi-lg: .evenas they have conquered equm dangerous ailmeiim such as dipped es. pernicious anaemia. diphtheru and others. And so while the under- lylns cause has yet to be found tw, iienriirs things have been mjmed about cancer. 'I'he-Be are, first. that q t°nd°11¢Y to cancer may be inherit. ed H-nd. second. that in-itntinn of tissues already damaged may 0,0" a '“replncer. us until the cause l efforts are now made tg 5:35; cancer by avoiding irritating au, canc%r°l'iaIsim2.l°u‘ad!,lv“nfbr.ne' and U re s it u-sms wiy. md' “°“'”' Everywhere physicians and health °l'8anlzations are spreading ilu knowledge of the surly sighs of cam oar because cancer in its early stag. as is curable. A cancer is at nl-pl I small spot or lump, which spread| and produces other similar growth. throughout the body. ;I’h° “fly Blknlot cancer are: . Any- sore which does np; particularly on the face or mopiiliék 3- Ally lllmll ill the breast gp .other part of the body, espeplpu, one which begins in grow oi- ching., 3. Any un1uualooaing,dlsphp,-3,. or bleeding from any part 0( 3,0 body. 4. Hoarseness. Unfortunately there is little or no pain in the early _stares of cancer, and usually by the time pain opml,-| it is too late for treatment. php. tunately, on the other hand, ll" treatment ofcanoer ls very success- ful in its early stages by the use og radilnn. nursery. and the xisyi. “It is a lamentable fact that all over the world. people with caneq come so late for treatment that tho chances of recovery are often lim. ited. Delay is dangerous and may bo fatal. Prompt action will often saw a life which might. otherwise hi lost." 0 "The first sign of any suspicious symptoms-lump sore that does not heal. bleeding ora discharge of any klndvshould be the signal for seek. ixrgi £13 advice of a competent phy- s . ¥ “Ideal _ ` ,XMAS - GIFTS | Onlyslxteenmonlhorgpg DIYI- 0 FOR MEN Clan and Cigarette, al sin Xmas Wrapped. Tobacco: Christmas Wrapped lllllit-ary Hair Brushes Military Bali' Bnhli Bot English heather Writing Cane Yardley Shaving Beta Potter or Moore Having Sets Rolla Baron Shaving Bowls Ciltmtio Lighten Tobacco Punches, eta., and many other gifts nit-able to man at popular prices. FOR LADIES nun Bi-uh, mmf ma Comb Bda Compact Va-nity Cues, latest style t Perfumes Indies ‘8o\l, Aahu of Bases. Bollbllillht Three Flowers. Evening in Parts, etc., latest deaiglia Chooolllee MLK Factor Specialties in |’°W¢|°I'l» Creams. Routes. - THE 2 Macs ` Miz. Tia/.\ i>oTT Sars in an rin: rin Fresh Tea Flavor I » Use Bltlllillil Orange PEKOE TEA those we love. “'I‘o Do Good To Those Homes., , ‘ ll\ll\lh'mn`n mn ~ . _ --ké At Christmastime the heart responds to the call to open to give risen to urs wants or urs pm, in ap'ms ip within our means will beat express the love we lllily employ in -their care? Is itiiot the Gift °f Life Insurance-the, love that never dies? 'lt enables us to do good to. thou we love, even after life hal bo`en laid flown. R The Great-West Life la the Champion of Thrift and the :Guardian of thousand: ‘of Canadian We Love”l What gift _ f , , . .__