.P FUR ~ ,,,,,i,,,,ir,..., .. c... "outlast-W. (‘beater l. Isl-are. I. P- ‘ ' looking-IMHO. (‘bl D Editor no Ialllial Associate IdItan-Irsnb Ilnr-fieahlant-q. I. Barnett A. Iaolilnnoa 0- U 0. DIPO¢IOP—J. B. lllllfil Wlllnr ul 0- l. Glrrta l u“ 4| q J delivered. lw-Tgl; (‘ir-afiidvfaerfullled Ir’ czl-Utlm ltatea. THURSDAY: \_,_..__-_-—--—-— I "The Late Mr. J. P. Hood It is with regret that our readers will‘ learn of the Plating-of Mr. John P. Hood, for many years president and manager of The Charlottetown Guardian. Mr. Hood was a born newspaper man. I-fe served no ap- prenticeship to the business, but in early life ente ’ the employment of The Island Guardian Publishing COIIIPI-Dy when its fortunes were at a very low ebb indeed. l-le had a strong personality and a determined spirit which enabled him to overcome many difficulties which seemed un- Iurmountable. He and the late Mr. B. D. l-liggs combined in laying the foundations well and truly of Th Charlottetown Guardian. ' ‘Those were hard and pressing times for newspaper publications. a journal. indeed, The Guardian it- self was the outcome of such a oom- bination, succeeding in name the publication of the weekly newspa- per, The Presbyterian, edited and controlled by Mr. Henry Lawson. On the death of Mr. Higgs, after a~ short interval, Mr. J. E. B. Mc- Cready Joined "Mr. Hood as editor and the combination proved a very strong and satisfactory one so far necessary in the interests oi the peo- ple, as drinking, and the consequences 0f drinkins. were very evident throughout the Province. The cam. Palm carried on by The Guardian under this Joint control resulted ul- timately in the Ilarquharson Gov- ernment going to the country on a Prohibition platform and winning. Edward Island under Government, and subsequent! Hood, with whom was associated Mr. ilianton R. Newsom in the manager- ial control, decided to sell out his interests in an organization repre- senting the Conservative party in the Province. Mr. Hood severed his connection with The Guardian in February, 1813. The Guardian and its readers will Join in extending sincere sympathy to the widow and family in their bereavement. _________ Mr. King Still Stubborn Under the vocational grant now before the House of Commons, Province will be able to secure a _ substantial amount to be applied to agricultural training. The previous MAY 28, 1931 Legislature, should set In Wllilll with his federal leader lmmesiccclymolnl- mg out to him that his attitude on this matter is strongly WWW! 1“ this section of the country- Pensions in Canada Agwpding to information tabled in Parliament the other clay. out of I" egtimated population oi 9,945,500 dur- m; the year 1930 in ocnads. 141.686 persons were receivins - ' °' one kind or another. The total amount paid out in P81151005 dud"? 1930 was $55,157,209. The estimate o! population was made by tho 311"" of statistics for June 1, 1030. The re- tum reveals that as person-r 1n 193° were receiving P€Il5l0l18 801011131118 to $24,756, arising out of the North- west Eebeliion. European will‘ P811‘ num- bered 1.023 and the received was $865,176. One person was 1n "- ceipt of a pension arising out of civil flying of $346. Information supplied by the De- partment of Labor indicated 57.950 persons were in receipt of old 88o pensions amounting to $11,314,670 during 1930. service An Object Lesson object lesson to those (fortunately few) Canadians who have a penchant for indiscriminate criticism of every- thin pertaining to law administra- tion in their own country. The United States researchers have collected data from thirty-one cities with a collective population of twenty-five million people. The fig- many homicides to the 100,000 as in migland and Wales. Then the statisticians add one sig- nificant statement: The number of convictions in murder cases in the United States is decreasing steadily. The number oi murders is rapidly in- creasing throughout the country. ___.__._._.__ Editorial Notes The British Liberals say that they will stand or fall by Cobdenism. This, the Ottawa Journal thinks, is not much oi’ a boast. for the British Liberals have not far to fall. . “Asparagus inlvancouver, 21 cents o. pound; asparagus in se- 25 cents. According to a Bulletin issued ivy e Dominion Bureau of Statistics, - births registered in April in 54 cities It was of Canada numbered 7,427, deaths It has becomes habit-to denounce ‘I the younger generation acct hold up in contrast" the youth of . The quality. of-our ‘teen age boys and glrirlusnot‘ yet been , submitted toithe acid test o: time. When tbatordcal comes they will Probably be ioundquiteUv/orlliy or thciir fofebclro and "of- thencountry "blob" lave , them " birth. Take youth's -taste »for literature! An educational commission made an ex- tensive investigaticnin another city among severaLthousand Junior high school students, ringing in age be- tween ll and if). Among the books with which they are molt. familiar and which gave than the greatest pleasure "Treasure Island” came first, "Ivanhoe," second, "Call oi‘ the Wild." thini. "Tonv ‘Sawyer’, fourth. "flfttlo Women," -fifth, and "The Lady of the Lake," sixth. "Oliver Twist," though the only Dickens’ novel in the first so answers, was Well l-IP in the list mentioned. "Julius Caesar" was Just ahead of "The Three Musketeers,“ and was three places in advance of the Tar- zan stories. "Little Women" was mentioned by more‘ than eight hundred girls and seven boys, and “Jane Eyre" by 350 girls and three boys. ‘The finding of the com- mission can unquestionably be accepted as proof, in its own field, that the indictlnent- preferred and urged so persistently against our young people, may have very little basis. At any rote, a considerabl proportion of our young people are still sane and sound“ it would seem almost impossible for a speaker. to say anything. neat that has not been said‘ "before when speaking o! the relations between Canada and the. United States. But Rt. -l-lon. Mr. Melghen did so when he told an international gathering that as Canada desired no other political affiliation than that which she now" onioysiin the British Empire, so also "she desires soother neighbor than the _United~ States:- muce u evidently "vciy swpicirius nf the proposed Adstm-Geruian plan for customs union.‘ "' M. Briand'~'a.t Geneva spoke ‘against it in strong terms which might aimostbo con- struod into a threat, this despite the fact that explanationsfby " both to have taken any sting‘ outoi the proposal. It is evident that France finds herself unable‘ to accept the view that the intentio oi political union does not lie‘ behindcconomic union. M.- Briand - is ‘strongly 1n favor oi what amounts to ‘an all- European customs union but ap- parently he‘ does not view with favor any ‘suggestion to reach this through preliminary customs unions between groups of countries; ‘The decision to sendthe case to the World Court is probably ‘the best Lord Derby's llflce‘ tffirlllth ' ‘ h y Mr. mere were seventeen “mes “ufhotelkeeperstcfollow strictlymnglis imenus to please American and other tourists lecallsithegreat "disappoint- ment Thackeray underwent on a visit ‘ to Paris when a kind friend and enter- tainer treated him to boiled mutton ‘and turnips instead of_ the French |repast hefhad expressly come for. |The average tourist likes to" see and "eat something different when he goes abroold- ' ' ' In a Toronto court the other day a." Chinese‘ who’ had ‘been; “giving "evi- dence through an " interpreter was found to be quite fluent inc-English. 1t is a characteristic o: the Oriental mind not to reveal all it knows; and this is not a bcdlpian for anyother I division of the human‘ race!“ ‘ No sober-minded" man ckn fail to note that theiieaglle, when the last reasonable criticism of it has been nmdefstili stands as the only con- siderable agency of peace among the nations, the only co-operative in- ternationai effort towards peace that holds _any promise of peace at at all. ‘The very istence ‘of the League, if only as the ‘living breath of an aspiration towards peace and goodwill among the nations-let alone its record and achievement altogether-is a rrootimd I solen- did thing. God knows there is no certainty of peace ~even with the League. without the League-what Germany andlustria’ would appear - Ravi’ x may. nrscovasras savlivc many LIVES When Roentgen accidentally dis- covered the X ray by means of a Crookes tubs in his laboratory, it was felt that an important step ior- ward was made in medicine. You will remember that the first uses were locating metal objects in the stomach ,or' elsewhere in the body, and diagnosing broken bones. Since thattime so many uses for the X ray have been found that it was felt that there‘ was really noth- ing more to be learned. However, the discoveries of the past year alone, are enough to show us that like in- sulin, the liver diet and so forth, there is a great deal still to be learn- ed by means oi the X ray. Heretofore the examination of the bladder and, tubes running from the kidneys was extremely difficult and required a trained eye and thsskill- od_ use of special instruments. To- day it is Possible to observefthe con- ditio_n of these organs by means o: the X ray. That cancer oi the large intestine or large bowel may exist without giving many symptoms at first, is a most serious matter for both patient and doctor. One of the conditions that is not serkius at first is a poly. nus, Just like the soft growth that is sometimes found in the back of the " nose. actually hanging down ilrthc - Thole may turn into cancers. llbrmerly it was hard to diagnose thesoft growths but this past year a. unique method was discovered. An enema oi a substance that shows black. by the X ray is injected into the lower bowelJAiter this is forced out Main by the patient an enema _is given. ‘The re- Rcmoving this becomes a cancer‘ of many lives, Another interesting discovery is that of parasites or worms in the in- testine. Often these parasites are known to exist because eggs or parts oilthe warm are passed from the Where this doesn't happen polypus before it means the saving after the barium sulphate passed from tile intestine that a string like shadow appears. This thin shadow lollliosents the intestinal canal of the worm which still has the barium sui. phate in it. You will agree that these discov- eries which lriean the prevention of ,_.l1l°ll_Y-ll-B.oi suffering and the saving oi many lives was a" wonderful year of work far our X ray investigators. Canada's Memorial In France " (Exchange) Impatience has been manifested in certain quarters over the deliberation with which constiuciion of Canadas great war memorial on Vimy Ridge 3! Pfwflcding. ‘This impatience is en- tirely due to a failure to rears: the immensity oi the profezt and the complexity of the problems whi:h it: "realization" have- involve interview‘ by the London Correspon- dent‘ of the Toronto ‘Telegraph’ with Walter Aliward, the great Can- Bdllll ifl-ITMOI‘, for whom th's monu- ' owing work of his life, shoulddo much to clarify the situa. ltion. Relatively speaking progregg has not been siow baffling obstacles. It should be rem compared with Europ countless centuries, Nolth Amer-lag is almost virgin territory in the mug- ter of securing vast pennanent memorials. It was only after long investigation ma: g quarry ~wPable of supplying suitable material in sufficient quantities for so great a work as the Vimy monu- ment was located in Jugoslavia-e quarry that had not been worked since the days of the Roman lun- Pire. Precedent to that was a prob- Rm Involved in the unsettled finan- i (Montreal 0mm) A special committee of the-Magoo or Nations Council; ‘including 10pm. smtatives of thirteen government ' has begun its aossiolis looking io- wards strengthening. if possible, the d; 1 an A The first task ofgthiaoommiseiorfis 1 bring about a better understanding and improve the Genevsnjnachin . try already erected to deal with 'in~_ tornational disputes, and further contribute to the effectual bannin, of war. From Germany came the criticism that the Judicial function of the League, as now defined, is too restricted and lacks authoritative force. As it now stands the Kel- logg pact is anything but watertight. By, way of amending matters, the German delegates at the last dis- ‘for disciplining an legroom Milo" l but rapid, despltsiliucklngham Pals Embered that. cdz under tile msstdilvigl. e a, quankd for circumstances, -ail o ncr stone» available for Commission which has armament conference proposed that the League Covenant be given a firmer hold, so that, in case of any- dispute, nations submitting their claims should refrain from_aggrav- ai-ing the emergency, or, if war is threatened, they should pledge themselves to maintain the military status quo; or, once more, should a v declaration of war ensue, there should be a long sea and air armist- ice, including the wlthdrawl of any forces which may have penetrated foreign territory. It was thought that, were such recommendations made by the League Council and accepted by the governments in- volved, it would enhance the power of the League, and be an effective means of putting the brakes upon the wai- chariot. It must be con- fessed that the prospects of imple- menting this . programme. are not very bright. FNIIUQ takes the view that there can be no substantial disarmament until better securities are forthcoming. And security for France means a tally of armed forces, and in case of trouble, a consortium of armed forces against the nation guilty 0f bfvllilllltlli! peace. Great Britain is notenam- ored of further European commi- ments by way oi sanctions, though desiring peace, and is today "l9 only nation in Europe i-hli hflllultll‘ ally reduced her national armam- ental’ forces by sea- and land. Europe is in the position ofthe I-lollanders, compelled W ~bund barrier dykes against "l! lllulld‘ sting sea. During the cast decade. many books have been written about War. ' to make a general surveyi "olrthe r peoce-or-war situation as _it now -. ..a orlfr; lvvrsauoc‘ sin-some months aroour- city vocuncil madam arrangement m- gardinl filo disposal of garbage and ithe waste barrel containers weirelto be emptied daily. This ianot Mink done witlrregard to. the Gitflxflwll ‘garbage barrels, asvnumerous barrels or containers are amongst the sup- stands. The second item-uponthe agenda is to consider the deadiocki which has occurred in the riegoti-A aifons v between Italy and "France- over their . spectlve naval quotas and the naval parity question. '1‘o_ this committee is allotted the task 1' posed decorations of-our streets filled to the overflow withi garbage and filth, surrounded by vii-ms of flies, ‘and (like charity) covering ‘auYun- ‘known quantity of vermin and dan- ‘gcrous bacteria.‘ They are nicely ‘Painted and without not whited, but upainied sepulchros and within a ' mass of rottenness, the effluvia, any- ‘thing but pleasing to the nasal or- gans oi passers-by. We have a san- itary police omcer, who visits back yards. Why does he overlook the City Corporation's utensils? I am. ‘Sir, etc, Barren usaam. In any other land now, are there nights like these? _ white moon wanders thepalm trees, -And scarcely any breeze stirs along the purple seas. --The _ up among More gold than Cortes even touched in any dream , ‘ Sankhalfanhourago therein Gulf Stream; Like fine dust ofAit, the few clouds A seem. - r : the Harki from the Convent one slow. bell—' . '.l‘hero's an old garden ‘there- -Ah! ii’ I could tell half how sweet the Jasmine and the diamala‘ smell. ' '1 think that I am glsdhere and deem the moment good. .' Butthcn, there is the North Star- as lfone ever could Forget the grey way night comes on, back in the old wood. ‘ . , —ll‘rancis Sherman. ‘Diarnala, a fragrant tropical flower. . _ _ i ~ llcrsono. miliary training in the Great _-War. It will thus be seen disenchantment and the illusory aspects of a. war which Pellflllllfil vanquished and victors alike, and today is admitted to have sown the field:- o.‘ Europe with dragon's Weill- The lesson has come home to nations piecrs of sculptural stone of '25 ‘tons’ “eighth-could mot be done in a hurry; and in addition Mr. Allward rightly insitsd that every some l" a monument, designed to stand 101’ ,1, time, should b: perfect- Th: work has neverthclrss pro.- recdcd in so orderly a manner. that already 95% of the material has been quarried; the masonry is so far ad- vsncxi that 11,500 names of Canad- flan dead are already ‘inscrbcd on the! wills, and Sfilffiitlllill work on the‘ i A firm fuguszs is wsil ad/anuxl. Li, as ssems possible. the monu- mcntis compiete by 1225, ten yea.s afterthe signing of tile orignal ccn tract, Mr. Alliva-.d will have achiev- ecl a rzcord for works of this kind.‘ It took sixieen yesrsto build the Queen V2ctoria lvl moi-la] opposte as in lnnzion, a much sijnallcr lnzzuzncnt, construct- : possible impor- tant ccmpariwris could be cited. The’ Canadian Battlefields Memorials charge overseas mtm-orials achieved ea completitlon in very efficient man- rlcr of the lcsscr ‘Canadian monu- ments in trance 3nd Belgium, before larms in ' Europe. .Genevs have the best are at least three million men under Russia stands Nshest in man-power. France pre- dom‘ in war machine equip- ment or’, ‘all, categories. Poland stands next as regars men and ma- chines. Itsly has more army men than France and is trying to level up with France as regards naval equipment and airplanes. These figures are taken from the Daily Mail Year Book for i930. As to the cost of armaments, it" has mounted at a faster pose than ever since the conclusion of thei Great War. Leaving Germany out of the reckoning, in 1009, Franco, Great Bzitain, the United states, Italy, ‘Japanfiihd’ Russia spent four billion dollars on war material. .111 101i thetotai reached five and a ‘hfrd bililons- ‘In 1929 more than six and a half billions. In i923 more than six and a half billions.- vrsnt toYthegwar ' budget. A glance at these figures will show that if nations arena longer voluntarily wa:--mind:d,- the statesmen at o.‘ reasons for ~nxiously looking int: this frightful bill of expense. of London, Eng. Nbted Physician. treated sue- aud obtained .per- Canditl “rub o’ our, sue as sip‘. mmnla. 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PLUMBING a HEATING V ' Grafton Street Opposite Prince Edward ‘Theatre ll-umvilfi-s" " ' " ' cisl and currency conditions or w“ d, “u, ‘ mrope‘ Wm, fluctuating ex h so far as to induce them to denounce h, m, mm m, m: m. 1, war as a calamity, a colossal blunder, m, 193;“ bu", an hon”, Pr,“ and; horrific entcrprise of waste could be struck to forln the mu of m“ °"""°""“°" "m" i” ‘WM a long term contract. Excavation and °r w" °"-'“m“°n d"m7°d" Thfl‘ m, "ma: c; ‘n enwmou, donor”, facts are admitted. No formal ‘I ‘dgflgn “we pgenmmlxy‘ ‘an $111018! B50110 the IV"! 0f Wll’, Bud u,“ ind.“ b, pmhed 10mm; “m. no argument elaborated {onlogioai that: and though Mr. Allward wuslwllndl- will‘! "Pr? 8mm with‘ years ahead of time with models for‘ i than‘ the facts disclosed relative to the many figures that will adorn the the Present lrmlmorril" which Boro- work, it_ would have been fatal to llolll natio call“ the "peace- make a "rfllsh Job" of the monumentfitrength" ofthsir- respective forces.’ itself. Not merely the quarrying msiaums hues-nor troops, " tion of stoine,—soms of icisoisoo, Italy snmo, one": nri " v p " i 'aa'~l,in. exclusive of the‘ golden-dusted itamers, are all pack- and Poland 3080410. aside from ed away lhthe rude bulb. waiting w ,“poii'ce' patrol" - on" the Bofviet ricer-I "be educated" into "bloom by sun and m. Germany, nomfmlly~ sisal-mid, .~ . . r . : . . air admit hauls million I men‘ whohovo-uu- Civilisation ls not- a sham. Culture is not rouge. Gentleman and good-. April inst year, giving a reduction of will and love srenot wt on "Vii-h l 2 per cent. in births, i0 1-2 per cent lumgbtz: varnish a human- being into Ill angel. You must‘. ‘start with the angel stuff in the grain and drew it out. ‘Phat icwhat wehave been do- ing for tenthoileand-NW “Wlllllld _ years- We have notbeen varnish- ing savages-we have been‘ evolvlfll |ahgels out or ssvalss,,educatllil the primitive passions,‘ developing“ the hfddin getting ‘drunk. Herb!" "7', ' p ’ Hemight have added uicc it u u» °““ "' ‘Wmlm ‘S’, ‘lam: more useful laid not dangerous to gm“ up m meuorm ‘qihfpouhg. thelivesdinnooent persons. m‘ was“. i-wgfl; mgqmg, gazznrsh ~2saai-qb-&a But Mr. King still objects. On hlasday, when a resolution was in- roduood appropriating the sum of , I750.000 _per annum ovu- a period of Moon years to re-aitebllsh voca- in deaths and 2 per cent. in mal- ringes. We sum» m: Premier Lea, who‘ Phone eloquently in favor of federal g resistance to agricultural training '~ 'lllllwthcrcccatcmicnoftue