3* . n PAGE FOUR XL TlIE . BIIABLOTTETUWII GUARDIAN Morning Dally (Founded i881) I Pruldcnt. UcnL-Col. W. Chute: 8. McLnro Vice ‘resident, Jul.‘ Burnett. FJJ. Becrctary. LicuL-Col. I) A. Maclflnnon. 0.5.0. Editor and Managing Director, J. If. Burnett, l-‘JJ. Associate Editor. Frank Wnlkcr SUBSCRIPTION BATES $5.00 per year tin advance) delivered to Lily. “.00 per year (in advance) mailed to l‘. B. bland [$.00 per yea: (in advunue) mailed w Canada and U.S. Members Audit Bureau of Circulation: “The Strongest iMeinorymiswWeakel thiin tlnejlieakest Ink." SATURDAY, JANUARY, 21, 1939. Government By Commission Hon. Dr. Manion in his speech in Parliament on Monday was able to show that since assum- ing office a littlc more than thrcc ycars ago, the King Govcrnmcnt had appointed no fewer than nint- cofnmissions. at cnortnous cost t0 thc tax- p/aycrs. Thcrc wcrc thc Rowcll Commission, the cterans Assistnnce" Commission. the National Employment Commission, the Textile Industry Commission. thc Whcat Marketing Commission], the Pcnitcntianv Lionnnission, thc Lobster and Smelt Fishing Commission (remember that tne?), the Coal Commission, thc Bren Gun Commission, not to speak of elaborate parlia- mentary connuittvc inquiries into such matters as thc Rllil\\‘ll_\’ prolllcin and thc cost of farm implements. \\"hat have these. Commissions done, or chang- rd? The Ottawa journal pessimistically dc- clares tliat nobody knows and nobody cares. They were, or are, just Royal Commissions, an ancient device by which Governments evade responsibility. ' Actually, a. Royal Commission represents the - ttmfession of a Government that it doesn't l-mow what to do about some givcn thing, or-what is just as l1:1d——~that it docsift propose to do any- thing about a given thing. Our cynical Ot- tawa contemporary cites A. P. Herbert of Punch IS having hit the thing off perfectly in his famous poem: "I am the Royal Commission on Kissing, Appointed by Gladstone in '74; The rest 01‘ my colleagues are buried or missing; Our nlinutes were lost in the last. Great ‘Var. But still I'm a Royal Commission. My task I intend to see through. ‘though I know, as an old politician, Not much will be done if I do.” Promise And Performa nce from Prime Minister Mackenzie King’s own Ipoken and written words when in Opposition, Hon. Dr. Manion quoted at length in his speech on the Draft Address at Ottawa. It could not have been a happy evening for Mr. King, for his fulsomc promises were in almost ludicrous contrast to his sorry performances in office. Among other things, Dr. Manion pointed out that Mr. King was going to reduce taxation; hc was going to lessen expenditure; hc was go- ing to retain the British preference, to bring about “harmony and cooperation”, to bring about social justice, to appoint an investment control board, to remove unemployment, to bring about prosperity, to wipe out third parties, or to bring about conditions which would cause third parties to disappean He was going to bring nbout more equitable distribution of wealth, to control currency and credit, tosct up propor- tional rcpresentation, to lo\vcr the cost of living 1nd wipe out trusts and combines. Wcll might one ask with “lordsworth: “Whether has fled the visionary gleam, Where is it now, the glory and the dream?" The unemployment problem unsolved, tax- ation at the highest level since the Great War; government expenditures ditto; total trade fallen by $336,000,000 in the past year; third parties not only vigorously flourishing but the ibcral party leaders themselves bickering and squabbling over federal-provincial issues. Four years after Mr. Kings glowing promises, tltc situation in nearly every respect worse than it was when he took office! Canada And The Empire ‘fwo professors were recently employed in broadcasting their =views on the question whe- ther Canada can be neutral in a war engaged in by Great Britain and still be a member of the Empire. Neither, notes thc Fortnightly Law Journal, attempted to answer the argument that the Crown being one and indivisiblc, if the Crown is at war all its Dominions must auto- matically be at war. Therefore the price of neutrality in such a case must be the abrogation of allegiance to the Crown. It was stiggestcd that this right of neutrality might be obtaincd by the enactment of some sort of statute securing such a right to Canada and thc proclamation of those rights t0 thc world. “We have the grcatcst respect for thc omnipotence of legislatures, and it is possible that thc Crown might be theoretical- ly divided by legislation. But it seems to us that under such legislation the Empire must also be uplit and ccasc to exist in so far as the mcnrbcr dominion obtaining such legislation. For the foundation of Empire in so far as Great Bri- tain and the Dominions are concerned is the unity of the Crown. The Crown is the sole common factor remaining. To preserve unity while at the same time achieving disunion seems to us to be beyond even thc omnipotence of the legisldture and it has not yet attained the sta- g__ .- to the army manoeuvres of August and Septem- ber and to the dark days before Munich when to many people warscemed certain. It is not to be wondered at that Germans hoped for a real progress. To many of them thc renewed press campaign against the democracies, the violent at- tacks upon certain British politicians" the ex- treme anti-religious and anti-Jewish campaigns, and the demands for more “sacrifice? in thc in- terests of rcarmnment, must have come as a bitter disappointment. According t0 the London Times correspon- dent, thcre is widcsprcad resentment in Ger- many over the recurring shortage of certain foodstuffs. But there is no means of organiz- ing opposition under a dictatorship, and those who (lislike the present regime must perforce keep silcnt. But there is a breaking point which, when reached, may mean a revolution. r Editorial Notes I‘ Henry Hallam, historian, “View of the State of Empire during the Middle Ages”, and father of Arthur, who inspired 'l‘cnnyson’s “In Mem- oriam" died this date, 1859. U I U U Nova. Scotia’s Minister of Labour has join- ed the "big interests” as president of a resurrect- ed subsidiary of Dosco_ Hope it will mean the re- surrection of Cape Burton's mining industry as well_ i u n: z v The withdrawal of the U.F.A. from politics leaves thc C.C.F. with practically no background but that of Socialism. It was the unnatural combination of Agriculture-Labour and Social- ism that gave the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation its name and whatever political status it enjoyed. n- u u- a The King Government hasdaunchcd at $20,- 000,000 loan in New York without making much noise about it. In announcing the fact, the astute Mr. Dunning termed it, “a banking cre- dit," but a loan by any other name is thc self- same thing when it comes to paying interest and repaying capital. c n w c The late Mrs_ R. T. Holman’s garden was thc show place of Summcrsidc, indeed the late Sir \Villiam Stavert once remarked that “if you have seen Holmans store and Mrs. H0lman's garden you have seen an ideal business and an ideal home." Her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren have lived to bless her in lifc and to cherish a fragrant memory. I I I l British Columbia Liberal members of Parlia- ment, have through resolutions now on the House order paper, given notice that they will renew this session their fight against the illegal entry of Japanese into Canada, and against Iapanese domination of the fishing industry in the Pacific Coast province. a n: a Those deluded mortals who spent their hard- camcd money in buying Irish lottery tickets now know why they ncvcr cashed in on winners. A new York gang of alleged swindlcrs have been arrested on a charge of theft of between $1,500.- 000 and $4,500,000 from the Irish sweepstakes tickct-lmying public during the past three years They pocketed the payments and supplied their victims with forget-l regeipis. * “The good neighbour" idea is being transferred across the Atlantic, and Mr. Joseph P. Kennedy, the United States Ambassador, and Prime Min- ister Neville Chamberlain will visit Edinburgh together to receive the honorary degree of doc- tor of laws of the University of Edinburgh. They will also be presented with the freedom of the city, on a date yet to be fixed. x x v s The cost to the country of the PurvisvUncm- ploymcnt Commission, the report of which was shelved, was $335,549. _ For the royal commis- sion on Dominion-Provincial relations, appoint- cd in 1037, the cost, up to June 10, 1938 was $204,598.71. Since that time numerous hczlr- ings have been hcld in various cities and the rc- port is now in course of preparation. v r ~ Persons convicted in police court in Navicouver of driving an automobile while intoxicated will be liablc henceforth to a minimum jail sentence of 3o days, with no option of a fine, according to City Prosecutor Oscar Orr. Under new regulations thc prosecutor said, such suspects will be tried for an indictable offence instead of by summary proceedings as in thc past. The previous minimum penalty providcd a seven- day jail sentence or a fine. v n: w t Our Federal Ministers had an exceptionally expensive year travelling for thc period ending hlnrch 31 last. Ilon. T. A. Crcrar, hliiles and Resources Minister, ran up the largest travelling expense account of $6,256. Primc Minister Mackenzie King’s was $3.009, and other Min- isters’ wcrc: Justice Minister Lapointe $4.473; Finance liiinistcr Dunning $3,377: Dcfcncc Min- ister lylackcnzie $4.400; Agriculture Ministcr Gardiner $2,341; Postmaster General Elliott $500; Trade Minister Euler $1,050; Transport Minister Howe, $2,600; Fisheries liiinistcr Michaud, $1,430; Labiur lVlinistcr Rogers $675; Revenue Minister Ilsliy $37? n- . w Remains of eight dwellings of pcoplc of the Stonc Age have been found near Kostcnka, a village on the Don in Voronch Province, by members of an archaeological ex ditiOn sent w" of a deity w W110i" "s" "w imvmsible l“ an by thc Institute of hlnterial Cu lure Oi Leli- possible. It’s a nice theory but its practical ap- plication like that of so many bright ideas is not Q easy.” i Germany. Under Strain __.__. Recent dtspatchcs indicate that there is grow- ing internal discord in Nazi Germany. The’ overshadowing of thc fiery Dr. Goebbels, prn- ingrad. Situated in two groups on a half-acre site, the dwellings are oval-shpped hollows in the ground, from eight to ten meters long and six meters wide. Each hollow has three or four hcnrths along the walls. Various implements used by primitive man were found, among them flint scrapers for preparing animals skins, bone awls, as well as small drilled shells and bone ornaments. There was also b sculpture pdaganda minister, by the more» moderate Ficld- of the head of an animal in solid chalk. , he arshal 'Hcm1an (“iocrhig is interpreted as an attempt on Hitler's pdrt toappease the German populace, who are feeling the‘ strain of the piling up of armaments-at an ever growing speed. Duringctlie past year, the German people have ,, becn prpcttfqplly on n,1war_‘fb0li"8. he, infernal command "of Iaiiuary and February, it will be récalfdd, war-Hallowed by thc criainover Aus- ~. "Ml. Scarcely was that crisis over when the l for the slldllstlllflll brim leadin: use of some of the implements remains a riddle. Not one of the‘ institute’: archaeologists. baa succeeded in discovering the purpose of the round polished slate slabs and the thin ‘cubic meter rods. All the finds at Kosteuln, ndlcltfé that the dwellers had lived in one long time and did not lead a noma Jlfc. Thin is the tenth discovery of Stone A man dwell- ings on the territory of the U.S. .R. by .. lulu lbs in b: lessening of the tension and a period of steady l, X ,1»... 1 m: cnARLorrErowu_cuA1zo1AN notes adv n11: vm The inventor a unknown. If w" St. ‘momu ‘Iimeafliliiurhialifm _ Sh‘ 6mm rum u l ulcful man. By virtue of his predictions, the world will never silrfer finan- cial ruin due to over-confidence.- Toronto Tblegram. The Prime Minister announces that the King and Queen while on their tour of Canaan "are not. 1° be exnecned m listen m addres- ses of welcome except in Ottawa ....Iftl:1eres any talking to be done We can take care of it hue.— Ottawa Journal. The London Daily Herald 5a." MM; the vigor of President Roose- velts speech "put to shamg some of our tired and ailing ministers." As the principal newspaper sup. port of the Labor party in Great Britain, 'I'he Herald would, of BPIIISQ. be delighted to see me tired ministers given a rest. _. K-“llf-‘ilon Whig-Standard. And now Investigators any thnt llfllll-Byod motorists have poorer vision at. night and are more sensi- tlve to glare than dark-eyed driv. 913- This mfly be so but everyone will aaree that light-headed driv- ers are a far greater danger on the highways than the light-eyed ones-Wneatley Journal. A yelr ago a survey made in Britain showed that about 60 per cent of those voting were agree- c1*...c.:..r=r" “use “dd? . ow e percen e is around. 79. At. that rate, next midsummer should see n “n. animously favorable-wt 99 per cent of the public not really 1m forested. -— Stratford Beacon . Herald. There’! nn agreeable [I011 about a youns German refugee who has found work in one of the department stores hem. The other day the store received from a printer a batch of signs, pla- cards, and mailing announcements having to do with the January white sale. It. was his duty to check it. and records its arrival. He was momentarily puzzled by the dotted line calling for a deg. criptlon of the merchandise rc- ceived, but after some thought his brow cleared and he wrote, "Signs and propaganda material.” - New Yorker. One of the moot tasteful books of views that have come under our notice this season is Camera studies of Ottawa, 1938, sent us of Miss Helen Henry, known to many 1n p of Lower Banffatiire, and herself the contributor t0 its contents of l. charming avenue view near the city. It is published by The Otta- wa Journal The views are very beautiful and are reproduced with a high sense of workman- ship. They certainly represent beauties and features of the city in attractive fashion and proclaim its importance in all the nusy political and economic activities of Lhe great Dominion. --Banffshfrc Scotland Journal. The grim tragedy which hkp- penod at Btrathroy, in which n. mother and her two little daugh- ters, one aged two and the other five, were burned m death is another ghastly warning against pouring coal oll or gasoline on fires. This disaster was unneces- sary, and that is what makes it so terrible. It is difficult to un- derstand how any intelligent per- son would attempt. m pour coal oll or gasoline on a fire in brder. to make it. burn quickly, in view of all the sad occurrences that. have happened in Ontario in recent years by such practices. The news- papers of the province have been filled with emphatic warnings against pouring inflammable oll oi any kind on fires, but for some reason there are a. few who din- regarcl the awful danger, with the result that these tragedies occur.- Brantford Expositor. One of the meanest chm n portrayed by Charles Dickens was Noah Claypole in "Oliver Twist." It was Noah who used to catch little children going essages and take their ennies and slxpences. There are C aypoles today, and they rob messenger boys. Some of them in Montreal go in pairs and work from automobiles. when they see a messenger, they stop the car. If no one else is about they almost invar- iably knock the defenceless mes- senger down. seize his cash and paroles and drive off. Occasionally they take the victim with them in the car to a. more szcludcd spot. then rob him and throw him into the street or road. These mean scoundrels often are armed. If any crlminlas deserve the full measuie of the law it. is the Noah Clay- poles. Compared with them, the urglar is a gentleman. The police would do well to concentrate stre- ial efforts to put. an end to th c nefarious practlcrs. —- Aft-n. . . Gazette. A fortune nf £314,110, which has been ln the possession of the State of fiance since the days of Napoleon, is claimed by 1,580 salt- descrlbed heirs from Holland and Belgium, from Moscow, Budapest, and uipzlg. _'I_lflc fortune is that of Jean ‘Ihierry. the youngest son of an ancient. Champagne family. Towards the end of tne sev - teentb century, while still in is youth, ‘rhierry left the family home to seek a fortune in Italy. He became an lnn servant at Brescls, where one evening about the year 1700 a rich Venetian mer- chant named Athanese Tipnldl. arrived. Attracted b the charm and ability of the and: youth Iipalql made him his secretary and travelling companion. Thirty- slx yearn later 'I‘l ldl died and loft his entire fo o to ‘Ihierry,’ who in thou icon $06 he carried thc ‘Plilerry fortune to Park, whore it has CYBANO DE BERGER-QC I carry I do notmdrgoilunlféletanogoméilggviih 311$ lnwfldly. I eetp my dcTn ca. Idonotlulzeelr wi me. by my An insult nof y»: wished awuy - a 00 Yellow with _. unmlrtcd bile an raycd To raga“: set of scruplcs badly I go caparlaoned in 1mm plumgnbsf lrecdgin, with my soon name-no figure of s man, But. csoul clolhedln “ ‘ um- our, ung . With deeds for deoom“ , twin- Coumxe. and on the stones of this itmnQdtiTE-n-p truth rlns 11x» golden spun! ' —Edmond ’ A Post Office Mistake (Winnipeg Tribune) Few Canadian stamps ever have borne as beautiful scenic views as those on the Jive higher values of the set recently put into circul- ation. It is a pity, than. that not one of the stamps hears any- thing to identify the view shown. m: Garry gate up an 0.. the new IO-oont ntcmp- e first time that my Manitoba some has been uscd on a stam . To Manito- bans it is le at once. Outside this province, or oulnlde ggnada, how many could identify The same fault is found ln the other vnluu. The ill-cont the manor “ chamber in the Peace Tower of the Parliament Building at. Ottawa. But that is something the user of the stamp must find out for himself, un- less he has seen the chamber. Hnllfu harbor. with tho Marltimos, the harbor might be any one of half a dozen inlets on the Atlantic Coast. At first sight it looks uncommonly like the 5t. Lawrence River useen frmn the south aide some mile: above uebec. On e ISO-cent appears the Lions Gut-e, entrance to Van- couver harbor, u it. was baton the new suspension bridge was erected this year. Again, local hiowledge or u. postal guide is the only means by which the scene can be identified. The Chateau dc Romany. Montreal, shown on the onwdollar value, has been photo- nphed frequently and in familiar h tourists. But why depend on these accidents for its identifi- cation? The wide advertising of Can- ada's scenery and historic sites has been advocated for some years u a means of encouraging tourists to visit this country. The Post Of- flee has helped the good work in some past stamp issues by includ- ing the name of the scene on endh valua u part of the design. It is unfortunate that so sensible and valuable a practice was n- bandoned in preparing the cur- rent stamp. BEER BEATS FIRE Ai-Wlhcn fire broke mil. in c. brewery at Nacbeck. firemen found the winter hydrants frozen mnd_mtt_out_tho_binne _ with , beer. time before tlhey get me in n concentration camp." This may be taken as a hint that the famous scientist and writer is not going to visit. any of the totall- tarian states. —Montre1\l Gazette. rltltrii res EYESIGHT EXAMINATION Flflln: and Sgtnvlrlnr Glllsec C. ll. J. MABllll or [OJIETBIST Mommas. P. E. 1. Office llonra: l0 to l2 AM. S to 5 . . "f-‘llfllh om. by appointment. Office Connected with DIUGBTOII. -- thus- . A bristling wit, and Win81!!! at my In s“ VOUTWITTING HOMEMAKEBS‘ FATIGUE llbr many years it was believed that as practically all of the mis- takes made by typists or office em- ployees and the accidents in mtorles occurred just before the . noon hour and again between 4 mid 6 o'clock in the afternoon, tlltely werq caused by tiredness or e. Recently Drs. Haggard and Greenbelt in their book ‘Food and Physical Fitness‘ were ch10 to show that it was more often hun- ger that caused mistakes and ac- cidents as office and factory em- ployees ate very little breakfast and very little lunch. 13y spreading the saute amount of food over four y meals instead of three, 10 to 15‘ percent more week was done daily y factory employees. There is one class of individuals. however, whose fatigue or tired- ness is due more to being con- stantly on the feet than to not, eating enough food. I refer to the wife, mot-her, housekeeper, of the home. Some idea of the physical and mental work thc homemaker has to cover in a day la outlined by Lou Tkegonlng in an article en- titled ‘Outwittlng Homemakers‘ Fatigue’ in Hygcfa. You must be the manager, book- keeper, buyer, cook, waitress, dish- 17881181‘, 1st. nurse, telephone operator, counselor and budget- eer of time. money 1nd energy - ancl hold all the other positions l8 Iwell. Overfatigue is one of the homemaker-k worst enemies." After outlining the work to be done each day, u stem’ pre- vents confusion and confusion brings on fatigue sooner some of the suggestions to outwit fatigue are: . 1. Rest an hour or at least half an hour each da depending on the number of mem ers in the family- and your general health. 2. Ate you of npnnnl weight? 1f underweight and ire easily, eat. n lunch between meals and a hot food at this time when doing heavier work. LLA; llharlottctown & lliiyaltlas A Conservative poll- is entitlelllb send 5 delegates. Poll. meetln t i t. d ' held in the Mcigur: Eiillillliiz, lgleengliltesstizielf i: follows: Wards l. 2. 3—Monday, January 23rd at 8 p. m January‘ Ward 4 d R lli —T d 24th at“: p. m?" es u“ ay’ Ward 5-—Thursday, Jahuary zen. at s p. m, . JANUARY 21.193, hs ’ HGUIISEIIVATIVE convruriiiim“ Convention two candidates to contest the 5th“ dilsiiitiiiciiiaiil. Queens, ln the next provincial election will b held in the Board Room of the City ‘Hall e M01158)’, Jill"!!! the 80th, at 8:00 p. 1n. E212: R. R. BELL ' Secretary 8' Igfiggffl’ ‘°°“““‘ ‘“‘"" vs“ ¢=- “s l , . , Check Your Bearings ! We trav l f t u; - - - reach a havzn ozisinidlizpeniieiiiblgnleizfdxiehtiitee iaiiiewing to °lll 88B (Vertakes us. The New Year comes m“? of milestone, and bids us pause to check our beiailialglcr The road to lndependen is l 1 1 highway of life insurance. “Why? ‘iallrg ifiiariisiifliil: road 7' a You can obtain a Great-West Life Pension or E n. imwmlinl- ll I80 60 0r 65 by investing your Savings for urge or small amounts. It protects your family too Let us send you particulars. llYllllliAll a co. no. Provincial Manager: Charlottetown, Summgg-gldg’ Montague 01' t1 41 WdIJS t BRAHMIN GRANGE PEKOE TEA 8. Remember that stair climb- ing use: up fifteen times u much 1 energy u walklnlp. i 4. Too much ght (glare) and too little light (e entrain) can bring on fatigue ear y. 6. Have good shoes and a. ood bed; you are in one or the o er twenty-four hours a day. 1 6. Good daily bowel movements will help outwit fatigue. Extahllsh a. daily habit. Include two vege- girtlec and two fruits in the day's l I believe that if the above sug- Kestlons by this food and equip- ment specialist were followed, many housewives would outwit fatigue. ATTENTION Swine Breeders N0 f: the time lo lizard against PIG - WORM b! ""18 the most effective remedy on the market: ‘fac’s_Pig - Worm Tome Powder ll will thoroughly nhollsh all lr 1 , »1.'Z°°1i'.fii1i'liim;»u‘.“i'.¢i'f1'_"°" “M 315cm. var lb. 50111;‘! dolly. Order by Phong ll. 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