PAGE Foul: .. TllE BIIRIILOTTETOWII lilllllllllll Moruhq Qally (Founded In 188'!) President: Lleut. Col. W. Chester S. MoLui-e v . to Edlwns: FTIIII Walker and Lleut. hn A Burnett, EC.N.V.R. (On Active Service) ‘The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink." MONDAY, OCTOBER 251b,. 1M3 Same Old Hun Vandals The latest chapter in the story of Hun van- dalism has been tincovered in the smouldering ruins of Naples. The Royal Society of Naples, comprising four scientific and philosophic academies. ltad one of the world’s finest libraries. lts shelves were filled with rare and beautiful books. It was a repository of tlte recorded hopes. dreams and strivings of mankind. 1t was these things, bttt it is no more. The lib- ' " ztntl their 200,000 priceless books were ed by fire by tllt- titwtttans before they left Naples. The Germans, nf cottrsr. ltad an excuse for this wanton yantlztlisiti. On Sept. 19 a German soldier was killed in the Yin Mezzoczitmone which runs Jllllllg the l'nivcr.~itv of Naples and the Library‘. The (jerntaus shot a civilian, beilt three sailors to dcztth and descended upon the Ltnivcrsity with trucks ltiatletl with gasoline and hand grenades. (ierman soldiers ueut from room to room and floor to floor in the library and university. They soaked the books and rugs and furniture with gasoline. 'l'lten th¢_v went methodically, if hurriedly, tlirotigh the building, throwing hand grenades into the rtloitls, The fires burned for three days and when they had burned them- selves out nothing was left but ashes. Herbert L. Matthews of the New York Times has described the burning of the Naples library i5 the worst piece of vztutlalisiu the Germans have perpetrated since they hurnctl the Louvatti library in the last war. The Russians, wlto have seen similar exhibitions of wanton destruction in scores of their own cities, might be iticlincd to argue this point with Mi‘. Matlltews and pro- duce considerable evidence. Rut that German armies in retreat get into llyfflllllllllilCfll frenzies which know no litnits is something over which there can now be no grounds for disagreement. A Sure Cure Some recent campaign speeches by C. C. F. Candidates for election rccalls to "Printed \\'0rd" I rhyme etititlctl “The Socialist." which ap- peared in an Iiuglish journal many years ago. It runs: Oh, he preached it from the housetop. And he whispered it by stealth‘, He wrote all kinds of stuff about The awful curse o_f wealth. Yes, he spouted it and shouted it, And made the rich man wince; But an uncle left him inoney-— And he hasn't shouted since. Australia's War Effort "Austerity has been the keynote not only of Government policy but of everyday life," says Frederick Palmer, Catiadian Trade Commission- er at- Melbourne, in a review of the economic conditions in Australia. "This policy," he says, "was largely forced on the Conunonwealth by l shortage of consumer goods of all kinds due to the demands of the armed forces and to the diversion of manpower and productive equip- ment from civilian to military requirements. The effect of the diversion of manpower is apparent from the fact that two out of every seven men in the Commonwealth over the age of i8 years are in one of the armed forces, that vast num- bers of young men have been taken into the auxiliary services, and that the number of per- sons absorbed into purely wartime factories reached an all-time ltigh level as the war pro- duction plans of the Department of Munitions materialized." Early; in i942 steps were taken to enroll every British stihjcct resident in Australia. At the siuuc time a change in the classification 0f in- ihistries was brought about, these being divided into thrcc main groups on a priority basis. A committee of the \\'ar Cabinet was set up to re~ ticw completely and periodically the whole ques- tion of uiaitpo\vei' in relation to the fighting forces. yirntiticiion. and essential services. To implement the proposals of the fighting services and the plans of the Allied Works liouncil. it was tlcc ed to crtwte a civilian army pf t-nginters l\ll'.'\\'ll :i.~ the (.'l\'lll7lll Construction Cori». which envisaged the cinployinient 0f 35,- 000 men, zuost of whom were coinpulsorily en- rolled and selected from the 45 to 55 age group, though men from i8 to 60 could also be direct- ed to serve in the (tit-Its. ./\s a further step to- ward tlte cunscrvatiott nf manpower, a measure of labor 'r icinalizatirtn" was introduced. A reduction \\'IlS in It.- in batik hours, and over- lapping of dclivc es of itierchatirlise from dc- bariiticntal sturt-s. ettz. was cut (lmvn. \Vm:~.en were plackitl whcrt- men bntl formerly been, for insliutcc a \\'tint<~ti's Land .'\rii.ty was recruited and is now doing cxcellctit work. To meet the increased cost of war, particularly follmviug the t'ntr_v of Iapan into the c-ittflict. Australia's bitdgt-t tmderwettt some radical changes calling for ltigher taxation. For many reasons it was decided tp introduce in the Cont- monwealth a uniform tax tilan. This replaced the former utultiplc taxing systctits of the Com- monwealth and States. and is tn operate for the duration of the war and one year thereafter. Under this sy-stctu the Cnmmotuvealth is the nole income taxing authority. and now collects income taxes formerly collected by the states, iti addition to it< own customs. excise and other faxes, lu ctnisid-‘ralitui of the states vacating the field. th.- Uuntiitinn-eallh (ioverntncnt pays Tflllllt‘ Tn yvarlv to each stale equivalent to lhr- rt _v nf that ~l.'tlt"s collections from in- coni" 1.1x for the financial )1.‘lll'$ 1939-40 and "H041- THE - FDlTOklAl. NOTES - Welcome to the Minister of Defence —- may he have a bumper house tonight. a n w t Summer-side continues its lead in patriotic endeavour-you cannot keep good mendoyvn. Congratulations. a u u A visit to Boston via Ottawa may have its advantages, but candidates for the vacancy on the Bench do not tllinlgit is cricket. k i Now that we have a deputy Provincial Sec- retary and a deputy Provincial Treasurer, the next move no doubt will be for separate port- folios as well. u u n- a New Brunswick and Nova Seotia have dis- continued the issue of gas respirators, because it is felt “danger of a surprise enemy gas attack on the Atlantic coast is apparently slight." n- n- u a The Railway employees will no doubt follow the example of Bruce Stewart's, and make a name for themselves by going over the top in record time. The new divisional itianager has already advised them that our trains inttst be rim according to schedule, not five or ten min- utes late. ‘ a n- : a Federal civil servants whose statutory animal salary increases have been more or less auto- matic now will ltave to qualify for them through meritorious service and increased use- fulness, knder the terms of a Treasury Board decision recently announced. It applies to both permanent and temporary employees of the federal government. The 'l‘t'e:tsttry Board also announces that as front October i, i943, the salary increase to $70 a month for (irade l elit- ployees, payable after 1S months’ service, ittttst be l‘€COll‘.lll€ll(lC(l 0n the new rating forms. llere- fofore it has been payable on a certificate from. the deputy head. w u- Suuday labour 0n the farm is prohibited in Ontario, and three farmers of \":.rl.t 'l'ownsltip are being prosecuted for gathering "the fruits of the earth" 0n that day. The l.ortl's Day .-\ct preserves the effectiveness in Ontario of The Act to Prevent Profauation of the Lord's Day, I845, which is part of the kionsolidateil Statutes 0f Upper Canada of i859. 'l'his old act makes it unlatvftil for any person to “do or ex- ercise any worldly labor, business or work," of their Ordinary cztlliitg on Stmdzty‘, exempting the conveyance of travellers and ntai . the sale of drugs or medicines and rtther works "of ne- cessity" or of charity. 'l‘ltc petinlty ranges from fines of $1 l0 $40 and costs, and nn alterna- tive jail sentence is lll(‘llll0ll("(l. llut since the charges were ntade the justice ilipztrtntrut have taken cold feet, and intimate they will with- draw the chargcs when the hearing takes place on Wednesday. i i Geoffrey Chattcer, first great English poet, died this date I400; in early life was successively page, valet, esipiirc, soldier, diploinitl, civil ser- vant (comptroller of petty customs in the port of Londoifl; his works include "The Book of the Duchess", “The llouse of Fame", "'l‘-.-tiiltts and Clirisey'de", “The Legend 0f flood. \\'0ittcit", and last and most important “The Canterbury Tales"; besides an absolute poetic position, Chaucer is important for his influence on lan- guage and metre; that English was substituting French in common use in his day is shown by the statute of i362, that English should be cin- ploycd in the la\v courts. bttt there were many dialects of English. and (fhattcefs first great vernacular literature ltelped to create a central speech: Look who that is most virtuous alway, ' In private and in public, and most altcntlctlt ay, To do the gentle deeds that he can, And take him for the greatest gentleman. I i i I I Ottawa atmosphere shows a definite change. Even the most confirmed pinkos in the Govern- ment service now realize that it is not going to be possible to turn Canada into a Socialist state, in a Socialist world, and there are the first signs of a real attempt to lessen bureaucratic inter- ference in the life of the tirdinary irtan. Un- fortunately, the vast mnchinc of unnecessary bureaucracy is not easily reduced in proportions, and even those Ministers and leading civil ser- vants who are anxious to cut its operations down are unwilling to take the drastic step of abolish- ing \vh0le bureaus and thus discharging large numbers of employees. Urgent need at Ottawa is for a general clear out of the accumulated dead wood. Every department has acquired a certain number of higher paid officials, who no longer have any fitnctions-either because of changed policies, or because of their own proved incom- petence. Each of these still keeps an office and a staff, and there has not yet been a single ease of one of them being cleared out. n- n w a Says the Letter-Review: Canadian Federa- tion of Agriculture passes a resolution asking for more Government marketing agencies for foodstuffs. Two stories might illustrate the unwisdom of this: \\i'esleri1 farmeis resent the present low prices paid for wheat sold to Bri- tain, and cannot even find out at what price their wheat is being sold. Canadian llitcon Board is vainly trying to persuade the (iovcrtnnenl to permit payment of a subsidy on bacon for do- mestic consumption, so that the price to_ Bri-t lain can be increased without brealcirig the price ceiling, and itiakitig cnst of living trouble in Canada. Simple fact is that, in a democratic tcountry. Government n1arkcting_agencies for iTOOdSTllffS merely mean that levels of all farm ‘tprices would become matters of political con |lrnvcrs_v, In the iuleritational field. prices pair ijaiizidiait farmers would become matters of con troversy in other countries. If the farmer‘ think this is a good idea, they are very wron . 1f there is anybody of opinion which shoull slrtnd against (iovermtietit marketing, it is tl farmers. Does the Federation believe that can keep consumers, in this country and abroad, from complitiiiiiig ztbnut the prices tht-y pay Canadian fitrntrrs. if thus" prises arc fi.\'t'd liy tittvertmteut order, and can be altered in the t same way? | of those far-away cnitiztoiferliwiv, Notes By Tho Way The $0 unfit lla- NO. all: umur own: er can cu $0.. wlth some funny Illbnl on your teem-London Free Presmi There Isn't really much choice. Durln: u depression the wolf ll It the door. and durlnz u boom-the glax collector l: there. —Powunu e German prisoner-g of vm- are be- 1 put to work making jelly“ 1n chlgan. It may cause nos 131a among them, w n reflect that the folks back homo are ln l. prett much of n Jam Just. now- Wln r Star. A very dangerous rntloe h that of removlnu the sm point out danger spots to motorlstl at. night. One-third of these but- tons are stolen each year. creatlng hazards for night drlvlng. Parents should point out to their offspring the gravlty of the offencaa-Nlagara Falls Review. In the put the pattern Ill for the Russians to retreat 1n the sum- mer and advance 1n the winter. This year, havlng advanced 1n the winter. they have carried the habit: over into succeeding months. If all goes well. by the tlrne snow flies again they should be appre- ciably nearer the Gennan frontiers. -Brantford Expositor. A small, umbltluus group of gov- ernment sdentlsts believes that the future belongs to the feather. frea- theri —l00 percent; protein —- are considered to be excellent materlal for plastics. The Federal Feather Committee, headd by H. L. Shrad- er. of the Department of Agriculture ls convinced these plastles may m- sume myriad forms. from surgical sutures to bomber noses and from lamp bases to thread for textiles Or by it simpler process, feathers may be compressed lnto fibreboard for insulation and sound proofing —W:tll Street Journal. A Fleet Street friend, recently back frcm Ireland. tells me that Dublin ls now-a-days almost as push mike-minded as Holland. Everybody seems to be using n leg propelled cycle, no doubt because 01' the petrol shortage. Not only are the open air cycle parks crow!- ed with these machines, but all manner of states are turning them- selves to storinz or parking bikes. Dublin has a chewing-gum famine but chocolate 15 plentiful. It ls be- ing recalled. however, at just. double the price indicated on the packet- Cuiriouslv enough. another short; nee reported from the banlu of the Llfy ls mustard. -Noth1ngh1n1 Everilng Post. The heart of a modern skyscrap- er 1s the gearless elevator. Slob 1t from pumping people and freight, to the many levels. ns a recent strike did tit Rockfeller Center. and the flcyscz-Juer becomes a. cadaver of coneret and steel. Yet until a strike deprives us cf the elevalcr lt gets szant attention frcm its passengers. New York's 50.000 elevators carry about 17,500,091) passengers a dty. considerably more than twice the number of pen- ple llvmr: ln the city. This seem- ing paradox ls explained by the fact that everyone who goes tin must ccine clown. imd that makes two rides. some people have many tins imrl downs 1n a day, messengers and salesmen helm: regular shuttlebtiizs. Elcviilors thus carry almost thrice the combined traffic cf subways, street cars and elevated tralns. _. New York Times. n. the out.» viiu-sy in u.» frontier days corn was plentiful but. wheat. was scarce. says The Cincinnati En- quirer. Then 1n July when the wheat was thrashed, and 1t was done 1n the oZd-fashlcned way with s, fliill, a. quart. or so of the golden kernels was gathered up b the housewife and boiled. boiled untl the kernels broke. This new wheat, so ccoked was served with cream lmd sugar. In those days people were accustomed to cereals; ln fact they did not. know the word. but this fresh wheat prepared ln this manner was a. great treat. Possibly it. would not taste so 800d now be. cause we have so many excellem breakfast foods. Nevertheless 1 the old days 1t was held tn higii regard. and we may yet come to t again. Certainly our grandfather-s told about 1t with gusto, They m- membered 1t. as a. rare delicacy. "Refugees by in. hundreds r thousands are being "walked ou " of famine areas 1n l-Ionan and out. ern Shensl provinces under super. vision of the Chinese Industrlal Co- operatives 1n West Ohlna. e w. Operative system of “productt e re. lle!" ls designed to help those Wm, . arrive 1n the west without food or 11107193’ and 1n a seml-starvlng con. ‘11911111- The!’ Are "walked out" In EPQUDS 01' HbOtllL 50. Many belong (,0 falnllles of soldlers-a rirandmotner, mother and their children being a typical group. Each family unit; has a wheelbarrow for possessions In some cases only the men go vlimnlne to win m thefr nmntuf The BTOUPS travel l0 mlles a d; , mggl- 1" 51191181 province. ma e a m 10W" by £118 war. ls seat 0f the refugee resettlement pm. kram. From there workers are ffrlpctkw the OO-Operlllve llmg 1mm, weavln§ard:iidcoa' m’ ‘mm’ Wolltlhout Free gains.“ prom“ Educat | m t... nail’; 51.1..‘ £35“'.'i’.'..'if..‘lf have notloed what they cull ; remarkable renaissance of Interest in swmvhy." The global emir- acter of the war has undoubtedly stimulated this qulckened inter-egg, The men 1n the aimed forces are keen to know something about, m, countrles to which they may be sent. Civilians at home with " 1n distant lands are also eager to learn areas where their men are stationed. ‘Then, too. there ls general curloslty a; to why the loss or the enemy oe- cupallon of seemingly remote m)“. trles affects the supply of com- modities and foodstu fa which the hvernle household has taken for granted. Became of this, wide- awake teachers. say the educators, should “leach genzrtqtng for its current significance to t e world's daily life" Such approach would clothe the subject with fascination romance and adventure. It would develop the lclca of world-citizenship 1n the mind of youth --someth1ng which is essential 1f there 1s ever be a wurlesn world of human‘ to brotherhood. -l-lal1fax Herald. COMMANDER AT 30 General James Wolfe was only 30 years cf nge when he took over lhe command of the British army sent against the Hench fortress of Quebeg . uw-tsan-wounononnssvwm. . cyqaitnian PUBLIC FORUM no BIA]. roon "BUBILUSII" _ t; t newlmlumnl ‘hi?’ Iirxaowugu iiiisbrovpgf In- fo; the lastthglme as “My I m. “ti. “lab “L”? fed bell ed 1n e , . as solution of Incl-IN B01111"; "fix? pg; 12108196 regions‘: u ism... the nnep 01 famine and doubt linmedlate will? of the uresexiizié food 9081110" 111 tn r great country 1s the occupw “of; ‘i! r nag mbtitfhgfiiienel? l‘ 1'06 0X1 P r" . - ~ git the other hand. 1t to be remembered that mum! 1111111011! 01 people throughout India art upfi dernouirlshed h I gum, 1g m; United Natlonunare’ w succeed 1n their plans for The Four Freedoms”. there ls an - msnse job ahead for the food '- ducers. not only 111 Illdlfl I115 gialna. but throuizhout the world? In ore-war days as you know. our markets were very lnwlefllll of anything 1n the nature of u surplus. or food reserves. There was no machinery (national or ln- tematlonal) to talne care 0f $118 immediately unwanted suoulles — and they either “eat H191!‘ Mid f" 1n the bln or 1n store. o1 des- troyed the price-structure by be- lng "dumped" on a ctluttecl market. Just as soon as the subroutine form of machinery ls “ln being‘. 1.0 handle these so-celled "sur- pluses" locally or 1n the wlder flfslds of national and hiberna- tlonal trade. short. of the slllv game of ruining the prlmarv pro- ducers. 1t wlll be safe to no ahead. Otherwise. nptlmuin production 1s nn invitation for the farmer to destroy valuations both at hOmQ and abroad? There are nn oval "food sur- pluses". l have lust Come 1n from Toronto's central buslness thor- ouchfare (Yrmize St.) and. even here 1n so-called "well-fed Can- ada." obrtrved plenty of folks who obvlouslv were lll-clothed and undernourished ! so we've n long way to 80. 10 Izet this old world on a basis of “freedom frtpu htmeer“ and want? am, 0.. PD. Clip These Coal Tips How 'l‘o Burn Scft, Caz] If you've never used soft. coal. be mitt ON YU! When your Victory Loan Sales- man calls on you please he pre- pared lao give him your Subscrip- tion. Do not ask him to call back. His time is valuable, and gas 1s rationed. He is doing a patriotic duty, zive him your full co-oper- ation. This is important, NATIONAL WAR FINANCE COMMITTEE. ll. J. MASON OPTQHITIIST flltlnl and rluuulylnl Gilles I16. b i" Montana. I. l. I. Office flours: lilo Bu. h. lhllfl. llollduyn elm. 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Promotes u new and MIMI‘- en tn preventing damllll IDII duh-o putultlc hllr klllerl. lust follow the 111"!” tlmu carefully and vou Wlll be unused n the rehlllll- Prlu 60o per bottle. MACS PERFECT WORM POWDER! fl E t0 3f: 3',“'.§li'.|°§.£°" H3151» l”? Pub"?- LABISPUI Budd's Kidney Pill: Professional Bards McLeod 8! Bentley I. I- IINTLIY. l. O- J. A. IBNTLII. l. O. Burrlllen and acumen-u. law l Ilorrelland Company. n. r. iinciiiintn ‘ Chartered Accountant Intern Trust llulldhu Charlottetown Alta W. MAIHItSUN bflikrlliitffiflgl-Ln h0ylcrflgawfm Office: 90 Greet George Strut?‘ M. ALBAN FARM ER It A» ‘Illa!- IARIIISTER. BOLIUITOR. ITO. Canadian Bank of Commerce Illl. IIONI! T0 LOAN ' LOTION A ll fl lEI I779‘ punlon Tar, iqTnT-tné um ulr 01 ' | ._—;\ Tubman uuvfivrlon I'll-El rmnon‘=_ Jean Jacques Rousseau. writer of ‘Ilhe Duke of York's Royal Mlll- ‘ t e social contract" and famous tau-y School, founded at. Glisten 1n phlloapher of France, wu born 1n the Orphans oi Geneva. 1n 1712. ‘71111000 0119-185- Fifth Victory Loan Public Meetings Oct. 25th Borden Oct. on. 25th No. Wiltahlregg: Oct. 26th . . . .New "Glasgow Oct, All meetings begin at 8 pan. Patriotic and Inspirational films wlll be shown. Prominent speakers will briefly preent the story of the Fifth Victory Loan. 1 Loyally promote and assist the Campaign by your presence. . . . .Vernon River 27th . . . Cardigan 27th .. York 28th ........... Sour-lo 26th NATIONAL WAR FINANCE COMMITTEE. . .. ,,.» ..\ i... ~ w 41! w r n. m Years Big llanatlian FtlX Exhibition OIIARLOTTETIIWII NOVEMBER 3-12 .The Fourteenth Show to be held under the auspices of the P. E. I. Fox Breeders’ and Exhibitors’. Association This great Fox Exhibition 1s one of the few im- portant Shows to he held this year. The Exlilblt will include a spectacular display o1’ Registered foxes of all types. Classes for Standard Silvers, White Marked Silvers, Stand- ard Platinum Silvers, Standard Platinum and Standard Pearl Platinum have been provided for ln a competition of extraordinary attractive- ness. ' A great prize llat - Large cash prizes -- Mag- nificent Silver Trophien. A week of tremendous interest and Excitement! DOIl/‘T MISS IT ! ! Get your Prln Llst at once, and make your en- tri"; early. Plan to attend and exhibit. For further information write the Secretary. Mull Order! Olvau Prollfl Aflknllfill . TIIE W10 MAGS IQ OHM 000m IN.“ H i LleuL-Col. D.A. MucKlnnon, D.S.0.. Charlotte- town, President. R.S. Humphrey, Kensinglon, V lee-President. W.R. Shaw, Dqurllllt of Agriculture, Secretary. The rain bow has always been of good ohm’ to fer-mm because when there '1: a rainbow. than 1m been rain for he mops. Another good friend of - ‘ 1am ~= 1s n. e 1m ~“BLAOK Twirl” OHIWIIIG bocuuu 111i ltlmulstlug. frloutlly flavor sud lul- gp lug goodness help to smooth the fur- rows of can. 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