Th? stf JHE M/ESTERN GUARDIAN‘ ‘ 7-»? L AGENT-ditto. John Poll, u Wggq ,‘ I and UMHEIJEI "Qrmrlrtlm. " _; filial: ma! t» much: ill! n w! of the following u...” u, ' file:- Iwgglirslinokilort, mm n. Toronto Babel?) Wllkr 5L The Guardian will he cleaver“ °l' Der week. Phone 239 [ill v0flgm§ELl!£ 2_£_dp_llverlea_ on_v0ur ruuag. carrier B0! l‘ 3‘ P" ‘h! Jill: column ls reserved for new: u local interest but advertlsln| oi a ncwsy nature may be insert.- m b; z cents a word ltrlctly psy- lbi, in advance, Jfl-JTFRNI-ID ‘imolvl HALIFAX Ans Jcail afacliearney and Miss pm ilitrdy have returned" from m gpjoyable motor trip to Hali- iu. N- BPS- Jaklsll 0F New London aer- ms yig; zotli: Kenslngton, st. ital-it's. 0:50 a. ni., Morning prover; French River. St. Thomass w; p, in, Evening Prayer; Bur- Hngwm Si. Stephens, 7:30 p. m.. bashing Prapcr. 11-750. DBRIGIITI-IN the bedrooms with Kyaiiizc Lusiiioulck light or African buy, quick drytliiz enamel. sold at Wes. L-42a-5-24-2i. .-l.EF'f‘ FOR- MAINLAND-MI‘. Piiii Dotitls of the R. C. A. spent | siior: time at his home in Sunl- iiiersidc, before lpaviiig for the uuiiilalid with his regiment-S. _,\T"i‘liNl)lN(i LEGION CON- fiIN1‘ll).\‘—.-\iiiuiig Legion mem- bers from Prmi-e Edward Island at- feuding the iuiiiiiiil convention of iiie Canidiaii Legion are Messrs Mimi; (‘.li‘l1t‘_\'. president of Stim- mcrside llrrinvh, B. W. Robinson, ,\i.L.A., Neil Durant and Robert L, M0lllF0i1.—S_ -\'ISlTlNG TIGNISH -—- Nb‘. Gallant, the new post office in- iptctar and postmaster of Char- iozivtouii ivris in TigiiLsh Ivedties- div on aii inspection trip. He ivai acrniiiixanicd by Mr. L.- Mc-a Ltoii, Charlottetown, and Mr. Mc- lllrlicrn of Ottaavfl. who has been ictiniz inspector since January. -.\ ifTfiTltATl-YS COURT — to Darby held court at Al- ba o:i 'f'iiursday when several use: ware heard. A man from Nor- way. P. E I. charged with sale ofintoxicniit liquors was fined mo and costs. A party charged iiniie Ill!‘ Excise Act with brewing be as fined $25.00 and cos‘s anti t ixiriy charged with having a still in his pwsesslon was fined mo and costs. In the Siimmetsidle Police (‘ourt yesterday a motorist charged with not having his brakes in trod ordrr was flncd ten do‘- iars rind cuts. S —f'l'.\'FIll.-’\ll OF JOIIN A. DAW- S0.\'— Til: funeral scrvices for John A. Dawson were held yester- dav afternoon. There was a short lrfvlfc at llle house followed by‘ .cc in the Baptist Church. \l' Fraser Baptist Minister conducted tlie scrvlcc and also in tlie Many friends attended to D- licir last tribute of respect to l ricir friend. air, Dawson's four tors acwi as pallbcarcrs and were Dr (‘at-i DIl\\'S0’ii. Col, Ulric Daw- m. Elmer anti Ivan. Roy. and 11's F"fl"t‘1‘ sang a duet. Fav- hviiuis oi the deceased were tun: by the choir. Interment was in the Baptist Cemetery, ll l! ".1 TPllILDflI-IN‘ 0F MARY MEET '31-“ ' “liar monthly mccting of "l" U -I‘n of Marv, Tiiznish, was livid in the Convent, Friday, May 1P1 11 Fl cm. There was a large lmndnncc. After the business ses- , loll oi the ineeiiffl, the President lfilflfliiPd iiic members that the ',"_>",‘."1\'P iinrfdecideci to have an N‘) lo!‘- oi ofiu-crs to trike place at lnsliilflfll nicctinig oi the Sodoilty §‘.,,llf,'“"“' "P111701. May 27. The rz-fhll‘! “Yb ammlnted on the Kflléyoilor committee; Misses ‘liglwn Brennan. Bertha Doyle. ‘s1“;‘-allzl"l>l'fll‘lflflll1fllll The Pantry ‘IO-H __..ii tho _Si!iiriliiv before ;‘_ “l” = 111w Ill 111d or ilio Sodvllty all“ trait ills a Pr" s 1PM ti y decora ed Mothers Day Cake. "gall," My a1" TIGNISH-In "fin lr-fliice \vi.ii the decree of His N;m-1“»‘.l‘0in* Pius the Mtiy day “fin-non tiodiciiiod in l spacing pea-M": to the Blessed Virgin for l, q’ u?! impressively carried out Mymlllllon and st. Jude Church h, "1"" Sunday. May ti). at Ducal» "l" pastor. Rev. n. Mc- wgh Fl"‘ll*"ll"f1 a most inspiring h in nHboth French and Eng. m’ mrwich he iuily explained foliowcldpnse of the day’ Th“ w“ by the (‘FOWDIIW of the llreet ii t-ril PRINCE salary“. m should be left with M“ Pond Gflml" Dnllltore Water 5t “"3 55W". 67 Granville Sr h ‘n! lflme in Summerslde b,» for this service 9y —-LATEST IN Yllglfid at Taylor KODAK?’ 1" r" a D1110 Co.. iiensiig- Mr- Oswuld Lufurvc - a v _uiio is at- 6351121830‘? ROY-Hi Air Force iii s apciitiiii; u iiiui-i m“. Wll-h his family iii A.ill‘l'lilli.—s_ —ALBERTON Presbvterian Chuiclitii: 31225105 chili ll a.m.: West Point 7:30 pni, Rm; R- D- Duncanscn picncliiiig. 1,751. —BUY vour _ son now at 13m llllllivs for the scri- L- .3 1- —STEAl\IE[;_(_‘R6[iyp_ ___ - N°Twelian sicnmflr that llqfifl 51d‘? T511 flsrouiici yesterday . noon on a mud bank \l.’liil‘ 111E from tlie pier. she is vx-n-i-yui to float off (lll1'lil__E the llillll‘, s. Body Of-‘Man Found 0n Hogg ls. Yesterday The bvdy of Flflflli lmOWn as Hob W.i'l, who w l‘ as lng from his fishing boat i aiiiy 3rd was found by four Indians or; the south side of 110g}: Isliitid la c wedflfiflfll’ (veiling: The ll‘. .1ll:. were ionkivg for ash to lllillill i)..- kets and foiiiitl iiie body iii .iii is- olated part of liie island almost covered with brush and sand. Tsev at once got in totich ivuii the ll‘. C- M- Pv. nt Suniiiicrsairl ivh" wont imniedioitlv to Pntllil and went over to 11mg Isiaii! in ii motor boat. Dr. llnwnit the Orr- oner accompanied tizciii. The body was taken to Aiaiproiic and 1H1» identified by Ivan DIViSDT‘. ' law of the deceased. The Qv nus fully clothed with the c.\ .i tion of the cap which hrirl bun found ]l1‘(‘\'lfillFi_\'. ’f":ic “otiv llil'l evidently been \\'.1Sll(‘ti ii‘) \ very liitih llile m i.’ xvas the bank anti almost c e sand and brush. Tho 0;) ier inspecting the body dei ccd on inquest was iliiiiecr - _ 'l"ic iuii- eral was held ye a_ zifierl with a short s." '_ lit 4h‘ Mr. John Carson Prs Divinity student coiidur . service. Iiocg Island is the oiiirr Island of a group of l’ Mnlpcque Bay l/sniiox . Indian rescrve lirs to the Hcgz Iskiiitl betwceii it am! P, ‘P. I Ifll-Ffllflll? was iii ill" P:"=-.~‘i_v- ierian Catnetcry iii ofuljmque. 'l'lie pallbearers were Mes Jziiiirs. Wall. John Kicr. Pi (‘iiaziiui Kenneth ltfncKeiizfc niiil Dickinson and Joliii aiiirpiiv. '1‘. e ' Willi was (If) ‘H1114 of fig-c and i. .< to mourn ll‘.'~~l.it\' his rtrlef slrickcti widniv two soils. Frederick and Richard and two daughters. Mrs. Ivan DZIYlSOTI riiui Mis, Percy flicker, to wltom the sympathy of the community is ex- tended. i.‘ 5' '7 E1 a D. 2 s s International At A Glance (By The Canadian Press) LONDON -—- Britons brace for invasion; ll. A. F. blaisla German Bfmflrcd division l-ealittillarieixs, dr- Slruy Nari illlllllflllillflll (lain; ltri- tish Fa. 1st bender. Sir (l-ivziitl Mosley. and (‘alniziiii \l'('ll| '.lii Ramsay, M. IR, nrrvslrll iii ti); ii- lng check up of pfitsSllllc ' Column" elements; Prime alinsivr announces Nazis have Alilicviilv. fierce fighting in (‘liniiiici purl 0| Bnulcgue; Alfred liufi‘ (‘tiopi-r siivs Culuis threatened. PARIS — Allies dent German salient in twin counter-attacks on north and south from Somme and flundcrs; French nnnouu t- (irr- miins repulsed in attack suulli oi‘ Sedan in effort to flank Mag n'.l Line. WASHINGTON - Senate unnu- (flhfplhc Blessed Virgim “in lmously approves 9,473,750,728 ap- Xn different sociable; (om. proprkltlnn for Navy and its Air m“ bproccsslon headed by the Force; plans adopted for mass the (hurt-L mfivod slowly around plane production. b t n v 5mm"! hymns. Taking mm“ iacficssion were the Bov ROME - Indications oi Italian Qlildqi; fl ""11 of Mary, Girl plans to enter war mount; Dlllflxfi- ehmmfi “P11500611 and school linl puts war mznufat-lurrrs under room‘ 1P service ended with cabinet division. id °" “Y "l" Rom-v and Bene- c °“ “Y ihe Blessed sacrament ___. PERSONALS - fiss Elizabeth Ii Calms. student “ma? “W111 Ladies College is w" h” lilo gummer holidays. Jllllg; C I 1761:1212‘ lleicn Davies is spending tnii Mrs Yillflilii her parents. Rev. - l" "b. Summerslde-S. ‘M1’- ‘ilbai ‘i Iii b, ‘Q l MllTDhy accompani- Mlllpf“. n 1111011105‘ Mm. 1h J_ CH1 "‘ M“ Hvnrv Gallant, '1 flflliegg . tn Satiitdalif‘ "mwrvd to Tlgnlsh °lf]i1.t°i.§,'ll,l(u' tut-mu of Mr. Har- ttllrn of his irllvhh Wm regret to l" the Prince “v33.- "9 is a patient niui, Edward Island H“. -Mr. and W .' Mlfl- Criliy Lea. of °ll were a A vlsllors to Summer- ‘ ,‘o"“llll'-‘rlay. visiting m. voluntarily surrendered its won liberties for tlie sake oi pre- serving them. OTTAWA — $700,000,000 war Ml‘ proprlatlons bill definit- market! by ‘ opposition dmncnds war effort; Justice Minister polnte says Cilmldn ready to deal with all "Fifth Column“ elements. speedier liti- for Defence Minister Rogers annnunres Immediate formation of "the vet- erans home guard" for IIHIIPPUWII of military properly and "any other lII-Irllose that may he found neces- any." AMERICANS ADMIRE BRITAIN'S STAND NEW YORK. May 23-10?)- r Commenting ediwicnliy nu tlie Bri- 0i ttsh Parliament's ocn crptiozi labor and Cmpiidtl. the New York ‘Times said today" "At one stroke ‘Great Britain has hard- "No victory wcri by tlhe Germans has been grra-ier than tlwis ti ni n- l Mq-NJnhn A. ma, who ounry atment in the “Will tel-s, atra-tlcn of the spiiit ci vdelnocraoy in time of pent" fl. Elem -—Vl5l'l‘lNG_ IN zicnrziirox-l discharging ft~i"tiiizci' at 5iiiii'.ii1._. A tr‘ dilution on afolidziy. liiiil ‘ FRIDA Y and SA TURDA Y WAR! RUIllll DlVMTATlNGl OVERWIIIIMINGI ALSO SHORTS SHOWS AT Mail orders must be Seats now on GAPITDL All Seats Reserved For All Shows ' Matinee at 1.45 Tues.. Wed.. and Tliura. 75c including lax Evenings at 7.45 — $1.10 including tax addressed envelope Summerside Country people please note that all times Ineniioned are Daylight Saving. 7.30 and 9.10 MATINEE SATURDAY 3 P. M. z ‘ Cmllltril _P90Pl¢ Please note that all tintea -. mentioned are DUI/light Siwingh Capitol TIIBZIIFB-Summerside Smmmwxypyrraerwwmsitommas “Gone with The wind” 4 DAYS-Starting Next Mon. May 27th: ‘ 1 lfisvsfifi _§.\ accompanied by self- sale at Theatre THEATRE .\k_& sh BURDEN i d115,; Kailicryii McInnis of Bor- ‘dJu u ed home from Sydney 11f‘ > nriiug tlie past SEX inontlis dutivvs there. Mr. reign Toombs of Charlotte- -, \\'1\.s n business visitor to airs. Elllllt‘ (lrilimit spent ‘Thurs- (lIl\‘ visiting relatives in Charlotte- icivii. Mrs. Win. I-Iiieford and three cliiiiii't'ii (if SYdIlPF- N-s-v 1T9 Vmtf 511' iii Bordon at the home of hei iallltll‘ Mi‘. Wm McInni-s. Mr. Hyatt Hasiam of Sprlns- fudd was a business visitor to Bor. ticn on Monday. Mrs. Charles Maclnnis of Borden tig at licr home in Egmont is , Gunner Harry MacInni-s 871d Mrs. aim-Innis of Charlottetown Ill“lit the. weak-end in Borden the Qliflfils oi Mrs. Emile Gallant. bliss l\f.irv Sclli<'k_aiid Mr John sellick of West Devon. ivcrv 51m- (lily visitors to Borden. Mrs. Victor Gallant and n-ni Gallant of Esmonl Boy were iisiturs to Borden oii Friday last. Mr. Jack Rv— Of-‘Cllfllhllfilfflvll “a5 1i business visitor to 150K160 011 ‘aiciiduv. Mr. Eric Jardlne was a visitor lo Borticn on Wednesday. m‘? mics; of l\‘lr. Vcriior Campbell. Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Campbell were visitors to Sackville on ‘mes- driy. while there they attended the Convocation at Mt- Alli-Wu U111‘ ‘ varsity. A ouiet wedding was solemniz- e:i at. the Holy Redeemer rccmry, (ilinrioitctmvn, on Friday. April 26- 1940. ivlicn Rev. R. MacDonald united in marriage Tillie Seiilck. daughter of Mr. and Mrfl- J00" Sollick oi West Devon and William llrirrisoii Mclnnls of the R-C-A- 0! Charlottetown. son of Wm. McInni.s of Borden. The bride wore rust with turquoise accessories. They were ntlnntlcd by Miss Eva Darrach of Charlottetown and Earl Raieus oi thc RCA, Georgetown. As colleges aiid schools begin their (‘losing exercises we will wel- come here many 0f Olll‘ 37011118 people ngnlli. The first to arrive home is Vernor Campbell from Aioiini, Allison Academy in Sack- vliie. vcnor or Vern, as he is known bv iils classmates. bas had a very successful year with lots of liiird study combined with tun and rtcrcotlon. I-le passed his exam-i with liiizh slandin and fecelvfli 111$ rzruduntlon ccrti lcate from e i040 class. In shoot-ix, five out of his class won the D0 nlon Marks- lman Bronze Medals. Of these Vornor W115 the recipient of one. (Tongrniulzitioiis Vcriior. keep up iiic good work, — A. Mrs, Allan Milfilkflfl and son Junior ivcre vlsitons to Charlotte- lowii on Wednesday. Mrs. Collii Love and Mrs Rus- stll Brli of Borden lcii. on Thurs- day mornmg for u. vl-slt 10 51'» John, N. B. Mrs, Allan MaoAleer of Borden was a visitor to Summerslde on Wednesday. i Miss Olga Love returned to her homo iicre on Tuesday after a very pleasant visit to friends in Mrs. ' Charlottetown . The weekly darre in the Bo (I211 dance hail WRS held m) Wetircstiai" evening ittsicad of Thurs ' as usual. Those was a . crowd and a good time w.. Joyed by all. Mr. and Mrs. Montreal left morning for the ma for a time they will v Field's iiioilirr. Mrs. TIICXIIIIS Dorciii of Windsor, N. Mr. Charlcs Love left Borden a short time 11:0 for St John. wli a“ he is employed in the ltfacAvidci Machine Sii Fined For Violation of Maple Sugar Act The purity of maple products is and has been for many years a sub- jj-egt of particuar interest to the million Department of Agricul- ture which adnilnstr-rs the Maple Stigar Iiidusiigv Act for the protec- tion of boti producers and consum- ers. A recent case in point is that of an Ontario cafe owner whom the inspectors oi the Fruit and Vog- etable Division discovered in posses- slon of what purported to be maple syrup. I-Ic was fined $10 and cuss “for violating 50111011 4 of tlie Act. This section states "No person shall sell 0i‘ offer. expose or hold in possession for sale ill Canada, or ship or cause to be sli ppcd uni‘ maple sugar or maposyrup that is adultrixitcd or_ that falls to (‘Oillllly |with the pfUViSlOllS oi‘ this Act _oi' |of the reguitiioiiis thereunder." Vllith {regard to tiduilertitioii ,i.l_o defini- tioii in tlie rcgu aliens ls qu ie clear. “Adulterntioti means if an)" substance has been mixed with the maple sugar or maple syrup so as to reduce or lower or injuriousiv af- fect its quaiitvbor strength or (as in the case mentioned) if any inferior or cheaper sitbstaiice has been sub- stituted wholly or in ixtrt, of if any valuable constituent has been whol- lv or in part abstracted. or if its strength or pilrltyl falLs below the EfQUIFGIHOIIH of t e Act or regula- ons." SOIL EROSION PREVENTEI) BY PERMANENT PASTURES Jack Field of Borden on Tuesday (Eitperimeiitai Forms News) Along the Saint Jchn Valley many of tire farms are on fairly steep hillsides. when these fields are sown to grain or planted to root crops, there is often excessive wash- ing away of tlie top soil. In the management of an liltis- tration Station. stat/cs R. C. Parent Dominion Experimental static Fredericton, N. 13., siwcial tiotn is given to the moot. offi-aicnt use of the land available, as for iii- stance at Baker Brook on the tarir. of Felix Dalgie. A sevmi acre irreg- ularly slmipcd field with a slope varying from i0 per cent lo 40 per cent had becn considered as one of the irguiar rotation fields pcor to 1937. Due tn the erosion and leach- ing of tlie lop soil, the field was gradually becoming low iii fertility and low in organic maitrr. in i037 if. was derided i0 place the field ill a permanent pasture in the liopc of prcvcntiiil! the coiit‘iiu~.i'oii of the heavy losses. All of tlie field re- ceived a supply of barn yard inan- ure. Oats were sown mid a nus mixture including a small quantity of Kentucky and Canada Bluegrass. Weather conditions wcrc local in the sprint: of 1031i and i939 for the establishment of Wild While Ciovrr and Grasses. so that the firlcl is now established with a iliick sod and the loss due to erosion is neg- . said: "I don't know where Ricken- backer got his information. His Wifififif. p ii. S. Flying Ace Glaims British‘ Short 0f Airmen (By Devon Francis, Anooiltcd Press Aviation Editor) NEW YORK, May 23—-(AP)— Captain E. V. Rickenbacker, lead- ing United States flying aoe in the inst ivar, says British aircraft fac- tories are "hanging up warplanes in storage by their tails, like beeves because England hasn't 80f. the pilots to fly them." Discussing aLr defence needs in relation to a forthcoming aviation forum in Washington, he said in on interview that an adequate number of pilots and ground per- sonnel is the foremost problem and cited the British situation as an example. (Cttpfalil Rickenbacker gave no source or authority for hi: state- ment.) Rickenbacker also said Germany began preparing for war in the air l3 pars ago andrquoted u German strategist, colonel-General Eli-hard Mllch, as having told 111m in 1922 in Berlin that "the entire future of the German nation will centre in the dewiopment of our air force." In 1935, Rickenbacker again vis- ited Germany and was shown underground machine shops and airdromes, Lnd the pilot trainingi and research facilities which Her_ mun Goerlug, Milch and others had built up. "Adolf Hitler was not the author of the idea. of air supremacy and European conquest," the filer said, "lie merely used the idea which hud been under development.” Ottawa. Denies OFITAWA, May Z3-(CP)—I.n.f0l‘- matlon available Ln Ottawa is to the effect there is no shortage of pilots to man th¢ aircraft available in the United Kingdom. Commenting on a statement made lat New York trrday by Captain E. V. Rickenbacker, leading United ‘Slates f]_\‘ll1:{ ace in the last war to the contrary, air minister Power statement is untrue." Spring Rains Bring Promise T0 Wheatlands By The Canadian Press Sprint rains in most sections of the Wrslls grain belt ‘rive induced optimism regarding 1940 crop Con. (lillflliS. A dark picture was drawn gbv foil and ivliitcr statistics show- ing laok of moisture practically . iiout the wlicatlands, but ‘ precualtnton iii April and early May his brought renewed hope for good yields. t SYQIiIHg has been retarded in Al- ‘ bcrta iviicre mcisture conditions are .i.s s, decrease of CHRONICLE Pound Ends flay With 4-cent Drop NEW YORK, May 23 ——(GP> — The open market rice for the “froe" pound stering fluctuated over u. wide ares in the foreign exchange market today and fin- ally dipod four cents to $3.19 in terms o the United States dollar. Sterling hit 83.23 1-2 for the day's high. The Canadian dollar equaled its lowest price with a drop of 5-8 cent to a discount of 22 per cent. (Ot- tawa Foreign Exchange Control Board rate 9.09-9.91 er cent dis- count.) The French ane count- ered sterlings trend and ended a minor fraction higher at 1.81 cents. The Belgium Beiga and the Neth- erlands Guilder vijere unqiioted. Agricultural Estimates Down OTTAWA May 23 —(CP) —'fii:e government will ask Parliament for $13,254,232 to meet agricultural ex- penses duringn the current fiscal year, the ma estimates tabled in the Commons b0ili'llt showed. This S 327,273 with es- MMERSIDE GUARDIA ' AND PRINCE COUNTY '0. S. Senate Approves Huge Defence Vote WASHINGTON. Ma! i! -.-(A.?)— With an utmnimltv born of fateful timer. the United States Senate 1P- proved of a $1,873,756.72!) LPPI’ r11- Qtlon for the navv and its air 01'4"! ‘by a vote of 7s u» o today. Elsewhsr" in Washington officials P150111" Dlans for app-Yin: American mass- i"°““°t“‘fih,ll‘%“‘ia'€.."l%.i“§§§t§l’-°s' ure o n - At the some tmo. the W111"! House announced that on Sunday right President Roosevelt would give the nation a “straight-forward and factual report" on the OYQRNN "Y the defence program. It will be his first “fireside chat since the ear- liest davs of the war 811N841- ‘The day also uced additional nubiican exprassiofil! 8804-1151 PM‘ Re tlcinaticrfl in a we Wm m; went w grluth Her-berg Hoover reit- but su st- ‘ id c R005 velt . k :25 slugs lfngsReetigxublioan leeaders in me House of Representatives and Senate. U. S. Interest timates slashed all along the line. Onlv notable increase ivas a. $250,- 000 jump in the $1,000,000 vote to encourage improvement. of cheese and cheese factories. Last year the vote was $750,000. Grants to fairs and exhibitions for the current year were estimated at $65,000, a reduction of 52:17AM). The publicity department was cut to $109,050. a (iron of $31,080, and the science service V010 reduced $131,379 to 81.018372. Experimental farms service show- ed a decrease of $222,660 with the wtitl now $1,959,016. although the experimental farm administration estimate was increased $285 to $00,- 305 . Sugar Futures Are Unsteady NEW YORK, Miay 23—-(A.P)-- World stigar futures bobbed uip and down with other speculative mar- kets todaly, then steadied and close-d unoharlzvd 1'0 1 l-‘l ‘P011151 higlhe-r i Contracts scored early gains of 5 to 6 1-2 poi-rats on Cuban buyinll. in War lias Sharp Rise NEW YORK. May Z§-—(AP)— American interest in the war has risen sharPlv 511109 the 119/5519“ 0! Bg-Igiifn and the Netherlands and iilf.‘ Kurt of "total war." according to a" survey of circulation trBI1¢5 o; [member newspapers o! The As- sociated Press. Street sales, the survey lhowed. have jumped from 0M Y0 81-11105‘ 10f) per cent in individual cases, bringing a new problem to pub- lishers and a report that some ‘AWX-lpapfirs might be compelled to cilrlail supplies to newsstands. The 94- r cent gain reported by the Al uquerque, N. M., Jour- nal is tops; the average is ap- proximately i3 per cent, with both morning and evening newspapers sharing about equally. Most spec- tacular figures in numbers of pap- ars, of course, oome from metro- politan areas, eight Now_ York dailies reporting an estimated in- crease of 440,000 since the war “billg~e"; three in Chicago listing a llllllrl’) of 160.000; nine in Boston. 80.000. and two in Detroit, 85.000. However. there is indication that Americans want. to read about the but with nervous liquidation ac- companying the rapiriily- 011111113118 European wail‘ some, advances ‘were i converted iii-to l...s"s Cf 115 11111611 I15 4 1.2 pgmbs, It was tit-t tuitil the,’ [iual minutes of tracing that losses were era. ed as p~c:e¢ steacizfd. t Sales totalled 12,250 trans. Jiiv 101B.‘ Sep 1.0415. Domestic contracts “we doivn 2 well alaove tlie average. Manitoba- flPtl Sfl-‘kfllfllffifiilii farmers are in| n. iicftu‘ position with more than 5O l completed by the middle of May. Tciilpcrattircs treneraliy have been above normal in reccnt ivceks. Statistics com-oiled by the Do- ininicii hieicorological Service. To- ronto. (‘O1'('l‘lll,'.’,‘ the nine-months pc icd frozii Aug. 1 to April 30 in- dicate precipitation in Alberta was ~19 per cent above normal. but de- ficiencies of l9 and l6 per cent ivere recorded in Saskatchewan and aisnltoba respectively. Rains in the first two ivecks of May have im- in vcd tlie position in the latter provinces. IN SOUTH AREAS One of the brightest nidelighfs of tlie precipitation record is the shnwiiiz made over the south and south-central prairies. where pro- diicers have not forgotten the years oi drought which preceded the im- proved i939 yield. Rains over the previously arid areas have averaged better than in more northerly sec- tions and conditions in some dis- tricts are hotter than at any time in the past decade. P "viniiation in southern Alberta for the nine-month period was about 30 pcr cent above normal. excesses in the central and northern sec- tions shodin: down from that fig- ure. Sr-ulliwcstcrn Saskatchewan ivus oiiiv eizht per cent below nor- miil at the end of Anril, compared ‘Wlfh ll per cent at. the same time lost year. Deficiencies were more than 20 per cent in the northern and southeastern areas. Eastern Manitoba showed def- r ‘cent at April 30. In the west Kc dcficirvicv reached 23 per cent. MONTHLY STATISTICS Conditions in northern Alberta 'wcrc normal or better at all times except August and January’. monthly figures indicate. In the centre of the province poor precipitation in the ivlnirr v.':i.s followed by heavy snow and rain in March and April. South- ern Alberta's record showing pas brouzht about. largely through in- crchscs of more than 100 per cent in October. February and Aoril. Over Saskatchewan's drought area there was nearly twice the normal amount of moisture in February and April iviiiie in December and March l‘. ivns well above normal. Moderate deficiencies were chalked up in all other mfmlhs except November when there was a loss of about 85 per cent. Tire no‘ them section of the province showed good precipitation in December and only slight in- clxcascs in October. November and February. In the southeast. cordi- Fons ivrrc obovi- normal only in Dc- cember mid February. A 65 ncr ccut increase in precipi- iaiicn in Anrii sent eastern Manl- iobals iccord up to within 10 per cent of 7iO‘ll1\8l for the nine mouths. Iiierascs were also noted in Ailzust and February. ’I‘he western districts were "ln the red" in all months excopt August and Febril- arv livihie. This field; which prior to 1037 had u very thin sod with low ylcid of hay and gain. proziuccd tons oi green grass per acre in inlfe improvement. Last year pre- wt-heuq, A selected porllon to 3 points alt the close. Sales afl- gregzited 24.250 tons. Spot raw sugar fell 8 {minis on‘ sale of 25.000: bin:- of Culms m1 2.70 cents. dellveiredibasi». then tirop- ‘ ped another 6 points on purchasci by one refineri- of 6.000 bags of, Puerfo Ricos in pout at 2.64 cents. The latter price is a new low for the year and the lowcsit. place for ditty-paid sugar since Jun-e 1932. prior to sugar control. The refined market was unset- tled. Offshore refined was reported avaiilialbie at 3.22 1-2 cert-ts and pom- ibiy loci-er. No. 3 close: Jly 1.7413. Sc-p 170B. Jan. 1.758, Mch 1718B, May 1.8313. B- Nazis’ Loss Canada's Gain An interesting survey of trade development. during i939 has Just been published by the Montreal In- dustrial and Economic Bureau, says "Canada's Weekly". Telling first that 50 new industries has been cs- \var‘s progress, regardless of where they live. Only ten papers report "no coin" in street sales. Qrculation men expressed doubt that the boosts would be an un- mixed blessing to the newspapers as. they said, the added size ne- cessary to accommodate a mount- ‘ ing volume of war news, maps and cuts is adding much to operating costs. An indication that sales fluc- fortunes of tho lllille with the Allies is reported y the Des Monies Register and Tri une. which said sizable early gains were cut sharp- iv during Allied reverses. Should trite tide of ivar turn in the Allies avor. expected. In New York, the Daily News said increases "have not been marked" but had served to delay the "usual summer slump." The Journal a American estimated the average daily gain since May l0 at 11 per cent; Herald Tribune. 11 per cent; Worldjrelegram, 25 Per Cent: Post, 20 to 30 per cent, and U19 Minor. 1° D01’ cent. The Sun and Times set no percentage fig- ures. The survey showed, , that home-delivery circulation has been marked by steady growth since the war began. Taking Denmark's Place a re-acccieration in sales is ‘well as in war mid to - 'S’side Man Spends Night In Open Boat aHEDIA-C. N. 3., hlaiy 2'$—-(C'P) -\Aflter a small boat he was 55.1.1,“ from SWINDBTSICE, P. E. 1., w Potiig du Cherie vircnt a; ‘mild on u 54,34 bar near here iii. iizgli; Stephen Yllld. of Silmiii- < was iii-cod to ftlilfLLil aixlztmi a“ three fishermen plci-Lflu ii.m up Lfilfi morning and i/Jvied bile ma‘. w n. wharf. Pond iii-as wot and tired. uiften rescued. The new crwlt, named Merry Widow, had gone over 0n her side anxi partly filled with wag- er. She was sealed from the Isand for delivery no If. C. Eustace, FOIL GENERAL (Continued fromvpaqn yin” Fisheries $1,260,000; Labor (znainl) decreased requrelixcnis for rvliel) $12,170,000; Mines and HCSOZlICC-l $fi,567.0()0; Public ‘Noriu $17,010,- 000; Royal Canadian Alouhued Po- lloe $1,300,000; 'l‘rade and Coin- merce $1,001,000; Transport-ordin- ary $7,669,000,’ Transport-capital $4,167,000. Elimination of grants to fair! and exhibitions except for commit- merits already mace contribute; $257,000 t0 the reduction of the De- partment of Agrlcumuro. Continuation of the bonuses paid to encourage h1g1 cheese "i production is imiu an in- ;cl)ease in the vote i om ‘b50000 to $1,000,000, This is rise to the fact that last year's item covered i0 months only. Establishment of new high corn‘- misslonershipa at Canberra, Wei- llngtoii, Pretoria and Dublin ac- counLs for an lll("’I'l.<8 of $175,000 in the approprizi OllS f0: tile De- partment of Ex li Afnirs. 'I‘lic hlgTPS’. L. o" Department item, hitherto contained in the ape- cial supplementary estimates. — that for direct relief and relief projects —i.s reduced from $27,000,- 000 last year to $20 000000. An inczcase of M91100 for air and land 111.111 net incrtas- 1n the Post Office De- partment estimates bu; will be off- set to a considerable degree 0y in- creased revenue. The V020 for the l1“f7,'Ylfil'.Uf‘i oi tctliist business ts ascd from $315,000 t0 3300.000 a ilew tc attracting ouiszrle m ;..o Can- ada and so helpaig Ilt‘ (ts/hangs position. _ LAPOINTE Tli 1.1.8 (COllilllliC-CIW pare 1) zation under raga‘ defence oi Caimoi ,1 If confirmed hr h. Mr. Lnpoiivs: pointed o. ment. would. tiieri- ‘l ltfontmorelicy) rm ' introduce l-Wln bins- munist. Noni and n1‘ i“ organizations uirou-fzii crs out as (‘illlfllfl r’ election to Dilfilflillvlif. Points Stressed There were several uoirts . ha wished to stress, the justce inmister sa : "l. ‘Fhe law and the reouiations as thoustand coicr iiil . '.r- r-vpm- uaiiiics. ' . The Royal Canadian afoul’)!- ed Police and their secret WYVICA are in complete control of the $11113- Lion both present and u it may do- < ‘l "3. Persons of present. cneriiv ori- gin suspecied of Nazi urtivities havl been iiitr-riiivi "4. Persons of patriiiial ant-my or- in are known era.- lire luau; 1105c- i! watched. "5 T. t1 overwhelming nzaioritw of foreign-born i‘I'12f’l‘.;~; are pas- sionately anti-Nazi. "6. Anv cessation of Tabor or di- version (if rfiwt ti» rival u Y‘). maf- tablislied in the Ivfonti-cal area, in- voiving a capital of $13 ‘.200 000. the Bureau reczvis that durinc recent years there has been a subsmmiai migration of industrial enterprises from Europe. The peak of this movement ivas rcoclicd inst vear. the outbreak of war. For the most part. iiiis migration was traced to the flight of cmizrcs from Germany and Austria. ivho. fearful of continental dictatozship. and industrial tmdcrinkincs eiso- Ciliil-Vlfll 111 11115 BPPUW W85 3? group was admitted to Canada. and P" rant below normal in earl)‘ a number have established iiicir scrim. conlparcd with Only 10 plants and offices in and around Montreal, where they now consti- tute an unusually important and significant asset. to the lausliiess and economic iii:- of the Doniinlmi. These new industrics are produc- lng articles which had hitlic to to be imported to Canada. The B'l!‘f‘f\1l has exercised iis influence to dis- cournzu the establishment def-takings the output. of which was already being met. In short. ‘has immigration of liidustrv to Coun- da is actually new business. nud therefore a real gain to the Do- mlnion. “Free” Holidays For Americans This year will certainiy- be Ca- nada's banner year for tourist traf- fic, says "Canadas Wcekiv". Prom Nova Scolls to British Cfiutnhia. Canadians arc prcpai-inc to icons this summer. The aaitntion fomeuied by Nazi pvoagaridlsts flint it would be daiiccroiis for Ameri- cans to visit. Canada durinz lhe war has been pretty well scoichswl. At- tention has aso becii fl"fl\\'1l to the fact that the rule of exciin-"cc l which favours Americans so l .ghlv at the moment is ivnri-zinit in l.“\"‘lll' of ihc tourls's Ame-icons selves have discovrreri on odd way to out it. "If you sltcrvi ten days in Cn-iiada," lhev sav. "you will ~ci line clcvriiih day frcc!" words. what is SIIVNI ilirouch -~ favourable rate oi exchange oii what particularly in the mciitli preceding ll sought to relocate their commercial = of iin- _ In other iho The invasion of Denmark is like- )‘ to double the British demand for Canadian bacon, says "Canada's Weekly”. 'I'iie Canadian Bacon Board, confronted with this fact, has promptly set itself to cope with Prior to the war, Denmark stip- plicd the Untied Kingdom about two-thirds of its imports of bacon and hams. the remainder ‘ coming from Canada. Since the war, , Ihere have been indications of a i decline in Denmark's share. but no of [up - doubt that it was still larger than ‘ Canada's. That source being cilt off i . Canada is the alternative , logical 1 base of supply. No mislgiringa are expressed ll in i Canadian ability to meet the emer- ! gr-ticy. There are heavy stocks in store for British account on both put of hogs is being rapidly expand- ed and tlie process can be further stepped up. If need be. the surp us of Uiircd Stairs hogs can be drawn . on for p-ccessing in Canadian pack- | in: plants, which, however. i thought to have adequa-t» capacity ' Wllllflllt need for enlargement, g Under the exlstinz agreement. ‘- Canada undertakes to supply 5.800 O00 l\).—l’0ll2l'il_\' $1,000,000 wort-h- ot bacon per week. But weekly ship- ‘ 11101115’ have‘ regularly exceeded tho ,prcscribed figure and have gone as ‘high as 11,600,000 lb. in a week. host to lens of lhousaiid~ of Amer- wvilh ilic cake batter and bake iii lapplapflfKjyl (,5 a moderate ovcn l5 minutes. After ‘ tiircc or four minutes isidcs up. on a cake rack to cool. Cotton flannel cloths are econ lomical and theylre very satisfac 101')‘ for cleaning and polisiriiz sli Vi.‘ W811‘. ‘ sudsy ,is sot-ht in Canada in more than pays the expense in . the Dominion. ivll-h ‘ sides of the Atlantic. Canada's out- ‘ Elf.‘ ' carcfullv‘ .-- - f. iiiimold the little cakes and set. jam ‘mum C “ l p Keep several of lhrrn on ih-m- . lirmd -'u:d wash them often in hot i‘ iio~ fen dare. l o» ‘new |\"ll\'f‘(l in staying another day in tors ilia.‘ are fil‘ I ii be hand- iled bv tlie police ‘A111 ‘so “Plfilllll .the cnemv I "7. Any pcrscrlilioli o,’ r ‘critics in this count of our people. and tradition. ciir no‘ Hiiil - 1:! . . offelirc for .01’ ilive sii ‘to 7X ‘ilcxsives re- H w an; h. . , eneinv aliens, minister ‘ called. DRYNAGI-T PAYS 0N TWO N. B. II.I.I‘STR.\'I'IO.\' STATIONS i I, (Exix-rimrntnl l-‘ariiis Neivs) i lVIany iriritir-rs in Nlxv l3 ii l have one or more ivvt flu ‘tions of fi."lfl.s \\llf1‘f‘ i; is xirenie- ly dlffit‘ .t i0 szrou any y" op except .iimolh_v hay. A \‘.T_\' ‘nod vxriiriple ‘of this \\'.1$ iciiii‘ - llIii-irzrion .S‘a‘.i ‘.5 ,1’. Si niizi Black ‘ Rzvcr Brzci '1‘ l‘. Parent. iExpc-rlmeiital . l-‘rcdericton 1N1}. At cacli pllhe a f: " ridicul- 3lng the fririii build :2": ivis consid- ercd praci - ' - \§ ulcaiise oi b‘ Rlvi Jam-coated drop ciikca help out ‘Max, nfnfuflpy on the ‘the busy housewife as the cakes 1-2 “H. ‘ 1 roiae out already frosted when i my '1‘, 5,,- iiicy are baked. Cover the bot- i-I-ruman LN,- toms of‘ well greated muffi-n 9311511“ 5-,”. W, play ‘with thick 1am tany kind). Cover W,‘ fqH-u g, iiiu- fall rt’ iiuii‘ iS-ilisburv the i ivrts p aiilfd wi‘ ‘ 91m d_ Ii is cxiw it'd til.“ - creaswl _vi l l ' o.‘ four \ ' _ rm. m, F. N m. i .. in fll""lll'fl"l i“" l " inr r -. » way:- iii llil x i) - ings are tlie mflst val ‘r firm. 'l"li."v a e. ilivrcilrn, ,first consideration. cp l". ‘u i "' O11 glvel