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SATURDAY, MAY 2D. 1933.

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; ' c000 120.41) WORAV , _

Everywhere throughout the Prov- ince this season is heard enthus- lastio commendation of the Pro- vincial Department of Public Works on the condition the roads Ind highways. Dragging operations were begun at the earliest possible time, and the instructions of the Department were carried out so ef- fectively that practically every road is now in first class condition. This is a great advantage to farmers and to the travelling public generally and strikingly illustrates the value of the Conservative yrolicy of early treatment of the roads with split- Iog drags. The Liberal policy of concentrating on machine operations end neglecting tr» drag the roads proved both expensive and inem- cient. With the roads in good cohdi- tfon, it will not be difficult to nmintain them s0 throughout the season, at small cost to the taxpay- ers and to the satisfaction of all concerned.

CLEAN-UP WEEK

Next week is “Clean-up Week," and ‘it is hoped the movement this

year will meet with even greater silccess than in the past.

House-cleaning, paint-mg, white- wsshing, fence repairing, shingiing, removal of nibblsh from yards, at- Wiiiion to lawns and gardens-Al. dozen and one tasks fall into the cfltegorycf things that should be lttended to at this season. A. eon- oerted efiort next week in this dir- ection will work wonders in the ap- pearance of the city. in view of the reduction obtained in the carrying rates for automobiles ferry a larger than usual influx of tourists is anticipated, and this also is a strong argument in favour of l. thorough-going clean-up in which the civic authorities as well as private individuals are expected to participate. The movement 5hou1d misc be extended to include every town and rural centre throughout the Province. Local stores dealing in materials required for the work

are putting on special bargains and In this connection the newspaper ldvertisements will afford an excel- lept guide to the busy householder.

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A COME-BACK I '5' 1i-

P. W. Gordon, manager oi Imperial Oil Limited at Hamilton Ontario, writing to his brother Mr. J. P. Gordon of Messrs. Moore 8r

' hlelzeod Limited here. comments as

Ioliows on an editorial in The Guardian with reference to the "visitation" made to the Royal Scot, demons British train, while in Ham- ilton en route to Chicago:

“I am assuming that the editor- ial which you sent to me came from The Guardian. I hope that it is not so, because 1 have always felt that no matter what other papers might ‘o haywire, The Guardian still rest- ed solidly on the law of absolute truthfulness. I‘ would not care to have that faith shattered.

“Nobody put any initials on the Royal Scotsman while it was in Hamilton; nobody stole any grease cups and the train was not sent out oheod of schedule because of van- dalism. With- these three minor exceptions the story as it appeared In the clipping which you sent me ls reasonably accurate. I have had. on the word of H. T. Mulcolmson, Vice-President and General Man- ager of the T. H. dz B. Ry, whom you have met on sundry occasions, that the ‘damage done to the train by the thousands of visitors could be "covered by an expenditure of $6.00. This damage is probably less than your Sunday School class would do to the church building at

en evening's social. The train was moved from its original location be- cliile of the many thousands of

inspect it and the railway author- ities feared that at the station itself with this large crowd, there might be an accident, due to incoming and outgoing trains. For that reason, the train was shunted to a. quieter siding and remained there iuitil its scheduled time to depart.

"I have hastened to disabuse your mind that in this home of The Canadian Club, Scotchmen and Conservatives, any such acts of van- dalism oould possibly be perpetrat- ed." .

The comment in The Guardian referred to by Mr. Gordon was oc- casioned by news items appearing in Ontario newspapers. We gladly give publicity to the correct version so far as Hamilton is concerned, and regret, with Mr. Gordon, that any unjust reflection should have been cast upon e community pos- Sesséd. of the sterling qualifications to which he refers.

PLA YGROUND CAMPAIGN

In view of the suggestion recently made for a. concerted effort to prq. vide supervised playgrounds in Charlottetown this summer, it is iri- teresting to note that a similar plan is being actively canvassed in St. John's, Newfoundland. where a Children's Playground Association has been formed with the purpose of raising the funds required. for the season's programme "without imposing unduly on the generosity o! any one."

The intention of the Association, says the St. John's Evening Tele-

gram, is to provide children of the city with facilities which will en- able them to take part in recreation of a health-giving nature, safe from the ‘dangers of the strccts and under supervision. Emphasis is placed upon the responsibility oi motorists, parents and citizens gen- eraily to remove one of the prime causes of physical danger and moral delinquency occasioned by lack of such facilities. Under proper supervision, playgrounds and bath. trig resorts afford for the whole of the summer months an open air school to which the children flock with no urging, and where instruc- tion in the rules of conduct is im- Dflri/ed by cerryllli! but the rules of play.

THA T BARTER SCIIEME

The notorious barter scheme by which the Soviets were to sechre Canadian cattle in exchange for Russian products, with the Federal Government guaranteeing the pro- moters against possible default in payment, has been laughed off the scene, but, says the Toronto Globe, it remained for a. practical Western rancher to administer the final kick outward. Mr. Harry Mullins or Mar- quette, Manitoba, speaking in the House of Commons this week, did not mince words in dealing with Mr. G. G. Serkau and his ambi- tious plans. Mr. Mullens bluntly charged that Serkau had had his "hand in the Treasury" of the Manitoba Government to the ex- tent of $1,750, before he ever approached Ottawa. He then wanted “to put his hand in here and get $4,000,000 to play with, when he had already exploited Manitoba to

the extent of thousands." More-I over, the deal was a ridiculous

proposal from the start. Shipping cattle from Canada to Russia meant a voyage of twenty-t/wo days, and twelve days at. sea was the most cattle could stand. Nothing but shadow beasts would arrive. The promoters evidently were not con- oemed as to that: but nothing in the whole scheme was more certain than that Soviet buyers would not pay for cattle delivered in "shadow" condition. 111st is where the Can-

agalnst loss would come into oper- atlonl

How fortunate, exclalms The Globe, that. certain newspaper baliyhoo in favor of this wonderful barter plan proved ineffective! Backers of the wild proposal have not yet given up hope; but, happily, the Government and the people of Canada are awake to its absurdity. There are other markets for Can- adian cattle, in which they will not. arrive as “shadows? and in oon- nection with which there is no need of Government. guarantees against loss.

FUTURE SEED MARKETS

In recent years an effort has been made to introduce Canadian certi- fied seed potatoes into various countries other than those in. which markets are already established, among which were South Africa, Mexico, Hong Kong, Java, Cyprus and Egypt. This fact is noted in the Potato CIOpRkPOTC issued by the Markets Extension Division of the Dominion Department of Agflcifl. ture. ‘There were, says the report, many difficulties encountered, the majority of which were uncontrol- lable, such as high transportation charges which resulted in prohibi- tive prices as destination, lack o! suitable varieties or varieties sim- ilar to‘ those which the consuming public in the country of export were accustomed, failure of Canadian var- ieties to adapt themselves to foreign climates and their susceptibility to diseases when grown without the ap- plication of preventive sprays and others of lesser importance. The major commercial varieties of Can- ada gave a. good account of them- 591W!» Often under very adverse Emwing conditions and in most iri- stunccs compared favorably with native varieties. In spite of the dif- ficulties, there are possibilities of future trade developments as the majority of the importing countries do not produce seed stock and rec- ognize the value and advantages to be derived from planting Canadian certified seed. Prevailing economic conditions no doubt restricted op- cretions to a. considerable extent but with the return of more favor. able conditions the advances already tirade should result in an expansion and develvipment of trade with the countries in which Canadian potat- ocs have been introduecds

EDITORIAL NOTES

“Probably nothing has brought home to the majority the strep- uousness of the recent great flight over Mount Everest so effectively," says the London ‘limes, "as the simple statement that the leader <71 the BXDBdii-lfln got up, in more “n99 n18!‘- 0110. at dawn ‘every mvming in order to take a lofty ‘View of the day's weather. The thought is enough to make most of us turn in our beds."

Edinburgh, having recently cele- brated the anniversary of sh- wa]- ter Scott, is to celebrate in June the work of another great Scottish poet, Williarm Dunbar; and for that purpose has formed a, Mhsqugg and Music Committee, whose wider task will be the annual commem. oration of some figure or period in Scottish antiquity. Dimbar hour. lshed in the reign of James Iv. Thc later scenes of the masque will in- troduce him in strange guise the eve of Flodden Field.

Oil

It is difficult to reconcile our contemporaryb complaint that "a. Keffyrnender is being perpetuated in the Redistribution Bill" with the further statement in the some or- gan that "ln order to endeavor to arrange a. settlement that would be acceptable to all parties, Prime Minister Bennett has named a spe- cial committee of the elder states- men. They consist of two members from the Conservatives, two mem- bers from the Liberals including Hon. Mr. Lapointe, and one mem- ber from the Progressives. namely, Mr. Gardiner, the leader. These five are now endeevorin! to ar- range e settlement so that the mnt- ter may be brought before the

House." Nothing could be fairer than the Prime Minister's action in

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NDTES BY TllE TIAY

With the illicit market m a sustained and substantial boom. Wop]; are beginning to say that {ha depression is past. Fortunate- ly there are signs more reliable than the stock market to ‘justify the optimism. The stock marker. may be affected by reports and ru- moms, by false confidence, but it takes more than that to get indust- ry into motion, to move and sell ‘goods, and to advance prlees of oummodltifiS. All of these things, both in Canada. and the United Stages are beginning to hapflell- Thgy m happening because people are beginning p; gpend money, be- cause other pcoplé are going back to work, because at last there is a demand for goods and services that provide empioymcnt, and with em- ployment purchasing pov/ezt-Ot- tows. Journal.

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It is the aim of science to amass material that is capable of enrich- ing the lifc of the world to en extent undreamed of; and 511° has done this with a prvrlisei hand. It ought to be the aim of religion to dispose the minds and hearts oi mankind to take the gifts of science and use them in such s. way that this enrichment is a Widfl Bile and directed to ends that are social, peaceful and constructive-Review, lnndon.

Prior to the Great War, consider- able uneasiness was felt. by those who prosecuted the fisheries in the seas surrounding the British Isles, as it was only too evident. that the supply “as rapidly being depleted. The period of hostilities during which fishing was curtailed had the efiect of a. close season, and fol- lowing the war, the waters appeared to be more prolific than ever. 1n- creased prosecution, however, with fleets of steam trawlers sweeping the seas in all directions has had the inevitable result, and now it has been decided to enforce regula- tions to prevent over-fishing and

To the question: When will there be an end to this uncertainty about inflation? the answer is probably locked up in the future and the London economic conference. War debts will not. be discussed there- only currency problems, tariffs and to some extent, disarmament. How far the conference can go without discussing war debts is problemati- cal. But if it sets a new arbitrary valuation on the price of gold, it will g0 down in history as one of the most momentous meetings of the century. Canada. would have more to gain than most. countries by such an act. She is second amongst the nations in the produc- tion of gold. Raising the value of that metal to $30 an ounce‘ would give Canada an annual production of the yellow metal well in excess of $100,000,000 annually.—-Finaircia.l News.

Each new occupant of the White House knows very well that he is never likely to be so strong politi- cally as during the first twelve months of his term of ofllce. The nation is expectant; there is a unl- versal feeling that wishes him well: he has enough political favours to grant and appointments to distrib- ute to keep his followers compliant and to make it worth while for Congressmen to stand well with the White House; and, above all, the hope never dlcs down in the eternally resilient Auncrican breast that a. new President means o. new era and better times. In Mr. Roose- velt's case all these favouring fac- tors arc magnified and multiplied, first, by thc fact that both Houses of Congress are impregnubly held by its own party; secondly, by the ever-widening range and severity of the crisis that has brought him to power; and. thirdly. by the‘ impres- sion already made upon the public mind by his personality and his acts.

One oi’ the amazing things about air travel-still rcally only in its infaney—is not that there are the Occasional crashes with fatal results, but that they have not been very much more frequent. Aerial travel on this continent, particularly in the United States, is taken just as much for granted as it is in Eur- ope, which for several years has maintained an extensive network of lines. Airmen and aircraft manufac- turers havo indeed established s fine reputation. Bad accidents arc few and far between.

The Oversea: League has upon. sored the idea of “Empire Meals on Empire Day.” The movement ts to promote the serving at. meals in every household on thaLday of nnth. lng but products of British count- ries. It is suggested that in each part of the Commonwealth its par- ticular producte should comprise the bill of fare or those from other Empire countries. Her Miajesty the

Queen has expressed her approval of the idea, and it. is hoped that the

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By 1...»; W. Barton. MD.

ONE HALF THE WORLD HAVE TO SUPPORT OTHER HALF BECAUSE 0F MENTAL AILIVTENTS

When you read that the patients in mental institutions outnumber the patients in all other kinds of hospitals, you naturally wonder what is going to be the end of the matter, and just how long this pres- ent civilization will last. ,

The figures actually show that within fifty years at the present rate of increase in the number of pet- ients in meniad hospitals, one half of the world's population will be confined in these hospitals, and the other half will be working to sup- port them. -

These figures are true notwith- standing the fact that at the pres- ent time for every ten patients en- tering a. mental hospital 6 come out cured.

Should these figures upset us?

Yes, these figures should upset us because this very upsetment will drew attention to this great need and real intensive work will be done in correcting and preventing men- tel ailments.

We have only to think back a. lit- tic to remember that diphtheria. was a dreadful scourge amongst child- ren,that smallpox, yellow fever, the plague, malaria, diabetes, pernicious anaemia. claimed their victims by thousands and hundreds of thou- sends and yet medical skill has overcome them.

But what can physicians do in preventing mental ailments?

Physicians cannot use vaccines, serums, diet, gland or other sub- stances in correcting or preventing mental ailments. “fhlle this is true, nevertheless physicians are now going about; this work as they have about other diseases.

First, children who are the least. bit “different? to other youngsters are now being carefully examined and if there be no physical reason- poor eyesight, poor hearing, infect- cd teeth or tonsils, pinworms-for this "difference", then treatment from the mental standpoint is undertaken.

This means letting the youngster talk and talk, or answer question after question, until the underlying little "twist" or "tangle" is discov- ered, gradually untangled, shown to the youngster, and passes out of his mind.

This will prevent slight mental ailments in the young becoming too deeply fixed.

similarly, family physicians while still able to help some adult cases by above methods, after a. thorough physical examination, including

nose, throat and teeth, will now turn these cases over to trained special- ism-psychiatrists — and complete cures will result.

I believe the medical profession, as with other ailments, will grad- ually overcome

mental ailments

LET US GO BACK . t

Let. us go beck

To the simpler and better things; Let us retrace our steps

From our greed-born bickerings Back to the quietness

Of plain, good friendliness,

Let us go back 1-1111! To theold roads of beautys quest; Let. us again find joy In the fields and the woods p05- scsses ' By the thrill of the Spring,

And of Summer wandering,

Let us go back

To old-fashioned content, our wealth

Found in the garden nooks, And beneath home roofs. Let the health

Of the trees and the grass

Be ours, as the seasons pass. -Thomas Curtis Clark.

Another Relief

(Halifax ' Herald) Hon. R. J. Manion. Minister of Railways, has made a statement in l i

the House of Commons that “it has been arranged that in the future while the Canadian National Reil- ways will still handle the (Prince Edward Island) ferry as they have in the past, the accounting will be separate, and the estimate for the deficit in the operation of the ferry, i! my. win be submitted to the House as a separate estimate." This meets a. demand of long standing in the Moritlmes, particu- larly on the Island, because the est- ablishment and operation of satis- factory transport across the straits was provided for as a term of Con- federation and should never have been mixed up as a terminal or op- erating charge in relation to Gov- ernmént. railway finances. It will be recalled that some months ago the Minister announced a decision to discontinue the practice of showing separately the financial performance of the Eastern Lines of the C. N. N. and to present. to Parliament one consolidated state- ment of Canadian National operat- ing expenses. The practice so dis- continued led to constant confusion following the passing of the Mari- time Freight Raies Act, and. under the new arrangement there will be no possibility of holding up the fin- ancial performance of the Eastern Lines as an "evidence" of what is being paid under that new statute. Time and again in Parliament mem- bers clalmed that the Maritime Freight Rat-es Act was costing the country four and five times as much as it actually was costing-this the direct; result‘ of publishing deficits on the Eastern Lines as the only se- gregated portion of the annual fin- ancial statement of the National Railways.