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Morning Daily (Founded In 15B?) lllhorllod u Second Class Mull. Pun 0m“ Deltas-omens. Ottawa.

"@4161". [In A. Burnett; Vice-President. Wm. It. limo": fififL-Trcas. a. n1. barium; Editor u... _ lllnuln: Director, s. it. Burnett; Associate our». i Frank llulkur. '

"T1" sirvnrlvfit lilemori/ is Weaker Than . the Weakest Ink."

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British Farmefls Profits

All enquiry conducted by the National Farm- ers Union of the United Kingdom, based on q small butgeneral sample involving 3,000 r0 4,000 enquiries, sho\vs the average profit per‘ acre earned by the British farmer. On mainly arable farms of 51 to 15'.) acres in size, the average profit in 1945-46 was $22; on farm; 0i 151 to 300 acres, $16 and on farms over 300 acres, $15.20.

The dairy farm, 51 to 150 acres earned $18 per acre profit, compared with $14.80 for the farm of 151 to 300 acres and $7.60 for the 300 i ocro farm.

The least profitable farm-livestock and mixed-—produced $12 plr acre profit in the 51 to 150 acres class; $9.60 in tiie.l51 to 300 acres group and $10 for the 300 acre and above.

Fields are in production today which had not felt a plough since the Napoleonic wars. Land has been drained and lCHILCl which had not been worked for o generation. The total arable acreage was boosted from 13 to 19 million acres.

Where in 1939 tillage was Z8 per cent. of tho cultivated area, today it stands at about 47 per cent. Wheat acrsage, though it has dropped this year, at its peak was 82 per cent. above 1939; the potato acreage was up 100 per cent.; sugar beet, 25 per cent.; vegetable crops, 60 per cent; feed, 40--per cent,‘ dairy stock, 71/1 per cent; and so on.

Against this the british farmer before the war earned 70 per cent. of his income from live- stock and of the remaining 30 per cent. approx- imately half come from fruit, vegetables and flowers. Farm crops supplied only 15 per cent. pf his earnings.

With the outbreak cf war the entire industry was mobilized. Money was poured into it. Equip- ment was supplied on a vast scale. The farm laboreriwas frozen in his job——he still is. Pro- duction was swung over to foodstuffs of the greatest dietary value and the last possible man-

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power. _ Before 1939 some 9,000,000 tons of animal feed wero imported every yca.r This- was cut ~1 drastically because it was more economical to i import meat, dried eggs and powdered milk. i‘ g than to bring in the teed to produce these at l home while at the some time the land which ‘i would have been occupied in raising this pro- !‘ duction could be utilized for other things. . _ Under- rl-ie new Agriculture bill a series of I guaranteed prices will be p-Jid to farmers but with this guarantee which will inevitably cost tho British consumer considerably large sums ha: also come a measure of control. The British l farmer now has a watchdog ovcr him to see what i ho does with his land and lzow he does it.

Retroactive Pensions

The Dominion Service Bureau of the Can- ldlan Legion has bccn successful in securing . ~ . $223,601.43 in retroactive pensions for veterans l * from January 1st to June 30th, announces Chief i Pension Officer Richard Halc. In this period the Bureau established V917 claims to pension, tho majority of which had been given up as lost cases. More than 85 por cent of the claimants were not members of lne Legion and availed themselves of this frce service. These disability pensioners will also be entitled to free medical treatment and hospitalization for the rest 01 their lives. Ex-serviceincn and ‘women are urged by the Legion to lose‘ no time in checking up on any type of minor illnesses they had during serv- ice which we“ no; Semus enough for them to be admitted to hospital.’ v61. 011°" P'°Yl“- 1° symptoms of a disease which later manifests _it- "lf, becoming chronic and disabling. Disability pensioners, when being examined are advised they should always givc the fullest ‘IIIfOI-mflildfl to the examiner regarding o.1y‘P1\Y5'¢°1_'mP°“_" merit or history of illness, even if they think this is not related to their P°“5'°"°111e “lldlllshm Complaints ore recorded and often P1'°"‘- d} strongest evidence later when an obscure i5- ease is diagnosed, which may be attributed to The Legion reminds pensioners of the

service. h d f bitter lesson: of the P°51'_W1"~’" 1°"5°" P .° World War I veterans claimed they had dis-

t found the greatest ob- that phrase "he made bilization or immediate-

cbling conditions,‘ bu stacle to recognition was no complaint", on demf» ly after.

For Customs Glasslflcgitlon

The perennial argument about rhubarb is settled-or at least it has been authoritatively dealt with. A United Slates Customs Court, with

and not a vegetable. The rcason given for the ruling is that rhubarb "is commonly used as a fruit," which seems an eminently sensible basis for the decision.

This is one of those arguments about words which cannot be settled by lElCfOflCE to the dic- tionary or to the various experts who might be presumed to speak with finality. The Encyclo- pedia Britannica inform’. us that the term fruit is a loose one, including the stalks of the rhu- barb. Tho same authcriiy, a few thousand pages further back states lhol "rhubarb used as a vogotablo consists of the laal stalks of Rheum rhaporiticum,” and adJs the information that "it is known in America as piz-plant.”

Tho office dictionaries are no more use? All of thorn ovado tho issue. One says that rhubarb ll I hardy perennial herb. Another calls it a

' icials paint out that

a woman sitting on the tench and delivering judgment, has decided lhot rhubarb is a fruit‘

polygonaceous plant of the genus Rheum. Rhu- barb’: status was definitely uncertain until some hapless wight got himself pulled up before the Court for failure to contribute sufficiently to the natiozicl treasury.

t- EDITORIAL NOTES — First rail o.‘ Prince Edward Island Railway laid this date 1872.

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We can understand the latest walk-outs in Detroit. It was just too hot to work at any price.

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John Flamsteed, first Astionomer Royal of England, born this date I646; was appointed by Charles ll "Astronomical Observator" to the King in 1675; he formed tne first trustworthy catalogue of fixed stars, and supplied lunar ob- servations by means of which Newton verified his lunar theory; his principal work is, Historic Cae- lesfis Britannica.

M V~ U U Mr. L. M. MacGillivray of Toronto Star staff has been appointed editor and manager of The Casket, Antiganish weekly. he has had exper- ience in Saskatchewan, on the Canadian Press staff, and is secretary of theToronfo Press Club.

Western UniveFsitiles ‘are. cooperating in a study of means to improve housing conditions. Perhaps they will find how to make the much publicised post-war dreamhouse economically feusable for the average family.

A general exodiis Frorri tlie city and country is expected Wednesday to take in the Alber- ron Exhibition, one of the outstanding shows of the Province. A splendid programme has been provided, and patrons are assured of a good time.

Field Marshal Smut; sfate‘: that the veto is the rock which will wreck thc U‘. Ndl-Ii; lwpii, however, that Europe will be savage y t_e Marshall Plan and other plans to which it will lead.

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In Java, time seefims to be on tho side of the lndonesions. The Dutch arc in no position to stand the cost of even ma-ntaining their forces at full strength, and also are badly in need of the country's natural products.

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Unhappy Lahore is geographically part of Pakistan but as its population is chiefly Hindu tne boundary commission may assign it to lndia. Meanwhile elements of both s-ects are giving vent to their hopes and fears by riot and blood- shed.

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Our Air Cadets, including young Rogers, are having the time of their lives overseas. Two of them want to join the R. A. F. The Secretary of State, the Hon. Philip Noel-Baker told them in an address that he had a particular interest in Canada because his father was born in a log hut at Trenton, Ont. "l ‘rope you have seen that we in Britain are not so down and out as some people would have us believe," concluded the ztatesman.

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In all Canada at June 30, there were 60,424 veterans undergoing training, 22,327 in vocation- al and 38,097 in university classes. D_.V.A. of- rhese figures indicatethe Maritimes have only 3 1-2 per cent of the total Canadian personnel in training compared to 4 1-2 per cent of enlistmants. At present, 85 per cent of graduate veterans are working at their trade or kindred employment. Twelve per cent are unemployed.

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cgnqdign Seoul; liiicliidinb young Cudmorel were two days late in getting to the Jamboree in ,,France, and they have to leave two days be- fore the close in order to catch their transport, aircraft carrier Warrior which ‘leaves Glasgow tomorrow Aug. 20th. The Canadians found that the New Zealand Scout-s had put up 10 bell lent! for them in a neat circle set in_ a roomy tract reserved in the Savole sub-camp, in which French scouts from the Savoy region of southern France aic the host group. Tne area also is occupied by Norwegians, Dutch, Swedish and colonial French scouts and a Peruvian group. U

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Sympathy is general for the bereaved families who lost their dear ones through the bathing fatalities on Sunday. As a rule our beaches are safe as can be, but there are always the proverb- ial exceptions. When these are known it is the duty of the authorities to provide safeguards- Tliere should be better protection for bothers at Cavendish where there have been not um- fatolities. Several years ago, Whfll t! 171°‘

0 1 _ xirirelnt Ottawa clergyman lost his life there it was recommended that a couPle °1 "P?"

swimmers with a boat should be on duty there during the season. "

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Rev. R. .1. Berlis of the Church of St. Andrew rind St. Paul, Montreal, leaves on retugi today after an enjoyable and much appreciated holi- day in our midst, renewing old friendships of his college and other days. As a Chaplain over- seas from the outbreak of the war, Mr. Berlis has had intimate association with our military forces and is held in high esteem by those veter- ans who have been spared to return, including morylslanders. He has come here frequently for rest and recuperation, and considers there is nothing to equal the Island as a resort to gih new life and vigor to jaded mind and body.

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It is most important, in the interests of both the mailers and their friends, that the follow- ing poinls should be clearly understood by peo- ole sending food parcels to friends overseas: 1. The Yellow Label is to be affixed only to ppr- cels containing Food exclusively. 2. Clothing and other articles are to be put up scptlflltfllf oiirl excluded from food parrels. 3. Customs de- clarations, fully and accurately completed aro to be affixed to all parcels. 4. Tho customs auth- orities overseas liovo reserved the right to con- fiscate any gift parcel which does not comply with these regulations.

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Everitlme we plus n’ n“ up“ It teci-nes jcrerssingly upparent 11131 9719 WM-‘Fr oex to often tho strange. sex hxeuse of the weak. ness of the stronger sex for thol weaker sex — Windsor Star.

A vlsltlng Egyptian tell! New Yc-rk 1.1M nobody can "live 11k, a gentleman" ii the United em" for less than $76 or $80 o day. By reduclrif‘ himself practically to destitu ion, however, he might barely geti along on t.ft.y. - Ottawa Jour. no . -

lf we no to have flppill‘ _ and there 1s no sign whatever- or its dliflplitlvfanl‘! — by all means let it be c1; an organized aid nquig. able brsis wit... one malor tip to cover all the serflces that have been rendered In an hotel or other establlsii-nent instead of half a dozen or more lips. iarge and lsmzsll, which an anything but. snbsfactury —- Brockvllle Recorder and Tlzxies.

Why not give the Royal couple S hanoscme cabinet of silverware. made licm our own sl‘ver? Why not. give them n mink motoring robe? Either or tho»? things would b0 a real weudlng gift. But to give the Princess h present which ls of no earthly use llu her husband ls iyplealls North. American. After all there can be no wedding without a bridegroom, and he should be treated tn a Thflllflkl‘ bdittlng his ltnporlaiiue to the mansion and the future .-f the dynasty. -- Petr-rho- rough Examiner.

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Following one particularly buoy day at a comparatively small Great- er Bortrn beach recently, care- takers removed from the sands a barrel z! brokm glass. Almost. every fragment held the potentiality of

severe mjury, even lock-Jaw for some ‘i1r.o:en‘. unaware bother. Bench 'il.lhn‘l‘iles evervuhele are

continually striving to acquaint the public with this danger but. warning signs uone cannot be effective. Any person bringing a glass con- tainer to the beach should make it. his resoonsibl-‘ty Ln see that it's disposed of FTODGTIY.——BQSLOH Post.

n Io rust yer mid-August, but Summer ls already o-n its way out. In the Toronto urea the chestnut leaves arr. berinnrri; to turn. some of the poplars are losing their foliage. Summer ls so short; hardly here when lt begins to fnde. Aug- ust l: the favored month at Ontario resc-rts. but. coon Toroiifo people will o ':0ming home "far the Ex- hlbitlor" or to zet the children ready for school. What. a difference ft. would make to the prosperity of Canadas Surrmer p1ace~ if they could count uiion four gc-d months of business instead of-in most cases—-». bare two. Toronto Stan,

The ltrfnlillfe mark of the bl: ex-l ecutive ls qf "ours-z n wlflg gleam- ing de-s on which reposes a double- barrelle-l penlvrlder, a pop-up tele- phone number gadget. and a fancyl boxl f9,‘ holdmg Duper Clips and rubber bends. At one time it look considerable etfort to oucome an executive. Ono had to put in n. orig time and V1511. is number o! stores .0 pick up the vaticus items In the collecbon. Not any longer. The stores are now featuring th- whole viisemblo neatly packaged a , $4.85. That should be rght down the allr-s of those who think that, a couple of L-uninlr: pens ftt. them for any responsibility. Wcrk ls 0'0- fisshionoa, you know. - Wmnlpeg Tflbllflfi.

Tho noma of Franklin D. Roose- velt always will be on-l of tho most. hinors-d 1n this naflsn. Whilp he had many political enemies. the one person who has douc most t4: smear not name ls Elliott Roose- velt. A clustering and lleadstron young mun. he has gotben lnto n-nb scrape n-ter nothr-r. His wartime escapadrr-dlsyuactnq a soldier to send hlsldog 1n an army plane; hip three-plane wedding party tour — lyritntw, the country. Since that iimirnls twisted interpretations of his fahus actions have been of the greatest. qisse:v ce to the record of o gr"; president. Elliott to the one who would be called to account for smearfrii the namz. Roosevelt. Minneapolis Star.

Many flirts never let. married because they wear high-heeled shoes, Dr. E. S. Prlester told tho rnnuol conference of the Associ- ation for tire Advancement of Science. l-fe aver-red that mental instability traceable to bad feel contrlbuoed to the high dlvorco rate in the United States and

some other countries. "Sales lad- le; grew impolite to customers. colleagues and employers solely

because of bad feet. I know dan- cing teachers, nursing slsoers and saleswomen who had to give up their professions because of their bad feet." Dr. Prlester sold that high-heeled shoes caused o drop- ping of the metatarsal arch-the start. of nearly isll kinds of minor foot.‘ deformities.

St. Bernard monks and their oogs will still be rescuing people lost, around she top of the pass tn the Alps. There had been some talk of closing the hospice which has been at the height. of the pass for l0 centuries. It. lo 8,110 feet. high. Many of the Monk; are being brought. back from tho hospice to the Chapter l-louao or. Martlgny. But, some monks will stay on. The hospice was founded

than. It. was to assist. travellers in the dangerous mountains dur- ing the winters. Fuel. food and other suppltcs can be taken to the hospice in carts or tnrcks for only 14 weeks in the year. The. rest. of the time the hospice to usually out. off by snow. How- ever. oome of the younger monks and some nnvfces vrlll keep up

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On Racial Criminals

(New York Times) GenociJs—the word coined by

tho Polish scholar and Nuremberg tlon of the Annapolis Valley the

trials adviser. Prof. Rafael Lem- lsln. to identify the crime of on- nlhllatlng national, racial or re- ligious groups-goes to the heart.’ of the United Nations Charter. If, tho Charter, which reafflrmsl "faith ln fundamental human’ rights. in the dignity and worth of the human person." means" anything, it means that genocide. once and for R11, must be recog- nized as an international crime. To many Americans. genocidellke shortages and the war, has al- ready slipped into some vague limbo of history. To Europeans, its terrifying results are all too evident-the common graves of the massacred millions of former German-occupied countries, the emaciated faces of systematically under-fed chilaren, the sterilized men and women of "inferior" races, the D.P.‘s ln their miserable centers. the looted museums and national treasures.

The United Nations now has is singular opportunity to show the world that. it intends to back up its devotion to the "worth of the human person"—every human person. The Snclal and-Economic Council has just. finished consid- ering an international treaty. crafted with the assistance of Professor Lcznkln. defining geno- cide as "a criminal act." empow- ering the U.N. to intervene to stop it, providing punishment for offenders, estisbllshlng an inter- national court. to try the crimin- als. Member governments have been asked for their comments. What ls paramount. ls that there be no obstacles ln bringing this treaty Lo the Immediate atten- tion nf the General Assembly when it comrenes in the next few weeks. President. Truman has endorsed lt in principle, and the American delegates are expected to press for prompt. action. The. prestige of the United Nations as a” force devoted to good depends upon unanimous and speedy isd- option of the genocide treaty.

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"A SHIP, AN ISLE. A SICKLE MOON"

A ship. an isle, n sickle imoon—' With few but with how splendid

stars Tlhe mirrors of the sea are strewn Between their silver bars!

An isle beside an isle sihe lay, The pale ship anchored ln the bay. While ln the young moon's port. of

gold A star-shlp-as the mirror told-— Put forth its great and lovely lI-ght To the uhrefleeting Ocean, Night, And still. a Shhp upon her sens, . The lslé and tihe island cvprosses Went, snlliniz on without the pale: And still t-herc imoved the irnoon so

pale | A crescent ship without a sail!

—.fames Elroy Hacker.

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Old Charlottetown (And near.)

A FAMOUS BALI-OT

Whhe Captam Holland was con-‘ dlicttnc rils survey ares-es). there were msny cialznants to consider- allon l'l the rliivlslcn of this ls. land. These claims wer» so per. slstenhv pressed that the Board or Trade and Runtotlonis 1n Londonl decided that the whole island, with "T141111 illoslfled reservations, should ‘-e allotted by ‘Mum, A11 the pettloneg; worebruered to appear before the Board of Trade 0" 11'1" V1111 6nd 24th of June and 11" 1-"1 vf JWY. 1767. respectively. to show cause Why their clalms would be 315111100. Mte: hearing each, the Bimrd 591mg.“ m, she 1751101108 11106" whose claims seem- erl f0 Li.‘ the 'LFOYlgL5E. On July 23,‘ 1767. tne ballots were drawn. Or- den were at once sent to the Gov-l emor o.’ Nova. Scotla. who had then- lurlsdlcilon over i..~.is t-innu, an. cctlng aim to issue grants acccrq_ 1H8 to ‘i.e numbers drawn by the holders uf the ballot ppners.