“Qfflgf, which runs far_4 years, tho British Govern- ‘ ' mont pays eighty cents n bushel less for Can-

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Inning Dally (lauded in 1H7) snsiioriseausoeanacis-isnuroostllln Department, Ottawa. sanding, 1m A, Barnett; Vice-President. Win. I. gunner; Seep-Trtl-L, G. M. Barnett; Editor nae Managing Director, J. B. Burnett; Annotate lldlool.

Irnnk Walker. “The Strongest Memory is l-Velkfl’ Till _ the Weakest Ink.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER I0, 1916

Lot Water llonsiiiiiers Beware

The City Water and Sewage Commissioners are very much concerned over the water situa- tion, and appeal to consumers ta be moderate in their usage. We have had a remarkably dry summer and fall, which naturally has had the consequence of depriving springs of much of their supply at the source. Charlottetown is de- pendent upon spring water, 0'14 "he" _5P'"_‘9§ ‘"9 low the engines at the water works find it hard to pump the necessary quantity to meet domestic and industrial demands. Added to the Com- missioners’ troubles in this respect, has been the numerous fires recently, which have succeeded

in lowering the springs to an nlrnos‘ dangerous ‘h

minimum content. Even if the succeeding months provide what might appear to be an ade- quate local rainfall, it will not make up the dc- Ijgiancy, springs being fed from distant water- sheds. Consumers would do well, therefore, to be more conservative than liberal in their use of water, lest, should further outbreaks of fire occur there be no, or insufficient, presfllft l0 enable the Fire Brigade to operate successfully. . ______________

The Vicious Glrolo

The effect of strikes on Canada's post-war expansion programme was strikingly shown _by Hon. C. D. Howe, Minister of Reconstruction and Supply, in an address at Winnipeg yester- day, This programme, he stated, had begun well in March, but started to falter l_fl MllYr and since then there has been a decline in many industries. The U. S. steel and coal strikes be- gan the process, by cutting off these essential imports. On top of this came the lake shipping strike that cut off this flow still further. The lumber strike in British Columbia hit the con- struction industry. The soda ash strike affect- ed the smelting and refining industries, pulp an: paper, soap and glass. The strike in copper an brass reduced the materials needed for plumbing and heating. The rubber strike impeded ill! auto industry.

The steel strike hindered every user of steel—construction, industry,_l°"'\ lmPlflllgllls- automobiles, rolling stock, ships, llflldwflfe. ""4 the like. The production of nails was off 37 per cent in July, 77 per Cfllll l" Allflllslr PM then ceased almost entirely. Sarne elefilllwl fixtures went down 75 per cent in_ one month-

Employment went down in a wide sectoral industry, and the hours worked in certain in- dustries fell rapidly below the early summer peak-the hardware trade was down 25 per cent in workir19 time. shirbuilqiios. mllwlll’ ‘limp’ merit, foundaries and machine_ shops, death more than l5 per cent, automobiles, W"! 9°° 5i iron pipe and agricultural implements, all down ‘o peOrf ccetiiirslaer Fligreeiffects of the strikes result in more than the stoppage 0f illPPlmr '- Howe explained. They affect cost of produc- tion and selling prices, pushing those _llP_ l° higher levels, and high prices tend to dissipate consumers’ demand both at home and abroad. As costs go up they reduce profit expectations, and to that exfent frighten off new investment.

In short the effects of this summer's strikes are far-reaching, and some of them will persist long after the strike settlcment.

The Minister said the Government has been modifying restrictive regulations as fast as con- ditions would permit, and has also concentrated on re-establishment of world trade. Other meas- ures have been taken to‘help to stabilize the flow of consumer expenditures. Butlhe main tained that the Federal Government a one ICOI-l i not provide satisfactory levels of genera em playment and income. He spoke of the neces- sity of the Provinces and the DOIIIIHIONIIGQPEB- irig upon a unified tax system and at least "a ‘cfer- tain minimum of “ECONOMIC co-operation fr he "favorable climate_ for the devetilllfwcll °Thm dustry and enterprise is to be o taine . t minimum of co-operation, he said, has not ye been accomplished. _ ' _

With several provincial Premiers navl ‘I'll Ottawa discussing tax agreement terms with t e Dominion Government, Mr. Howe‘: words may‘ be Interpreted in the nature o_f n Wdlfllflfli‘ T?” ls no question as to the seriousness of e ti u- ation if agreements are not reached with the Provinces, but these aqleemefl“ "w" l" t“: ad out on a fair fiscal basis for Midi ° l 9

contracting parties-

Solii liown Tho ltlver

The Letter-Review points out that the Fasc- lst Government of Argentina has struck a better bargain for the sole of wheat to the United Kingdom than the King Government was able to

q. p {mm Hon. James Gardiner's negotiations. rider the Canada-United Kingdom grain con-

adian wheat than It pays tht form"! 0f "l! United Kingdom for their wheat. Under the agreement more recently mode between Argon- tlndi and lritoin, the bar ainsd price and the Ilrll. domestic price are a most ori a parity. _ ' The iinprovident Canadian wheat deal with , lritolii was analyzed and roundly condemned by i Mr lroekon ln the Portage lo Prairie by-slec- phire it was o molar issue. lt is not neces- lhltlfarl to try to osplaln the verdict in “ the aid s political traditions. The

.-. EDITORIAL NOTES —

Hon. Mr. Bridges, Minister of Fisheries, is tabe the guest of_ honour at a banquet ta be given by the Flilllfiéi ‘Federation Friday evening.

Prime Minister King interviewing President Truman wiruld be quite different from inter- viewing his predecessor. In the old familiar days it would be "Halloa Mackenzie, welcome," and "How do, Franklin, glad to see you again."

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The Provincial by-election in Summerside will be held a month before Christmas. The

i Progressive Conservatives or C. C. F.'s have not

yet been heard from, but the Liberals have their standard-bearer in the field in the person of Mr. Carrol Delaney. ' I i Q I

A renewed missionary and church spirit is developing in our midst, evident by increased church attendance, giving, and- baptisms in church. The Christian advance movement is catching on, and soon will have spread effect- ively all over the lsland.

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A sign of the times. Washington produces a stream of reports, to the effect that next month's elections will give the Republicans a large majority in the House, and most observers now concede n Republican majority in the Sen-

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Canadian exporters should be very cautious in making forward commitments for sales of goods to the U. 5., except in terms of S Can- adian, says a Toronto exchange. To take an order now for several thousand dollars worth of goods for delivery to the U. S. some months from now, at o price fixed on present exchange, is actually quite dangerous. 1P It‘ 1F II Evidently the Federal Government is de- termined to make a Tourist success of our Na- tional Pork. lf a lessee for the Dalvey Hotel cannot be found they will run it themselves in the some way as the railways run tourist hotels elsewhere. And why not? lt would tend to make the powers-that-be more concerned about the transportation facilities to and from the Prov- ince. I O I I Here we are worried over the abundance of our crops and the means of disposal and distri- bution. Unless the unexportable surplus of potatoes reaches the potato factories by the end of this month, the farmers without efficient storage will be out of luck. It is all very well to argue that farmers should have planted less; in the Spring the general advice was to in- crease production, not diminish it. i Q it "k

Almost half the men still in the Canadian Army are members of the new Canadian Army (Active Force), according to figures recently re- leased by Army Headquarters. These figures re- veal that the strength of the Army last week was somewhat less than 32,000, of which total some l4,000 are now members of the post-war Canadian Army (Active Force). This is a far cry from the Army's war-time peak of more than 48l,500, at the end of i943, or from the 4,500 members in the Permanent Force at the end of August i939. i l‘ I fi What about our teachers? The Australian Teachers’ Federation have been invited to sel- ect a representative to join the Australian dele- gation on the United Nations education, scien- tific and cultural organizations. The teachers’ representative will be chosen from nominees from all the States after the nominations have been received. The first general conference of UNESCO is to be held in Paris next month. Q i "k ‘k The kiddies on Hallowe'en will be making their wants known by shouting “shell out, shell out" as they go about collecting tickets sold on behalf of the Kinsmen Clubs. The proceeds of the shell-out tickets will go towards further COIIIIIIUIIlIy enterprises for the kiddies them- selves. During the summer the local Kinsmen Club provided the city squares with playground equipment at a cost of over $2,500. The Club is at present engaged in equipping city schools with radios. Their gigantic Hallowe'en Party in the Armouries will be well worth while if only from the stand-point that it will keep many little ones out of harm's way by providing inno- cent amusement. 1t i‘ ll‘ III

Hon. Mr. Justice Thibaudeau Rinfret, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, will visit France shortly at the invitation of the Min- ister of Information. He will give a series of addresses on Canadian topics at Lyon, in Nar- mandy and in the Poitiers district. On Novem- ber Zl he will attend on impressive ceremony marking the re-opening of the University of Caen when he wlll receive an honorary doctor's degree. Hon. Onesim C _., , Quebec Pro- vincial Treasurer, will accept a similar degree on behalf of Premier Maurice Duplessis. The University of Caen was almost destroyed during the war and the partial reconstruction of its library was made possible by Canadian help, particularly by a generous contribution from the Quebec Government. Mr. Justice Rinfret will return to Canada via London and New York at the and of DeceInber.

All Hallowe'en tomorrow. Iurns’ poem:

The auld guidwife's well-hoordit nits Are round and round divided, And many lads’ and losses’ fates

Are there that night decided: Some kindle couthie, side by side, "And burn the gither trimly;

Some start awa’ wi‘ saucy pride,

And jump out owre the chinily

Fu’ high that night.

Jean slips in two wi‘ tentie e'e;

Who twas, she wadna tell;

lut this ls Jock, and this is me,

She says into hersel;

llo blessed owre her, and she owre hlm, As they wad never nialr part; Tlll, fuffl he started up the luin,

Here is. your

. r inltobo do not rsllsli being tlror, oveir- lt the buyers of their - ' Hit-livid!!! innllsli til-

And Joan had e'on a solr heart Tens ‘t iliat night.

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THE cimzwrrsrowiv llotss By The flay

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Mflitnrism teben’ nmmnnLtnfimfififi.‘ announced: “Mr and Mtn. Van. iniAtohineminreuie pares-tug;

WY. b0rn last Tnurnday. serving in the armed tomes " _ Ottawa Evening Citlwn.

"Ymfiflfqlorirrnyaungnrifennd rncther who, awarding to the p1- ice, shot. liq- hmband 1n sequel m a radio drums. ‘Ihe account, m; ll that, after the man had listen- ed to a murder thriller, he runes-k. ed “That would be n good wgy w °° RWY with svrr-BOHG 70a dint‘! n-ariff whereupon his wife started 5110011118. —Brcai'dcsrd Expositor.

Picnioktng l.» moderation is one of life's BTB-ilfisl Jqye it you on“ steer clear of two kinds of retmrks the Minneapolis 8mi- Join. nal. One is the insidious per”; viiho abhor-s ptc-nlu because he — more often its a man- gets his Dania wrinkled or he can't stand rm occasional gzut in his coffee, The other is the fiend whose aisl- dwr‘ illvplaoe ins all the mmplexl- ty qt an atomic i-omb factory-J)“- liecue pit, swinging (13315. mum- mg ave-n. place fi-r wood piece for‘ maroon}, place for pepper. . . He wears astiostos gloves and apron, the latter covered with bun bu. mour. He fries his hambiu-gigq; ‘m; nil the nvumtxl-jumbo of a Sénegul. ese witch doctor.

Paint has been none too M“- tiful all Simmer, but if it can be Obtained there are n few point jobs around most terms than. mwy be done in ‘the l-tsll It h a good plan to protect 1m: farm buildings nth a good coat. of paint, rigging; ihe severe conditions of Wines, Point. also may bi- used to extend the life of farm machinery and other equipment Wooden pas-ts should be given a coating of good mint while the metal parts {Lllflllld be painted or greased utter being thoroughly -.i"arm- ers’ Advocate.

The Duke of Windsor In lo onll on Mr Attlec during his visit. t0 England The meeting may take place this week and has prompted a good deal of weaulatian ntmut the Duke oif Wlndsorfls Xliflltc. It is believed that. the Duke himself suggested the meeting, and 1t is reasonable to ossiune that he may discuss the posibiliiy that he slicnrld frogs or toads. Several varieties of Governor General The foot. that the Duke of Gloucester will diartly ie returning front Assets-idle to be in this country during the Walt 0! the King to South Africa, has pso- nrotecl the gtms that the Duke of Windsor might succeed his brother. The Australian Labor parity is al- ready reported tc be considering such a possibility. -Mrsnohest.er Guardian.

Anticonti, n large Island off’ the mouth of the St. Lawrence river, is over a. hiricireci and tweriny miles lczng and thirty or irzore miles wide. The island is rocky, heavily Surefi- ed and in optic of its serpentlees condition, it remains almost. unin- habited It. was once Lhr: property of Henri Menler. a weahliy choco- late manufacture: of I-‘rasioe, but is now Owned by a large pulp and paper ooirnipariv. For some reason Antiicosti has nelinier reptiles nor amphibians o! any kind no makes. traps or toads. Several varieties of these creatures are sound across the water on both the nomli and south shares of the St Lawrence, but somehow they have never estab- lished themselves on the island it- sr-ll During the Menier- regime an attempt was made on rirpitlv this 1am by importing n iiiige num- ber of frogs to the inland ponds. It was hoped that it xtwy be- oame established than they rniflm help diminish the swarms of fllee that plague tiic Amiooal for-eats during the Surnnie . The experi- ment. failed, however, because flocks or black ducks t-cok to devouring all the tad-poles and baby 1N8! i! fast as they appeared until they had extenruniiuri than min - 53,-1.4; iNw/ Publication of the Cntario Deparunr-nt oi lands and Forests).

If a few brliien did not find hop- pinoss in Canada it. is not for Can- adiaris to feel insulted: there m hundreds cit thousands of people who love Canada. tsetse!‘ than ally- where else ln the world. In Pflfil‘ culas‘ we think that riewls who have never been outside i310 501m“ oi Canada stiould restrain their critlclctn, for: their Manda-RIB 0| Qgqnpgtison are nrcessarlly limited. Most of the viii..- brides it is 61961‘ have found Canada very rmwh w their taste and are haiJlPY hm- _Pe»terborougli Examiner.

‘Ibo news from toy l!‘ more and better_l°l'¥ l" l9 P‘ flvnilublittils Christmas msfl. send “mo... or jay ringhig auwzhwl mast, munehnds _ Electric trains. metal W609". blllldlni 9°" “d mast. of the staid? “W!

mmm 1m "Ulbf years ere to be ma; again. It means the WIN will take ori a brizhlfl 513M111" thrills or cellar-m 11w "Y mew‘ will have one BPautuda at u! for a happier Gtn-latmoa. —~Bost.osi Pan.

Th; enase of iuvenile delinquency is look or rest discipline 1n "l1! ,“m'_m¢ neglected qua-takings from to nix and n stout strap

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Prom n town in New York 5h.“

0N’ ‘l’!!! VANITY 0F EARTBLY GBEATNESS 111a tasks that clashed in mighty brawls 0f mnstodons. are billiard balls.

The sword of Charlemagne the Just Is ferric oxide. known-as rust.

Th; grizzly bear whose potent hug Was feared by all. is now n rug.

Great Caesar's bust Ls on the shelf. And I don't feel so well myself’.

Arthur Guiterman.

Parliamentary Reporting

(BBC London Letter)

The Press Gallery of the British House of Common; is is historic political institution. It ls a self- governlng body. with its own ("on- ventlons, code of behavior and tra- ditions resting. like everything else connected with Parliament, on the slow growth of centuries. Report- era had not actually n special gal- lery to themselves before 1835. but. long before then Parliamentary de- bates were "reported," usually from gossip. memory or imagina- tion. E. R. Thompson, speaking :0 overseas listeners to the BBC, re- called recently that the grant 5am. uel Johnson, as n starving young scholar, was employed as a hack- writer to work up rough note; and Jottings on the Parliamentary dc- bntes into full reports for n news- paper. At the most he had ii few jottings. but from Iliblgfhe pm. duced magnificent, rolling John- sonian oratory. Years afterward. at n dinner party given by Foote. the actor, in 1770, some one was prais- ing n great oration delivered by the older Pitt thirty years before. Johnson, who was among Lhe guests, sat silent for a while, then growled out: “That speech I wrote, in n garret in Exeter Street."

Another famous reporter was “Memory” Woodfall, who was born exactly two hundred years ago and became a celebrity. almost n Parliamentary institution, He used to nit by the hour through the de- bates with his eyes closed and his hands clawed over his stick, tak- 1118 never a note. All he ever ate

GUARDIAN

teacher by noon Thursday.

announced dt party. Show starts at 7:30.

the Prince Edward).

2nd Prize—$l0.00. 3rd Prize-SS-OO.

Rules for Halloween Shell-Out will!“

School children must return money and unsold tickets to their

Collection of Shell-Out Tickets starts Thursday evening after Supper. ‘Tickets to be counted and placed in envelope with number an outside, for admission to Party.

Doors open at Armouries at 7 p.m. Children will deliver tic- ' kets at table marked for their school.

Prize winners for selling, collecting and for costumes will be

PRIZES FOR SELLING

Grand Prize: Gruen Wrist Watch for boy or girl—$30.00. 3 priz_es for highest in each scliool—-$l0.00 each.

Highest class in each school-Free pass to show ("$mokey" at

PRIZES FDR COLLECTING Grand Prize-Skating outfit for boy or girl 0r—~$l5-°°~

5 prizes for next highest-SLOO each.

was a hard-bailed egg. the shell of which he peeled off into his ‘not. ‘Then. at the adjournment ho would walk to his newspaper office and there produce a report of the d9. hates entirely from memory. Many other distinguished writers have been Parliamentary reporter-g but "19 tlreatest of them all was Char- les Dickens, who was incidentally an expert shorthand writer and one of the first of the new school of reporters who took their notes in shorthand instead of ionghand,

lOld Charlottetown (And IKEJ.)

FIRST GRAIN FOR BRITAIN

“On Saturday, the Adelaide, Cap- tain Barret, sailed for Bristol with a full ass-go of wheat and oats. The departure of this vessel may be re- viewed as an event of no ordinary interest, when it is considered that she carries the first cargo of grain eves- shipped in this Colony. tor the parent country; for although this Island tins ion: been in the habit of exporting largely u, the adjoining colonies, in many instan- ces with considerable loss to the shippers, the English market has never before been attempted. With such spirit, however. has the trade commenced that two other vessels of much greater burden are at

present in the berth loading for the name destination.

"The Adelaide was loudly cheer- ed on her departure!"

—R.oynl Gazette, Charlottetown. June 18, I831.

INDIAN WOMEN SEEK EQUALITY

OMDUTPA, Oct. 29 — (CF) ._ Equality or opportunity with men in the sphere 0i public employment l5 dflmfldéd b)’ the All India Worn- enis Omnterenze, whose standing committee met, here recently

A charter at rights for Indian women was drawn up winch statics. among other things, that. there mould be ccclni, political arid eco- naxilc equality of mar. and woman

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so that, the latter may "contizt-iute her legitimate share to the gene-oi reconstruction o.’ the life ad this

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