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NADEAU convictions and sentences supply the answer.

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Iruldoll. Mum-Uni. W. Oboe":- I. llohuo. Vho-Ironldllt. J. l. Burnett. I‘. J. l. . locality. [Julia-Od- D- A. llollnnol. D. I. 0.

mm III Innltlll B12000: d. B. Burnett. l’. J. I aux». Idltou. lhll Willie: and l). K. Currie.

l! ruin Dolly (founlodllfll U-W N! you (In ulvuiea)

demure-id In city. UM p0! you (In nduneo) willed *0

Prlnen ldwurd N oer you (In advance) Ill-Ill Olllldl INFUIJOOI! Sh!

wlronlsmy. arm. _1_,_1sa0. Newspaper Advertising Does It

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banquet in Mon- or every gentleman

men? At a recent Fellowshi treal there were jive ladies present.

If l i Labour Minister Rooms having got rid of the Labour Camps is now searching for substi- tutes, as the Railway is unable to absorb all the unemployed. X 3K 3K The appointment of Miss MACMILLAN, B.Sc., supervisor of Women’s Institutes, to a similar position in the Ancient Colony is a dis- tinct loss to the proykinc;

The value of newspaper advertising in enab- , ling business men to take quick advantage of the upturn in business after a depression, was em-' phasized by Lord LUKE, K.B.E., chairman and managing director of Bovril ~Ltd., at the 32nd annual general» meeting of the company, held in London as reported in The Times.

“In a period of financial stringency, espec- ially if there is much unemployment and a sub- stantial reduction in wages and .salaries,"_53"1 Lord LUKE, “it is inevitable that many firms, even those which advertise most strongly and most intelligently, should find their sales suffer to some extent. But it has been my experience in the last few years, and I think it will be cou- firmed-by other manufacturers, that where news- paper advertising is employed to stimulate pub- lic demand, the channels of distribution remain freer and more open, so that when confidence and. prosperity return, the man who hasadvcr- tised in the right way finds he is in a position to take quick advantage and move forward to even greater success.”

This policy, he stated, had been adopted throughout the depression for Bovril, and the increased sales for I935 had shown that the pol- icy of consistent newspaper advertising had been soundly conceived and carried out.

Back To ‘Party Patronage -

Hon. Mr. Howe, Minister of Railways, some time ago forecasta return to the p0llCy_ of political interference in railway matters and last

~week legislation was introduced in Parliament calculated to give effect to this policy. The main provision is the-abolition of the existing board of three trustees and the substitution for them of a board of seven directors. There is an addi- tional clause inserted to make matters, which under the old legislation were the exclusive con- cern of the hoard of trustees, subject to the ap- pmval of the Goveriior-iu-CounciL

The seven directors are to be appointed for terms of only three years, and are eligible for re- appointment. The shortness of the period in office. combined with the provision for re-ap- pointment, is one of the most sinister features of the bill. A director must necessarily become conscious of the short period of his appointment directl he is named, and must realize that his chancei for holding his position at the expiry of his term depend.up0n the extent to which he has succeeded ill pleasing the Government. Under such circums nces, what independence can the new board» directors enjoy?

The story is told, says an Ottawa correspon-

dent, of the present chairman of the C. N. R. board of trustees hanging up the telephone on a cubineuminister who suggested a minor llfllfOll- age appointment The chairman of the new hoard of directors will not be able to act so courageous- ly; he will not have the independence. Further- more, there is the direct re-assumptiou of politi- cal control by the Government through the cii- actment of section nine of the bill, providing for cabinet approval of major acts of the directors. _ Canada has never found a patronage admin- istration to be either efficient or economical in re- spect to any undertaking, and there is no expec- tation that it will prove other than costly in rela- tion to the Canadian National Railways. Why, then, is it introduced? The only explanation that fits the case is the pressure of the rank-and-file Liberal members upon the Government for pat- ronage and the refusal of the present chairman, Mr. buLLuRToN, to lend the system to such pur- poscs. The only saving feature of the legislation seems to be the provisions fur Q,N,R___(,‘,P_R_ co-operation, which the late BENNETT Govern- mtllt enacted.

Victim of a sudden attack of illness, Hon. L. R. ALLEN was unable to attend the opening of the Legislative session, but it is pleasing to note, on the assurance of the Premier, that he is recovering satisfactorily and will be able to take his seat in the tépurisee c; a few days.

The railways are at last up in arms against auto trucking. The C.P.R. and C.N.R. have entered a brief with the Quebec Public Service Commission opposing the granting of permitsto the New York Transport Commission and the Rio Express for automdbile trucking between

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Premier TASCHEREAU is jealous for the

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outside world, “The Ontario Government rec- cntly repudiated contracts,” he said. “Quebec

vince is known as a. locality where contracts are a safe and ‘respected, and where business men are not unduly hampered by income taxes. We need

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versies do not enhance the reputation of Quebec bu

outside its frontiers.” 9K 5K

The eccentric Toronto lawyer, MILLAR, who left half a million to the mother who bore the

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iiiaii nation with the same object in view. It is just announced in Berlin that, beginning July I,

days before the national elections, says the Gov- ermnent will pay Io marks ($4) a month to falli- ers for each child from the fifth upward, as long in

father's income is less than 185 marks ($66) a

month. to

tie an an m ranks with non-portfolio members iii importance in the CAMPBELL Government. A change in the seating arrangement of the Government nieni- bcrs has been made, giving precedence lo lhc Premier, the Minister of- Public Works, the Minister of Education and the President of the Executive Council, who now occupy a row by themselves in advance of their government col- leagues. Is it a fair deal to Mr, DENNIS or the agricultural industry he represents. to make him a back-bcncher? He is now, to the rest of the House, practically invisible behind the gargan- tuan shoulders of Mr. MCINTYRE. it 9E i!

Mr. R. S. WHITE, Ml’, who has just at- tained his eightieth birthday——aiid still going str0ng——has been honoured by the Press Gallery, of which he was a member 4o years ago. his colleagues in the House of Commons, and by his constituents in St. Antoiiie-Westmouiit. In ex- pressing his appreciation of the honour at West- Mount. Mr. WHITE averred he was a Conscr- vative by birth, by association, by conviction- “and I believe that at no period in our history, certainly in recent times, has it been so necessary for the people to keep their heads steady and maintain set faces in confronting quacks and fads." Conservatism, he declared, was politically not static, but was progressive—it moves in an orderly way, and I am proud of being a Conser- valive because of the fundamental principles of the party.”

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Senator LYNCJl-STAUNTON. of Hamilton, be Ontario has given notice that he will question the Government this ivcek on the progress, if any. of the proposal to scrap the British North America Act as an Imperial statute. Commenting on the announcement, the Toronto lllail and Ism/nrc rcfcrs to the simultaneous statement of Hon- ], B. MCNATR, the Liberal Atlorncy-Gcn- era] pf New Brunswick, reiterating New Bruns- wick s ilctcrniincil opposition to any such scheme. “The people down by the scii," adds the 'l‘oroiitn pzipcr, “arc insistent that the power m “mom! the B. N. A. Act shall not be transferred from Westminster to Ottawa. '1' hey naturally fear that such a revolution would depiive the provinces of their original status and autonomy. Ami Hwy arc right.” i

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The return of the C.N.R. to political pat- ronage is obviously the intention of the KlNG Government in their bill scrapping the FULLER- "ron Commission and substituting a board of directors as heretofore when there was the great- est orgy of railway extravagance and graft in Canada's history. Under the bill the chairman may also be the president or some other person outside the board of directors may be chosen. Under the existing act President S. j. HUNGER- roim is not a. member of the board of trustees. The present trustees are C. P. FULLERTON (chair- man), F. K. MORROW and j. EDOUARD LABELLE. Previous to the act of 1933 the system was under the control of a board of directors of r7, which included the president. While no announcement so far has been made there have been frequent forecasts that Mr. Hunoriironn would be both president and chairman.

i I i . . The Federal Finance Minister is endeavor- ing _to set up machinery under which the Do- minion, if it is to stand behind the credit of the provinces,_ may exercise the necessary control oyer provincial financing; Provincial representa- tives found this proposal more or lean acceptable last December but have since shoviln little inclin- afion to co-operate. The Winnipeg TRIBUNE states that all four-western provinces are-prac- tically in the same boat financially, that in i934 they spent nearly $I3,00G,OOO more than their total revenue, and that iii these circumstances it ‘i! idle to talk of autonomy in financial matters. Thm WWW”. _nys Th0 Tribune, must rely upon _ e Dominion and theDoniinion "must luvemmeginrmtee that it ls nu iiierety writing

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“When in April flow’rs bud, fools are in powenf u‘ a“ g“ "On" the first of Aprile hunt the gowk an-

‘ other mile." ~

IE its iii . Now we'll have two Fish and Game Assoc- idiom belidel the permianent oflicials.

' . _ ..’;.' I i . 7 ' Thong-g two specially characteriz- lieglllature-no opposition and

fir!” argue about.

anoreiausléepttb H, . not in requen y '19.‘; ftiitttylson‘

i Does crime pay? The Lmoiiucu and

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Do women read DICKENS more than do a” I y is 1m u mm I’ h“ aollnl bellowed his first defiance of the League or Nations from the stops of the Roman Capitol. She doesnotlpbeurtobesucbobad' boy because an even worse boy has come u-Don the aoene and distracted ntteqtbxL-Hnmtlwu Hardy-L .

luthewlndwardlslandiitthucalled been observed that serious earth- shooks do not often occur;

between any two of them in my

in Jamaica, in Haiti, in Cuba, and our last earthquake worth men- tioning ‘- I007. Therefore only a few of those who are now infants are in the least ltkely to feel a. serious earthquake shock in. this country; the Qoneratlon will not have that ex- perience. Nor is 1t to be anticipat- ed that even an earthquake or de- structive movement could cause de- struction here at present o;- m the future. What San Francisco has done, Kingston and the other towns of the island have also done:

structing a. different type of urban building from that which we had _ _ _ _ at the beginning of the century. We New York and Montreal. Responsibility of avoid- are reinforcing our structures with

ing further demoralization of the transportation ‘liggzledmd 1m"; this 18 i119 BCkIIOW-

against the assaults of earthsnoeks, and it will stand the test. That ls why the people of this island need not be worried about earthquakes

reputation of his Province in the eyes of the ‘my m°“"_Kl”5'5w“ Gleaner-

_ _ tempted to borrow an answer from did not. And I hope will never do so. Our pro- the British Whit-e Paper. In Wasn-

natlonal defences are inadequate in _ _ _ _ vlew of the present increase of ar. these outsiders with_ their capital to help develop moments elsewhere, Bu: what», 15 our province, and racial and religious contro- “equiv-W one dfly frequently ceases

This lathe unhappy consequence

Geneva to call a. truce on farming, and this failure, in turn, must: be . attributed primarily b0 the 59°“- most children in a ten year period, has nothing omle nationalism of the times and

. . . _ to the fashion set for the rest; of on llnuzn who offers to bonus the whole Ger the world by the human, (“champ

Bhlpfi- Recovery from _ crisis and revival of faith ln demo- the Government will pay a cash bonus for large crattc processes

families. The announcement, made just three weak ‘he "WW5 circle 0f Narma- ment.—New York Times.

Use of mail coaches was started

as the children are less than 16 years old and the travelled at a rate of s 1-2 miles an hour and the journey from London

Transportation has made progress

Presumably the Minister of Agriculture another century, it u; possible that the financial system win be simil- arly remodelled to serve the needs

onles would more for reasons of prestige than on Blipeflmenlfi in ti” agricultural science. The results of these are published in bulletin form and are available for the asking, not. requiring even a. post- age stamp. Most of the books in the public libraries which might be. of interest- to farmers m several years old, and, aside from being purely theoretical, have alnoo been outmoded by the more recent find- ings of applied science.

I do not want to give the im- pression that the libraries should not be maintained, but rather to explode the idea. that they are ab- solutely neoessary to the farmers. and that as the farmers form a majority of the population, the people Ia a whole taxed to support them. It ta quite obvious that if this course were

problem of Germany's surplus pgp- ulatlon. This conclusion ls based on the fact. that; Germany was one of ‘the latest European colonlzers. Ac- cording to statistics, in 1913, there WBFC 25.000 Germans in the whole

onles may have been important as military bases, or as markets, or as

Dally Gleaner, Jamaica. Sir John Slinon's decision to put

inoffensive Jewish shopkeepers in the east end of London Ls a wel- come one. The campalgn has an

Black-shifted hooligans enter shops and threaten the proprietors with physical violence and the

test, against this conduct lives are tn danger. This cannot be

people will range themselves behind he authorities in any action they may take to demonstrate that Jew-

not flourish on British sotL-Lon- don Dally Herald.

Every s0 often some members of he Legtslature coins an expressive hrnse. This time it is Premier Hep-' urn who carries off the prize. De- scrtbirig the arguments of one of-

elalmed: "You iii-c Just. like trying

you have jelly for supper, try null- tng a chunk of it to the wall! You'll find out how expressive the exclu-

bulldlng of a. character, but there are a few that must. be considered as essential. Self-reliance perhaps tops them all-for without it. the entire structure 0f character re-

dlhler of crashing under the vaiv least of life's assaults.

bank alum-s. but. ‘have you been? He sees how the second city of Britain mm its poor in hovel; and role. but. have you coon? The King u. presses dlttons because he known, you know? If you live fn Glasgow. lolfldloelndknomlf youllvo 1n london, Manchester. Liverpool. Leedl, Birmingham, ma a my or Glasgow's slums, "No Mean Olly.” that. will make‘ blood run fut if there's any pity and anger shame left in folh-mndon Dolly Borers. v j

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lahty to a. hundre years elapse

one of these islands. It has been so

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adult

e have constructed and are con-

constructlonal safeguard

to

Doiibiless our governmem, will be p1 a. gton, no less than in London, w

e opinion has gained ground that

be adequate when other nations lld whatseems adequate t6 them,

the failure of the long effort at

of

economic ne

are needed to is

Eflsland just 150 years ago. They m

Edinburgh required‘ 1B days,

the last century or so. 1n about

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but not for a few citizens who cannot stand the chill} of the spring air, or for other ob-. vlous reasons do not want to see, the other fellow got out in the spring and catch a few trout. 800p the netting. Stop the fishing out of season. The supply of trout will j be ample.

SlIr-‘WO notice award a‘

utmu have recently been hold by the so-

FishandGomeAuoclatlon

Great speeches and resolution hnvd been made and planed. These

l6 Qflfybfldy knows. are held and attended by a few of our City. (shall we any) ex- a fishermen. Absolutely no oomider- - atfon is given Ia to when the season roi- trout fishing would beat suit the farmer. He la ignored-deft out. farmer ln_Prfnoe Edward will tell you that about: the only real time he gets to do a. little trout I fishing is 1n March and April. The. rest of the season he la too busy trying to make a living in these‘ hard times u» go fishing. I

AW Island

Conserve the trout-absolutely- f‘ lottetown

Since wrltlng the above. ll; has

been noted by an item in the press that this august body of Charlotte-

wn fishermen, calling theuiael es

the Fish and Game Association of Prince Edward Island, have decid- ed that anybody angering in the,

easing pastime of angling for a

few poor little trout, must take out

license. Shades of the depression? here will this end? Wake up. Mr.

Farmer. or they will noon be taxing you for the privilege of going out to milk the old brindle cow.

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am all’. etc. - ALL WEATHER FlflflRMAN

EXPERIMENTAL FARM VS.

LIBRARIES

Str,—-I have read with consider- able interest. certain ietmi-s in this column regarding the maintenance

our public libraries. Some of

these of recent publication have set. forth certain ideas of supplying the

cesaary funds through the med-

ium of taxation. In other words, it

suggested that the people of this

Province, many of whom are al- ready overburdened with taxation. far beyond their ability to my. be compelled to pay still more in order

support a. servloe which is avail-

able to only about one quarter of the population. One of these writ- ers expressed himself length, on the variety of subjects which the farmer must study if no

at great

to understand tho different

phases of the aififililturnl fndllfiiry. of modern society-Ottawa. Citizen. Perhaps this writer doea not. recall

that we already have a 18189 m"!!-

really be providing any solution of the

rman colonial empire. Her col-

tentlal sources of raw materials: t they certainly were of little vantage as fle‘ds of emigration.-

end to the ruffatniy batting of

pleasant resemblance to the early

tivltles of the Nazis in Germany. fol

loss 0f elr business. Public men who pro- receive ustve letters declaring that their be

owed to continue. All deoent

lttng ls a noxious weed that can-

e opponents, Mr. Hepburn ex-

nall jelly to the wall." Next time

allon 1s.-Wlridsor Star. ._-.-.- Many thin]! enter Into the

sins forever incomplete and in

in» Kin| goes down u. the 011lo-

his disgust with these con- but do

lid

The return of the German col- ber of ellpeflmélllifll 8W5“!!! “d welcomed demonstration farms which carry

terest. o!

that should be

lowed, 1t would be necessary to

tax the necessities of life, such as food and clothing, 1n order to en- sure would be forthcoming yearly. Thus the struggling labour class would

that the necessary funds

compelled to afd tn supporting

something which was not; necessary l0 their existence, and might poa- conspiracy has been entered into slbly, lh thelr eyes. be considered a by certain interested parties to ex- luxury. On the other hand, if the bran- tnoe for funds to the amount of chea were individually organized, thirty thousand dollars yearly for on a co-operutive buts.

I think

THE uvnomm BOY

The hyacinth boy comes round each HD1108. When the violet buda and the bird's

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Edging the silver road with men, , And all the trees on the boulevard With tiny emerald buds are starred.

w. nun hlm swinging down the "W "M" WM In My mmlnc the

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Merry! and’ brown. with. ehoolus