_.:;~.-_-.....-..»;:.. .-.-.c s ---

is

- . ,v_~_avI$IAU.I . . .

w. 441\WQVP‘1"‘"'{

imam noun

THE GUARDIAN

loaning Dally (Pounded ll Ill!) Authorised aanaieeaart Cirsaa Hail, Poet Olrlea

‘ no Inland Guardlaea raiiusaia; oe. ldlurr ieaa aliasing-tn; Director, J. ls. lluraafls Aaaueiata Editor, Iran! Walker

vffTlra Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink.“

CIAILOTTETOWN, SATURDAY, AUG. M, 1MB

95.?‘-

Further consideration Advlsablo

The proposal of the P. E. I. Federation of Agriculture to ask the Federal Government to assist in the reclamation of low -lying land in this Province should receive furtlter considera- tion before being finally presented.

Large sums are about to be spent in New Brunswick for a somewhat similar purpose, that

.of bringing former marsh lands under cultiva-

tion, and as Prince Edward Island has shared little in Federal expenditures our farmers are to be commended upon their initiative in sug- gestingschemes under which a portion of such spending will be done here.

Generally speaking such a proposal would indicate a scarcity of farm land, also that the land under cultivation adjacent to these low areas myist be of very high value. The ex- pense inlb-lved- in increasing the number of acres of such land would be more thamoffset by the value of the new land.

It is doubtful if all the land at present ready for,cultivation is being used. Many farm- ers have been forced to limit the productions of their farms-because ‘of the shortage of "Clip. Others have found it inadvisable to make full use of their land because of uncertain mar- kets.

In’ view of these factors at a time when farmers were never more prosperous it would seem doubtful as to the economic propriety of developing more farm property at what will un- doubtedly be enomous cost.

This Province has many claims upon the Federal G ernment because of the favourit- ism shown he other parts of the Dominion-- but land reclamation does not appear likely to vrie approval. -

The iieds iliimasking

-* If the United States isn't finally awoke to the machinations of Communism, it Isn't the fault of a fate which staged the amazing es- cape of the Russian school mistress from Sov- let diplomats in_tha heart of New York City.

- Cbnais Doyle never dreamed up anything more startling then the case of Mrs. Oksana l. Kosenkina.

But maybe it was necessary to learn the truths of life by seeing her hurl herself to grave Injury from the third-storey window of the Soviet Cpnsulate where she says she was hopiisoned. ' H

‘Perhaps It was necessary to witness the lrama of Michael I. Samarine, another Rus- lion teacher, who fled to asylum with his family, rather than be returned to the Soviet Union. , If anything was needed to cross the t's and dot the i's, it was the brusque demand by Foreign Minister Molotov of Russia that botii teachers be surrendered immediately to Soviet authorities, This was before the Consulate had taken Mrs. Kosenkina away from the White Russians by whom she had been given refuge near New York. She now is in hospital, closeiy guarded by city police.

' The most shocking aspect of these cases is that Soviet officials should dare to ex- hibit such brazen effrontery in a foreign coun- try.

Britain broke offtdi-plomatic relations with Moscow for less than this back in the early days of theSoviet Union. And the U. S. with- Iield recognition of the Moscow government Intil i933 for smaller sins.

However, the Russians have been taking advantage of their allies’ tolerance since the war. They even have gone to the extent of carrying out wholesale spying in Cahada, Brit- ain, and the United States, as was brought out by Canada's exposure of the great Red spy- ring.

Camping ilays

Hundreds of boys and girls thraughoutlhe Province are returning daily from summe- camps refreshed for the fall and winter months ahead, The value of such camps from o health standpoint cannot be overstressed, but

the‘ educational and social are almost just as-

great.

Fortunate we are in this Province to have so many capable leaders trained in the art of camping who have been able to provide inter- esting camp programs which give every boy and girl an opportunity to display their talents, and enjoy themselves to the fiili.

Such opportunity for boys and girls at the age wlien they long for adventure ensure bet- ter citizens. ‘ ’

Tiiiistloa 'l’e Please The Tiioiirlm

Taxation is too high in this country. That Is a plain fact obviousto everyone not_ obsessed by-pet theories about taking "surplus money" out of circulation. The P. E. I. Farmers‘ Fed- eration recognized that fact and although their particular suggestions would probably,’ not meet with ‘the approval of a parliamentary drafts- roan. they are basically right in considering that the tax gatherer is taking too large a share of the farmer's hard earned income.

The high tea theory is that by taking monay out of circulation the Government will pre- vent people from bidding up the price of scarce

' but vitae is happening is that 1' It IIIO

earner rigeds mere It"! it NY hi‘

c a

taxes as well as supply his family with the nec- essities of life. When he gets more money his employer m_ust charge more for his product to pay the increased _wage bill and so the vicious spiral goes up and up.

economic scholasticism.

~ EDITORIAL

NOTES —

u

Princess Margaret born this date i930. I I I I

Welcome to the U. S. S. Fresno.

a

Tomorrow, i3th Sunday after Trinity or 14th Sunday after Pentecost. I I I I

_ The Oyster Growers Association have taken a step in the right direction in recom- mending to the Federal Government the corn- pulsory grading of oysters.

I I I I

A ceiling of I4c is placed on our 24 oz. loal as a inst i2: to i3c on Nova Scotia's 20 oz. loaf and lOc to iSc on Ontario's I6 oz. loaf. Our bakers supply larger loaves ot less cost to the consumer.

I I

The Governor-General believes that all holiday and no work is by no means the life ideal-hence his anxiety to get back into har- ness at Ottawa after his swell holiday in our midst. By-the-by how ‘manyi of our citizens would even think of rising early to enjoy o swim every morning at 7 a.m. as Their Ex- cellencies did while in residence here?

I I I I

it Is that uncertain and unreliable "if" that gets us. Mr. Douglas Jay, economic sec- retary-to the British treasuryfsays that if the price of Britain's exports had risen "by as miich as the price of our imports since before the war, there would lie no gap in our ayer-seas bal- ance of payments today." ‘. .

I‘ I I

American government research need not- deprive Canada of any substantial part of her newsprint trade. Experiments show that wheat straw ls the most satisfactory alternative to wood pulp in large scale paper-making, and wheat straw is something that that country can supply In very largo quantities indeed. I I I I

Suminerside’: Mayor Arnett went right to the root of accident prevention in calling for rigid enforcement of traffic rules, particularly as to speeding. Drivers being human tend to be careless. The certainty ohpunishment is the most effective cure.

I I I I Britain is planning to take the offensive against the Colorado BeetlewAfter the experi- ence of finding great numbers of the pest crossing the channel V. E. Wilkins, of the Min- istry of Agriculture hascalled for a meeting at Geneva in October to try to check the pest on the continent. I I I Here is asgarnple‘ of how the United Na-. tions spend ii-iti'ii'e'y’on an investigation that could very well be carried out by correspond- ence with the powers-that-be. "ln Geneva, the Economic and Social Council has adopted a- resolution calling for the dispatch of o Com- mission of Inquiry to Peru to investigate the effect of the chewing of coca leaf, and the possibility of limiting its production and con- trolling its distribution." I I I I The Federal Government might do much worse than provide a summer residence for the Governor-General in this Province. According to His Excellency no better place anywhere could be found for restful refreshing holiday- ing, and that being so, the Federal Government would be conferring a boon and blessing to succeeding Qvernors-General in providing them here with a comfortable, unpretentious summer home where they could relax and build up health and strength for their return to their arduous duties. I I I I Warren Hastings, British administrator, died this date "i818; entered East lndia Co.'s service in i750, and rose to be president of the Company and Governor of Bengal The con- solidation of the Indian Empire was largely due to his administrative genius, having been ap- pointed Governor-General in i773. He return- ed to England in i786, and was impeached by Burke in a famous speech for oppression, mal- administration and corruption. The trial lasted for seven years after which he was acquitted. The costs of the trial swallowed up his en- tire fortune,‘ but he subsequently received a pension from the East lndia Co. I I I i’

Not only is the United States over- whelmingly Canada's largest source of supply, furnishing in recent years three-quarters or more of all imports (says the Canadian Bank of Commerce Letter) but Canada is the’ United States’ best customer. During i947 the United States sold to Canada over $2,000 millions worth of goods-more than combined sales to her second and third lfirgest customers, Brit- ain and France. It is_ obviously important to both countries that this flow should be main- tained. The present emergency reduction of Canada's U. S. dollar expenditures is a matte: of necessity rather than choice. A permanent solution satisfactory to both Canada and the United States involves a substantial further ex- pansion of Canadian exports to that country as well as 'an expansion of the exports of overseas countries to the United States which whuld, among other things, assist them in settling their accounts with Canada. The ‘exchange-saving program emphasizes the need for increasing sales to the United States, and contains a

strong implication that freer access to the U. S. market is needed- '

It is high time that the Dominion Govern- " ment went back to the principle of imposing - .taxes only to meet necessary expenses rather than indulging in such ill-advised schemes of‘

rfn the history m! Cheiton.

THE GUARDIAN.

CHARILOUTTETOWN .

j?'§;\'v.w.\~c\\ '3'; ’* ' ~

n armour" rsnu. aims

Sir, — Because of criticism lev- elled at. mo by pubic for allowing a full - fledged bait game on my field Sun- day last, and to put: myself right with that; portion of the public who still revere Sunday as a day set. apart by our Lord as a day of rest and quiet, I wish to state publicly that’. the Kin- kora boil players noc only staged their Sunday show on my clover shay field virltriout m-y consent, but. actually pulled off their Sun- day stunt after I had refused them permission to do so. Perhaps the public can picture my surprise on returning home last. Sunday even- ing after being away for the day to see before my eyes the rem- nants 0c what had been e well- stocked Sunday canteen service to keep weil oiled the shouting, hoi- Ierlng throats of a. mighty-gath- ering of bail fans whose noise continuing throughout the after- noon was heard by residents of the Searietown reed two miles away, and to learn that the Kin- kora ball teem nod challenged my refusal for e Sunday bail game and had actually staged on for- bidden premises the most: shame- ful Sunday rendezvous ever known

A "\'\ ~. n c *;“~‘~‘cx

Good intentfoned people who bod come to my beisich to spend Sunday in quiet. and rest. refused to be associated with the shame- ful affair and out; of respect for themselves, for me and my prem- ises piled into their can and irnotored sway. It ts only common decency for people going into a distant community, particularly on Sunday to respect the established

customs at the .peopie or stay away, I am sure the Kfnkora boil

players were taught. those impor- tant things of life, but have ap- parently seen'fii: to discard them and thrcrw them away. Their countless car tracks through my clover hay field, perhaps survey- ing and marking locations for en- other Sunday ball game and cen- teen service, their utter disregard

~' Old Charlottetown i u) (And P. E. l.)

I THE FIRST can runny

An important. event. ln_t.he your 1913'wise the inauguration of a car-ferry service between the two nearest points of land — Port Borden and Cape Tormentine — a distance of 11 miles. Practically this connected the Island with the mainland by rail ‘with a standard gauge track constructed so that freight could be conveniently transferred _from the ornaiier 1s- iaud cars to the larger ones in use on the Government Mainland Hallways. The success of the steamer pieced on this service in its first winter was marked; it overcame the heaviest icefiows and made two trips daily with

i f HOPE THERFSA I — GOOD SHARE OF ‘ , THAT FOR ME.’ ‘ ,4‘ Vi! LIITID emenoo i. as 9" “is; Pflcfé lN¢g£t~5 f

S

f“ WM"; ‘The Royal Loaf

; PUBLIC FORUM <2

r 3 (Christian Science Monitor) fintaooiuasnhopeatat-tie;

Q dlecuasiou by correspondents >j What, no butter, or even oleot n at questiaua of interest. The ’ 311i "W K1"! in "ti! C359 P105- 1) Gun-gym m," my, mum“- ,' ably won't mind. For he isn't the i) fly endorse the opinion of " kIYIK-Wh‘! called m the queen "and a conemondenl‘ ii the queen called to the disirynioid" j 14) -fu the famous marsei of Milne

.

without which no modern nursery could be ciiiied really weil fed.

The King in this story 1e George VI, familiar enough, no doubt, with butter-less bread, as what. Briton is not? Britain's George has or Should have by new (it was sent to him by oversees plane), received a loaf of American bread. This was specially wrapped and decorated (could it. be with butter?) by is Los Angeles bakery. It. 1s the some kind of bread {lawn daily to the American contestants in the oiy-m. pie Games, the reports say.

By a. coincidence it: descended on Britain just after the bread rat- ion there had been lifted, so did not make quite the stir it. might have formerly, Al: the palace, how. ever, 1t. probably will be received with due ceremony, Then pm. sumabiy it will go to the chancellor of the exchequer‘: office, and be entered 0n the lodged for Lend- Lease, or l7. R, P., 6r goodwill gift; This is an lmposrtani. process in these days when international finances have to be kept: in strict order, even among old friends.

After that, some Poo-Bah and Lord High Everything Else will doubtless present. the loaf to the King with the assurance that his stewards have already dutifully asked the deirymatd, and the dsirymistd beautifully asked the COW!

"Could we have some butter fo the Royal slice of breed?" _ .

for the Sunday observance and comforts of nearby neighbors, say- 111g nothing of the contempt with which they have treated me, their utter disregard and disrespect for the people of e district not. their own, their apparent disregard and carelessness for the fair name of their own community and for all that. ls in it, and for all that it stands for as reeled off by this defiant Kinkore bail team on my clover hay field last: Sunday, could not be outstripped by the isbor- lziriees cf Klnkoro. parish.

I em, Sir. etc. LOUIS W. PEARSON,

Pearson's Beech, Cheiton, PEI.

LIGIITNINCNB PQWER

Every lightning ‘flush or elec- tric spark is nn atom-splitter. knocking electrons out. of Lhe atoms of a.lr' through which ti. passes.

i -. Notes B-y

An old casket-earns right out. tne other deyand admitted be

' wished he were young enough to

be o. Juvenile delinquent. - Kitch-

ener-Waterlaa Record.

The otttoe of Fourth Lord at the Admiralty --wh1eh Rear Admiral 1-1. Packer has Just resigned - iioe ' t6 entitle the holder to so acceptable perqulsite, which. how- ever, seldom came his, way. It used to be the ruie for warehlfl touching at Ascension to brim!

' home a turtle for each of the

Sea mics. Lord Gears! Helium" told how be was apprised of. tnis coon arter- his appoint-meni- ll First. Lord of the Admiralty who“ s messenger came to his room and announced. "I rears! W iii-mm’; your lordship that. the turtle 0- the First Lord of the Admiraii-Y has died," adding. "I must. lnforn. your lordship that this is the U“? occasion on which the First Lord's turtle has ever died. neviousiy. ‘I a turtle has died. 1t. has eivvefl been the Fourth board's." — Mau- chester Gurlrdian. *

Aa the world ads-mesa. I ashes many advantages; also, sins. some

disadvantages. Over the week-end some boys were chased away from the Thames River. where the; were swimming in the nudenrney must have thought. that 1t. is dif- flcuil; to have fun, nowadays, with someone always telling them they c.in’t do this or must. do that. 1n tiie pro-automotive era. wherever there was enough water there was a place to swim. Usually a spot could be found with enough Prir vocy that one didn't need a baw- ini; suit. Most. of the boys then didn't have a bathing suit any- way, with the automobiles, and the tourists. and city folk some for week-end drives in the coun- try, looking for a. quiet. place to

picnic, few of the old ewlmanri:

holes new guarantee "any Privacy- Some otie is apt. to come along and be shocked. or pretend to be shocked, at the naked body of a boy enjoying himself in the cool water. — Windsor Sta-r.

Ayouss; American architect has lust: came home TIDXILSMCIKIIOIDI. with the prized aweafsii King's medal arid a new idea in architec- ture that ought. t.o please Ameri- can housewives no lend. This feiiovi wants to build houses that. "really fit the human scale." One charac terfstic of such a house. he says is that It. should be possible W change its interior entirely who".- ever new needs develop, or any time you simply It! U!“ 03 u" old arrangement. In his house the nails and ceilings would all .be "prefabricated. The ceilings oouid be raised or lowered "at. will isrsu f-iie walls, stofrways. kitchens. bath rooms switched around. The homes he would offer would‘ be just empty floor space or volume. The owner or tenant. would decide what. he wanted to do with the‘. volume. He could put. up or tear down walla. exbynd or contract space, raise or lower ceilings. The advantages this would offer to the housewife who now delights in moving the furniture in her im- mobile apartment/or house should be obvious. And what. tun it. win be shrinking your six-room home to a four-room bome when an usi- wanted ln-low is coming to town! -M1nneispo1is Tribune.

r SOL?”

7oefi6wa

p HOPE

Hope 1e the thing wit-h feathers That. perches fn the ecu], And sings the tune without the words. And never stops at Lil.

And sweetest tn the gale is Heard; Arid sore must. be the storm That-could ubesh the little bird That kept so many warm.

I’ve heard it in the chlilest land. And on the strangest. sea;

Yet. never. in extremity,

fl. asked a crumb of me.

—E:n1iy Dickinson.

AT LAST

II CAI ACCEPT ORDERS‘ FOR TUXEDOS AND EULL DRESS IUITS. RAVE ALSO RECEIVED IOUII OI STONPI FALL

AND WINTER SAMPLES.

J. P. MABPIIEIISIII & Sill

(CUSTOM BUILT CLOTHES)

eri excellent refrigeration-car service for the fruits. dairy andl farm products of the Jfslend. The‘. cost, , however, of transferring”; freight from, or fro, the narrow. gauge of the P.I.'.I. Railway tramp! or to, the broader one of the‘ mainland. was about. $60,000 s year, and the Government. press. ed the Dczninion authorltiea at» this time for a share tn the our- rent appropriations of $40,000,000 for nil: and roliiog- stock in rial" tionai Reiiareys so that the Ia- iand gauges miaht bl widened. A delegation went to Ottawa in Apr-ff“ and pointed out that. in 1011, 2,405 steamers and aafllna vessels had cleared from Gnar- lottetawn, while In 1011 this was reduced to 1,04. The old time fishing veeseia bad ceased, ‘and the famous fieehaf ooasttna vel- seia lied vanished. They deem. ed that the only aaiutton was