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: , cooling and. peroxide cream. It is quickly A leavin , smooth and delicately fragtant, NYAL FACE CREAN. Whol at ocome pular for facial ise, because it' may 'be used by has Loom CaOF his ee ar A light but well creamy lather, having a fhe esisites of a skin tone wihout harmful ingredients. - : Per cake 25c "Mooldent Insurance, Plate Olas Insurance HAROLD W. EMMERSON refreshing suiting : - 3 Er cmH" AND SAGAN 3 Good reliable DRYGOODS, BOOTS rs SHOES, ETC. © Go 10 25 F. MeCLINTOCK 1 I 5 ev must be done in: connection nunca provision vg new lem is facing tb aa a Itis now costing A scarcit approximately ately $1200, more per year {for coal than it did before the war. present And even at that through the business ability of Reeve Jeffrey, Port Perry has secured coal at about $1.00 less per ton than the usnal price paid for this grade of fuel. This increasing cost of operation is making the production of electricity au expensive aflair as will be seen' by a glance at these figures, Cost of operation, for Powerhouse: - $2848.46 = 2898,28 - 2087.25 = 4271.89 Total in 4 years $12,955.88. Cost of coal only: = $1639.18 1914 - . C1816 - - 1795.02 1916 - -. 1552.21 CIT = 2017.01 Total cost in 4 years $7904.37 Cost of operation of course carries no clear idea of what we are' paying for bi wer unless we can find out|i ir amount of power is being -devel- ed. This is not easy to do, as the has no accurate means of regist- these figures. talking with the engineer how- it was found that gwhen all the lights are on, it is probable that horse-power may be ; when the water is being® pumped or are-onyit is probable that ¢ than twenty-five 'horsepower : ed. But it must be ad- mitted that these figures are only 'a rough esti 1 Tt onid dean to be a liberal esr timate, however, if we state that not more than an average of 40 h. p. is developed. For this 40 bh. p the average cost during the past four years has been $3238. 47 or about $8i.00 per h p., (while in 1917 the cost of lution was $4271.89 or over $100. per h. p. This rapidly increasing cost is not iyet ended, as, while the coal supply for the present year is assured. there is no guarantee for future deliveries, | and there 1s certainly no guarantee for | for deliveries at the price now being pad. In brief then we are now paying $100 per h. p. per year for 40 bh. p. on an average of five hour service at the outside, and there is no indicrtion that the cost will be less, but on the contrary every indication that the cost will be much greater in the near future THE HYDRO-ELECTRIC Qur Reeve and councillors have seen these problems and for some years back negotiations have been on foot with the Hydro-Electric System: to help Port Perry out of the difficulty 'At one time it was thought that the matter had been settled and when the Hydro-Electric By-law carried the future so far as electricity was con- cerned was assured. ' But the war has spoiled many plans including the radial railway idea and to-day we are further away from se curing that railway than we were when the vote was taken. . But it has been felt that though we could not secure the railway, that was | no reason to ignore the possibility of | replacing our prisent lighting system with the Hydro-Electric. Accordingly the present Council invited Mr Parker of the Hydro Power Commission to lay before them and a | number of business men such pro- position as could be made to our town Mr Parker first took up the pos: sibility of securing power via - Brook- 'and showed that the amount of Ei = this 0 this fhe Wi "of power, is. cal as 100 small and the démand along lake front town too great to per- it arge voltage to come to Port Perry. : On the other hand 'power ould be brought in from Sunderland water much more advan- ageously and at no greater cost. In which is ashago, (oe AE per h p. and pos- " for a hour service. such time as the consumption would warrant the instalation "D h-tention line, it would not be possible to supply Port Perry with more than 75 h.p. and the start 'would likely be made at 50 h. p: or this amount the guarantee re- quires payment for at least three- | quartets of the h'p named in the con- tractiin which case Port Perry would be getting for $3040. what in 1917 cost $4271.80 and they would be get- ting & 24 hour service instead of the In actual prackice the town will only-be charged or. amount of power actually used. Nor is this all, for there are many ways in which the cost to the town may be'reduced. Every person who can use power in the day time will help lower the price. All small power can be supplied in this way in shop or household. - Farmers who can use this power will also kelp reduce the cost to the town. The proposition made by Mr Par- ker appealed to the business men present.and upon motion of Messrs, h G Hutcheson and Motley "Camp- bell a request was 'made that the Hydro-Electnic prepare a statement as to the matter and that the facts be submitted to the rate payers for their consideration. Price Fixing much is being said about poi Farmers say with seem- e that the pricc of. wheat ing Jatin be fixed at a figure that would give a profit somewhat in keeping with the importance of this grain at the present time, In other words they want prices fixed at a figure which will guarantee a good profit. They argue that when the Government want munitions they plage the price at a gure which en- sures thelrapeedy production. Whateer, may haye been the ne- cessity for paying the high prices for munitions and 'to munition workers, it is certain that prices of 4ll other products went up in sympathy, and we are paying dearly in every other line because of the big sums paid for muanitions. The fatmer must not overlook the fact that in fixing of the prices of grain, he will pot be the only party consulted as to what the fixed price shall be-=the consumer will have something to say. Last time the price of wheat was fixed "down" because speculators had pushed up the price unduly. Germany has tried the fixing of prices and has failed of her purpose in greater production. It is self evident that the great shortage of wheat will put the price at the highest possible figure--Too high from the consumers point of view. A fixed market price, with ten cents per bushel extra when sold to the Government might help wheat to flow into army channels, if the matter could be honestly carried out; but there are so many ways of evading the law, that it would appear to be best to allow the matter to be controlled wholly by supply and demand. The best solutions of the problem would be--To absolutely forbid any speculation of food stuffs. That there be no undue storing of food, and that any food: stored 'may be under control of the Government to be placed on the market as need arses, thus doing away with any, waste by spoiling. * That the question of price 'be ' reg- ulated by the matter of supply and demand, \ Jarvis Washburn On Friday of last week the body of Jarvis Washburn was laid to rest in Pine Grove Cemetery. His exact age could not be learned, but those who knew him well, say that he was well past the "three score years and ten," nearly eighty in fact. He has been living alone in his little place at Borelia for many years, and as advancing years robbed him of his ability to'earn a living, he suffered many privations. 'But he always 'maintained a sturdy independence, and would have endured his privations silently, Others could see his need, however, and help was given. Years ago the family of Jarvis Washburn was well to do, owning the =i : @ Tp THE STANDARD BANK CANADA-- "CONDENSED STATEMENT 313T JANUARY, 1918 Pe to an EERIE seer ereessRIRReRIRIRIeIS SINGLE COPIES Bo, No. 16 11,028,1 Te se00 sha. LR 48,002,270.68 hm 108,051.98 sevescscassnse PORT PERRY BRANCH H. G. HUTCHESON, Sk ah ---- land' known as Washburn's Island. But shrewd men acquired the property and prospenty did not smile on the family again. While Jarvis was living at his island home, he rescued a man from drowning at considerable risk to him- self, as He is said to have been expos- ed in the water for two hours. But he wasa man of strong physique, as was quite evident from his long life amid privations that would have killed weaker men Jarvis. Washburn was a 'wagon maker by trade, and was accounted a good mechanic. About a month ago, while standing on a ladder to trim a tree, he fell and broke his leg. He was removed to Oshawa Hospital, and was accorded every possible care, but the shock of accident, together with his recent pri- vations and advanced age, proved too much for him, and he died on Wed- nesday niglit of last week. He retained a small real estate property, which was willed to bis niece after all expenses are paid Rev. Wm. Johnston is Dead Rev. Wm. Johnston, pastor of the Ashburn and Utica Presbyterian churclies, dred ina Toronto hospital on Sunday last, after an illness of some weeks. Mr. Johnston succeeded Rev Mr Ricé and has been s success- ful minister in this field of labor. Interment was made at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto. Deceased is survived by his wife and family. Manager. Note the Dates The Child Welfare Exhibit to be given at Whitby 1s dated for Friday and Saturday of this week, April 28 and 27. As one baby in every ten fn Ontario, dies before reaching one year of age, the subject is of vital import- ance, and should receive careful con. sideration by our citizens. Presentation On Saturday evening Pte. George: White was presented with a handsome gold watch and chain by the Port Perry Citizen's Patriotic League. The presentation was made by Reeve S. Jeffrey, and Mr H. G. Hutcheson re- sponded for the recipient, Port Perry Band played suitable music for the occasion. It was fitting that Pte. G. White should be honored in this manner as he has served his country well and has suffered and is still suffering be- cause of that service. He enlisted in November, 1915; ' went overseas with the 116th Bn. in June, 1915; was transferred to the 18th Bn.; did trench service for sonte months; was taken ill with spinal meningitis in June, 1917; was in the hospital in France and in London for ten months; was in London during the worst of the air raids, which did much to aggravate his disease; he is now home on sick furlough, and goes to the hospital in Toronto for furthey treatment, after having enjoyed a much appreciated visit with his mother, Mrs Matilda White. - Through the courtesy of "Canadian War Records" we publish this picture illustrating the excellent work of the the local W.C.T.U. are collecting by means of their trinket fund. Y.M.C.A, for which the ladies of If you have any trinkets that have outlived their usefulness, leave them with any member of the W.C.T U., or at the Star Office. A High Flyer Oshawa had quite an exciting air exhibition on Saturday evening last week. An aviator came from Lea- side, making the trip in twenty min- utes. Having arrived by fast express, 80 to speak, he found an appreciative audience, and proceeded to demon- strate his bird-like ability. He flew upside down, looped the loop, circled | round the 'Methodist church spire, and | various other buildings, thousands of people watching the display. Finally the aviator concluded he would alight, and attempted to do so on the flat roof of a block of build- ings, but his engine went dead, and he lit in a tangle of wires, dislocating the hightiny system of both Oshawa and Whitby. An old lady who was walking on the street below was injured by falling bricks. The wrecking party from Leaside came and took down the airship. The "aviator was unhurt Better Health Exhibit in the Town Hall, Whitby, Friday and Saturday, April 26 & 27 Make Your Home Happy by Knowledge we Baby Contest Exhibits Speeches illustrated by Picture Shows. 3