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THE FLB6HERT0N ADVANCK. I CURRENT COMMENT I fXIifeTiiis tcwnin 1945 Ontario Hydro Information It would appear that the electric .'interest*" are ««'»!,^J^»„»/"t:' KarmerB- «"^ «»'<=\^^ 'â„¢ „^^"'/„, '"on to t^^^^^ Kadials. The secrc which has "^-7/ -:*«;;^.^\^;/;;,"/^t"'c:tharine3, defeated there for his anti- !f '^i«['ra"ud Th'«e twrVeadiug officers represent the views of the Assoeia- ^:\^ ^„,t be done satisfactor^fy in conjunction with the liydro IM . ff u„,l .vrr the Hvdro Radial right-of-way. Once this is done 11} dro â- I'l^rne pow r an^tra/t^on will be so solidly established for the people at ,h . T.rnucr service. Iji I'JH, under private ownership, only lb»o^, v<ro with a vroper ««r^.ce ^ „ ^^^ ^^^. i„ the first year of pubhc owner- "M'''" T„".;Ht facts and experience. Fast electric transport will h.ave the :r;..ll t" « supply of n ght and power for theu own use. The Flaw in Labor Policy V.,.. ..nntrarv views are expressed by visitors to England of the state ,„ P«P" »"^%» P^X^-*' '° ,?ey A great deal more depends on this question (â- â- ples, so *''»*^^;"^"" „„. „.:,, receive adequate share, through whatever re- V^nl^^^nTZ r'prr'nt^waj: :;ysteni tiat may be necessary for his re- quirementg. Wilson Scores a Point Pr».Hident Wilson has done much to restore l.is prestige in Europe by his note to ilie Itri an ambassador on the Kusso-l'olish crisis. Whether luck or note to tilt "»"""â- * smashiair defeat of the Bolshevik armies before Sw^;": point io' all rS and as between the policies of Britain ^nnl^rance showed him as having a clearer vision and more correct under- ,„ Ai^lat the Bituation. Uc hw refused to recognise the Lenin adminiB- (tajiding of the f""*""", .„ "\hrdefeat of tl.r l.eniii ariuieH before Warsaw '^:in^;/';^.^ Z^^niJ^ mL same tunc he took ..no e.ce,.ion .nthP efl^rt apparently being made in some quarters to arrunge an armistico between PoW and Russia'', but he would not "participate in any plan fi the expansion of the armistice negotiations into . genera Kuropean con- ecnce'' as tZ would probably involve recognition of the lolshevik rogimo iiid the 'drsmemberiug of Kussia. His policy requires that ' the tcrriona ?"tecr ty anTtrue botndaries of Kussia shall be respected. These boundaiies hou^d properly include the whole of the former Russian empire, with the xce .tiorof Einlan.l proper, ethnic Poland, and such territory as may .kv l~ont forn part of the' .^rmenian state." This policy «-.,ud deprive ?fnin of his '"false but effective appeal to Russian nationalism." The devcl- lumcnt of cvenU undoubtedly has strengthened Mr. Wilson s position. I'o- lanT U not unduly elated over her victory and will probably be w. ling to b,t*n to reasonabfe advice as to further fighting. The Bolshevik regime has also been Bhown in its true colors, and as utterly unreliable and la se to its own professTons. The terms proposed by I.euin to ;c and when >t /"ok-.d r though Poland was down an.l out, were entirely diflereul trom those re- ^rtedT the British government previously. Moyd George speedily seized this fact as a basis for withdrawal from the negotiations goiiig on with the rade eommi^ioners, who were thereupon recalled from England. A Bolshe- koff^er? captured by the Poles, asserted that the Minsk Conference was oily intended as a means of placating the Entente and British Labor an that there was no intention to make pence until Warsaw was captured and Soviet rule set up in Poland. This coincides entirely with the German char- acter and poUcy of the Lenin administration from the beginning. The ten- dency perhaps pardonable, for Labor representatives in the west to believe anything said by an alleged Labor representative in the east in preterence to any other authority, however respectable, may be connected by a little more experience of eastern men.lacity in international politics. > ranee has uflver b««n deceived by the Bolshevik pretensions, but her support of Wrnngel ia not 80 certainly well-judged. Faults In Railway Policy Doubts arc already arising in the minds of those who have been regarded 118 authorities by the railway corporations, over the raising of passenger fares and rates in general. The New York Journal of Commerce cannot bring itself to Bee the elevation of rates as a boon to the nation. Edward Jlunger- ford opiwsos public ownership, but wants private ownership operated on pnblic ownership principles, which is like insisting that the moon shcu d produce Bunlight. Mr. llungerford thinks the shipping car companies should share their profits with the railways. Under public ownership all such serv- ice* should be rendered at cost, and would be by any management that under- stood the business. There is a social and national aspect to railway opera- tion that ha« been practically lost sight of in the economic question. The United Htates and Canada have depended for their civic and commercial Huf,c«88 on railway transportation. Canada still depends upon it to a greater extent even than the United States, but both countries have reached a stage where trunk lino transportation must be fed and supported by subsidiary lines and increased traffic. It is not possible to increase traffic by raising rate* and how this obvious and elementary fact has come to be overlooked by the railway magnates has puzzled many obaervcrs. Subsidiary lines must be of a ehoapcr and more popular character than the trunk steam roads, and the probU'm has been solved by the New York Central and some other lines in electrical radials. This ia clearly the remedy for Ontario, but the provincial government, which is inexperienced in railway matters, has confused the problems of public and private ownership, and of steam and electric trac- tion, and at a critical moment in the history of the country has called a halt in the progress of a policy that more than anything else is c^culated to build up the province. It cannot be too often stated that public owner- ship means service at cost, while private ownership means this with the addi- tion of dividendB, payments to Bubsidiary companies, the burdens of watered stock and o'.her things that anyone who has knowledge of corporation affairs can d«i»eribe. Instead of encouraging business, the proposal to raise the rates will only reduce the volume of business done. There is no more economy io this than in the Ontario policy of calling a halt in the conBtruction of radial lisM at a time when thc^r are mott needed HAT about thU town and country twenty- five years from nowT The answer U in your and my act of today. As we practice civic pride today, so will It be re- flected In the GROWTH of our community a quarter of a century hence. The practice of civic pride Is more than the mere boasting of our community's present assets. It is mostly in the active support of the public and BUSI- NESS institutions now here â€" that they may develop and OROW. Popular subscriptions to any worthy cause â€" whether for charity or some big municipal improve- ment â€" is all mighty fine â€" never to be frowned upon. But there Is a more stable method. That method is In the simple little everyday act of buying ALL our goods at home â€" patronizing our home merchants. A community thrives and grows as its business in- stitiitlons grow. No business man with vision enough to build up a successful business, is so selfish but that he will throw his prosperity right back into the life and development of his community. It may be in the erection of a big busineses struc- ture â€" it may be In helping finance some new busi- ness enterprise which will afford labor for many more workmen â€" it may be In the enlargement and development of his own business â€" offerine bigger trading selection â€" abreast the rest of tbe world. If we send or take the money we earn here to some other center for trading, pleasure, or inveiUment â€" we cannot expect our community to grow â€" we cannot ex- pec'J our cwn ear/iing power HERE to tn- creiee THE BRAIN BOX By E. Gunn-Ramtay Thoughts ana Your Job. "Thoughts," says a small boy writing an essay, "are what comes out of your head to work with". He has the idea of what they sliouUl be alright, even if crudely expressed. "What comes out of your head to work with" â€" but how many people put thought, real punch-ful thought in- to their workT "As a man thinketh so will he be" is an old saying that holds much truth. W'hat you vision inwardly, to yourself, about your life plans about your work, that you may grow into anj buiUl uji if only you will "dream true". Your thoughts are your ideals, as you think, so your mind is being shaped. Are you thinking progress, improve- ment, big things! or are you brcod- iiig over past defeats, losses, or things that have gone byt Did you ever hear anyone say, "Oh, that chaj) is an idealist"? and think the expression implied that au idealist V as no good in a business world.' Think again! "My work is so monotonous", says Brown, "one gets into a groove doing the same thing day after day. 1 wish I had a job like Smith or .Tones". What is Brown putting iuto his workt Let us suppose that you are Brown. What sort of a job have you .' ^ ou say, "Oh, not as good 'is Smith or Jones". Never mind comparisons witii others. It is your job. For the time being let us look upon it that here is a job that only you can do. How are you doing itf What sort of a job have you/ Is it just the same as that you took up two years ago, five years ago, or how long? Are yon making the jobf or is the job making youT One must be master, either you or the job. Did you ever think of itf and Imv- iug thought, did you put the idea back with .a punch into your work! There is the place in business fdr the idealist. Make an ideal for your- self. Begin right in the work you have dose at hand, and work up, out, and through it to the place that is wailing for you. Never mind about Smith or Jones. Just think plain Brown for the jires- eiit. You are Brown and Brown alone must do it. Do whatf -Climb, achieve, grow, nuke his job bigger. Nothing can keep a good man down. Your job will be as big as your thoughts for it. Harness your thought to your job. What have you given, what have you thought out an,i carried out in your work that has helped to make your job bigger, bettcrt What improvements have you thought out? Did you act upon themf If not, whyf Harness your thoughts to your job. Never mind the other fellow and his job, never mind what ho does or the size of his pay envelope. Every man has his own troubles. Put some of those thoughts into the job, lying close to your hand. This is your job, what will you make of it? Don't be made by your job. Be a creator and blaze vour own trail. Harness your thoughts to your job. Cliief Trader John Tod, fur trader of the early British Columbia days, had II novel remedy for smallpox â€" one over which he and hundreds of others laugh- ed heartily in later days. He was in charge of the post at Kamloops in 1840 when the warriors of the Shuswap tribe, coveting the hundreds of fine horses that were bred at the post, planned a raid on the animals. Tod, through a friendly chief, was informed of what was likely to happen, but only after the Indians had assembled for the theft. He started at oncn on hnjseback for their camp, into which he dashed on his fast horse, all foam ciivered, and throwing his pistols upon the ground so that the braves knew he was an unarmed man. Then in his mo.st impressive manner he told the warriors that smallpox was near at hand ami that he alone had the remedy for it. The Indians were terror-strick- en at the news, for smallpox was one of the few things they were afraid of thoroughly. The trick was successful. In a few minutes the three hundred men were his friends for "saving them" from the disease. Then he proceeded to vaccinate the entire party. He had 70 Joctored w^ien his vaccine gave out. The instrument he used on the great occasion was his tobacco knife. He aiimitteil afterward that when it came to the turn of certain braves whom he knew wei-e notorious rascals he cut deeper than usual on such occasions and that he felt little pity when he saw them wince under his rude sur- gery. He did it so well that not a brave had a goo^ right arjn with which to fight for sev«jttl days â€" and by the time they were Wtter they had aban- doned the horse stealing plan. In fact they were certain but for the inter- vention of Trader Tod they would have been swept off by the plague of the smallpox. Ever afterwards they were his friends. If a well could be dug 46 miles into the earth, the air at the bottom would, at the proportion maintained at the surface of the globe, have the density of (|iiicksilver. By a clause in a special treaty, con- cluded soon after the first Punjab war, the Maharajah of Kashmir has the rightâ€" which he exercieesâ€" of prohibit- ing the importation into his territories of pork pie*. ADVICE TO GIRLS ByRoiMind right Act What a Newspaper Accomplishes All appreciation of the newspaper a'ld what its cdiitor does for the com- riunity is well expressed in an article «e have noticed in some of our ex- changes credited to e..-Govcrnor F:au- (•is once said the following of ntws- iiapers: "Each year the local news iie]>er gives froni $r)00 lo $1,000 in free lilies to the eornmiinity iu which it is Itieated. No other agency can or will ilo this. The editor in (.rojiortion to his means, does more for his town than any any other ten men anil in all fair- ness he ought to be supported, not be- muse you like him or admire his writ- ii gs, but because the local paper is tin best investment a comunity can make. It may not be brilliantly edite,i or crowded with thought, but financially if is more benefit to the community than the preacher or teacher. Under- stand mo, I do not mean mentally, and yet on moral questions you will find most of the papers on the right side. To-day the editors of the local papers do the most for the lerist money of any pcoiilc on earth." Dear Rosalind: â€" I would like to tell you what I think of a letter in your column signed O. Strathmore. I do wish you had answered his letter, so that I would know what you thought of it. However, I will tell you my opinion of it. In the first place I Tonsider it horribly conceited fcf Mr. Strathmore, to think for one minute that he could tell a young lady who is quite unknown to him the art cf becoming popular. I have heard two or three people asked the ques- tion, "How is it that you are so pop- ular." And each one has given the same answer, "I really don't know." I have one girl friend who is very popular, because she is considered very witty, another one because she can play the piano well. But I really think the best way to become popular, is not to try, but just to be as nice and kind as posible to everyone, and above all else, to be r.atural. I wonder why Mr. Strathmore did not say right out, how he thought ' Inquisitiveness " could be become popular, instead of asking her to write lo him. 1 would certainly like to know, what he would tell her to do. I can just about imagine what he would tell her, by his letter to you. He certainly must consider himself a very lovable chap, to have had so many affairs with so many different girls. I really do not consider it any credit to him. And I'm more sorry than 1 can say for the girls. I hope 1 may never meet this man of the hundred or more affairs. Or I might be added to the long list. His letter was so much like a boy I met once, who was supposed to be a Titled Lord, that I thought it might be him. lie used to talk about all the girls who were in love with him. If there is any one thing I hate, it is a conceited man. And if our friend Mr. Strathmore is as conceited as his letter would lead me to think I sin- cerely hope I may never meet him. However, he may have written, his letter merely as a joke. But at any rate he should be ashamed of such a letter. I hope I have not taken uji too much of your valuable time. And will you please tell me if you do not agree with u about Mr. Strathmore 's letter? I do hope he will see my letter and know what I think of him. And my friends think the same. FRENCHY'. Dear Frenchy, I'm not particularly keen about con- ceited people myself, and I agree with you, that the letter in question would lead one to think the writer belonged to that class. However, he stated his opinions and you have stated yours, which is what our column is for, so let 's all be happy again. "â-  Rosalind. Dear Rosalind I am a young lady iu au office and would like your advice. Sometimes people, men especially, come into the office, and the next time I see them they recognise me. Now is ia pamper for me to speak to them or notf Should 1 speak first? â€" Interested read- er It is always a ladies' privilege to speak first, and no man should speak until she does so. It rests with you alone whether you wish to recognise a business acquaintance or not, and it is not advisable to do so too freely. However, no one coul(j take exception to a slight recognition when meeting one with whom you continually come in contact in the business world, though you are certainly not com- pelled to do 80. Rosalind. Oil stains shouid be washed in cold water. Cotton was grown and manufactured in Spain in the tenth century. The tanning of ostrich skins is a growing industry in South Africa. Willow furniture which no longer comes white with a salt water scrub may be stained a beautiful bronze color with bitumen. Very clever imitations of pearls have been made by filling thin glass bulbs with a solution of fish scale nacre. The present area of camphor affor- oftation on the island of Formosa U 70,650 acres, and some of the trees are from five hundred to a thousand years oM. Dear Rosalind, We are three girls of 10 years, and we want your advice. The other night we were invited to a party and they played a kising game. When it came our turn to kiss a certain boy we re- fused and they all got angry with us, so we left early. There were three boys who wouldn 't play, so they took us home, and on the way they told us they appreciated our not playing such a game. Please advise us, if we should try to make friends with the girl who gave the party or let her go.â€" Little Fluffs. (lood.. for you, girls! Y'ou may be little tluffs, but you have good sense, anyway, and don't wory about be- coming friendly again with a girl who has kissing games at her parties. Those vulgar games went out of style years ago, and you took quite the right stand. Of course the boys agreed with you â€" any fair-minded boy would. â€" Rosalind. ENGLAND HAS HER HOUSING^ROUBLES Big Premiums as Well as High Rents Asked for Possession of Apart- ments By E. Gmm Bamsay. Canadians iu large cities who are vexed with the problem of where to live may take comfort from tho knowl- edge that the housing shortage in Kng- Und is most acute. During the past few years exorbitant landlords and ex- tiirtionate agents have gathered in much plunder from helpless victims, w:io have been obliged to pay whatever was demanded them fo'. the privilege of a roof to cover them, ci remain home- less. The new Housing Act, however, which came into force on July 2nd, anj which is retroactive in some clauses to March 25th, 1920, aims to put an end to the scandalous imposition of pre- mium paying and "key money," which has been one of the worst features of the additional iurdens laid on unfor- tunate citizens by the housing, lliis clause of the Act reads as follows: "The taking of any fiual or pre- mium or other consideration for the grant or renewal or continuance oi a tenancy of any property to which the Act applies (.other than a lease for 14 years or upwards) is prohibited and punishable by a fine not exceed- ing £100 and any i.-yment so made after the 25th March, 1920, may be recovered by the tenant from the Landlord. "In the case of an agreement . made between March 25th, 1920, aud 2nd July, 1920, in regard to a "1920 House," which provided for the pay- ment of a premium in addition to the rent, it is open to either party to withdraw from the .agreement which then becomes void. "Further any tenant whose agree- ment has expired and who is staying on in a house under the protection of the .-Vet, who tries to obtain "Key money" in consideration of his giving up the house, from any person but his Landlord, is liable on sum- mary conviction to fine of £100." ' ' Vicinity of Bake^ St., Apartnicut containing 3 bedrooms, bathroom, 2 sitting rooms, ki'i-hen, etc., lease about 3 years to run at £200 per an- num, premium required 2,000 guineas including the furniture." There arc hundreds of instances where ex-service men and their fami- lies, rather than subscribe to such V holesale robbery upon the part of the landlord, are doubling up with friends in the smallest imaginaljle quarters. One man is tlie tenant of stables and garage belonging to a large estate where in former days he was a wel- come visitor. Today he is only too glad to accept the shelter of an e.vt-a garage space by the side of the chauf- feur and the stable hand. Another man has constructed a fairly habitable cottage out of discarded galvanized roofing that was blu«u ou aa aeru- drome. Wooden huts are becoming a familiar sight through the countryside and probably the best way of looking at the appalling situation that has been created is from the view-point that it has driven a good number from compulsion rather than choice, back in the direction of the open air life and the land. Good as some clauses however iu the act appear to be to the transient visit- or, it has evidently, in common with most of its kind, difficulties and prob- lems embodied in Ita wording which piay yet entrap the unwary or leave a loophole for the rogue, as witnessed by a case which came up at the West n.inster Police Court a few days after the passing o fthe Act. A lady appeared to ask advice re- garding possession of a house which should rent at £75 per year. She com- plained that the premium asked her was £1500 for a seven and a half years' lease. You are entitled to a summons, the nagistrafe informed her, but, he add- ed, this will not get you a house. Moreover, you should consider before bringing the case to court whether you wish to be be a public benefactress afld spend the money. The majority of people with whom one discusses the situation appear to view the Act much in the same ligha as the Westminster magistrate, but au explanatory memorandum of the Act has been promised by the Government, and this will doubtless selp the local s.'tuation. Dear Rosalind: â€" I am a girl of 20, and was keeping company with a boy one year my sen- ior. I received letters from him till last winter, when he ceased writing. I have never spoken to him since, nor has he spoken to me. I saw him only at church, as ho lives out-of-town, but he always smiles when I meet him. I wrote the last letter to him, but he did not answer it. Would you advise me to write a cheerful little note of inquiry? I would thank you very much for your advice. SNOWFLAKE. Snowflake: It might not be h bad idea to write just a brief note to say: "I wonder whether you ever received the letter I wrote you so long ago, {ind to which I received no reply." That would give him a chance to write, if he wishes, and if he does not reply you will have to forget him, that's all. AsbeetOB is feathery as eider-down and can be spun or woven. An onnee has been spun into a string more thma 100 yard* long. \ Until the war with Japan in 1904 no newspaper in Russia had ever ased a heading of more than a single line. Unless you have a high fire screen arched over to meet the chimney, an asbestos rug to lay before the fir* makes for a quiet mind. Cabbage, cooked, is supposed to be more digestible when boiled without a cover. The element that makes it In- digestible escapes in the steam. Hatch scratches on painted wood- work may be removed by rubbing first with a slice of lemon, then with whit- ing, then with a soapy cloth. The first bonnet worn in England was brought from Italy in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, and its form was a compromise between the present round Italian peasant hat and the French hood. The materials employ^ in con- structing these ornaments were crimson satin, elaborately embroidered, cloth of gold, and similar rich materials. The Leghorn hat, perpendicular crown, and a wide brim standing out far around the fact was the first legitimate bon- net worn, and this appeared long after Elizabeth's time. It was trimmed with artificial flowers and immense bows of ribbon. Our present neat and tasteful head covering is but a modification of tbia huge affair.