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'W«!Htj)l'*S,J"-:'5''«u" ci'-P ^^^^ THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE. Tariff Laws and Taxation. Apart Irum partisan politics there is very little differance of opinion In the country over the reasonableneas of raising a large part of the revenue of the country, If not the whole of It, from tariff levies. Just how these are to be determined is the only problem upon which It la necessary to seek agreement The Labor party has adopted as a plank of Its platform the appointment of a competent and entirely non-parllsan and independent com mission, wliich would from time to time make such tariff changes and adjusl- ments as would prevent inequitable lnciden<re8 on any industry or class. There appears to be very little difference between the avowed alms of the various parties in a-hieving tariff reform. Any of the parties could adopt the l>abor proposals without doing violence to their traditions. The point is whether any Government would be willing to place itself In the hands of such a commission, and would a Labor Government itself, if Installed In power at Ottawa. It 1h useless to propose for another what one would not do oneself, and ther is a belief among other parties that a Labor Government, if actually in a position to create a non-partisan tariff commission, would hand over the tariftmaking authority to other hands. Of course the con- stitutioi al question whether a Government would be justified in handing the purse-btrtags over to any other authority has also to be considered; but a British democracy may do as it pleases. There is a growing belief that the Income tax is a much more just and equitable source of revenue than any other. II Income returns could be accurately secured no doubt this Is true. It is io notorious, however, thut the small income Is figured to a dollar, uhile big incomes escape by huge percentages, that Income tax makes the .,w>r;iKe citizen restive. Demonstrate that every income is fully assessed, Aid the tax would be cheerfully paid. CLOTHING PRICES DR0PI--SU1T FOR 15C A University Memory. I auRKCBlions of another commission for the investigation of the Provin- cial University at Toronto recalls the effort in 1895 to get the tiniversity on a better basis That movement arose among the students, led by James A. T.ker the brilliant young student who was rusticated by the authont.os fo- the part 'he played. They called it Insubordination. It was what the •'iverlity author ties themselves should have Inaugurated. They have mam- . ned a petty vendetta against his memory. He took his degree in a lead ng V 'ited States university, and made his mark in the literary world, e<l'tor U X ud as the author of a volume of poems well worth reading, iii api e o he sleeping denunciations of all Canadian verse by some provmcial critics James Tucker left his mark on his contemporaries, and his meraery will urvlve when that of thfe authorities who expelled him and then succumbed f his id^as has been forgotten. His classmates have frequently attempts TO have the university honor Itself by granting him a posthiimous degree ; but the petty spirit that drove him to another university still survives and refuses Tucker the recognlltion he receives outside the senate chamber. When a few more of the fossils are duly stratified. Tucker may rece ye his long-Selayed recognition. Meanwhile the utilversity is to be "vestigated aeain and this means that the Government also will come in for per- Quisition In this connection. Among many elements making for the over- throw of the Ross Government was its unaccountable niggardliness towards the Provincial University. At present the university is notoriously short of funds and among the professors are men of the most distinguished talent workine'for much less than many artisans and mechanics are receiving at tie present time. There Is a certain type of mind that dismisses this with the remark that they should turn artisans or mechanics. It is exactly that type of Ignorance from which a university is expected to redeem a nation Men must live if they are to work, and no man who lives by the labor of his hands ever devotes himself so closely and continuously as the monlal worker If the Government decides that these men cannot be paid enough to live on, there are many other Institutions elsewhere which will be glad to pay them. This would mean a lowering of our university stand- ards and the effect would be increasingly felt among our Ontario people as time passed. «We can only develop smart men and wise men by the highest fomll of education, and If we do not possess these and the masters of them then our standard of Intelligence Is bound to sink. There Is no other worth-while standard by which to measure a nation. ADVICE TO GIRLS By Rosalind MmgistmrmJ According (• thm C«jp>« right Att The high price of clothing is largely responsible for the manu- facture of a number of paper articles Imported from Austria and Ger- many. Chief among these is an all-paper suit that retails at the nom- inal sum of 16 cents. These articles have become popular in parts of Europe, especially where clothing ia worn more for service than appearance. Table- cloths, rugs, etc., are also among the p.aper articles. Tlie doslsn anf color la similar to ttiose now in use. Canadian Nationalâ€" Grand Tirunk When the lines of the Grand Trunk Railway System are merged with those of the Canadian National Railways, the figures dealing with the operations will be truly startling in their magnitude. They will be: Mileage 22,376 Employees 90,000 Locomotives i 3,020 Passenger Cars 3,200 Freight Cars 120,000 It Is estimated the tonnage to be carried annually will be in the vicinity of 60.000,000 tons, and that the passengers to be handled In the cars of the amalgamated lines will approximate 22,500,000 in a twelve-month. It Is not possible to give figures at present as to the division In these headings as between Western and Eastern lines, but there will be in the neighborhood of 28,000 employees on the western divisions of the systems, and approximately 62,000 on the eastern lines.â€" C. N. R. Statistics Department, Toronto. Dear Girls, Are you all away on holidays? Or Is this your exceedingly busy seasonâ€" t>r what? Not a letter have I had this week. It is such a very sudden thing that I fancy the trouble lies In the post offices. Inquiries at the Toronto Branch say that there is no mail there for me to-day; that any that comes in is Immediately sent on to the office. I wonder If In some' of the smaller places, the post masters think because there Is only one name on the en- velopes they are misdirected and are holding them back for that reason. Whatever the explanation, I missed my letters very much and cannot understand everybody's silence at once. There are dozens of you who in- tended to write to me last week and you just kept putting it off from day to day. Sit dowTi right now and send me a nice, long, friendly letter about yourself, your interests, your work. your ambitions, 'neverything. And to satisfy the post master, better send it to Miss. Rosalind, 515 Manning Chamber.s, Toronto. The History of Your Name PENROSE. RACIAL ORIGINâ€" Welsh. SOURCEâ€" Geographical. Truths of the Western Front. One of the first of what may prove to be an interminable series of reve- â- ations of the inside history of the great war has appeared. In the September Blackwood indited by Captain Wright, formerly assistant secretary of the Supreme War Council. It is significant that Sir Henry Wilson's name is coupled with General Fooh'sin connection with their plan to create a general reserve for use In any emergency. Wilson and Foch worked this out to- gether and were counter-checked by Haig and Petaln, who, unknown to Foch met In February, 1918, and formed a plan Incompatible with his. When their' plan went to pieces, as all plans did up till the time Wilson ami Foch got full command, the Urltlsh army met the •â- greatest defeat we have ever suffered in our history, measured by any standard." At this crisis Foch was given bin opportunity, and, of course, Wilson, who had foretold every move in the previous January, but was not listened to until some one told the Government to sue for peace terms to Germany, co-operated with Foch in every detail. Wilson was justified at the big parliamentary dinner offered Mm by the Government and most of theUmportant people, when Lloyd George referred to his forecast made in January as the most remarkable military prediction In history. Had Wilson and Foch been given control earlier, the war would have been ended so much the sooner, but political and other in- fluences kept other leaders at the front. It ia to this fact that may be attri- buted the prolongation of the war during what Captain Wright terms "the years" during which the Allies were as seven to the Germans' tour on the Western front. We bad the generals, but would not give them command. A Benevolent Anarchist. Henry Ford took steps a number of years ago to be able to cut prices or do anything else he liked with his own business. He had on one occasion. It Is related, slgnifitid his intention to carry out a certain policy, wheq, be (ilBoovered that his banker was not prepared to support bim in it. This was new light to Henry, who Immediately determined to become as Independent In reality as popularly but quite erroneously all wealthy me^ are supposed to be. 'WTien next he wished to make an independent move he had not to con- BUlt his banker or any one else. He bad his own gold reserve and his own consolidated fund. If Henry had had to appeal to any big financial Interests for backing when ho decided to make an average cut of 1142 on his flivvers. It Is not too much to suppose that the cut would have been postponed y^defi- nltely. Theoretically It has been bold that prices could not be sustained at their highest level continuously, but the man who spoke of bringing them to their former level, or considerably in that direclioii, was considered to be more or less of a Bolshevist. Now Henry Ford comes along and does the veritable thing that may create a panic, or precipitate a commercial catas- trophe for those unable to ride the waves of fluctuating values. To leave the enigma unsolved in the persons of railway patrons of undetermined sex was to bring anarchic elements into society and countenance their remain- ing. It is more than suspected that Henry Ford Is a revolutionist, though It is not clearly known on what pivot be would revolve, and many worthy people, on hearing of the cut in Henry's prices, were thorounhly coiivincpd that he bad set about undermining the social structure. TH E BRAIN B OX. CONDUCTED BY E. GUNN RAMSAY. Registered According to the Copyright Act. Are you a carrier â€" or a bringer? Silly question you say? Not at all! There are two kinds of active people in this world who work In direct oppo- sition to each other. One carries, one brings. No! Socialist Symptoms in New York Probably we have no right to make remarks about the Now York Legis- lature, but the repetition of the exclusion of the Socialist members from the Legislature of the Empire State Hiiggests that the title la perhaps well ap- plied. Theoretically, of course. New York Is a democratic ^tato In a demo- cratic natkm, but there Is absolutely nothing democratic In llin exclusion of. duly elected members from a popular chamber. It may be contended, and probably with some truth, that these Socialist members do not represent a truly democratic policy, but If this .be admitted it munt be accounted for, and will be found to be a reaction from the less than rfemocratlc practice of American politics. An excellent parallel case may be found In the nrltish Parliament when Charles Bradlaugh was elected for Northampton In 1880 and began a struggle for Ws seat which lasted six years. In the result, nra<naugta'B "transparent honesty and coiirageoiiR contcmpl for mere popu- larity" won bIm the respect and confidence of the House of Commons. It would have been much wiser for the New York Legislature, from the nrltish point of view, to permit the Ave Socialist members to take their seats and show what stuff they were made of. It could not bo (hat the othtir members feared to place themselves In competition with Socialist representatives, or had any doubt that they might be able to convert them to their horrid views. It takes some democracies a long time to learn that unpopular causes thrive on opposition. If a movement ha* no real bails, no ground for extatence, it will quiclily fade away. If it has some grievance to re- dress, some evil to remove, it Is better to hear what there Is to be said and by ellniinatlnK the caiiae do away with the effect. The five Socialist membara are merely a social symptoB. The disease remains, even If the rMb ttaAt arises from It be poulticed over or hidden from sight. Keeping mrt tba Socialist members will not heal the malady of which they are the eatward asd visible sign. this does not mean the same thlnR. "If it were not for these "carrier.^" If It could be made possible to In- stantly detect these people and to treat them, we would soon succeed in Stamping out the greater part of in- fectious disease," said â-  a doctor u few days ago. He was speaking at the inquest upon three members of one family, who had all been poisoned by their own mother. Quite unintentionally, the meal which with the utmost loving care she had prepared for them, had caused their death. The food was ex- amined and found to be fresh, pure, uncontamlnated before cooking Cooking, so the experts claimed, had not harmed it. yet the poison was there. A remarkable case. The mother was finally found to be one of those people who, without be- coming sick themselves, from a disease, carry it around, and infect others. They may be apparenfiy well, yet others *rho come In contact with them may lose their lives, the un- fortunate "carrier" being all the time unconscious of the scourge he or she la keeping alive and passing on. In direct opposition to the "carrier" comes the man of science, the heal">r who brings bis skill and knowledge to heal and cure what the other has up- set. The "Bringer" of good. What a picture of two other classes of people In the world who upon a dif- ferent plane are carrying and bring- ing. There Is the "carrier" of rumors and reports, who. without intentional mischief In his mind, passes on some- thing he has hoard of another. The one who spreads news that is daiium- Ing In Its results and often false. Ho may be quite a good follow in many ways, who would not intention- ally harm anyone, hut because of lack of thought, or a weak, careless tem- porament. which does not stop to find out the truth before speaking, ho is probably ruining the lives of many around him. In business life, such a man will pass on evil reports, of one worker to another, or by his gossip cause some one to be misjudged, whose Intentions are really the kindest and best. This carrier is the author of riots, of mls- undorstandlngs and strife, which, like a disease, affect all whom his rumors touch. He, this "carrier," ls( one to bo marked a public danger, and shunned by all who would keep clean In action, until such times as he has been "sterllUed" or taught to be sane and careful In his speech and judgment. The "Bringer" Is he who la always seeking to paas on, to collect and en- conrage all that Is best in thoae around. Where he sees a good deed. good workmanship he will bring it to the attention of others. He Is quick to appreciate good, slow to blame others for faults of which he does not know the origin. Wberever he goes something of help and good is brought. In business he brings the best Ideas; the truest workmanship. He brings out the best in others, not their worst. He brings upon bis coun- try honor and prosperity and not dis- grace. The "carrier" of disease is un- conscious of the III be or she passes on. A person who does not know what be Is doing, who acts blindly is a menace in any event. The man whose chief aim is to bring, to contribute, to give of the be.st. is a Kood citizen. The family rame of Penrose, w'ailc not exactly widespread in Canada, de- serves some mention from the promin- ence It has attained in the public eye through a United States senator. There are numerous and varied ex- planations offered for the origin of this name, but none of them appear to stand the test of comparison with the laws established by the develop- ment of family names In general, with the exception of one. Penrose Is the name of what is to- day a mere hamlet near Land's End, in Cornwall, though there are indica- tions that in medieval and early mod- ern times it was a more Important place than it Is to-day, when the growth of modern cities has oversha- dowed the prominence of many locali- ties which were prominent landmarks In olden times. There is a Penrose family living in Penrose to-day, with large estates which have been in the possession of the family since the fifteenth century, a time at which the formation of fam- ily names, though well under way, had been by no means completed. Na- turally this particular family took Its name from the place. In the form "de Penrose." But undoubtedly the name, In the same form, sprang up in other parts of the country in the case of former residents of Penrose, who may or may not have been related to the owners of the estates, J)ut who used "de Penrose" as a distinguishing name In the sense of "from" Penrose rather than "of" In its possessive Ineanlng. ABOUT CANADA. Empire Sport. Lord Desborougb, the brilliant ath- lete of the last generation, and father of the two distinguished Grenfells of the groat war, addressed the Empire Club In Toronto during the meeting of the Associated Chambers of Commerce which he was attending. His subject was "Empire Sport." What was re- quired for sport of the highest kind was the .spirit of unselfishness and consideration for others. The Mary- lobone Cricket Club had recently sent n team to Australia, and its members were chosen to a large extent on ac- count of their clubable qualities, so that in the long months of association logpther they would maintain the spi- rit of comradeship. He declared that Canada's contribution to llie war bad boon most distinguished In the flying service, and their great success In this had been due to their team work. In a great crisis of their history it was duo to the spirit of co-operation that thoy were able to maintain the su- premacy in the air that enabled them to win the war. He was glad to see a change In the spirit In which the com petltnrs at the Olympic games had participated, coming not merely with the Idea of winning medals, but belnp as ready to salute the winners as It they were their own men. Before he left Britain ho had seen, he said, the best athletic sports he had ever wit- nessed, the contest between the Unit- ed States and the British Empire, and lie congratulated Canada on producing the hurdle champion. Five years of painful toil and anxiety on the part of Selkirk set- tlers at the Red River seemed at an end when the summer of 1815 came. The fields were in the grain and the colony was rejoicing In the prospect of a fine harvest â€" Its first in the new land â€" when the blow fell. For months they had been harassed by the North Westers and by Indians, but the danger seemed past. Then it came. The blow fell when one day a horde of the Bols-Brules appeared, and before the sun had set they had made a hostile attack upon the camp and upon Governor Semple, who was in temporary charge of the colony. The Governor and twenty men were murdered on the plains, a number ot the settlers were taken prisoners, "and again the order was served on the remainder to quit the land. Painfully they be- took themselves to their boats and set out for Norway House, at the northern end of Lake Winnipeg, to await help and news of Lord Selkirk. The colonists, of course, had little to lose. The last year they had been living in tents, for In the previous summer when they were driven away most of the houses had been burned. In 1816 there was only one residence at Red River, and that was one in which the governor had resided. The settlers were employed by the Hud son's Bay Company during the day on the land, although they slept Inside the colony during the night. But the little they possesesd had to he left behind under pain of death. Then the Bois Brules sent a messenger far and wide to tell how they had won a great vie tory, and had driven out the colony Lord Selkirk had established. In this way ended the efforts the lord had made to Improve the condi tion In life of the Scots and the Irish: five years of anxiety and hardship ended In a toll of over twenty deaths WASTING OF GOAL DORING_SCARCITY Shortening Periods of Use and Ef- ficient Operation of Furnaces to Offset ShorUge of Coal. Eastern Canada Is facing a serious coal shortage. Due to labor troubles, the output is below the average, while railway companies are handicapped by shortage of cars. Hon. Frank Carvell, Chairman of the Railway Commission! which is now in control of the fuel situation, has stated that we will be fortunate to get coal, regardless of price. Every effort must be made to reduce the consumption, and to secure the greatest heat efficiency possible from the supply available. Much coal Is wasted by the too early starting of furniccs The first chii'y weather brings the furnace into use. This fall In temperature is almost in- variably followed by a warm period. If. by the use of other heating appli- ances, such as kerosene or electric heaters, or by burning wood In the furnace, the period for consumption of coal could be shortened, a consider- able saving of coal could be effected During 1919, Canada imported 4,758.- 419 tons of anthracite coal in chestnut, stove and egg sizes. Our heating sea- son is approximately seven months, a portion of which at the beginning and end is comparatively mild. By an average lessening of the coal-burning period of 20 days say, five per cent of this anthracite would be saved, or 238 - 000 tons. With coal selling at an average price of $1,5 per ton, this sav- ing would represent upwards of $3 - 500,000. All of this coal has to be hauled by rail. To move this 238 OOO tons requires 4,760 cars of 50 tons each. Economy in furnace operation would also considerably reduce the coal con- sumption. Much unconsumed carbon is discarded with the ashes, and much of the heating efficiency of the coal is also wasted through carelessness in firing or in defective installation. The Mines Branch of the Federal Department of Mines has issued a bulletin. No. 28, "The Economic Use of Coal for Steam Raising and House Heating," by John Blizzard, B.Sc, which gives valuable information re- garding the economic and efficient operation of steam boilers and heat- ing furnaces. Every care should be exercised in the use of coal. With the limited sup- ple available, the extravagance of some means that others will suffer. ^NEWS OF THE MOVIES By William Willing. The Devil is having his Innings these days-^in picture productions. Recent- iL^^^^^ '"^^ ^«^''8 Tool" and The Devil's Passkey" and now we are to have "The Devil" with George Arlisa, and "The Devil to Pay" In the last named Fritz! Brunette is the featured player, and is said to reach the zenith of her career as an emo- tional actress. "'What next," says "Penny," an adaptation of the book Penny of Top Trail Hill," by Marv Maniates, author of "Amarilly of Clotbes-Llne Alley," Is the title of Bessie Love's next picture production The locale of the story Is a western rancho, where there will be opportuni- ties for Bessie to display her ability as an equestrienne, at which she Is adept. Production has been begun under the direction of Arthur Berthe Director Lloyd Ingraham is right in the midst of the "shooting" of "Laven- der and Old Lace," the first of Myrtle Reed's novels to be produced as a photoplay. This best loved story of the gifted nov«ll8t will be followed by others on the screen. A company of film favorites. Including Marguerite Snow, Seena Owen, James Corrigan Lillian Elliot. Victor Potel. ZeUa In- graham and Louis Bennison Is at work on "Lavender and Old Lace." STRANQE CRADLES. An infant in Guinea Is usually burled In sand up to its waist wheti- erer the mother Is busy, and this Is the only cradle It eTer knows. The little Lapp, on the other hand, fares most lurartously in it» mother's ahoe. These Lapp ihoM are big affairs of •kin itaffad irith aoft mou. and can b« koBc OB a pec or tree braneh safe- ly ont af tk« way. Burmese girls smoke cigars. A new wheeled table for serving meals In hotel rooms keeps the food warm as long as desired in an oven beneath the top that Is heated by a hot brick. For the first time a movie stunt- man will go over the Yosemlte Falls for the "Sage Hen." starring Gladys Brockwell. The drop is 128 feet On her recent trip East, Bessie Love visited Niagara Falls for the first time She took the trip below the falls on the "Maid of the Mist," dressed In rain coat, hat nd rubber boots. A little fel- low-passenger eyed Bessie with deep Intent, and Bessie was about to speak when the child suddenly exclaimed, "Oh, Mamma, look ! There's that little boy that sells Uneeda Biscuits." "So Long Letty." the Robertson Cole super-special, produced by Al Christie for early fall distribution, will win screen audiences everywhere, it Is predicted, because It will wield the same attraction for both women and men as did the stage version of the story, which was made famous by its Oliver Morosco presentation. According to a Braaillan chemist the fibre of a plant which abounds In the state of Para can be utillied in the manufacture of several varieties of paper. Claimed to be more powerful than a rifle of the same calibre using powder is an air rifle of recent Inven- tloB. made in both single shot and re- peater modaU. ' The screen version of "Iris," the famous stage production of Sir Arthur Wing PInero. which Is to be released early this fall by Robertson-Cole as a super-special starring Pauline Fred- erick has been completed. It will be received in the East within a few davs. and soon thereafter a release date will be fixed. Otis Skinner, America's foremost romantic actor, has Just returned from the 'West Coast where he acted the part ot "HajJ." the beggar, /hloh is the central rike of the Robertson-dole production of "Kismet" ttf be released during the fall. This marks Mr. Skin- ner's first . appearance before the camera to a part and play which. critics agree, was the best of bia stage career. Re acted 'nCiamet'* tor three year* to New York City, and hundreds of otber leadiBs American cities. / 1 y \ '•<