1 coRBEIT'S : MH 3 lag Fir Timbers, now Only a few to clear off at Preis { TIMBER . White Oak and Doug- {on stick at our yards for prompt delivery. S. Anglin & Co. Cor. Bay & Wellington. oi "Phone 66. glo 0000000000000 0000000000000000000009 [1D-SEASON SALE *Phiy week Couches and Bed Couches. "Everything reduded 10 to 20 per Ween, Vo, / ed, Upholstered In Velours, 7.00 and up. ' EBxtensibn Couches, steel thle sige, $9.75 and up. Bed Couches, $12.50 and up. frame, ob Music and Parlor Cabinets, 20 per vent. off during this sale, 'R. J.REID whulance Service. 'Phame 577, hep 'Ia better basis," and there is DAILY BRITISH WHIG, published tario, at $6 per year. Editions at 2.39 WEEKLY 'BRITISH WHIG, 16 Thursda morning at $1 & year. T be added. making pce of Daily $3 and and cheap work; nine improved presse F~=Suite 19 and TORONTO OFFIC K + ¥K. Smallplede, J, Street, Torontn, H THE WEIG SEVENTYNI pages, published jn parts on Monday o Lind a Attached Is one of the best Job Printing Offices In Canada; rapid, sty.1s%, =. THE BRITISH WHIG PUBLISHING COMPANY, LIMITED u NTH YEAR at 306-3190 King Street, Kingston, On» and 4 p.m. and ted States charge for postage d to of Weekly $1.50 per year. J. G, Elliott, President. Leman A, Guild, Seo Treas. 20 Queen City Chambers, 32 Church VV. representative, The Whig heartily supports the cam- paign upon which the Y.M.C.A. * has entered, and as = result of which it is hoped its cause will be properly re. cognized. And one campaign. of the kind is ad much as the city can have at a time, Another was relerred to in our news columns on Thursday, and it is well that there should not be any misunderstanding with regard to it. Ihe Young Women's Association may be a very worthy institution, but its members and directors will show their wisdom in letting Men's Association to the Young complete the task which they have set their hands. It was suggested that the Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.CA. should run a joint campaign, and for (he purpose of raising $5,000 for each. Hut the Y. M.C.A. 'representatives, through the secretary, did not approve of the scheme, and it seemed to be abandon- ed. The press of the city does not approve of its revival. The papers Ii all the office seekers provided with places at Ottawa, or in the government's outside service, notwithstanding the many grits who have been sacrificed in order to create vacancies, some at least, and a good few of them, are being given tempor- ary employment as commissioners. One issue of Hansard, dated January 22nd, contains the following appoint: ments : I. A commission to deal with the construction of the Northern Temis- kaming railway. wa 2. A commission to enquire into matters appertaining to the marine department and the post office depart- ment in the district of Montreal. Ke- muneration, $15 per day and moving and living expenses. Length of service unlimited, J. A commission of two advocates to engpiire mito the conduct of public of- ficiads in Quebec. Remuneration, $10 per day and travelling and living ex- penses. 4. A commission of the advocates of Juebec to enquire into the complaints cannot be {against certain Intereplonial officials Remuneration, $15 per day, and liv- ing expenses. : A commission of one advocate to look mio the conduct of thé public officials in Gaspe county, Remunera- tion, for post otfiee work, $10 per day and living and travelling expenses; for marine service, 313 per day / and all expenses. 6. A comniission of one to report on National Transcontinental railway matters. Appointed under order-in- council and hnancial favours not sta- ted. AIDING A GOOD CAUSE. JOB LOTS AT OTTAWA. have been giving the local institutions the best possible help and the secre tary of the Children's Aid Society ac- knowledged with thanks the assisi- ance they give towards the creche. The Whig does not endorse the appeal from two institutions that should be considerate of each other's interests, and that must, under the circumstan- ces, lead to their hurt 'The young men have, for the sent, the right of way; at least aret entitletl to' consideration, they have finished their canvass subscriptions, and attained a sum pre- they After for Bi . THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, SATURDAY FEBRUARY 8, 1912. 'THE CHANGE GOES ON a ANOTHER = CITY SUCCEEDS Men's Rub- UNDER THE COMMISSION, Bibby's for . bers and Overshoes. Grand Junction Makes a Record New Jdeas, New Results, New BIBBYS™¢ We bave solid comfort for you. See our Felt Shoe with and heel rubber sole MEN'S AND BOYS DEPT. STORK. Reforms--The Movement Winning Approval. World's Work. "What do we need with a new form of government ¥'* demanded our most prominent citizen. 'The commission wea may be a good thing for Galves- ton, or Des Moines, or any of the larger cities where there is opportuni- ty for graft and for' maladministra- tion, but this is Grand Junction, Col. We have only about 7,000 people, and we know each other and what our eity officials are doing. We had better let well snough alone." But, because the majority of citizens did wot 'agree with him, Grand June tion has been able to prove that, even in cities of less than 10,000 inhabit- ants, where there is small chance for graft or public thievery, miracles for good can be wrought by intelligent government. It was the saloons that were respon- sible for the reform wave in Grand Junction; they mised liquor with poli- tics in a way which was too much for the every-day citizen to endure, so, in April, 1908, the citizens voted the sa- sufficient, for their needs--and they are not very extravagant--it will be for the Y.W.€.A. to get busy and see what they can do. The both campaigns ean-! not run concurrently and satisfactor- ily. 'That faet must be evident to any thoughtful person. Therefore the move. ment for which plans which were laid weeks ago should be allowed to reach a close without anything mar its success. ocouring to " 7. A commission of one, an adve:! cate of Three Rivers, to report on the conduct of public officials. Remunera- tion, $15 per day and expenses. Five commissions of one each, dis- trict of Quebec, to make enquiries with regard to election charges,' . at %15 per day each and expenses. That all these commissions are shams, and shams only, would appear from what is recorded in the same Hansard when information was asked respecting the dismissal of Mederic Picotte, from the messenger stafi of the commons. The member Joliette asked for it and there ; no enquiry. "The government," said | Mr. Borden, 'has nothing to do with the matter, It pertains solely to the commons.' ---- | for | was | And, of courss, it had no! regard for the manner in which this was dane, These are the petty commissions, ay seried in which will brihg partial, if not satisfying, rewards to the faithful. In addition elevator commissions, which are to be appendages of the finance and com- merce departments, and supply them with confidential reports. An issue which is troublesome awkward will be referred to a com- mission, It will thus be disposed of | for a while at least, and the hungriest, of the place hunters will be satisfied, Canada is generally having govern. ment by commission, and of a. very poor kind. 3 or # The press and the church is being krought together and in a mighty educational campaign. This we learn indirectly through the visit of G. W. Coleman, of Uoston, to Canadas He has been in Toronto, as the chairman of the Conservation Congres of the Men and Religion Movement, and next week he pre sides over a meeting which will be beld in Chicago. : AL this meeting the plan of paign will be mapped out, and newspaper and clergyman in the Uni ted States and Canada will be given an opportunity of expressing, in ans wer to certain questions, how the groatest moral and seculnr Agencies extant may best promote the rela tions between them. 'We hope" said Mr. Coleman, 'to put the puklisity work of the churches on sarely ground for this. The world is not impressed with what the church is doing, becauss the real unselfishness of it i not apparent. Me. Coleman talks of the "national significance of religious thoughtd and movements."" He wight to 'enlist the interest of Lloyd-George, the chancellor of the British exchequer, who, in u recent exposition of his schemes for 'the social beiterment of the people, enunciated views of. thy cam ------ MEN AND RELIGION MOVEMENT. o every mcst remarkable character. bir. Lloyd-George was dealing with the slum' peril, and gave a masterly des- eription of his method of meeling and dispatching it. The wretchedness of the many who suffered from aickness and poverty wes such that he won- deretl what would happen if during the festivitive of the rich an invisable Wand slid a panel on the wall, or opened a window, and revealed ~~ an- other housthold whose members were shivering in their miserable den. "What would happen 7" asked chancellor, as he looked the clergy- men, whinisters and laimen at 'Car. diff earnestly in the faces. "Merri- ment would be frozen in every henit, the conscience of the nations would be roused in a way that it had never een roused before. The demand! wonld rise from every quarter that our rulers must rid the land of this pestilence of wretchedness. Jt is the that Window, and keep it open, so that the spectacle of wretchedness, = woe and despair, may be tramsfigured into. ore of happiness and hope." The combination "is not plete in the church and . press. The parlia- ment must be added, as the institu. tion in which the best thoughts of the palicn ww outlined by press and pulit, are erystalized' into law. the nbs. » {it in the hands of its friends, and there are the tarifi and+ theing managed personally by the com- loons out and made provision for the charter. They placed the framing of a commission gomposed of five was auth- orized, each man to be at the head of a department of city government pre viously held by a salaried official. The preferential system of voting was tried and proved to be a success. Two years of the charter govern- ment bas demonstrated its success, and fully ninety per cent. of the voters How pronounce it an improvement over the old disorganized form. Even the former enemies of the syste are now its friends. In the last vear of the old form, the total cost of administration was 356, 788.49. The estimate for the present year is $49,900.43 a saving of $7,000, The first year under the business ad- ministration represented a reduction in the warrant indebledness of the city of $20,000, Formerly the city enjoyed a revenue of $10,000 annually from the saloons; the new government has been main- tained without that help and with an increase in the tax levy of but two mills In addition to this showing of eco- nomy, the commissioners have increas ed the wages of city employees fifty cents per day, or _ $5,000 per year. They have equipped the city with an expensive auto-fire truck out of the or dinary. revenues; have provided a free garbage collection; . have improved parks; established a municipal wood- pile and a municipal bathing pool. But the greatest benefit of all has heen the increased confidence of the people in their oflicials--which is exemplified by the authorization granted at a spe- cizl election for the expenditure of nearly three-quarters of a million dol- lars in public improvement. The new charter has taken a decided stand in forbidding absolutely the con- tract method of accomplishing city work. By so doing, it has saved $7, 000 on the sewer system just ecom- pleted. The paving of the down-town streets ~for years an impassable bog during winter--is nearly finished. The esti- mated cost was $150,000, hut the com- pleted work will be considerably less. The mountain water wvstem for which Nobby Ulsters for * Elegant Mod $15.00, Fhis offer stands g patterns, new colorin #15 and $16.50 qual New Tans. ALORRO _: MIMBALL OVERCOAT REDUCTIONS Men. New Two Way Collars els. Rich Patterns and Colorings. £16.50, $18.00, and $20.00 Garments Your Pick for $12.50 ood for 7 days only, commencing February 3rd. ~ SUIT REDUCTIONS Fancy Worsteds; English and Domestic Tweeds. Smart designs, neat gs. Sample Suits, Sold outs and Only's. Regular ities. Your Pick for $12.50 This offer stands good for 10 days, commencing February 3rd, Agents for Hartt's Celebrated Shoes for Men. New DPatents, New Gun Metals, ete. These Shoes are the aristocrats of shoedom. the tax payers voted $450,000, is pro bably as great a municipal contract as yas ever undertaken by a commu- nity the size of Grand Junction, Wa- ter will be carried by gravity, through underground conduits, a distance ob thirty miles down the mountain side direct to reservoirs located high en i ts for Fowne's and Dent's Gloves for Men Agents for Penman's i nderwear and Sweater Coats BIBBYS w: 78 80-82 PRINCESS. ough to give plenty of pressure for fire purposes. No contractor will vhare in the profits of this enterprise: for it is Wood, cap, 830, for best cook, lien, cockerel and pullet, Barred Plemouth Rock, W. V. Bulloch; W. H. Nicholls, cup, $50, for largest and best collec tion 8,0. White Leghorns, W, J. Bul loch; W. J. Bulloch, cup, $50, White Wyandottes, won by W. A, Steacy, Nupnee; Joseph Russell, cup, 550, 5. C. White Leghoras, won by W. J. Bal loch; G. N. Asselstine, cup, 835, 8.0. Brown Leghorns, H. D. Marsh, Napa- nee; W. V. Bulloch, cup, £25, for Black Orpingtons, May lewin: G. H. Bulloch, cup, 320, ior Golden and Silver Wyan- dottes, F, J. Black, Almonie; Sentaor George Taylor, - cup, 225, ior Black Wyandottes, W. R. Grove and J. Kel ly, Peterboro; Hon. W. T. White, cup, $25, for Black Minoreas, S. F. Hobin. son, J. R. Dargavel, cup, $25, for Rhode Island Reds, George Blatehiord, Owen Sound; G, H. Bulloch, enp, #25, for White Orpingtons, Frank C. Bot gart, Napanee; bronze medal, for best tosk bird in show, W: J. Bulloch, i poultry breeders are enter ed strongly for Clayton's poultry show next week. The Kingston breed ers will ship their exhibits here and eross on the ice with the focal fanciers. Miss Blythe Battams was the hostess al a swrprise party at hor home last evening, a very enjoyable time being spent. Miss Florenes Abbott, South street, entertained a number of young friends last evening. Mrs. Catherine A. Lozo, relict of the late Pefer Logo, of Gananoque, passed to rest, yesterday, after a prolonged i , the sixiy-seveuth year of hte" 1 y respected. The funeral takes place, Sunduy, to St. John's church, and thence to Gansnoque vault. The funeral of the late ida Shurt- life, King "street, took place yester- day, to Ganatogue vault. Rev. A. Minton conducted the service. William F. Stesey, the ten-year-old son of Me. and Mrs. Pine steel, passed awaP vesterday, al ter a li i illnres. The foneral takes place Sunday, Gananoque |: vault, Mr. and Mrs Wl. Roderick, Garden street, entertained a number of their friends at a dance al {heir home last ning The Winona Mission Circle has ar ranged for a concert nest Friday even ing. Hom. W. T. White is expected to be present and address thissioner of water and sewers. These are but a few of the achieve ments of the commission system in a small town-a town, however, of pub- Lie spirit--which authorizes the expen diture of one hundred dollars for every Man, woman and child within its bor ors. WINNERS OF THE CUPS AT THE GANANOQUE POULTRY SHOW THIS WEEK, * Hon. W. T. White to Speak mt Mission Circle Concert--Ganan- oque Poultry Owners Exhibiting at Clayton Poultry Show. Feb. 3.~Gananoque Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock Asso ciation's fourth annual mid-winter show was brought to a very satisfac tory conclusion last evening. The at tendance. throughout was excellent. The following are the winners of the Hwelve handsome si 1ver cups (donators name first, winner's last) : Ira A. Kip, eup, 250, for hest pen, any variety, 1911 birds, W. J. Bulloch; J. Walter { BR. SOPER Gananoque, her to was well known and | W. W. Steacy,! ; [is Brock INY. M ; 27 ALE --- STOUT --- LAGER Pure -- PALaasLe -- Nomemous -- Bryracts FOR SALE BY WINE axp SPIRIT MERCHANTS EVERYWHERE LOOAL OPTION-- Residents ia the local option districts can legally order from this. brewery whatever they require for personal or family use. Write to JOHN LABATT, Loaren, Lowoon, Cangoa THE SWN8 RUT | CLUE In in town a short this week, Rob- | facenta, Me. and Mrs, John Beoil, iver street. ACK. Byers, Montres), ert Colley, Kingston, was in town | Thursday. EX. Belnois, King street, ! was in town for s shoes Lime {hig ing & short time in Buffalo, week. Frank Ji flurd, Kingwton, is spending some tune ios town with her { town, # i % rs. Henry Lyon, Suobhry, ix the week with rilatives in