SHERWIN-WILLIANS PART looks like a mew house. S. W. P. is the most satis~ factory paint to use, Gives ' IF YOU ARE i DRINKING MAN You had better gtop at once or 'Il lose your job. Every line of ness is closing Its doors to #i*Drinking" men It may be your Jiurn next. pg the aid or ORRINE "= Mhousands of men have been restored { to lives of sobriety and industry, «4 We are so sure that ORRINE will Aalenefit you that we say to yov that 4 ¥ after a trial you fail to get any iusbenefit from its use, your money will i refunded. 4 When you stop "Drinking," think 1 of the money you'll save; besides, wsimsber men are worth more to their ¥ psemployers and get higher wages. Costs only $1.00 a box. We have interesting booklet about OR- that we are giving away free request. Call at our store and k it over. G. W. Mahood, corner ncess and Bagot Streets. : ' Vid Miaessssesenssssassened e have just received a Car Load of clear DWOOD ya Botley gd is, BL FE ends aon all FEE de give ts Binge fof Vou cheerfu ive og T TLE], St red of S20 of one of tl and cheap Alisched In ms nine improved pr Street, Toronto. me DAILY ARITISH wie. SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1912, z ; y ; § 2 y owe a ee coerce EEE SE HE WHIG, SEVENTYNINTH YEAR BRITISH WHI biished at 308-310 King Street, Kingston, On- and ALT, BRIIISH Editions nt "230 and 4 5 IEE A he best Job Priming Offices In Canada; rapid, stylish, re of Monday. ne 8 per age THE BRITISH WHIG PUBLISHING COMPANY, LIMITED TORONTO OFFICE~~Suite 19 and 20 Queen City Chambers, 32 Church H. E. Smalipiece, J P., representative. Nearly every province in the do- minion has caught the fever to spend large sums, many millions, on roads. Saskatchewan will spend $5,000,000 in this way; Uatario is putting out similar sum, and adding it to the public debt; Quebec follows suit and will invest $5,000,000 on a system of good roads; - while the federal government will give a handsome con- tribution to the same end, and re serving the right to distribute in ac cording to the emergencies--the poli- tical emergencies--of the times, What has so suddenly caught these legislative bodies and made them so dingly generous in the matter of road grants? The desire to get near to the people and to win Vheir favour. The condition of the road appeals to all users _of f it. | the a ---- the Bell founded. The complaint aghinst Telephone company is well It puts its poles practically where it likes, and stays them by attaching wires where it desires. It has ap- parently onfy one purpose in view, snd that is to serve itself. Now the time has come, history of the cily, and on the eve of a new era, when there should be same regard for the eternal fitness of things. There should not be poles up the sides of the streets. These strects are meant for the con- venience of the people and the pro- motion of their comfort. They should not be impeded Wires may be laid in conduits in the streets with the permission of the people or of those acting in their behalf. 'Ihe right to misuse them should not be in tne any in any way, MILLIONS FOR ROADS. spencing of the money a large num- ber of persons will be affected. - They must handle the money or earn it, and fifteen or twenty millions of dol- lars, judiciously distributed, must affect a great many of the electors, To be sure the investment--in roads, not votes--will be a substantial one. The good roads of ancient Rome have been used until this day. They have us quality and endurance that seem Lo be everlasting, 'The time has gone by for temporary road making, and henceforth, under a de- finite and abiding policy, the high- ways will be a comfort to the tra vollogs, I ------ Whatever the causé of "the new movement, and affecting several pro- vinces, the fact that it is in pro- gress will be generally Bailed with satisfaction by the people. AVOIDING ALL TRESPASSES. allowed. The telephone is, of course, a great commercial and personal convenience, and its success is not to be dis couraged, But the larger cities the company does not sfigure the streets with its appliances. The Whig has seen the poles in the alley ways, and the wires clearing private pro- perty, and entering the houses from the rear. This is to be preferred to the plan pursued here of having the fronts of the houses and offices mar- red telephonic connections. This 1# not a wail against company without a reason. company is to be commended an enterprise, but it should extend its business without trespassing upon any individual or property if it can be avoided. in by the The its The legislation which Hou. Mr. Beck is promoting does not. do him honor. LIt is understood to mean that any municipality that proposes to deal with the Hydro-Electric Cémmission is pot under obligation to arbitrate for and buy out'a loeal light and power plant. That obligation is implied un- der the present law, and it is not only a reasonable but just provision, When Kingston acquired its power and gas plants it had to force a sale upon the local" company. Having ex- perimented with the business, amid many drawbacks, and satisfied itself that it had something which would pan out well, the company was not anxious to dispose of its property. The city insisted, and eventually be- came the owner of all the utilities. Not for a moment can it be question- ed that its action was right. Some people, the few, may have no regard for vested interests, but most people MUST NOT BE HEARTLESS, sins set the justice of buying an interest that they want in a proper way. Had the city gone into the light and power business with new plants, and the best available, the cost of produc- ing power would have been much low- er than it is, and a large part of the money now spent in remewals would have been saved. It would have been very much to the city's advantage had it begun its history of public owner ship with new gas and e'sctrie plants, but the city could not afford, apart from the requirements of the Conmee Act, to crush out private enterprise af- ter it had passed through a trying ex- perience, It may be that there are. places in Ontarfo where the Hydro-Electric Com- mission would have a freer hand deal with the councils regardless the local power companies, but must not exhibit the heartlessness to of it of the common everyday monopolist. The board of trade hae discussed, curiously, perhaps but earnestly, a matter which has repeatedly engaged the attention of the Whig. The city, it is averred, should have some official who will be a sort of encyclopaedia of civie information, one who will be ed of touch with all public events, who will haves in his office a tabulation of facts which will afford enlightenment to those who seek it from time to time. A Publicity or Industrial Com- missioner has been suggested. | The average city has been in favour of the industrial commissioner: He is a valuable man, and he starts off well. But he is no sooper in a posi- tion to serve a city well than. he is offered a larger salary, and, of course, he takes it. The one who would con' q| tinue to represent a city for the love {of it, or for the honour of it, would mot be in his right mind. Hamilton has had the misfortune to lose a man ' about letting go a salary of $1,500 in OE of $2,500 elsewhere. is discouraged, as a city, but it | pgp grey which fwas a. sucess, and have the secretary af the Juasrd of tratie sopresent the 'MUCH NEEDED OFFICIAL. es isin, secretary of the board of trade here should not be given larger powers, and compensation also, and asked to represent the industrial interests of Kingston as far as possible. He could keep a record of all available sites, the location abd size of them, their assessed and assumed value, and their owners, He can have a map of the city and on it show where these sites are. He can correspond with men of enterprise and seek to enlist theig in- terest in local institutions. He can be come the active ally or friend of any man who is bent on investing his cap- ital in the city, and can entertain that individual while engaged in his sand and one things to make h useful, and he ought to.hecome the most popular of officials, The council can co-operate with the board of trade and can very reason ably contribute towards the expenses of the secretary's office, on condition that the city will be served in the manner herewith represented. The city cannot afiord to engage a publicity or industrial commission, but it can af ford to supplement the revenues oi the board of trade on condition that the demonstrate what he can do in the blic interest Z Mr. Cockshutt, of Brantiord, favours the continuation of bounties to the iron trade. He is the mouthpiece, ap- parently, of the political machine, that is, willing to have any public prospecting tour. He can do a thou, secretary is given an opportunity tol! COMMISSIONS NECESSARY; The Hydro-Electrie Commission plans that any municipality which does business with it must manage their utilities by commissions. The reason--ihat the utilities may be re moved as far as possible from the in- fluence of the local councils. And why * The interference of the local council is oceasionally pernicious. The council is a changeable body, dealing with many interests and not follow- ing one line of action very long at a time, The policy adopted by ove set of men one year may be annulled and a new policy enunciated by a new set of men the next year. This is bad, de- cidedly bad, for the utilities which have to be managed with some re gard for business principles and busi ness consistency. Mr, Beck is the originator of the bill, which is before the legislature, and he had had such an experience as warrants Kim in pro- jecting it. - Our council can see in the proceed- ing the inevitable, if the city is make a contract with the Hydro Electric Commission for power. Its members must make up their minds that the utilities are to be directed by a commission which the people will elect, and the representatives of which will be men of marked capacity. It may be that from our leading eciti- zens those may be chosen who have a reputation for skill and sagacity, and that the qualified electors will select them on their merits and their merits only. The Hydro-Electric Commission wants to take no chances of failure, through dealing with incompetents., EDITORIAL NOTES. Bro. of London, boasted that the Orangemen had built Sir Wil- frid Laurier's coffin. The nationalists boasted of the same thing. These two parties cannot surely be working in conjunction. As for Eesery, who cares what he says ? Essery, Dr. Pyne, at the Grand Orange Lodge meeting in London, proclaimed himself as a supporter English schools in the province. The whole is- sue is in his own hands. He is minis- ter of education. He can abolish bi- lingual schools if he is desirous «of do- ing it. But no one thinks he is. of That idea of Ames, M.P., real, is a bright one. government. . placate the farmers by paying half - their freight rates on grain shipped eastward. If the big in- terests have their bounties of one kind and another, why not the of Mont. It is that the armers ? Rumour has it that Dr. San Yet-Sen was bribed, in a million dollars, to give up the 'presidency of the Chinese republic. The Whig does not believe it. The man has not been risking his life for the money that is in it. His has not been a selfish sordid ca- reer, or Hon. Frank Oliver has exposed the canners' combine. And not at all too soon, There is not in Canada a more iniquitous institution. The farmers, or producers, are now fighting it, with some prospects of success, the poor consumers--they will be victims in any case, and Bat the Good news comes from Hot Springs, and to 'the effect that Hon. Senator Ross is regaining his strength. Long may he live to be a credit to the pub- lic life of Canada and to cast light upon the questions of the day by the brilliancy of his thought and speech. And so the financial agents of Eng- land are after Lloyd-George. They are after any man in public life who is not in aceord with their schemes, and they are merciless when take to crush an opponent. Will they succeed in their designs upon Lloyd- George ? Wait and see. The eastern deputation, headed by Montreal men, would have the Georgi an Bay canal undertaken before the Welland canal enlargement. The gov- ernment does not commit itself. It favours both 'schemes, and Mr. Borden thinks the country is well able to carry them on at the same time. That is 'very doubtiul. they under- Mrs. David Harris, Cherry street, has returned from Syracuse, NY. and Rochester, N.Y., 'where she has been visiting her son, Edward, and brother, William Mckee. tof prisoners, who = were represen sordon Henderson, p to this the crown attoroey gave an Temphatie refusal, 50c SILK TIES FOR 25c e SUITS. a meaning of its own. fabrics and colorings, SEE OUR CHEVIOT SUIT, $15. BLUE -------- SEE OUR BOTANY SERGE, $18.00, We a New 1912 lasts are Mc¢n's Why doesn't she take SALE OF. .. P. J. HUNT'S NECKWEAR 25c each YOUNG MEN'S Our Spring Models in. Young Men's Suits have a smartness, dash and vim about them that is very pleasing to smart dressers. Every little kink and curve has We are showing some very stunning new Exclusive Styles! 'BLUE SUITS We are very strong just now on Blue Suits. Hand Tailored Goods. SEE OUR WORSTED SUIT, $15.00, BLUE SEE OUR GREAT $10 BLUE SERGE, re Sole Agents in Kingston for Celebrated HARTT SHOE Made hy Ready. BIBBY'S IL.td. and Boys' Departmental Store 78, 80, 82 PRINCESS STREET. NA-DRU-CO Headache Waters They stop a headache promptly, yet do not contain any of the dangerous drugs common in headache tablets. Druggist about them. 25e. a box. NATIONAL DRUG AND CHEMICAL Co. OF CANADA, Limiven. 122 Ask your HORSE POISONING CASE TO BE HEARD ON FRIDAY, OF MARCH. 22ND 'George Clough Was Arrested Be cause He Bought Strych.nine on Several Occasions--He Explains What it Was For. Clough, who wae arrested on Friday afternoon in connection with the horse poisoning case at Perth Road, will get a hearing on Friday, March 22nd. It is not kn wn at present whether he will plead guilty or not. Mr. Clough has not attempted to secure bail. The arrest was made on the ground that strychnine was purchased Hy Mr. Clough on a number of occasions. Un two occasions he accounts for the urchase. On one occasion he claims Bought it for a friend for the pur- pose of poisoning foxes. The second time he claims it was to kill rats, but that he did not use it and it was returned to the drag store. It is claimed, however, that the drug was bought by him on more oces- sions thao these, but this Mr. Clough denies. He feels his position very George keenly. DOCTORS REFUSED BAIL. Foner: Heads of Toronto College Remguded For a Week. Toronto, March 16/-Facing charge of conspiring to defraud the estate of John Revell, Plympton, England, Drs. Walter Harvey and J. Gwallia Evans, the executive heads of the Empire College of Opthalmology, 358 Queen street west, appeared i police cour:, Friday moruing. ted by K.C., neither nor elected when the charge was read out by Magistrate Denison, and ut the request of the erown a remand was ordered for a week. 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