Canada. CORBETT"S Lowest Prices in , This Sle, $1.00 - $1.75 - $2.00 All Reduced, SKATES THE WHIG, Bl! DAILY BRITISH WHIG Ontario, at $6 per year. WEEKLY BRITISH WHIG, Thursday mornin to be added, making price of Dally $3 Attached is one of the best Job Pr * TURONTO OFFI ite 19 and Street, Toronto. H. BE. ublished Editions at 2. 16 @! at $2 a year. 7% United States charge for postage had ish, and cheap work; nine Improved presses. THE BRITISH WHIG PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED iplece; J.P, representative. THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 19183. GHTIETH YEAR 3 306-310 King Street, Kingston, 30 and 4 p.m. published in parts on Monday and and Weekly $1.50 per year. inting Offices In Canada; rapid, styl Toman Ae Cutts reas. 20 Queen Cify Chambers, 32 Church HOW THREE-FIFTHS WORKS ouT In Peterboro 1,000 votes were cast for prohibition, and 1,500 against. The by-law was lost because it did not obtain a three-fifths majority, which would have been 2,100 against 1,400. In the last Dominion election, 660, 000 votes were cast for Mr. Borden, and 600,000 against him; and the vie tors always describe the victory as overwhelming. Yet it was not a three-fifths vote or anything like it. Three-fifths of 1,260,000, which was about_ihe Xotal vote cast, is 756,000. With a three-fifths majority, one par- ity would have cast 756,000 votes, and ! the other 504,000. on J Either local option received an over whelming majority in Peterboro, or the the victory of September, 1911, was CHANGE OF LEADERS. The resolition passed by the execu- tive. of the Liberal-Conservgtive Asso- {place which absence of these social features which should distinguish modern Civilization. Everywhere a note is made of the the 'parks and play- grounds should have in the life of the young, the place which the gynasia and concert halls, rather shan the 'saloons, should have in the life of the men and the women, and the precau- tions that should be taken against the unnegessary and unwise use that is made of the streets in the evening. Clearly there is mot a recognition of responsibility by the civil authori- ties, the parents, the teachers, the friends and neighbors, and because there is not crime and immorality ciation does not in any way reflect the views of the conservatives of this sity. or of the province, as is easily se.n by the recent vote in Toronto ef fpur to one ia favour of this change. The demand for progressive action in he matter of tax reform is insistent and gegeral, and the hold of Sir James upon the club which he con- seives to be the baton of leadership is vonstantly growing weaker. ts 'actions in this matter, the Citizen again declares that the interests of he. conservative party in Ontario de nand either a radical changé in the attitude of Sir James toward the ir Without in the least apologizing for, darken the door in life, alas, of too many of our young. The question is. not, Am I my brother's keeper ? but, Am T my child's keeper, .or my scho- Igr's, or my friend's? And the an- swer is loaded with a terrible sig- nificance. : ---- EDITORIAL NOTES Rowell's addresses, in the legislature and out of it, on current questions, have been printed in pamphlets. They show the man at his best--clear and courageous on all subjects, and with- out signs of truckling to any faction. Rowell is a leader that wins. cesistible reform in the Ontario Assess nent Act, or a speedy change in the dhou'. a quarter of a million short of FEATURE OF | ANGLIN'S LUMBER Is it's reliable and uniform quality. Clean, bright and fresh from the planing ma- chines. 2 iS. Anglin & Co. Cor, Bay & Wellington Sts. {pendent and expert assessor, is refer- |fnancial «. otherwise, following the vived hy the American republic after {conditions on which the canal w "overwhelming."'--Toronto Star. Saskatchewan promises to be as ir- ritating and annoying to the Borden government as Manitoba was to the Laurier government. Sir Wilirid was as deferential to the Roblin govern ment as possible, and went as far as {he could considerately with the public interests to settle the provincial claim, and he failed. Mr. Bordem has not heen particdlarly anxious to calm the westerners, but he ought fo he, as the demand for natural resotireces, promised hy him, must sooner or lat. er he turned over to the Scott gov- ecnment, and the more gracefully th § 'arty, leadership.--Ottawa Citizen. better. Premier Scott says he will not go cringingly to Ottawa, and will not metaphorically, bow the knee to the men in power, but he can press the claims of Saskatchewan in strong and foreeful "language, without demeaning himself; and he can make it clear that as Manitoba, has been given, all it de manded,and more, Saskatchewan cannot be ignoréd or denied justice without arousing a spirit of resentment, and Mr. Borden and Mr. Rogers cannot afford to do this. The case stands in favour of the province, and common sense. and diplomacy suggest that the issue be settled without delay. REVISING THE action of Galt, in having its checked over by an inde The nosessment red to as & justification of Sir James Whitney's attitude on the assessment guestion. But that is not at all ap- parent. The law does not provide clearly for the difference in asscssment which the people, by a véty large ma- jority, and especially with regard to improvéments, desire, and sb the set- vice of any one, even an expert, in |ASSESSMENT. an enlightened and intelligent gentle man. He knows the law as well as any man in Ontario. He has made it an - almost daily study: for many years, And yet there are people who will challenge His -ijudgment in the valuation of property. They should be able to challenge his work at the Court of Revision, and they do, but the Court of Revision is mot a court which assumes a general supérvision of Mr. Gordon's work. removing inequalities, is not a justifi- cation of 'the premier's course. : The Ga¥% experience is, however, suggestive, apart altogether from the manner. in which Sir James itney discusses or regards the assessment | law. There is in Kingsten, for in-} stance, a feeling that the assessment might be equalized or. corrected in many ways, but how to do- this is the | qistion. The assessor of this' city is land glory, among his fellows. An ex- The question follows: Can he have associated with kim, for a year, or less, some ope who is verfed in val- wes and who can discuss with him the revaluation of certain properties ? A city man may not want the contract. It would not bring him any honor pert from the outside is preferable. Is the man who served in Galt specially available ? : Mr. Taft is very anxious that the Panama question be referred to an impartial tribunal, 'and there is no doubt that, so far as Great Britain is concerned, that tribunal will be The Hague. The dispute is one which should never have heen raised. The Panama canal has been built by the United States government, under a distinct understanding which has been embodied in the . Pauncefote-Nay treaty. . The Panania canal lay for years' as a monument of French incapacity, de Lessops failure, and it was only re- Great Britain had expressed her will- {ingness to forego a financial and po- litical interest in the enterprise. Gréat { Britain could have engaged in the building, and had the right to do so, qe diseriminated against, that all candl was open to use by all nations of the World in the 'same Fhe Aon the canal would pay tolls but the American vessels employed in tho! wi murred. Congress insisted. American MR. TAFT'S POOR PART. statesmanship gave gvidence of its quality by ignoring a solemn compacx and an international agreement. An election was 'on and so Mr. Taft sign- ed the act of the national legislature. Great Britain was not at all impetu- ous. Her diplomats know how to proceed. They waited until the presi- dental campaign was over, nnd then demanded a compliance with. the Pauncefote-Hay treaty in direct and émphatic language. An American print remarks that the national government might be tempt- ed fo proceed according to its own judgment, on the ground that this toll question isone that affects the nation! only, and it, in building the canal, | paid the shot. It eam, if it likes, by act of Congress, refund the tolls col- lected from the American coasters, but the whole people and not the ship- owners will bear the burden. The gov- ernment of the United States cannot The Toronto World is against the | Borden government on the naval ques tion, and the Ottawa Journal and | Citizen are against the local govern {ment on tax reform, but still they ave conservative papers, and are to be lcommendéd for their independence. Hon. Mr. Crothers attended a po- ilitical pow-wow in the Eastern Fown- ships, and said the present govern- ment had done more than the late government in three But ronly in the mind. The minister of Ia sessions. bour is one who lahours only in his | slesp. a James LL. Hughes, the chief inspec- tor of schools in Toronto, refers to the entrance examinations as an abominable curse. And Mr. Hughes knows what he is talking about. He ought to be where Dt. Pyne pow is, Kana there would be something 'doing in the schools. ' The grain growers of the west, through the secretary.of the organiza- tion, declares that the defeat of reci- procity means the loss of millions of dollars to the farmers. But they are expected to be happy and say to the Jen who touched them, "Do it again." y -- Canada's fruitless effort to tig wp scandals against the Laurier govern- ment, through a commission, is being imitated across the way. The demo- crats want 'an appropriation of $30,- 000 with which to pay for an investi- gation of the public departments. A big or generous vote to the hungry ones. Simply that and nothing more. The suit of Lindsay vs. LeSueur has ended in favour - of the plaintiff. Judge Brition's [verdirt is that Le Sueur obtained certain data oa which to write of W. Lyon Mackenzie, as a maker of Canada, and not using them, as he was expected to do, must re tarn them, and the LeSueur history becomes null and void. All's well that ends well. . DEATH OF GEORGE POGUE For Years an Employee of the "Civic Corporation. After a lingering illness, lasting nearly two years, George Pogue, Sydenham street, died on Friday evening. - Mr. Pogue had been '2 faithful employe of the city for many years. He had worked for the last time on the building of the Jewish synagogue, and ever since that time had been an invalid. He is survived] by his wife and two step sons, Wil- liam and Henry Coyle. The deceas- ed was a member of both the Odd Fellows and Masons. The funeral will take place on Monday at 2.3¢ un' m., Gnd will -be conducted by Cataraqui lodge of Odd Fellows, A Queen's Alderman. ] Queen's Journal. : Congratulations to James G. Dews relect to the Kingston city defy Great Britain. It cannot repudi- ' ati its treaty. "In our own view," * vemiarks the American Journal, "she! is asking for nothing but justice' a | Lecause we gave our 'word that she should have it." : urs Mr. Taft may esedpe the humilia- | tien of havisg to back down while he 5 it 'n office, and he ought to be very sind of it. iring president which must be repealed, he had better Leap quiet.' : S THE LOAD WE DODGE. The Youth's Companion quotes from jest ncighbors are in some Dr. Sun Yat Sem, the first president {countable for his character larated the sheep from the goats with jimmy" dance for the staff, at Rockwood hos- inudnight refreshments were served. touncil. A local contemporary, after the elections, in discussing the politic | | al affiliations of the new council, sep an even hand, and then warned Ald, justice she has. all the more right (0 {mine mets cn he ten ar she ices, however, which been having recently with "Archie" Carmichael and "Jim" MacKay in fencing, have been merely or exercise, not in ration for (he first meeting of the city soloms. Held New Year's Dance. * On 'Friday evening the New Year's were. The pital, was aud was a most - sant afiair for the large number Hew Rockwood hospital orchestra pro- the music, and shortly before Wha (BIBBYS, LIMITED] Yai San Men's and Boys' Departmental Store | A i Sweater Coats 2 For Ladies, | 8 For Men, For Boys. All new styles, all new "mew colorings. both plain colors, and in combination eplors with collars and without. They're throwing bou- quets at us continually on account of our splendid display of Sweaters, We mention a few of 'our leading sellers. | oF $100 187 50 Our $4.00 Sweaters. 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