Ea Pada President ing Director ast and Bec.-Treas Nicsbonee: OMON vo co se 4ois se os 13 TOOME os oo so so. 00 o4 oo in 4% 4% Hb se en 20 se sw se SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Daily tion.) 3 in city .. .. §0.00 Sar, it in advance .... $5.00 oar, by 1 to rural offices, $2.50 to United States .. .... §3.00 and three months pro rata. (Bem!-Weekly tion) Sr. 33 aed. States :: oot ihrae. isa. pro ite ttacned ne ot, ting off EL n Canad » TORONTO REPRESENTATIVE nn Simaliplece . 32 Church St. WPRESENTA TIVES: New York Ofte 225 Fifth Ave. Frank R. Northrup, Manager. Chicago Tribune Bldg. nk R. Northrup, Jilbune > a? best job the faPmer buys ?" No public opin- ion, in favour of.a revision of the tariff downward ? Oh yes, there is, ayd Mr. White is deceiving himsell when he {thinks and talks to . the contrary. . TAKING LAND VALUES The taxation of the unearned incre- ment is the basis-of the land scheme which Lloyd-George is proclaiming in Britain with such remarkable success. In a speech at Middleshborough the Chaneellor had occasion to expose the evils of the present rating system, saying that "so as this system discouraged improvements by either owner or cultivator, and recorded the indolent -or unenterprising or over- @ | crowding owner who declined to put his land to the best use, it had to be reconsidered and recast." At once the attitude of the Chan- cellor on the town sites came up. The disposition of some owners in Eng- land, as it is the disposition of land owners everywhere, is .to let certain vacant {erritory stand pending the in- creased value of it, and hy improvements made on the land sur- rounding it. - The Chancellor asked how this land was to be affected by far reason of 1.00 | the new valuation, and he replied : 1.50 "You may depend upon it that the | government definitely intend to utilize the valuation, which - they are putting through at great expense, for the pur pose of compelling the owners of the sites which are now not bearing their share of local taxation, to contribute {on the basis of the real value of their property. There is no @ntention of | shirking the issue. Of that I can as sure you. AN ETERNAL DISGRACE It is ' commonly ' reported that the Dominion government is planning to give Mackenzie and Mann a cash gift | of $25,000,000 at the present session of parliament. During the pas two | years the government has given them free cash giits totalling more than $22,000,000. History will record this 'robbery of the public tfasury as one | of the foulest pages of Canadian his- | tory. But, however dishonoyrable the past may be, a repetition of this squandering of the people's money will be an eternal disgrace. political parties every trug Canadian should bow. his head in shame that he Kas lived to see the day when his country's hon- our is no longer upheld hy its public men.~Grain Growers' Guide, A WASTE OF MONEY Prof. . Skelton ' has been abroad, ng | the great gospel of peace, and preaching" it, with an earnestness that hds been deeply impressive. Would that. there were more like him; In mind, in actfon, and in spir- it, and to the end fhat when spoke they would not, like the chan- cellor - of the exchequer, be referred to as members of the Suicide Club. The situation becomes the more serious' when it is recalled, as if was in the last issue of Collier's, that the war department of the United "States contemplates spending £350, 000,000 on a' Possible six months' in- vasion of Mexico' by an army of 560,000 men, and $150,000,000 on a six months' occupation by the same army reduced to 300,000. The 260,- 000 men lost are the "deterioration" by death, wounds, sickness, and sertion. These figures are . 10 be conservative. "Is any reputable newspaper prepared to urge this?" . ~asks Collier's. "Is any man in public life willing to take the responsibil- ity?" Sure. There will be found men and newspapers who will defend any waste or extravagance in, military expenditure, Canada justifies this conclusion: Our, * militia department is going mad in its increases, or rather Col. the Hon. they de- thought Sam Hughes is going mad, and there | ness man. {is no one in the government that seems to be able to restrain him, HE IS DECEIVING HIMSELF | . "So far as I know," said Hon. Mr. White, discussing the speech from the Throne, "there is no public _ opinion in favour of a revision of "the tariff downward at this particu- | lar time," gislature has passed, at the instance of its government, (conservative), a resolution in favour of free wheat. The Alberta delegation of conserva- tives had visited Ottawa to ask for things, including free wheat, been hushed up and sent away and' not one of the party, in "his loyalty to the government, was allowed to expross his disappoint; must see, in Mr, White's re- a desire to blind himself to the ee. that can convince that, there is a demand for tar _yevision, downward, and that it od To be 'sure the finance minister his advisers, and they happen to cause he espoused in the last and 'whose interests he re "in the governnint! 'these 'Industrial Canada speaks referring to the call. for cheap food, by reduced tariff, it suggest. take protection away {who does not want If the two | join hands to give another cent to. Mackenzie and Mann Our own experience in | No? The Manitoba le "As yon know full wel, there are several alternative proposals for tax ing site values. The members of your committee (Land Values G iroup) are { not in agreement as to which of those | methods js the most efficient, and you { must allow the government some time to consider their respective merits," That is very defirife and shows how ! the single tax can be discussed and applied under another name. "Site "| viilues * taxation"--a tax or rate on the value of the. site instead of only on the assessed rateable value of the building standing important forward finance. The Finance Act of 1909-10---the groat Budget which the rich landown- ers opposed. so bitterly--provides for only . a trifling duty on undeveloped land and only on the increment of value when estates are transferred. To both these duties there are many ex- ceptions and reservations, cultural land is exempt. The undeveloped land duty is only one-half pence in the pound each year on the unoccupied site value; and the increment duty, even where it takes full effect, is only one pound on every five: pounds of 'increase in the original (1909) price. Probably will now be amendment on it--will be an step in. Dritish and agri- the Ontario government moved to consider the of the . Ontario Law so that a municipality may have the op- tion to assess land values as it sees fit. The denial of this alternative bas long been a sore experience with many people. ENTORIAL NOTES Brantford's fire chief had an ambi- tion to own and operate a | truck. motor But he has abandoned the [idea in favour of a new up-hill Aire istation. Is this a dropping of the | substance for the shadow ? Sir George Ross, very ill, cerned about him. Sir George {| many friends who will hope for ! recovery. while at Ottdwa, lies has his of the splendid able to give. counsel he is J. Lockie Wilson, a government of- | ficial, laments the losses the farmers "| maintain because they do not figure | out and plan as closely as the busi- Well, they're learning very | fast, Lockie, and will soon know how to take care -of themselves. The far- mers, indeed, are the salt of the earth: The banker of Belleville who seemed to bring the farmers and merchants linto the closest business touch, de- isorved the. silver plate the chegse men presented to him last week. A talk from Mr. Flliott, of the Stan- dard Bank, would bring a large number of our farmers into member- ship in the Board of Trade) The rumour is repeated that Win- ston Churchill is to lead 'a new poli- tical party, and one whose exisfenca is staked on the greater navy. He will probably reflect upon the non- success of his father under similar circumstances, and serve as the fol- lower of a greater man a while longer. The conservative members of the commons, in discussing the address from the throme, say Mr. Borden has fulfilled all his promises. It it not easier to count the unfilled than the filled? And why be so general in a statement when details are actessible? Let's count the redemptions one by one. The Toronto News the surprise which Sj ney will 'got, when fe reading the pleassnt 1} been said of him 4 Ho may not be 50 wel omments upon James Whit- pcovers,, by gs that have his illness. d when and his physicians are con- i Canada has need yet a THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1914 he contemplates' the pathy agitations over his succession. There are two sides to everything. 25: Inspector Stewart's idea, that a school in the penitentiary does not amount to much, is antagoniz by the Christian Monitor. It regards the school ,as a great uplift in the life of a discouraged man. Inspector Ste- wart"s evidence geiore the commis- gion has been generalfy disapproved. Perhaps he does not caré. \ PUBLIC OPINION The DiTerence Toronto News, Dickens says that a waiter's wife is ,in' the same position as = any other man's . widow. Not exactly. She gets no 'insurance. A Discovery Montreal Herald When a "'millionaire" dies, it is discovered that his estate is worth 815,000, and that he has heen paying taxes on a valuation of $40,000 A Saving of the Senators Advertiser London In the senate they will soon take up the divorce cases. This will make it unnecessary for membars to pur- chase a Robert W. Chambery novel. Valuing a Kiss, Montreal Majl The smile of an actress was valued in a New York court. at six cents, The: lady herself valued it at a mil- jon dollars. The theftre-going pub- lic pays somewhere hetween the fig ures Lynching Goes On Toronto Mail, There were :only fifty-one lynchings in the United States last year, the smallest number recorded; but there might have been more if the truth had been known about a lot of peo- ple. A Pertinent Question Toronto Te "Why is Hon. George E. Foster not in the House of Commons ?"' 'en- quires Sir Wilfrid Laurier. North To- ronto asked the same question. The House of Commons is where Hon. G. FE. Fostér belongs. legram, Fvidence of Grawtaess Hamilton Herald. Oh, ves, Canada is a great agricul- tural country--a great agricultural country that exported no butter at all last yéar, and imported for hone consumption six and 'a half million pounds from little New Zealand. Kingston Events 25 YEARS AGO. Capt. Moore will ship a large quan- tity of ore to Clevékand. Mr. Cochburn sold to parties in To- ronto, an anchor, weighing 1,228 pounds. A corresporflent reports agents offer- ing at G lenbirnie, hulless oats at $10 per bushel and wheat for $15. BIRTHDAYS OF NOTABLE MEN Wednesday, Jan. Twenty-Eighth. George BE. Amyoj, of Quebec, who celebrates his fifty-eighth- birthday to-day, has made a fortune out of corsets, paper boxes and ale, all of which com- modities he has been manufac- turing in large quantities for several - years. He has employ- ed his wealth in various ways. One of the most intéresting and praise worthy things he has b ect a very fine statue of the his-! torian Garneau, which now stands near the St. Louis Gate in Quebec, and is one of the numerous objects of interest in the ancient capital. Mr. Amyot ran for parliament once but was beaten by a youth of twenty-three after a memorable contest. He has been a vice-president of the Cana- dian Manufacturers' association. SHAPOW PICTURES By Aid of Magnet X-Ray Effects Are Easily Obtained. It is possible to "produce with the aid of a magnet, shadow photograohs resembling those made by action of the X ray. Either an electromagnet or a permanent magnet will answer the purpose, ) Place a key on other iron or steel object on the sensitive film of an or- dinany photographic, plate, then bring the poles of the magnet near the othes side of the plate and keep them there for five minutes or more. Upon devel oping the plate a shadow picture of the key or other object, as sharp and avell - defined gs any of the X ray pic- tures will be found. iy this method only iron or steel or other paramagnetic substances may be photogruphed, but the sensitive side of the plate is turned toward the m netic poles and a disk of iron ne no. as large as the plate is placed on the other side then shadow pictures of any nonmagnetic objects, placed on th sensitive film facing the magnel, ma; be obtained. The operations are course, conducted in a dark With an electromagnet capable of lifting w weight of 100 pounds' ove soientist + has - made wuch- pictures through two inches of interposed wood. He has also obtained shadow pictures with a compound steel magnet weigh- ing little more than a pound. The pulation of Cuba is 2,387,000, the . new census. The Fopeiien in '1907 was 2,045,080. done, was to er-| Wise and .. Otherwise Sinkers dre essential to a fish ling; but they are not what catch the fish. It 1s all right for a man to have a fad, but when the fad has him it is time Yor him to find a new' boss. Many 'a man learns how to say no, but neglects to gain information as to when to use the monosyllable, -- No man is self-conscious when spealk- ing of faults. ------ v No one mi3ses his umbrella when it is not raining, and what is worse, he always misses it when It does rain. When mind reading becomes univer erature of the world wlll be changed. For Sure. Is he lazy? He is. md then wait long for Somebody and turn it around to come Passive, 'Soy lost y marke "No," replied Mf, Lambkin, "I didn't even have the fun of losing it myself. I took. angther man's tip and let a brok- er play it for me.'--Washington Star. our money in the stock Their Notion. men seem to think that wives beefsteaks." 3 so?" "Some wre like "ITow "That they can be made tender by beating them."---DPhiladelphia North- American. Reflects Their Feelings. Gibbs--I wonder why editors use a pencil that's blue? Diggs--That's probably how most of the. contributions. make, them. feel -- Boston Transcript. Very Strange, Mr. Fuss (furiously)---It is mighty le better. there Here I want a shave, and isn't a drop of hot water here. Mrs. Fuss (iecily)---It is strange. Why, that's the one thing I have never t been out of s'nece I married you!--Ex- f change No Time to Lose. &'he Milliper--Run fast, boy! Get that delivered before it's out of style ~From Life Financial Reform. "Kate says she intends to Mr. Plunks to reform him." "What is his vice?" "He's a good deal of a miser | don Sketch marry MerLion- { Her Reason, Hubby--I wonder why mind her own business. Wifie--She hasn't any. Hubby--Business? Wifle--No; mind." i graph. Kate doesn't ~Philadelphia Tel- | Both Positions. He--"T see that Binks on\that ques- tion is on the qui vive." She--"1 thought you said the other day that he was on the fence.'--Balti- more American. En Route for Chalons. Passenger--"Ticket please." 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