UBSCRS RN RATES iy tion) Ed 00 year, by mal ral oMoes. es a Y mont! ro . : Raitlon fit i MN ' olal bills and the Home Rule' : « 3 "One , By aoa ash One Jour. i of paid ih advance: Une gas sg fui months Pro rats. \ of the best job re a in Cade, ol i . ot TAT Fifth Ave New Frank R. Northrup, Manager. x | vesesssssssdesss Tribune Bldg k R. Northrup, Manager. GFE! YOU AH EASY! The Toronto Mail and Fmpire re 'marks that "Apropos of the Canadian . Northern guarantee, the Borden gov- ernment has taken the rant out of agjiarantes." ; i753 And the letters left likely represent Rill and Dan's estimate of the Borden cabinet<(i.u.a'ee'e. 'os N TORIES IN SMALL BUSINESS Why should the Whitney government, because it has a big majority, have the advantage of the gerrymander, the advhntage of stifling investigation § "into the sins of its cabinet members, and the advantage of having the pub- lic friends and enemies alike--pay its postage bills for the distribution of "the campaign literature of the conser- vative party ? The "grits" have to go down into their pockets to pay for «distributing their campaign literature and to pay the cost of printing and compiling as well as distribution, while the conservatives get printing "done and postage paid with the peo- "ples money. fsn't the position"a no: ble one to be occupied by a great po- litical party ?--Peterhoro Examiner. . UTILITIES EXTENSIONS Evidently the Utilities Commission is going. to Jroceed slowly in regard 16 further extensions. Its request "that the City Council | furnish the funds For a eouple of gas extensions uptown indicates this. The law pro- _svides that a Utilities Commission must soek mohey for capital expendi- ture from the council, and before this money ean be forthcoming by means of debentures, it must be shown that the expenditfies will realize eight per cent. When such percentage is not realized, there can be no debenture is- § Sue. Last year, the Utilities committee of | the Uity Council expended $22,000 in| extensions that did not yield eight | per cent. or near it. This money had' to be taken ont of revenue, which is a! a! conference to consider means of pacifying 'a people whom they them- selves have aroused in a spirit of humility rather than challenge. The concession of a referendum to the Fister counties they are assured. They will get precious little more. The best power offer that has been heard of was turned down by the town of Iroquois last week. An Iro- quois manufacturer, M. Beech, offered | to furnish the town with improved atreet lighting and supply all private lighting for the sum of $1,600 a year for ten years, the town to collect the private rates. At present, an inferior street. lighting costs the town about $1,800. Hesides, Mr. Reech offered to supply all manufacturing plants that might settle in Iroquois with power at the rate oi $10 a horse-power. Yet two-thirds of the qualified ratepayers could pot enticed cast their votes for such a peach of a proposi- tion. Up here in Kingston, Mr. Beech would have been recommended for knighthood and had his portrait paint- ed and hung in the city hall if he cast such an offer at the people here, but in Iroquois, the residents evidently are intent upon other fairs and more concerned with mat- ters spiritual than with well-lighted streets and the establishment of in- dustrial concerns in their midst. Even the haranguing of Editor Pelton and Trooper Mulloy failed (to the extent be to .of ten votes) to carry the measure. * Iroquois has power right at its door. A rapid passes the water front of the town. The Hydro-Eleotric Commission is seeking the undeveloped water power at that point, and if Mr. Beech is to retain his power rights, which expire next year, he must de velop them further. In order to we tain them, he has made a ridiculously ow offer to his town, and intends moving two or three of his factories at other points to Iroquois. His offer may yet be accepted for the tax emption clause, which made =a thirds majority necessary, will be eliminated, and a new by-law submit- ted to the people which will require but a majority vote. eX- two CAN BUILD WARSHIPS The charge 'has been made that Ca- nada could mot build warships. Hon . Winston: Churchill, first lord of the admiralty, said so. and he has, had many conservatives im Canadh Ato repeat his statement, Premier Por, den, himself, declaring that Canad: could wot buildi.a Canadian navy du fewer tham twenty-five ~or fifty years. Facts prove how wrong these statements are. The new steamer Noronie, of the Northern Navigation Co., and used by the Trunk Grand { system, between Sarnia and Fort Wil- liam, stands as a proof that Canada can: build the equal of any ships, in the world, The new steamer, which bering her route on June 3rd, is en- tirely of Canadian construction and finished, too, by Canadians, This ship is rightfully described as the last word in navy architecture. It is a slander to say that Canada is, not i i ot i known and frank equal to the task of comstructing a girl to let it be kn Ean navy. = The Noromic 'is one of ly Taught (that "God is a spirit; an . t they t staunchest and completest crafts navigators have seen and supplements the work of one of the greatest rail- ways in the world in bringing the people and the matural and industrial products in touch betweem the east and the west. than worldly ai-.|. ~ Paucity of intelligence in the conserva- tive ranks is the only explanation. ~ [PUBLIC OPINION Chicago News. Skirts are to be fuller this year, which is gratifying® Nothing is pret- tier than a skirt Mull: of girl. Why Worry. Chatham Planet Considering the present - styles of women's ©lothes, why worry over the possible future creations of dressmak- ers ? Vv -------------- A Guess, Cincinnati Enquirer When you see two white shoes dry- ing on a window sill and a girl hang- ing out of the same window drying her hair, you can bet that she isn't per. But Is It? Montreal Ma'l The modern home is a place to sleep and take most of our meals live elsewhere. The children to-day are brought up, not in the home, but in the schools It is all for the best, no doubt, we What Liberals Are For St. John, N.B,, Telegraph The Asquith ministry has had the courage to finance, in the face of bit ter opposition, plans for social better ment which have been radical and dar ing. After all, that is what liberal} governments are for. They must deal with 'the. nation's needs as they see them rather than acéording to pre eedent merely. That way lies a better civilization. : Montreal Mail The legitimate task of the papers is. to keep the public informed as to what is going on. It is mot their fault if. bad things happen nor would the number of bad things be decreased --it would, on the contrary, be. in creased--if the first and greatest de sire of their permetrators, which is al ways to escape' notice, were gratified Military Training Good. Calgary Herald > Calgary's soldier boys have. indulg ed in their annual church parade They looked well, marched well and listened well. Fven if their. course of military training did mo more than improve their body carriage and grounded their minds in the prin ciples" of discipline it would be well worth reasonable cost to the coun trv. An Iniquitous Precedent.' Calgary Alberian The action of the government in reimbursing the losers in the Farm: ers' bank is making the country pay for the bribes of certain, conservative members, It is an iniquitous pre cedent. Tt is wrong. Mr. Borden has fulfilled (that dishomest promis and has nothing to say about fulfill ing the promises mare to the peopl of western Canada. # Education and Righteousness Plitgburg Gazette-Times. We need to remember that, while evducation is a splendid thing, it i righteousness that exalteth a nation No education was ever injured In faith in God.' - It will hurt no bo t worship Him must worshij Him in spirit and in trath."" No otherwis: th of science, nor spoil an satisfactory education, to have young folks* learn more about God His attributes and His glory The will be better men and women for it better citizens amd hetter parent very unsatisfactory method of financ-| Canadians can do almost anything { when their time comes. ing. 'The commission, it would ap-| pear, will follow along difierent lines this year and make extensions only "where the legal revenue is guaranteed. THE HOME RULE HILL 1S LAW. The Home, Rule bill has been pass- ol by the House of Commons a third time. The bill now goes to the House of Lords, but it does pot need heir approval to become efiective. 'Under the parliamentary reform mea- . sure, adopted to enable the com- "mong to enact the Lloyd-George finan- bill, the veto of the Lords is no longer . ahsolute. Premier Asquith, before the vote was taken, announced that after its passage he would 'mest with the un. donists to consider amendments de: | to console Ulster. If there is no agreement the liberals will them- selves. propose the smendment. which the premier. has already proposed, but which Sir Pdward. Carson rejected--. referendum in Ulster by which each ~ vounty in the province will determine itself whether it shall come under 'Homé Rule-bill 'or not. premier of Great Britain is wlso he secretary of state for war. He " Knows the preparations, that have been ads for armed resistance to the de wés of parliament in Ulster. But he v of determination the measure to has been so long has fought fairly, but faltered and now that is parliamentary victory isthe because of the mis of ion, to make the x ar Laws and Fdward Car. "Mr. Asgnith is not to and it is a persom with a craven spirit that would stand up and sey otherwise. Political exigency cannot behind the idea that Canadians are impotent and umskilled. To say they are is to east a slur upon the enterprise 'and activity of the Cana- dian people. What the ship builders have dome for commerce in the con- struction of the Noronic they can do for the navy and for the defence of the Canadian coasts. y get EDITORIAL NOTES. The stray hat and the soft collar have the victory. It is a good thing to talk peace us well as to do the things that make for peace. a -- We almost always have bad times, if Bot a positive panic period when (he conservative party comes to power ---- The home, the church and the publie school must take their share in (he education and development of charac ter, i at : It makes 'one feel old to reatize that no schoolboy or schoolgirl now can re. member when the 24th of May was queen's birthday. : -------- "The attitude of the conservative par- ty on the temperaace question 13 something like that of the fat man in the crowd : "Ig wish you wouldd't shove me," he said, "but I am going along.' : It is pretiy clearly established that the whole U'.N.R. system is now mort- gaged to its full value and the addi- tional mortgage which the govern- ment will take will be practically worthless, The -- argument, "Vou didn't do it, to be (he last 25 YEARS AGO. Prof. Marshall and wife, Dr. Ali McGilliviay and Prof. Cappom left, tc day, for England. S&vere windstorm did serious dan age to shade trees in the city to-day The 14th Regiment received invita tion to spend Dominion day at Si Catharines. TO REPRESS THE DANES Hostility in Northern Schleswig Discussed in Prussian Diet Berlin, May 28.--The hostility of t) Danish population in Northern Schle: wig to the "German regime was aire: in the Prussian diet, yesperday. Ti. spokesman of the aonservative party Count Rapt-Zau, said vigorous repre: sion by the Prussian government wii: necessary if 'vital national interest were not {0 be imperilled. The Danish , propaganda, he adde' was openly directed toward making Northern Schleswig Danish in ever! of a war in which Germany was da feated. Count Rant-Zau quoted as typic:! of publie sentiment 'the fact that = ten-year-old school boy spat upon the kaiser's picture in the course of a ech bration of his majesty's birthdas German residents, he added, were st tematically boycotted, pecially ani commercially. oti, The imperial chancellor, in replyin: saud that anti-German maniiestatioss had already' been brought to the a' tention of the Danish government "in an emphatic manver," and further steps would be taken to prevent a «+. currence of them, because such agit, tion was not only of local importance, but might easily affect internation! relations. Sarvives 11,000 Volts. Shaity May employee of tl Timiskaming Tel» phone Sempany. Seonived re volts in reply to cricitism of the opposition.' going to eat any raw onions for sup thing can substract from the trinwmpt SA ~Thomas Taylor. ra } Wise and - | "" Otherwise Men are hard to satisfy, Fet what is more unsatisfactory than a satisfied man? . + Ocecagtanally tim s for a man ~=~if he has for his watch in hock the ticke Almost the only time a suffragette objects to standing up for her rights ig in a crowded cay » : No Divorce There. "Has every state Was a Y Nn slate," Jack answere blessedness Pleked what is Up in Passing, a comfortable income?' the "Pa, "One edsy on Detroit that eis cone. sclence 1 Free Press suppose.' in Vein They were a funny lot, I think, bold, they made The pioneers so For though their search in veir They found & lot of gold Extravagant, She was the youngest of eight chil. and as already a minister's family, his salary was not large had learned that thera chings the family conld not have day her fathef® told her that she had a new baby sister. 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