+. wand dyes, but only fast dyes are _FAGE FOUR Published ally asd Semi-Weekiy by THE BRITISH WHIG PUBLISHING ©0., LIMITED, J. G. Elliott President Leman 4 Guild ....Managing Directo : and Sec-Treas. Telephones: Business Office .. . 243 Editorial Rooms Job Om 229 tae 292 UBSCRIPTION RATES (Daily Edivon) One year, delivered in city One year, If paid in advance .... One year, by mall to rural offices $2 One year, to United States $3 Bix and three months pro rata (S8emi-Weekly Edition) One year, by mall, cash ,........ $1.00 One year, if not paid in advance. $1.50 One year, to United States 1.50 IX and three months pro rata. Attached 1s one of the printing offices in Canada. x 50 0 best job TORONTO BEPRESENTATIVE HE Bmalipeies TEEN SAE St. New York Othe ESENTATIVES Chien ank R, ° - HR 225 Fifth Ave, Northrup, Manager, ribune Bldg. nk R. Northrup, Manager a 00 0 | openly, o| yet there were awards and transiege betrayal of any international inter- ests, at this crisis in continental af. fairs, HANNA MAY NOT SUCCEED. A Central License Board may fiot") »e approved by the legislature. Thé icense business should be out of solitics, and when the conservative Jafty was in opposition, in this pro- vince. we know how it boasted of 'what it would do should it succeed to power. It is also known what did happen when the change of govern- ment later took place. The experience of the Toronto board alone was an object lesson that will never be for- gotten, The politicians revelled in the luxuries which the license sysfem iroduced, and the first board of com- setenit men resigned in disgust. It is claimed that the license com- missioners of Kingston havé acted in the 'most independent way, that they insisted upon certain conditions, . of accommodation and efficiency, with- out regard to political effect, that on one occasion the licenseholders were absolutely forbidden to subscribe, to 'election expenses. And which caused comment, A widow was deprived of her license, and she was allowed to purchase that given to another, not nearly so deserving, and the transaction was expensive, All local feeling and prejudice will be dispensed with by the creation of the provincial license hoard, according to Mr. Hanna. It will have powers similar to those of the railway com- mission, the ideal commission in: the Indl, A SCARCITY OF COTTON. A Kingston merchant, now in Eng- land, says that he can buy all the cottons he wants, but thai he does not know, and cannot foresees, what will happen next; year. He speaks edpecially of the shirting. At once the situation presents itself. 1¢ is miade clear by the English' papers. Manchester, is the centre of the cotton market. Nine-tenths of the people of the world are said to be clothed in cotton goods, and more than one-half of 'them are made in "this corner of the foggy little island.' The great issue of the hour is 4 dyeing of cotton. Germany made fhe fant dyes. Britain might have been making 'them all 'along, but has not been: doing so "through want of en- ergy 'and an excéss of lithergy." But * Britain is determined tobe no longer dependent on Germany, and the im perfal goverhment, a free trade gov- ernment, has committed the unpardon- able political sin. of ' encouraging an English firm of 'chemists to ge into dy¢ making with federal aid to the ex- tent of -£7,000,000. There are dyes, in demasd by the great makers of shirt- ing mat rals. 'As one of them put it there 1s no use in applying a dye whieh will come out'in the wash, with the action of 'the chemicals which the cambrics employ. Public opinion is pot all one-sided on the 'question. The politicians are in a quaver about it; and so are some of the cotton manufacturers. These latter do not want to be limit- ed to a home article of unproven qual- ity, on the ground that the whole profits from dyes will not amount to more than £200,000 a year, and they want 'the privilege of buying any where and irom whom they like. Even from the Germans? No ome can Jury favour such a plan in Eng LAYCOCK 1S CHALLENGED. Industrial Canada has a right to protest against the illogical attitude . of Prol. Layootk on the "Made in Canada campaign. 'Lhe Whig has) ready referred to it as most re- markatle, in view of the extraordin- ary position of Mr. Laycock in the reciprocity campaign. Then the pro- fessof woul' tolerate no 'argument savoured of partiality towards Americana.' Apparently he would not then, in 191), show any consider- trade relations with the Wn- pendence of its members and the ability of its awards. But it is not appointed, and it will never be, if the local executives of the conservative party have their way. They will not be without a milch cow ii they make it otherwise. can TALK ON WAR TAXES. Oue hears from Ottawa that the finance minister is in a quandary with regard to the war taxes he must im- pose, and that the minister' and mem- bers are not giving him much help in the elucidation of the problem. There is such a diversity of opinion that in any event there is bound to be confusion and controversy. The Ca- nadian Courier appeals to parliament, ta the people and to the press to be patriotic, remembering that any at- tempt to play. politics Would be "an act of particularly sly and mean trea- som: The west has been heard from. 1¢ demands, - through the various farmer organizations, a tax which "will not affect industry and the "cost of lv- ing." The Manitoba Grain' Growers' Association 'demands the abolition of the. duty on all imports from Britain, and the adoption of a tax: on land values, and a surtax on undeveloped land.. The United Farmers of Alber- ta have asked for "absolute free trade, a graduated income tax, and a tax on land values." The Grain Growers' Association of Saskatche- wan, at ita last meeting, declared m favour of "the raising of all public revenues by a tax on unimproved land values." All this is preferred to any taxes on food, clothing, land ma- chinery, which would burden the tiller of the soil The Monacle Man, in the Canadian Courier, would prefer to tax son natural, resources and unearned . increment, a tax not upon' industry and enterprise. But he sees a difficulty about impos- ing it during a war, and suggests, in place of it, a tax on incomes. "This, he says, would hit the rich, and they gre the beiter able to bear it. A ation of real estate. He thinks, the purposes of war taxes, that estate admits of a tax being THE DAILY BR compission 40 yeport upon. the de- sirability of refining the mivkel in Cas sada is e farce. The question of the day is the wrong of supplying Germany. from Canada 'with an article she uses, jn warfare upon Britain That 8a ig "shame In theiDomligon Trust crisis, in British Columbia, the sttoruey-gene- rel, Me. Bowser, admits that he was lulled to sleep by the deceptions of the company's officials. Not a very comforting' admission from the al- leged watchdog of the province. eden 5 The other day Mr. McAdoo, the sec- retary "of 'the treasury, in the Wil son administration, referred to the British flag as the protection of the United" States at sea. That was ba fore the Lusitamis incident. Now it is the American: flag that' protects the British merchant marine. Uncle Sam's bosom must "wisably swell." Mr. Rowell is doing the countrys splendid seryicd in the addresses which he has delivering through the Waritite PFOVHICes, Quebec and On: tario. He believes public opinion should he stirred in Canada as it is being stirred in Britain, by the per sonal appeals of our public men. He is surely doing his duty to the state, Public Opinion | True To Their Record. Wihdsor Record. The German baby-killers are try- ing. to live up to 'their "name by dropping bombs on a maternity hos- pital, Sir William's Downfall. Londoa Advertiser. Dr. Osler, going to the front at the age of sixty-five, is a striking refuta- tion of his own dictum that a man is all in at fifty. The Last Surrender. Hamilton Herald, The last oi the rebel Boer ecam- mandos has surrendered, and now the invasion of German Southwest Afriea can _go on unhampered, Chanee For Sanitation. Toronto Globe. Eighty per cent. of deaths in war are due to disease and only twenty per cent. to wounds. This shows a great opening for inventions in sanitation. ' elf Secret Of The War, * Montreal Gazette. : There was not room in the Balkan states. for both gin. and Austiia to work their , and Europe is killing thousands of men a day _ to ide which will 'have the - prefer- this ete. THe Mischievous Senate. Toronto Star. When a government is new there is always an unfriendly senate which, instead of servi the country, de- lights in annoyifig the new premier by spilling his milk; and later on, when a'premier is not. mew, the senate, instead of g the country, sim- B tarts { 8d washes dishes for | King St Events ve Years Ago "Capt. Beaupre built a bridge this morning at the ferry wharf so that teams from the island could land there, vA convict named McClone cut his way out of his cell at the penitenti- ary, and was caught in the wing. The city clerk insists that the name of the tower at the head of King street is "Murray" and nol "Murney" @s now called. » He has found in an old map, that it was once called "Fort Murray." 'WILL SWEEP SEAS. Dea of to "Sh ameful Proposal Is" » Feb, 8.--The Temps in a ing clevheaded "Never More," 3 why German intrigpes with the te peace HOW IT CAN BE DONE IN PRES "ENT CONFLICT: Canada's Contingent Went to Eng- land Without a Leader--Will the Others Be So Compromised 7 Canadian Courier, Toronto ' Many ways taere are in which to bring death to a.soldier. When he is shot in battle, by rifle bullet or shrapnel shell, he dies honourably. "Killed in action" is a glorious end, But when a soldier dies from other causes than the wounds of battle he is murdered. , To send soldiers inte raining or battle without the best available leaders at their head is one form of murder. . Canada sent a contingent of 33,000 men to England without a leader. The consequence was that discipline broke down, training ground which should have been abandoned we retained, and thousands of our soldiers were in- capaciafed by sickness. Men in leaky tents,' with' wet clothing, and never a chance to 'rest and recuperate, cannot withstand the ravages disease, In this respect the Canadi- ans at Salisbury have been treated as badly as if they were in the trenches in Belgium. If a Cana- dian had heen in command he would have fought thé war office to a finish to get a change in condi- tions. To send men into war with poor boots, unsuitable equipment, ani with rifles they do not like is an- other method of destroying soldiers. Let thereé be no misunderstanding on thi§ point. Canada will demand a reckoning in due oceurse. Last week a prominent citizen of Toronto was sent to penitentiary for five years for selling the public some worthless stock. Is the man who provided our soldiers with boots that would not keep out ordinary dampness any less culpable? Is thé] Militia Council, which failed to give our soldiers the best available équip~ ment, any less guilty of an offence against the public weliare? ; Again, to send mounted rifles *mhd' artillery into action with poor horses is a waste of money and likely to lead to culpable sacrifice' of Homan life. Why were not Canadian "offi cers, men whi are professional sol diers, allowed to select the ° horses that are to be used by themselves and the men under their 'command ? Are the twelve senior officers who command Canada's twelve military districts able of selecting soldiers but not hoyees ? Why are they con- gidered Smifrior . in the selection of mounts and remounts to a mumber of men who never spent a week in a military camp "in their lives ? Why were ihe officers who have served in the Mounted Police in the Canadian Dragoons, and in the horsed.gorps in South "Africa--men who have = sfpent years in active service--passed over in favor of twenty-five private citizens, headed by Sir 'Adam Beck ?'. Above all, 'there will be . further breakdowns and wéakndssed inv. our contingents + if 'they : ave. not semi abroad in charge of the hest officers Canada possesses. The first comtin- gent--a fine body oi. men--got into troubl8 in' England because they had po commanding officer . who eould fight 'their battles . at the war office. Shall our second and third contin- gents be allowed to share their fate ? seRzecposrss2sesr + WAR BULLETINS. The Petrograd waroffice claims that the German armies near Warsaw were forced to give much on Monday after very heavy fighting. \ The first lord of the admir- alty surprised the British com- mons on Monday by refusing to answer questions bearing direet. iy on the admiralty's conduct of the war. British forces on Monday again met and defeated a large body of Turkish horsgmen near the Suez Canal. PEPPER PET ERNE IPO E Patra e PEER G PPE IL REF ISIE 5 a d - - the | H of Son We have taken about fifty suits out of our : lar stock, sold-outs, etc., sizes are 33 to 44, all season's models. Fabrics are Scotch and English tweeds. Regular $15 and $16.50 values. Yours for $10 Men's 20 % 1scount Sale 207% off the best $4.00 and $5.00 men's shoes in Canada, Bibbys $1.00 Flannel Shirt Fine quality imported flannel, blue, brown, maroon and grey. Regular "$1.25 and $1.50 values. 'While they last, yours for $1.00. Shoe Ni Overshoes , And Rubbers A i s®fgesseerataznss ELLE EE I. J. LOCKHART, Real Estate and Insurance. Bank of Mo 1 Bag. Kingaton, Ont. Phone 1035 or 1020. i id PEP CPCT ETC TTS TPIT "Overshoes And Rubbers Bibbys Sale in Full Swing 20% Off All Shoes Except Military Boots, Many Odd Sizes 30 to 50% Off | bicycle that is called a who Mke | a - Se - -- 227 BiG INDIAN CHIE pat; : sent us one of the new 1915 models for the 0 Dradie nt, heap Dew Come' ie Sd aks ore TP pets i. thing wp to date: = - fant lrteh and hand elnich. and every. . Get your ordér in . We have a new dibs Tu THCY ROOSTER, ngineuy atime vg yor t a