PAGE FOUR The British Whig re I § FATES TREE Published Dally and Semi-Weekly by THE BRITISR WHIG PUBLISHING co. LIMITED, J. GQ. Ellott President Leman A. Guild ,.,. Managing Director and Sec.-Treas. to assist the municipalities, by Telephones: Business Office . Editorial Rooms Job Om 243 39 . 92 SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Day 'Edition) One year, delivered in city ...... $6.00 One year, If pald in advance .... $6.00 Omnle year, by mail to rural offices $3.50 One Sear, to United States $3.00 ix and three months pro rata. (Semi-Weekly Edition) Ono year, by mall, cash . 'One year, if not pald In advance One year, to United States 4 Six and three months pro rata. Attached 1s one of the printing offices in Canada. TORONTO REPRESPNTATIVE . E. Smallpeice 32 Church Bt. U. 8. HEPRESENTATIVES New York Office Frank R. Northrup, Manager Chicago Tribune Bldg. rank R Northran Manages $1.00 1.50 1.50 best job WHO ARE THE DEFAMERS ? The License Bill, as amended, does not contain the jnsult which was of- fered to the the place, by refusing 'them the recogni tion in the which is every other person. soldiers in first bar given to There is no re striction fn' the hours of sale. This is subject to the judgment of the Cen- tral License Commission, a salaried body, whieh, given (certain rules for their guidance, will have power to act, without reference to the Governs meml. In other words the Opposition has triumphed in the abolition of the veto or siring whith the Government provided 'with the draft license board It 'remains to be seen what this new- fangled instrument of Hop. Mr. Han na will accomplish lor the party which he does not lead. AMENDED LICENSE BILL. "The Liberal papers Canada." So the Toronto News avers. In common with the Uonser- vative papers, they ars printing thy revelations of the 'and Special Committees, at Ottawa, and the special denvaeiation of our contemporary should be directed to those who have caused the scandals: The - Mail goes out of its way to applaud the Minister of Militia, wha appeared before the Special Commit- tee, and "pever," . it remarked, "'ap- Bre deiaming 225 Fifth Ave. | {no There are triolic enough to serve their kind and | Public Accounts | reward. Four of | under the notice of the Public { counts Committee, and auto fame, issues of the day. They are to goit vlind. When there independents in the field, Liberal and Conserva- the leader of the' Government are tive, and the leader of the Opposition, when consulted, will indicate to what candidate the soldiers' votes shall go. Why have an election during the ab- sence of the soldiers? It should not occur - during couple of years, and the soldiers will, in all probability, be home to vote as us ual, and 'in the exercise, under or- dinary circumstances, of the fran- chise. If they must vote sooner why not let those in Canada vote with a knowledge of what 'is. going Parliament, and a knowledge have the next on in of the way the grafters making money at their expense ? been RSTRAVAGANCE IN SALARY. The Hydro-Flectric 4 | subject to some comment because of ! the extraordinary power it is taking to itself. It was originally projected act- Commission is ing for them, and with a policy that would be continuous and consistent. From assuming to:act for them, by request, ' and giving ' them the neces- technical counsel and financial their sary assistance, it has become die- tator. ' The municipalities may have their local commissioners and officers, but they are subject to the direction of the commission, with regard to rates, salaries, and other features. Commission now goes further and | provides that, at the expense of the municipalities, the shall bé.paid salaries. Two of the commissioners are ready under salary, Sir Adam Beck and Hon. Mr. Lucas. Onpeé is chair- {man of the commission at a salary of $6,008 per annum. The other is at- torney-general at a salary of $5,000. With the additions provided under the Hydro-Electric Act, Sir Adam will have $12,000 a year, and Mr. Lucas $11,800, or, in one case, $2,000 more 'than commissioners al- the Premier of Ontario receives, and in the other case $1, 000 more, When the 'matter - came before Legislature the Premier justified double salaries on the ground that the municipalities proposed the se cond one and the Government had right to object. What muniei- palities urged or proposed this muni. ficence ? The people would like to know. Kingston has not been a con- senting party, and Kingston later on will be called on to pay its share of the bounty. the REFUSED A "THANK YOU." some men who are pa- country without pay or the hope of them have Ac all of them, (not one), should have been sincerely thanked for their high-mindedness. First there was Mr. Russell, of who, in the outfitting of | the First Contingent, really put him- | {self out and rendered the,Government } peared to hetter advantage" than | distinguished service, without a Com- when he differed with General Alder- | mission. General Otter, (¢l. Hemming, and examined into the awful outfitting or foot misfitting of the Canadian sol riers. A caustie comment in the next col- son, Sir Georgd Perley, Col. Lessard, | , There was, Mr. Minister, a shoe | manufacturer, who declined to take | all the other officers and boards who | advantage of the people or the sol. | | dier and make | sample, at | meant injury to the men who | them. any price, because it Wore umn reads : "Some of the boots sup-| On a plane with any benefactor of plied the Canadian Government ap- ear not to have heen sufficiently stout to be used upon the persons of the men who made them.". there was an omission of the editorial council the day these' extraordinary contra: i the people stands George A- Slater; | Who 'wanted to manufacture a good { shoe for the military, but because he was not. 'endorsed, or wet-nursed, by some member of Parliament as a now, The | the | come | THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1015. pers in the centre of the city, at in- tervals of five minutes, and charging five.cent fares, would produce a re- in' rapid transit facilities And the experiment is formation in this fy coming. Charles E. Slater, middleman, who sold the Government boots he bought from the Gauthier Boot company, of Quebec, made $15,276 in commissions. J he made $8,560. A samplé of many cases. And yet Gen- eral Hughes 8aid no middleman ever got an' order with his knowledge. manufacturers auditors are having a hard of it. Ontario's is referred to by the Provincial Treasurer as an "underling." The Federal Auditor. General is slang-whanged: by the Min- Mikitia, who refers to him he "does and The time ister of not know Publie officials who as one cares less." do their duty are, enfitled to respect. ---- KINGSTON EVENTS 256 YEARS ACO suggested that a museum he Martello tower in Mur- ney Park. This could be easily ac- complished and to it the citizens would take delight in, sending contri- butions. One hundred men are employed at the dry dock. The supplementary estimates of the Ontario Government contain an item od $2,000 for the new gas works at Rockwood Hospital. LATE T. McCAMMON KINGSTON'S WELL-KNOWN BASE- BALL PITCHER AT REST. 3 It is made of the Passed Away Yn the General Hospital On Thursday Afternoon--He Had a Great Record On the Diamond. The death" of Thomas McCammon, the widely-known Kingston amateur baseball pitcher, on Tnursday atter- noon caused sincere sorrow througi- out the city. A week ago Friday night he was taken to the Genera Hospital and operated on for ap- pendicitis, Complications set in and & second operation had to bé&™ per former. the sufferer gradually grew weaker and his passing was no unexpected. The late Mr. McCammon was bora in Kingston and always resided here, living in the same house his entire | life-time. J In religion he was a Presbyterian and a member of! | Cooke's - Presbterian Chureh, whosa | minister, Rev. J. W. McIntosh was constantly-with him during his last days. The late * Mr. McCammon was | quite prominent as an amateur base- | ball pitcher. He first came into pro [ag ce eighteen years ago when he ured on the Beavers base | ball Seam "Tes ears in succession | this team 'was champions of the City | | League. The next team Mr. Mec-| [Cammon twirled for was the Gran-| | Hes. After the disbanding of the! Granites, the players were embodied | in a team known as the Kingstons. | | Exhibition matches were played with | | Ogdensburg, Watertown, Belleville | | and pther places. The Orientals, | | sometimes called the Triple Links, | had the distinction of having Mr. | | M¢Cammon as their pitcher and | games were played off with Ottawas | and Montreal Nationalists. There | was mo City League when this ag- | gregation was in running. Of recent years Mr. McCammon figured upon the Victoria Baseball team, of which he was the pitcher shoes, according to | and pulled out many a hard-contest- German yet." | ed game. The trophy that the Viec-| | torias won last season was held in| | the deceased's possession. He was | the: captain of the team and the! beautiful silver cup was placed be-| | casket. L side his - re ered | For years Mr. McCammon was a | valued employee in the wholesale { dry gocds house of Macnee & Minnes. | {| He was a faithful worker, a Chrjst-| {lan young man and the friend 'of WOUNDED KINGSTONIAN: = MET RELATIVES AT HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TAKEN. Corporal "Jack" Hannaford suffer- ing From Wound in His Knee, But Is Getting Along Nicely Went With 14th Regiment. Some time ako word was reteived that Corporal 'Jack' Hannaford, who left for the front with the 14th Regiment under Capt. George T. Richardson, had been wounded in France, and removed to hospital in England. Corporal Hannaford is a nephew of Mrs. E. J. B. Pense, West street, and a lgtter received in the city stat- es that he was first taken to the Rri- tish Stationary Hospital at Bouloghe, where Miss Emma Pense, a King- ston nurse, nursing sister is station- ed. At the time of his arrival at the hospital, Miss Elsie Pence, also of Kingston, happened to be at this bospital on a visit to her sister, Corpl. Hannaford, is suffering from a wound in his knee and was trans- ferred to the Shorcliffe Hospital ,in England. He is on the road to recov- ery. Dr. C. R. Graham Writes. Dr. C. R. Graham, formerly assis- tant physician at Rockwood Hospital who is with Lieut.-Col. Ross' Field Ambulance in France, writes to Dr. E. H. Young with reference tg the work he is doing. Dr. Graham says that on an off-day, recently he took occasion to visit a French village that hall been damaged by the Ger- mans. He was accompanied by Rev. Alaxander M. Gordon, son of Prinei- pal Gordon, Queen's * While in the village, the -German artillery guns were suddenly trained on it. and some shells fell very close to them. Dr. Graham says he never knew he could run so fast before. He must, have done : hundred yards in nine seconds. His clerical companion, who is attached to the 'brigade as chaplain, did not make any effort to hurry, being too amused at the ef- forts of his medical friend to strike any kind of a speedy gait. Carried Dead From French, An interesting letter from the seat of war has been received from Pte. John Easson, son of Mrs. William Easson, Union estreet, west. This young soldier is attached to the 3rd Infranty Brigade, C.E.F. The letter|y Is dated March 13th, says in part: "I am in a barn about half a mile from the firing and liable to be shell- ed at any moment, so we have to keep inside all the time not to arouse suspicion. We came out of the tren- ches last Tuesday night but we go back to-night. We were in the tren- ches for three days last time. There were two men shot right beside me, one bullet killing both at once. They died instantly and I had the mourn- | ful duty of carrying them out of.the trench. These men were fixing some sana-bags on the parapet when they | were hit. The day before yesterday, 1 took : a walk to see the big 'fifteen inch gun. _ It is'a great piece of machin- | ery and the shells are an awful size. | I 'witnessed it go off once. It gave an awful bang and the funniest thing | of all you can follow the flight of.-the | shell as plain as anything. It look bigger than a cricket ball when aloft. | Later I took a trip up the railway and had a look at the armored tra'n. It is another piece of fine' mechan- ism. The British have men, ammu- nition, and guns more numerous and superior to the enemy now. We are | just awaiting for the order to ad- vance, and it will not be long now before the general advance' starts. The German trenches here are only about one hundred and fifty yards! from ours, but I Lave not seen a! Letters to the Editor | Question of Soldiers Marrying Kingston, April.1--(To the Edi- tor): In Wednesday's issue an arti- | 7 Boy's Clothing. "Boy's Clothing. The Store That Keeps the Prices Down | Dent's English Gloves | for Men } © See Our $1.00 Tan Kid Gloves. See Our $1.25 Grey Kid Gloves, un- | | Irene Our $1.50 Suede Gloves, a rich grey. i ; = : Neckwzar Elegance for | 2 alc. Our 50c. Neckwear looks as well as many of the $1.00 styles shown by the ex- clusive haberdasher. See Bibbys Nobby $2.50 Hats The Wolthausen, made. in Canada, the absolutely cor- rect shapes. " mn I AN At A See Bibby's $15.00 Hand-Tailored Suits and Overcoats. oe FA nett tng garni Sugugagainguuegug Boy's Clothing. oan Bibbys Ls, 80, 82 Princess St. [ASTER SHOES Your EASTER SHOES are some- thing you want to be particular about. Clothing. Kingston DON'T USE SOAP ON YOUR HAIR When you wash your hair, don't use soap. Most soaps and prepared shampoos contain too much alkali, which is very in- jurious, as it dries the scalp and makes the hair brittle. The best thing to use is just plain -mulsified cocoanut oil, for this is pure and, entirely grease- less, 'It's very cheap, and beats soaps or anything else all to pieces. You can get this at-any drug store, and a few ounces will last the whole family for months, Simply moisten the hair with water and rub it in, about a tea- spoonful is all that is required. It makes an abundance of rich, creamy lather, cleanses thorough- ly, and rinses out easily. The hair dries quickly and evenly, and Is soft, fresh looking, bright, fluffy, wavy, and easy to handle. Besides, it loosens and takes out every particle of dust, dirt and They must be stylish and dressy to match the new suit or gown. That is where we come to the front with the newest and most up-to-date FOOT- NEAR that it is possible for the best dandruff, makers to produce. 'Select Your Easter Shoes Here hs LS. | friend of the Government, was sub. | hundreds. I mitt ; { In politics the deceased was ale Appeared heating ob tie question mitt to all sorts of annoyance | Conservative. ditions occurred. | "Should soldiers marry after they "while he trotted around 'the He- was a member of | ASHAMED OF THE PARTY. Mi. Fripp, M.P., repudiates the Ot- tawa Citizen. He says it is not a Conservative paper. It isrowned and putd shed by a Conservative, and ona who has' a-mind and opinion of his own. Because he does not approve of some things that are done by a . Cons rvative -because, in- deed, he feels to expose the wrong doing "¢onnection with tha Federal Gov t, to refer to x spoils Seton % A ogiol that eating its way to the very heart End heritage. HU da . honésty in. public affaits, der-currents' in Ottawa, but it does 't require a very keen vision to see that the Citizen vepresents that ele- ent in the Conservative party which in very much ashamed of the earlier conduct of the wak by the Govern ment, and very much. humiliated by the. revelations ofthe Public Accounts ring. | He was willing to serve the Govern | ment without any commission. "We | should get the business straight," he { added, '"H our goods are right." Finally there was the case of Col. Stoheman, of Hamilton, who J a spade and shield - and submitted plans and specifications to Lord Ro- berts, Lord Kitchener, and Major | General Hughes. He got : acknowledg- ments from all but the Canadian Min. ister of Militia. Col. Stoneman did not want to. patent the article, as he desired the fullest and freest ase to | private secretary of the Minister of Nilitia had patented the spade and that 25,000 of them had been sup- plied to the First Contingent. Other orders were given later. 1 The men who wanted to serve the department, to the best advantage, could not'get its recognition, and the men who tendered it valuable ideas, freely, could not get even a 'thank you." . A fair sample of the way the Tawa. What does Hon. Mr. McGarry mean as an underfing? He may qualify an insulting sense. by the Hydro-Electric Commission. Dothiug in. Sug dors to ive the municipalities cheap power. Is this due to the fact that Eastern Ontario ia not represented on the Commis . RY] A few jetneys, starting from market public business! is carried on in Ot-| 'by referring t6' the Provincial Auditor |. square, and from certain cor- " | the Independent Order of Oddfel- | have enlisted for overseas service?" | lows. - | | The survivors are the deceased s| | mother, wife, one brother and two | sisters: Willlam J. MeCammon, Ed- | monton; Mrs. G. M. Thompson, Cal-| | sary; Mrs. Thomas DonneHy, Deser-1 onto. On Monday afternoon' at 2.30 o'clock the funeral will be held from the deceased's late residence on Main street to Cataraqui cemetery. Rev. J. W. McIntosh will officiate and the 1.0.0.F. will conduct the funeral. i---- The First Easter Day. i By Beatri sdthal. *.. el There was ote who came to the Gar- ¥ On general principles "Cupid" should | not "butt in" in such cases. If a sol- | dier who is training before going to| the front meets a girl in the place he | is stationed il asks her to marry him, the girl is possibly attracted by the uniform and the glory of being married to a man who is brave en-| ough to go overseas and fight for his King and Country, and she aec- cepts him. Within a week or a month | the call comes to go overseas and the man and wife have to part after hav- | ing known each other for a few! weeks and Yeing married for a less | time. The sollier does not know whether he really is suitable to mar-/ ry the girl; whether after the war he I. H. SUTHERLAND & BRO.| The Home of Good Shoes. 1 ; we | - Jae EBEEEEST aes § | y z g Buy Now !! You had better get-your ~order in now for your 'Bicycle. Everything is going up, but we are selling Mas- str Bioycles for the rest of this month at the old prices. sit 2 g i i i fi HI i i i with the conditions will after 'the war. He has married her because fin a great many cases she {s the only one that takes a personal interest in his daily work and also because she ido- lizes' him as a hero. 3 ! "Is it not reasonable to suppose that after the war, when he re- turns to his own people he will al- dost have forgotten the little girl he . Massey Bicycles are the best wheels made. If you doubt this, ask any of the 369 riders of Massey wheels in Kingston: = You may need repairs for your oid tyheel. Bring | left behind and will fall back into the ways of his little world before he went abroad? a - The conditions after the war will be altogether - different for both of them. The man will have met with new experiences, his own people on his refurn will lionize him and he realiz- es that as a 3 hero he Shoes his wile then from a i & § 5 rato Srtng [ | i Hi i ra