s PAGE POUR THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, TUESDAY, JUNE: 22, 1915. The British Whig Pubiivhed Dally and Semi-Weekly by THE HSMITISH WHIG PUBLIS, NG CO, LIMITED. ! ares agi President «so. Managin, r and Bac roan ' J. G. Eidott ... Leman A. Guild SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Datly Edition) One year, delivered in city One year, if paid cesnes 36.00 in advance .... $6.00 One year, by mall to rural offices $2.50 | One Joa , 10 United States ...... | Ix and three months pro rata. (Semi-Weekly Edition) One year, » mall, cash ....... . One year, If not pald in advance One Se to United States ...... Xx and three months pro rata. rd 160 | 1.50 | Attached is one of t 3 printing offices in cana boat 0b TORONTO REPRESENTATIVE H. BE. Smallpelce ........ 32 Church Bt. | U. REPRESENTATIVES | New York Office ........ 225 Fifth Ave. | ou Frank R. Northrup, Manager i oa . Tribune Bldg. Manager. FIGURES WILL LIE, Germany claims to have prisoners of all the Allies to the number of one million and a half. A friend of the. Whig undertook to keep tally of the soldiers that were reported to be ta- ken prisoners from time to time. Wheén he eventually reached nine- teen millions he called a halt in his work. He had exceeded in his cal- culations the total number of all the troops in the field or called out and enlisted for active service, He concluded that whatever the censors did to the reports of the correspond- ents he had not cut the figures, and they were certainly lying. GOOD ROADS, OILED. A merchant of this city, who re- cently took a tour west in his motor, says the main roads have been great- ly improved, first by crowning and then by oiling. The result is that the motors run along them without causing the dust that is so uncom- fortable to the occupants of passing vehicles. Olling was tried in Kingston once, on some of the main streets, The experiment was not a pronounced success for the reason that the heavy coating of dust was not removed, and the oil did not reach the surface of the street to give it in time, and with a repetition of the oiling, the Appearance of a pavement. : The people, too, objected. The smell gave offence to some of them, for a while; and, in crossing the streets the woman were apt, with their amazing lingerie, which was so made that it could not be raised a few inches, gathered up some of the oil and carried it home. There are just two objections. The oil is not the only smell one gets in public places. A street car, in a certain city, was passing a chandlery and the passengers got a whiff of the contents. An Irishman cast his 4 eyes side ways and , seeing a woman "wwith a bottle of smelling salts, mild- ly suggested that she put in the cork. He had not correctly located the cause of the choking sensation. The quantity of the oil need not be great at any time. A light sprinkle has the desired effect, and the dust nuisance is effectually sup- pressed. The road makers of Fron- tenac and Kingston should give this matter their attention. POLITICS OUT OF PLACE, Politics are said to have been the moving consideration 'in Monday's campaign against the Utilities Com- mission. Politics may have suggest- ed the referendum. A Conservative majority in the Council, under the domination of unsafe leaders, may have surmised that they had only to suggest something in order to accom- plish it, and they have learned a great lesson. It is that in non-po- litical matters the people will not follow them, and that when they play the part of politicians, when politics are out of place, they will be thrown "down. ! The Commission, as it stands, is composed of four Conservatives and one Liberal. It could afford to be more evenly divided politically in the interest of that balance of power that public bu ever, that they have shown no politi- cal feeling or favor at any time, that they have a desire to treat every pub- support of the Whig and of a great many Liberals In the city. The sue- | and again by the electors on Monday. | The Aldermen who conceived of the . 392) lot the mysterious busybodies, whose 1.00 really like to do with the Council. | sion can be formed, but it is éoming; ABOLISH THE COUNCIL. | On Saturday 'an elector called up | | the Whig and asked about the by-law | | which was to be voted upon on Mon- | | day. He had been out of the city] and had not seen, in the papers, the | discussions with regard to the Utll-| {ities, He expressed the greatest] surprise when informed that # was] proposed to abolish the Utilities Com- mission. "Abolish," said he, "one of the| most effective public agencies in the| | city? Abolish a body that has | | shown $0 much spirit and progres- | siveness in its work? 1 could not | have supposed this to be possible. | {I'm only sorry that the question to $0 before the electors is not, 'Are | vou in favor of abolishing the Coun- | {ene for then I would have been most | | eager to record my vote in the affirm- | ative." { | lic opinion it may be said that the | | same thought was expressed again] unworthy attack upon the Commis- sion, who acted upon the promptings | trail was to some extent traced on Monday, and moved for another ref- erendum, and for the purpose of as- certaining what the people would Fortunately for the few mis- chievous Aldermen there is no gen- eral act under which a Civic Commis- and if the majority of the people of Kingston had their way it would come very soon. WELL DONE, ELECTORS. The Whig congratulates the c'ty upon the fact that the majority who voted yesterday, without any pres- sure and organized effort, sustaining tho-by-law. under which a Commis- sion governs the Public Utilities. Had the result been otherwise all lovers of good government -- and honest, capable and efficient government -- would have been humiliated in the extreme. The Whig, ten days ago, realized that the whispering cam- paign, the mysterious war which some unknown and nameless per- sons had started, was making some headway. This paper decided to gather up and publish the facts, and last night and to-day its telephone was kept busy while citizens ex- pressed their appreciation and thanks. And now that the fight is over the Council will see the great mistake it made when it listened to the sug- gestion of anyone and made Its most uncalled-for attack upon the Commis- sion. This Commission has ful- filled the expectations that were en- tertained by the people with regard to it. It was advocated for many reasons, and chiefly these -- that its members, if able and continued in office, and influenced by high and honorable motives, were bound to manage the plants so that two results would follow. These results were: (1) Their condition would be im- proved by the adoption of proper and abiding rules; and (2) their re- sources would be conserved and pro: tected. The plants could not be transformed at once, but in the year and a half during which the Commis- sioners have controlled them mani- fold ,changes of a most important kind have taken place. 2 Remembering that the Commls- sioners have been serving the people gratuitously, that they have done splendid work, common courtesy should have suggested to the Coun- cil, that it challenge a discussion of all the facts, as a preliminary and necessary proceeding, before an ap- peal to the people. Instead of that a by-law was rushed through the Council and passed in order to grat- ily some people -- again, the mys- terious and nameless snipers -- who wanted the Commission removed. It was not explained what the refer- endum was for, but having got the authority of the Council, the game became evident. Thank goodness, the knockers and the wreckers have been defeated, and from this time onward, they will re- in quiescent, as well as in the dark: (The Commission is here to stay, and it its members continue to give to the plants the splendid man- agement which has marked their service in the past, they will earn in still larger measure the sincere grat- itude of the people. EDITORIAL NOTES. The man who was slated to Chair- man of the Utilities Committee in City Cduncil summed up the situa- tion last evening, when he said: "I didn't suppose there were so many fools in Kingston." On which side? of the attack on the Utilities Commis- The Aldermen who did not approve |. veters to the polls who supported the Commission. On Thursday last the Civic Finance Committee had a session, and most of the evening was spent in discuss- ing what the members would do when the Utilities again 'passed under Council control. A repetition of i the old woman's folly of counting her { chickens before they were hatched. pr { PUBLIC OPINION. | my Still In Charge. (Brantford Expositor.) Gen. Stupidity is evidently still the presiding genius in the German foreign office. A New Significance. (Hamilton Spectator.) Calling - the Germans "gas bags' As an evidence of the drift of pub-| has assumed a new and terrible sig-| nificance. Weddings and Harvest, (Peterboro Review.) These copious rains may not be very appropriate for June weddings, hut they are exceedingly beneficial to the coming harvest. Not Up-to-Date. (Hamilton Herald.) One doesn't hear of any hunger- strikes among any of ther prisoners of war. In some respects this war is not up to date. The Sun Objects. (London Advertiser.) Hungary's erops are reported ruined by the heat. Evidently the sun itself objected 'to the Kaiser's attempt to secure a place in the sun. That Winnipeg Business. (London Advertiser.) It's a lucky thing for Canada that the war holds first place. Otherwise Manitoba would be making the whole Empire gasp. Result Of War. (Hamilton Herald.) The decision of the Japanese Guv- ernment to abolish the teaching of Christianity in Korea may be the outcome of the spectacle now pre- sented to the world by Chr.stian Europe. Value Of Kisses. (Guelph Mercury.) In a breach of promise 1¢ a Wichita, Kan., the lady in thy case | rroduced letters on the coraess cf wiich were marked 340 kisses, anc she got $323 damages. Tha. puts the price of kisses on paper at 45 cents each, and, by gum, they aint worth it. : KINGSTON EVENTS 26 YEARS ACO 'There are 322 horses at the Bar- riefield camp. Application has been made for the incorporation of Jetters patent of the Donnelly Wrecking and Salvage Company. Donnelly, Thomas Donnelly, John Donnelly, jr.,'B. W. Folger, H. M, | Folger, and F. A. Folger, all * of Kingston. The capital stock is fix- ed at $50,000. The German Government has made a full explanation and has paid an indemnity of 18,000 marks ($45,- 000) for the lives of five Spaniards! who were shot by mistake at Liege last August. > Hon. Dr. Pyne, Acting Premier of Ontario, will be in charge of the or- ganization of the new hospital to be established by the Ontario Govern- ment in England. At Atlanta, Ga., Frank's death sentence was commuted to life im- prisonment by Governor Slaton. The applicants are John | LAKE ONTARIO PARK | WAS OPENED FOR THE SEASON { MONDAY EVENING. There Was a Large Crowd tw wie | | mess the Vaudeville Performance | | im the Pavilion. { Kingston's favorite summer re- | sort, Lake Ontario Park, was open-| ed for the season on Monday even- {ing. The park presents a splendid] appearance. Green boxes with fo- liage are placed bére and there, ad-| ditional playground apparatus for| | the. children has been erected, and | | the bathing beach has been placed in | { good condition. The pavilion was| | packed, while outside a large crowd | | viewed the performawce from every | point of vantage. ! | "The programme presented was| much 'enjoyed. Skates Deasey open: | | ed with acrobatic and sensational | | roller skating, consisting of barrel | and chair jumping, while his work jon a rolling barre] placed on two ta- { bles was something novel and start- i ling. . | Boniger and Lester, in a classy | singing and jnstrumental act, were | { much appreciated, They gave a [ duet, "The Angelus is Ringing." Miss | Boniger, who is a fine baritone sing- | er, rendered "My Great-Grandfather { Was a Violin Plager," and played a | violin solo, "My Dear." Mr. Les- | ter (a tenor) sang "Mother Machiee" and played a selection on the ukelli, or a miniature guitar. The two / concluded their act with several %o- | clety dances. The moving pictures were fine, among them being "The Professor's { Romnace," "Jerry and His Trom- | bone," and "The Accusing Pen." Miss Gwendolyn Treneer played the accompaniments, and also play- | ed some fine musical selections be- | tween the acts, The same bill will | be presented this evening. | Wednesday will be children's one. | cent day on the cars, with matinee lat 3.30, All seatg are free. On | Thursday evening there will be a | change of programme. shbb ddd ddd doddob ddd db db dd ddd | * J : WAR BULLETINS. + |4% The British House of Com- # {4 mons, on Monday afternoon | % practically gave the govern- |% ment, through the Bank of # England an order to raise and # spend money to unlimited bil- # lions to keep the war going. +» -- + General Dewet, former Boer # leader, was on Monday found #% guilty of treason and sedition # on eight counts. Sentence de- # + ferred. , PEEPS e reer |# Germany War Office on Mon: % day admitted loss of Metzer- # al, in Alsace, and important pb- & sitions. on the Meuse Heights. # On account of the superior 4 numbers of the enemy. > -- # It is fully expected in fon # don that the Russians - will # abandon Lemberg to the Aus- % tro-Germans within this week. * sre % The Italian Navy is blockade # ing Pola, the Austrian naval | # base, and a land force will as- | % sist later, | * ---- # The French are sweeping the # Germans out of Alsace and are 4 now within five miles of Ger- 4 man Lorraine. . Helpful Quotation. Four thing a man must learn to do, | If he would make his record true; | To think without confuston, clearly; {To love his fellow-men sincerely; To act from honest motives purely, To trust in God, and Heaven secure- ly. The deficit of thie British Govern- ment, which cannot be covered by revenues, is now $2,680,000,000. At Walkerville, a fi iles 1 a few m away, a factory partially buried spy 8 blamed for the AZ on a con- destroyed by 7 F Le pa betes bist Bb beetle . ae. | BIBBYS, LTD. PI BOYS' CLOTHING NEW COLLARS, 2 FOR 25c. da - =i Cash buyers save money by trading at ll a cash store. We buy for cash. We sell | for cash. "We have one price and that price is marked in plain figures. Our $12.50 Suits for Men Classy style, as well as the more conser- vative models. -Navy Blue, Grey Home- spuns and Cheviots, . English Worsted in Browns and Green. Splendidly tailored, good trimmings, good style. Sizes 33 to 46. No better values to be found anywhere. Sale of Genuine Panama Hats $7.50, $8.00 Values for $5.00 Sizes 6 5-8to 7 1-8. Bibbys [i] Z a] } 7 8 I. J. LOCKHART, Bank of Montreal Building, Kingston. . Phone 1085 or 1089, Oxfords and Pumps At a Big Saving to You 'We have decided to eontinue our Low Shoe Sale for a few more days, and we offer Big Bargains in this seasonable footwear. Men's $5.00 Oxfords .... Women's $5.00 Pumps and Oxfords .... Now $3.98 Women's $4.00 Pumps and Oxfords ....Now $2.98 Special = One lot of Women's Patent Colonial Pumps, with Grey or'Sand color cloth back, the seca- $2 2 5 son's newest style. Special price ...... . One lot of Women's Low Shoes and Slippers, , odd sizes (mostly small) ................... "$1.00 Rubber Sole Shoes not included in this sale. ERE J. H. SUTHERLAND & BRO. The Home of Good Shoes. For plumbing work, or GET OUR PRICES Have your repairl done Be piping. isfaction guarant: us. Sat- A. AND J. JAMIESON, . Plumbers and Gasfittera. It was announced at the Bethlehem Steel works that to more quickly supply ammunitions of war for Eng- land, a new shelly-loading plant, 260 $60,000." loading plant erected by the com- , , all within a few months, to care of fq South Bethlehem, Pa., June 22. x60 will be built at once, at a cost of This will make the third shell- orders. So far --t as to methods of doing business. When we "play ball" it gets our rivals guess- ing. All our sporting Goods and Games are the best offered and at the lowest prices ever put upon such high-grade goods. Baseball Outfits for Clubs, Schools or Associations. In-door and Out-door Games of all Kinds. Fishing outfits a specialty. Come here and get the best while, paying the lowest. By