PACES 8-12 he Daily British Whig [om A YEAR; 82 DECIDE TO NO, 213 ADJUST NEW POWER RATI Wtiities Commission to Make a Change in the System---Clearly Proven That Under the Old Schedule Power Was Sold Below The Utilities Commission at a spec- ial meeting on Monday afternoon de-| 'cided 19 adjust. the new electrical power rates, ever which there has been a great deal of protest since the last bills were issued, found that power consumers were being charged from 100 to 200 per cent more than before. and it was Mr. Espenschield of the Hydro-El-| ectric Commission engineering staff was present by request to give the Utilities Commission some informa- tion and to aid it in the adjustment. The conclusion reached was that whilé the rates were high, the com- mission, under the old ones, was sell- ing power at less than cost and at the expense of the domestic consum- ers who were paying "the shot." The Hydro-Electric representative pointed out to the Commission that it was impossible to manufacture power by steam at the price it was being sold for, He defended the new schedule of rates as quite fair. Commissioner Toye remarked that | a consumer who last year paid $90 for seven and -one-half horse-power was now being charged double that amount. "Well," said Mr. Espenschield, "he was paying at the rate of $12 a horse-power, and you all know that it costs this plant from $45 to $50 to produce a horse-power. That con- sumer wae" getting power that much below cost. "What would you suggest as an adjustment?" asked Commissioner Cost. 1scrap the old boilers in our plant and renew them so as' to get the produe- tion cost down." "I agree with you there," sald the Hydro representative. "If you are not going to get 'Hydro power 1 would rip that plant out and get a new one. 'Then you could manufae- ture power for about one cent a kilo- wiatt-hour, or 100 per cent. less than you are now doing." | In replying to a question regarding the small users of power, Mr. Espens- chield said that the small consumer takes power for convenience. He uses a very small amount, but the plant has to take care of him at any time he wishes. | Commissioner Chown: 'We have to offer the people some explanation for the large increase made." "Explanation in a good said Chairman Rigney, "and the ex- planation seems to me to be that we have been selling power too cheaply in the past, in fact below cost." | Mr. Espenschield: "Your ppwer revenue last year was less than tem per cent. of your'total revenue, and the power sold was over twenty-five per cent. of the total output." Chairman Rigney: "We've got to take the brick bats. Our old pow- er schedule was unscientific and we must rectify it." Mr, Espenschield: "There is this about it--the new schedule works | out better for the great majority of , consumers, and they certainly appear to be pleased." ord," Chown of the Hydro-Electric repres- | entative. : 'Put in maximum demand meters in the premises of your power con- sumers and get them to agree to pay for what power they use on a tem- minute peak. Or you might ar- range for restricted power, that is for the use of energy within certain | can | hours. If power consumers keep off your peak load than you can reduce the ¥1 overhead charge by one third. 4 n Old Rates Too Low, Chairman Rigney: "There is no doubt in my mind that the old rates have been indefensible. We have been selling power below. cost." "If we had no hope of getting wa- ter power, I would suggest that we What About Industries? "But there's also this to be con- sidered," said Commissioner Chowan. | "How is Kingston hereafer to hold out inducements to industries to lo- cate here when it becomes kiown | that our power rates have been lar: gely increased.?" | _ Mr. Espenschield: "You must re- | member that power is not the only | factor in getting industries. - There is Campbellford for instanée, which | is willing to give power at $11 a | horse-power and yet cannot get an | industry. There are the transporta- | tion and the labor elements to be ta- | ken into consideration, and, there- | fore, Kingston is not in such a bad | way after all." General Manager Folger remark- i "Where is Our Daddy, Mama?" 3 The following verses we following touching note: re sent to The Whig with the **1 was interested in the little girl's verses in Satur- day's Whig. The enclosed widow of a soldier who gave Your parents miss and day, "Mollie" and "Alice' miss thoughts alway. lines were composed by. the his lifé for the Motherland." you, "Harry," they mourn you night you, too, you're in their Our babes see not their "Daddy," as other children do; 'Their little minds are troubled; their pleadings | oft renew: 'Where is our Daddy, Mama, we never see him now?" 'Is Daddy never coming?" till careworn is my brow. How can I tell our darlings, how make them understand : - That their Daddy's gone to band; Heaven, has joined the angel That they'll no more sed him here, nor climb up on his -- knee, Nor round his ee tiss me." neck, their tiny arms entwine in childish Then on his cheeks sweet kisses press, and whisper: "Oo "No, they'll never see you, Harry--no father's love they'll "They must live their lives without you and your protect- iy Wie ors SU, was Condos', Praised be His Name, Beloved ! this Boon of Jesus I "That He will comfort those I can bear, and » beg you ask to-day ve, will guide us on our way. : And when at last from earth we'll pass to journey hence, 'alone edit You'll come to meet us, won't you, dear, and lead us to Of the ever-blessed Trinity, where, with the myriad We'll honor, Forever and e The The well, AERA -- ed that one loéal power consumer was last year paying only $4 a horse- power for electrical energy. The Commission's Decision. The Commission finally decided, on motion of Commissioner Chown, that all consumers having more than one motor be asked to state what they would copsider their maximum de- mand and be billed accordingly; In the event of the amount.exceeding their estimate they pay the .differ- ence and if less they be refunded the difference; that the General Manag- er be authorizéd to purchase maxi-| mum demand meters, which be sold outright te the consumer or charged for at the rate of fifteen per cent. per annum; and that consumers be ask- ed to sign contracts as soon as the maximum demand is ascertained. The Commission also decided to push the sale of electricity by offer- ing electrical toasters and iron for Sale to the public. The Hydro-Elec- tric Commission will supply the need- ed literature. It is considered that a good revenue can be secured from the use of these things. > All the members of the Commis- sion were present at the meeting, viz, T. J. Rigney chairman, G. Y. Chown, R. H. Toye, J. H. Birkett, and Mayor Sutherland. LLOYD GEORGE'S STD APPROVED No More Urgent Message. Ever De- livered to British Nation. London, Sept. 14.--David Lldyd George's remarks are hailed by the editorial writers of the London pa- pers as a trumpet call to the nation and Governmient, especially by that section of the press representing the party advocating conscription. The Daily Mail says: "No more urgent message has ever been delivered to the British nation by any statesman in our history." The Times expressed the hope that all of Mr. Lloyd George's colleagues will gmulate "the courage and good sense with which he is striving to save British democracy as much from itself as from thg tyranny of German barbarism." The Morning Post thinks that Mr. Lloyd-George has performed perhaps the greatest public service done by any that net in the-army or navy during the war. The Post calls for a committee of public safety, on the ground that the present cabinet' is much too unwieldy, and concludes: "It is not yet too late to avert what is foreboded, but the time is short: LOST HIS GOOD EYE Through Brutal, Heartless Treatment London, Sept. 14.--Pte. McPhail, of the 3rd Canadian Battalion, who probably returns to Canada this week, is perhaps thé most tragic pic- ture of the war. He is 8 wéstern pioneer and was shot acrgss the face at Ypres, when one eye went. The other was lost through brutal, heartless treatment in a German hospifal. McPhail brings grave charges against some parts of the German medical service, more particularly at the Cologne Hospital, of intentional brutality towards British wounded, and serious operations without chloroform. DISCUSSING THE BUDGET, Duty on All Imports Discussed by British Government. London, Sept.14.--The Daily News polities] correspondent, discussing the additional budget soon to be in- troduced by the Government, says: "The question of a duty on im- ports is under consideratior. ' Some think there will be a duty on a gen- eral scale on all imports. If there is any such a duty it should certainly be imposed on motor cars and motor bicycles coming from America; but nothing has heen settled by the cabi- net" : Stratford Has 17,138, Stratford, Sept. 14.--Although this] city has sent a thousand men to the war, the population shows an In crease of 152 over last year's figures. Assessor Thomas Ruston places the present population at 17,158. DIFFICULTIES RE CATALE KINGSTON, ONT lei Mrs. Thomas A. Ee THE TOBACCO . FUND CANADIAN GROWN PRODUCT IS KIND REQUIRED. And it Will Be Provided--The Cigar- ettes Are Made of High Class To- bacco--A Further List of Recent Contributions. Some of the money collected for the Tobacco Fund in other parts of. Canada was used in the pGrchase of English tobacco, which our Canadian soldiers did not appreciate, as re- fefred to in preyious articles in the Whig. This paper made it a point of insisting that the fund collected by the Whig should be used in the sending of home grown tobacco to Canadian soldiers, and thus giving them the brand they have been fam- iliar with. There have been some papers in Canada which, apparently actuated by jealousy because con- temporaries were conducting this fund instead of themselves, have en- deavored to knock the whole pro- blem. Such eriticisms, ever, do uot apply to the Whig's Fund. Unider date of Sept. ¥ta, Tucketts, Limited, the well-known robacco firm, of Hamilton, Ont., which is sup- plying the tobacco furnished by the Whig's Fund, writes as follows: "I can assure you without hesita- tion that anything supplied by the Tuck€tt Company will be of the very best quality. The tobacco is of Orinoco quality, so well-known in the Dominion, and the cigarettes will be produced from , the same high quality of tobacco. » "We are already shipping tobacco to England, but it may be a couple of weeks before it reaches our boys at the fronmt. The tobacco goes direct from London where it is pack- aged by the Overseas people, postal cards, etc, éhclosed, and then sent forward in charge of the Army Ser- vice. "In order to take care of this or- der we have gome to the expense of equipping a special 'in bond' factory, as in no othér way could we possibly purchase the tobaceos at a price which would allow the Overseas Club to furnish a satisfactory 25c package for the boys at the front." Our contributors, therefore, can rest assuréd that whatever money is handed to the Whig in this connec- tion will be used solely for the pur- pose of purchasing Canadian tobacco. This paper-is giving of its time and its space freely to the collection of this Fund, under the most positive assurance that the goods are suppli- ed free of duty and that the military authorities are delivering the . gift parcels in bulk free of charge. i Mrs. E. D. Shangraw, Des Moines, Iowa, contributes $1.00 to the Fund with the following words: "Attacthed please find an express order for $1, for your Tobacco Fund, for Jus boys 'somew Al et pray an er bi} aoe where in Germany. those at the front appreciate the gooy work | that you are doing; the most that we cam do is but little compar- ed with the sacrifice they have had to make." - Previously acknowledged ..$401.09 Mrs. W..S. Rowson, Nipissing, . ont 25 ton, Mass... «.".. 1.. i. Miss G. B. Lants, Boston, MABE. + arias S. Miss F. R. Barlow, Boston, 1.00 1.00 i TP noo Huntington, Pen. . .. 3k tae wa Smith Elliott, Kingston, Ont Mrs. J. R. Brouse, Leaman, Alta. . nae anna Mrs. , Leaman, Alta... we tae AAT ETT. 0 Kenneth Wood, Barriefield . A. R. Bolton, Wilton Mrs. E. D. Shangrow, * Moines, Iowa.. .. .. 1.00 1.00 25 re "25 1.00 Lv .28 Cdllections made by Edgar kett, Stella. Wilfred Lockett, Kingston. . H. 3 Robertson, Kingston . L. G. Robertson, Kingston. . Mra: es Byron, Kingston Wm. Filson, Stella, Ont... . H. B. Saawith, Stella, Ont. J. EB Kingston .... Mrs. J. , Stella, Ont. . Mrs. J. FP. Gillespie, Jr., Mon- N. D. McArthur, Montreal . . J. Wright, Ki Riis aavinin + Mrs. N. D. ur, . Mon- real... IL SNTr oT Miss M. Hill, Stella, Ont ... Mrs. E. C. Lockett, Kingston Mrs. T. Grimason, Kingston A Friend. 5 Miss E. Sutherland, Kingston James Sutherland, Kingston Me Sutherland, Montreal, 1.00 25 Collections made by Anastasia E. . 'in| Barr, 3} Mr. 'Hughes, Har- bh Mrs. ughes, Harrow- Mth. . .. ith smith. coral Loo a ae Violet Sig s smith... .. .. Watson, k, ES > ee Manson, Harrow- Mnt.. ot aa vr ad saws ay I am sure that) x = Ep-- i 10, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1915 Mrs. Pel. Youmans, Harrow- smith... LR John Garrison, Colebrook. . Mrs. M. Hartman, Colebrook Thomas A. Keyes, Colebrook John R. Carr, Colebrook ... Mrs. William ° Whitty, Har- rowsmith... .. .. .. ..~ Mrs. George Barr, Harrow- smith... -. .. .. David Leslie, Godfrey George Hughes, Harrow- TAMIL: or ae as asses Mrs. Thomas H. Watson, Barrowsmith >. .. .. .." Mrs. Harry Watson, Harrow: smith... .. .:.. Mrs. D. Freeman, Harting- Om... .. 0. vu aapiee Mrs R. Leonard, Hartington Mrs. E. Ryan, Hartington. . H. Jamieson, Hartington . Frederick Dennison, Harting- BOM. s as vs i kaa Delbert Barr, Harrowsmith. Mrs. George Brown, Harting- ton. . Cwm me mE. Mrs. Thomas Sigsworth, Har- tington., . .. .. .. .... Thomas Bradford, Harrow- smith... .. ta Clarence Ellerbeck, Harrow- smith... .. Richard Eller SIME. 2. vy ae a a William Bradford, Harrow- smith. . .. 3 beck, Harrow: TURKISH ATTACKS FAIL ON CAUCASUS FRONT Great Forces Repalsed With Heavy Losses at Maharadagh Moun- tan, Petrograd, Sept. 14.--A Russian official statement concerning the pro- gress of hostilities-in the Caucasus, was given out here as follows: ' "The Turks in the coast region on Thursday made several attempts to cross the River Arkhave, but were repulsed on each occasion. "Great Turkish fronts at dawn, under cover of a fog, attacked Ma- haradagh Mountain, but were repuls- ed with great losses, In thé direction of Olti the Turks all day bombarded our posi- tions near Mount Paraket. South of Belauguert our cavalry drove Tur- kish cavalry from the Village of Dom- lan. "There is no change in the rest of the front." en | THE SPORT REVIEW Petie Powers of Ottawa leads the Canadian League in home run tlouts, having walloped nine for the full route during the season. ® WL National League ¢lubs are alt reap: ing a fortune as a result of their nip and tuck for the pennant. The Am- erican franchise owners will also show a profit. -- Mr. Tener of the National League doesn't like the hidden ball - trick, while others think it accomplishes about as much as the hit and run trick. - -- Twelve battery men took part in the Boston-Chicago Arherican League) game on Saturday in which the Red Sox won by making & Garrison fwish. Manager Carrigan finally went be- hind the bat for his team. It looks like Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia National's for ° the world's series, though Detrui. Dé ton Braves or Brooklyn may upset calculations - somewhat. Brooklyn and Detroit would probably break all attendance records if they guali- fy for the finals." § Ottawa Roughriders will practise for the first time September 20th. George Church, who hasHeen select- ed as president, 'says that Ottawas will have a glub of youngsters. He has plenty of material. Harry Ack- land is manager this year. A baseball game was played . at Lord's on Saturday between the Can- adian soldiers 4nd the Londoh Ame- ricans. It resulted in a win for the Canadians by 14 runs to 4. ' The fix-{ ture was under the patronage of Princess Louise, and was in aid of the widows and orphans of Canadians who have fallen in the war. The Winnipeg and St. Boniface Baseball clubs of the Northern Les- gue have arranged a barnstorming trip through western Canada, one in- tention, it is said; being to show the fans in the cities «Ty. Cobb has again fallen into a tting slump, but despite a drop of five points below his mark Saf K 'OF ALLIES AHEAD nnn, Their Equipment Not Yet Equal to That of _ Enemy---When Time gions Will Be Across London, Sept. tral powers still have an overwheim- ing superiority in all the material and equipment of war that the Al- lies to win must put forth all their strength is the statement made by David Lloyd George, Minister of Mu- nitions, in the preface of a book con- taining his speeches since the -out- break of the war, entitled: "Through Terror to Triumph." "After twelve months of wat," says Mr. Lloyd George, "my conviction is stronger than ever that this country could not have kept out of it without Amperiling its security and its honor. | We could not have looked on cynical- Jy with folded arms while a country we had given our word to protect was being ravaged, trodden on by one of our own co-trustees, If British wo- men and children were being brutally destroyed on the high seas by Ger- man submarines this pation would have insisted on calling the infanti- cide empire to a stern reck ing. "Everything that has happened singe the declaration of war has clearly demonstrated that a military system So regardless honorable obligations and the lemen- tary impulses of humanity constitutes a menace to civilization of the most sinister character, and, despite the terrible cost of suppressing it; the well-being of humanity demanis that | such a system should be challenged and destroyed. The fact that events! also have shown that the might of this military clique has exceeded the gloomiest prognostications provides an additional argument for its de- struction. Must Utilize Resources. "Nor have the untoward incidents of the war weakened my faith in ul- timate victory, always provided that the nations put forth the whole of "their strength ere it is too late. Any- thing less must lead to defeat. The allied countries have an overwhelm- ing preponderance in the .raw mate- rial that goes to the making of the equipment of armies, whether in men, money or metal and machinery, but this material has to be mobilized and utilized. "It would be idle to pretend that the first twelve months of the war have seen this task accomplished sat- isfactorfly. Had the Allies realized in time the full strength of their re- doubtable and resourceful foes; nay, what is more, had. they realized their own strength and resources and tak- en prompt action to organize them, to-day we could have witnessed the triumphant spectacle of their guns pouring out a stream of shot and Sil hich would have deluged. the 'German trenches with fire and scorched the German legions back across their frontier. "With the urces of Great Bri- tain, French and Russia, yes, of the whole industrial world at the dispos- al of the Allies, the central powers still have an overwhelming super jority in all the material and equip- ment of war. "The result of this deploFable fact.is exactly what might have been foreseen. The iron heel of Germany has sunk deeper than ever into Belgian and French soil. Po- land is entire'y German, and Lithu- ania is rapidly following. Russien fortresses, deemed impregnable, are falling liko sand castles before the 13.--That the cen- of good faith, | Comes German Le- Scorched Back Frontier. ruthless tide of Teutonic invasion. When will the tide recede or be |stemmed? As soon as the Allies are supplied with an abundance of war material." . . { Mr. Lloyd George says that he is recalling unpleasang facts to still his countrymen to put forth their {Strength to amend the situation. { There has been a great awakening, [ne says, and prodigious efforts arq | being made to equip the armies, hut, | adds' the Minister, "nothing but our | best .can pull us through." | He asks: "Are we straining every {nerva to make up for lost time? Are | we getting all the men we shall want | to put into the firing line next year | to enable us even to hold our own? { Does every man who can help, whee ther by fighting or providing mate rial, understaid clearly that ruin awaits remission? "How many people in this coun. try fully apprehend to its full sig. |mificance the Russina retreat. For jover 12 months Russia, despite deti- | clencies in equipment, has absorbed | the energies of half the German and four-fifths of the Austrian for- |ces. Is it realized that for the time | being Russia has made her contribu: | tion to the strugg.e for European freedom and that we cannot for months tp come expect the same ac- tive help from the Russian armies we have hitherto received? Who is to take Russia's place while those Kus- sian armies are re-aquipping? Who is to bear the weight which has hith- erto fallen'on Russian shoulders? "France cannot be expected to sustain much heavier burdens than those she now bears with a quiet courage which bas astonished and moved the world. Italy is putting | her strength into the fight. There is only Britain left. Is Britain prepar ed to fill up the gap hat wili be created when Russia reiires to the rear? Is she Tully" prépared to cope with all the" possibilities of the next few months in the west, with- out forgetting the east? Upon the answer will depend the liberties of Europe for many generations. . i i " All Rests With Britain. "A shrewd and sagacious observer told me the other day that, in his judgment, the course pursued by the country during! the next three months would decide the fate of he war, \ "If we are not allow to equip our factories and wor Ps with 'adequate labor we must not trans- gress regulations applicable to nor- mal conditions; if practices are maintained which restrict the out- put of essential war material; if:-the nation hesitates when the need is clear to take the neeessary steps to call forth its manhood to defend iis honor and existence; 'if vital decis- ions are postponed until too late; it we neglect to make ready for all probable eventualities; if, in fact, we. give ground for the accusation that we are slouching into disaster as we were walking along the ordin- ary paths of peace without an en- emy in sight, then I can sec no hope. "But if we sacrifice All We own and all we like for our native land, and if our preparations are marked by grim resolution and prompt readi- ness in every sphere, then victory is assured.'s. NARROW RIBBONS N ON A SOLDIER'S COAT » j i 3 § Hs i The . former--the Queen's medal ~--was awarded by King Edward soon after his mother's death in 1901, and the latter, known as the King's in 1902, to be worn in addi- tion to the Queen's by men complét- ing eighteen months' service m South Africa during the war. The Sudan medal was awarded by Queen Victor- lhe. Pemptionn meen mi a out, it- chener, which led to the re-conquest of Sudan. Se