PAGE FOUR The British Whig $2ND YEAR. a ) | LIL TS ks (IHNE aR CI 7 - } = | Ba. 1 . 1 Published Daily and Semi-Weekly by THE BRITISH WHIG PUBLISHING CO, LIMITED, J. G. Elliott .. man A. Guild . «vseaa President anaging Director and Sec.-Treas. o Tel Business Office .. Editorial Rooms Job Office: ..... SUBSCRIPTION RATES -(Daily Edition) One year, delivered in city One year, if paid in advance ....§: One year, by mall to rural offices .$2.5 One year, to United States $3 (Semi-Weekly Edition) One year, by mail, cash . One year, if not paid in advance One year, to United States J Six and three months pro rata. Attached is one of the best printing offices in Canada. Job TORONTO H. E. Smallpiece .. U. 8. REPRE New York Office 2 n Frank R. Northrup, Manager. Chigago Tribune Bldg. Frank R. Northrup, Manager. WASTE OF PUBLIC MONEY. The Lindsay Post emphasizes the wrong doing of the Government in connection with its public contracts. One W. E. Baker tendered for a sup- ply of coal. He was notified that his offer had been accepted and that jointly, with another firm, he would supply the. coal required by the Ar: mouries. The one firm had its full share of the patronage. Then Baker received a telegram asking him if he would finish 'the €ontract at a cer- tain stipulated price per ton. While he was considering what this enquiry meant he was told the message was for another man. Later he received a 'elegram notifying him of the can- , cellation of the contract that had been made in his favor some months before. It is a small matter; but it shows the "patriotic" way in which the Government is carrying on the busi- ness of the country in these war times. The Liberals are expected to say nothing in the way of criticism. They must be loyal and blink at any- thing that is done by the Govern- ment for the time being. It ls theirs to work and help on the.fel- lows who are enjoying the graft, It is time that Canada had what it is proposed to have in England, namely, a controller who is capable of organizing the Purchasing Depart- ment of the Government, and of en- forcing the strictest business meth- ods. One who can bring about the necessary economics in the public sevice would be able to save mil- lions of dollars per annum. Sooner or later the people, outside of the chosen few, will protest against the waste of public money for which there is not, and cannot be, any jus- tification. REPRESENTATIVE LIFE AND MORALITY. A case in Chicago has attracted a great deal of attention. It is that of a child born at 'the German- American hospital and so sadly de- formed that the mother has no de- "gire to see it live. The physician in attendance does not think he is Sullty of any crime when he stays his hand and withholds the help which he could give. Ml am doing what the parents have given we the option to de," sald he, when spoken to about the case, "and what it would take & pretty stiff argument to keep me from doing. I am allowing nature to take her course with the child. We are feeding it some. It is only sensible to discomfort, There is no brain development to register suffering, and pretty soon nature shall mike blank her mistake." TRe mother of the child said in a faint, but detérmined, voice: "I have given the doctor permission. to do as he wishes with my baby. I don't want it to live. 1 want it to die. Dying now is better than living with a crippled brain and body. I would not visit such suffering upon myself or my husband, and surely not upon my very own child. 1 wish that death would take it soon." ~ It is reported that members of the Humane Society 'intend to bring the case to court and to prosecute the physician, They may learn then what they do not seem to know sow, that many such cases are on record, that nature is allowed to do her best to save life while the medical men give something to quiet the pain. This hopelessly deformed child could perhaps be saved ly an operationa, has no fearleassness in -confessing 'the fact because he says he feels and knows that he is right. This opens the way for a great train of | deductions. _| entitled to only The Humane Socieaty embers cannot see the wisdom of leaving this case in the hands of the mother and _ her - physician, and cold, stern; relentleass logicycannat make much of an impression nent { POINT OF IMPORTANCE The Journa] of Commerce calls at. tention to a "lax administration of the Dominion Insurance Act." A young man, carrying a $5,000 policy, on which he had paid a second prem- jum of $208.75, (less $75 for which | he had given a note), returned home| after an extended absence of six days after the note was due. He found that his policy had been can- celled. The Company refused to re-} vive it, to reinsure his life, though he was in good health and was will-| ing to pay the amount of the note, | unless he signed a waiver. It was| to-the effect that should he volunteer for "military or naval service and| die three months after the con-| clusion of 'peace, his estate would be | 25 per cent. of the face ¥alue of the policy. He would | not sign this waiver and he is to-day | without the insurance. The Journal of Commerce write ul the Superintendent of Insurance in y (J), of the Insurance Act of 1910, | which provided that a reinstatement | can take place within two from the date of elapse 'subject ta) The question is| to the Company." the application of this cause "to the | case of one who contemplated mili-| tary service. The Journal of Com: | merce thinks the stand of the Super- intendent is a weak one. He should protect the policy holder if he can, | and if the Act be weak in any Te | spect he should call attention to the) fact. Not one in a hundred persons is likely to know about the pravis- jons of the law upon this point, and | the clause of the Act should not be| used without the consent of the Sup-| erintendent of Insurance. | Above all the Journal protests | cgainst the interpretation which the| Superintendent of Insurance has put upon Section 95, (j) and it says that had the Superintendent protested the Insurance Companies would not in- sist for there is little, if anything, in the law to support their conten- tions, This is an interesting case and one which affects many insurable persons in Canada at the present time. The Journal is to be thanked for express- ing its opinion so candidly upon the subjeet. The editor, Hon. Mr. Fleld- ing, was Minister of Finance when the Act of 1910 was amended, and he had charge of the bill, in its pass. age through the Commons. He is, therefore, one who ought to know whereof he speaks. EDITORIAL NOTES, The Toronto Telegram is fully per- suaded that the British Empire cai not be saved by talk. Its idea is that Sir George Fostef should cease to be Minister of Trade and Commerce and become Minister of Munitions. The International Waterways Com- mission is studying the pollution of the Detroit River. They will later study the pollution of Lakes Erie and Ontario. Their report upon the question will be awaited with pro- found interest. Mr. Lavergne has been referred to as a nice, well-meaning man. And he is a preacher of sedition. What is there about him and the example he is setting the young men of the country at this particular time? La- vergne is a lieutenant-colonel, who will not dan the uniform and fight in the war zone. The talk of the day is for munici- pal managers, men who will take hold of the municipal business and carry it through like the managers of great corporations. A manager of some sort is wanted in Ottawa at the present time, and in connéction with the War Department. With | his aid some of the troubles which are apparent would be avoided. The war is developing a new expe- rience. Land who will not enlist must remain to face 'he dangers of inaction. Steamship compagnies will not trans- port them to America, or rather the crews of the steamships will not sail upon them if the young men of Brit- ain are allowed to escape their duty. Couscription by snother name. ------------ The staff of the To- ronto News, in 1911, when he was serving the Conservative party, Te- (ferred tc Mr. Bourassa as an "hon- est, healthy-minded, and independent Canadian, who cannot be induced to ence. This probably from the same when infinite love cannot find faulf,| | Canadian contractors. to roost. The young men of the Old Hy contemptible as he grows in experi | THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, FRIDAY, NOVE of the year. Even under present | conditions, if the help demanded ia! milking can b® in any way provided for, the change would hardly be wise. One is doing fairly well when $80] worth of beef is produced as a result of two years of feeding and care. A reasonably good cow will produce] that amount in cream in a single vear, and a lot of skim milk for hogs and poultry in addition' Of course more feed and labor are called for in the latter case, but even at that] the advantage is on the side of dairy-| ing. Besides, eimply because it calls for less labor, the beef end will ge| the first to be overdone, and conse- quently the first to feel the decline in prices. The milk cow has been the main element in the prosperity of Ontario agriculture in the past twen-| ty-five years, and . will apparently] hold that position for an indefinite! period in the future, { Soaking the British. | Ottawa Citizen Britain has 'been charged $5.15! for .machining 18-pounder shells, though they could be machined pro-| fitably at $1. By steps the British | authorities succeeded in getting the! price down to $2.90. Even though| a responsible contractor offered to! machine the shells at $1.40. the Do- minion Shell Committee ordered shell! machining at $2.90. Certain Can-' adian shells have been costing more] than United States shells to the Mo-| therland. In a newspaper interview a Cabinet Minister gave as a reason o| Ottawa with regard to the case, and | for the Dominion Government refus-| prove the Superintendent cited Section 95,| ing to use the government shops for| this perspective a very clear idea is shell-making, that the government did not want to compete with the Canadian private interests. The visit| the British treasury at least $15, upon a form of competition among] Mr. D. A} Thomas also recommended the use of the Transcontinental state-owned | machine shops. But a Dominion] Cabinet politician says "nothing| tould be madder" than state use of| the government shops. They might compete with private interests. : A wasted opportuaity comes home i NGSTON EVENTS 25 YEARS AGO The official board of Sydenham Street Church will disquss the call of Rev. W. W. Carson, to a Presbyter- lan Church in Detroit. A movement is on form a land- lord's Association in Kingston. The names of all tenants who have not paid their rent will be secured print- ed and distributed among the land- lord's. These tenants will then be unable to rent houses without pay- ing rent in advance. W. Dunlop will be a candidate for municipal honors in Victoria Ward. IA Decreased Asséssed Values Montreal Star. 3 There has been cdnsiderable her- . MBER-19, 1915. alding of the fact that, for the first! time in the city's history, there has to be shown this year a decrease in assessed property values. tron is set down at fifteen million dollars. While the sum to the umn- initiated may seem large, it is in truth a mere bagatelle, and in no wise points to any particular depre- ation in property values. In one year alone, from 1912 to 1913, as- sessments were sent up to the tune of over one hundred and forty mil- lion dollars. In less than five years time, indeed, the assessments have actually doubled. Civic statistics this astonishing fact, From got of the unimportance of the fifteen million dollars decrease. What is more remarkable, indeed, than the years of Mr. D. A. Thomas to Canada saved | reduction in question, are the figures showing that the '"'exemptions'" have evidence of insurability satisfactory | 000,000, by introducing and insisting | actually increased this year by one million dollars: The total property foots up the huge amount of two hundred and.sixteen million dollars. The longer a man lives in a com- munity the more money his neigh- bors owe him---or else the more he owes to his neighbors. Some men kick when they have a heavy load to carry and some others kick because they haven't the price of a "load." eS Sleepytime Tales en SNOWBALL AND THE YARN. Once upon a time Snowball, the white kitten, was playing in the Kkit- chen while Cook was sitting at the window knitting stockings from a big ball of gray yarn. Snowball wished she could play "with the ball but Cook was very cross and would- n't let her. Finally the ball rolled to the floor. Snowball looked up ang there was Cook fast asleep. This was the chance Snowball had been hoping for and, in a minute, she was having a fine play with the ball of yarn. As the kitten played the ball be- gan to unwind and soon little Snow- ball was all taggled up in the loose yarn until you couldn't tell whether it was kitten or a ball of yarn tha: was flying so frantically about tae kitchen. Snowball began to 'be fri- ghtened, for the harder she triel to get away from the yarn the tighter it clung to her and her paws were 50 tangled up that she could hardly walk. : BALL OF Just them in walked her friend, Spotty the dog, and as soon as Snow- ball saw him she tried to ll him of her awful trouble. Spotty had never seen anything like a mass of yarn rolling about so he began to fight it, barking as hard as he could and run- ning back when the ball rolled to- wards him. Cook woke with a start and as she saw the ball of yarn she sprang dt Snowball with a cry of dismay which frightened the Ritten even more. It took Cook a long time to get Snow- ball untangled and, of course, she couldn't use her yarn after that for she had to cut it in pieces to get the Kitten free. This made Cook so angry that she let Snowball go without her supper and she also shut her up in the cel- lar until it was time to go to bed. Snowball never forgot that lesson and now, if you show her a ball of yarn, she will run as fast as she can under the couch and won't come out so long as the yarn is in sigh. Ia "Low Cost of . Menu for Saturday BREAKFAST LUNCHEON Rice Soup Cheese Crackers Stewed Prunes Ten DINNER Vegetable Soup Boston Baked Beans Lettuce with Rogquefort Cheese Dressi ng Baked Indian Pudding ~. BREAKFAST Creamed Fish--Cream a table- spoon of flour and the same of but- ter. Stir into two cups of boiling milk. When thick add a cup and a. half of flaked finnan haddie, cooked. : Lu NCHEON Rice Soup--Cook half a cup of ice in two quarts of water four ours. Strain and serve with a tea- spoon of rice in each cup, Living" Menu | DINNER Vegetable Soup--Boil half a cup each of raw diced potatoes, carrots, turnips and parsnips. Dice two stalks of celery and mix with half a green pepper cut fine and one ta- blespoon of rice. Cover with cold water and boil one hour. Boston Baked Beans--Parboil one quart of small beans which have been soaked overnight. Drain and place in a bean pot with half a pound of fat salt pork, a cup of molasses, half a teaspoon of mustard and a little pepper. Fill the pot with wa- ter and bake very slowly all day. Lettuce with. Roquef: Ch Dressing--Mix six tabl of The reduc- | ¥ Those lowly, down-trodden feet of yours deserve the treatment that you can possibly accord them. 2 78, 80, 82 Princess Street, Only Cash and One Price Clothing House If you protect your feet against eriticism they will guard you against pain and worry. best If you don't wnt to skid off the Joy road into the dowun-at-the-heel ditch, brighten up the appearance of your twin Loco-Motors. BUY BIBBYS NOBBY $4.00 Bench Made Shoes SEE BIBBYS $12.50 OVERCOATS Chesterfield style, black or grey vicuna cloth, silk velvet collar, fly front; sizes 34 to 46. YOUNG MEN'S OVERCOATS THE BELCOURT, VERY NOBBY, - $15.00 Full backs, silk velvet collar, mew sewn in sleeves; sizes 34 to 39. We Sell the Celebrated JUST WRIGHT SHOE THE CLAUDE SUITS, $15.00 New Straight Trousers, SEE BIBBYS $12.50 ULSTERS New storm or shawl collar, = belted back, heavy wool lining; sizes 34 to 44. YOUNG MEN'S OVERCOATS THE NEWPORT, REAL CLASSY, $18.00 Plaided backs, slip on style, hand tailored. SEE BIBBYS $3.00 WORKINGMEN"S SHOES New High Cut Vest, SUITS, SUITS, $18.00 $18.00 SEE BIBBYS $10 ULSTERS New two way collars, belted back; fabrics are nglish Tweeds, in rich browns and greys; sizes 33 to 44. YOUNG MEN'S OVERCOATS "THE BROADWAY" Tight fitting style, knee length, silk velvet collar, double breasted, three button, brown and blue Chinchilla Cloth. $18.00 Young Men's Suits New Soft Roll Lapels, THE POOLE THE MONARCH THE BUD SUITS, $15.00 MEN'S FINE SHOES BIG DISPLAY OF BOYS' SUITS AND OVERCOATS BB ---- MEN'S FINE Now in Stock: Jew Raisins, New Currants New Peels, New Dates, New Nuts, New Prunes. Wagstaffe's English Mince- meat. We Sell Crisco. lage's Montreal Street. oil, three of lemon juice or vinegar, and a little salt and pepper. When well blended add a tablespoon of grated Roquelort cheese. Pour over the lettuce. y Baked Indian Pour one pint of boiling milk over a cup of Indian meal, a quarter of a t&aspoon of ginger and a quarter of a cup of molasses. Turn into a baking dish, add a pint of milk and bake six hours in a very slow oven. oh a pen is astonishing. ' Beef or Dairy? Toronto Weekly Sun. and $8 and better, and with M ia With dest cattle selling around $7) Tere ait g thoughts, and leads to all sorts of ->- day"ll be with us in a trice--Thanksgiving grateful glee. Still stands the ancient sacri- rkey roosting in a tree. 1 wonder why we turkey and a pumpkin pie, ul for the wheat that in the bin is piled to show ers amply full, the bald- the have grown so ir | SOWARDS Keeps Coal and Coal Keeps : SOWARDS. | About Babies. Sunshine Bulletin. Almost all countries have their In Greece, the mother, before placing her child in its cradle, turns it three times round before the fire. ( Buttermilk Buttermilk Having bought the whole outfit of Eastern Dairy School, I am now prepared to deliver Buttermilk in any Quantity. Phone 845 Price's KINGSTON CEMENT . PRODUCT Can Blocks, Sills, Lintles, Flower Vases, Tile, Cappler Blocks, etc. We also manu- facture Cement Grave Vaults. Esti- mates given for all kinds of Cement Work. Office and Factory Cor. of CHARLES AND PATRICK. MGR. H. ¥, NORMA. . Crawford Foot of Queen Street. : Phone 9.