front, Is it assumed that the ma- Jority of how favor the bar? Sure- ly not! "Ia short," says . Mr. "Moody, "the ac tion of the interest rate in after-war periods is similar to is action in after-panic periods. Low money rates prevailed simply because the demand for the use of capital slumps more than 'does the supply. The comments of this same au- pe iB SE AL The British Government is pufting | the Germans out of business in Eng- land. Retaliating in part for the | robbery and repression that have | ~ OTHERWISE Co Cy Published Daily and Semi-Weekly by THE BRITISH WHIG FUBLISHING OO. LIMY [EE Billott naka President "and Sec¥ Te! Business Office Batterie: Rooms . Job Offick ToAs. y Edition) 8 year, geilvered in. in tx 3 .Bne year, = pai year, by mall to sin pal ofices | year, to United States ...... {Seful-Weakty Sa dit10n) One year, by mall, ci wa hemes One year, if not paid. oh advs 7ear, to United States .. 1. ® dix Ix and three months pro rate. Attached. is one of the printing offices in Canada. TORONTO 'REPRESENTATIVE fn Smaliplece sece.-s.83 Church St. REPR. 8 Mee 226 Fifth Ave, A "Northrup, pianager. nk R. 'Northrup, ork li " best . THE DARDANELLES' FAILURE. Ashmead Bartlett's articles to the American papers, in explanation of the Dardanelles' failure, do not make pleasant reading. To the New York Herald Mr. Bartlett geclares that the Gallipoli expedition was unfor- tunate in its inception and that blun- der after blunder followed in execu- tion of the attempt to capture Con- stantincple by forcing the Straits. "Proper knowledge of conditions of modern warfare would have pre- vented the undertaking at all," he said. "Even if it had been thought advisable to attempt the capture of the Gallipoli Peninsula the attack should have been at the neck of the Seninsula instead of*at the lip. It 4 hardly possible that in that way the Turks could have been isolated and the reduction of the forts affect- ed by cutting off their communica- tion.' >..2 The final withdrawal was the last . movement in a great {ragedy that had gradually worked out since last March. The British Empire had lost 200,000 men and five battleships. It accomplished nothing at all, Mr. Bartlett. The errors in judgment which con- tributed to the differences of opin- rion among members of the Asquith Government, are backed by individ- dial expert advice. A General Staff, worthy of the name, would not have says ordered the landing of troops where | they were landed with an attendant loss of 200,000 of the best troops of the British Army, regulars and terri- torials, and the gallant volunteers from Australia and New Zealand No tribute could be higher than"that "paid by Mr. Bartlett to the British and Colonial troops who served and suffered in the Gallipoli Peninsula. Their prostige has been raised. "The Australians," Says Mr. Bartlett; "in particular showed wonderful fight ing qualities, which, I believe, has + done 'more than anything else in the war to solidify the Empire. They were asked to do more than was hu- manly possible," ° Praise like this must be gratifying to. the Australians. But what of that? . It represented a waste of ef- fort, of life, of- treasure, and some day the nation will have to go into sackcloth and ashes and make atone- ment for it. ' « HEAP LIVING IN VIEW. | John Moody, of, Moody's Institute, New York, discusses in a recent' cir- cular financial conditions or factors after the war. The. demand rcape its responsibility. thority on commodity prices are in- tensely. interesting. After the Franco-Prussian war, Dunn's Index fell in seven years from 113.7 to 78.5, and during the same period English commodity prices moved downward in like manner. Demand and supply govern commodity prices just as they govern the interest rate. Prices and interest, generally speak- ing, move together. The facts are deduced that barring the special de- mand for certain types of commodi- ties,brought about by disturbed com- mercial relations existing during the war, there, will be a downward move- ment in world commodity prices for some time after hostilities are over. The cost of living, says Mr. Moody, which has been steadily rising the world over for a decade or more, is 'sure to decline sharply once this war is brought | to a close, +All of hich has some interest for the people. The man who has 00 money to spare, and who can lend it out now for a long term of years, is a fortunate one. The man who is not rich, or even well-to-do, who of the war, has the promise of cheap money and cheap living, and if he is at all imaginative, he must even now be regarded as a happy individual. OUTLOOR FOR CANADA, The National Council of Women of Canada is engaged in a most import- ant eaucational compaign. It +e to impress upon the thoughtful people of all classes the necessity for doing something to protect the feeble- minded from abuse and increase. Apart from the study of statistic? which teach a most impressive les- son, there is in connection with the records of state declarations that should startle the indifferent. Mr. Downey, of the Hospital for the Fegble-Minded, in Orillia, says the prime essential in the solution of the problem of the feeble-minded is (1, to segregate them during the years of their capacity for reproduction, and (2) to train the young people so that they may help to maintain themselves in some public institution. The advice of one like this, whose business is to deal with the helpless class, ought to carry the greatest weight with the Government of the day. But Dr. McKay, Superintend- ent of Education in Nova scotia, says it is pecessary that a mandate should proceed from the people upon th subject. How is that mandate to he secured? Not by direct appeal. That is impossible. It can be made only by the pressing and persistent advoc- acy of the press, and one can seg in Ontario what has been accomplished by one little woman, Miss Helen Mac- Murchey, when shé went at the ques- tion" in real earnest, and stirred up thousands by her addresses and let ters, Morris Macveriink emphasizes a sorrowful fact, namely," "that the war is a monstrous sort of selection of the unfitest for the ruin ol spe- cles," The unfittest then are the men who, in places of high author- ity, have been forcing this cruel con- flict, as a result of which millions of the finest and the best, physically, are being swept.away. It was iron- ically suggested that the unfit, medi- cally, should be especially selected and thruet into the war, thit the world night jhe ridden of their bur- den and blight. But fate ordered that they should be spared while the chos- en of the people should be lost and wasted. What this means for many gen- erations to eome will not, and can- not," "he realized for the present. There: is in store apparently for ev: ery country which the war has deso- lated an experience of the most dis- tressing kind. Canada cannot es- Its best are being set apart for the purposes of war. Its unfortunates, the feeble- minded, are being spared, many un- tor | protected and untrained, to inflict capital will not, hie says, 'increase. It| UPOD the country an increase of the will decline, absolutely, and far more | species, and oh, what a harvest For this reason | will be, fall to a low! than the supply. interest. rates will level and remain low for a long time, rather than-gjse te even the relutively high level existing dur- | ing hostilities, or 'while the Govern- mets are floating their big loans. The direct effect of war is not to jn- Crease demand or by incapacity, but it. impoverishes the country to such an extent that the people buy less of everything. Producer, dealer, transporter, will all have less to do and will need less capital. . Result "the demand for capital falls flat and intérest rates range at low level. Mr. Moody recalls the experieiice: of previous wars. Low rates pre- vailed in London for years after the Franco-Prussian war, when $4,000, 000,000 of capital was destroyed in a few months. ' The Bank of Eng- land discount rate renged from 4. 70 in 1872 to 2.61 in 1876. After the _Qivil War in the United States, in which * $5,000,000,000 was destroy- od, the rate ranged at low figures| iso, running down to 2.10 in 1868. Jtrafiic, it EDITORIAL NOTES, Manitoba not only plans 16 en- franchise the women, but to admit their eligibility for seats among the niighty. This is Mrs. * McClung's| chance, surely. ---- I --------. - The Toronto News suggests that the Ontario Parliament be dissolved in order that the Government may get a direct mandate from the people with regard to biliigual schools. Is the issue $0 pressing as that? Thé power question byighter in Kingston. is looking The new Commisgion is 'to be congratulated } upon its desire to take a contract] that will ihure to the advantage of Kingston. The Seymour Company is ready for business. 1 i to defer the - king of all plebiscites, especially a plebiscite with regard to the liquor tailic, while: 'the soldiers i are at the' been practised on Britishers + doing! finds it hard to live just now because i business in Germany. nesses and bank adcounts were appro- | priated by the Government. No- thing more audacious can be imag- ined, Avcoriing to the Burnham philoso. phy --- Capt. Burnham, as the result of a short course in the military school at Kingston -- the Liberals who undertook to study academical- ly and discuss public questions, are declared to be dangerous, and should be suppressed. - If "anyone were more dangerous in his talks than the captain he would need, atténtlon. Every man says that after the war several powers may be invited ~by Great Britain to aid her in policing the oceans. But one of these pow- ers cannot be Germany. Dr. Sa rolea hopes that-the United State will join Great Britain "in the sa- cred duty ef defending the majesty well as in peace, the freedom of the seas." bared aa ttt od A Good Idea. (Hamilton Times.) 2 The men who oppose conscription should how that it is not necessary by voluntarily enlisting. Three Parties. (London. Advertiser. )" There are now three parties in the! British Parliament, the Govern- ment, the cranks, cliffe. p His Best Thing, (Toronto Globe.) confemplating leading a new party. This is the best thing Sir Edward has said for a long time. A Contrast. (Ottawa Citizen.) The knowledge that Max Harden has been silenced by the German government seems to prove Teuton superiority in another department, Northcliffe is still at large, ) The Young Officers. (Ham¥tion Herald.) There is complaint in some quar- ters of so many youths trying to qualify for lieutenants. "Well, the older men have the same opportun- ity to qualify, Ontario's Proud Record, (Toronto Star.) Australia may be doing this and that excellently well, but it is to be noted that in the recent special cam- paign to raise money for the British Red Cross, little old Ontario raised more money than all other British oversea Provinces put together. Their Dui- | of the law and securing in'war, os! iBLiS amin | and Lord North-| Sir Edward Carson denies he is| The child is wiser in its simplicity than the philosopher in his Wisdom. The more fickle a woman is the | more it always hurts her when told of it. And many a man hds lost money La the hole at the top of his pockets. - . For every man who seeks glory at the cannon's mouth, ninety-nine seek it at their own mouths. y -- 4 A Saving. "Your wife's dinner parties are al- ways beautiful affajrs." . "Yes," replied . Cumrox, "At first people didn't seem to want to come to 'em, but I guess mebbe the high cost of living is making a differ- ence."'---Washington Star. A Good Guess. ty accurately." "How's that?" "He said I was as sound as a dol- lar, and that'was all 1 had.""--Judge. Subnormal. normal school." "Why not?" "Did you ever see the products? --Michigan Gargoyle. Misfit. | Ad in a New York paper | ed--Bookkeeper and salesman. We were about to telephone this opportunity to a friend, when we suddenly remembered that what he had was oné leg .longer than the other-- Boston Transcript. Optimistic. Sniper--I" ve knocked the épike orf | of 'is bloomin' 'elmet--'e's took the | top-orf 0' my bloomin' ear-- and it's { my shot next!--Lofdoa. Opinion. Same Effect. Sharp--I punctured my tire other day. : Friend--Punctuated! punctured, I suppose. Sharp--P'r'aps 1 do; but anyway, | I came to a Tull stop. He Had Found One. Jinks--She's decidedly against vi- visection. Jenks--I found it out the minute 1 tried to open m¥ heart to her.-- The Club-Fellow. © the You mean 1 | Albert, NNW.T. later. Rev. - Father Kelly was Board. Chief Youlden's annual 000, "My Coetor sized my pile up pret-| "1 don't see.why they call it The| H Judge MeGulrsiums left for Prince His tamily will go elected dbairman of the 'Separate. School report! shows 67 alarms, The loss was_$8,- '| Bibbys $12. 50 Suit and Overcoat Sale KINGSTON 8 CASH AND ONE PRICE CLOTHING HOUSE MEN'S AND BOYS' WEAR. z - Co 46. for "Want- | Hi Must} have one leg shorter than the other." | shade. MEN'S TWEED SUITS MEN'S FANCY WORSTED SUITS Hand-tailored, in new and popular models; sizes 33 to We are simply clearing out our fanfy suits, so as to / be able to start the spring business with an. entirely new range of fancy suits. Re gular $15, $18 and $20 values $12.50. MEN'S TWEED ULSTERS MEN'S CHESTERFIELDS . YOUNG MEN'S ULSTERS YOUNG MEN'S FORM FITTING COATS Coats that were made to sell for i 5.00, $1500 and $20.00, for $12.50. - ¥ CORDUROY TROUSERS Cuff- bottoms, medium peg, belt loops, fawn Special value $3.50. ete. Limited TABLE WATERS RADNOR . PERRIER VICHY 5 GURD'S CALEDONIA IMPORTED GINGER ALE IMPORTED CHAMPAGNE GURD'S GINGER ALE GURD'S SODA WATER Phones 20 and 990. THE EX-PRESIDENT. The ex-President is a plain Ameri- 'can citizen 'who has made an en- forced and reluctant exit from the White House, and would like to have somebody show him the way back. Although the "species is almost ex- timet, we still have two ex-Presidents who are in vigorous health and a re- ceptive mood, neither of whom would duck under a wooden culvert to es- cape being Hit by lightning. The duty of the ex-President is to pass judgment upon his- successor, and show why a change of adminis- tration would be a good thing for all toncerned. It is also his busi- ness to lay the new President across his lap and castigate him in The re- gion of his foreign poliey. From time to time the ex-President con- tributes long, throbbing articles to the magazines, at $1 per throb, which are read with much pleasure by peo- ple-who would prefer to Vote in sbme other direttion. This country now supports two ex- Presidents who disagreed about something in 1912 and lost . their entente cordiale and other things. Both are men of great intellect and cavernous vocabulary, and it is a painful sight to see them refer to each other in the cold, slighting terms which the moving picture ac- * Use Cocoanut Oil | CIDER | | Jas. 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Simply moisten your hair with wa- anything in particular. If the inde- ter and rub it in. One or two tea- | pendent voter in both parties could |spooonfuls will make an abundance | be suppressed with a hickory club, {of rich, creamy lather, and cleanses] there would be fewer ex- Presidents {he hair and scalp thoroughly. The at large. | lather rinses out easily, and remoyes It must be very sad to be an ex. | every particle of dust, dirt, dandruff President, and not have anything to [21d excessive oil. The hair dries] say about who shall get the post- {auickly and evenly, and it leaves it! office at Sandy Bottom, Ky. = How | {fine and silky, byight, fluffy and easy) . to manage. ressin it dep 8 must be "for an ex. You can get mulsified cocoanut oil | LEGGINGS, SPURS, ETC, "For Nurses Going Overseas We Havei-- CARRYALLS TAN AND BLACK SHOES RUBBER BOOTS AND STATEROOM SLIPPERS JH. Sutherland & Bro. The Home of Good Biwee, President who believed in civil ser- vice reform, but was not able to prac- tice it, to sit in the dim twilight of private, life and watch a mournful | procession of time-tried United States marshals, district attorneys and rev- | enue collectors who have been. de- | capitated by the incoming adminis- tration, as they stagger toward pen- ury and away from the persimmons! No wondet the brows of our ex-Presi- | dents are furrowed with care and | frescoed with the - non-erasable crow's hoot! Let us value the ex-Presidents we have and heed their counsel whey by doing so we will not give needless | pain to our comvictions, « ee ~r i Rippling Rhymes BALMY Oh, 1 believe horrors cease; I farmer's pr { mow, 1 fai see the ki face, and s warlike' hos! w at wote from bitte pledge my life. from the scads. If you believe in peace, my friends, and hope to see the whole ond ti free, arrange a lecture date for me, and I from war 'take a fall, in schoolhouse, manse--the money strictly in adyance. church o ing blade, a mébrace, with rapture gl by Heck and Halido vote to robbing warfarg of its goat; 1 nations stand like loving brothers, hand in hand, re- town, in any state, which will wheels, and guarantee me bed and meals, money in advance, b 1x being stung by hayseed grads which hate to jar loose 4 PEACE 2 in Balmy Peace; I wish to see War's wish to see the sabre made into the every gun that thunders Id change into a plow. #d like to ng in each 0 keep their ays I shall de- ope to sep the homie. And all my rness and 'strife--and to that end Ha 1 am now ready to orate in any put up a hundred I ask the) oo00 nnot take a chande on Blest be the diy when warfare ends! II, in tabern: v village 1 , tent jor {at- most any drug store. |cheap, and a few ounces is enough {to last everyone ih the family for, jmontns. SOME SOLDIER STORIES. : [the sergeant came into the tent, with nis usual query, "Any complaints?" "My soup has got some dirt in it, 8) | said a Tomrzy. The N. C. O. had heard the same | complaint just previous, and replied: | 'Say, young fellow, did you come [date to grumble or fight for your ntry?" Wen, sir!" said the private, *'I " |eame here to fight for my'country, not | to eat it." {A drill sergeant was drilling the | a {recruit squad in the use of the rifle. Everything went" smoothly until blank cartridges were distributed. The recruits were instructed to load their pieces and stand at the "ready." and then the sergeant gave the com- mand: "Fire at willl" Private Perilous was puzzled. He lowered lis gun. "Which one is Will?" he asked.' It was a time "when Tim = should have been {ii active service, that he was discovered by his sergeant in a stray bullet. "Get out of that hole," commanded sergeant, sternly. "Get out of it aa ™ The ey Fopil-natured Irish face lookéd up at him, with stubborn resist written on every feature. "You may be me r officer," he answered boldly, "but all the same O'im the wan that found this hole fir-rest!" Liqubr may effect a man's brain, It is very| in the 'camp on Salisbury Plain, | by =e A¢ Mahood hood's Drug Store." hole, well out of the way of even al: ROYAL SALAD DRESSING ROYAL MINT SAUCE PAPRIKA CLUB HOUSE OLIVE OIL D. COUPER. Worth All Its Cost The coal you buy ra uN aluy We take no. chanées. . "38 Tonic --will build you up. 0 Jor at fg or of br mie |. | We pay for superior. coul, and | we get it--always ! Our delivery system 1s in keep- | ing with oux coal; it's highly | satisfactory. AAA ANA a nat sgt 4 | The Austrian Government on An increase ia insanity is Wodneuiay informed the United in the annual report ot the | States Government that it had no in-| tary and: Otherwise it affects {If be bas any. legs, - his formation regard o loss of the! vince, Hon. Jeremie or AP vi ald | States mitted to the 5 aboard, The number now