: ra Oth innaging Dyas a a Er re IH © would result in the overwhelming s x £ a EFL EET Ree YERITAR Wuia FUmAsmnG t mall, cash on) 1.00 oar, to Bai States ...... 150 Bix and three months pro rats. Attached is one printing Moss br Carhall® best Job oN EPRESENTATIVE REBT Church Bt. Frank R. anager. ni i Northrup, Narn Shay "I am not looking towards a coali- tion Ministry. .I am not looking for a portfolio. But if, at the outhreak r ; A ftoms the ¥ consolation of seeing them con- . [tinued in the estimates when they 'have been approved by Parliament on more than one occasion." Bat Dr. Pugsley was not in a sentimental mood. His idex was that Jf the $30,000,000 was not required they' should be removed from the esti- | mates, and it was tarcical or unbusi- nesslike to keep them in, Sir Robert Borden's plea was that | as the different items were called it 'could be explained whather or mot they would be proceeded with, and with that understanding the diséus- were challenged in vain. These in: eluded the expenses of the Conserva- tion Commission, $30,000; costs of International Joint Commission, $10, 000; suppression of the White Slave Trade, $10,000; Administration of Justico, $146,224.37; salaries of the Paris Agency, $28,000, and expenses of litigated matters-conducted by the Department of Justice, $13,000. The report with regard to all thess items was that they would be want. ed, At least several Ministers re- ported to that effect. Mr. Pugeley remarked respecting them, "I would: like to know where we are going to | begin to save the $30,000,000;" and Hon. Mr. Graham added: "Each Mi- nister will adhere to his estimate and the Finance Minister will finally have to explain to the country how he came to make the mistake in his budget of $30,000,000." None of his colleagues seemed prepared. to help him to carry out hie promise. SCOTT IS NOT RUNNING AWAY. Hon. Waltér Scott, the Premier o Saskatchewan, has. passed through Montreal en route to New. York, there to take a steamer for Nassau, Of the war, the Prime Minister had where he proposes to spend a short been inspired with highly patriotic | motives he would have knocked at the door of the leader of the Opposi- tion. the Nestor of the British Em- pire, the Senidr Privy Councillor of the Dominion of Canada, and if he would not offér a coalition Govern- sent he might at least have said: "1 want your advice; let us put a stop ta party politics and think only of the interests of the nation." But the Prime Minister and the Govern- Went preferred to play at parish politics, - They have been playing the #4me only with the idea of surpris- ing their opponents."'--Hon, Mr Lemieux in the House of Commo -------------- REFLECTS PUBLIC OPINION. - B. F. B. Johuston, K.C., Toronto, \8 not an active politician. He may be a Liberal, but he is one who has been thus far too much occupied with his profession to spent any of his time in the political arena. When Peel had disposed of the Fallis case, and disposed of it in accordance with Hght and reason, Mr. Johnston made a few remarks and they are printed in the Toronto Star. 'Said he: Sr "I think that the people of Canada Beénerally are down on wrong-doing of any kind. The good sense of Canadians is also a high moral sense. I think that if there were an election for Dominion purposes to-morrow the same result would follow. The Government would be held respon- sible for the graft and wrong-doing of a lot of people in connection with war contracts. Wherever personal gain has been traced to a politician, or' to 'a party, condemnation by the public has followed. We have had 'that in Quebec, Ontario, and other Provinces; we had a marked example in the C. P. R, scandal of many ears ago. Honesty and morality ve risen above party exigencies, and I think the same result would have followed had. Fallis been a Li- beral instead of a Conservative." There is no clamor now from the Conservatives for an election, They wanted it a year ago. They saw What was coming. The members of the Government; and Hon, R. Ro- gerd more than some - others, felt that they could not restrain the party It was running away with them. It was crowding them into all sorts of improvidences, and there could be but one result. 'Thé masses, who are honest at heart, would not stand for wrong-doing--for flagrant, un. paralleled, and i le wrong doing---and that they would pat an end to it all when théy could. At Teast, they would give the members of the Government a jolt they would never forget. Mr. , Johnston, a keen observer, and far-seeing man, is quite persuad- od that an appes! to the people now 'defeat of the Government and he re- fects the opinion of the average man. A MISTAKE OF $30,000,000. \ When the Finance Mlnister made budget speech he subniitted the ted expenditure of the coming year and it totalled about $189,000, 000. In referring to them Sir Tho- mas White said they were about $30, 000,000 in excess of the amoudt that would ' be required, When House went into committee on these estimates Mr. Pugsley asked that the ros should be revised and the it- which made up the $30,000,000 The Premier's reply was that some OF the excess represented the ré-votes {discussed the scandals lima for the bénefit of his health. He travelled by way of Momtreal in or- der to see's daughter, who is under- going her education there; and he is going south fo pursuance of an ar- rangement into. which he eutered about the begining of the new year, and in accord with a practice which he has followed for many years. He is | not a rugged man, and finds it ne-! cessary to fook up a warmer climate | during the weeks of early spring, and therefore cannot be accused, as he seems to have been, of running away from the dangers and difficulties that eset his Government at Regina. | ncidentally, while in Montreal he! which are now engaging the attention of com- mittees and commissions at home. From him one gets an insight as to what the situation is. The plunder- ing of the Road Department is an entirely official matter. Out of an expenditure of several millions of dollars there is said to be a deficit or deficiency of about $50,000, and it'has come about through the defal- custody of the accounts, and of the moneys -in connection with them: (When reference was made 10 irregu-~ larities in the Road Department, or the misapplication of money, the Government was not aware of the facts, - nor could the representative of the Opposition, who seemed to have some light upon the subject, be induced to speak or reveal his infor- mation. He and his friends contented themselves by making vague refer- ences to certain serious contingen- cies which simply alarmed the guilty parties and allowed them to escape. Henve, the chief clerk and thé. bank- ing official, who seems to have heen teo-operating with him, have ~disap- peared. The Government is investi- gating this-scandal through the help .of a Royal Commission. the liquor legislation is a different issue. The liguor men seem to have subscribed large sums of money prior to the time . this legislation came before the House. It was sub- scribed, no 'doubt, for a vicious and illegal purpose. through certain men who seem to have been called upon for an ac- counting of their expenditure prior to the exploitation of the scandals in the Legislature. The use of $10,000 Seems to have caused and it may be that some of the charges against members of the Le- gislature, which have not so far been sustained, are due to the desire of the men handling these moneys to make some show of the manner in which they have beeh applied. It is significant to know that two members of the House, Messrs. Simpson and & Pearce, alleged to have been bribed, have resigned theli--~geats in the Le- gislature and asked the Attorney- General to take criminal proceedings against them, The Opposition de- mur, and contend that a Royal Com- mission should handle the cases. A much more direct and satisfactory' the [result will be reached by the crimi- nal prosecution which has been sug- Hon. Mr. Scott does not seem to or disheartened over a. He says he is not Any away fromthe trouble; Would not be away from it if ps garded it 48 at all alarming. Before he left upon his trip, which bad all for, and which he be the outlook. could mot deter, he had as far as pos- gion continued: A number of itemis|eralism In Saskatchewan has main. cations of a chief clerk, who had the} - The alleged bribery of members | Lof the Legislature in connection with | ible made arrangements fof a full and impgrtial investigation into all the facts. He would be disappoint- ing his Eigeral friends all over the Dominion if he * took any othér course. He has been regarded as an honest man, and he clajms to be surrounded "by honest en. Of course, honest men may err and make serious wiistakes, and it is for the committees and commisisons which are being appointed to report at a nd' while Ww, © are thinking about later date upon their findings, and to senha out the mosquito Aan the give verdicts or reports which will| peoor people in Eastern Canada are sustain of otherwisé the splendid Troesing.. | i However, Alberta should : re makiug p (J reputation which this leader of Lib- continuous spring weather. ; ts So, ie Unearned Increment. (Brantford Expositor.) 5 Why does the Finance Minister not follow the example-of Lloyd George and get after what is known as "the unearned increment?" It is to U® said for excessive profits made in in- dustrial enterprises that they are, for the most part, the product of in- " dustry, wh lle the profits of real es- tate gamblers are, for the most part, A syndicate at Hanley, Sask., has the product of idleness. gone down 1,670 feet in their search i ---- for oil and they are still boring. It Britain's Great Army. is about time to conclude that they Britai {Montreal Star.) ; ' { ritain gins the campaign of are boring in the wrong place. +1916, putting an army of 3,000,000 trained men in the field and anoth- er million ready to be drawn upon as required. - They are men mostly between the ages of 19 and 30 years of age, "the very classes now largely exhausted in the armies of the en- emmy." It is only now, in 1916, that Brit- a {ain is ready to rise up and enter the | Suppose Britain, which has a navy, ! war on land with the forces of al retaliates and destroys dll ships, | reat power. Germany's onty hope! armed and otherwise, and which are|lay in winning before Britain reach | i bound for Germany or laden with | her present stage of readiness. { goods for Germany? The decep-| ---------- Be Ong 1 { tions of the neutrals would suddenly | KINGSTON EVENTS | 25 YEARSAGO | most rut! ever dishénored (8imeos Reformer. The architects say the Ottawa Par- lament building can be repaired for $1,500,000. But just wait / until Bob Rogers' friends get through with those architects' estimates. te Betis Mosquito Netting at Calgary. (The Calgary Albertan.) tained, --------------------------------- EDITORIAL NOTES, ' Verdun 'was captured in 1870 in six weeks. It was not fortified then as It is now. Above all it was not surrounded by rows of trenches that defy the big guns of to-day, Can a soldier be pressed for a debt contracted before his enlistment and for a hm less than $1507 A judge in Montreal has this matter under consideration and will give his deeis- ion shortly, ---------------- cease. Now it is the bankers of Canada { who are protesting against Canada's § nt ptt, | « og » : t , i vew taxes, particularly as théy go JH Metcalfe, M.P.P., was in| back {wo years to a time when 00 | Brockville to-day, one was anticipating the war. It|of J. F, Wood. makes third parties "pay in taxes The Reeve of Portsmouth wants) profits which have already been dis-|2 Jiglithonse on the end of the break | : : water, } sipated or paid out in other direc- Oscar Telgmann will put on the tions." The current " : i discontent | opera "Leo" for the benefit of the! séems to spread and swell. ------------ ca | PUBLIC OPINION LIBERAL PRESS. | | No Compromise Here. Toronto Globe. . i Regiment of Colonels. In tals Province the Penalty had | Windsor Record) to be paid for temporizing with the | Too bad there aren't enough 'com- | liquor trafic and giving the barnac- | missions - for everybody so that we|les a chance. The Liberals paid in| might recruit a battalion of colonels. | full, and have made a wow start. The | { Conservatives, in their turn, refus- | ling to learn from the experience of | | their predecessors, have now to car-| The Crown Prince should be care-{ IY & Government bearing all the! ful. When he has bent that French | marks of moral bankruptey, bled | line as far as it will go, there will| White by the barnacles, and leagued | come the rebound. up for years with the degenerate H-{ quor exploiters. Ontario's hard- | | carned advice to Saskatchewan is, | (Hamiiton Times.) , Clean up! | As we understand the function of | ps { bilingual schools, it is to teach the Padding the Sheets, | . children a 'knowledge of both lan- Toronto Globe. ! guages, : Do the French-Canadians| The padding and forging of Sas. | object to that? { katchewan's pay-sheets show that] | the day-labor system in public works | | construction is not an absolute guar- | | antee against fraud. Gigantic frauds Canadians = appreciate President | such as are accomplished under the Wilson's difficulties, but why is it| contract system may not be possible, | necessary in his Notes to credit the | but there are opportunities for petty fGermans with 'good faith and fidel- | thefts that make formidable aggrega- | ity to their promises?' The only | tes. The only safeguard is the re-| reasonable explanation is that he is| fusal of public confidence to men | a humorist and uses such expressions who are unworthy. RANDOM REELS "Of Shoes and Ships, and Sealln,, Wax, of Cabbages and Kinga" " It Has Come. (London Advertiser.) They Don't Do It. Germany's Good Faith, (Toronto News.) 2 3 - THE COLD BATH. The cold bath is a recipe for im- parting a gloss finish and goose pim- ples to the human hide. While look- ed upon by the thoughtfulness as a fad of society, it is in reality a great public boon, a8 it encourages the free and unrestricted use of soap and water "in quarters which heretofore have been able to wiggle along on one weekly application. The cold bath was invented by a ground. found a which attacks man head on, which | teaches us that on seeing a germ ap- proaching we should turn the other | cheek. Thousands of people who | have heen laid low by the &rip germ | wonld have escaped entirely if they | had been attacked in the cheek. The | cold bath will harden the cheek to | a certain extent, but in most in-| stances it is a superfluous remedy. | The cold bath should be taken ev- | It was disburséd | Napanee man of rash and impetuous nature, who was the victim of hay i fever with 'all-weather tread. He had tried bathing and liked it first rate, but had never used it as a beverage. | Upon the advice of his family phys clan, who had run out of pilis and "Was afraid to operate, he origindted the present pastime of leaping out of bed imo a tin tub choked with ice, ery morning before breakfast and | followed immediately afterward by the last will and testament. The | water should be allowed to stand in some exposed spot until it has grown two inches of ice, which will not in- terfere with the bath or the card of thanks. This is the only kind of «a cold bath that will impart to the Beat All > Catalogue Prices KINGSTON'S ONLY GASH AND ONE PRICE CLOTHING HOUSE. peaking on behalr| fi families of the miners at Springhill, Hi I N.S. : Mothers find our Children's Clothing Depart- ment a very interesting place these days. ; Children's Sui Eo ens duits ages foF 3 to 7 years: $5.00 and "$3.75 Blouse, Russian and Buster Brown stvles. Fab- ries, Serges, Cheviots and Tweeds. I . y S . ig Boy's Suits ale to 33% regular $6.50, $7.50 $4.75 Norfolk and Reefer style; straight and bloomer pants. Little Chaps' Suits Sizes 22 to 26; regular $4.00, $4.50 and $4.75 values, for Electric Irons We are placing one sale for ONE WEEK ONLY, 150 Electric Irons. These Irons are guaranteed for 5 "W. J. Moore =TRY--- LIBBY'S CALIFORNIA CANNED FRUITS Pears Peaches Pineapples Apricots BlackRUherries Roval Anne Cherries Green Gage Plums Medical science "has never : way to ward oft a germ | Jas, Redden & Co. Phones 20 and 990. MRS. MAY'S LETTER to WOMEN More Proof that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com- pound Relieves Suffering. years. FOR ONE WEEK ONLY $2.50 Each & Son :: The Electric Shop | 1 i iP mitt ge Co, - Limited IN THE HEART OF KINGSTON Day, Night, 24 Hour and Winter Repairs, Expert Machanics. tions; HAND CITY, Storage. Automobile Estimates Given; Inspec- Valuations. Chauffeurs Supplied. SECOND- CARS BOUGHT AND SOLD. 210-214 WELLINGTON STREET. PHONE 454. : . - KINGSTON. | \sfssssssacessssssssscsssssssssccncccssnacecesasess "KITCHENER" Is the name of the new Electric Iron made by the Canadian General Electric Co. > Under the new power rates, it will cost only 2 1-2 cents per hour to operate this Iron. --FOR SALE AT-- | i i | Hallid i | | Phone 94 2 y's Electric Shop, 845 King Straet Chicago, Ill. -- "I suffered from a bad | A Trewern case of femaleills. Lydia E.Pinkham's Vegetable Com- {A few of the many Bargains! ; euquiries wounded by admiring relatives which were not satisfactorily met, | mute relays of Turkish towels. bather a glaze like the surface of a side-saddle. Some people use a sub- | stitute in the form of an ablution ! which caused him to forget his hay fever entirely. He became an en- thusiastic advocate. of the cold bath: and lived to a ripe old -age) sur with a wash cloth, but this is a base | an condemned. i The purpose of the cold bath isto harden the skin so that when a germ ting themselves into the cold bath | strikes it a slanting blow it will with a disappointed look if every dee | skate off and fall barmlessly to the tor had to take his own medicine. } -- "Rippling Rhymes | Think twice before you mail the note in which | you give your anger vent, in which you recklessly | devote Yourself to skinning some poor 'gent. Fors doubtless when your anger cools, vou'll kick your] spine up through your hat, and say, "I was the prince! of fools to send a man such rot as that !" Think! : twice before you pass along the scandal that vou heard | last night; you may .do some good man a wrong that! years of effort can't set right. And though the story! trie may seem, why rob a neighbor of his goat ? From | your own eye remove the beam, before you-reach for t'other's mote. = Think twice before you jaw your wife; there was a time, some years ago, when you de- clared you's make her life as cheerful as'a Picture show. Alas, she took you at your word, as damsels doand always did; and all her married years she's oro herd hér Busta yawping through his lid. Think : 'M do aihing your soul refuses to indorse: n y act whl bring the certain penalty, remorse ! se « TS¥-gvery Witked AEE eve a xh ~ - a performed in front of a red-hot stove | imitation which cannot be too higity | There would be fewer peaple lef | i : THINK TWICE "| Lisooln If you need advice, write | to Lydia EB. Pinknad 'Medicine | | mended and I took | Tred me oles. | UNIQUE GROCERY: | {Suc Tea, black and green ..30c¢ Ib. | {Sweet Biscuits i flsymptoms of such a i Maple Flavor Syrup, per qt. ....30¢| iilcondition -- pain ; h | Pickering's Perfection Baking * When walking, irri | "pou qln® oer th <r 15¢| jj tation, bearingdown +. PICKERING'S, pains and backache, | n ousness and dis- | 490 Princess Street, . Phone 530. i = JOHN M. PATRICK ' Sewing Machines, Um- brellas, Suit Cases, Trunks, repaired "and re-fitted, Some ik Ses a Sl ly ZOT'S homed. All makes of Fire- Arms repaired promptly. Locks repaired; Keys fitted, All makes of Lawn Mowers sharpened "and repaired, | 149 SYDENHAM STREET. dential), Lynn, Mass. . rs | letter will be read' TY =a i oy I TTR] A f Lp A pound was recom- | offered at the now than I did before, and I recommend | the Com every time for female | i. troubles, as it did for me all it is claimed | to do. You have/my permission to pub- lish this Jette! Mrs. J. MAY, 3548 8, | , If youhave any of the Symptoms men- | in "Mrs. May's letter, remember | what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable | Compound did for her, and try it your- ! self. It is a good old-fashioned medi- | cine, made from roots and herbs, and it | has helped cotintless numbers of women. | . § EES ncCn CURES CHRON WEAR NERS eb Dr. T. H. Crotty, Winnipeg, has | o i been appointed western secretary of BR an LEA: the Canadian Manufacturers' Associ- ation, 8 , A Woman suffrage will he made al. live issue by the Liberals in the On- tario Legislature, WASHIN GTON First in War, : First in Peace, 2 First in the Hearts of His' Countrymen. OUR COAL - First in Thought, 3 First in Favor, First in the Hearts of Our Customers. . : CRAWFORD, ¥ PHONE ». Foot of Queen Street. |