i | ~ POST OFFICE 12 PACES YEAR 83. NO. 63 Striking Contrast Between Figures Of 1911 and Those At the Present Time--Jobs For Party Followers And One Reason For Stamp Tax.. Ottawa, March 14.--One reason for the stamp tax for "war purposes' and at the same time an illuminative Camparison Of Revenue, Mr. Casgrain also submitted the comparative figures as to revenue. In 1910-11 the revenue of the Mont- real Postoffice was $1,152,177, in 1914-15 it was $1,590,395, for the first eleven months of the present fiscal year it was $2,252,346, The large increase for the last eleven months is, of course, due to the ex- tra revenue from the war stamp tax. In contrasting the increased cost of administration. with increased reven- ue, the revenue for 1914-15 is, of courde; the proper basis for compari- son, According to that, it will be seen that while the pay list has in- creased by $576,046, the revenue in creased by only $438,218, For the | city of Quebec the revenue increased from $160,968 in 1910-11 to $213,- 563 in 1914-15. The revenue of the office increased during the four years by $52,695; the cost of administra- tion increased by $145.0 onto the reveaue was $1,¢ 1910-11, and $2,905,391 in 1914-15. The increase in the cost of adminis- tration was $457,104, and in revenue $942,226. ronto had 657 on the pay list in 1911. Since then there have been . | Quebec ha | and there li§ve beén 252 appoint. {| ments. St7John had 72 on the pay | let In 1911, Since then there have : been 144 new appointments. Halifax For the ten cities cove Hon Mr C i return there have been 5,9%9 mew counted for by temporary clerks, ete., 1 | taken on during the Christmas rush : . | season; 693 appointments were due i ry. N NUMB! " EMPLOYEES AND tions; 23] were taken on for periods In oo EM. 2S j of less than two months to fill va- men dismissed; 268 were added to the staffs in order to take the places | ployees totalled 1,353, and additional temporary employees totalled 69. instance of the way expenditures | 3 iti = { or temporary, in the ten cities, On have gone up under the present Ad- | the Postmaster"s own showing to-day House yesterday. In reply to a series . of those employed during special of questions by Hon. Rodolphe Lem. seasons or for other causes noted 'ter-General, gave the figures as to the growth In 'the number of emvloy- with the corresponding growth in to-| tal salaries. i ver, Victoria, Three Rivers, Sher- brooke, St. John and Halifax show the postoffice service in these cities! since tho present Government came but this is by no means commensur- ate with the increase in the number either permanent or temporary. To-| no fewer thay'2,427 appointments. 9 employees in 1911, : had 71 on the pay list in 1911. Since | A f then. there have been 123 new ap- Tremendous Increase Noted ooinimen. | by the 1 appointments, In explaining this, Mr. Casgrain said that 2,948 were ac- + |to filling the vacancies caused by ~ | deaths, resignations, or superanhnua- cancies caused by illness or by other causes; 142 were taken on to replace fof men who had left on military duties; additional permanent em-' On Oecteber 1st, 1911, there were | 2,208 employees, either permanent | ministration in order to provide jobs ° : ' there are 1,422 additional employees, for party followers was given in the not taking into account at gll the list leux, the ex-Postmaster-General, Hon above Mr. Casgrain, the present Postmas- * 5 ees in the Postal Department in ten | cities throughout Canada, together The figures given for Montreal, Toronto, Quebec, Winnipeg, Vancou- | that there has been more than a d ubling of the annual pay list for into office in October, 1911. There has been some increase in revenue, | of employees-and in the salaries paid out, Specific Increases In Pay Lists. In Montreal the total pay list for the last year of the Laurier Govern- ment was. $542,918, while the pres- ent annual pay list aggregates $1, 118,964. In Toronto it cost $506,- ;811to run the postal serviee in 1911, now it cots $962,415. In Que bec, where Hon. L. P. Pelletier go: in his most effective work on behalf of patronage, the increase In the cost of the postal service during the four years has heen from $91,186 to $226,244, or: nearly thres time as much as under Mr. Lemieux's admin- istration. In Winnipeg the costs of the postal service for 1911 was! $287,470; for the past year it has! been $402,008. In Vancouver the | cost was $161,818; now it is $310, | 213; in Victoria, $65,618; in 1911, now ft is $116,507; in Three Rivers! $5,587 in 1911, now it is $12,105. In Sherbrooke it was $16,485 in 1911) now it is $99,866; in Halifax $64 .- 453 in 1911, now $79,904. Instructive Contrast Of Cities, . Contrasting these figures with the Montreal case, it will he seen that a revenue increase of $438,218 in Montreal necessitated an increased cost of administration by $576,046, whereas in Toronto an increased re- venue of $942,226 necessitated? an increased cost of administration\ of | only $457,104. Evidently the exi- | gencies of place filling were greatest in Montreal and Quebec, In St. | John there was a revenue increase | from $119,607 in 1910-11 to $148,-| 316 in 1914.15 During the same | period the costs of administration in- | creased by $35,985, as compared | with an increase of only $28,709 in revenue. In Halifax the revenue in-| creased from $119,661 in 1910-11 to| $154,499 in 1914-15. The revenue in-| crease was $34,938, and the cost of] administratidn increased by $15,451. Growth In Employees, The same striking contrast is shown in the figures as to the num- ber of employees. Montreal had 737 men of the postoffice pay list on Oc- tober 1st, 1911. Since then there have been 1,865 nev appointments, | Evidently Hon. J. D. Hasen worked IEA ann nm | the Postmaster-General for places ® ® for office seekers to a much greater! extent than did the Prime Minister. | } KIDNEYS i Toronto, March 15.--Hon. Mr. Me- | Garry's bill with-geference to the tax! How They Help jon admissions to Races of amuse- | | ment will be brought up in the Leg-) St. RapuagL, ONT, 1 had such in my | islature probably on Thursday. The | | one-cent levy, it is expected, will be | not work. S eXx« sides and shoul 1 of medicine for over a year, h did me very much good. 1 n Pills and sent for a sample and , and found the pains' were leaving that I was feeling better. So I bought and before 1 used them all, the pains almost gone and I could keep at work. | After I had taken six other boxes of Gin Pills, | i {tax will afterwards be resorted to, | | the maximum that may be imposed | | being 25 cents. It is likely that the | | new legislation will come into force] { about the middle of May. i : It is as hard to be_patien} witn | | Some men as it'is to borrow money { for them. FRANK LEALAND, | When a woman trusts All sell Gin Pills at 80. a.box, or | DAnd implicitely the honeymoon i six boxes for §2.00. Sample free if youwriteto | still young. Nati 1 Dy & Chemical Co. | Pessimists are the Canada T there is for sitting of » loronto, icping out misery. her hus- | 1! | | | | best thing around and and healthy places in which to live, | general at the out-set, and a graded] - A PAGES 9-12 big MRS. PANKHURST RECRUITING IN CANADA. 1 KINGSTON, ONTARIO. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1916 Prominent English suffragist photographed on steps of Toronto City Hall. Sat- urday, after deliveringle speech stating that all eligible men should enlist and let the women do the men's wirk ti ---------------------- CAVE DWE ERS FOUND In New York City--Families Herded In Cellars. New York, March 14.--The New York Congestion Committee has found some caye dwellers. .in town In a cellar on West Tenth street. Benjamin C. Marsh, discovered a man, his wife, and seven living in three rooms, the ceilings of which are only two and one-half feet above the curb level. One of the children works, three go to school, and three are under school age. In a cellar on West Fourth street were founa a man and hs daughter, paying $10 a month. Three of the rooms are "frightfully dark." On Avenue B the comrhittee stumbled across a barber ship in a cellar, where the ceiling was feet above the curb. Two of the barbers lived in the back of the cell- ar behind. the shop. A cigarette 'maker, his wife. and their four children reside in a cell- ar on Bast Third street. Other cave dwellers, the committee says, exist in Lewis, Cannon, and Henry streets . "A large number. of the rooms in the cellar dwellings visited," the committee asserts, ""were so dark that they were not fit for people to live in, even with the lowest stand- ard of any civilized community. It is difficult to conceive how anyone could consider these cellars as safe It takes some men a lifetime to discover how unimportant they are Envy is an acknowledgment of the good fortune of others. 9 and helploss one becomes when the give way. y» Nervous, and des- nt, life be-* rs 8 burden Bat there is Br. Chase's Nerve Food to rebuild your exhausted nervous system, restore the action of your hedily or- gans and change gloom and dey- pondency into new hope and courage. Try it--to-day. 50 ets. a box, at all dealers, 1D} re © Nerve food. Joe Didn't Know:Much More Abont it WELL. young FELLER, TLL TELL NOU How (vr was. TT wAs BECK IN THE SPRING OF AF. T THINK 'TWAS 48 er was 1749 . 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Her peuple firmly be lieve "that international good faith, L as evidenced by the fulfillment of treaty; obligations, which is the prin- ciplé for which Great Britain is fighting, provides the only basis on which .intercourse between civilized nations can securely stand. {1 .""Portugal is not prepared to sub- scribe to the doétrine engendered by | militarism that good faith must be [' made subservient to . expeditiency | and -that the interests of ane nation { may legitimately be fostered at the expense of she rights of others when- | ever bocked by suffigient force. Ii] is, moreover, impossible to gainsay after considering impartially all the | published evidence, that the British { Government labored devgtedly, nay | | even passionately, to avert the war. | could not refuse her aid to hor an- cient Ally- who has now called upon | her to {ulfilt her treaty obligations. She is ready to stand or fall by the principles for which the British Em pire is fighting." { | Cyril Maud In "Grumpy" On Thurs- day Cc. | A combination of rare artistic worth---Mr. Cyril Maude, one of the most 'distinguished actors appearing before the American public, and] "Grumpy," now in the third season of its phenomenal sucecess----is- due for an engagement of one night only | at the Grand on Thursday, March] 16th. No greater treat than Mer. | | Maude's acting is sure to prove, will | | be afforded the theatregoers of this | | city this year, and for one to miss| | his performance is to neglect a sel-| dom-to-be-had opportunity - of wit- nessing a stage characterization that hes not been equalled, in this coun- try, since thé days of Rip Van Winkle and our beloved Jefferson. "Grumpy' is chiefly concerned with a human and simple old man, who so far as appearance and disposition and mannerisms are concerned,' might be one's own grandfather or great-uncle. He is very old -- an octogenarian---and before he retired to a quiet English* country howe: was one of the most brilliant criffi- inal lawyers of Old Bailey. His T'S RIGHT TWO of us, | the authors aud the Evening. 5 ns i great-granddaughter has nick-named | his "Grumpy" because he is testy and childish and fidgetty, constantly | heckling those 'who serve him, but withal deserving the sobriquet of en- dearment, as his ill-nature is never ! more than skin deep and beneath it lies the warmest heart and the most gentle humorous disposition in the world. "The White Feather." Seats for "The White Feather' re- turn engagement on Saturday matin- ee and night will go du sale at the Grand to-morrow morning. The ver- dict of the audience on the play's first presentation here, punctured as it as by frequent outbursts of ap plause and other equally unmistak- able evidences of approval, will be | As the | sufficient to fill the house. genyine and intricate merits of the play are becoming more widely known, the patronage is steadily in- creasing everywhere and the popular. ity of the new production is assured. In transplanting to the stage episo~ des and characters from the east sea coast of England, at the present time, wholly admir- able company that interpret their play have scored a triumph of real- ism and art. Acting that does not carry with it the trade mark of the theatre but that rather seems as though the people of the play vere flesh and blood characters, is' not "In these circumstances Portugal,more of an achievement than the fact of reproducing real British atmos- phere, and of giving to the perform- ance the-perfection of truth that pre- vades- it. 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William Sager preached a very touching sermon. | The funeral was largely attended. He leaves to mourn his loss two little sisters, May and Violet. The many relatives and friends of the parents extend sympathy in their sad bereavement. Have Gone Up In Price. Copenhagen, March 15.--The Dan- ish Foreign Office denies the rumor | that Germany has offered $20,000,- | 000 for the Danish West Indies American Minister, Dr. Maurice Egan | has alse taken occasion to say that | there is not the slightest foundation in this report. | In the opinion of the Danish Gov- ernment -the value of the islands has | greatly increased since the opening | of the Panama Canal, and the sum suggested would be regarded as en- | tirely inadequate, Carrying Empty Barrels, London, March 15.--The Zeeland Company wiH resume its service ac- ross the English Channel between Tilbury, England, and Flushing, Hol land, nex: Saturday, and Will fill the holds of its paddle-boats with empty barrels. This precaution, it is be- lieved, will keep the vessel afloat longer in the event of their striking a mine. For the purpose 2,500 em- | pty barrels will be used. amie Strictly Business. "I always read one of Thackeray's novels two or three times?" "I don't want mine read that way" said the compiler of - best-sellers. "By the time you finish one of my novels, I have another ready at a dollar fifty." A ------ G Only a true Christian can pray for raln if his roof leaks. fer THIS ORE AssaveDd %4y ro THE YON - = THINK x was guy --_ |] OR was IT 45? How A@our Te. COM RiunT Are fn ACRRmga |.of some of the | NOTE ! We Could KEEP THIS UP AL Alo T BUT WHATS THE USE - WE'RE ONLY ALLOWED 7 caiumns OF 3PALe, din SECOND SC SECTION GRANT $1,800 EACH MONTH As Contribution To Canadian Patriotic Fund. LENNOX AND ADDINGTON ALSO PAY SOLDIERS IN- 5 RANCE PREMIUMS, WILL The Funeral Of the Late H. M.. Der- oche At Napanee--A Pugilistic Female Threatened To right On Napanee Streets. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Napanee, March 14.-- fue County Council oi Lennox and Addington will contribute $1,500 a month for ten months to the Canadian Patriotic Fund, After discussing the ques- tion of how the money was to be raised, ic was decided to defer the matter until the June session, if, as some of 'the members favour, the money is raised by taxation this year it will mean an increase of two milis or the present rate. The Counc is egually divided on the question, the other members favoring the fs- sue of dcbentures, covering a period of three years. The Council will keep in force a number of insurance poli- cies taken out in the Metropolitan Lite Assurance Company on the lives soldiers from this county, which will amount to over | $6,000, thus the amount of the grant and the cost of renewing the policies will ibe about $24,000 tor the current , year, The funeral of the late H. M. Der- oche, K.C., County Crown Attorney was held Monday afternoon from his residenice on East street. The pali- bearers were W. T, Herrington, K.C., W. A. Grange, Mayor 1. Ruttan Sheriff Hawley, W. G. Wilson, D. H. Preston, K.C,, "C" Company 80th Battalion. under Capt. Nickle, was also in attendance and marched with arms reversed to the church af St. Mary Magdelene, where the funeral service was held after which the body was conveyed to the Eastern cemetery vault. At Grace Church, Mondgy evening under the auspices of the Epwortn League a "Shamreck evening" was enjoyed by the members and friends. A number of vocal and other sélec- tions were given and the most amus- ing part of the programme was a dialogue given by twelve of the members entitled, "Why We Did Not Get Married." The proceeds were in ajd of the League fund. " Sergt. A.' James, Military Police, 80th Battalion, returned from Tor- onto to-day with a prisoner who had absented himself without leave. A curious spectacle was ceen on Mainstreet yesterday morning, when a pugilistic female threatened to knock a man, against whom she haa a grudge, through a plate glass win- dow, and also used not very seloct language toward him. The matter will be aired in the Police Court. There's nbthing like an obstacle for getting in a man's way, YOUR BRONCHIAL URES When a cold settles in the bronchial tubes," with that weakening, tickin g cough, immediate treatment is very important. The breath seems shorter because of mucous obstructions; usu- ally feveris present, your head jars with every cough and your chest may ache. This is no time for experimenting or delay--you must get Scott's Emulsion at once to drive dut the cold which started the trouble, and it will check the cough by aiding the healing pro- cess of the enfeebled membranes. If you have any symptoms of bron- chitis, or even a stubborn cold, always remember that Scott's Emulsign has been relieving this trotble for forty years. 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