to | States ...... and three months pro rata. Attached 1s goe printing offices, in Sands REPRESENTATIVE ns Church St 1.50 the best job lanyjone of the province shal, from and after the union, he admitted {free into each of the other provin- ces." This guarantees a safe trans- portation of liquor from one pro- vince to amother, and the question of determining what is a violation of the provincial law' will lead to many different and contradictory conclus- fons. The members of parliament who voted for the Dolrerty Bill as something quite as good as the Stev- quite so drastic, have evidently miss- ed their mark, and they will have no excuse for it. « COMPULSION i8 COMING. The singular thing is that while mon-militarists are proclaiming themselves in favor of the voluntary system of enlistment, tlie military men who are discouraged over the subject dre declaring that failure. One sees a simple of this in the divided opinion of the legislature when two members, a liberal and a conservative, and acting doyally and non-politically, put themselves on record respecting this matter. Mr. Rowell moved for the appoint- ment of a select committee to report (1), the progress of recruiting, (2) the steps that are being taken to as- sist agriculture and industry, and (3) the thrift and economy which must be promoted in order to strengthen the position of the people financially, both during the war and after. Dr. Godfrey submitted a bill which: called for a numbering or reg- {stration of 'the people, 'The pres- A VERY WELOOME VISITOR. The lberals of Frontenac have been fortunate in securing the pres- ence, at their annual meeting on Sat- urday, of Mr. Kyte, of Richmond, the man who added to Mr. Carvell's ex- He posure of the shells scandal. also is the man who gave the Hon. Arthur Meighen the awful dressing- down which he deserved, and which has forever ended Mr. Meighen's studied pose as a dialectician. Mr. Kyte is described thus by Arthur Hawkes, the Ottawa staff cor- respondent of the Toronto Star: "Mr. Kyte is one of the most fluent men. A house which contains a baker's dozen of Maritime Province lawyers is not deficient in copious- ness He speaks with verve, and never leaves you in doubt as to what he is driving at. He believes in a fighting Liberalism, and is under- stood to cagl a regretful eye ower the stricken Weld on which the party I& camped in Ontario. ~ He revelled in a provocative reply to the Solici- ior Genardl's attack om Me.-Carvell. 'The joy of co 'surged across the tial itory on the floor as Kyte repelled as Meighen tried to get in _ torrections for which Kyte would not give away, while the Liberals applaud- 'ed and the Conservatives counter-ap- ylauded. The crowded gallery had . no difficulty in watching the swoop- -Ing Kyte, beside whom Mr. Carvell, his happy second, sat, as the evasive tleverness, the artistic sidestepping, of the sinuous Meighen was dissect- The Commons on Wednesday night, when Mr, Kyte had got through with the munition scandal, and incidentally with Mr. Meighen, 'Wag 80 upset that it could not do any more business. Sir Thomas White was vainly trying to talk and get at- tention, and after a time had to give 'up, tired by the service, or stunned, as Sir Wilfrid remarked, by the reve- lations. On Thursday the premier announced that the government would appoint a Royal Commission to hear the Carvell and Kyte charges. Mr. Kyte was the man who brought: the. most sensational events of the sesion to a climax, and the lib- erals of the county will be glad to hear him' on Saturday. The meet- ing is open to the citizens, and a good many of them will no doubt be present. re? THE DOHERTY BILL, Mr, Bennett rushed to the velict of the federaj government when the _¥ote wag about to be taken on the Stevens-Marcil =~ resolution which pledged the dominion to prohibition. Mr. Bennett's amendment saved the situation' #0 far as the anti-prohibi- ~ tionists are concerned, clever at the raveling ) to define the : n and they ; 'canndt be called anything but anti- ent system of recruiting," said 'he, "is undemocratic because it puts a discount on patriotism and a prem- jum on sldckaess. In France, at the outbreak of the war, every man dropped into (his place." And, he could have added, the ranks im France have been constantly filled. There is no thinning out of them at any time and for want of necessary recruits. The side of the government was expressed by Hon. Mr. McGarry. Re- cruiting, he said, was "being saiis- factorily carried on.' Since Dec. 31st, the enlistments have been 3,- 600 a week, and the militia depart- ment had a3 many men therefore as it could 'take care of." There was in his opinion no need for either the resolatton of Mr. Rowell or fof the bill of Col. Godfrey. But the prem- ier sent both to a committee for con- sideration without committing _ the government or the house to the principles they embodied. The education in favor. of national service or registration must. go on space, but eventuaally the parlia- ments of Canada must act. It may come to this, as it did in Britain, that the army will assert its need in a way that cannot be ignored by the legislators. THE CRISIS IN OTTAWA. It is a tribute to Lhe power of the party following that the government has been obliged, humbly enough, to surrender to the opposition on the question of having the war contracts investigated judicially. Various steps towards this been stubbornly resisted. At time was it denied that the munition transactions were free from criti- cism. Indeed the most persistent of the apologists admitted that the aged, that there were some things about it that did not look right, but nection with the war was so hurried that some mistakes were quite excus- able. Hence the opposition, armed with documents of the most impressive kind, kept adding to the indictment; each charge being paried by the gov- ernment, and enquiry denied on the ground that if any were needed it could be ordered by the imperial gov. ernment. With each dental the sit- uation became more intense, and then, when nothing else would do, Mr. Kyte launched his political tor- pedo. The result was a panic on the government benches. Sir Thom- as White essayed the impossible task of making light of the attack, and began his melancholy sing-song of non-responsibility. He was to close the debate, but he dared not call for a vote while the house %seethed with excitement. 'What occurred in the room ens-Marcil legislation, though not itis al decision have | no | business had been carelessly man-| them. He has been waned of some things that have culminated, the inclination to deal promptly with them. In the crisis which is now on there may be a change of government. Sir Sam Hughes, the innocent one, may have to retire, and he may take the premier with him. RIAL NOTES. Sir Sam Hughes dining out don and enjoying himself, wife the position of the government in Otta- wa, on his account, is in peril! This is the spectacle of the hour. Lon- Oh, the government did not sur- render to Carvell and Kyte! They surrendered to the conservative bolt- ers, and the bolters were "fired" in energy and spirit by the liberal lead- ers. i First driven to bay by Mr. Carvell, | and then made to surrender by Mr. | Kyte, on the shell scandals. The Borden government has indeed been passing through a painful experi- ence. Hansard is the most popular pub- lication of the day. Any one who can enjoy the reading of good politi- cal addresses will find them in Han- sard, and he can depend upoi it that they répresent the unchallenged lan- guage of the speakers. Public opinion has settled the fu- ture of the fedéral government on what has already been made public in parliament respecting the war con- tracts. The more the issue is dis- cussed the more public opinion will 'be incensed against the government. "Hon. Arthur Mejghen was pitiless- ly, exposed by Mr. Kyte in the Com- mons on Thursday. Mr. Meighen's representation of the munition con- tracts was inexcusable. He had ac- cess to the official records, and did not use fis privilege aright. Oh, Arthur, Arthur, great is thy fall! KINGSTON EVENTS 25 YEARS ACO The Sunday school wing of Bethel Church will be extended at a cost of $1,000. Howard S. Folger has received a pair of pedigreed pidgeons from Bordentown, N. Y. They are known as parlor tuiniblers - and 'are rare birds. A game of baseball was played in the cricket field to-day. After a woman of 30 has been a widow for about six weeks she is positive that aJl bes married female friends envy lier, I The highwayman who requests his victim to through up his hands and] throw down his arms simultaneously is asking too much, And some men are so hard to please that théy are not even satisfi- ed with themselves, Adam's apple was given to him to remind him of the day when he got and he either had not the power OT] it in the neck. The trouble with' hitiing the bottle is that it's apt to strike back. PEERS PEL LPP PPPP PPPS 5 4 * + ATTACK CHANGED ATTI. # TUDE, + * a + % You have seen a boatload of # + people gay as larks come down # # thy Niagara River and watched # 4 thejr spirits subside as they ap- + % proach the middle of the lake, and their countenances pale as % they contemplated the heaving % water. There was a crowd lke % that on the Government side # of the Commons between ten # and eleven ©'clock on Wednes- # day night. The boisterousness # of their earlier humor was % transferred to the weather; & and mighty rough weather it # was. It turned out that the # Kyte had only been circling. # He came down with sharpened * talons and picked up the shell # baby of the Minister of Militia. % He cried aloud and spared not, # and the Government observed # with a consternation it could # not conceal, the garments of the # said infant fluttering: in the # breeze as the "Allison diaper % was torn off and fell into the % mud.--Arthur Hawkes in To- # ronto Star. + + * + +> * > $+ + * * * * + * + * * + + + + & + -> * + dedi dedbdrbdddobdibddb dd bb ddd CONSERVATIVE PRESS. Reads Like Their Obituary, Toronte News. "According 'to our there is a tense situation at Ottawa. For many weeks there have been dis- turbing rumors as to the dealings of Col. J. Wesley Allison with contracts for munitions. These rimors have had additional significance owing to the intimate private relations which exist betweém Allison and the Minis- ter of Militia. " hear from Ottawa that the Government and the Conservative contingent in Parliament will insist upon @ full and satisfactory explan- ation or upon the resignation of Sir Sam Hughes. We do not desire to pass any premature judgment upon the Minister or his associates. It is impossible, however, not to regard the charges as disturbing to the last degree, and it is significant that All. son should fail to appear at Ottawa. 'Throughout, the Borden Govern- ment has refused to condone cor- rupt dealing with public contracts or the public*resources. It has sacti- ficed Conservative members of the House of Commons, and it will not hesitate to sacrifice 4 Minister of the Crown if that is necessary in the public interest and in order to main- tain decent political interest and in order to maintain decent political cond'tions. 'The man, be he private citizen or Cabinet Minister, who yses this ¢ircle in the fortunes of the Em- pire for his own advantage or care- lessly allows associates to profit by his blindness or leniency, can receive no consideration from the Canadian people." Sharks At Large. Ottawa Free Press. It does make one fighting mad to konw that there are sharks -- and not only foreigners -- whose one thought is the amassing of fertunes out of the war -- men who are pre- pared to take advantage of the na- tion's dire needs to exact the lar- gest amount of personal profit. We all know the woods are full of them. We hope that some day they will be exposed and get their deserts. A physician should never attend the funeral of an ex-patient; it looks too much like a tailor carrying his RANDOM REELS | "Of Shoes and Ships, and Sealing Wax, of Oabbages and Kings." work home. NEUTRALITY. Neutrality is an effort on the part of a nation to straddle a picket fence the plea was that everything. in cod- | .wjihout falling off on either side. | When the European war broke out | several nations decided to act as In- nocent bystanders and hoist the neu- tral flag. They also hoisted the price of ammunition, autoniobile trucks, cavalry horses and submarines, de- ing one of the most thorough and satisfactory jobs of plain and fancy, hoisting ever known. The prinei- pal business of neutrality at the pre- sent writing is to deplore the war with one hand and cash checks with the other, the result being that two schools of neutrality have sprung up in Congress, one pro and one con. One of our most distinguished neu- trals is Spain, which was soundly neutralized by the United States in 1898 and has rémained in that condi- tion -ever since. Spain has. nothing to sell except its honor, which is safeguarded by King Alfonso in white duck pants and. a steam yacht. Spain is so immaculately neutral that she is thinking of grabbing the kingdom of Portugal while the other nations are engaged in deep thought. Another very successful neutral is Japan, which some people imagine is in the war, but which never gets! on | into anything without having rubber boots. 'While the main serim- mage is in progress Japan is slipping around the side lines and picking up a little loose territory which may come in handy later on. When the war is over Japan will, be found in possession of _ her self-esteem and most of the Pacific Ocean, and will be 'found in excellent shape to con- sider the subjugation of the state of California, The most influential neutral in this country is Henry Ford, who re- cently took some special brands of neutrality to" Europe and returned with them intact. Thouglrtiess but well-meaning people laugh at Henry Ford and his peace ship, but they would not do so if they had to pay Henry's bills. Henry's idea was ' a splendid one and will canter down in history as a noble philanthropic effort, but he failed to take the pulse of the warring nations before leav- ing. This teaches us that there are some kinds of preparedness which ought to be practised more than they are. | of the ministerial party afterwards has not been described, but it is said that a lérge nomber of conservative members were compelled "to speak out and say that they would not stand, or could not stamd, for any furthér attempt to smother up the Scandal. © It bad to be dealt with boldly and heroically, and the gov- ernment listened, because its mem- bers had to and promised a Royal Commission. © What that meant to | the premier one can imagine. He sees the end of his rule. His future can be spelled in a few words, "com- promise" and "want of firmness." His allance with the Nationalists in '1911 was the first act in his political *Fippling Rhymes "Bill J that man; clock, til about to slide. SUPERFLUOUS WORDS. wan't say, "It's a pleasant day," in just words; he has to talk clear he scares away the birds. back to the almanac of the year when Adam died, to find a day that was bright and gay like the one that's He'll talk nine hours to describe the: showers that fell on the ninth of June, and to prove to you that all rains are due to the changes of the moon. He'll talk three weeks, till his jawbone creaks, and his larynx slips a cog, to show that sleet will des- troy the wheat, that snow is but frozen fog. round the He'll go "way Now, you and I, as we teeter by, can say, "It's a pleasant morn," and we will not stop to discuss the crop, the pu is full of "eh people s and oats and corn. kinks, and he simply tongue must clack till the w causes lots of grief. rinks with pain from his dance and song; 'And + Whenever he comes. along. ; But old Bill Jinks, he n't be brief, and his ins crack, and he It grieves Bill Jinks that the he wonders despatches { TEER EE EPI it KINGSTON'S ONE PRICE CLOTHING STORE -- MEN'S AND BOYS' WEAR + WE MEET OR BEAT ALL CATALOGUE PRICES. OurNew BUD Suits, $15 & $18 Are Real Dandies. x We place great stress on our $15 and $18 Suits. @ Come, see them and then match them if vou ean! Hand tailored and designed by ex- _Bibhys pring Overcoats SEE OUR $15.00 SLIP ON OVERCOATS. 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He did a sorry best until he moved the adjournment. = He could not appropriate so much as a vicarious jauntiness from the inspiring Meighen when he # approached the realities of the # Kyte indictment. 1 did not # catch any particular eulogy of # Sir Sam. Sir Thomas is Irish. # An Irishman was in the ' dock + answering volubly the charge % that had been made against him. # The judge interrupted with, # "That's all very well, but the # facts are against you." "Then # so much the worse for the # facts," replied the accused. How # the faithful do love Sir Sam this # morning to be sure.--Arthur # Hawkes in the Toronto Star. Cowan's Perfection Cocoa Will be demonstrated in qur store all this week, . March: 27th--April 1st, ----Come in and try it---- Jas. Redden & Co. Phone 20 and 990. Saskatchewan's Fur Trade, Edmonton, March 31.--During 1915 the fur trade of Saskatchewan prospered , greatly. ~ Over 950,000 pelts, valued at approximately $600,- 000, were marketed, as compared | with slightly over 700,000 pelts In 1914. The number of dealers report ing was 131. The woman who is homely enough to stop a clock is nevef a success when it comes to stopping a street car, 'Women will never be a6 much far lecturing as men," they hn, Ss. 00, eh Far sighted is the man who doesn't allow success to throw him off his guard against a reverse of fortune. do too much of it for noting. :