® | 4 SPE = VEL ESS CR FREER VhEERIN EodtanW dui Siang Ts © Telephonent BR. ghd oN RA Edition) ored in city ..... Joa a A advance ... oat by mail to ¥ 3, Ton 10 Ul ted Plates vesessB8.50 ahem kly Edition y , by mal), cash ..,.....$1.00 TR it net pad in advance $1.50 led States os 1.50 a CX pro rata. Six and three months pro ras. Attached 1s one of th t printing offices in Canad, ada, bet Job B. . Sematiplocs <r.rr: 38 Church lece 32 nin reas? th Ave. Pp. Manager: Frank R. "Northrup, Manager Wh, TTY Bug. OUR YOUTHS AT WAR The attendance at the Collegiate Institute at this date is not as large as it was"aia similar date last year, and when-en-explanation was asked for the prineipal safd that about six- ty of the young men now at the front would be in school ! for the war. A tribute to the enthusiasm of the youths and the spirit tat has moved them towards a palriotic action. It may be said that they were influenc- ed by the excitement of the moment rather than by the serious thought that active military service involved. But there is a record which shows that some of them carried them- selves with the courage of older men and that, in engagements with the enemy, they earned the commenda- tion of their superior officers. These young men compare favorably with "the young men who have been thrust i. "into the battle by the Kaiser, the last line of the reserves on whom the empire trust, for the very best service. Considéring that military service is not compulsory in Canada, the manner in which the duty of the hour bas impressed itself upon the youth, is remarkable. The earlier re- cruits were sent greetings by the Board of Education and the later re- cruits are to be praised in that they have cheerfully entered upon a'mil- itary career with the assurance that they will, in any crisis, give a good account of themselves. . The bilingual school controversy is largely affected by the real mgan- ing of Regulation 17, and the purpese which it waa supposed to serve, The one man who is mysteriously silent upon the subject is Dr. Pyne, and he has recelyedr the credit for fram- ing up the Regulation in question. What ig his interpretation? WAR TAX CHALLENGED. Toronto has challenged the right of the Ontario government to impose the duty upon them of assessing the people and collecting from them pro- vincial war taxes. The provincial treasurer realized that he had in Some way to make up for the losses in provincial revenue, and so he pro- vided for an fmpost of a mill on the dollar, the amount looked for in the Queen City, and upon the present as- Sessment, being $582,021, Toronto's officials to do the work at the 'cost of the city, ss mayor, familiarly known as a-- Chute, has disputed the Of the legislature to direct- ly tax the people. It wag usurping the function of the municipality, and he for one, the leader of the council, resented this, It cannot be said that Mr. Church is actuated by political motives, as he is usuan. of the local govenmeny To Conseravtive he owed his eisction ans re-election to the suPbort he recely. ed from iis party. To be sure, he i: un nq occasionally, and wica a det . the role of a protestant or & prophet he uses strong and sometimes gangs. tional languige. _ ¥r. Church is not only against the provincial govern. t at present, on account of thig tax, which is not, according to rain 50 weed or we to poses, but he is against the federal government for asking or expecting to assume war ex- of the army, : it ; | belong to the government be paid for by it. The Queen City, of all the muni- in Ontario, has questioned afford an expensive pfoceeding of this kind, and can at the same time demonstrate .whether the law is within or without the power of the legislature. All other civic bodies can afford to look on and wonder at the temer- ity of Toronto's civic council, Mayor Church is willing to gamble legally upon the result, and he carried the members of the council with him in the proportion of two to one. THE TIME TO STRIKE The community, or home trading movement, is growing. We see the evidenees of this every day. The community builder is realizing that the success of the city depends upon the extent to which he supports home trade. He is buying at home, and encouraging the merchants to secure and keep the stock which he desires, 'Our cartoonist punctuates the motto of the day. This cartoon la- ident | beled "The Hour is Striking," car- ries a great meaning with it. The time has arrived when the home 3 strikes against the plan of shopping out-of-town, and it is done in a most imperative way. The hands of the clock point to the time when there will be a unanimous and emphatic declaration in favor of "First Our Town' and those who are true to the slogan, (and the number is in- creasing), will have no tine to think of any other place, There is a side to this home trade which must be kept steadily in view. It is only that by a loyal and pledged support can our merchants cater for the patronage of the people. One can afford to look up the newest things in clothing, in foods, in house: furnishings, and house decor- ations, when he finds that his enter- prise has been appreciated; and this study of public tastes and public ap- proval are shown in the gradual de- velopment of local business. Let us hope that this. reciprocity in good feeling and service will continue un- til it is realized that not a dollar is expended abroad which can be ad- vantageously expended at home. The Montreal Mail, Conservative, says a befter mutual understanding has been reached through the moder- ate and dignified manner in which Pthe bilingual question has been dis- cused in the Commons. It would have been a serious reflection to think of any ether result. x TRELAND'S MISFORTUNES. It is difficult for anyone away from tie scene of the trouble to under- stand the conditions that prevail in Ireland at the present time. Ire- land has been a national enigma. The people, emotional te a remark- able degree, strong in opinions and strong in the assertion of them, and [ most impressionable in their natures, have been easily swayed by passing events. Whatever they did was tinged with a feeling of the intensest kind. Knowing of their unrest the gov- ernment has been disposed to regard them with peculiar nd sion. Their talk, at times so alarming, has been discounted, perhaps too much in view of present experiences. The politicians made a mistake when they boasted of their willing- ness to use armed force in behalf of their respective courses, and while they blustered the Sinn Fein move- ment found the protection it desired. The results have been deprorable; It is unfortunate that the government of Ireland was se-oblivious of its dan- gers, and that it did not distinguish between the various disturbers of the peace. The collapse of this government at a critical time was re- sponsible for the crisis of the day. It may be tided over, and if it is an- other tribute must be paid to the courage, the ability, and intuition of Mr, Asquith. He saw the necessity of immediate action; and, as the one dominant and judicial force in pub- lic life, proceeded in person to bring his judgment to bear upon the sit- uation. There can be no palliation of the offenses of those who led in the re- cent attempt ¢o set up republican rule in Ireland. The men, and the women, too, who engaged in the re- bellion, and caused the killing and wounding of so many in the violent demonstration of their authority, de- served no mercy; and what was done at once in the suppression of the out- break, even to the execution of the leading rebels, was regarded with public approval. The mercurial temperament of the people must be remembered, however; and now théy are inclined to sympathize with the unfortunate revolters, and to resent the carrying out togthe letter, or too far, of the punishdient which a great iniquity has invited. Discretion is surely required at such'a time, and the one man in all Britain 'who can use is aright and impassionately is the premier. The Success of his mission to Ireland is ardently hoped for. : c ' Who would not rise a little earlier | in the morning during the summer Pper. Mr. Carvell is making good. The revelations before the Meredith-Duff Commisison at Ottawa. during the last couple of days have been start- ling, and the lid is not yet complete- ly off. A revolt in Germany is now in or- der; and if any Irishmen undertook the feat of Sir Roger Casement in Ireland he would receive short shrift from the war lords of that ill-fated land. Mr. Lamarche says that Quebec has bilingual schools, bilingual statesmen," bilingual homes, and bi- lingual justice. No wonder the Quebeckers are regarded as a pecu- liar people. The city auditor at Ottawa is threatened with dismissal because he does his duty. He will not pass an account which is twice ag large as he thinks it should be. And+he will not accept the bluff. oi a ---- The ex-Ambassador of Mexico is suing Norman Hapgood, of Harper's Weekly, for $360,000 damages for li- bel. Mexican' dollars, of course. No one would think of suing an edi- tor for $350,000 of any other kind of money. Senator Davis' amendment to the prohibition bill was happily conceiv- ed, but it did not carry. He wanted to prohibit the manufacture of liquor in any province which adopted prohi- bition, and as the only way of mak- ing prohibition effective. The amendment was defeated. Maclean's Dues, (Ottawa Free Press). If Canada's railways are going to be natiohalized W. ¥>Maclean, M.P., ought to get in his application for a knighthood without any delay. McGill Leads, (Montreal Mail). By adopting compulsory military training, MoGill sets an example to the other universities of Canada. Montreal has additional reason to be proud of McGill, Munition Workers. (Toronto Mail). Munition workers and inspectors are performing a patriotic service; but much of the work could be done by men unfit for military service, or restrained from enlisting by family necessities, Fat Man's Job, (Belleville Ontario). Hereafter the good-natured fat man will be compelled to pay higher insurance rates. Franklin Mead, the actuary, has figured it out that he dies earlier in life than the skin- ny fellow. Willison's Chickens. (Montreal News) Sir John Willison, of the Toronto News, is denouncing. the Laurier railway policy. He was its strong- est supporter in 1904 in the same pa- "Indian not lost; wigwam Tost, lant PUBLIC OPINION | { A Significant Vote. - (Brantford Expositor). The British House of Commons has adopted a motion 'in favor of daylight saving on a vote of 170 to 2. Legislation is expected to fol- low Immediately. With such a powerful example before it, the Do- minion Parliament may be expected to follow suit. i KINGSTON EVENTS 26 YEARS AGO | Fire burned roof of Martello Tow- | er at Point Frederick. | Public school repair budget calls for $165,000. Fire Committee looks over old Wesley Church with a view to mak- ing it a fire hall R. J. Bushell left for Sorel, Que. to act as purser on the steamer Al- gerian, = Rate on Coal from Oswego to Kingston is twenty-five cents a ton. Dominion census shows Kings- ton's population as 19,800, LIBERAL PRESS. What the Party Should Do. Toronto Star. The Liberal Opposition ought to grapple with the railway question, declare boldly and clearly for na- tionalization, and leave bilingualism to Bourassa and his fellow-cranks. It" ought to declare for federalism in the broad sense. The Dominion Parliament ought to do its own busi- ness, and leave the Provincial Leg- islatures to do their own business. As we understand it, that is Feder- alia, and that is Liberalism. At {any rate, it is common sense. Sir . Wilfrid's Appeal. Toronto Globe. The fear on the one hand of the strangling of 'the French language and on the other of the supplanting of English by French should van- ish like fantastic and disturbing dreams in the light of clear under- standing and frank debate, The do- minion house affords a platform from which all provinces , can reached, but in the discussion purely provincial affairs. it is possible to avoid the appearance of federal interference, The effect of Sir Wilfrid's address would have been greater if he had made it directly to the electors of Ontario in Toronto on some other populous centre of the province. INDEPENDENT PRESS. Beleourt as as "Hold-Out. " Hamilton Herald Senator Belcourt, who announces that he will not pay his school taxes until French-Canadians in Ontario get justice frotd'the Ontario govern- ment, is the simé Belcourt who ad- mitted in a 'public speech that French-Canadians in Ontario have no legal right to the educational privi- leges which they demand. If he and other French racialists in this province were to get *'justice" some of them would be in jail. Every time a van girl shakes hands with a man it gives her van- ity a jolt if he doesn't squeeze her fingers. A word to the unwise is also Rum- cient--if it be the right word, THE PIG. The pig is a coarse, jlliteratesani- mal with a long pedigree and a short tail which cannot be used as a fly- killer. One of the most cruel acts which Nature ever performed was.to equip the horse and cow with long, flowing tails and leave the pig with- out anything but a feeble, tightly- curled imitation. This is why the average pig is so disagreeable a com- panion during fly time and has to be mollified with a pitchfork. The pig is purely 'a commercial venture. Nobody ever reared a pig in order to enjoy his society or to watch the workings of his mind as it developed from playful infency to adult "manhood. In fact, a careful search for the mind of the pig is about as futile as trying to locate the melody in a bagpipe solo. No great poem was ever written on the pig, and he is never asked to sit for his portrait, except just prior to some auction sale, If American literature had to depend upon the pig for its inspiration, it would not occupy the proud eminence given it by the state of Indiana. Without intending to ~ disparage the pig, it must be admitted that in- tellectually he is a greater disap- pointment than grand opera in Eng- Random Reels "Of Shoes and Ships, and Seall ng Wax, of Cabbages and Kings." ted lish. But as a business proposition the pig makes the chewing-gum in- dustry look like the sale of ice-cream cones in Labrador. Almost alone and single-handed the domestic pig has dotted our fair prairies with beautiful homes, electric washers, majestic silos, musical windmills, gelf-playing pianos, mechanical milk- ers, back-firing automobiles, and sweet content. Every time the far- mer ships thirty-two chubby-faced pigs to market some real money is put into active circulation, and the country merchant feels more like ad- vertising and contributing to the church. The pig never used to know his ancestors from a hole in the ground, but nowadays every pig that amounts to anything has a family tree with more branches on it than a cran- berry bush. A stalwart pig that can trace his ancestry back to the reign of James K. Polk will often- times sell for more money than a se- rial story' by Robert W. Chambers, which shows that as a people we are coming to z higher appreciation of literature. Refined people who have never owned a pig sneer at him on account of his uncouth ways, but this is because they have never seen him lift a mortgage or remove a plaster from a red barn. § Rippling Rhymes Of all the when you've sal the . that policy's put some Journey sunny, of all the bliss without alloy, there's none like spending money. wad, against the rainy weather, it's well, when hard times are abroad, to have some coins together. ents, then, to invigorate your soul, go out and blow 'balance 'Don't let the saving habit grow, until you are s miser; salt down a part, a 'm no crank on GIT IN divers brands of joy that, make our It's well to put away a But ted down a roll of sesterces and tal- rtion blow-- wiser. "I like to toddle to the bank in pickle; I like to save, but ving every nickle. I like to take We Claim to Have the Best $15 Suits and $15 Overcoats in Canada For the Soldier Emergency Life Belt Insures Perfect Safety on Ocean Voyage. 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