~~ evidence to justify the statement. courage to express them. He ora seek this nomination, and if he accept it he can be depended upon to conduct & campaign which will be s.model of its kind. He will be re- membered as the governor of New York State who had a rare and unique conception of his public duty, and who, though offending some of the old guard, won the confidence and re- spect of the people. im------------ The Sherman faction in Chicago, taking advantage of the absence of | Roosevelt and his big stick, visited the Progressives' headquarters, ham- mered some of the mose and tore up g the peace | the banners. After that th yea cont: adjourned. THE ENQUIRY IS OVER. ot is well that the end has been reached in the Meredith-Duff en- quiry. It had to take place. The country had a right to know what " there was in the statements made in Eien niiiwees so President + oe MARAE! 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The one draw- back to the projection of another corps at the present time lies in the fact that the 146th Regimént is still recruiting, and has not obtained its full complement of men. This regiment is in camp fitting out for the overseas' service, for which it is impatient, and the militia depart- ment would be justified in transfer- ring to it from other corps enough men to complete its muster, The time spent in recruiting in the sev- «ral local stations, and in Kingston, by the 146th Regiment, has not been lost. 'The men have been developed physically, and from now on will de- vote their #8 to the training for the military efficiency, which, at- cording to the British standard, is very high. Members of the regiments that are now in England: write: home to- say that the British system is very exact- ing, and the Canadians are realizing, as never before, what-it is to be a Tommy Atkins. - All the qualities that make up a perfect -soldier are found in the British soldier, and hence the value of that preliminary work for instruction in which some Canadian officers are now on their why home. ------ The women are to be given votes if the Repub succeed to power, The Republicans are pledged to do this "as a matter of justice." HUGHES FOR PRESIDENT. The expected, and yet the unex- pected, 'has happened - in Chicago, where Charles H. Hughes, at present a Justice of the United Sfates Su- préme Court, was given the nomina- tion of the Republican party. Thus the Republican forces, largely un- organized, and with a sentiment that] was freely expressed without any en- gineering, brought about a result which is very surprising in its nature, The Progressive party, so severely re- buked in the last election, had rea- son then to die a natural and peace- ful death. The ambition. of one man, Mr. Roosevelt, took it into the campaign and the ambition of the same man has tried to galvanize the corpse and give it the semblance of life. The ex-president and his immediate fol: ~ lowers made some attempt at a re- surrection, and it failed. 'The last futile act was to appeal to Mr. Roose- velt to visit the convention and influ- ence it with kis presence or with his speech. He responded in an epistle in which hé warned the convention against the possible election of ome. who would not be anti-German to the core, and he certainly referred to Mr. Hughes, who was alleged to be the fa- ~ vorite of the hyphenates without any Mr. Hughes was always in the lead, and would have sooner beep the ~ choice of the convention but for the ~ sparring between different elements ~ for a basis of peace and with a desire for some arrangement which would ~ guarantee the candidate-elect the unanimous support of the party. It remains to be seen whether the con- . vention has reached a wise decision with the acceptance by Mr. Hughes of the nomination and the acquies- cence in it of Mr. Roosevelt. It will . take some days to make the situation clear, & : the Commons, and the country is sat- isfied with what it has heard. = Noth- \ing In the statement? One has only to"read the proceedings of the last day of the Commission and meditate upon the comments of the commis- sioners in order to get a different im- pression. 5 The report of the Commission must not be anticipated. It will prob- ably absolve the minister of militia from the charge of personal corrup- tion. He enlisted a committee whose purpose was to undertake the production of shells in Canada, and he left the work to this committee, and it, with the help of Allison, plant- ed most of the orders in the United States, ignoring Canadian appeals for orders, and under circumstances 'that have to be passed upon by the Commission. , Of Allison, the personal friend of Sir Sam Hughes, one can imagine what is coming by what has already passed. The minister stood by his friend through everything. He was surprised to hear of the commissions that were exacted and taken by Alli- son, but Allison was a broker, and of course was entitled to what he could make out of the public con- tracts. The counsel for Mr. Allison plead- ed that he had heard the names of men in high positions in Canada who were connected with contracts, but these names were carefully excluded. "There was nothing," said Mr. Hen- derson, "illegitimate on the part of Allison, although his name does not appear on the fact of the contracts." Then followed this dialogue: Justice Duff--As the confidential agent of the Minister of Militia, he put his hand in the till and took $260,000. Mr. Henderson--That is a strong expression. Justice Duff--I know, and I in- tend it to be strong. Although he got all that money his name was not on the contract. I am not concern- ed about the names of others. It is the principle, Mr. Henderson--You use the ex- pression of a man in an official posi- tion. I cannot accept that Allison occupied an official position for the Government of Canada, : Justice Duff--You can take his own evidence, Mr. Henderson argued that Alli- son was a broker and known by Gen- eral Hughes to be in that business, and known by General Hughes to be taking a commission on business done for the British Government, or for them through the Shell Commit- tee. There was no suggestion that he ever repudiated the taking of commisison in regard to this con- tract, though he told General Ber- tram and Col. Carnegie that he was anxious to oblige the Shell Commit- tee. "I know you want to be chari- table." he said, Justice Duff--There is a little in- cident that shows the feeling towards war contractors. Gen. Picton threat- ened to shoot a war contractor, and the latter complained to the Duke of Wellington. The Duke replied: "Picton is just the man to keep his word." Mr. Henderson--Can we get along without war contractors? . Justice Duff--We can try to make' them honest. These are illuminating extracts. The Montreal Mail, which is a Con- servatjfe paper, says that Mr, Kyte would not have been doing his duty to the country if, possessing the in- formation which he did, he refrained from using it and bringing about the exposure that has taken place.- The pity is that the whole shell business was not gone into, and perhaps it will be yet. The counsel who said that Canada had been shocked by the revelations is correct, and if four charges led to so much what would have happened had the lid been com- pletely lifted? EDITORIAL NOTES. The déstruction by zeppelins and submarines seems to be limited. The British war on the air craft and Ger- man sea craft seems to be telling. Allison's counsel lauds him to the skies, When the war is over he says that Allison will appear "as a glant in business." He certainly is a man of colossal cheek. dian ssid. Roosevelt has pronounced upon the Wilson Government in the Unit- ed States. = Its evil service has been the greatest, he says, that can be ren- dered to a great democracy. i ------------------ The American government must, in time, in order to be really efficient, take on some of the festures of the 'British government. Its permanent . "Justice Hughes is & man among * men. He is one of the Lincoln type, in having exalted ideas and the pow- sa % § x ' - ab i offices must be filled by men who are skilled in business and diplomacy, and whose services go on 'whether The governments change a dozen times. | ---- Col. Williams, the new chief re cruiting officer for the Dominion, speaking at the Toronto conference, sald that there would be no need of conscription if the preachers did their duty. In what respect? -------------------- The camp ground here could be en- larged at a reasonable cost, but when the war is over there will not be camps of the present size. There will be 'at least another hundred years ofipeace, and then the mil- lenium, ------ Mr. Nesbitt, the counsel for the Shell Commitee, is quite confident that when the commissioners have solve the Shell Committee from a blame, while the names of . Carvell and Kyte will be a "hissing and a by- word." Just make a note of this and await developments. The noise in the Chicago conven- tion was terrible. The claquers kept up a howl and a row for from twenty minutes to an hour for each carididate. The Roosevelt boosters were the most demonstrative, On that account their candidate was said to be the most popular, but he did completed their report they will aby 26 YEARS ACO Farmers complain of the dry, wea- ther. > Taxes to the extent of $4,000 are in arrears at the present time. Strawberries will be a failure this year owing to the. dry weather. Butter sold on the market to-day for 18 cents; eggs, 11 cents; pota- toes, $1 to $1.25; onions, three bunches for 10° cents. CONSERVATIVE PRESS. The Public Will Judge Montreal Mail. A contemporary suggests that the address of F. B. Carvell, M.P; in the fuse investigation was designed for effect on the country. time," it adds, "it will be seen what influence it had on the minds of the Commissioners and what they say in their report will settle what force it will have In the next Parliamentary election." y Without anticipatifg the report of the Meredith-Duff Commiésion it may be safely stated that its findings will have little or no effect on the public mind: The evidence in the case has been placed before the public with exceptional accuracy and fullness The public has already drawn its con- clusions and these will not be ser- fously disturbed by what the Com- mission says or doesn't say. juncsTo a] not command the most votes. | puBLIC OPINION | Any Peril Here? (Hamilton Times J. J. Hill died without worth $10,000,000. lawyers get out of it? ) a will and What will the What a Roller. (Montreal Star) The Russian steam-roller may stop occasionally for repairs, but when it gets going again as it is at present ~--my word! ------ Sad, Mad, and Bad. (Toronto "Star) Of all the sad, mad enterprises of which history will have record, sure- ly the Irish rebellion of 1916 will rank first. Higher Prices, (Syracuse Post-Herald) Lamb is up eight cents, prime rib roasts six cents, chickens eight cents, and bacon five cents! Call in the food dictator! ------------ Irish Loyalty. (Philadelphia Public Out of 4,000 Irish aot in a Gernian, camp whom Sir Roger Case- ment urged to enlist in the German army, only fifty took his advice, This does not look as if loyalty to the em- pire were quite dead among the Irish people. Kitchener's Army. (American Press) Nothing has ben so significant of Kitchener's hold on the nation as the fact that the millions of men he has gathered under England's banner since August, 1914, have been term- ed "Kitchener's army." It is not George's army, or Asquith's army, or even England's army. It is Kitchener's army. And every man in that army has felt himself in a way personally responsible to the minister of war. "Of Shoes and Ships, and Seall LEATHER Leather is a tough, hardy sub- stance which at one time was used in the manufacture of shoes. For years the people of this country wore large, bunion-producing shoes , of pure leather which could be put on in May and worn until death with- out showing the least sign of exhaus- tion, but they cannot do it today. Owing to the European War and the inexorable law of supply and de- mand, which also controls the price of steel rails, genuine, hand-buffed leather is getting harder to find than a pure politician. This has caused the price of shoes to leap straight up, describe a graceful parabola and fall on the neck of the ultimate consum- er with a sickening plunk. One of the greatest disappointments a mar- ried man can have is to lead a fam- ily of nine children into a shoe store and try to surround their feet with shoes, at the present market price. A pair of vici kid shoes which a year ago could have been bought for $2.95 will now look a $5 bill in the face with a stony stare. And yet peo- ple continue, to wear shops, instead of going barefooted and fsaving the price of corn cures, Leather used to be gown on' the person of a milch cow, but it is now The author of the theory that the | reports of Royal Commissions mould { public opinion like so much clay will 'find the answer to its false theory in | the history of the Boyd-Falconbridge | Commission, which imvestigated the | Gamey charges. The Commission | found that the charges were not sus- tained, but the people took a differ- | ent view of the case and acting on their conviction that there had been | a grave miscarriage of justice put a | powerful provincial government out| | of office, / | We may rest assured that the Mere- | dith-Duff Commission will not repeat | the judicial outrage that was perpe- trated in the Gamey charges, but if | it did attempt to do so, its action | would have no other effect than to arouse public resentment, The pub- lic has a mind of its own although in some quarters it is neither believed | nor expected to have one, | tn Memarian; Ear Kitchener. | { | Dear hero of a hundred fights We mourn thy loss, today; Who ever fought for Britain's rights And tried her wrongs to slay. . As did Lord Nelson, of renown, For Country laid him down, So thou, upon the water's face, For us hast won thy crown. Though not as friends would choose for thee, Hast thou thy ead so met; Still has thou gajned upon the sea This tribute of regret. So though mayhap, our rocky reef, Thy body has its bed. Thy soul has surely now been led Where no more cometh grief. "Adieu' Brave Heart, thy labors o'er, Our human tears are thine; Thy soul will en a happier shore, With God for ever shine. --Mary Malone. Random Reels / ng Wax, of Cabbages and Kings." produced by mixing wood pulp with graphite. This brings forth a pleas- ing material which cannot be told from real leather until the owner has stepped into a rain storm without rubbers on, in a blithe and fearless manner. The old-fashioned, all- leather shoe could be thoroughly soaked in rain water without being affected in the .complexion, which could be at once complgtely restored by a thick coating o tallow, this treatment taking out all the blemish- es except the squeak. The scarcity of leather, however, has ushered in the blotting paper sole, which is one of the most melancholy devices that ever sprang from the brain of man. One reason why leather is scarcer "18 Because the milch cow is allowed to live longer than she used to. This causes one {0 ask why some Luther Burbank does not'produce a dog that will grow leather instead of hydro- phobia and fleas, There are thou- sands that apparently have no mis- sion in life and could be spared as easily as the male gossip, and yet man struggles to perfect the seedless cucumber instead of - grafting the canine family onto a horsehide trunk: Sometimes it seems as if American inventive genius is running into the ground. : Rippling Rhymes a man a cent, the yen." This beauty of his s finer toes." 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