PAGE FOUR The British Whig 84TH. YEAR, om IEEE | | iB rs EE 21 and Semi-Weekly by WHIG PUBLISHING LIMITED. GQ BlMott .......000000.2. President E228 iid; Ninnaging Director and Bec.-Treas. Weekly Edition) cash Joar, mail, year, if not paid in adv to United States and three months pro rata. MONTREAL REPRESENTATIVE R. Bruce Owen 123 St. Peter St. TORONTO REPRESENTATIVE P. C. Hoy, ... 1006 Traders Bank Bldg. TED STATES REPRESENTATIVE: R.Northrup, 226 Fifth Ave, New York ¥.R.Northrup, 1610 Ass'n Bldg, Chicago Attached is one of the best job printing offices in Canada. The circulation of THE BRITISH WHIG Is autnchticated by the ABC Audit Bureau of Circulations. ty Pern mmm TAX REFORMS DELAYED A friend of the Whig, who has a love for study, and includes muni cipal reforms in the range of his en-| quiries, sends a summary of the tax- ation in New South Wales. The re- port covers Sydney and snburbs, the county municipalities, and the shires. _ The territory covered is nearly 180, "000 square miles; the population is 1,845,400; the land values are sessed at $903,674,000; and the local taxes amount to $10,279,000. The f tax rate, or its equivalent, for Syd- ney and suburbs is 17.5 mills on the dollar: the rate for the shires is 6 municipalities is 19.7 mills on the dollar; the rate on the shires is 6 mill¥ oh t ollar. With the ex- ception of s than one per cent. of the total, Btill levied improve- ments in some localities, the whole of the taxes are derived from land values and cover all cal services, ex- cept in Sydney and Newcastle, where the water and sewage taxes are still raised by a general property tax. This item amounts to $3,409,000. Even if it were all charged upon land values of Sydsay tuis would only mean an additional rate of 11.8 mills, making a total of 29.3 mills upon land values alone, leaving building improvements, business and incomes, free from all local taxation. A bill to transfer the water and sewage taxes to the general tax on land va- lue is, according to the latest advices, before the legislature of New South Wales. It has already been passed by the lower house, and, although meeting with some opposition in the upper house, is expected to become law, There are compensating advan- tages, of course, or New South Wales would not approve, impose, and en- force the single tax. What are these advantages? "A simplified adminis tration," says one authority; "the re- lief to business and industry; the im- petus to a better use of lots and sites; and all these should be as much appreciated in Ontario as in Austrlia." Then why is so little suc- cess registered in the advocacy of the single tax? The education, the Whig is informed, in Canada, runs in the wrong direction--from the masses to the legislators, Elsewhere ~--in South America, if not in New South Wales--the leaders of tie gov- ernment study the question or remit it to men whose duty it is to advise the government on all matters of fo- cial and municipal reform. The lead- ers. of the government being convin- 'ced it is not difficult to convince the people. The record in Ontario is, however, t discouraging. Ottawa had a mber some years ago, a supporter of the local, government, who was willing to cross it in order to defend his theories of taxation. But he gave up the fight. Toronto took it up and ,its council had a referendum touch- ing the exemption of improvements from taxation, and it was éndorsed by a lapge majority of the people. The government disapproved of any experimental. legislation until after the war. Britain began this war with a slogan "Business' as Usudl.™ Canada took up the motto, but drop- ped it. 'In Toronto, as well as in Ot- tawa, in certain circles, the disposi- tion it to let every thing drift' until peace has been 'proclaimed. . Then some other reason will be assigned for failing to deal with the question of taxation. : as- on 9 of A QUESTION OF VERACITY. Sir Sam Hughes interrupted | Wilfrid Laurjer in his address on the | conscription bill on Monday. to chal- {lenge his references to recruiting in Quebec. Pa- pinean had been hissed or hooted- off the and this has been disputed Sir Sir Sam said that Capt platform in Montreal, had in Lessard recruiting jor-General {to engage Sir Sam's minimize the {Blondin, the { who held that had recruiting in Que- | bec been conducted as it should have Quebed did in not Col. interruption declarations postmaster-general, | been early in the war and under one | {like Gen. "the province | would have responded en masse." | Sir Sam persisted that Lessard had | dhex he had been advised not to send the major- general to Quebec as he had no in- fluence there Though Sir Sam had no use for the major-general, it is a question whether he has any use for the premier himself In the House Tuesday after- noon the ex-minister of militia held the floor and repeated the statement a former that he had been held back and checked in his recruiting efforts. In Lindsay, when he was nominated for representa- tion of Victoria in the Commons. he intimated that if he had not raised overseas as many men as Lessard, lined to serve, and said on occasion, and sent belong to him. Other members of the government had practically for- hidden it, and he had not to say at other times who werg these spokesmen. One of these was Sir Robert, not so long ago, Commons, declared that there no truth in the declaration a question of veracity which be very well left to the Sir Knights to be settled at their convenience. ------ en An authority a while ago said that potatoes could not be raised the first year off sodded land. A {friend of the Whig says: "I know | better 1 'have as fine potato patch as there is in the city, and the soil has been turned up for the first in many years." ' the premier, and in the was can a time MR. HANNA'S NEW JOB. The presence in Ottawa recently of Hon. W. J. Hanna is not explained. It was inferrefi that he had been summoned to add his persuasions to those of Sir Robert Borden upon Mr. Pardee in order to induce him to eRter a coalition government. They had=been seen together. Coali- tion was in the air. The quid nuncs were very busy and very wise. Mr. Pardee lent mystery to the proceedings. Mr. Hanna made a good provincial secretary. He was the power behind the throne in Sir James Whitney's day. He seemed to be the legiti- mate successor of Sir James in the premiership, but he made one slip. He accepted of an election gift of $500 from a ¢ertain government con- and, despite his protesta- innocence, seemed to fall from grace. His popularity suffered. His influence faded away. Some time ago he disappeared from the provincial political arena. Now he is the new controller of food. The office calls for rare or- ganizing ability. The occupant of it must be familiar with the questions of production, of transportation, of supply and demand. Where must be about the business an immensity of detail, and it is for Mr. Hanna, a lawyer, and with a mind for enquir- ies of an entirely different character, to show his adaptation for these new activities. The pity or the scandal of it is that a deaf ear has been turned to the demands of the liberals; who, acting on information they had re- ceived, pressed the government to go at this food control with the greatest vigor. The appointment now may be honestly intended, but those who say that it has the appearance of an anti-election dodge will have some ground for their suspicions. tractor, tions of ------------------ 2 EDITORIAL NOTES. Bishop Farthing, of Montreal, wants a curfew bell, He gan have ours. There is not 3 budge from any youngster when he 'hears it ring. x » Ss atte The child of a soldier, in action over in France, dying of starvation in Toronto! What a disgrace to the government of Canada and the city of Toronte. sd % -- 5 The Woman's League Garden- ers of Rochester are engaged in a great battle with the weeds, and, praise the saints, they appear to be getting the best of it. ------------ There are not so many idle men in the evenings. So many are hoe- ing and watering and weeding. And they will live high by and by on the products of the garden. ---- Sir Robert Borden Is gettin what he deserves for his miserable truckling to the Nationalists, He sowed to the winds in 1911. He is having Lis harvest now. Hon. Mr. Sevigny * holds office though public opinion has repudi- ated him and all his works. Con- seript é 2 ienre Tor all 4 He said that Ma-| declined | the war called for, the fault did not| hesitated | ,| are few the sins of the Borden Govera-, ment Commi The Federal Trade the United States is s at which to. the navy at which { | | sion of prics plied the fixing the dup- fix be coal is being Why not fuel m prices ry sold to the people? government A niember of the | suggests that the ) vice Bill be amended and mas of If | resources of Canada have | conscripted, why not a | { Compulsory Ser- 1¢ all to com- the be | plete now course t once? e Experimental Farm in Ot- tawa has issued a pamphlet which | tells gardeners how to destroy the | bugs, snails, slugs, cut-worms, and Agri- | other pests. Write to the plied. A Sound Decision. (WwW isor Record) The quicker we exert our maxi- mum strength and finish the war the quicker the day of peace with vic- tory. For Civilization, | (Washington Post) Teuton curses are heaped upon us for lining up with England, the fact being overlooked that the world, cultural Department and get sup-| cst scale. { ---- MBLC OPON | mn outside of central Europe is lined up for civilization. Today's Surprise. (Toronto Star) The Fathers of Confederation |i were farseeing, but none of them [Hil expected such a celebration of the | fiftieth anniversary as is witnessed | at Ottawa today. { i A Hard Question | (London Advertiser) { Some conscription of wealth is | I hinted at as likely next year by Fin- ance Minister White. Conquests in the Air. (New York Times) It will be a year before we have | i} large numbers of soldiers in France. | In much less time we can render in- |i} valuable service in the air. Let us || prepare for war aviation on the larg- | One or two piece | Price Boosting Rampant. sook, porous knit, (Montreal Herald) High-sounding legal phrases in the solemn form of a Government Order- in-Council, and no attempt to make 'the high-sounding phrases effective Meanwhile the cust of living mounts 1p and up, and organized price- boosting is rampant. Where Schemes Are Hatched. Sizes (Hamilton Times) It has been stated that ninety per cent. of the saloons in the United States are either owned by German; ot pro-Germans. It has also been stated that most of the plots against Britain. Canada and the States were hatched in those places. Special value $1.00. ~ Random Reels "Of Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax, of Cabbages and Kings." ial value, 2 for 25c. mn Here is| | THE LIMOUSINE | The auto- | mobile with parlor car service. It is {the most costly form of automobile "I ret devised, and on that account is | sold in large quantities to people who lie awake at nights figuring how to get rid of their surplus | The modern limousine is patterned | somewhat after the old-fashioned | stage coach, but has better spring | construction and does not turn 'up- | side don with as much ease. There limousines seen outside of the large cities, for the reason that people in the smaller towns are SO hemmed in by the curb and gutter tax, the new schoolhouse levy and the cement sidewalk assessment that they are not able to buy anvthing but the the tight-waisted touring car with 14-inch leg room. Once in a while some plutocrat citizen of a ru- ral centre will sell off three or four farms and buy a limousine, an act of rash daring which is immediately re- sented by his bank t¢>the extent of demanding that,some real collateral be stacked up against his notes. The limousine is intended for, the use of customers who do not like to carry an umbrella or conceal a $285 limousine is a plain evening gown beneath the ravy blue | cravenette. The limousine can be] driven right up te the back door and entered 'in with white satin slippers] and a tulle veil without having to] carry along an extra pair of dancing| pumps, wrapped up in the evening paper. It is also heated very com-| fortably by the engine so that few of our society people find it necessary to wear earlaps and wool wristlets. | Most limousines are so arranged | that in case of accident they will} provide everything but an upper] berth and a square meal. A woman | can entér one of. these cars and have| her hair done up on the way to the Summer Underwear--Bibbys Special $1.00. Sport Shirts 13} to 16. white, or fancy collar, trimmed. theatre with as much accuracy and] expense as if she bad gone to a hair | dresser, while aman will find that it | affords all of the toilet necessities ex cept the quill toothpick. Limousines | are not subject to the same diseases | as those that infest the touring car with the grabbing clutch, because | they are seldom driven off a walk and | ure not allowed Lg gather mud, sand | blisters and the detonating blow out | There would be more limousines in| dally use if the wealth of this country were located wher the common peo- pie could get to jt with their bare lLiands. Dr. Chown's Compound Syrup of Hypophosphites 'A Nerve and Tissue Food. . Valuable in treatment of anemia, pulmonary conditions, nervous and general debility, Rippling nervous dyspepsia, sleepless. ness," Etc. 75¢ Bottle Rhymes Some men through, they st government the kaiser running? straddles, while the days of strife are over, and once a these gents, who wished in crimson b wan and hollow, when asked for fifty BLOOD AND MONEY they're taxed an extra dollar, talk of tyrant and oppression, until the air is blue. The | watchful waiting, when they were hot for war. "Why doesn't Wilson go a-gunning," they asked, and set the we are simply spoiling, the blood in our blue veins is | boiling, we blush with deepest shame, because our country fiddle-faddles, and hesitates and set out to get the Kaiser, that noxious little riser, and getting him takes mon; if we would put the Germans under the country needs all kinds of plunder, to buy a club and gun. digging, to buy the necessary rigging, and most of us JT MATON, 4 are glad; but some who used to wh when called upon to cough a dollar, look mighty glum and DR. CHOWN'S DRUG STORE 185 Princess St. Phone 343 Sick Room Specialties. for carnage loudly holler, but when to see the nation raightway hold an angry session, and | Lisle th style, nain- balbriggan, 50c. -------- Men's knee length, ankle length, short or long sleeves. Sizes 34 to 44. Plain and toes. pair. Summer Ties Néw Tublar wash ties. Spec- New 19 Ml . What possible |i . : ® reason is there for delaying' seizure |i ¢ of money and hurrying seizure of |i} S life? e Ht gy --_hi-?"a$st Men's Hosiery read, black, grey or tan; special values, 3 pair for Radium Hosiery Black, tan, white, steel grey, French lisle thread, spliced heels Special values 50c per Straw Hats 17 shapes. See our special $1.50 sailors. a a at a Suits See Bibbys Great $15 Pinch Backs, Form Fitting, and Regulars, Homespuns and Cheviots, Several Shades Plain Grey, Fancy Cheviots, Etc. je CARRETERA RETO AR The Season For: Pumps And the Pumps for the Season. To look through our new styles just in is to im- agine one's self in Shoe y were berating because it stuck to For battle | Fairyland. The new heels, toes and light soles What is he waiting for? COAL CUSTOMERS Please Notice ! stalls and Now we've early others play the game." Coal Sales will be for Cash Only. BOOTH & CO. Phone 133. Our coin we should be gladly p_and holler, Oh, when gain we are in clover, we won't forget od to wallow, but looked disgusted, cents. On and after first of May --WALT MASON. Copyright, "THINGS THAT NEVER HAPPEN FOR SALE vc NERY FATTE ACROSS Tne : AN SEe PLAINLY, R THAN A 1916 Studebaker Four cylinder, first class condition. AT NOW IM MocH MRS. CLANCY STREET . Boyd's Garage 129 Brock Street. ; pr iat took's Cotton Kool Compound, are here in whites, dulls, patents, greys, fawns and rowns. Just the styles you want to see before buy- ing. The Sawyer - Shoe Store . Bottle Mustard Salad Cream ...... 10c Bott Blood Orange Marmainde Jelly, Buttle We Have a Nice Assortment of Pure Corn Syrup In 2b. tins, 5-1b. pails, and 10-Ib. pails, which we are selling for one week only at the old price. FRESH LAKE ON. | TARIO WHITE. FISH AND TROUT All Kinds of Fresh - | Fish. | Dominion Fish Co. | Carpenter and Builder W. R. BILLENNESS Specialising Store Froats and Fit. tings. Remodelling B of all ESTIMATES mn EXPERIENCE Address 272 University Ave. GLASCO'S -- Pure Scotch Marmalade and Jam. In glass and tins. Baker's Fresh Grated Cocoanut with the milk, 15¢c per tin, D. COUPER Phone 76. 841-3 Princess St. Prompt Delivery. i if i | | | { 7 i EF £ Ea i ' f i h IE