rAGE EIGHT | THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1917. | % ra : . single judge, had got at the value of the Manitoba , scandals Will the gee ° the sto i | Hon. Mr. Rogers apply ame 48 the common stock, He scored the on, Mr ogers apply the same term| | finance minister for listening-to the to the chief justice of Ontario for his SOME ADVICE TO BOYS { | pledgees. The goyernment was not jnvestigation of stock values in con-| o : 6 h a interest | nection with the C.N.R.? | * thetih; jad Bo Hig Thus ran a Latin phrase which has been correctly | dealing' wit} jin them, and shoitld have no busi- : the { . > | translated as "time flies." It is a troller of Food, has forbidden specu-\ puworg of the modern world and ex-| | ness dealings with them. If the | stock they held was not registered, ; y ; ? they had no right to be enriched. | lation in 'Sugar, Time for action,| presses a truism that should make, : 3 ya vhe J AX icle which sold! a deep impression on the younger The defect of the measure was that when the €uba® article wiich sold; i last yoarfdt|ad™ 1b, has been com-| generation, Time flies and ok a wmo- his | manding 6%ec. Hope Hoover's club ment should be wasted. This is the jt did not put Mackenzie and Mann | out of control, which was in i "Lhour of action when every boy and | wil knock the bottom out of this] every young man should be making opinion the one thing essential, and | J it did not limit the liability of the market. | the hest of his opportunities. Every} | moment is precious and something | iii government. "Practically," said he, the crop of, should be accomplished before the "the government under this bil may i back is be required to pay any sum of money, and I object that it is not sound business for a government to hand a blank cheque to any body of men no matter how eminent they may be." "Mr. Bennett argued for a plan of valuation, on a 'pre-war basis, and m-- The British Whig SATH. YEAR, ° POCO CCP P CPPCC TOPO Store Closes 10 p.m. Saturdays. "Tempus fugit." Hoover, United States Con- o> | Bibbys Th Store that Keeps the Prices Down =| =e I. Fr | [| = OW iH! § ! | EIT] ; CER I --- The price of wheat, of 1 RE PE Ihr { 1815-16, has been fixed at $2.40 per | An grows weak and the | Nil ; 4 bushel, at Part William, The pxpOrt. Perhaps the young boys of to-day a REE to the United States has been forbid-| do not realize the strenuous times in FE Ee = den, Dealing in futures has been which they are lving It is they ij i stopped. War measures of which no who in the future years will bear|jji one will find very much fault, mk avr ae A Sale Panama Hats All our high grade Pan- Sowa the heaviest burdens ro ---------------------- | : \ Aah. fon-Parti | planning and carrying out for Can The Non-Paffizan League wana, ada the brilliant future which every All our $1.50 and $2.00 Published Li and Semi Weekl} by THE BRITS WHIG PUBLISHING x C€O,, LIMITED, LG, PAMOE ..oocesscaces as . President A. Guild ... c.~- Treas. Telephones: Business Office 1 Rooms SUBSCRIPTION RATES Dadl ( y Edition) year, delivered In city ..... $6.00 year, if pald in advance ..,. $5.00 One year, by mail to rural offices $2.50 One yéar, to United States ..... b Seni-Weekly Edition) o mail, cash $1.00 One year, If mot pdid in advance 4a ear, to United States ..... 1.60 x and three months pro rafa. MONTREAL REPRESENTATIVE R. Bruce Owen 123 St. Peter St. TORONTO REPRESENTATIVE ¥, C. Hoy .., 1006 Traders Bank Bldg. UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE: F.R Northrup, 225 Fifth Ave, New York F.R.Northrup, 1510 Ass'n Bldg. Chicago Attached is one of the best job printing offices in Canada. s+ The circulation of THE BRITISH (aa is suthentitated by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. THE DRIFTERS AT OTTAWA. The absolute independence of Mr. Guthrie, M.P., has been extolled by the conservative press. It is worthy of that that has been said about it, The average liberal is not a hide- bound politician. That has been ex- emplified by the present session of parliament, and on the occasions on which representatives of the opposi- tion have differed with their leader with regard to conseription. Only in one instance, however, was the difference of opinion ¢otiched In language that was not most respect- ful to Sir Wilfrid Laurier. All of the liberal conscriptionists paid him tribute. All of them expressed the regret that they could not follow him on this subject. All of them, save one, told of their affection in the most cordia) terms, On the one duBjlck "the liberals agreed to disagree. They did more. These men have surely had a vision of the war which nerved them to ex- traordinary efforts, namely, to exer- cise every power and influence which they possessed in order to ad- vance ths cause which they espous- ed. The example of Mr. Guthrie can be further pursued Tor the inspira- tion which it affords: He Is a liberal who has laid aside his peli- tics---the polities that are omnipre- sent--and devotes himeself unre- servedly to any service which will élevate and sustain Canada's place _ In.the war. There are those who, with friends at the front, on the fighting line, in the hospitals of France and Eng- ' land, in training for battle, who have been grieved because parliament is frittering Away its precious time,and doing hothing, or next to nothing, towards. the buflding up of the army which Canada should supply. The call trom Flanders, "Come over and help us,' Is pitiful in the extreme. "1 hear them in the night watches," says a friend of the Whig; "1 hear them In my work, and my blood boils when I think of the pettifogging spirit which prevails at Ottawa." "Mr. Guthrie has been willipg'te see A union government with 8 obert Borden at its head. Fhe conserva- tive papers have flattered him by acéepting this as a testimony of the very highest value. But Mr. Guth- rie must be disappointed in Sir Robert Borden, and so must every one else who has been putting any faith in him. Sir Robert has not been able to form a war government that will command the pubiic confi- dence. But why does he not resign and let some other one, some new man, show what he can do? Can- "ada 18 not wholly bereft of leaders surely. 'The man ofthe hour may appear whem the obstructors have been cleared out of the way. The Canadian Northern Railway pufchase bill has received a second reading, despite the protests of \0§¢ who are opposed to it and its jrovisions. The on, through Hon. Mr. Graham, did not like the general proposal and moved for the Te of the mortgage in ac scordance with the Act of 1914 Nr Bennett, a government supporter, made a slashing attack on the mea: 'sure, and if it is not amended in several important particulars, in consequence, the government - y deserve the severest condemnation. Mr, 'Bennett preferred a receiver- ship to a motion for foreclosure, but was contented to see the government |. purchase the road at a valuation, After a board of referees, not a : Xa with protection.against the liability for millions of income bonds which may be exchanged for straight Can- adian Northern Railway stock up to an. 1st, 1919. Was there any ani- mus in all this so far as Mr. Bennett is concerned? Ome can infer that there is something amiss between him and the railway magnates when he said this of them: "There are three things these men have done to this country. First, they have ax- ploited the credits of the provinces to their detriment and in some cases to their ruin. Secondly, they have brought about an inflation of values by the interest they have created, in places like the model city, Port Mann, which has brought about a financigl ruin of many a smallyhold- er in the Old Land and in this. Last- ly, they have corrupted the public life of the country." Presumably they are very bad men, but are they any worse than the stock maniplators who are be- hind them, and whose presence and service Mr. Bennett has| so vehe: mently repudiated? . Hava- the restaurant and hotel: keepers been .furnished with copies of the Canada Gazette, containing the food regulations? It doesn't pay to be ignorant of the law. There is a fine of from $25 to $100, or three months' imprisonment, or both, for every infraction which is proven, CARE OF THE WOUNDED The heart of the American soldier, as he enlists or isconscripted, must be heartened by the generaus pro- vision which is-being made for his dependents. Bills are now before Congress which aim at making the serviceqand future of the average soldiers very satisfactory. The pro- posed legislation provides insurance, at a minimum ef cost, for American soldiers, sailors and marines, the in- sured men paying the premiums; for family alllow#nces to dependents of men in the nation's military or naval service; for indemnification or disabilities; and the re-education and rehabilitation, at government ex- pense, of the injured men. "All this," says one, "Canada pro- vides for its goldiers." No, it does) not provide insurance at any cost. The finance minister was approach- ed upon this subject and intimated that the issue was impracticable. The allowance for injured and disabled men. and their familities, in the Uni- ted States and Cafiada, will stand comparison, The American votes for disabilities, permanent and com- plete, run from $40 a month to $75 and up to $200 when officers are al fected. The estimated amount for fam- ily allowances begin with $141,000,- 000 in the first year, and reaches $140,000,000 in the second; for mortuary purposes or death bene- fits, $3,700,000 to $22,000,000; for total disability, $5,250,000 to $35. 000,000; - for partial disabilities, $3,200,000 to $21,000,000; and for insurance; $23,000,000 to $112,500, 000. The total estimated 'expendi ture for the two years is $566,160, 000. An extraordinary vote, surely, A disabled man, wholly, is allow for a nurse; $10 a month for a wid- owed mother; $15 a month if he marries; $10 per month for each child, with a miximum of $105 per month. He is equipped with arti- ficial limbs, ~ educated, and if he 'wants te start up a small busi- ness, is allowed $1,000 in leu of compensation on the monthly plan. At this rate the American soldier provided for. : 4 Toronto is to be supplied with coal at $6 a ton. It pays to wait for service when one is sure of it. Thers is no combine in Toronto sure- Sir Robert Borden has gone through the formality of repudiating alists. Ts lieve? this a bluff or a make-be- will | prise, has paid a dividend of 200 per| cent. on its common stock. How) much does the government get of the Xcess profits in this case? : Justice Galt was because of his fees for investigating iv ithe ed, besides his pension, $20 a month} who suffers in the war is very well|: called a gratter| the government fo conscript the va- cant lands in Alberta and cancel the| titfes thereto. This would be on a par with conscripting the C.N.R.| and cancelling the mortgage upon it Drastic steps are sometimes neces-| sary. The government, calculates that it! will have practically the control of the soldier votes and they about half a million. Why should] it not mark the ballots in Ottawa, | to save the cost of counting and trans-shipping and cabling the re- sults of an election? Hon. Bob Rog- ers should be able to fix .things up satisfactorily. number | Bennett on Mackenzie & Mann. Speech in the Commons "Even if it cost us millions of dol-| lars to be rid of these men in the| public life of this country, I say it would be cheap even in the midst of the great war. I do not submit that however great may be the millions /that may accrue to the body politic, these is no excuse or reason why we should not utilize to our utmost ex- tent the powers that we have to cir- cumscribes and limit to the best of our ability the sums of money that may be paid to these men. I again appeal to the Opposition to once more agree that these men shall have an opportunity of presenting their case to these references, and I appeal at the same time to the Minister of Finance to permit in' committee these restrictions to be imposed on this legislation to prevent this country from becoming, as it has been too frequently in times past, the victim of the rapacity andwgreed of these] men." - Plea For National Unity. Mr. Tariff, M.P., in Ottawa. "I think it would be a mighty good thing for Canada if the two par- ties could bury their differences for time and unite in forming al National Government untjl the war | is ower. Then no one would take his coat off with greater pleasure to fight the battles of Liberalism than I would. I have not much sympathy with honorable members across the floor of the House, never had, and never expect to have. "It would be no great pleasure for me to work with 4hem. . But I say that in view of tae jitions of to-day, when the fate of thé Empire and the country, is trembling in the balance, this is no time for us to be fighiing out our party issues. We should drop thém in she meantime, form a National Goverpment, continue the war and win it, and séttle our differ- ences as best we may afterwards." -- J. G. Turiff, Liberal Member for As- siniboia in the House, July 24. Give your tongue more holidays than you give your brains. Canadian hopes she will have. Now is the time.for every lad, who is able, to secure-a thorough educa- tion. Diligent application should be made to lessoms in the schoolroom for, when the war is over, there wil be many of the soldiers come bac from the front who have had their education neglected. Many who left their bookg in the universities to fight for a noble cause will be unable | to carry on their educational pur- | suits, and it is on the younger gen- eration, that is now coming into the national life-as a force that the re- sponsibilities which are placed upon the educated man will be incurred. There is no doubt But what the next age will be the age of practi- cality, It is being generally seen by educationalists that technical edu- cation must be added as a supple- mentary course to the curriculum in the public and high schools. The boy who leaves with matriculation standing at the present time is equip- ped with very little practical know- ledge with which he might do much more than support himself. If he should take a university course op- portunities for intellectual work would occur but it is only a minority who are able to enjoy the advan- tages of the college course. Generdlly speaking they are the men who hold the biggest positions in the country, the positions which bring them into the eye of the na- tion, but the man with the practical technique is able to live his life as most men do--providing for their family, enjoying the comforts of miodérn civilization, and adding their quota to the needed commodities of the day. Therefore it is urged that she com# ing generation--the boys amd girls from six years to sixteen should make the most of their opportunities at school so that in the great recon- struction period after the war they may be able to 'take their share in doing someth'mg to maintain' Can- ada's position as a nation 'of the world. "Tempus fugit', words that. should be impressed the mind of every child and in them could be found an fnSpiration for greater deeds of service to aid their native land, These are the Trial For Joy Ride. Brockville, Ont., Aug. 18.--Mor- is Jackson, a taxi chauffeur, was committed for trial upon a charge of furious driving, and causing griev- ous bodily ivarm to Mrs. John Alllen. While joy-riding Jackson collided With a horse and buggy driven by Mrs, Allen, and both vehicles went info the ditch. Several persons were injured. The accused was libgrated on bail Frequently 'the little green apple is compelled to occupy cramped qliarters. & Rippling Rhymes The kaiser, selling poisoned plasters swarm, poison in her The kaiser's ou disasters, to 'and piffie! Tommyrat! ; Some Ananias told it! spot a fake when we behold it? 3 THEWICKED KAISER. so dispatchés say, would bring us dire disasters, and loathsome agents, in his pay, are plasters. With deadly germs these like skippers in old cheeses, and if you put, one on your form, you'll die of punk diseases. O'er tales like this we groan and grieve, and wring our hands and sniffie; we are so easy we believe such tinhiorn brands of piffle. horn pup, and killed my old cat, Tabby; he put some p, and knocked her cold and. flabby. |" nts come at night, when darkness o'er us thickens, and all the cops are out of sight, and steal my Leghorn chickens. Joatsome spies to ob ny humble dwelling; they stole some sinkers three ples, and left: me vainly vell- ing. The kaiser's pretty busy now, with: Es all round him, who kick up such a beastly ro = bi. Yet he finda jesus, while he kills, and dodges new send out men with poiso pills, and abe The kaiser stole my short- The kaiser sent his 1 racket asters, wo ever Bourassa and his" associate Nation-| and have on} | their shoulders the résponsibilities | i --WALT MASON. | aout Oy t applicatio 3 returns to the count in such ow Dr = \ amas tonight at $3.75 each Panamas, regular $3.75 and $4.00 values, tonight straws, tonight for each. All dur $2.50 and $3 49¢ Straws tonight for $1.00. m---- ee Bibbys $18.50 Suits Beautiful pencil stripe effects, smart checks, new mixtures in snappy colorings, Pinch Backs, two button soft rolls, etc. Ready to try on. Finished in four hours. ra pr $100,000 WAS PAID TO GET CONTRACT Revelation at the Hearing in Connection With Valley Railway Suit. St. John, N.B., Aug. 18.--The ad- mission that the sum of $100,000 was paid by A. R. Gould to Hon. J. dh K. Flemming, then Premier of the Province of New Brunswick, during the negotiations for the signing of} the contract for the col the Valley Railway, was e by Mr. Gould himself, The revelation came at the hearing of the evidence, in connection with the arbitration pro- ceedings before Chief Justice Mc- Keown--arising from Mr, Gould's claim for almost half a million dol- lars as compensation for the railway out of their hands after the com- pany had carried out construction, The climax came with the question put by F. B. Carvell, K.C. "Did you pay anything to. Mr. Elemming for the contract?" » With considerable reluctance, and at first only indffectly, Mr. Gould finally made the admission that he had agreed to pay Mr, Flemming the eum of $100,000, and thet he had paid more than $75,000 to the then Premier, personally, and: the balance at his direction. =~ : : He finally agreed to make the con- tribution, and it was arranged 'that the Prudential Trust Co. of Mont- real, should advance hMm $350,000 from the sale of bonds, sut of which hé was to pay Mr. Flemming the $100,000 and use the balance. to carry on the work of construction. This arrangement was carried out, and the payment of the was made in the of 1912, prior to the provincial general elec tions. ' rurtion of Coralling the Soldier Vote, Toronto Star, Arrangements are being made quietly to se that little of the sol- dier vote gets away from the Gov- ernment. The Administration has the serutiny of all cable communica~ tions to overseas soldier centres; it proper $100,000 SAVE THE EGGS To Help Conserve The Food Supply. Everyone in entering. into the spirit of food commervation. Eggs are an important item and peo- ple are now familiar with the wonderful preserving qualities of Lyman's Egg Pre- server Waterglass 15¢ Tin tins contain enough ss for ome gallon of apd keep the eggs In- These soluti ul definit IR. CHOWN'S ~ DRUG STORE 183 Princess St. Phone 343 Byoryhing lov Sue sick and Co -------- R-------------------- AT COAL CUSTOMERS * Please Notice ! On and after first of May Coal Sales will be for Cash Only. BOOTH & CO. Phone 133. No ti ce To Water ? FOR - SALE !! 1--Farm of 100 acres, about 60 acres under cultivation fairly good buildings; good orchard; plenty of wood for fuel and some building time ber; price $3400, 2-150 acres; about 100 acres of good clay loam under cultivation; good buildings, well watered; good maple bush. 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