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PRY bh 8 wy Keeley Jr. M.0.D.0. © 226 Princess Street hh AA A A derail fana children, with § ALWAYS HAS HIS EYE ALERT, ' OPEN. FOR ADVERSARIES, A Born Fighter--Stands Up For His Convictions Regardless of His Party Affiliations, The following sarticle appears the Toronto Star Weekly: What manner of man is William P. Niekle, the Kingston M. P. who in- troduced the resolution in the House of Commons this week asking that in future no hereditary titles be con- ferred in Canada, "or any title of honor that will be held or can be used by, or which will confer any title or honor upon, any person other | than the person in recognition ef whose services the honor or title has been conferred," and who succeeded 'in drawing from Premier Borden an announcement that practically all he asked for had practically been put] inte effect by order-in<Council? 1 William Folger Nickle is a mixture of Sir Galahad, Don Quixdte, and a shrewd small-town lawyer, if we may apply the first title without offending him. This is not intended in any derogatory sense. In spite of his forty-eight years--which are moge than he looks--and in spite of his éx- perience jn law and in the Legisla-| ture of Ontario, he still has ideals; | ideals of public service; ideals ot the rights of the public and the duties of the public's representative; and ideals of public morality which he refuses to subjugate. He is a bit Quixotic in that he has always an eye alert for suitable adversaries and will ride as hard against an Iniqui- tous bake-shop law as against the highest windmill in the land, But he has no Sancho. He rides alone. Born in Kingston in 1869, he set about at an early date to find where- withal he might engage Ris energies. His father was Willlam Nickle, a Scotch Canadian. His mother was Ellen Mary Folger, of American ab- straction, The dogged tenacity of the one and the acuteness of the other were combined in him in rare pro- portion. All his education he obtained in Kingston, except his law studies at Osgoode Hall following his course at Queen's. He subdued the Ilgw| sufficiently to make it support him. He assailed city politics and became a councillor. He became governor of the hospital, governor of the School | of Mining and Agriculture, a mem- | ber of the School Board, and finally a member of Ontario's Legislature. His seat in that place he held ' be- tween 1908 and 1911. Ip in A Man of Family. Being a man of family, with a wife great flower garden and a pigeon-loft, and a carriage and pair for going'to church on Sundays, he began to take a keen interest in all legishation affecting | babies and mothers, and homes, The Government appointed a milk com-| mission, and Nickle was one of the | busiest members on it, gathering in- formation and making ~ deductions that would prove useful to milk pro- ducers and milk consumers alike. ! Meantime Toronto bakers had been} coming in conflict with the law in regard to the varying weights of loaves of bread. The law was not clear, and Nickle proceeded to have it made clear. He introduced and se- cured legislation fixing the weights of loaves so that people could always tell just what they were getting for their money. Having done this, and voted for whatever measures he thought were good and against what- ever measures he thought were not good, he returned to Kingston, and stood for election to the House of Commons in the fall of 1911, and was elected. Since then his field of operations has been Ottawa and the sweep of his vision wider. When the Finance Minister proposed reimbussing Farm- | ers Bank _depositors, Nickle rose from the benches behind the minis- ter and - denounced the minister's course. Yet it had all been fixed in the caucus. It was part of the party program, and as such should have been supported by every (Conserva- tive: s Opposed C.N.R. Grants, /He dlso caused a sensation at Of- fawa by openly opposing the late Government's grants to the Canadian Northern Railway, after he had un- successfully tried to defeat the pro- posal in party caucus. And he wnt after Mackenzie and Mann without gloves, denouncing them as wealthy plutocrats who "dared to lay their 'hands upon the throats ef the repre- sentatives of the people and tell them | what they must do.'". He was a new | type of politiclan who put what fis best and most desirable dr his coun-| try before party loyalty. It was only natural that such @ man should have resigned his nomination as Conserva- tive candidate prior to the last elec-' tion, and should have urged upon the people to forget their past differences and unite in selecting a man who commanded the support of all, who would place first thé promotion of the war and the enforcement of the Military Service Act. And it was likewise only natural that the Libér- "CASCARETS" SET YOUR LIVER AND BOWELS RIGHT They're Fine! Don't Remais, Bue ous, Sick, Headachy 1 - Constipated. Best For Colds, Bad Breath, Sour Soma Jove Get a 10-cent box now. Be cheerful. Clean up inside to- night and feel fine. i lean iho bow- d stop heada¢hes, a bad cold, Milicusness," offensive Sroaths Fito tiven your liver and Ei als HE als and Conservatives of Kingston should decide that Mr. Nickle - was the best man in sight for the job. Consequently hie was nominated as Union candidate, and elected by tremendous majority, AN INDEPENDENT ISLAND. A Community In United States Has No, Country. There is af least one community in the United States which is not both- ered by polities, and that is Loud's Island, down off the Maine coast, The people do not vote, do not pay taxes, have no form of government what- ever, ~ Loud's, which is inhabited by twenty-five or thirty fishing families, who are 'agin guvmint" and have been 'agin' it so long that they are now "sot in their ways," "seceded" from the United States in 1860. At Lincoln's first election in the fall of that year the islanders voted with Bristol, thé nearest mainland town, but some constitutional grounds theiy ballots were thrown out. This stafted something at Loud's Island. Having thus en deprived of the right of suffrage the people, acting upon the advice of a lawyer, refused to pay taxes. And, as these sturdy fishermen were of a determined na- ture, that ultimatum ended the con- troversy. When the draft was made for the Civil War a few years after the trou- ble with Bristol, Loud's Island names were placed in the same box with «those of the mainland town, and, not being properly shaken up, came out on top. As a result nine men from the possible forty-five were drawn from the island to fill Bristol's quota. This was "rubbing it in' just a little too freely for the fishermen's tastes. i They congregated in a mass and un- animously refused to honor the draft. When the Government officers came to the island to perform their official dnities, they were given a rather hot reception. The irate mothers of the drafted boys greeted them with a fusilade of rocks, hot potatoes, and other missiles, and forbade them to land. The officers didn't land! Later the islanders met and made a propor- tional draft among themselves. They favored the North, but did not want to fight, and so the draftees furnish- ed substitutes. Thus ~the island has remained as practically a nonpolitical unit. The only local expense Is for the suppor! of the school, and that is maintained wholly by the State of Maine. . About a year ago the Maine anth- orities, thinking that it was abou! time for a change in the state of af- fairs at Loud's Island, requested the people to either incorporate their ia- land as a plantation or annex it to some town. The islanders refused to do either. As the constitution of the state did net empower the officials with the authority to force the island- ers to comply with their request, the only thing for them to do was to ac- cept the decision of the fishermen and content themselves by finding a pos- sible way by which to assess the reg! estate on the island for a state tax, The people of the island intend to fight to the bitter end against even this change in the present "highly satisfactory conditions. When the United States declared war against Germany the inhabitants of Loud's Island did not worry yery much. They had kept out of the Civil War and would do likewise in this conflict. Congress passed the draft law, and still Loud's Island remained "neutral." When the draft machinery began to operate, the young men of the island were 'requested' to regis- ter. As the people were beginning to condemn the Kaiser for his inhuman practices, they decided to accept Un- cle Sam's "invitation" and help him eriish German militarism. Loud"s nine men of the draft age registered, and thus the island became one ofthe allies. How Laplanders "Rathe. In the Wide World Magazine Frank Hedges Butler deseribes a vapor bath in the Land of the Laps. Hé says: , "The bath house is a small wood- en structure, generally situated some way from the dwelling bouse. It is divided into two compartments, one in which to undress, while the other contains the oven which produces the steam. The oven is arched with large stones or pebbles and heated by a fire placed beneath, Undressing in the first room, one enters the heated compartment. After a short rest on a wooden form or bench which con- tains a place for the head the atten- dants come in and bathe you. Cold water is. thrown over the red hot stones and the hissing vapor soon sends up a cloud of steam, 4 "The higher you sit from the floor the greater the heat. As more water is thrown over the red hot stones the vapor becomes so intense that one can hardly breathe, We were soon gasping for breath and covered with a profuse perspiration which issued from every pore of the skin. "Hanging up in the room were ten- der branches or twigs in a green , state and retaining their leaves. Dip- | ping these in water the attendant be- . gan lashing and whipping me across { the legs, shouldérs, loins and back, till my body seemed quite red with the switching. The bastinadolng over, I was then washed with a soft flannel covered with soap, alter +f which a jug of the coldest water was thrown over my head dnd body." Lord Balfour's Story. © Lord Balfour of Burleigh, having seen the principle of female suffra accepted by the peers, moves to su al { i "himself at the hea WHIG, TUESDAY, Why K Sot Why Kerensky 2 Was a Failure O much space has been devoted to' explaining the situation if Russiz and advancing theories to fit some of the facts that there has not been room to make the simple announcement that Russia quit the war becatise Russia was licked. Had the Russian armies not suffered the most tremendous defeats ii history the Czar would be still on the throne. Had the Russian armies not received a nad mauling in the regime of Kerensky, Kerensky would be now the big man in Russia. This fact has been grasped by Lenine and Trotzky. They realize that the only chance they have of retaining contral is to save the Russian armies from further defeats. As logical men they have concluded that the armies that will not fight cannot" be defeated. Therefore they have made peace, and thus prolonged their reign. We can- not believe Trotzky and Lenine to be anything better than traitors or maniacs, and yet they may be simply recording facts instead of expressing opinions. They may know that if they did not make peace they could not remain in authority an hour, and that the elemenis that now control Russia wonld recognize no authority that did not immediately withdraw Russia from the war. Kerensky fell because he did not understand the forces {hat were dominating the Russian people, Thig is made plain in the course of a series of articles in the New York Sun by Lieut. Borts Shumansky. wha was one of the officers who believed in him, fought for him, and as fin- ally obliged to admit that Kedrensky was absolutely wrong in his diagnosis of the Russian situation. Kerensky thought that the Russian army was loyal to the revolution, and when he thought of the revolution he thought of his own revolution. He believed that the agitation of the Bolshevik! in Petrograd was a mere ripple on the surface of Russian feeling. When the disorders became so serious that he had to flee for his iife, he clung to the notion that the armies at the front were abrolutely devoted to the ideals he represented, and that he had only to call upon them and they would destroy the Trotzky and.Le- nine gang. He found to his cost that the armies at the front wera even more anxious than the Socialists in Petrograd to make a peace. Kerensky appeared to have Russia behind him when he led the revolu- tion that overthrew the Czar; and as long as he was content to do nothing but denounce the former regime he found plenty to applaud and support him. When, however, sobered by re- sponsibility, he announced that what. ever was to be. the fate of .Russia the immediate duty was to oppose the Germans, he alienated a great number who had helped on the revo- lution. His quarrels with responsible generals like Brusiloff and Kornileff, antagonized that section of the Rus-|. sian army that wanted the war to be fought: out. Lieut. Shumansky be- lieves that Kerensky made his fatal error when he seemed to desert Kor- niloff, or failed to support the gen- eral when he had planned to strike a powerful blow at the forces of Prus- sianism and aparchy that were at work in Petrograd.. This betrayal cost Kerensky the support of Cossack troops at a time when they might have extirpated the Bolshevikl. Ker- ensky was opposed to shedding the Blood of Russians until it was too late. When he desired to shed blood there was none to be shed except his own. and that of his supporters. When the Bolsheviki rose against him and the Red Guards seized the city, Kerensky fled to Gatchina. He was disguised as a sailor, and, al though the train on which he travel- led was stopped and searched more than once, he was not discovered, which is another illustration of the fact that a 'man may be known by sight by everybody in one Russian city and absolutely unknown to any- body fifty miles away. In Gatchina there was a garrison of 5.000 snl- diers devoted to his revolution. He thought that if he rgached there, put and communicated with seme of the troops at the front. he could raise a force that would rid Petrograd of the Bolsheviki and re-establish his own Government. From Gatchina a mes- sage was sent to the front for a few regiments, but, Kerensky stipulated that none should be sent back to-his assistance save those that could eas- fly be spared. He appears to hava kept uppermost in his mind the ne- cessity of fighting Germany. When the regiments came bafk, according to orders, it was found that the Cossacks among them had little hsart for fighting in behalf of Kerensky after the Korniloff episode, This seriously reduced the forces at his disposal; but with a few thoun- sand men he set out for Petrograd. In the meantime, in order to ve age his friends at the capital, he had caused aeroplanes to drop ges on the town announcing its imminent deliverance. The Bolsheviki knew therefore what to éxpect. They tore up the railway line on whith he ex- pected to advance, and, outnumberieg forces r= mit the question to a referendum. He | to I as u structions in a story told by himself. An official of the Soudan railway re- ceived one day a message from a remote village: "Station master dead. Shall bury him?" reply t ¥ of the garrison APRIL 16, 1918. ae ~~ Probs: Wednesday, fair and a little cooler. pnts A PR 0 ' PAGE THREE NSANEEEEENEENNNERNERANNASUAENNANAENNEEENE Quality, Service and Value -- Always Swagger New Suits and Coats We have just received a number of ultra smart models in new suits and coats, showing the most ad- vanced fashion features -- to 'be had in wool and silk textures in all the season's fashionable shades. SUITS FROM .. .. $16.50 TO $50.00 COATS FROM .. .. $9.98 TO $35.00 rr NEW YORK MILLINERY This week is a most important one in our millinery salon and it should prove a most at- tractive one for our custom -- as we are now displaying absolutely the last word in New York novelties at popular prices. May we have the pleasure of your inspection? A safe, reliable regulating medicine. Bold in three do- strength--No. 1, $1; Toe THE COOK MEDICINE CO, TORONTO; ONT, (Formerly Winder.) ZL ner EVERYTHING 18 STAKED ON THE WEST DRIVE Annihilation of British Armies and Quick Peace Hope of i Germany. Sgravenhage, Hague, April 16.-- Evidence that literally everything has been staked by Germany on the (efforts to annihilate the British army and finish the war before the autumn is contained in the pessimis- tic account of the food conditions given in a speech by Food Controller : van Walden. He stated Saturday owing to the small supplies no sat- isfactory solution of the economie problem can be attained. Whether the present bread ration can be maintained depends' on the supplies from the Ukraine. "But there fis good hope that we can get through ' till next harvest without suffering altogether too great privations." Some 4,500 tons of flour lent to Vienna has already been paid. A shortage of meat ahd milk is a re- sult of a bad fodder harvest. He admitted that a large number of calves had been glaughtered, but said it would Mave been impossible to carry through otherwise. In addressing a meeting at Stut}- | gart, Conrad Hausmann warned the .people against being too optimistic | over the eastern conditions, and also iregarding the general situation. { "The important question is whether the military successes will shortly be transmitted into political suc- cesses. Our whole 'strength | will have to be thrown into the scale for a long time yet. Peace is still a long way off. It is imprudent to ex- pect it in the immediate future. It is not improbable that In the next few months we shall have to make preparations for a fifth war winter." Mrs, Henry Poe, Sr, Cape Vincent, N. Y., died on Thursday, aged seven- ty-four years. She suffered from heant failure. She was a Methodist and took an active part in church and society work. Her husband. sur- vives. Is Proud of Her ; Fine Little Girls WHY MADAME PEPIN IS GRATE- . FUL TO DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS Quebec Lady Tells How Her Children Were Cured of Childish Weakness and Madé Strong and Well. 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