PAGE SIX W THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1020. THE BRITISH WHIG | asst almost exclusively with' city 87th YEAR. i ablished Daily and Semis Weeki by THE BRITISH WHIG PUBLISHIN CO. LIMITED de Go BIMOSE .o., oi v0ivnivdnns Leman A. G sreeas TELEPHONES: Business Office *Bditorial Rooms Job Office .,,.. SUBSCRIPTION HATES SDM Edition) One year, delivered in city One year, if pald in adva, ge ne year, by mall to rural € year to United States Rony qekiy Edit One year, as ma One year, * not 1a in advance, 0 A180 '50 One_year, to United States ... Six and three months pro rais, OUT-OF-TOWN REPRESENTATIVIA F, Calder, 22 St. $t., Montreal. JB M. Thompson Fe umsden Bldg. 2 oron ¥.R.Northrupd¥36 Fifth:Ave. New York F,R.Northrup/ 1510 Ass'n Bldg. Chicago Letters to the Editr are published only over the actual name of the writer. Attached is one of the best Job printing offices in Canada. The circulation of THE BRITISH WHIG ds authenticated by the ABC Audit Bureau of Circulations. tor Spring seems.to have come along at last. Now is the time to see that the garden tools are in good shape and the seeds ordered for the sum- mer garden. ? farm?" Opinions differ. {be able at least {a decent house and to provide the 'I determined primarily 'Ito the bargaining between the i conditions. | "What is' a living wage 'on the A man of dnd capacity should o marry, to live'in average industr, necessaries of physical efficiency for # normal family, while allowing a reasonable margin for contingencies and recreation. This basic wage Is bY Sriman' needs. Any additional compensation ++ given the working man should be based on the value of the services rendered, and may not well be left em- ployer and worker. KINGSTON'S Face IN THE In the estimates brought down in the House of Commons this week ap- pear the following items: To improve Toronto harbor, $1,700,000; for the Welland ship canal, $5,500,000; for construction and betterments on the Trent Canal, $400,000. Not a cent has been voted toward the improve- ment or nationalization of the Kings: ton harbor, though, through its situ- ation at the foot of lake navigation, 00 | it has become one of the most im- 300 | portant harbors on the Great Lakes. The story, aired so often in the press and in the House of Commons, that Sir Henry Drayton, Kingston's federal member, had "promised 'a huge subsidy to this city, vanishes | into thin air. Sir Henry has denied the allegation not once but many times, but small-fry oppogition per- sists in reiterating the report. Kings- ton's interests have sériously suffer- ed as a result. ; The fact that a local man, with commendable public ambitions, made a grave mistake, should not preclude this city from reaping the rich ad- vantages which its natural lecation has justly entitled it to expect. Poli- tical partizanship has been the curse of this Tair city from the time when the first governmént of Upper and Lower Canada was established here! until the present day. Until this city can discard the out-worn political ---------------- Sdtnia and London have both tax [faiths of a by-gone day, we must rates of forty mills for 1920, so that Kingston is fortunate in getting off with thirty-six mills, if the figure is a8 high as that, Ry While there seems.to have been considerable discussion as to which one of the Allies won the war, there can now be little doubt as to which one is trying its hardest to lose it, The family food budget for Febru- ary amounted to $15.70 a week, as compared with $15.30 in January, $13.41 a year ago, and $7.75 in 1914. This is what makes life hard for the average citizen, "The GW.V.A, Provincial Gonvens tlon refused 'to hava its 1921 meet- ings at Kingston because of lack of liotel accommodation, but is going to Sudbury instead. . Rather a knock for the old Limestone city, is it not? : -------------------------- Almost at the same time as Lord cos was 'adyocating a real navy Canada, the government was making plans to dispose of what we already have. Not much sign of na- val development there. "he changes being made in the alegtions act by the Farmer govern- , ment are all beneficial to the coun- try. The Farmers are at least sin- ©ore in their declaration mot to play mith politics, and they are correct. ing many 'abuses of long standing. Last fall's issue of. Victory Bonds is now selling at three points below r. Those Who hought thm on the assurance of the panvassers that they would rise in peice are feeling pretty sore just now, especially those Who find themsblves forced to sell. The United States Senate, by re- using to ratify the peace treaty, has Placed the country in a difficult posi- tion. It is the only Allied pation still war with Germany, send es such, it should be standing aloof from the enemy. But we do not find any re- Strictions on those who wish to eateh Ee is coos inie: - A bill has been introduced into the Ontario Provincial House to abol- _ property qualifications in muni. elections. This is a purely la- bor idea, and is Drotaviy one of the ag ents the labor-far- no coalitjon was wprndoy It will be Iastrous if such a measure becomes , fof then we might have a whole ell, with-not one man a property er, vbting away the taxes paid the others, ™E FARM WAGE SITUATION, The farm papers of both Canada the United States, among the lest and most influential publi- 8, are devoting considerable dy y to the farm wage question. In recent issue of the Farm Journal t Philadelphia this editor tn "The unrest in the entire indus. world {s bringing us more and to a recognition of the funda. |. ntal principle of the lving wage. rlvonrgrinead eB ulna; sot 4 esata. von: | oy investigations have been con- with a view to finding 1 hat is required for a living for rage family. But these have suffer because of its effects and abide by its consequences. IS A SLUMP DUE? ' Business men are being warned to prepare for a "rainy day" 'and to so conduct thelr operations that they may not be caught with their assets tied up when the slump, that is. re- gardéd as ineVitable, comes. William Moffatt, general manager of the Imperial Bank, is quoted in theFinancial Post of March 20th as saying: "The time is coming when ¢ustomers will want all the loose money they can lay their hands on. Whether that will be in six months or two years I don't know. Business men should keep their assets as Hquid as possible, If their profits are all going into buildings and equipments when 'the Inevitable break comes they will find it diffi- cult to finsnce theif gffairs" Every business man should try to keep in- dependent of the banks." Other bankers and business men are sounding similar warnings, and 'suggesting that effective means be employed by merchants to protect their business. All of their utter- ances are based upon a premonition of the coming drop from present high prices to much lower levels, and, in anticipation of this, banks are beginning to tighten up on eredit, and before very long will begin to ask merchants to pay off some of their credit. If all of their profits are sunk in assets that cannot be liquidated, how can this be dong? Merchants are counselled to watch their collections and Invest their sur- plus in Victory Bonds or something of a similar character that may be, readily liquidated. Money has been plentiful, times have besn prosper. ons, end during the past two years there seemed to be no shadows ahead. But prices have scared high- or and higher from week to week and from 'month to month, and the feel- ing 1s gaining ground that the peak bas almost been reached amd that there must be a turn in the road Business men are the backbone of this country, and they should be the first to fortify themselves against the "imevitable break." When banke gin to talk this WAY "there must be something be- hind it that calls for the serious con~ sideration of everyone who is earn- ipg and spending, for as prices go down, what about wages? The time is surely opportune for ull to spend less and plan their expenditu.es in such a manner that ther» will bea balance on the right side. While this is good adyice at all times, it comes now with greater significance especially to the business man who might be inclined to book foo heavily for the future rather than to figures on quick turnovers, while handling: stoke that are adequate. : ns ts PUBLIC OPINION x 3 It Britain a Wine... = Seal Fane TSE Mt coved Suiusion, anil Britain fs wise] A em of the Hamtt him strictly | his own territories, The. A wl he conten of Britain's, «+ Kenpedy, M.P. L land. voluntarily, after conquest, relin- quished one-tenth the amount of ter- | been separated, No | thing but the bran and is therefore | ritory, Britain has retired from. | the outside covering or bran has | It contains every- other 'power {n the world has volun- { the most nutritious flour made. tarily facilitated the acquisition of | self-government {the colonies or possessions Britain | has done, by one-tenth of | -------- Turned Around and Did It. (Ottawa Journal; Speaking at Kingston to a gather- Mr, challenged any one ing of the United Farmer party, to point te"any plank in the U.F.O. platform which meant class legisla- tion. denouncing daylight saving. Most Successful Example, (Buffalo News) If it is only Hearst, 'there need never be any doubt as to friendly re- lations' continuing between Canada and the United States--a relation- ship founded on a simple "gentle- men's agreement" of more than a century ago, to disarm on the bor- der. That agreement stands to-day before the world as the most suc- cessful example of disarmament: A Glaring Anomaly. (Montreal Herald) It would appear that American paper money is at a premium in our banks of from thirtéen to fifteen per cetait., but that the American dollar in gold or silver is only taken at par, In other words, gold-or silver cer- tificates printed on paper are worth more than the bullion without which they would be of no value at all Surely this is a glaring anomaly, indicates what dangers there are in paper money, Sound Sense. (Chicago Tribune) There must be an end of all this luxury.' Land waste is land luxury. Slowing up waste ness luxury combine be taken from one farmed as from two acres naglected. A small farm owner is better than As much can Five minutes later the meet: | ing unanimously passed a resolution | s idleness luxury. Money wasté is land luxury and idle- cre intensively The grain of wheat has several { coverings of bran coats, the outer | one of which is the one composed of | | silica, and which ig not valuable as { food. + Underneath this husk ' are | | found the inner bran coats, win] | contain the gluten. Gluten is a gre] substance containing the flesh- dur] | ing or nitrogenous elements, which | {are valunble in muscle building. | { The inkide or heart of fhe grain of | wheat consists of cells filled with starch, a fine white mealy powde: { which has little value as food, but is {a great heat producer. Sometimes in making whole wheat flour, the heart of the grain is also removed, making pure gliten flour. The name whole wheat for flour is not accurate, therefore, for Graham flour is made of the whole wheat grain, while "whole wheat" flour is made of only certdin parts of the grain of wheat. From the Book of 'Wonders. Pub- lished and copyrighted by the Bur- eau of Industrial Education, _| Washington, D, C. ¢ CanadaEast and West Dominion Happeniugs of Other Days. hb) Chief Maquinna. An Indian chief who was very much in the limelight when the west. ern coast of America was discovered tirst was Chief Magquinna, of Van- couver Island: He had his camp not far from Fort Nootka, the place Capt. Cook founded in the latter days of the eighteenth century. He clashed with some of the first visitors but on the whole he maintained a friend- ly attitude to the newcomers. Pos- sibly . it was because he saw opportunities of favorable trade that he Was for a time so courteous, But | after a time he became a very dan- two tenants. A dollar's worth of land | gerous man and later he was Fospon- is worth more than $10 worth of silk shirts. A day's honest labor is worth | 1802 a trunkful of promises to pay. The Reason Why What is the Difference Between Gra, ham Flour and Whole Wheat? Graham flour from which Graham bread is baked is made from un- The process of bolting flour, which is described in one of the following pages, consists briefly in taking out of it all but the in- When this has been done, we have pure bolted flour. side of the grain of wheat. white flour. In thaking Graham flour Grahan?, but this is not true. which glass is made, and therefore be good for us. Whole wheat flour is made from the whole grain of wheat from which every part of the grain of wheat is left in the flour, and ground up finely. Many people think that Graham flour is made from a special grain called It is said that Graham bread is not so good for you because it contains the outside covering of the wheat grain or bran which is composed of almost pure silica, the same substance ofJ canhot | sible for some appalling tragedies, he murdered seven Br hin sailors who had deserted their ship and sought refuge among his people. Then themext year the 8.8. "Boston" was tu by his band because he thought he had been insulted by the captain of the vessel. He made the capture of the ship, by bringing some of his warriors aboard to dance before the captain. Ada signal given by the chief the braves leaped on the unsuspecting whites and murder- ed all but two members of the crew, They were kept prisoners and slaves until 1805 when another ship appear- ed. As the chief was anxious for trade he had a letter written by his prisoner asking for business but un- fortunately for the chief, the writer told his story imprisonment so when the Indian Went on board the vessel he was held until he agreed to release his captives, This taught the old chief a lesson and' for the rest of his life he left the whites alone fairly well, His de- cision was hastened by the fact that in 1805 a lone white survivor of a ship that') been, taken by Shdians farther north touched off the powder magazine of the vessel and blew him- self and over one hundred redskins to pleces with 9,000 pounds of pow- der. Whites were much more respected after such a demonstration. Rippling Rhymes The spine marrow, Then tended by neat seems to sa joyride in some hearses, , to show that winter's ended; each year it springs t ° same old gag, and all our hearts are rended. We plant our early spuds and greens, that THE FRISKY BACKBONE. of winter beats the band, it is an art- ful dodger; at times we think we have it canned, and made a graveyard lodger. come at last, with robin, wren and sparrow!' then there comes a bitter blast that chills us to the We cry, "The spring has And in a whitewashed ward we lodge, at~ russes, and we are lugky if we dodge a Each year the backbone we may eat in summer; then comes a blast from arctic scenes that puts them on the hummer. week I went to One night last bed and thought the winter ended; the sky was cloudless Overhead, the outlook simply splen- did. 1 thought left the water Joy Maroy was flying roun the backbone had the jar it long had been demanding, and so I didn't drain my car, but standing. Oh, whiskers! When the morning broke, the winter was renascent, the, snow ke smoke--I longed to cuss, but dassent! 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