THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG ve 20 ESDAY, JUNE, 13, 1vav, a oR i CASTORIA ee For Infants and Children, Mothers Know That (Genuine Castoria BR For Over Thirty Years CASTORIA THE CENTAUR COMPANY, NEW YORK CITY. RIES Re (SL EER ES RE Don't Throw Away Your Old Shoes In these days of high shoe prices, you need to think twice before dis- carding a pair of shoes. Do you know that Cat's Paw Heels and Rinex Soles will make those old comfortable shoes last longer than the first leather soles? Cat's Paw Heels and Rinex Soles give you alight springy sensation, that makes walking a real pleasure. They make hard sidewalks feel like soft floor coverings, and there are no nails to mark the floors. Their waterproofness protects you from wet sidewalks. They pre- vent slipping and make your feet at_ the end of the day feel naturally com- fortable, instead of achingly tired. When you buy new shoes, insist on Cat's Paw and Rinex--the health- giving combination. ; Take your old shoes to your cob- bler and have them heeled and soled with Cat's Paw and Rinex. When you buy Rubber Goods insist on Dominion Rubber System Products 7 '| parently, THE. AZERBAIJANIANS STORY OF REPUBLIC TOLD TO PEACE CONFERENCE. One of the Groups of People In That Curiously Unfamiliar Country Which Spreads Itself Over the | Cancasus and Between the Black Sea and the Caspian -- Indepen- dence Is Demanded. i HERE is something peculiar- bi 1 "ly interesting in the story of the Aszerbaijanian Republie, as it was recently presented to the Peace Conference by the Asger- | baijanian delegates who traveled to | Purope for that purpose. In a vague J kind of way the great world of the | West has been aware, for some time past, that a number of republics were being set up in that, to Europeans, curiously unfamiliar country which spreads itself over the Caucasus and beyond, between the Black Sea and [the Caspian. The Georgian Jepublic, {the Armenian Republic, and e | Aserbaijanian Republic were at any | rate names, however little might be | known 6f their formation or status. | Now, in the present prominence | being given to Azerbaijan, the great Persian province is not stepping inte notice for the first time. In the years | immediately preceding the war, when | Russia was intent on the prosecution | of her famous 'move towards warm | water" on thé Persian Gulf, Azer | baijan and its troubles were very much in the news. The story of hor | the Russians, on various pleas, ad | vanced to Tabriz, the capital of th | provinee, how they occupied the cit: | and then, month after month, refuse | to withdraw, but instead continued f¢ | pursue an elaborate policy of Russ! fication throughout the whole regior | was, at one time, almost a stock sub | Ject in the datly press. Then came | the war, and, with the entry of Tur- key on the side of the Central Powers | Azerbaijan became a battle ground | tor the Turk and the Russian. It was of no moment to either party that the | province was really Persian territory | and that Persia was neutral. | For three years the struggle con- | tinned, down, in fact, to the out- | break of the Russian revolution. But. immediately on this event, there was {a loosing of control on the confines {of the great unwieldly Russian em- | pire, and," by the time the Bolshe- | vik! had succeeded in seizing control, | Azerbaijan had become a veritable | prey to all manner of disbanded and | deserted forces. In these circum- | stances, the more law-abiding people of the whole vast region of Caucasia and Transcaucasia united to restore some semblance of government. First | of all, one government for the whole | region was set up. This proved a failure. The Caucasus seceded, and | Transcaucasia formed Itself into the | federal Republic of Azerbaijan, Geor- | gia, and Armenia. is again proved {a faflure, and, some time In May, 1918, the three states of this federal | republic formed themselves into three | separate and independent republics. { In the following November a British | mission, operating in Persia, was in- | wited by the Republic of Azerbaijan to occupy Baku, and since then, ap- the Azerbaijanians have maintained themselves against all the assaults of the Bolsheviki, have re- organized the country on the basis of a liberal constitution, in which the chief features are universal suffrage and the protection of minorities, and are. eagerly : desirous of obtaining from the great powers a recognition of their right to independence. One of the chief difficulties in the way of any such recogmition must, of course, be the fact that a very large part of the district claimed by the Azerbaijanians is Persian territory. Persia's title is, however, the title of conquest, and thers can be no question that the Axerbaijanians form a distinct ethnological unit; that they have enjoyed a large mea- sure of independence through the centuries; and that, in the eighteenth century, 'the country consisted of a conglomerate of independent khan- ates whose hand was raised quite in- differently against Persian, Turk, Georgian, or Russian. How far the final settlement really resis with the Peace Conference it is difficult to say, but there is no doubt that the Aserbaijanians can make out a very good claim to independence. ------------------ Lest Condor. To delve into the unknown depths of the sea off the west coast of Yan- couver Island and wrest therefrom treasures hidden for many years, is the object of S. Maddison and his par- ations shortly. Last autumn Mr. Maddison made submarine :eruises among the crags which line the coast and located four large wrecks besides a number of smaller ones. Two of the larger he identified as the Pass-of-Melford and the Valen- cla and one of the others he thinks fs the long lost H. M. S. Condor, which disappeared in 1903 and has never been heard of since. Some of the numerous boats which met their fate on the perilous west coast car- ried cargoes which at the time of sinking did not make it worth while salvaging; but under present- day conditions there is freight aboard those boats which must be worth almost its weight in gold. Most Semsitive Instrument. The most sensitive instrument yet made is the bolometer; originally in- vented by Langley, which is used for measuring variations in the radia- tion of heat. It registers to a mil- lionth of a degree. The heart of it is a platinum wire so thin that it cannot be seen except when a ray of bright light is reflected from'it, Mother Knew. Joan (blushing)--"Jack, mother was looking when you kiszed me last night." + * Jack-- "How did she take it?" "Well, she said she feit satisfied business. " on -Mghts which would awaken mu bers of the family. "with her husband. | spoke to him he merely stared at her. ty of salvagers, who will begin oper-| How to Treat a Wife. Justice MecCardle, in the London Divorce Court, gave a disquisition on how not to treat a wife. Ye Mrs. Mary Elisabeth Robey, daugh- ter of a clergyman, petitioned for a divorce from her husband, Dr. W. C. T. Robey. She accused him of cruelty and misconduct. Dr. Robey denied the allegations and sought restitution of conjugal rights. The question arose whether the husband had been guilty of a course of conduwet, which, although hot amounting to cruelty, was yet just cause for the wife to refuse to live A. C. KNAPP Boat Builder at LaSalle Causeway BOAT LIVERY BOAT REPAIRS ACCESSORIES MOTOR SUPPLIES Disappearing Propeller Motor Boats. CANOES SKIFFS Removal Notice PATTON'S DYE WORKS Formerly known as Montgomery Dye Works Has now moved to 349 Princess Street Now ready for business. All kinds of Cleaning and Dye- ing will be carried on 8s forme erly. M. F. PATTON, Phone 214. Proprietor. Mrs. Robey, however, sald hé wax habifbally cruel and neglected her. She was corroborated by her two sis- ters, whose evidence tlie court epted. On one occasion, it was said Dr. Robey never spoke to his wife for about a. fortmight, and when she "1 think," the court summed up, in granting the decree to Mrs. Robey, "that the doctor traded on the sweet- ness of his wife's temper, her pa jismice, and her willingness to help im, : "He forgot the courtesies of mare ried life, and wholly ignored the da- ties of sympathy and kindeeas. He treated her as a mere servant, rather than as a wife. "He applied the methods of the barracks to the conduct of his domes- tic life. "Me roughly demanded what he should hive courteously requested. '"He thought his wife was a pro- per subject for gross abuse. He sap- per her affection--evan destroyed it ~and created repugnanes where there has once been love. Then the husband's jealousy and unkindness, comsequent upon that, deepened his gross discourtesy and cruelty of conduct." "This was what in 1917 apparently |_ led Mrs. Roney to seek relief in the courtesy and attention of other men." England Building Locomotives. There has been a marked revival in locomotive building in Great Bri- tain since the conclusion of the war. One large engineering firm which re- cently émtered this fleld is engaged on an order for many thousand loco- motives for a foreign government, says an exchange, In the production of thése locomotives all the highest refiadments ih economical mass pro- duction have been secured. The var- ious shops are arranged so that the materials and parts flow uninterrupt- edly through to the finished locomo- tive, and each step in the proccss of manufacture and assembly is subject- ed to close continuous observation in order to prevent the slackeming of one part in the process of evolution delaying the subsequent steps. £c well planned were the whole arrange ments that his firm has the credit © turning out the first locomotive bu: and completed. after the arinistice. There is enough devil in the most of us to create a longing for torbid- den fruit. Don't let the cost mark induce you to purchase unless you have use for the article. Be The Drink that Gladden The Thirsty Throat Atall glass of "MONTSERRAT" 'with the tantalizing flavor of fresh limes and the enticing tingle of the cracked ice--is just about the most satisfying beverage that ever gladdened the thirsty throat of man, * It satisfies that craving for "something cold", and satisfies it in a delightful healthful way. TSERRAT i Fruit Juice is the pure juice of cultivated West Indian Limes, with the fruity fragrance and snappy flavor of the fresh limes. It is cheaper and far less trouble to use han lemons. Makes a summer drink that is both tonic and refreshment. Keep a bottle of MONTSERRAT always in the house. Sold everywhere. National Drug & Chemical Co. of Canada, Limited MONTSERRAT a true effervescing fruit salt to keep the whole system in A-1 condition. , The Importance of an Easy- 'Running Bicycle for the Boy "BUNCH" of joyous boys and girls on a bicycle ride! the smooth, level stretches! How they do breeze along What fun! What exhilaration | . : But pity that poor boy on the hard-running bike. How he has to on the handles arid push on the pedals to keep up those on the easy-running C.C.M. Bicycles. It's no joy ride for him. : And the strain is always there, to some extent, even when he only runs errands on his hard-running bike. Ovgrtasing the Strength of a growing boy or irl is to be avoided. k might lead to sefonus consequences. Be safe. Buy your boy a C. C. M. C. C. M. Bicycles for boys and girls are built of the same high grade materials and with the same skilled workmanship as the adult models. They have the same special cone struction that gives the easy-run- ning direct'line drive-- The same case-hardened polish. ed bearings that turn so smoothly.-. The same strong, safe "Fish- mouth" reinforced frame. And, of course, they have the new Hercules Positive Drive Brake --the Coaster Brake without a side arm. There's a light, strong, easy-run- ning bicycle waiting for your boy or girl at the C. C. M. dealer's right now. He will be glad to show it you. : Also ask to see the new 18-inch Curved Bar Model--the bicycle the boy won't outgrow. C-CM Bicydes CoLUMBIA-- RED BIRD-- PERFECT 3 90% Made in Canada Cycle & MASSEY -- CLEVELAND r=100% Valve or Co,, Limited tf DUO]