"THE BRITISH WHIG LIVING INTENSELY. | It is one of the tragic things of our age that we seem to live so intensel | that we shall leave no record behind, us of having lived at all. If one could think himself forward, say a thous and years or so, and dig away the debris which by that time will pro- { i - 4 bably have covefed gn ordinary On- Semi Week THE BRAT 9 Wiha" UBLING A Bltott ........ voieebe Presiden fs. Ae Guta y Editor od Mamaging-Director YRLEPHONES: uxiness OMCe ,....o. 4p chssiasasss 143 ditorial Roomy Job Office SUBSCRIPTION RATES: {Daily Edition) One year, delivered in city .... 8,00 Ons year, HA paid' in advance ... 00 na year, b by pall to Seal oftices 14 50 ne year, nited States 3.00 (Beni ~Weekly One year, by mall, ap d e year, if not paid in a fe ne year, to United States ..0),. 1.80 gv. OF-TOWN REPRESBNTATIVES Calder, 23 8t. John Bs Montreal Tw. Thompson 190 King St. E Toronto. letters to the Editor arte 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 is authenticated by the ABO Audit Bureau of Circulations. od a The best place to mop up a fortune .i8 on the ground floor. - Necessity is also thé mother of hash and similar post mortem dishes. / ans? sig kg The only place where eat comes before sweat i$ in the dictionary. What the Reichsbank can't guar- . \ antee, the banks of the Rhine must. » \ The happiest people are those who never get their names on the front pages. The yellow peril wil not be real until China takes her queue from Japan. 'Undesirable immigrants are those | home country is willing to pa:* With. Cee * Flooding British mines with water Means flooding foreign mines with nds sterling. A lot of people pray as though they thought God had nothing to do but fan errands for them. L And one way to avoid good health 14 to use a perfectly sound stomach 48 a medicine chest. Helnie has taught us that all is not Tost when the book agent forces us to sign on the dotted line. + So far, look where they may, and experiment as they have, no person has yet found a successful substitute for an advertisement in a newspaper. -------- Men who do their own shaving will inot be surprised by a trade journal's _announcement that the razor busi- fess Is dull. fe emnstambiesm-- : An economist says. we must be- _ ware of sharp curves on the road back to normalcy. Also sharp practis iN The people who wall because Ger- nany won't pay are the same ones who once laughed at Tolstoy's theory of passive resistance. | There are two perfectly good rea- 8 why a lot of women should not the abbreviated skirt, says the London Advertiser.:We move that the words "perfectly good" be dropped. A ; Are you reading Charles Grant ller's daily articles at the foot of @ five? If not, you are missing a treat. These are exclusive to the ig and constitute a new feature of sptional merit. . Never argye with a fool," says ike McLuke. Poor Advice. How are to know that he is fool until he [disagrees with us? asks the Toledo de. ¥ . Hangman Ellis says that last year a very busy one for him. No iging around, as it were, remarks London Advertiser. A chap who 'the drop on the rest of.us should 01 complain. 'Christian must necessarily fol- the teachings of Christ, But! mn did He ever tréquent danes until two or three o'clock in the ng? Or do the clergy ever con: 'this practice? British, American and Cana- theory of how to meet German production. More unemployment it necessarily be the ultimate re- E.| jected scheme for the betterment of | | encouraged them in the doctrine that tario City, there would be compara tively few things unearthed whic! | would mark the first quarter of this | century as distinctly 'productive of permanent value to the world. For [mar there would be no great { common contribution to the life and culture of our ¢ity in the matter of some building of unique architecture some painting of universal worth, or {| some sculptured group at a fountain "or in a public place, . which woud suggest the refinement and culture of the inhabitants. However, slightingly we may speak of the dark ages, it is worthy of con- i sideration that in the first quarter of | the thirteenth céntury there rose to | completion the five great cathedrals of France, and perhaps five hundred others in Europe' At the sound of the | mid-day bell in those days prince and peasant, rich and poor, left their daily tasks to work for a brief period | mm the common country's task, of | leaving some permanent record of | disinterested devotion to a*high ideal. | The war put a stop to many a pre- | this community, but surely it is time for a city almost two hundred and fifty years old, to leave something, more, worth while, as a ministry for the ages that are to follow, than a new trunk sewer, or an athletic field, or even a court house or a church. May it not be worth while to suggest, that it is time we gave the youth of our city a chance to view some beau- tiful productions of creative art, and not money, but the lif4 a community provides, is its real worth. THE PENITENTIARY COMMISSION The report of the penitentiary coms. mission appointed by the Right Hon- orable C. J. Doherty, minister of jus- tice, is the most exhaustive and in- telligent treatmednt of the subject of. penology that has been produced in the history of penal administration in Canada, The adoption of the general polfty advocated will mark an epoch in the treatment of crime and place Canada to the front in reformative measures. The members of the committee, O. M. Biggar, K.C., W. F. Nickle, K.C., and P. M. Draper, 'have, throughout their researches, never lost sight of their responsibility to society and [nave carefully distinguished between | sefitimentalism on the one hand and the demands of humanity on the oth- er. They have shown a singleness of purpose in their study of all phases of this great problem, and have just. ly concluded that the object and end of punishment for crime, invelving the deprivation of liberty, is the wel- fare of society. From this premises they approached the subject and pur- sued their investigation, ruthlessly condemning all regulations and prac- tises that were found to interfere with the development of the good that was in a man, however small that might be. They have outlined an enlightened and constructive policy and their recommendations are calcul. ated to ensure its effective operation. The minister of justice should not hesitate to introduce the necessary legislation giving legal effect to the report. It was to be expected that the in- auguration of so important a change of policy would be confronted with numerous difficulties, not the least of which is the personnel of the officials to be entrusted with the responsibi- lity of its enforcement, and it will be for the minister of justice to decide whether the individuals who have been trained 'under a policy of repres- sion, and who constitute the last bul- wark of an antiquated regime, are the persons who §hould have direc- tion of the new policy. It is not to be expected that such persons should be permitted to sit on the Penitentiary Board, the formation of which is ad- vocated by the 'committee, and, in- deed, particular attention will have to be given to the personnel of the higher officials of penitentiari.se. In the main, the report is a high tribute to the members of the com- mittee, their enlighfened views, abi- lity shown in exhaustive research, and the wisdom of their conclusions. It is a report that must commend it- self not only to modern thought, but to men of the scientific professions, especially who see in man a human organism that must be either in a state of pro- gression or retrogression that is only disclosed by conduct, the degree of variation depending almost entirely upon causes that have a scientific basis. | It is the duty of the government, in view'of its responsibility to society, which must recélye back into the full privileges of free citizenship persons deprived of liberty as punishment for offences against the law, to inaugu- rate a regimen calculated to produce that calls for men of the highest type and who are prepared to make sacri- tices to promote so great a cause. tmnt ns . WOMEN IN POLITICS. 'While it is too early in the major- ity of countries to gauge with any J the same causes, the medical profession, | the best results. It is a respohsibility | exacthess the {gfluence which women have exerted in the making of laws after they have secured the franchise, yet there is a considerable amount of evidence in various countries as to the side of whith they have thrown their strength in gocial controversies. It must also be recognized that long before women were granted the right to exercise the franchise, their infiu- ence in the world of politics acting indirectly on father, brother, som, sweetheart -or | friend, was 'already That kind of influence per- sists and will continue to prevail. But since they have: taken -an active part in' law-making it is possible to de- termine more clearly the direct effect of their powers. it is only natural that women's large. i first efforts as law-makers should be largely directed towards the passage "of legislation protecting themselves and their children By the amend- ment to the United States constitu- tion it is estimated that over 28,000, 000 women were given the right to vote, But before this women had received the suffrage in Utah (1870). Colorado (1883), Idaho (1896), and Wyoming (1856). Mrs. C. Waugh McCullock, a woman lawyer of Chi- cago, in dn interesting review of the | legislation passed in these four wo- men's suffrage States, writes: "In Suffrage States. "In these States the wife disposes of her wages and her dowry as she chooses, Men and women receive équal pay for equal work. All profes- sions and public offices are open to women Women act as jurymen, Di- vorce is granted to either party for Women have the same right of inheritance as men. The maximum working day for wo- men is'eight hours. Education Ts free from the kindergartem to the university, 'Labor of women : in mines is prohibited. The age of con- sent is eighteen years. Gambling and prostitution are prohibited. Both father and mother exercise parental authority and the surviving consort is the guardian of the children. The sale of tobacco and liquor tg minors is prohibited. No child under 14 may work in the mines. There is a cen- sorship over pictures and literature." In Australia there is the testimony of an independent eye-witness Coun- tess Wachtmeister, who declared: "Thanks to woman's suffrage the respectable elements that formerly often remain away from the political arena have now again stepped to the front, they have presented successful candidates and have begun to play an important part in the political life of the country," Victoria, Queensland, South Aus- tralia and New South Wales have en- acted the following laws for the pro- tection of wonfen. Maximum working time, Prohibition of night work (except in Queensland). Higher wages for overtime. In addition to this, children under thirteen cannot be employeed in fac- tories, Every Australian who is twenty-one years of age is entitled to vote for the Lower House without property qualification whether such voter is a man or woman_ The re- cord of South Australia since 1806 is worth recording. An enlargement of woman's gphere in the business world, separate property rights, the age of consent raised to 17, a maxi- mum working week of 52 hours for children, sale of liquor and tobacco prohibited to children, severest penal- ties for trafficking in women, and an improved illegitimacy law, A Good Record. In West Australia where women have voted since 1890, the age of con- sent has been raised to 17 years and the conditions under which divorce is granted have been made the same for men and women. Ii New South Wales and Tasmania as a direct re- sult of the granting of woman's suf- frage, juvenile courts have been es- tablished and New South Wales has (Continued On Page 7) BITS OF BY-PLAY By LUKE McLUKE Copyright, 1920, by The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cheer Up! Wait till the sun shines, Nellie! And the clouds go drifting by: Then you can Show Through, Nellie! Don't you sigh! 5 Down a sunny" street we j1 wander, Sweetheart, you and I! You can wear your See-More By and by! ---- Rings, "How do you like your job as tele- phone operator?' asked, the Smart Alek. "Oh, Sweet. "But doesn't jt embarrass you some- what to take rings from strange men?' gooped the Bmart Alek Nellie, it 18 all right," replied Miss Things to Worry About. he you haven't anything else to oc- cupy your evenings, yoh might \wit down And worry over this: What was the first thing Eve said when she woke up and got her first peek at the original whisker Incubator, whose name was Adam? He, Hum! It's hard to sing, It's hard to grin! My Winter pants Are growing thin! Frenzied Finance, "You want to borrow $500 for a year?" said the Loan Shark. "Well, here's your money!" "But this is only Boob Borrower. "Well, $200 is correct. I charge per cent a month, and I always take my interest in advance. That leaves you $20 coming, doesn't it?' » "Gosh!" exclaimed the Boob Bor- rower. "If I wanted to borrow the $500 fgr two years I wouldn't get any- thing-#ad you'd have something coming to you, I suppose!" ---- $200," said the 5 / A Man asd a Maia. Though they are one, and wed, In some things they apart For he must reason with his head, And she must reason with heart. . they are are her | HRepar-r-rer-r-1" Results of grass grower Are coming to hand, The sound of the mower Is heard in the land. The Wise Fool. "Silence and efficléncy go hand in hand," observed the Sage. "It is im- possible to accomplish a whole lot of work and make a lot of noise over | a Huh? m commented the Fool, "What's the matter with a pile-driv- er? . Our Daily Special, An Ounce of Prevention Costs A Whole Lot Less .Than A Pound Of Cure. Walt Mason | THE POET PHILOSOPHER THE PESSIMISTS. The recent winter was the best that ever struck the middle West. The skies were blue as skies of May, the sun was shining every day, the breez- es had the scent of spring, and sum- mer birds came back to si And men' of wisdom said, "Great Scott! This kind of winter hits the spot, 80 let us cast all fears aside, and take the gifts the gods provide. It may be we will have to pay for every bright and sunny day, but while the sunny days are here, we'll sing and dance and never fear." But there were grouches everywhere, and they denpunced the balmy air. "We need cold weather now," they said, "with storm clouds looming overhead; we need all kinds of snow and sleet, we need a blizzard and repeat. This kind of winter is a flaw, a slip in nature's ancient law; a when she makes 80 bad a break, she'll even things, and no mistake. There'll be a blizzard in the spring, and it will riddle ev- erything; the fruit will wilt in win- ter's breath, the bugs that should have dled the death will eat the corn and hay and oats, and bear off our collective goats." 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ABK TO SEE OUR NOBBY $35.00 Men's and Young Men's Suits BIBBY'S Paint Neo Paint, Varnish "LOWE BROS" HIGH STANDARD REMOVAL NOTICE 1 beg to notify my customery and friends that I have remov- ed my Real Estate and Insur- ance Office from Clarence Street, to 58 Brock Street (near ' King street). - and Clean-up quality counts, Use" LIQUID PAINT better Paint made or sold in { Canada ! # _BUNT'S HARDWARE Real Estate, all kinds of In- Eee. Stove and Nut . . . (If carried, 50 MAY PRICES 'i een iat vrais 0s 27.$15.00, delivered Take advantage of this price, as JUNE prices will be higher. James Sowards Coal Co. surance, Conveyancing, money to loan, Victory and Municipal Eonds bought and sold. a 1. +5 Lockhar t FOR SALE ..+.$16.50, delivered cents extra). Dr. H. A. Stewart Dental Surgeon Wishes to announce that he has resumed his practice, cor. Wel- lington and Princess Streets. Phone 2092. Dr. H. A. Stewart Dr. J. L. Stewart GOOD, CLEAN COAL. A. 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