THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG. BIBLE THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY JESUS SAID: --Bfjassed | are the pure in heart: for A LORD NORTHCLIFFE. is so deeply seized of the need for | Concerning Lord Northcliffe, A. G. | world peace that he is putting every Gardiner several years ago wrote as (effort into the Genoa conference to follows in his collection entitled, | secure a ce pact. No one knows h "Prophets, Priests and Kings:" | better an oo the deplorable state of | {NY shall see God. --Matt. 5: §. "He Is obvious and elementary | the financial and economic chaos now | a man who understands material suc- | existing, a condition that cannot be | Sees amu nothing «ise. He 14s no |yeyeiied while militarism fa parmit- other standard by which to jdse ted to even breathe. Canada has of- : at | lite, Napoleon's question was, . t that confer- have you done?' Lord Northelifte's | ficial representatives a 2% question would be, 'What have you | ©0¢e who will keep the government | got?' For he only wants success fully informed of the progress of | What Every Kid Knows. himself and he admires it in others. | €vents through official channels, and | You bet when father drives the car rr -- THE BRITISH WHIG)| 89TH YEAR. yy ALONG LIFES DETOUR | BY SAM HILL i a Kingston's One Price Clothing Store-- Rea X to-Measure Clothing dy-to-Wear and Made- ie : | t hi tee It He surely hates to get advice, ids See pesbiunt to 3 los - : And when ma tells him what to do He says--oh, things that nice! aL be 1-1 LRN - d. le Ry BD F ' - is the thing he understands | He ig, in a word, the stock exchange man in the fleld of journalism Some remarks made this week by Lord Northcliffe in London show that Mr. Gardiner"s estimate was right. in pralsing Lord Beaverbrook, it was the latter's mdllions that appealed to him. Beaverbrook's Canadian initia- tive made those millions, Northcliffe ts ima "Prestdens | TOMATKs. The material possessions Editor and of this remarkable Canadian peer Managing-Director make him 243 Who perhaps thinks he has scriptural ..229 precedent for this admiration, in the 202 Parable of the Talents, ' Published Dally and Semi-Weekly by THE BRITISH WHIG PUBLISHING CO, LIMITED i G. Elltott ... feman A. Guile . SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (Dally Editio One year, in city One yoar, if paid in ad One year, by mail to rural Ome year, to United States (Semi-Weekly Edit One year, by mail, cash ., One year, if not paid in adva CISM THAT IS MERE BLUSTER. Many have a misapprehension as $1.00 '0 what "standing 'for' something" 1.50 | means. There have been so mary One Jour, So Ualisd Staies -- | spectacular 'windmill-scrappers who OUT-OF-TOWN REPRESENTA VEY Cnider, 33 Bt. John St. Mentrco;| Pasted the bluff label all over their ® ....100 King St. W.| work that an idea has become gen- fronts. eral among a lot of quiet folk that a Letters to the Editor are blished | « "ec 3 ly b un- only over the. meta = ubl hed | stand" can be taken only by r writer, | ning into somebody or dashing up one of the best Jon | BBaINSt something. Leaders have in Canada. | been criticized fdr being negative | and neutral and without definite con- | vietion, accused of "not taking a The circulation of THE BRITISH | Pe WHIG is authenticated by the | stand for anything," simply because ABO they never reared up and pawed the Audit Bureau of Circulations {alr and waved their arms and froth- | ed at the mouth denouncing some- ENA AAA Ard sm { body and abusing something. Public A pessimist 1s one who clagsities | yicials have been set down in the the world war as Round one. | category of the wishy-washy becausa ¥ | they lacked vitrolic flavor; they i Money is much safer in a bank, | 25 weak dnd Une unless the cashier has social aspira- have hoon passed uh 2 weak ut 11. | forever jumping on the record of : Some Boys are happy, and some | somebody and attacking and assail- '@re required to take care of their | INE and flaying something. health. | The foundation fact remains that |a leader may stand firmly, positiyely, Rubles should make cheap filling | DE Teepe% Jor iomet ing, sand Jor mattresses when Russia gets ciples, stand for a definite policy, be {active in the pursuit of a weilidefin- "Sub-ehasers-- th booze trafic' ed, concrete plan of progress and Well, one needs a chaser with this | never find it necessary or desirable | to attract attention 'by "opposing" | violently those who have different A lot of men might make good | opinions. The 'constructive' stand | except for their uncanny skill in the | 18 the position in which many are art of making excuses. | found--and because they stand, . | firmly and solidly, and do not stir The season is here when you can and foam and bluster they do not discard the old alarm clock and turn | attract attention. When the bluster- the job over to the flies. ers have subsided and have sunk into Rel the lowtide of lost influence, when | As a general thing, a woman's | the noise is over and the froth has love is seven parts sympathy, two | cieared, the steadily-standing ones parts vanity and one part curiosity. [are found permanetly supporting --- the structure of progressive plans, Why not cut the word "obey" out | the mainstay and the bulwark of the f the marriage ceremony? Nowa- scheme of advancement. . . days they cut it out at the cradle. One may stand "for" something | quite consistently without wasting "Made in Genoa" doesn't APPEAT energy making a show of battering be in a good way of becoming the | gown straw men and demolishing label on the peace-work article. false fortresses. One may stand 'for' The individual who originated the something definite with a resolute- idea of self-determination did not add anything to domestic felicity. CRITI Attached 1s printing offices tions, some real money. modern hootch, . {of will that there will, be construc- | tive results of the stand--steadily 3 a -------- | rising into form and beauty and use- It has not reached the point where | fulness after the sho for. hi dry agent is suspicious whenever n | 4 1665 or 310WY forces which 2 | merely '"'fight 'against' something" man spends an evening at howe. { have - been forgotten. The quiet, constructive forces are ever less spectacular than the noisy, destruc tive forces. a---------------- Men juries seem to get an opinion of the woman defendant's looks that Mo amount of evidence can remove. ---------- [ _ When a man puts on his hat he's _ ready to go out. Wien a woman puts on her hat she'll be ready in an hour. ------------------ OFFICIAL MILITARISM. The criticism of the debate in par- lament over the government's mili- tary estimates by Major General Mc- Brien, chief of the staff of the militia council, has been the subject of sub- sequent inquiry in the House of Com- mons, and the mere fact of the mat- ter being brought up should serve as a warning to other military officers, regardless of service, that parliament- ary discussion is not a matter that {calls for gratituous advice from them, Tlie members of parliament are the representatives of the people end | have a responsibility to discharge. It A + lis their duty to express the voice of Paint covers many a defect in a the people respecting the policy it is llding, but who would be bold en- |$0uSht to adopt and carry out in the gh to hint that it does the same [best interest of the country, and it is the flapper? Quite time for government officials to express opinions, and only in' their ready for |oMcial capacity; when called upon by A minister of the government who will make it public or not as he sees fit. 2% Canada 'has got to get back to a Peace footing and, whether military officers ike it or not, the present state of the country is the chief con- cern of the government which re- alizes that it has enormous financial obligations to discharge as a conse- quence of the late war and the reck- less waste and extrayagance of the [Inte Borden and Meighen govern- ments. Moreover, militarism has got to be curbed. There is no place for it at the present time, and in all probability another generation will Pass before there will be another en world war calling upon Canada to in- ® will continue to fall for |tervene. Military men should study y-five years, an economist | the affairs of Canada, the affairs of : but 4¢ they do not [this continent, as well as what is they have so far it will not make passing abroad, and recognize facts. difference. ! Lioyd George, premier of Britain, . When the coal shortage begins to be felt, the public may wake up to he fact that there Is a coal strike on. alp------ i The majority usually is easier to please than the minority, for the minority never doubts that it 1s In staying single Jack Dempsey D ms the opinion of those who 'have held all along that he was not ghter. ; tes ---- Babe Ruth' is getting © mighty swatting when he gets into the game; he has had his sis removed. -------------- If some of the Socialist leaders Canadians first they might cro- & little. more interest in their cal theories, @ lecturer who said character & greater asset than money evia- never tried to pay a month's with character. ¢ - . Mother and Daughter week 1s observed In the United States. of its objects, we presume, 13 10 BL, if you can, which is which. gd CT strong with Northcliffe, | ~10#1 shares failed to attract public at. [ the propagandists who attempt to | | create alarms and influence the peo- {ple and the government are doomed | | to failure, . | There Is a duty that rests upon all | classes of citizens to cease talking | war, and the possibilities of war, and | {do a day's work. This is a first duty i | because Canada has got to recover | |her normal industrial and commer- | cial activities; and it cannot be done | until the people in the mass get down ! [to earth and realize the primary facts | that stare them in the face, viz. the necessity for work and production, lin order to live, | Walt Mason THE POET PHILOSOPHER QUEERED. Long years ago G. Grimshaw Grimes w in the county jail; he! was accused of swiping dimes and other kinds of kale. Of course his spirit was distressed, as yours or | mine would be, until the guilty one | confessed, and Grimshaw Grimes | went free. It was an error of the | law that eent hffn to a cell, whera he | | was ted on bread and slaw and water | from the well, And he has led a use- ful life since that dark day of yore, i providing nobly for his wife and | children twenty-four. And now and | then, to serve the state, or prestigs gain, mayhap, he comes forth as a candidate for some small public snap. And always at the crucial hour when roorbacks most prevall, up comes the story, dark ' and dour, that he was | once in jail. In vain he rises to ex- plain. his martyrdom of old; the | voters listen with disdain, and then | they knock him cold. And so he teet- | ers through the town, a sad and | weary ecout; there is a spot in his | renown, and he can't get it out. He's | washed the spot with gasoline, he's lathered it with soap, but in cam- paigns it's always seen, and he's abandoned hope. This world of.curs } ls most unfair and insolent at times; | and none can say it's acted' square | with poor old Grimshaw Grimes. A blemished fecord is a frost that makes the world seem stale; eo let | us all, whate'er the cost, avoid the | county jail. $ --WALT: MABON. UNLISTED STOCK MARKET. Princes Last Week Subject to Little | Change. | Toronto, May 14.--The weekly re- port on the unlisted market issued by A. J. Pattison, Jr. & Co. states that public interest was' lacking, and that Prices a8 a result were subject to but little change.- The general tend- ency still remains toward higher fig- ures, Cockshutt Plow preferred moved up two points to 44-46 under steady demand, while Massey-Harris nar- rowed slightly to 46 1-2-49 1-2. A renewed interest appears to be de- veloping in the agricultural' securi- ties due, doubtless, to the fact that they appear to be as low as the worst | possible conditions would warrant. tention, with the result that quota- tions during the week were lower than for the previous period. At the close, however, a bettér demand ap- peared and prices moved up slightly. Imperial closed 114-116, Internation- al Petroleum 21-22, and Mutual Ofl 8 1-4-8 1-2. Goodyear Tire Prefer- red moved up sharply to 80 bid on rumors of dividend, Dunlop Tire Preferred wes offered in small lots at 82 without bid. Whalen Pulp Pre- ferred registered a 3 point advance to 28 bid without bringing stock into the market. The notice of Msting of Winnipeg Electric Preferred on the Montreal Stock Exchange had a good effect, moving the price up from 82- 83 to 87 1-2-88 1-2, Western Gro- Cere Preferred was in demand at 59 with no offerings obtainable. A good demand for Bank shares appeared, Lake Superior Paper 6's and Onfario Pulp 6's were both quoted 94 bid. This 1s 6 points up from the last pre- vious quotatson. King Edward Con- struction Preferred widened in a slightly firmed market to 66 1-2-71. Algoma Steel 5's touched a new fig- ure for this movement, moving up to 3 bid without bringing bonds into the market. Nova Scotia Steel 6 per cent. debentures were slightly firmer at 73-74, % Canadian Question And Answer jp .--How many Canadian graves are there overseas? ' A~--There are 50,000 Canadian graves overseas, in France and Great Britain. They have been marked by the 'Imperial War Graves Commis- sion. » Q~--What celebrated Canadian- Irish Member of Parliament was murdered in Ottawa? A.--Thomas D'Arcy Magee, a Ca- Redian-Irish member of parliament, Wes murdered at Ottawa confederation. I It 1s also never too early to mend. To please others an artist must first please himself--but he must be moving Sterling Bank up to 102 bid. |' " soon after Observations of Oldest inhabitant. ~~. What has become of the ,old-fash- | her | loned woman who used to jerk skirts up above her knees somebody shouted "A mouse?" when A Burning Question. "Pa." said Clarence. 'Well, ask it," growled Pa. "lI just wanted to know if the fire of youth was started by the flame of love," said Clarence. Heads the List of Hazardous Occupa- | tions. (Vivifyer) or 'Hound, Insinuates That Talking Back To Your Wife is "Impentinence" Impertinence Hull---Utg Suicide. Ever Notice That-- A pretty girl, "Who is both trim and neat, On the street car Can always get a seat. It's a Wise Kid Who K Own Dad, (Beloit (Kan.) Call) We are informed that the 814 pound andson of P. M. Fuller, who arrived the Beloit Hospital on Thursday nows His Br at morning, stead of being a son of his Uncle Neil, as was reported. 7 Mean Man. "It says here that actors, singers, preachers and lawyers greatly benefit their health by the constant use of their voices, as it expands the chest." remarked Mrs. Grouch. "Huh!" growled her suppose they omitted women because they husband. "IT mentioning talk of their husbands, too." Then she hit him with the rolling pin. Ho, Hum! "Some girls show their sense™ Remarked old Silas WegES, "But most of them prefer To show thelr shapely legs." Cheerful- Thought for the Kids. Being foot of their classes has not kept a lot of men from being the heads of his business enterprises. Ya, But Who Is Gonna Do the Kissing? (Richmond (Ky.) Daily Register) Travelers are to be given oscular evidence that they are Melcome" in Richmond, and that the hospitality of the city is theirs. Fool Questions. E. W. L. asks: "But isn't the naked truth always clothed in righteousness." We pass. Peteoff-Davidoff, (Marriage license in Toledo Blade) Mike Petcoff, 28, laborer; Zorka Davidoff, 31, both of 418 Third street. Usually the Way. : "This advice, 'take care of the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves," must be true," remark- ed Hardupp., - "What. makes you think so," asked his wife. "Because although I watch my pen- nies pretty close the dollars never hang around for me to take care of," he sighed Household Hints. : The dfudgery of dish washing can be escaped by always eating at the restaurants. Electro light bills can be kept down by going to the movies every night. Feeding children balanced should prevent them eopilling on the tablecloth. 'Wear and tear on the house can be prevented by spending more time rid- Ing around in the motor car. ---------- rations things Odd Fellows, A queer old bird Is William Deam, He always cheers The losing teanm ~--Sam Hill A queer old guy Is Ieonard Post He'll always praise His wife's new clothes. : ~~Adam Breede: It's a Fair But Just One. (From Birth Notes in Washington, D.C, Tr. James M. and Ethel T. --e Dally Sentemee Sermon. Zero 'in inventors Is the man who always is inventing excuses. I : News of the Names Club. * A. Bessor lives near Look, Ohio, Tt wounds like al description of our spring weather, but D. Rainey is a young lady living in Excelsior Springs, lo. ) Palr, girl ---- * A Lazy Girl Says: The early bird "May get the worm, But worms, you know, Just make me squirm. -- Want 'a Rent Some Baled Timothy (Liner in Lexington (Ky.) Herald) FOR nimproved land; also baled timothy. Phone 3126. -------------- After a man bas been a. rabbit a great many yedrs it is difficult to | turn lon. 3 spm \ HOOD'S PILLS a hard to please, are not | Sam HIll, The Enquirer Column | calis Russell Fuller papa, in- | too dern | | much for their own health, and that We're Not a Bank, But You Can Save Money Buying Here | | - NEW HATS New roll rims, Pearl and Tan. value-- $3.00 Last season price was i for the same quality, | N | | NEW SUITS YOUNG MEN'S AT THE JUNIOR Nobby Homespuns $18.00 THE KEN Neat Checks and Plaids $20.00 i THE MARLO i Neat stripe§™Biue and Grey. Smart styles. $25.00 ,THE JUNIOR Pure Indigo Blue 23.00 | i | | | | { | in new shades | Extra special : $5.00 "Tooke and 'Arrow make. i NEW NECKWEAR NEW SHIRTS "SEE OUR $2.50 FANCY I SHIRTS Whites, Tans ang Mauves. This | same quality of Shirt has sold ++..$8.50 and $4.00 GREATLY REDUCED PRICES Si | +4 New Swiss and Italian Silk, A beauty for $1.00 This same quality Tie sold last season for $2.00, tte » MEN'S SUITS SEE OUR $18.00 TWEED SUITS zes 36 to 46. Nothing better in the trade. Headquarters , for ENGLISH BLUE SERGE SUITS i vo) | The Milton . ... The Stanton - ve Harrogate Guaranteed Blue for sale only at Bibby's $37.50 BIBBY'S | | . ee pr ) TIRE REPAIRING Every city has its Tire Shops, but the cautious » 'motorist always 'wants , the work done by the best 'and most experienced Tire Repair men. We are pioneers in Tire Repairing and our suc- cess was accomplished by reliable workmanshi and service, MOORE'S " TIRES----TOYS P i Sold only at:-- is the one best finish for the walls. It that can be washed without trouble or BUNT'S HARDWARE comes in beautiful flat tints Injury, and will not fade. King St. -- | BOYS WERE PUNISHED FOR PLAYING "HOOKEY" inet. Three Lads Were Injured by a Blasting Cap. Cape Vincent, May 13.--1It is evi- dent that three schoolboys, who played "hookey" from Cape Vincent high school the other forenoon were more than punished for their act by {suffering from rather severe injuries {received while they were experiment- (ing with a blasting cap found along the highway. 3 Elwyn Dodge, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. H, Dodge, Michael Mason, Jr., son of Michael Mason and Lewis Phil- lips, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Phil- lips, left the vikage Thursday. morn- ing and walking down the river road the neighborhood of Riverside ceme- tery about a mile below the village, they happened to find a few blasting caps. Boy like, they began experi- menting, first trying te light the high explosive cap with a match. Failing {in this one of the boys put the cap on a rock and cut ifito it with a jack- knife. Upon opeming the cap they 'again ignited it and it exploded caus ing quite severe injuries to the three boys. Young Dodge has several cuts and 'Graduation Gifts. (For the Nurse) HYPODERMIC SYRINGES in neat nickle, silver and gold cases. CLINICAL THERMOMETERS in sterling silver cases. CHATELAINE SETS Morocco Leather cases con- taining six necessary instru- ments. We carry a full line of nurses' requisites, any of which would make an acceptable gift, Dr. Chown's Drug Store 185 Princess Street. Phone 843 THOMAS COPLEY Telephone 987. Wanting anything done in the tery line. Estimates given om all kinay of repairs and mew work; alse hard. of all kinds. All orders "prompt atteation. Shep 28% Queen Street. FARMS FOR SALE 1--Farm of 478 acres, one mile from church, school, store, cheese factory and Post Office; good frame dwelling in good repair; large basement barn with silo with stabling for over thirty head of cattle; gvod horse stable and other necegsary outbuildings; a 14) acres of good land under cultivation; maple bush 'with over 4,000 large trees; 'well watered; well fenced. Price $7,000. Farm of 96 acres on York Road, eight miles from King- ston; dwelling and outbuild- ings nearly new; about 3§ acres under cultivation, Price $3,600. If not sold within ten days will rent, T. J. Lockhart 58 Brock Street, Kingston CAST-- HAVE You TO LAST? burns about his face, hands and chest while the other two boys were less severely burned. Their injuries, were attended by Dr. Maloney of this village. It is Delleved that there will | be no facial disfigurations, AQUAZONE A pure, sparkling, delightful water, impreguated with Nature's curative and life-giv+ ing element--OXYGEN. In Splits and Pints, Jas. REDDEN & Co. ATARHOIDS IVIL REA PRING is a rather un- S certain sort of season. Tha violets make an ef- fort to bloom 'neath the hurrying wheels of the coal wagon while that villian, Jack Frost, sneaks into the home that let's the fire 82 out. Phone your order. Crawford Phoue 0. Foot of Queen $e.