/ JANUARY "25, 1921. THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG Save Something Worth While! Buy a Winter Overcoat, Tweed or Wor- sted Suit.at our 20% Discount January Sale. You will save something worth while and have the comfort of being prepared for this real winter weather. George VanHorne's + 213 Princess Street. Phane 362w. ee ---- = | | | Dr. Waugh | DENTIST gton St. When you go to the "movies" do they seem blurred, indistinct, Or perhaps they hurt your eyes? If 30 1t 1s your eyes that are at fault and not the "movies" If you have to sit up near the screen to be able to see the ll titles, your vision is defective, In either of the above cases you should have your eyes ex- amined at once. W. D. GRAHAM, R.0. Successor to ~ Eversharp Pencils 259% oft Buy to-day [i Regine cu uprometrist 1] 140 Wellinguon St Opp. Post Office Kinnear & d'Esterre JEWELERS, Princess Street, Kingston 106 Wellin, Phone 256, [NS rr ---- J A | CHATEAU WE NEVER CLOSE Live or Dead Storage DENTISTS 183 PRINCESS ST., KINGSTON JOFFICE HOURS: 0 a.m. to 6 p.m. Evenings by a Anda ntment. : GASX RAY. bh 3 h A God ne NEARS RRR | Only A Few Days More OF OUR 207% SA Don't neglect to take advantage of this opportunity to get many lines at less than cost. € Crockery, China, Glassware Robertson's Limite 73 Princess St. Women should cultivate their beauty when it leaves them. Men's Gunmetal and Mahogany Brown Bluchers and Bals, with Rubber Heels. Ex- : ceptional value. $4.95 GOLOSHES--OVERSHOES For Men, Women and Children. ALLAN. M. REID Phone. S00 LETTERS {li To The Editor Reformer and Modernist 'Will Win, Kingston, Jan. Z1.--(To the Edi- tor): ' bring about any reform, whether re- i.g.ous, social or political. 'Man is a tardy creature, and he wili not { change his systems until he is forced | to do so by circumstances. The de- termining factor in social and politi cal reforms .s usually economic. Karl MN ism. When certain economic stages | are reached in the development of , Society, then changes have to be made in the rules bad-systems gov- | erning that society. The old systems are no longer adequate nor fit to meet the new conditions. A stage has been reached politically, as well as economically, in Great Britain at the present time, making a reform | The two party system of | government ghere has come to the imperative, parting of the ways, and this very | night, as I write, one of the most mdmentous votes ever recorded in taken, and the fate of one of the old | historical parties will be determined. Reform of the electoral system is essential in Great iritain, and most other so called democratic gov- ernments, including our 'own coun- try. The two party system never was a good one, but it was a neces- £ary stage in the evolution of so- ciety, but he who can read the signs of the times can see that it has reached the limit of its usefulness, | and should be scrapped as soon as | possible. The question arises what kind of a system is to take the place | of the old one? Here let me give you | what that able writer, H. G. Wells, | "In Great Britain, poli- | cies have become serious, urgent, | and under existing, conditions the | overstrained, impoverished soinian- | | hag to say: Ity can no longer suffer the elaborate fooleries of party government. The extent to which the Mother of Par- liaments provds herself the recupera- tive phoenix or the incurable old goose in this affair is a matter of vital importance, .not only to the | i British Empire, but to the whole | world. "Nowadays we have fairly clear ideas of the nature of a supreme aev- erning body that is needed for the great various modern state." "A single body seems to be all that is re- quired." "About that supreme as- sembly we are now able to stipulate | | a certain -necessary condition. It! | must not be too large a body, be-| cause that means an excess of inert | and distingu'shed members too num- berous and obscure to be properly | watched, such as we find at Washing- | | ton and Westminster; members must "be elected by proportional represen- ne er their minds so that men will not miss HE4 ANNEEEEEELEE LUNENERNRE | Hun | contrary, their wishes should be ear-| tation." "Only by this method can we kill that gag upon honest de- mocracy, the party system, and re- place the professional politician by various gatherings of typical well- known men and women. Such a body would change only slowly in its character from election to election: it would sustain a government, more | real, steadfast, representative, as-| sured and consistent than any the world has ever geen before. "Throughout the world a great gathering body of opinion is moving steadily towards such a conception of modern government. And because of Its present needs it is this Great Britain which 1s likely to be for a { time the battleground between mod- iern and eighteen century concep- | I What a long time it takes to} larx calied it 'economic determin- | the 'Mother of Parliaments," wili be | in} tions of legislative assembly." This reform will be fought desper- | | ately. Such charges are not easily { brought about. "All political parties in Britain are at the present time trying to work out the probable effects of this or that fake cheap substitute for electoral honesty upon | party prospects. Discussion of elec- | toral legislation in the Imperial Par- | lament throughout the next session, | though it may make the angels weep, is certain to afford much entertain- ment to every mundane observer of human disingeniousness, There is the great principle of | evolution at work always in all sys- tems, and In time the electoral re- former and the modernist will win, and a new era in the history of man will obtain. --S8. A. AYKROYD. Alberta Coal Freight Rate. Hamilton; Jan. 21.--(To the Edi- tor): Sir Henry Thornton's after dinner speeches at Brockville, and ; sundry other places, Seem to me to indicate quite a serious misunder- standing between the people, the C. N. Ry. administration and the gov- ernment . He seems to feel instructed to manage the C. N. Rys. so the annual deficits will disappear, and be re- placed at an early date by a surplus, | and while succeeding nicely, he feels ; unable to reduce rates and continue that success, but if his employar, the . government, directs him to reduce rates in the face of his advice to the ried out. | The people have the mat- | ter in their own hands, and the right to say. I believe a great majority of the ' people of Canada want the rates on Alberta and Nova Scotia coal to On- tario reduced, and should make their | Wishes definitely known to the gov- | ernment, at once, asking that instruc. ; tions to- do so he passed on to Sir | Henry. I differ with Sir Henry as to re- i duced rates in all cases resulting in a reduced net income. I believe a rate of $4 per ton on Alberta coal in- train load lots dur- ing slack seasons would result in such an increased volume of busi- iss that the net receipts would be increased, as demonstrated by the Laurier-Mullock penny postage, and} endea: Le Sn rae ae aaer compurisan Jaf | ihe Glasgow St. Ry. voriag tof ¥ IF Xe their surplus by reducing | eat up 3c, 4¢, and b¢ to 2¢, which | | rates from pInduced such ingreased traffic that it | greatly increased the surplus The rate on Nova Scotia coal from Montreal! to Hamilton, 372 | miles, is $3 ger ton, and the rate on | | U.S. coal from Detroit to Montreal, | 563 miles, is only $2.90 or 10c less | { for 190 miles (50 per cent.) greater | distance, which is most illogical. Many other similar cases should be corrected. People! make your wants in these respects known to the government at | once, and get results. " | Yours truly, | --W. 0. SEALEY. | 61 Hunter street west. SEEK RELIEF FROM BURDEN | Sibbitt said he would refrain from | | expressing a definite opinion. | | | | The Wolfe Island Sage. Councillor Spankie remarked that | every member wanted to keep down | the expenditure. Some Ontario | county councils had a regular March | session as they found it most con- | If the Frontenac council | | venient. had a March session it would have | been saved the holding of two special | sessions.in 1923 over road questions. | Councillor Spankie was in favor of | | incorporating a six-dollar indemnity | in the by-law of Councillor Halliday. | He advocated the appointment of a | committee to consider the matter and report at the next session, the com- mittee to act without indemnity. The by-law of Councillor Halliday was given a first reading, and on | motion of Councillofs Storms and | Hamilton a committee consisting of | Councillors Halliday, Sibbitt and | Spankie were appointed a commit- tee to consider thg question of re-| duced indemnity and report at the next session. COUNTY COUNCIL PRAISE FOR THE CHILDRENS AD Delegation Asks Increased Grant and. Request Is Cordially Received. A delegation from the Children's Ald Soclety, consisting of Dr. E. C. D. MoCallum, president, Ald. T. Ash- more Kidd, treasurer, and William Blak,' inspector, waited upon the | county council on Thursday after- noon to present the needs of this society to the Frontenac representa- tives, and to ask that 'the county grant of $600 be increased to $1,000. The delegation received such a hearty reception that'they lingered while various members of the coun- cil sounded the praises of the admir- able work being accomplished by the Children's Aid of Kingston -and Frontenac. It is not often that a deputation asking f6@ "an inereased grant is given the right hand of fel- lowship at the. hands of a council, but in this case the Children's Aid men were practically told to come right in and hang up their hats. The case of the society was clear- ly presented by the three officials and"it was shown that at the close of the year ending September, 1923, the society showed an expemse account ! | 1 i | | $8.00. OVERSHOES--the popular Men, Women and Children, HOCKEY BOOTS--Real dan dies for Bé at popular prices. I] SKI BOOTS--The real Ski-Boot--High Top, SNOWSHOES. .............. ............ $3.50 and $4.00 EVENING FOOTWEAR. ABERNETHY'S SHOE STORE winter footwear for ys, Girls, Ladies, Men $8.50. Short Top, children taken care of in a home were fruitless, Inspector Black said he had tried to get thé children placed in the On- tario home for feeble-minded chil- dren at Orillia, but Dr. Downey, the uperintendent, had replied that the | home was full. There was no other { place suitable for their keep, as they { Were unfit for an ordinary home, and" | they had to be sent back fo their parents. However, the matter was still being attended to. Councilior Drew said it was a most urgent matter, and something had to be dona to relieve the reeve of Clar- endon. The children would become a menace if allowed to grow up as they now are. Inspector Black stated that Attor- ney-General Nickle was in the city and he would take up the matter with him. Probably Mr. Nickle could assist in having the children admitted to the asylum at Orillia. 8 rr Ae KINGSTON'S BIGGEST HOME FURNISHERS Qur Big Mid-Winter Sale Now On! SIMMONS' MATTRESSES Bur FOR SLEEP SWEET AND CLEAN | GANANOQUE Jan. 25.--According to plans the large chimney at the Milk Products factory wag demolished today. It was an engineering job which was watched with igterest by a number of our citizens who were on hand to see it go down shortly affer four o'clock which was the time appoint- ed for the fall, and it fell exactly according to schedule. on, MTs Springs -- $32.70 All Simmons' products, famous Ostermoor and Banner Walnut Finished All-Steel Beds, Spring and Mattress for - JAMES REID Phone 147 for Service. 2.7 Mrs. George K. Taylor has re- turned from New York. Mrs. Arnold Hagen has returned from Kemptville. Edward Lund was taken to the Hotel Dieu on Wednesday and oper- ated on for appendicitis. This makes three children from this home to be operated on for appendicitis within a few weeks' time. One boy was still .a patient there when Edward was taken. The Young People of St. Andrew's church are holding a tea meeting in their lecture ro~m on Wednesday the 30th. The tea meeting will be followed by "a fine programme of the best local talent, of $1.959 08 and had revenue of only $1.381.36 to meet it. The deficit of $577.73 was temporarily provided for through the generosity of Dr. Mec- Callum. This year the overdraft must be wiped out, and it can only be done by increased grants from the city and the county. Dr. McCallum and Ald. Kidd, in replying to counclllors, said that the city council would be asked to do its share in providing the increased rev- enue required. The latter stated that it cost the city about double what the county pald for children's aid work and for the keep of wards. The city provided an office, light and heat for the inspector also. Inspector Black asked the council members to help in getting foster homes for infants in the Kingston Home for Friendless Women 'and children. There were a lot of really little ones there, who should be in homes whera there are no children. It they were prize bull terriers in- stead of human beings, he said, that homes would be open to them in a twinkling. Councillors Drew;~ Hamilton, Storms, Halliday and Flake spoke in high terms of the work of the Chil- dren's Ald, and assured the delega- tion that the sympathy of the coun- cll was with it. On motion of Coun- cillors Sibbitt and Barr, the matter of increased grant was referred to the finance committee. Councillor Flake, reeve of Claren- don and Miller, brought to the at- tention of the council an unfortun- ate case that he had to deal with. There were two children in his town- ship, a boy and a girl, brother and sister, aged thirteen and eleven, who were insane and liable to become a menace to the community, He had taken the matter up with Inspector Black, but so far efforts to have the AN APPRECIATED REFORM. Oil Companies Abandon the English s Billboards. As from January 1st, 1924, Shell- Mex, Ltd., the distributors of "Shell" motor spirit and motor oll, will re- move all their roadside advertising | signs in Great/Britain, The directorg have been impressed with the evid- ences of dislike for this form of ad- vertising, and they believe that the departure they are now taking will evoke such public approval as to lead their principal competitors to follow suit. There are some half #ozen other companies which have more or less actively employed this | form: of advertisement. Its general | abandonment would be a much ap- preciated reform. The only advertisements which Shell-Mex propose to continue are the comparatively unobtrusive "util- ity" signs whieh notify motorists of mileage distances, while the signs over actual depots and garages will, of course, be retained. { A similar announcement is made by the Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd., makers of Pratts, and the British Petroleum Co., makers of B.P. Spirit. | The Anglo-American Co. says In a, paid newspaper advertisement: "In view of the efforts of the 8. C, A. P. A. (Society for Control of Abuses in Publie Advertising) to pre- serve the beauties of the country- side, the Proprietors of Pratts Motor | Spirit have decided to remove as soon as practicable all Pratts Fleld Signs, and so help to maintain the natural beauty of 'the landscape of the British Isles." Directors Are Being .Sued For Losses of Company Montreal, Jan. 35.~Rasponsiniiity for the failure of the N. A. Mac-! Donald Company, Limited, local: bond dealers, a year ago, was laid' at the door of the directors | the refusal of the workers to accept "The Ghost Woman" with Dante. the Great Magician, coming to the Grand Opera House for three days, commencing Monday. TT rrr ------ A lockout of 1,600 men's clothing | Oxford county council was stag- workers in Montreal by the Clothing | gered by the receipt of bills from the Contractors' Association, followed Highways Department for $249,979 for, last year and another for $45,658 a reduction in rates of pay. for 1924. \ 1 BRITISH WHIG NEW TELEPHONE NUMBERS 2 6 I 2 --Editors and Reporters; news of all kinds; sporting news; accidents; wed- (Editorial Rooms) dings, deaths, funerals and anything of interest gladly received. (Social) oF 2614 (Job Department) 243 (Business Office) ia ~--Editor of Woman's Page; social vews and women's activities of all kinds; special attention to activities of women's clubs and societies. ~--Fine Job Printing; bills and pos. ters; books and circulars; busi i chec