An A BA ee 4 . ~ 6 BRITISH WHIG 92ND YEAR. THE Bsa, putty 328, dommsctiy 7 _ O00. LIMITED, KINGSTON, ONT. Editor and Managing-Director 243 212 013 Edition 87.50 1 to rural offices, $2.50 Bg year, to United States $3.00 g (Semi-Weekly Editi year, by mail, en year, to United § $2.00 IF-TOWN REPRESENTATIVES: s 33 St. John St, Montreai. W. Thompso K is ome of the best job offices in Canada. circulation of THE BRITISH L WHIG is authenticated by the my The signs of the times seldom in- fude "For Rent." Education pays, unless you settle Dn to be an educator. ' -------------- ¢ The two chief aids to humility are 'pure religion and an empty stomach. o sweeties the 'Snakeskin stockings on at least encourage signing Another thing that encourages dreaming is to have the boss step out. The next step in representative . government is direct election of lobbyists. pipe dreams are: we can find a Most of our "Wonder where match?" ~ Taxpayers are people who scold about assessments and never think "of the dividends. : Usually an "important citizen' is Just a plethoric bank roll attached to ordinary man. «It is probable that the greatest ob- . Stacle to the world's progress: has 'been the word "heresy." There wouldn't be any housing E problem, however, if all of the law- breakers were in jail. The troubles of the world are . chiefly imaginary, but imaginary "ills are the hardest to cure. A famous detective says that wo- are poor investigators. Bet that is not a married man. rinsing They claim a man in Bermuda has wives, so everyone in Bermuda 't eat Bermuda onions, Delilah had finished using the on Samson. "That's the way 'want mine fixed," said she. . Murder includes malice, Man- "slaughter may be only a casual ef- ; t to show how bad one is. "The exercise of love keeps us om growing old." At any rate it ¥ work If you hug t river. 'Maybe dull people just seem that because they don't think while to talk sense to you. Stteatu--e-- Teason some preachers don't the old Gospel is because they 't got much publicity that wav. matrimonial troubles arise the fact that two ordinary peo- more than they deserve, ciled to failure when he ction in the thought that Ill go to hell when they it] THE ROAD TO PEACE. | The League of Nations Interma- tional Conference for Control of Traffic in Arms opened in Geneva on Monday last. It will endeavor to draft a treaty acceptable to the great » to restrict the sale of munitions of war. At least thirty-nine nations, including Canada, will be represent- ed at the conference. What will be the results of the deliberations of this {important body cannot, of course, be predicted; but all who are in favor of international co-opera- tion for the preservation of the peace of the world will devoutly pray that measures may be agreed upon favor- able to that object. The world {8 war-weary. More- over, the illusion that fighting can time been dissipated. The only dan- ger which may be on the horizon " | grows out of smouldering hatreds | and the fear of reprisals. A world | police force could very well take care of a situation of that nature, | and such a force would to-day be in | existence if it had not been for the | hesitating attitude of the United | States, which was more the product qf politics than of reasoned judg- | ment. Because of that negative af¥ { titude, however, our neighbors are | bearing a heavy responsibility. ' SANITY 'BREAKS IN. | The sustained budget debate at | Ottawa afforded an excellent medium for the discussion of the Crow's Nest | Pass agreement; yet little was said about it. That is suggestive of a saner view of the problem which tha | judgment of the Supreme Court has put up to Parliament. Time has ap- parently led to broader and clearer thinking in respect of a matter as to which very positive opinions were | expressed a few months ago. Yet | one member, among the few who | alluded to the matter at all, was out- | spoken. Mr. D. W. Warner, of | Strathcona, sald: | "The Crow's Nest Pass agree- ment was a bargain made between the people of Canada and the Canadian Pacific Railway. I am sorry that the court did not decide that it should apply to other rail- roads as well as those which were in existepce at that time. I am not going to question their decis- fon, but I would expect Dominion law to do the rest of it, when we hold the Crow's Nest Pass agree- ment for the regulation of the freight rates on those roads that were in existence at the time the agreement was adopted." Mr. Warner is expecting too much. Parliament will scarcely be disposed to extend the Crow's Nest Pass rates to all railways in Canada, knowing full well that such a step would only intensify a problem which is admit- tedly so grave at the present time as to press imperatively tor solution. Instead, Parliament is likely to refer the whole matter of rates to the Railway Commission, which is the tribunal created by law to apply re- gulation in a judicial, rather than a political, spirit. That is the course of safety and justice. BRITAIN'S BOLD STROKE. The financial world is watching with deep interest England's bold stroke in the matter of restoring gold payments. It is conceded on every hand that the movement is full of promise. During the years fol- lowing the war Great Britain suffer- ed severely in her export trade be- cause of adverse exchange rates. With that disability removed, she looks confidently to the immediate stimulation of her industries. That, however, is no more than secondary to the recovery of her position as the monetary centre of the world. Brit- ain's invisible exports hang in some degree on that fact. In all this we may discern a fresh and inspiring demonstration of Brit- ain's methodical and courageous way of reaching an end. Ever since the close of the war she has bent her energies toward this consummation; and in her hour of achievement we may share her pride and satisfaction. She has exhibited a virility and strength which has astonished an onlooking world. LIBERAL FINANCING. In July, 1921, the Conservative Government of that day floated a guaranteed railway loan for $25. 000,000, running. for. 25 years, and carryiny 6 1-2 per cent. interest. It sold for 92.05. Nine months later the present beral Government floated a similar loan for $11,000, 000, running for three years, and bearing 5 per cent. interest. It sold for 99.03. Here was a great differ- ence so far as the public treasury was concerned. The Prime Minister brought out these and other telling facts the 'other night, and very appropriately k credit for his Government for such a significant demonstration of skill In financing. It could not be said: that this large difference in re- sults was wholly due to a favorable change in the money market. There had been a betterment; but mot to that extent. No one ean fairly con- trast the financial operations of the Ialy Government with those of the Present Government and fail to with- hold just credit tor genius and sound be | office under powers, including the United States, | possibly settle anything has by this circumstances which { should not be overlooked by those {who are disposed to complain, and | with cause, of the public burdens | arising out of taxation and debt. It | inherited the results of financing on a tremendous scale, which now stands out as having been badly and | wastetully done. For example, the | Conservatives floated a loan for $25,- | 000,000 in October, 1920, when in- flation was still high, to which an in- | terest rate of 7 per cent. attached. | Prudence dictated a short term; but | the loan was actually negotiated on |a twenty years basis. That, and | many similar transactions, were left |as a burdensome legacy to the Lib- erals. In October, 1920, every condition showed that the peak of inflation had passed. In a 1l Qirections prices were breaking. They were toppling under their own weight in a world which was surely moving swiftly toward readjustment. Yet, under such con- ditions, so . apparent to everybody whose eyes were open, the late Gov- ernment incurred capital obligations | which cannot be reduced for many years to come. These things ought to be known by the people at large, and the responsibility located where it really belongs. MORE THAN GOLD. Of all the steps for the restoration of the post-war world the resumption of the gold standard by Great Brit- ain, and the announcement that the major part of the civilized world is now on the standard is by all odds the most significant. It took the United States fourteen years to re- sume specie payment after their civil war. Gréat Britain, and the world, have done it in just half the time, after the greatest of all wars. Even France accepts the challenge, and will doubtless now face the necessity of rgvaluing the franc, on something like its present basis of a little over five cents, as a prelimin- ary to going on the gold basis. All this means more than gold. It means the old ecenomic basis of the world. It means an international standard. It means that neither the politic economic revolution of Rus- sia nor the threatened monetary volution of Germany will transform the world. Two crises are past. The future is to grow by evolution; not to be made over by revolution. We shall be able to do business with each other and to deal politically with each other. One of the strong- est ties of the unity of mankind is re-established. May Sth. There arrived at Kingston one day in the year 1799, John Strachan, a young man from Aberdeen, recently the parochial schoolmaster of Kettle, in Scotland, and destined to become first Bishop of Toronto, and the founder both of King's College (from which the University of To- ronto was developed) and of Trinity College. His father, overseer of certain granite quarries, was poor, but cher- ished ambitions for his son, who was educated in the Grammar School and King's College of his native city. The young man indeed was of a suffic- fently forceful character to rise with little help. Invited to Canada by Hon. Richard Cartwright ,who want- ed a tutor for his sons, he opened a schdol, which he kept successively at Kingston and Cornwall before re- moving it to York, in 1812, when he became rectgr of that town. This day happens to be the hun- dred and eighteenth anniversary of his wedding to Mrs. Ann McGill, a well-to-do widow, whose maiden name was Wood. Dr. Strachan, as missionary, churchman and politician, never spared his labors, yet lived to the good old age of eighty-nine. A RALLY SERVICE Held By the W.M.S. of Princess Street Methodist Church. On Thursday evening the Woman's Mission Society of Princess street church held a delightful rally ser- vice. The attendance was so large that the Sunday school room was practically filled. Mrs. Balls, the re- tiring president, had charge of the first part of the programme until the new officers were installed by Mrs, J. K. Curtis, when the new pre- sident, Mrs. Murphy, took the chair. Miss Simpson conducted the Bible reading. Mrs. Balls led in the open- ing prayer. Solos were given by Miss K. Flynn and Mrs. Ferguson and Miss Curtis gave a blackboard talk explaining the organ and growth of the society, the work done in China and Japan, as well as in Canada; the disposition of funds and the duties of the various branch and board officers. Reports of the year's work were very encouraging. After a short business meeting, Mrs. Ma- vety closed with prayer. A social half hour followed, dur- Ing which refreshments were served. The twelve new members secured as a result of the rally were warmly welcomed by the society. ------ Gabardine coats $15 up, Tweddell's Woman secured injunction at De- troit to stop men who telephoned to her 35 times in one afternoon. Victoria. Chamber of Commerce urges federal government to. bring Australian treaty into effect. Estimated demand of the United States for 1925 is 20,000 gallons of per THE DAILY B That Pours By James W, Barton, M.D. Plasters. | One of the old fashioned treat- | ments for different ailments, was the { various forms of plasters, that were {applied to different parts gf the body. The idea is that of "counter irri- tation," or the irritation of a healthy part in the production of an area of {inflammation on the skin, to pro- | duce a good result on a more distant | part. | Perhaps the most popular '"plas- ter" is our old friend the mustard | plaster, which has been used in | households for a great many years. | This is made by using equal parts of mustard and ordinary flour, made into a paste by mixing them with | water or vinegar. It has been used | for all muscular pains, for pleurisy, for rheumatism in the joints, applied | to the back of the neck for headache | and so forth. "he action of the plas- ter is to cause the nerves supplying the part to which plaster is applied, to send an impulse to the nerve cen- | tre, supplying the part, This in turn | sends to the nerve supplying the en- | tire section--new impulses, which | change in some manner the tissues | in the affected part. It seems to cause the removal of [ congestions or inflammation, to | cause these inflammatory products to be absorbed, and the removal of | these products relieves the pain, be- | cause pain is usually due to some [form of pressure. | Where severe counter irritation | is desired the application of caustic | soda, and silver nitrate, has been | used. The actual burning of the flesh | with the cautery, is another severe | form of counter irritation. Blistering with the tincture of can- tharides, is sometimes used in pleur- isy. Iodine has come into very gen- | eral use for swollen joints or enlarg- | ed glands. | The Belladonna plaster is used in | simple back ache, or other muscular | pain. However, safe effective plasters may now be purchased from your druggist. Where the mustard plaster is ap- plied don't leave it on too long be- cause some skins are very tender. A MEMORIAL SERVICE. To Be Held at R.C.H.A. Memorial Tablet in City Park. Arrangements have been made for the annual memorial service to be held at the R.C.H.A. memorial tab- let in the City Park. The R.C.H.A. and the R,C.A. with No. 3 Heavy Bat-| tery, will attend. A special feature for the occasion will be the presence of the trumpe- ters band, composed of thirteen trumpeters and four drummers, un- der Trumpeter Sergt.-Major Pugh. The band will also take part and the service will take place at 10.15 o'- clock Sunday morning. Rev. Major W. E. Kidd will officiate at the ser- vice. --_ Prince "Chocolates, packed in as- sortment of soft centres, hard and soft centres, and hard centres.1, 2 and 4 1b. packages. Crothers. Dominique Guerin, French-Cana- dian lumberman, died in Welland Hospital as the result of trying to board a moving freight. Indigo blue serge suits, Tweddell's. $28.50 RITISH WHIG INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S MEETING geen NE a BE r BIBBY'S The Suit and Overcoat Shop Suit Sale Shirt Sale Men's and Young Tooke; Arrow, Lang Men's models. 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We have everything you need. Jas. REDDEN & CO, PHONES $0 and 90, Parents and Child Drowned. | Edmonton, Alta., May 8.--Mr. and | Mrs. John Richards and their young- | est child, were drowned near Lake Saskatoon, when a small bridge! over & swollen® creek collapsed, "Ihe House of Satisfaction" dropping their buggy and team into the torrent. : Tweddell's Sale Topcoats, $18.00. ° Caught attempting to' pass drugs through the cell bars at Windsor to a Chinaman in whose case he had | ~ F LO R 15 T 3 ol * men o acted, Guie Lee, a Chinese interpre- Bulbs, Chofee Cut Flowers and ter, was himself arraigned. Fotted Plants. We are members » See Tweddell's $22 men's suits. Yoo loral Telegraph Delivery, ~of-t. The three London colored men yaaa "9s Stvee convicted of beating up and robbing Funeral designs, Wedding, Frank Uttley, a Zurich farmer, were Bouquets, ete. sentenced to two years in penitenti- Phones 770. Residence 3008-w, ary. Gabardine coats $15 up,- Tweddell's Bale of Australian State fleet is advertised at London with restric- tions as to future rates. SIGNS OF GRIP ARE IN THE AIR- CAUTIOUS = PEOPLE WILL BEWARE ! Classics HERE is no more perfect 1 style of architecture in the world than che simple, classic order. 2 Simplicity means economy. Monuments in classic style are rarely beautiful and equally th economical. a grip on you The thermometer in your home feels comfortable when it is hovering around the seventy degree mark and the right sort of heat-giving coal ip your home will make you DY let the grippe get ary treasurer; Mrs. Ogilvie Gordon Eo The high-hatted lady in the centre is Lady Aberdeen of England, president 'of the International Council of Women now meeting in Washing- tom, D.C.; at the left is Mme. Avril de St. Croix of France, second vice- president; on thé right is Frau Anna Dacker of Norway, corresponding secretary; below, left to right, are Mrs. W. E.{3anford of Canada, homor- ~ Let us illustrate. The McCallum Granite Co., LH. 395-397 Princess Ringion, Gu Crawford inal "Phone 1931. a Yies-sresident yand | . : Foot of Queen Street. 'Phone 5 : fe eel comfortable 25 4 healthy, too, :