Datly and Semi weekly by erie WiiG Cr URTIShoNG RUPERT DAVIES . President so | bership in which is supposed to make 1 A COLLEGE IN GRIEY. : ---- The Royal Military College this celebrates the fiftieth anniver- 'of its founding. During the century passed it has perform- i an inestimable service to Canada id the British Empire. Hundreds cadets have passed through and their way to high positions in jilitary, engineering and other pro- jasions. '"Truth, Duty, Valor" has @r been the motto set before the y cadet and carried by him into fis lite work. R.M.C. graduates have ive served the 'Empire ln the dis- gant places of the earth. On the ttlefiélds, R.M.CS graduates and ets have spilled their life blood-- in India. in Africa and Burope. "Others have builded railways in an "elon lands like Egypt and Palestine, Still others have served in many at home. And to-day, the Royal College still serves Canada the Empire. It is producin "and highly' educated \ . who 'on' graduation: 'are @ In many fields of duty. 6 hospitality of its commandant, SA and gentlemen cadets is known gountry wide. Like all educational institutions it its joys and its sorrows." The glo death of one of its gentlemen idols this week has cast a gloom iF old Point Frederick. - Kingston touched by the tragedy, and the sympathy of the citizens. goes to the commandant and those ig under him in the sudden' accidental passing of a. promis lad. ---------- rt : z G POLITICS. is sitting at Ottawa at the nt time a committee to investi- certain alleged Irregularities in tion with the Customs Depari- Members have arisen in the 6 and condemned the admini- 2 of the Customs Department ig language. The committee wide powers, and it is in the #ts. of this country that the in- on be' searching and {nothing is said or dome. tion of election expenses is pretty much of a farce, and it is so because we all wink at it. Everyone knows that money is.spent lavishly in every election by the men,--or the repre- sentatives of the men----who make our laws at Ottawa and in our Pro- vinelal legislatures, and who should set an éxample in honesty to us all. We have become so used to it that The laws of our land do not 'permit the hiring ol vehicles on election day to draw voters to the polls; the laws of our land also make it a criminal offence to purchase votes. Yet who can pos- sibly estimate the amount of money that was spent in these directions in this Dominion last October. We are getting too cgllous to elec- toral corruption, sre J vos 'of both parties are largel lame for these conditions. The infamous "saw-off" has been used so often that it has had a tendency to-didgust men who desire to keep politics clean. During the past decade there has sprung up In nearly every city and town in Canada service clubs, mem- for high ideals and better business ethics. Might hot these clubs turn their attention to the matter of a higher standard of political ethics with great benefit to the country? I ------------ AN ELECTION CAMPAIGN FUND NEEDED FOR THE LIBERAL. PARTY. About a year ago the Liberal party in Great Britain undertook to raise a fund for campaign purposes by general subscription; Why can- not the Liberal party in Canada do the same thing? It is an open. sec- ret that in the recent campaign the Liberal party had practically no funds. ~The Progressives who were singularly successful in 1921, raised all théir funds by small subscriptions from members of farmers" clubs. The cause of Liberalism and the cause of Progressivism are not very far apart. . Both parties are seeking the good of the mass of the people. Both parties usually find themselves on the opposite side to the vestea |. interests. Phey should be support- ed by the masses. The British Whig has sufficient faith in the rank and file of the Lib- eral party to believe that a very con- siderable sum could be raised to- wards a Dominion campaign fund by a public appeal to Liberals all over Canada. 1,266,58¢ men and women groted for Liberal candidates on Oc- tober 29th last. . If an average of $1.00 each was contributed a fund | of one million and a quarter would be-created.. Ju. it too much to ex- pect an average of '$1.00 each? It is possible that there would = ba, thousands who would contribute nothing. On the other hand many would give $25.00; some $50.00; and some $100. And it is surely not too much 'to expect that 100,000 would willingly give $5.00 each. + The Liberal party needs revivify- ing---it needs to get closer to the people. For the past four years all the policies and 'plans have been made by the Cabinet. The enthu- sinam created by the convention of 1919, ins lost some of its impetus. The rank and file of the party seems to be out of touch with things. There is need for another conmven- tion, a reafirmation - of policy and pogsibly a realignment. But equally as important is the need of a sub- stantial campaign fund subscribed openly and above board by the rank and fille of the party. The British Whig has faith enough in the party to believe that the response would ba spontaneous and generous. -------------- AN UNSATISFACTORY ,ANNUL~ MENT. As a result of a motion passed by the City Council in 1919, on the re- commendation of the Fire and Light Committee, 150 or more fire extin- guishers in various places of busi- might do well to look into. strange that when privileges are won for people by years and years of effort, they fail to appreciate them. anal for legal advice. with the great vocabulary displayed in the editorial columns the editor surely knew everything. THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG ments part in maintaining efliciency : we thing the council acted unwisely. Maybe the members did not give much thought to what was involved. The costs of keeping equipment in stores and factories and public buila- ings was a mere bagatelle in com- parison with the safety and security assured. The firemen who did the work were paid for their services anyway. So that no saving was made by the abolishment of a valuable order that gave service in case of fire. Better restore the order make the wider and more effective check on fires. readily be subdued. y increased helpful and through publicity use of extinguishers a In their incipiency they can COMPULSORY VOTING. In the last general election, as in every previous election, a very large percentage of the Canadian voters failed to exercise their franchise, A Whig reader suggests ihat Canada should adopt compulsory voting. Indifference to the franchise is a very dangerous thing and the com- monwealth of Australia is trying to overcome that danger, and has pass- ed an act compelling every elector to cast bis ballot, or pay a fine of $10, for failuré to go to the polls, unless prevented by illness or other causes beyond his control. The - effect of this measure is shown in the vote at the elections of last November. is estimated that 90 per cent. of the registered voters cast their ballots as compared with 59 per cent. in the previous election. In that election ft Canadd It seems This is "somethihg that +» EDITORIAL NOTES, The happiest people are those who are too busy to notice it. -------- This winter has heen so kaleide- scopie, full -of variety; you know! "Thornton to urge a greater port use," is a headline. Sea ports he means, not port j-use! France had 1,363,000 soldters killed during the war. What an ap- palling plea for peace! One trouble with the traffic is en- trusting a high-power ear with the possessor of a low-power brain. : Good speakers in public bodies Ought 40 pronounce one word with ©learness and emphasis, in consider. ing added expenditures. ' 'word, No. It is the Toronto is credited with being such a growing place that it will have a million of a population in 1936. a big town! ¢ And even then it will be but Carloads of onions were recently shipped from British Columbia to New Zealand. This will strengthen the scemt-iment that binds the two peoples together, A reader asked the Ottawa Jour- He thought It has been by reducing expen- ditures by billions that the United States and Great Britain #vo besn able to reduce taxation, This is the only way Canada can do the same, RONAN Wiarton women have decided that & municipal tax should be imposed on all years of age. That's the way for the women to go after the men! bachelors over thirty-five Political writers in Washington have picked Mr. Frank O. Lowdén of Illinois as a contender for the Re- 2090900000400 090 * SUNDAY THOUGHT. My Creed. To*live as gently as I can; To be, no matter where, man; 4 To take what comes of" good # * or ill . + # And cling to faith and honor # still; * % To do my best, and let that ¢ stand ' * The recprd of my brain and & hand, + And then should failure come $ to me, Still work and hope for victory. ¢ * * To have no secret place where- "in I stoop unseen sin; ; To be the same when I'm alone As when my every deed is known; To live undaunted, unafraid Of any step that I have made; To be without pretense or sham 2 Exactly what men think I am, to shame or * | PEP FPIPPOPP ETP PPO *| PEFPPPPB90 0999000 THE TOWN WATCHMAN Toronto fis mot likely to get Queen's Theological College after all, It once bid very high for Queen's University but Principal Grant just smiled at the offer. Toronto has not the atmosphere for a seat of learn ing like Queen's which became great through tle self-sacrifice of its gra- duates and friends. It is a safe bet to make that Queen's Theological College will remain right where fit is and do stil] greater things. People now know that trading In revolvers is illegal. Unless you have a permit, you must not buy, sell or carry this weapon. This appliés to those In training to become bandits as well as the rest of us. The Ontario Synod office will still be practically in the shadow of St.George's cathedral. The diocese's newly-purchased building is only a stone's throw away from the hall of 8t. George. Older citizens will recall the 'building forty years ago, for many of them as schoolboys bought their books from the late Francis Nesbitt when he kept store there. Then the building became a bank. Then the Grits had bad luck in it as an election campaign quarters last fall, Now It will house the offices of Canon J. W. Jones, the able clerical secretary of Ontario Diocese. Was P outh beer over- tenuis wilh 14 Yart the Brewery? 1b 4 question magistrates at' Smith's Falls have to decide. Analysts say it was over«trength when they test- ed it, but the makers say it was within the law when it was bottled. It isa good advertisement for the chief industry in Reeve Kennedy's municipality. Queen's Univeristy endowment plans are certainly being made with mathematical precision. Thé pro-. gramme reads like a railway time- table. The Watcliman hopes that money will poyr into thé university treasury. 3 Attorney-General Nickle says that when his time comes "Kingston" will be found engraved upon kis heart , and the Kingston member might" have added that the word "Queen's" will also engraved | 'there alongside Kingston, for the university owes much to W. F, Nie kle, just as he.owes much to old Queen's, The organs in some 6f Kingston's leading churches are pretty old. Sy- denbam street's was installed in 1888, 8t. Andrew's in 1890 and Chalmers ip 1891, All three churches ard talking about new organs. To- day it would cost $20,000 to $25,000 to buy an organ that sold for $4,000 to $5,000 forty years ago. A Presby- terian church up in Orillia--just a town----bought an organ two years ago at a cost of $39,000. Saturday, February 13, 1926. | PELL EBPS 000 Friday and Saturday : BIBBY"S Spevial & 'Sensational Suit and ~ QOwvercoat Sale . A GENERAL CLEAN-UP OF ALL THE PAST SEASON'S . SUITS AND OVERCOATS THE SUITS are in three groups *12.50 *18.00 *25.00 THE-OVERCOATS are in three groups *14.75 *19.50 *25.00 Extra Special We are offering about 65 Sample Suits and about 33 Sample Overcoats. Model at A regular $37.50 value. BIBBY'S $250 N 0 Life's Evenin Should be the Easiest an: ~ Pleasantest Time sid THERMOMETERS For inside the house and out- o. Clear reading and accu with mercury or spirit column, Bath Thermometers in wood- en protectors----something that ught to be in every house where/there is a baby. Dairy Thermometers butter and cheese maker. _ Veterinary Thermometers to {Il metak protectors. : DR. CHOWN'S x DRUG STORE 'PHONE 343. to make it utual Life of Canada help with all three necess- ment and wise living are req The publican presidential nomination ia 1928. Frank is always among those mentioned, Well, here's hoping: | The custom of spreading the pay- '| ment of natianal debts over a pericd | of sixty or more years would be ness around the city, have been at-