LQ, BIOL +355: 3ang-ntrsis 4 oc! A. Guild", Managing | Telephones ROOMS «vss vstvassngrnve 338 OD OMICS oo vorsvissnsrqivevenvene 393 -------------------------- IN. RATES States ly Ed Eid Sta three months pro one of the best job in Canada, 1; mal ans North-west Toronto has re-elected "Hon, Mr. McPherson by a substantial "majority. The contest hinged largely upon the 'persondlity of the candi- dates, and in each case it was attrac five. Hon. Mr, McPherson is a good man, wedded to his party, of course, and willing to strain a point in order 10 serve it. Mr. Cane was Jess por- tentious and had no blandishments of office to display in its behaif. He was a manly man and criticized the government and to some purpose. His stand for reforms called Yor a de- fence. It is something that a tory administration has to make explana- tions or excuses jn 'order to placate its T pporiers. It is some: thing in favor of liberal aggressive- ness when iL was quoted in approval of some government acts. It is an acknowledgment. that the nickel ques- tion is a live one, when the premier, in spite of all that has been sald by others, gave assurance that the great monopoly will be duly taxed, and that the_International Nickel Company ._ will have.to go back some years in "the calculation of its duel Fortu- nately North West Toronto was spared the tiood of personalities which attended the West Simcoe elec Alon, and as a result some men will tbe able to resume their normal occu- pations without the bruises and the sticking plaster which tell of the sav- age conflict through which they have passed. The majority 1s" large, but not nearly so large as some meh talk- od bf in the exuberance of their joy. Bonar Law, speaking in Scotland, said that if the people did not give savings to the government y will be made to give, | Talk lke that a couple of years ago | have ' rebellion, The 1 » Lucien Cannon, the Hberal candi date In Dorchester, has seen the wis- dom of removing the very hurtful impression which was left bg the ad- dress he made at St. Prosper last week. Then he was reported to have sald that he was against conscription, that his leader was against it, and that Canada was not to rufn itself, in men and wealth, for the sake of Eng- land. 'The libéral party did not ae- cept this as a correct deliverante: Mr, Cannon now says he was mis- reported. He says is a Britisher and is proud of the'fact. | He believes that Canada should aid the Mother Country to the extent of its power, in both men and mapey. But he does not think the country should 'be robbed, as it was at Valcartier and elsewhere, by the friends of the gov- ernment. He does not think it wise " to drain Camda too much of her manhood #nt resources, He is not in this way, in accord with the senti- ments of the libéral statesmen in England and Canada, Mr. Asquith, when the war began, pledged the last dollar and the last man of the em- pire in support of the Allied cause, and he was understood to he speak- ing in the name of the whole British people. The leading men of Canada as well as of the Mother "Country 'have sald "Amen" to that sentiment, and not once but several times. Mr, Cannon has quoted a letter 'which Sir Wilfrid Laurier recently wrote te him when he became a can- didate, It endorsed His retirement from the legislature "in ordepto re- vindicate and affirm "in Dorchester the rights of outraged consciences." Sir Wiltiid referred to the duplicity of the Nationalists in 1911, when they deceived the people and won an advantage by ignoble means. These sought to perpetuate their power later by a change of tactics without expressing any regret and atoning for their misconduct. A Sir Wilfrid Laurier did det, and could not, approve of any appeal to passion and prejudice; on the con- trary, he recently appealed to his countrymen to put into the recruiting more zeal and energy to the end that the cause of the Allies might be pro- perly sustained In Canada. eet Dorchester is the stamping ground of many excitable men. They cast suspicion upon 'each other's loyalty and integrity, They are calling each -other bad names, Are any votes being made. in that way? MEDICAL INSPECTION. in Toronto the medical inspection of the schools has been transferred. to the City's Health Department. The matter became an jssue before the election, and - the- people then sided with the medical health officer. He claimed that the inspection of the public school children, and the en- forcemen} of regulations respecting their health, could be better conducts od by his officers than by the officers of the school board. That remains to be seen, ~A gldnce at the report of the med- {can inspector for this city, Miss Mec- Callum, appointed 'originally on the recommendation of many of the med- fecal men, and one who is most con- scientious in her work, reveals some facts of importance. The practice is to make a faithful record of the de- fects in. the pupils and call the at- tention of the parents to them. It As remarkable, but it is true, that many parents are oblivious of "the v fact that their children are sufferers, iq and express the greatest surprise when, their atteation is called to the | matter. Many usually act at once, to the relief and comfort of the schol- ars, But some do not.act. ! Thus of the number of cases of de- i ° There are four cases without a remedy. It is for the school board to supply fhe neces- Of cases of nasal ried have been returned by parents asking for free dental treatment." » The school board filed this report withour acting upon it. The ques- tion is would the situation be any better il the medical inspection and the dental inspection were under the direction of the health department? It is due to the children to save them from the effects of neglect from any cause, and the school board will be recreant of its duty if it does not at onee take aggressive action ' upon this report. EDITORIAL NOTES, do not harmonize with those of Lucien Cannon. The more reason that StF Wilfried should be a little more outspoken. 7 The man who presents a resolution in parliament, in favor of comscrip- tion, as a preliminary to the new war policy, will find himself the most popular man !n Canada. The premier may be sorry now his new minister of inland revenue. He would in this way have escaped the Dorthester election with all its disappointing features. Britain is going to enlist the wo- men for farm work. Who would have thought that the democracy of England would have given way be- fore the compulsions which tlie war has forced upon them? ~ Mr. Rowell's idea is that the men who have Béen waking so many sacri- fices fh the war will transform society | when they return. They will either remake the church-or leave it. There is no doubt about that, The Commitee of One Hundred was attacked because it was sceming- ly neutral or neglig~ut during certain bye-eléctiops. When its chairman did speak ring the North-West To- ronto bye-election he was practically 'told by the Torontp Telegram to hush up. Mr. Dewart will stand by the pro- hibition law now that it has been passed and put dpon the statute books. But he wotld have been in favor of compensation had he been consulted about it. The issue may crop up when the referendum is sub- mitted to the people after the war. | PUBLIC OPINION | A Sure Cure. (Toronto Telegram) "The best way to keep the home fires burning is to make the fighting so hot that the enemy 'will back up.' Sir Sam Changeable. (Ottawa Citizen) lo Sir Sam Hughes is now preaching 'conscription; Isn't Sir Sam the man, who, as minister, was always reputed to speak his own mind regardless of consequences? Has Sir Sam b convinced of the necessity of con- scriptiongonly since he lost office His Record Brief, (Togponto Globe) McPherson, who voted against clos- It is true that Laurier's speeches that he did not make Senator Boldric|" the support of Mr. Warburtdn. Cans. who as a citizen voted in 1914 for a'}i candidate pledged to the closing of § the bar, is opposed by Mr. Warburton, | Inconsistency can no farther go. | {Hamilton Spectator, Con.) In Australia, in New Zealand, in South Africa, there has been no cry for a coalition. hen why in Canada?) But if any advantage could be found} in a coalition, room could easily have | been found. for Michael Clark or Mr. Fielding, who aré Iniperialists to, the backbone, Room For Them. Listen to This. (Hamilton. Times) 7 help the raliways get.clear of their congestion of traffie. The production of automobiles wijl thus be reduced 'by abogt 25,000. That means that the 42,000 workers will lose in wag- es about $2,000,000, the workers. But we suppose that they can afford to take « holiday once in a-while. 3 ep NEW POWER SOHEME AND A SNAG L 4 Oswego, N.Y, Palladium. A plan is under discussion which calls for the damning of the rapids of the Niagara river, creating a jun- jor Niagara Fallg that would have a drop of ninety-five feet and be cap- able of producing 500,000 horse- power electrical energy. The scheme would cost $100,000,000, and, it is claimed, would not affect the gran- deur of the ¢ataract. 7 . Peter. A, Potter, of Buffalo, who was laughed at thirty years ago when he introduced the first bill in the Legislature to-give-a charter tothe first company that proposed genera- ting power for commercial purposes, but from which start industries re- pregénting a capital of $750,000,000 have grown, is interested in the pro- ject. While the plan would remove some of the present features of the rapids in the lower gorge, the inter- ests that would undertake the build- ing of it would replace them with others of equal interest, as for in-! stance the ninety-five-foot dam over which the water would drop. Evidently the plans for this gigan- tic undertaking have all been worked out. The announcement would not have been made otherwise. The State of New York recently went to law to abrogate the charter of the Long Sault Development Com- pany, which was granted a franchise to develop the electrical energy of the Long Sault rapids in the St Lawrence river so that the State could control this water-power and prevent private capital from securing it. If private capital cam produce 500,000 horse-powyer of electrical energy in the Niagara river there is no reason why the State can not also produce it and in lieu of the pre- cedent established: in the case of the Long Sault rapids it. is doubtful if the State can give a private corpora- tion a franchise to develop the Nia} gara river rapids. 3 an lh EVENTS | 25 YEARS AGO: W. J. Morgan is attending Veterinary College at Toronto. The eity officials are talking abopt form a Snowshoe club. Why not try their hand at shovelling snow? the ing the bar in 1914 and 1916, secures W. Hazlett for seven years in the Random Reels "Ot Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax, of Cabbages and Kings." JOHN FITCH ® 174 years ago yesterday John Fitch, who built the first steamboat that navigated American waters, was rn, The fact of Mr. Fitch's birth was concealed from him for Heveral rs, otherwise he would have offer- a violent protest, as his life was full of misery and caustic dunning letters and' he died a damp and un- pleasant death as a result of trying to «drink a Kentucky. distillery to a , [complete standstill. Fitch was born in Connecticut, but at the age of seventeen he ran away from homé to esc persecu- tion, and shipped before the mast. Here he ran into a brand of persecu- tion which stamped itself upon his mind and cuticle -with great distinet- ness, and he soon retired from the sea in orden to allpw the aforesaid cutiéle to recuperate. Misfortune pursued him, however, for he mar- a lady witli a temper = which could 'soar to an altitude of 14,000 'and the sa hy mutual consent, and although Fitch perked up a good deal afler that he never made love to anybody else unless a third party was present. Fitch's first boat was launched in May, 1787, and developed a speed of three miles an hour when the cur- rent was swift enough. Later this was increased to eight miles and Fitch would have become a rich! man if he had not bdgen accused of in- fringement and thrown into the su- preme court. tch knew that by the time the supreme court rendered a decision his grandchildren would be reading fing print without their glasses, so he gave up in disgust, re- tired to Kenjhucky and for several years kept the breweries of that state working on @louble shifts. He died in a conf condition in 1798, his death being ja triumph for temper- ance, a8 two weeks later nine saloons in his home town closed up with a sickening thud. John Fitch teaches us is ard thing to be an in-| ventor and fa: prohibitionist at one mj time. gE "which fowl the but} ad and tartidd 'when I such men as Dr. |} Henry Ford shut down his automo [Hl J& factory for two wepks, so as to |} Men's Pretty hard on} 'Men's Suit Sale Boys Suit Sale | -- WE SELL RUBBERS & Boys Wear 18, $20-and $22 val Jia J20ana bez valves $1250 $18.00 and $20.00 value | For .. Cai $10,$12and $ For..:.... " Blue Suits $ 750 $1250 "svete Shoe Special See our Great West Shoe--the cold weather shoe; gun metal calf, wool lined: rubber heel, thick felt soles. Regular $5.50 and $6.50 values. While they last for $3.95 "The Shop of Quality." DO IT ELECTRICALLY. HOUSE and STORE LIGHTING A SPECIALTY. STOCK OF FIXTURES IN THE CITY. SEE OUR NEW DESIGNS. Moore's Electric Shop LARGEST - employ of the Montreal Transporta- tion Company, has been appointed chief engineer of the steamer Hero. (EEE | SOWARDS Keeps Coal and Coal Keeps SOW ARDS. JOHN M. 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