[ERS Ape EE Sel EE DRYDEN OBSERVER ommend AAR eit SL HAE IR BE i rs Balm Railway in Hands of Union Says Carvell Big Problem He Says is to Get Them to Give Honest Day's Work Montreal, Jan. 10.--The chief pro- plem of Canadian railways centres to- day in trades unionism and the refusal of employees to do an honest day's work for an honest day's pay, the chairman, Hon F. B. Carvell, declared at a meeting of the Dominion Rail- way commission here today. "The commission. was considering recodrs which had to do with the in- spection of an electric warning sys- tem at a crossing of the Grand Trunk Railway' at Lachine, 'and it was being shown that as high as twenty-five houts a month was spent in inspection of this bell and its wiring. The rail- way wanted the municipality to pay for the cost of operating the bell, but the commission refused an order, be- cause it might become a precedent, though it was clear, Mr Carvell said, the railway was spending more for its operation than it was worth. "«Thees men need some one behind them continually with a yard-stick," said Mr Carvell. "The times shown in these records are absolutely un- reasonable. I wouldn't keep a man of hat type in my employe a minute and neither "would you," he said to the table of council present.- "The rail- way are in the hands of these labor unions," Mr Carvell declared finally. SHOULD STORIES HAVE A SC MORAL PURPOSE? .In his younger days Wilkie Collins the English novelist, wrote two great stories: "The Moonstone," and "The Woman in White." Nowadays it is the fashion to jeer at the Victorian novelists, and the creaking machinery of their plots. But it would be a real blessing if some living writer would produce stories as absorbing as. the two here mentioned. . : They were originally published in monthly parts, and the excitement was so.great the street before the printing house was blocked, and the crowd had to be handled by the police. The in- telligent reader was so anxious to get the next chapter of "The Moonstone" | that he fought his way through the} mob. with a club. = No best-celler of the present time ever witnessed such enthusiasm. ~~ = : Mr Collins should have been con- vinced by the phenomenal success of these books , that he had found his proper. place in the scheme of things, as a story-teller. There never was a greater story-teller. © Bu just then Dickens was making a great success writing preachy 'novels, calling for re- forms in jails and worhouses and brick yards and everything else, and Wilkie decided that he must do some preach- ing, too, while conditions were favor- able... He imagined that the construc- tion of an entertaining story was the work of a half-god; the gods were en- gaged in better things, rubbing moral lessons into the people. So he quit the work for which he was sublimely - fitted, and began writing tiresome and turgid books, each with its Moral Purpose. Collins had a won- derful' gift for story-telling and for growing whiskers. But he was the worst preacher in the business, and he killed off his popularity and bored two continents. = Publishers still issue his two great novels which sell as steadily and inevitably as prunes or smoking tobacco, but all the top-loftp books of his, in which he was determined to rencvate 'the world and do away with iniquity, are as completely forgotten as Oliver 'Goldsmith's "Natural Hist- ory.--Walt Mason in July Hearst's International. your: own business home What Women will Do | Just what women will do when they finally. 'wake up to their political equality with men is suggested by what they have done. The child labor ' llaws, the pure-food statute, prohibi- tion, their own enfranchisement, and woman suffrage are all things in 'which women have a hand, largely through their clubs. Many of the wo- men at the hed of these organizations were wealthy, some wrere childless and others had finished their jobs as wives and mothers, and they all want- ed something to do--something te occupy their time and money, some- thing that was constructive, difficult to accomplish, and fairly permenent when obtained. The leaders had back of them the intellectuals, the short-haired and flat- shoed banner carriers, the zealots, and a great mass of sincere privates who moved up into eommanding positions as the males retreated. The most sacred thing to women iz motherhood. Their greatest interest is in protecting and fitting them for living. They are more interested in ethical and educational matters than in practical economics. The emotional appeals to them more than the in- tellectual. The economic result is but an incident. And so it isa mast natural presumption that they will demand and ultimately obtain national divorce laws, alimony insurance, bonuses for babies, single standards. of morals, mothers' pensions based on their physical contribution . to citizenship and equal ownership with the husband of all his property. They will obtain centralized schools in all rural dis- tricts, with distriet nurses, hospitals, and health supervision. They will invade all the trades and professions. They will go on the road and sell goods, become manufacturers, and ultimately get ideas and prejudice about the tariff, taxes, and what no! that effects their business. They will not agree on the ways or the means. They will te divided in opinion ac men are. When this happens the; will be on their way back to normaley, and fathers, husbands, brothers male friends will have a chance again. --Collier's Weekly. 3 and IT IS BUSINESS In politics, in the church, in the schools, and other activities, how often we stand back and take no part simply because we feel it is not business and things can't be handled in a business- like manner! When, as a matter of fact, business ability is needed in every human activity. In polittics we need men who realize the valve of a dollar and what it cost and what it will uy; in our churches we need leaders who realize that something cannot be bought for nothing, and that a church cannot thrive unless its finan- cial affairs are handled sensibly; in our 'schools we are coming slowly to realize that our children get out of them exactly what we put into them, and that poor equipment and under- paid teachers are an expense and not an economy; and so on, no matler what we do, we meet the need for business judgment. Business sense applies everywhere. It is always useful, generally neces- sary, We are not asking you to bring in a brief case and bore your wife and your friends with it; that is a very different thing from keeping your business you may be. PI SE = VO SPR MARCHED TO BATTLE a0 j WITH HANDS TIED St John, 'N. despatch of recent date to the effect that the Spanish Ambassador in Lon- don, Senor Don Merry Del Val, denied the charge that American and British members of the Foreign Legion had CANADIAN BIG "PHONE USERS "Ottawa, Jan. 10.--Canada in 1919, the latest date for which statistics are available, ranked second only to the United States in the number of tele- phones per hundred of population. The United States had 13.6 telephones per 100 of population and Canada 9.8. Italy with 3 'phones per hundred was lowest, according to statistic issued by' the Dominion Bureau of Statistice. In Jendar year 1920 there were 6. 'phones in use in Canada, 'an increase of ten per cent, over 1919 and 85 'per cent. over 1913. Increases in rural telephone companies and rural telephones contributed largely to the getieral increase. The wire mileage in use was: 2,105,101 and the average persons per mile of wire was 4.2. tebe Heredity : -»Jellis.--Oh, yes, she takes her hair and eyes from her mother, but her complexion she must inherit from her father. e was a calsominer. been marched into battle with. their hands tied behind them, was shown tc the four former members of the Le- gion, Carlson, Burns. Donnelly and Burns, now stranded in this city, and the men reiterate their former state- ments on the subject. They cited the case of a man named | Hiscock, who was taken from a cala- boose, and who was sent to his death in this manner. Nearly all the mem- bers of Hiscock's company are new living in London and will swear to this they say. ANGLO FRENCH AGREEMENT . MAY BFFECT U BOATS Washington, Jan. 10.--The belief that France would abandon her plans for extensive submarine construction as a result of the entente reached with Great Britain at Cannes was expressed today by members of the British arme delegation. In this case it was said, Great Britain would find it unneces- sary to carry out her suggested pro-- gram for a fleet of auxiliary naval craft, which world have cen design- ed as an answer to large holdings of i submarines by ancther power. a sense on tap and using it wherever' B., Jan. 10.--A news | \May Change National Flag Ottawa, Jan. 10.--Creation of the Irish Free State is giving heraldry ex- perts in the capital an opportunity to conjecture as to possible changes in the national flag and the Canadian coat of arms should the Irish authori- ties demand the removal of the cross of St. Patrick, which is super-imposed upon the crossdg.of St. George and St. Andrew in the Union J ack. Possible changes in the Union Jack because of action by the Irish Govern- ment will be of special interest to (anada, owing to the fact that the new Canadian coat of arms has but recently been approved by the Im- perial Privy Council. Should a change pecome necessary, the mew coat of arms will undoubtly have to be re- adjusted to meet the situation. Whether or not the Department of fxternal Affairs, of which Hon. W. L. MacKenzie King, is the Minister, has yet taken the matter up officially could not be ascertained, but it is un- derstood that nothing will be done un- til the Imperial Government in Lon- don signifies its intentions. The Can- adian flag and arms will, of course. have to be made to conform with that approved by the British Government. Another feature of the problem is that it will undoubtedly again give cause for a great deal of discussion on the advisability and feasibility ol ihe creation of a distinctly Canadian ensign. With regard to the latter ieature in any possible change it is {elt in well informed circles in Ottawa that even a special flag emblematis ot Janada would have to contain the Union Jack, and that therefore any action toward securing a Canadian fag would also involve study anc adaption of possible changes througl [rish action, Object.on to changes in the flag ant coat of arms are in many quarter: cased on monetary reasons. -- pe ELECTION IN ONTARIO ; WITHIN A YEAL 'Toronto, Jan. 10.--That a Provincia. election in Ontario within the nex: gar was inevitable and that the Con: servative party following a througk re..organization within the few month: would be overwhelmingly victorious in that contest was the prophesy oi A. BE. Donovan, former M. P. foi Brockville, speaking to a largly at tended meeting 'of the North Torontc Conservation Association: last night. Mr Donovan dubbed the Drury gov: ernment the most outrageously ex travagant administration which On: tario had seen since confederation. The association carried unauimous: ly: "That the Hon Arthur Meighen ex pressing our unshaken confidence ir him and expressing the earnest hope that he will continue to lead the Con: servative party in the Dominion." Brantford, Ont., Jan. 10.--~Hon, H C Nixon, who was in this city today, when queried by a representative oi the Canadian Press stated that so fax as he knew there was no foundation for the report now current that the Drury Government contemplated digsi- lution of the Legislature before the ex- piry of the time. ANGLICAN CHURCH, SALVATION ARMY HOSTEL GET DEATH SIGN The Salvation Army HosTtel at the corner of Walter and Pearl Streets has been placed on the list of build- ings branded by the "death sign,, of 'the Russian Bolshevik. The symbol of 'sickle and hammer appeared on one of the door-ways, and officers believe it was done between seven and eight o'clock last evening. The warning symbol was also placed on St John's Anglican Church, Fitz- simmon's Fruit Warehduse and the Vendome Hotel, but it is 'not known definitely whether these places were branded with the others on Saturday or' last night. : The police have been investigating, but at three o'clock this afternoon no one had been detained. » The appearance 'of the "death sign" has had little or no effect on the popu- lation except, it is said, in the foreign quarters where it is believed that agents of the Bolshevik gre in the city attempting to stir up strife be- tween certain factions. Co-incident with the appearance of the "symbol" paper stickers bearing a message to the lumber workers were stuck on sides of buildings and telephone poles in the Bay Street section of the city 'hard water, supbly would be the, -it wold be advisable to build a home. THE FARM CISTERN A Good Supply of Soft Water a Household Boon. The Farmer's Wife and Daughter Will Appreciate It--Location of the Cistern -- Advice Given for Local Installment. (Contributed by Ontario Department of 1 Agriculture, Toronto.) 5 Lucky indeed is the farmer who can boast of a never-failing supply of pure and fresh water from well or spring on his premises. Its value cannot be reckoned up in dollars and cents. Anoiher source of water supply on the farm is the rain water ! caught on the roofs of the buildings i and stored in large underground! tanks, called cisterns. It is com- | monly called soft water in contrast to the hard water of wells and springs. A Supply of Soft Water a Boon. enough to have a plentiful supply of § soft water for washing dishes, clothes and woodwork, and for use in the bath, knows well how much | guperior it is to hard water. it saves a lot of soap, and the oper- ations are more easily carried out and the results more satisfactory. This valuable supply of water comes down from the clouds in fairly cop- ious amounts month by month, and gosts nothing except a small outlay, probably $150, once in a lifetime for eave-troughing and a sciorage tank or cistern. Qver Ontario the average rainfall from April to December is about 2% inches per month, and if all the buildings of an average-sized farm were provided with eave-troughing, no less than four barrels of water per day on the average over the whole year would be collected. This quantity of water will serve efficient- ly a family of six living in a home equipped with modern plumbing fix- tures. The only draw on the well, or amount required for drinking and cooking purposes. A Good Cistern a Necessity. To safeguard against a shortage of soft water in times of drought and during the winter season when rains are scarce, the cistern should be large enough to hold a two or three months' supply. This would require a storage tank at the very least - 10 feet square and 10 feet deep, or its equivalent in different di- mensions, or two smaller tanks hav- ing together this capacity. It is well to remember that the tank built in the cubical form, say 10x10x10, is nore eeenomical than one of the same size nut obleng in form (6 2-83x15x10) for example. The cylinder form takés even less ma- terial than the cubical, but it may he a little slower and harder to build. Sometimes the bottle form is 'constructed. Hither tbe cylindri- sal or bottle type is usually built of orick laid in a rich conerete mortar and finally well coated on the inside with & rich mixture of cement, pref- arably super cement, and fine sand. Tha 10x10x10 size will hold 6,250 {mperial gallons, or approximately 200 barrels. In U.S.A. gallons the capacity wauld be 1-5 more, or 7,500 gallons, To build the cube-shaped cistern (10x19x10) it would require 12 cu. yds, of concreie, the walls, bottom and top being six inches thick. Using a 1-6 mixture it would take approximately 18 barrels of ce- ment and 15 loads of gravel. For the cylindrical shape it would take about 11 cu. yds. of material, and for. the oblong shape (6 2-3x15x10) abut 13 cu. yds. With a knowledge of local prices of material and labor, it would be an easy matter to estimate the cost of a 6,000 to 7,000 gallon eistern. : The Location of the Cisteri. The house cistern may be located in tbe cellar, or outside underground, a¢zording to conditions. If the cel- Yar be large and provided with good drainage fo. the overflow of the cis- tern, there can be no serious objec- tion to having the cistern in the cel- lar. If the moof of the house is not large enough to collect sufficient rain water for ihe water service of the home, the roofs of barns and other Muildings may be connected up to an- other cistern at these buildings and the two cisterns connected for joint service if necessary. In this case probably the best arrangement would 'be to build one very large under- ground tank, 12 or 15 feet square and 10 feet deep, at a point where rain 'water from both house and barny would gravitate and collect. Betwesn the barns and this cistern basin to intercept dirt from roofs. The water system would be connected | to this large cistern to suppl; y the house or barn as required. The & ame water sysiem could be used to su pply the house Or barn with the wate r from the well or other source used, for @rinking . and cooking pus poses. 3 I n building a cistern do not make (he; serious mistake of making it tce 8m 1all. Then install some form of W Ater system in order to have the $s oft water, both hot and cold, on tap { hroughout the house. In subue- yuent articles I will describe various types of water systems for the farm settling where there is a large Russian and Finnish population. The matter of the "death sign' is being treated lightly for the time ba- ing, by the police and others, but the department, it is said, will be or, the strife and, should occasion "warrant the police will use drastic 'measures! garden ve to prevent the formation ¢.f societies ~at present on the "band list" in §Gonada. i REE i] eri roth, Li oe) FTA 'Gra ham, O. A. College, lookout for any attempt to stir up "ig 1aecessary for each family to grow of Physios, The Department , is mrepared to 0.A.C., Gueiph, Ont. advise you without charge regarding insitallation of water systems, Dlumb- ing, sew2:ge disposal, ete.--R. B. Guelph. © Jfvery farm and country home she foes A itself, and to do this # getables and small fruits. 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BRIGNALL, TRACTORS Oxdrift, Ont IMMIGRATION OF DGMESTICS "Winnipeg, --Special endeavor to se- cure immigration from Great Britain of household workers had not proven sufficiently successful to warrant con- tinuation of the policy, the two hun- dred delegates to the convention of United Farm Women of Manitoba were told by J. H. Evans, Deputy Min- ister of Agriculture for the Province. Mr Evans said 175 household workers had been brought to Manitoba under he policy of assistance, but the rural listricts had failed to absorb all of hem and some had been placed in the cities, It was found in the British Isles, he said, that positions were available for all trained help, and con- sequently only the untrained were available for over seas and secured at an unjustifivle expense. THE CHALLENGE OF 1922 At the ending of one year and the opening of another it is customary for the individual to conduct. as that we have pe i § practicable. (udm. ubuislum buildings is advisable whenever ise 4% glance back over past mistakes and form good resolu- tions for the guidance of his future If the period of stress and strain has taught us anything, it has taught to think bigger shoughts, to drop the habit of think- ing selfishly and narrowly, and to cul- sivate 2 vision that is altruistic and 1 sation wide. There has been =o much -¢ sacrifice and suffering for the pres- vation of the nation that it stands 2at as our imperative duty to see to it i that the nation for which we have sac- !rificed and suffered shall be worthy 'of the offerings that have been laid upon the altar. For nearly five years we were en- gaged in a struggle for sheer exist- ence and for the right to exist under the conditions that we ourselves de- sired; for three years after that we have been trying to recover our breath after the struggle, and today we have reachied the point at which we ought to be making a strong en- deavor to bring about a state of af- fairs, not similar to pre-war condi- tions, but so much better than those under which we lived before, that the worth while. The year 1922 holds out a challenge to us all to show that we have not de- generated, but that rather we have be- come wiser, stronger and better men and women than the men and women who allowed their world to drift into You : victory won may prove to have been that state of mind in which the great war was made possible. rel Drvden Agricultural Societv ANNUAL MEETING. The Annual Meeting of Dryden Az- sicultural Society will be held in the Town Hall on Saturday, January 21st, and other business. fo at 1 pm, for the election of officers