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9.50:3 TWO The Ottawa. Journal, independent Conservative. prints the following, which is probably the warmest edi- torial directed against the great ob- stmctionist, Sir James Whitney; and THE LINDSAY POST 81.25 per yaar; $1 on If paid in advance direct to publiSher We have no subscription agents. “ iLSO\ "=~' \\ ILSON, was 31:. *marily dismissed, although she had «.fficiently and faithfully per- formed the duties of her office let 2’ -nine years, under both Tory and Liber 11 administrations, without complaint. She could hardly have swenia political partisan, so it may fairly be assumed that some political partisan wanted her ion, and got it. IJ'NDSAY, FRIDAY, J AN, 17th, 1913 LA tyg‘ical case is reported from 'Yarmoutlt, N. 8., when Mrs. M. C. Godet, I: SWS of West Pubnico, perhaps the warmest positive endorâ€" sation of Mr. Rowen yet uttered by the “insurgent" (as to Sir James) Conservative press. The Journal says: “If Sir James Whitney is going to maintain his present attitude against Office. -ammW«%mmm g Free Demonstration of g N0 EMERGEMY HERE HINT T0 SIR JAMES Proprietors William St. The Liberals of Ontario have had a. sharp lesson now about the foolishâ€" ncss of rotten politics. They have a good man and clean politician. at their head. They are as much sup- porters oi the Hydro-Electric policy as the Conservatives are, and we see no conclusive reason why Ontario need hesitate to put the Liberals in power again, if the Conservatives wish to stand in the way of progress. At any rate, so far as the Journal is concerned, this newspaper does not feel inclined to worry much whe- ther the Whitney administration con- tinues or not, if that administration proposes to maintain a policy of sto- li-d stupidity on the question of tax reform. tax reform, we think that the Pro- vince can afford to retire Sir James from power. Only in the minds of mere partizans is any man or any party neceSSary to the progress of civilization. The Conservative party in Ontario can. if need he, get along without Sir James, but if it could not, Ontario anyway could get along without the ConserVative party, if the Conservative party is going to stand in the way of both common sense and civic rights. The resolution passed by the execu- tive of the Liberal-Conservative As- sociation does not in any way reflect the views of the Conservatives of this city or of the province, as is easily seen by the recent vote in Tor- onto of four to one in favor of the change. The demand for progressive action in the matter of tax reform is insistent and general, and the hold of Sir James upon the club which he conceives to be the baton of leader- ship is constantly growing weaker. It is too bad to have to talk this way about what has been a. good government, but it is not our fault. Without in the least apologizing for its actions in this matter, the Citi- zen again declares that the interests of the Conservative party in Ontario demand either a radical change in the attitude of Sir James toward the irresistible reform in the Ontario As: sessment Act, or a speedy change in the party 1eadership.â€"Ottawa Citi- CHANGE OF LEADERS The Vote in favor of tax reform in Toronto .011 New Year’s Day will give a big impetus to the movement in favor of the gradual exemption of improvements from taxatiOn in On- tario. Sir James Whitney, seeing that Tory Toronto has voted four to one against his position, will realize that the Conservative Ottawa Citi- zen was indulging in something more than a mere fling when it observed that if the province had to choose between Sir James and an important principle there could be little doubt that it would choose the principle. Tax reform is moving across Canada from Vancouver to Halifax. In Nova. Scotia it probably is to be the subâ€" ject of legislatiOn this year. In these provinces the first necessary thing needed is to give each municipality :powcr to raise its own taxes in its own way. Sir James Whitney regards this as a revolutionary step, but it is far from that. And, beyond ques- tion, it is coming. Sir James Whitney’s opposition to: taxation reform draws the fire of Sa- 1 turday night, Toronto. It says: “In his attitude on the question of tax reform Sir James Whitney is proving himself a reactionary. 0nâ€" tario's Premier has his head in the sand, his coat tails in the air, and refuses to budge. The members of his Cabinet, or at least some of them, have at different times received a, glimmer of light; but being the mere puppetsâ€"office boysâ€"in place of real ministers, they have been command- ed to keep their tongues between their teeth, strictly in accord with the Whitneyesque attitude of bossinr: gthe job. ‘ " This blustering ‘big boss' may imagine for the moment Ithat he can, by some magic proccs , set his face against fundamental re- forms and against the will of the people and still prosper as Big Chief. But parties are bigger then men, and principles are bigger than parâ€" ties. The people of Ontario will not long tolerate an obstinate onstruc- tionist, and the sooner our doughty Premier finds this out the better he will rest o’nights." Sir Wilfrid Laurier's proposition [Sr two fleet units, one for the At- lantic and one for the Pacific, has been criticised by the Tories, as in advance of his own policy of 3910, and his position at previous Imper- ial Conferences. The criticism illus- trates the contrast between the tor- pid Conservatism of the true Tory and the progressive instincts of Lib- eralism. Sir Wilfrid’s resolution of 1909, which preceded his naval con- struction programme, set forth “This House fully recognizes the duty of the people of Canada as they in- crease in numbers and wealth to as- crease in numbers and wealth to as- sume in larger measure the responsi- bility of national defence.” Since 1909 Canada’s wealth has increased enormouslyâ€"under the policy formed and bequeathed by the Liberalsâ€"and her trade has grown by leaps and bounds, until this year it is around the billion dollar mark. Naturally Sir Wilfrid has progressed with the times. His naval programme of 1912 bears the same proportion to the na- tional resources as did that of 1909. The Tories have not yet found any policy except to prevent the con- structive work of the Liberals from going on» Peterboro Examiner: The three-fif- ths' clause in the Leeal OptiOn Act is described as a “handicap.” This descriptioD is more convenient than fitting. A handicap is something de- signed to equalize conditions in a contest. The three-fifths’ clause does not do that. It is, nevertheless, an obstruction in the way of the appli: cation of the British principle of the rule of the majority. This is well ilâ€" lustrated by the result of the'voting On Monday last. In twentyâ€"five muni- cipalities of the province, the people voted to abolish 1~08 bars through 10- cal option bylaws, by a majority to‘ telling 1828. The will of the people voting was, according to the princi- ple of majority rule, made migatory by their thre'eâ€"iifths’ requirement, 8.? device introduced and maintained against the protests of the true friends of temperance and equal eights by the Whitney Government. It is claimed that this annomolous and unâ€"British condition is in the in- terests of temperance; since, when a local option bylaw is adopted by the threeâ€"fifths’ clause it is in less dan- ger of repeal, on account of the same» three-fifths’ majority being required to secure its repeal. But the cases are not quite parallel. It does not include in consideration the merits claimed for local optiOn. If local 01)- tion in operation proves to be all ‘that is claimed for it, it- stands on ‘its merits, and will not need the pro- tection of the threeâ€"fifth? clause in the matter of repeal; the common sense of public sentiment will see to that. If it should prove a failure and less emotive than the license law» in THE THREE-FINES CLAUSE NATURAL MVELOPMENT TAX REFORM controlling the drink traffic, and les‘ sening the evils of intemperance, there is no need of unfair advantage in the matter of counting votes. If it is an evil, instead of a. benefit, the more easily it is repealed the better for the interests concerned. Mortuary Statistics Of Interest Orillia. Packet: There is one respect in which Orillia does not make a good showing compared with other towns, and that is in the matter of births. The annual report of the Re- gistrar General for the year 1911 just issued, shows 141 registered in Oril- lia last year. Only three other towns show a. lower record than this, Go- bourg with 110, Port Hope with 118, and North Toronto with 136. Barrie had 173 births, Collingwood 179, (10- balt 213, North Bay 260, Oshawa 205, Smith’s Falls 178, Welland 155, and Owen Sound 338. When it comes to marriages Orillia makes a little bet- ter showing, with 88, as against 92 at Barrie, Collingwood 62, Port Hope 54, Cobourg 67, Smith’s Falls 57. Lindsay 94, Welland 99, North Toron- o 28, Oshawa 77, North Bay ~31, and Owen Sound 131. Sarnia. had 275 weddings, and Windsor, the Gretm Green of Canada, had 2,774, or more than half as many as Toronto. When it comes to deaths, Orillia had ‘123, Barrie 100, Collingwood 101, Lindâ€" As result of a two day conference of the Board cf Finance of the Meâ€" thodist church, certain rearrangeâ€" ments of the finémce system were deâ€" cided upon. An annual budget Will be prepared‘ and presented at the an- nual conference and at the distfict meetings in all the circuits of the church. Each circuit will include in the budget its amount and the total connexional funds. This plan is ex- pected to simplify greatly the fi- nance problem. The acquisition of the services of sereral prominent lay- men by the board will also lend strength. AMER FINANCE SYSTEM OF METHODIST CHURCH say 107, North Bay 131, Oshawa 3.05, Smith’s Falls 34, Welland 1'01, (‘0- bourg 130 amd Port Hope 64. The following members of the Pres- byterian Committee on Church Union were received: President Falconer, Principal Gandier, Dr. R. P. McKay, and Dr. Somerville. This depitation was assured by the finance board of the complete willingness of the Me- thodist Church to unite as soon as the other denominations were ready. Mount Royal College at Calgary was instituted a connexional asset of the church. And measures were passed providing for radical changes in the work of the Methodist College at Montreal, necessitated by the de- velopment of that institution. ls Advertising Manager The Post is in receipt of the initial publication of the Weekly Herald, a twelve page paper, published at Gain'sville, Florida. Mr. Frank S. Chapman, formerly of the Post stafi, is advertising manager, and Messrs. J. D. and R. S. Kuykendall are edit- ors. The publication is a credit to the gentlemen behind it. is certainly one. of the most disagree- able ailments w'nich flesh is heir to. Coated tongueâ€"-bittcr taste in the mouthâ€"nausea -- dizziness â€"- these combine to make life a burden. The cause is a disordered liverâ€"the Cure Dr. Morsc's Indian Root Pills. They go Straight to the root of the trouble, put the liver right, cleanse the stem- ach and bowels. c! 2;;r the tongue and take away the bitter taste {mm the mouth. At the first sign of bilious- ncss take THE LINDSAY POST.» Canadian Pacific Sees Big Change (Special to The Post.) Vancouver, Jan. 11 â€" Train de- spatching by telegraph is a thing of the 'past so far as the Canadian Ta- cific Railway is concerned. The teleâ€" phone has taken its place through- out the system. Installation of the last division between Vancouver and North Bend has been cempleted. This was the last link to be hitched up between the Pacific Coast and St. John, N. B. CAN DO MORE WORK It is claimed that the reason the change has been efiected is owing to the telephone proving less liable to mistake than the telegraph, and that a great deal more work can be ac- complished through the former chan- nel in shorter time. When the first experimental sec- tion between Montreal and Farnham, a distance of sixty miles, was instal- led six years ago, the man in charge of the work was J. F. Richardson, the present superintendent of tele- graphs of the C.P.R. in Vancouver. A test then made showed that an op- erator could despatch eightyasix trains in eight hours. Messages were sent to three offices and repeated back. That meant that a train was dcspatched on an average of every fiVe and a half minutes during the ‘whole of the time. SAVING OF TIME Such Work, it is claimed, would be a physical impossibility by the telegraph. It means, too, a great saving in the time of trains, much delay being obviated. Because of results obtained the railway company decided on the inâ€" stallation of the telephone system on its main system. It meant laying two; extra copper wires the Whole length of the main line, inVOlving heavy ex- pense. On the section between North Bend and Vancouver copper wire weighing 210 pounds to the milewas strung. This is much heaVier wire than is ordinarily used for telephon- mg. The only part cf the system where the telephone is not used is the ter- ritory between Winnipeg and Port Arthur where there is a. double track. Bringing visions of comfortable and luxurious travel through a territory unrivalled for scenic beauty the cal- endar of the Intercolonial Railway just received with the compliments of the Traffic Dept, is warmly appreâ€" ciated as a. happy reminder of past enjoYments- and as an inspiration for future travel. ' The calendar is as usual very hand- some, and is printed in exquisite taste. 0:: the hand tooled back- ground of maple leaves is an oval piece printed in quadra color showâ€" ing the Ocean Limited speeding through a scene where ocean and land with a setting of fleecy clouds combine to form a, very handsome picture. Over this is the emblematic moosehead encircled in a halo of scarlet with the words The Fast Line -’l‘he People's Railway in pale yel- low. Set in the four corners are re- productions of the four I.C.R. book- lets descriptive of Quebec and the MaritMe Provinces. The lettering is done in white with gold outline, while the tab is of chocolate brown with white figures showing promin- ently, the statutary holidays being marked by squares of shades white and gold. On each side of the tab in white lettering are some cheerful facts conserning the splendid through trains, the Ocean Limited and the Maritime Express. intercoloniai Ry. Calendar for 1.913 The design of the calendar is great- ly enhanced by a Asurpn‘nting of gold on the background of maple leaves. 3 s a. reminder of the Intercolonial and its fine train service, it is excellent. PETERBORO MAN GETS FHVE YEARS (Special to the Post) Hamilton, Jan. 7â€"â€"For the next five years J. W. Montgomery, forâ€" merly of Peterboro, will spend his working and leisure hours behind the strong walls of Kingston penitem tiary. He pleaded guilty before Judge Monck this morning to several charg- es of forging and uttering checks. The charges preferred by Crown At- torney Washington were one of De- cember 23 on the name of J. J. Kelso for $67; on December 19, on the same name, {or $55; on December 16, on the name of W. J. Stewart, for $20. He pleaded guilty to all counts. Crown Attorney Washington then produced Montgomery‘s record, which showed he had been convicted on charges of a. similar nature in Welland. Branuord and Peterboro. As something both ornamental and Organize Company 3 To Run Hoteli Galt, Jan. 12.â€" The local option- ists in Galt have taken official cog- nizance'of the talkedâ€"of necessity of more hotel accommodation. At a rally held on Saturday night, attend- ed by a couple of hundred temper- ance men, it was decided to appoint a committee to investigate the neâ€" cessity, and 'it was understood that if the need was found to exist, further action would be taken. Several prom- inent citizens said they believed that a temperance hotel could be. success- fully conducted, and it was generally agreed that if a new hotel‘was built it should be modern in every respect. Mr. A. R. {Goldie proposed that in the event of action being taken a company be organized, and a proper prospectus drawn up, and that the antis he also permitted to subscribe if they so Wished. Rev A. J. John- ston said the control of the hotel should remain in the hands of the local optionists, and W. E. Evans suggested that a condition be that under no circumstances should liquor ever be allowed to be sold in the ho- tel. MONTHLY MEETING OF TEACHERS AND OFFICFRS A permanent Executive Committee was appointed at the meeting, and it will be their duty to select the men who will look into the hotel situation. ' The regular monthly meeting of the teachers and omcers of the Cam- bridge-st. Methodist church was held last night in the basement of the church. The regular reports and business was gone through with, and all de- partments were found to be in a. very flourishing and highly satisfactory Leg was Broken Mr. J. G. Dickey, of Lindsay has received word from Peterboro that his son, Harold, employed in the Edi50n Works in that city, had one of his legs .broken on Wednesday. He is at present in Nichous Hospital. The'fmfly rerfiedy fdr Coughs and Colds “Shiloh costs so m1: and does $0 and? ‘iADAMS BROS? Mr. A. J. Eaton, of Peterboro, spent the day in town. 8 e have a fresh clean stock of high grade dried fruits of the following varieties pricots, Evaporated Peaches, Dates, Cook- ing Figs, Layer Figs Fine Evaporated apples 1n 50 pound and a few 10 Q pound boxes at very special prices. We also haw i a quantity of apples 1n barrels. Don’ t delay to . order these specials now. 3 >1 -Q-.AQ...§. mouuonuonq Start the New Year Right by Buying a New Scale Williams Come. try the piano before purchasing elsewhere J. M. Greene Music Co. Ltd. KENT STREET, LINDSAY Victrolos and Edison Phonographs A Few Specials for ,Awâ€"_â€"__râ€"‘ PLAYER PIANO Purity of tone, beauty of design two of its character- tstics- Used by all the great artists- This “leek Some slick thief whose nerve knows no bounds did a neat job in m crowds 0n the Union Station pm. form, Toronto. Saturday morning. [and Miss Minnie Manley. lot Sash. toon, is bemoaning the loss of asil-u ver Chatelaine, $20, and a retm ticket to Saskatoon. Miss Manley, who came down from the west to visit her sister in Peterboro. got all lthe Sudbury train with the Chatelaine swinging on her arm. She Crossed over to get on the C.P.R. Montreal strain, when the conductor asked her 'for her ticket before she boarded the train. It was then she discovered her loss. Miss Manley reported the mat- ter to the police, but as she did not know how she lost it, or who cut it away from her arm. the chance of locating the man is small. Miss Vergie McSweyn left thl‘ morning for Berlin where she has ac cepted the position of AssiSwâ€"f lSuperintende'nt of the Berlin-W315 i 100 Hospital. ,4 n“..â€" Stole Purse from 1 off Woman’s Arm The woman was 1106 left stranded, 'for Mr. William Corbett, of the pas- senger department of the C.P.R. went down in his own pocket and bought her a ticket to ‘Peterboto. She wac anxious to get to the bedside of he: sister, who is seriously ill. TRAIN CREW AND OPERATOR SUSPENDEI The men of the eastbound C. P. P. train, together with the Operate: have been suspended for the collia'o: near Burketon on Sunday. The inves tigation will be held under the direc- than of Superintendent Collins an: Assistant Superintendent Tamales Officials in Toronto decline to discus the matter. saying it was not or. their division The C.P.R. collision on Sunday we the subject of general discussion ‘1: railway centres today. and there is: wide aiflerence of opinion regarding Who is neponsfble for the accident. Some are holding the operator, ot‘: ers the engineer, while others agai: declare that these accidents will co:- tinue becausethe CWPR is tryi: gm do a. double track business on a sit: gle track. “Freight trains,” said a passenger from the east this more ing. “are flying over the line like 2 swarm of beeS." Mr. Clyde W. Harrod, Totem spending a few daySoat his hame George and M111 3123. onto, 1 Sal , for and 2 dozen 1 dozen ‘3 mont! ..::Lg‘ mont] council factor-1e sometin ahead v paid en felt it t there Lig Ald. tecoun‘ which ; Two ftario 1 £11me minion of Bed! Word {110011 EAdam 1 Mo 158 for connec waY. mem montl i catt‘ wot] COW‘ you 'out Wor