* _— -ty, dn that lantic to the removed, since the German fieet danger spot is now in enforcing peace, and p liberties of other antioeer By - trapping of the Germany navy the war than other @ war. agency in try is now contemplating the build- across the Sahara desert from mately $325,000,000, for i shortest possible teens in the next war. I ; of these troops, serge patios the late war placed the stamp of bombs and all the other weapons are of war. available from the French colonies terranean totals 65 p This development of. a whole, and is six tim i great military reserve in Northern that of any other one nation. French approval upon them, in Africa. There is significanece.in the news Africa that the base of the British navy is cations in Algeria, to be removed. from the North At- = at Gibralter the vital points in Mediterr: Sea.—in —concen-— The menace of the North has been tration of the British navy in the ~ ‘was sunk at Scapa Flow, and the tilities, woul conflict with the great southern sea. The British navy is across to the world’s greatest instrument for and consequently the reath are reserving the .sscakaans ear the S ne. of pase ere the outbreak of the war, it did, at in which Britain and ce joi one stroke, more toward winning hands, their united forces woul be- any trength: In spite of the tremend- construction of the railway, ous war debts of France, that coun- which the route is shown on. this map. -} ing of a railway 2,200 miles long, difficulties between Al- tries, the British navy would again - geria south, at a cost of fg es be jo where it was most nee @»as avowed purwoee of having in readi- pa Danéoutas. w taking place, n my of native negro involve the leraeat | chicantetion of . * troops, to throw into Europe by the British t 850,000 ships, with full in Makes the French fortifi- and the British Mediterranean, in the ‘event of hos- French plans for rushing the ne army Marse: eria, marine tran: pel sora In the ariat of a conflict ned ened enormously 5s by rae In the impossible event of the two coun- eeded, as in the ababhs war. British warships since the battle of There will be eighty-three complement of submarines, aircraft, torpedoes, Jutland. British trade in the Medi- cent. of the as great as = Whipping In Public Schools. (Walkerton Herald-Times) Discussion: as to the advisability of whipping in the public schools | ,has been rather gepere’ of late in “the weekly press. In the good old days when we went abs school * the principal, Mr. W. R. Telford, was a strict disciplinarian, who would no more think of going the rounds of the rooms each day without the to church on Sunday without his bible, says Mr. Arthur W. Bliis, old Walkerton boy in his paper, The Petrolia Advertiser. The Herald-Times’ scribe was @ schoolmate of the you editor and ean bear him ont in at he says about the former srtbainat of the Walkerton public school. ary Mr. Telford got the nick-name of ‘Bar- ney” we never knew oat although the boys called him “Barney” be-, hind his back, the strap which we knew he always carrieé with him, commanded such fear and espect that we never took any liberties and always weighed our words when ad- dressing him. And now as we loak back thirty years down the corridor of time, we do not feel any resent- ment towards him for having whal- Toped us for our misdeeds: He was a), just man and was never known .to thrash a child in a fit of temper. Calmly, deliberately, almost father- “it hurts me more that it hurts you but not in ¢ age place” attitude, he would miserable victim about the sactoeee ness of the offence, until one who did not. know him well would begin to think he would ‘‘get off.” But just as surely po = sun rose out would come the s bor la the punishment was giv- en on the hands, on which there had rubbed a liberal supply of ros- in, sometimes on the legs and some- times about the middle north looking south. It was epeedily administered, mever prolonged, and just enough. He has been years, a ! the -biind -baggage—ot—his, Swallow-tail than he would of going ang of schoo! | hands, there are few, we hope, who will not hold to the view that the judicious use of the strap in the | achool Rs properly applied, espec- ith boys, is good for both body } sou. t times change, ane the Sudbury Star, published by m. Mason, a former Walkerton Sey, puts 50 (London Frée Press Report) Listowel eliminated Woodstock} from the sénior No Hock 20 minutes’ overtime, giving the No raed sie atid poe the right to meet New Hamburg in the finals for The London Free i Hints # trophy. It was a tidy battle, to say the least, and while the red and white crew from the Industrial City made t close, they were the more fortun- ate on the night's play, as Cap Say- age's blue and whites played better hockey and had the edge on their opponents by more than one goal. « The mruene © ed Peat and everything King & Co. had in ‘the'r as thrown in- fray, even to ‘getting all the “Harold Farlow: Listowel. led in goalg- scored throughout, going into the second period with a 2-to-1 advantage, mak- ing it 3:to 1 near the close of the second, only to see Whitehead get Woodstock's second counter just be- fore the 40 minutes were up. Jem- ment tied the score in the third ahaa on a neat bit of stick hand- Teich in the Woodstock nets, kept his team in the running, clear- ing and stopping three, times the number of hard chances that Johfi- ston was called upon to stop, though the fatter turned in.a mighty sweet bit of blocking on the close-up at- tacks, though Bi kGl ahead 8 was from beyond the defe: Creighton iroke up Woodstock’s effectiveness on the forward line while Jemment was best on the Woodstock attack. Kemp and Cavell outplayed the Woodstock wings, bearing in on King and Pascoe, to get by for shots, only to have Lynch disrupt their golden chances. Kelly and Rocker, two veterans of many seasons, often went the full length of‘the rink together and their ‘ast venture during the game de- cided the issue. Kelly shot the puck into the upper corner of 8 right this oe heres of denting his pads, as had done repeatedly eee the Asse o-gladinties were a tired lot” and two days’ rest before we «ing New Hamburg here in th first of the finals gives the la» ter an advantage as this took a lot ont of the ‘Listowel squad. ; First ‘Pe riod ' The game just got nicely under way when Richards was ‘barished from Rie trip. Creighton day tage dia a & saan ora bent Coe Ly with a e's tyin Goyer na it co threw what peng like another goal by Kemp this time. ‘was car- sure goals in quick succession. Kelly and -Rocker teamed it down the ice,| - but their passing proved too meth- odicat. for tome yes ighton then woo King and Paice for Listowel’ tira goal, with only four minutes of the period to £0. : Jemmett, one minute later, elboed his way right through, gs his shot was wide and Whitehead batted the rubber past Johnston pe -the re- bound from shat ant of the rink. The period ended 3 : Eager Period Douglas bel chased for tripping Kemp. Cavellie got sven “but his shot was ily Cully Rocker tried his hand, combining with Creighton gu Kelly and vonZuben tore down gether. Farlow allowed a_ lot ee strenuous stuff to get by unnoticed at this stage of the game. Goyer was chased for taking a Ewing at Kelly. Richards gave Johnston a hard shot to handle. awe) and vonZuben mis- sed two chance: -asdo was penaliz- ed and Jemmett scintilated in won- derful attacks, finally beating John- ston by See tying the score in nine minute play. ocker. and Creighton did everything but score in the next minute. A funny scramble in the Listowel nete occurred in ‘which Johnston did one of his fam- ous flops. He even stopped a puck with his head. Kemp and Kelly went down together and King was penal- ized just before the period ended. The first 10 minutes of extra time Saw Listowel all over Woodstock, barring a few feeble attacks. In: the last 10 minutes Pascoe butt-ended his way to the penalty box. Creigh- ‘ton, King and Kelly missed the nets, but the game was tucked away in the last five minutes when Kelly scored on Rocker’s perfect pass in- side the Woodstéck defense. Doug- las nearly got through and the dy- {ing moments of the period saw much jockeying back and forth. Goal summary: First hid Bee Listowel, Creigh- ton, 2.00; 2, Woodstock, Whitehead, 7. 00; 3, ‘Listowel vonZuben, 9.00. many phaseg of the ale 80 well as follows: h the oki fashioned method teaching going by the board, it isto ‘be feared that the pedagogue with an old fashioned faith.in the virtues of the strap, will not exa¢tly be in good favor two “minutes. Kelly and Rocker con bined, but Lynch blocked. With Creighton in the penalty box John- ston was called upon to make sever: stops. puorer did a lot of hard Wok on the wing and got past Kelly a. a owel, Creigh- 5, Weodstock, White- Third period—6, Woodstock, Jem- mett, 9.00 Fourth perlod—No 5cO Fifth icy ee Listowel, Kelly twice. Play went up and down be- (Rocker), 7.00 should his record show a larger num- | ber of whippings than the gentle | teacher who believes in teaching a ‘child by kindness and beautiful | thoughts and tender words. No child should be afraid of his teacher. That lis tyranny. But every child should have a wholesome respect for his teacher and there are some pupils in whom that respect can be oo cated in no other way than a hearty thrashing. People who ie dreamily about the childish mind groping for truth and goodness like a flower groping for the light have no idea how soon a veritable replica of Beelzebub, if given a free hand. * “There are few teachers who de- light in whipping just for the sake of whipping. But there are those whose souls are sorely tried and who have sufficient spirit that they refuse to let some grinning youngster of thirteen summers dominate them by impudence and rascality, so they roll up their #leeve and they reach for the strap and they take that young- ster out into the hall and they thrash some respect ee a and thus maintain their of dignity and maintain discipline "9 the school- room,” The Pledge’ that time which is now some- times referred to as “the good old days,’ Pat and Mike had -been im- bibing entirely too much. Father ‘ might ar ms breath. Wait tillowe- “4 at cece Papi Crane and, rasan the Reagan met them on the street and made them promise to go to his house the next day and take the pledge. : Early the next morning Pat met Mike; they linked arms and started for the priest’s abode. Their way took them past a saloon. “Hist, Mike!” pes Pat. “What say we shtep in an’ have just Wan more before we sign the ple edge?” Naw,’ ‘replied Mike. ‘His rivrince "re comin’ b Needless z A travelling — tells of an in- Fob ae o ed in one of the f Georgia. He was seated in the Dealing eee Bren a typical neg- ro of the bac ds type appeared for a ticket to nen Straigh t or return? siked the agent. “Straight or return?” repeated the rg > ale a ued the agent, con: sight tke wil take Zot fo ' 0! a 4 oa back here.” “eg Mac- will Prohibition Forces of Ontario L_ited and Ready for The Fray FIVE HUNDRED DELEGATES AT- > TEND ANNUAL CONVENTION IN TORONTO—OLD DEBT CLEAR- ED AWAY. 4 Mail and omitca at formation a new ance organization, the Ontario Prohibition Union, was ratified at a meeting on-Tuesday-in Massey Hall, which was attended by five hundred representativés of tem- perance organizations. Thé new or- ganization will include all existing ones,.and its object is to combat any moves which may be made egainst the Ontario Temperance Act. Indif- ference of many in the old Ontario branch of the Dominion — Alliance, and an accumulation of unpaid bills amounting to $30,000 since the last referendum, which are only now be- ing pafd off, made the new organi- zation desirable, sated R. D. Warren who presented . report. - While retOgnizing the Ontere Alliance as the parent body, the Union , makes changes in constitution and See ae scop: stogates were welcomed on behalf of the city by Ald. Turner in the absence of Mayor Hiltz. Chair- man J. Fleming remarked that three-fourths of the Toronto City Council would be glad to stand on a temperance platform, as’ very few of them ever drank fntoxicating liquor} ® “quite a ee from the he ben mn the Council," The officers elected were:—Hon. Pio e Henry eine when I was dent, R. J. Fleming; Ist. 5 dent, John Macdonald; Pls Vice- President, Mrs. ane gsley; 8rd: Vice-President, Warburton; Secretary, John Bailey, and Treas- urer, R. D. Warren ; pete Guthed System In the evening Rev. Dr. Me cheon gave a sketch of the Vitushion i is appeal to Ontar- “Don't bite at the bait of Government control. Avoid what we have in Quebee, for it is not liquor te but liquor sale for revenue ee "Dr. McCutcheon was strong in his denunciation the now in aim being to swell the revenue for general expenditures. There were most flagrant violations of the Act, revolving around. that clause in the a which said that a man might urchase only one bottle at a time. That had built up one of the most flourishing bootlegging businesses in Canada. Ae to the éxtent to which sales had increased, Dr. McCutcheon stat-~ ed that during May of 1921, the first month of the operation of the pres- ent Act, sales were Mcbeo re ane ad December of that me t sales had increased to $2, 470. 5.000 tor one month. Government commissions for the first year were $4,000,000, and for the second year they were around $4,500,000. Eyes on Ontario Sir George E. Foster pdinted out that there was Government control in British Columbia as well, and he was confident that it the full story of that Province could be told, theré’ would be the same objectionable re- sults to be recorded. “If there is one weak point in the ‘Ontario situation,” he continued, ‘it is that a new generation has grown up which does not know the atmos- phere or the influence of the old saloons, and when og tell them a- bout iene ena! they do not under- stand. So the only way to fight this evil is to diminish ‘facilities ik the evading: of liquor and not in- To-day, tario 4 a 4 patton to consolidate its gains. If you go back on your © s of the past, you will only sell’ your birthright and wander for years in the wilderness. Ontario has now ne come’ the fighting ground whole of Canada. ir ron inks Osler io, then the Dominion will go back |! for-I don’t know how many years.” Were Loyal to Toronto— Stratford) Beacon-Herald—aAt a Weekly Press Association meetin in Toronto it was suggested that the country printers should retaliate by a) or his weight and saved} _ Gabcos . but play ried to the other end, Cavell doing; STRAIGHT LINES GOOD FOR SPRING COSTUME + Nothing is more desirable for a ~ Spring street costume than a chic tailored suit, preferably of navy blue. This model is developed in nayy blie gabardine, made la a plain Skirt and straight box ce The vestee which aaGe much i charm to the suit is of white pique. ‘A brightly colored handkerchief is _worn beneath the coat and peeps out at the edges to offer its smart , touch of gaiety. Thornton Doesn’t -Favor Lower Rates SAYS EXPERIMENT OF LAST SEASON INFLUENCED HIM ci THIS DECISION. ‘Abscust the House - For washing floors and lino- washing woodwork tjeum— and windows—for the many uses about the house— SURPRISE wears well— washes well in any water and is soft on the hands. Ottawa, March 18.—Prospects for the Canadian National Railways lending its concurrence to the move- mént for the cheaper. transportation of Alberta coal to Ontario. are not encouraging, judging by a statement of Sir Henry Thornton, president of the system, who is here to-day. The Ontario Government. has an applica- tion before the railway commission to inforce lower rates on this com- modity. It will not -be supported’ by the Cc. .N. R. “The result of the experiment last season,’ declared Sir Henry to-day when asked about the matter, “was rather -disa: 4 Ww did ~ our ramag we reduced the price of carry- ng the Western -coal to Ontario by arent one-third, but I find that rfot only have we been criticized for what we did, -but the contession, made at practically cost,’is sought to be used as a crowbar to secure more. If that is the way they are going bout it there is only one do—meet the rates with insistence that the rail- ways shall get rates that are ade- quate to meet carrying costes and af- ford a reasonable profit. However, it is all a matter of policy. If the peo- ple who own the system want coal earried free on the National Rail- wavs it can be done provided they are willing to make up the deficit in taxation." Sir- spy opi has brought up the branc rh ceed program again, and the bill, ‘eubarbadielly as before, is to be ~~ SAVE What Magazine Do You Take? What Newspapers ? 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