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PAGE 4. Wtwnmhm Wayâ€"mmwmw: than with the Truthâ€"WATSON. The Sault Ste. Marie Daily Star, one of the most quoted of Ontario’s dailies, and edited by J. W. Curran, in its issue of March 3 lat, paid a glowing tribute to the weekly news- papers of Ontario, as follows: SWEEPING THE WRONG WAY We read a rather interesting story the other day of tw0 men, one a junior clerk,in a big firm, the other the junior partner. They both commenced with this firm, both had the same chance, but were soon separated. The story said it' was because one of them always “swept the wrong way.” In their junior days it was the duty of both of them to sweep the sidewalk in front of the premises. One boy in- variably swept against the wind, the other with it; one did his work right, the other wrong. One rose to high position with his firm, the other still occupies an inferior post, and always will. He swept the wrong way. ' How true this is of life! How many of us are sweeping the wrong way! Good fellows we may be, perfect in intelligence and general dis- position, likeable and popular, but we never get ;nywhei'e. We simply don’t “click” right. We may be careless in small things, slovenly when we should be particular, and this all counts when the firm is looking about for a man to climb on to the first rung, in his ascent to the topoftheladder,astimepasaesandtheolder men die of! or retire. To any young boy starting out in life we would say: “Do everything well, it is as easy as doing it the other way.” Herein lies the se-! cret of success and promotion. Two boys may appear alike to the casual observer, and it is a puzzle why one rises while the other apparent- ly stands still. The chances are that one of them passed out of the picture because he invariably “swept the wrong way.” The Fergus News-Record, the Durham' Chronicle, the Port Rowan News, the Dr- illia News-Letter, the Barrie Examiner, the Oakville Star, the Collingwood Bulletin,â€" to speak from memory of recent articles re- printed in the dailies,â€"â€"are exceedingly bright papers. These are only a few of the papers we can now recall having seen quot- ed. There is a freshness and vigor about their articles, a homely directness and an independence of view that augurs well for the province. The weekly newspapers are filling an exceedingly important place in the life of the province. More power to DIVISION COURT COSTS The last issue of the Dundalk Herald com- plains that the village receives no fee for pro-' viding accommodation for division court, and that the village is required to pay the regular division court fees for the hearing of cases that division court fees for the hearing of cases that It is a situation that might arise in any investigation is on and the public is awaitin affect residents of the surrounding townships. country, this kidnapping game, but it is a curi- the result ’ g . The Herald naturally thinks this is not fair, ous fact that these conditions fail to thrive in . Lucknow is up against the proposition of but apparently 8008 no way out of it- a country where any semblance of law and order The Chronicle does not profess to be an au- prevail. Not so in the United States. We may purchasing a fire alarm signal, the cost of an thority on matters of this kind, but we think the not care to admit it, but when one looks back on electric siren, 3500» being deemed too expensive. Herald, and the officials of Dundalk, pay these the history of crime in that country, with its Nothing i8 expensive if it W011“. especially in division court costs for no other reason than dynamitards, murderers, gangsters, one must time of fire. A fire alarm 3“ ‘50 “I“ refused to they have kept on doing so, and have never en- acknowledge there is something radically wrong. “Wk when wanted can be considered dearer tered any complaint with the division court Father Coughlin denounced the wndition that than 8 $500 instrument that works. The first judge. It might pay them well to call these con- permitted more murders in a year in the one five minutes at a fire are worth more than the, ditions to his attention the next time he is in city of Detroit than occurred in a like period in next “3' 22:22-25:22 22:25:22: 2:: 22:21.: - 2. .2. .. m 2...... nothing about it. We believe Father Co8 1:19! .i i ht h advocate that the Hydro Commission return As we understand the law, these divisionE the American Movie have utieiliiselze: go bl t at i every surplus nickle “above cost” to hydro pat- court jurisdictions are divided mto areas and For t' th - ame. rons, but thinks the reserve funds behind the , , , , , ’ , 139""? 1°?” 9" have submitted t0 corrupt hydro are too great. The question then resolves certain municipalities are grouped together for politics, With its resultant corrupt judiciary. itself in one of about how much should be re- judicial purposes. Each must pay its share, and This could have but one resultâ€"complete na- garded as an adequate reserve fund, an amount each will pay its share if the matter is placed tional corruption. Then it is but a step to the the Bulletin does not suggest, and the Chronicle before file judge. rule of gangsterdom which seems just now to d ' - ' - , .' oes not know. That being the case, we believe “Q" m “0 Durham found herself I!) the overshadow the police. ' tOO big 8 fund better than one that is just suf- 2“,?" w Wt she was the philanthmâ€" It is 8 well known fact that down in the ficient, or perhaps not large enough, The main # fl a. W M 101’ years paid all the ”ates a man With sufficient money 01‘ political thing is that the Hydro treats the patrons fair. _ - A- .. .1... m-I-hm mm supplied the building null can get by with almost anything. He simp- ly and .quarely Herald, and the oflicials of Dundalk, pay these division court costs for no other reason than they have kept on doing so, and have never en- tered any complaint with the division court judge. It might pay them well to call these con- ditions to his attention the next time he is in Dundalk. We’ll bet he’ll be surprised; venture the further statement that he 1 nothing about it. -v-v Not go long‘ago Durham found herself in the overshadow the police. uni h. ”0 thought she was the philanthroâ€" It is a well known fact that down in the is! M Na district and for years paid all the ”ates a man with sufficient money or political out! of tilt division court, supplied the building ml‘l can get by with almost anything. He simp- Unit V '--v u.“ the sumuniiihg municipalities, which derived one year, but for the six preceding years. v-â€"â€" v . If the Dundalk officials will but inquire, we think they will find out that while they are re- quired by law to pay their share, the other municipalities must also bear their share of the cost.‘ ' {We would ask the Herald to try this out. We may be wrong but we don’t think so. We would also be pleased to learn the result. THE HYDRO INVESTIGATION It would be too bad, indeed, if the suspi- cions of the Ottawa Citizen, that private inter- ests are behind the agitation for a full inves- tigation of the Hydro, were true. Since its in- ception, Ontario Hydro has been the target for the private interests, and no matter whether anything is proved or not, this continued anti- Hydro agitation can not be good for this great- est of public utilities. So far as politics are concerned, the aver-P age consumer of Hydro cares for nothing more than that the system be run ’on business lines, and run honestly. It is but natural that the proâ€" fessional politician should not be too particular in his methods, providing he can destroy the confidence of the electorate in the government! in power. He will do this in order to enhance‘ the chances of his own party, and, probably with no intention of hurting H‘ydro as a public utility. Speaking generally, however, any anti- agitation, no matter what the objective, must Iweaken the system, hence the rank and file of the people of Ontario are not in sympathy with the present investigation, which, according to those who claim to know, will absolve the Gov- ernment or the Commission of maladministra- tion. So far as the Hydro is concerned, this newspaper believes that if anything is wrong it should be cleared up, but from the evidence so far submitted, it looks to us that the busi- ness of this province is being held up and in the end things will be the ,same as when they whi ”lg "DIIIDJ’ all“ VIIV VVV-vâ€" __-F_ ally, politics. Relieving the Government of all managerial responsibility should also mean re- lieving the Government of financial responsibil- ity as well. To date this is not possible. a GANGSTERS VS POLICE Colonel Lindbergh, whose baby was kidnap- ped some days ago, has passed up the police in the effort to recover his son, and has placed himself in the hands of the gangsters in the hope they can accomplish what the police failed to do. It is a peculiar situation in a country like the United States that the head of an under- ’ world gang should be recognized as having more power to promote justice than the authorized authorities. The failure. of the police to uncov-| er even one clue was the subject of a rousing radio address last Sunday by Rev. Father Coughlin of Detroit, formerly of Hamilton, who blames the American people themselves for such a condition of aflairs. Father Coughlin certainly does not mince his words in speaking on the ’ subject. These‘ are only a few instances going back over the past 30 years, which will show that this “gangster” idea has not grown overnight. It is a vicious system, the result of corrupt pol- itics, ward bosses, and one of the prices the country must pay for its system of electing judges by papular vote, when they will be for- ever under the thumb of the ward boss or party grafters who put them there. Colonel Lindbergh has acted as a lot of us have been thinking for a long time. If you wish to get along happily, safely and successfully in the United States, pal up with the gangsters, the political bosses and the underworld. You may not rank quite so high in your own or de- cent people’s estimation, but you’ll be in less danger, have more liberty, and stand a better chance for longevity. It is not a pretty picture, but it's about all one can get if he judges the country by the net results. DEMAND BRITISH GOODS It will pay purchasers to demand British goods, especially foodstuffs, if the statement attributed to a Toronto hotelman is correct. He. is one of the far too few who believe that we, as British, and members of the Empire, should demand and insist upon receiving goods made within the Empire so far as is possible. This hotelkeeper complains that whole- sale dealers in this country are discriminating against the British article, especially grape» fruit and oranges. They always try to shift Florida or California citrus fruits on to him instead of those from the British West Indies, South Africa, New Zealand or other Empire countries. Asked point blank if they do not have these fruits, he says they squirm around and seem reluctant to make quotations, which, when made, are cheaper than the products grown in the United States. The hotelkeeper thinks from the antics of1 the wholesalers that the fruit business must be1 in some way controlled by the United Fruit Company, a United States monopoly. There is only one thing for Canadians to doâ€"insist on British Empire products, and if any one partic- ular store cannot supply them go to one that can. By so doing we not only boost Empire trade, but in boosting this We boost the pound sterling and » the Canadian dollar, which is at present at a dis- } count in the United States. Buy Canadian if possible, but, lacking this, Buy British, and by so doing Boost British Business. It will pay us well. The Fergus News-Record is another news-T paper which cannot work up any enthusiasm over the Hydro investigation, seeing in it a skillful game of politics. Whatever it is, the investigation is on, and the public is awaiting the result. Lucknow is up against the proposition of purchasing a fire alarm signal, the cost of an electric siren, 3500, being deemed too expensive. Nothing is expensive if it works, especially in time of fire. A fire alarm at $50 that refused to work when wanted can be considered dearer EomI-za PAPERS’ om IONS any;meme downthempomdheldthedooropen tummuheewgedthemdhnmd you.” How my people make on ec- knowledunent of this courtesy? Venn few. Most people take it tor (mutedj mdpeummoutotenopeneddoor withoutumuchuenodtothepereou 'whoholdstt use: {at themAndyet. itmennerswm mun-mm be. everybody would extend the dumb acknowledgmentmettmsmdhnnve. Kennksasquedhnmdegentle- Mann-6t Thomas Tunes-Jam)”. A mum-amen Country Onnndncanleerntromtheoldcoun- trylnthemntterotdenlingwithdrun- ken drivers. Recently a drunken driver in Aberdeen was fined $500 and had cites the case of a drunken driver who ,dld not injure anybody, being fined $375 and’ losing his license for 10 years. If we were to adopt the old country idea in place of our meagre penalties, BdssCunlhnufl:W the number of drunken drivers would soon be reduced and our busy highways would be much mienâ€"St. Mary’s Jour- fathers before us never lived in easy times. Life is a battle. not; a picnic. We get a fleeting taste of prosperity once in a while, but permanent prosperity is simply ballyhoo, that you get on the radio during political campaigns. We {0 see what the government. is going to do for them. They think the latter is Santa Claus. Let us all get down to real business and work.â€"Collmgwood Enterprise. Tax Electric Power l‘ The proposal for a tax upon electrical ‘ power used throughout the province to ‘ augment the Provincial Government’s revenues, has been revived. Mr. Drury made a similar proposal when he was in oflice but the opposition of the large iwill doubtless prevent the adoption of the proposal by the present Provincial Treasurer. The proposed tax, however, would be more equitable in its efiects than some of the taxes we now pay. It would offset to some extent the handi- cap placed upon people ot the smaller municipalities by the present system of Most of us are old enough to remem- ar when it was hard times all the mmticmthntlre utbnmnndm.8m‘9” portthe 8376!».me when they 331109 from Mom to puflmmmmww the NW Electric Licht Wm» North American electricu utilities. to .the continent giving their lea-nod views of the inemciency of public own- iership. s. 8. Wyer, for exompie. m the NEL.A., now president of the No- tion Broadcasting Company. The pun- The attock was typical of numerous other ottocks made by anti-public own- ership interests. attacks which coiled forth the powerful indictment of Sir Adam Beck nnd caused great resent- ment throughout the province. Is there not I. danger thot 30'. Rep- burn may unwittingly perform the work of the National Electric Light Associo- tion and do todoy the very injury that Mr. Aylesworth end his cohorts simu- ly failed to do ten years ago? If than be Hydro abuses, they should be cor- rected. But, the eflort to correct should correct. it should not demise the Hy- SILK BOSIEIY Seewrnewshadesinmllruh- mnedsnknoee.mnewmtdu The Variety Store Saunders, Prop.