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Tim, lurch 15, ms. One does not hear much about the “initiative and referendum” referred to in clause 9 of the U.F.O. platfo But there is one thing sur Cabinet isn’t going to initiate much. It is a pity, however, that the min- isters do not take a referendum among themselves on legislation be- fore the House. There have been L :m cases this week of a ministry To this sentiment we would say “hear, hear!” and we would advise " e” Hon. Peter to have the sentiment printed on a placard and tacked up. on the door of every spending de- partment. It might be well, too, to have forty or fifty copies scattered ‘. armnd the Legislative chamber just prior to voting on the next sessional " . “Expansive provincial highways" \i'ere condcmncd in the U.F.0. plat-' (orm in favor of a policy of organ- ized continuous road maintenance. Premier Drury the other day intim- ated publicly that outlay on high- ways might well slacken down now. Most peOple will agree. after the «Jutlay during the past few years, but unfortunately certain districts have been looked after much better than others. . The very first clause in the U .F.O. platform is “to cut out all expendiâ€" tures that are not absolutely essen- tial." About the only comment it is necessary to make upon that is the mere quotation of provincial ex- penditure for last year, $38,000,000â€" just double that of the Hearst Gov- ernment in 1919. Preamble to the U.F.O. platform in 1919 noted that the provincial debt had “increased at an alarming rate (now exceeding $100,000,000." Hon. Peter Smith had to inform the House in his budget speech that Ontario’s debt is now $240,000,000. If $100,000,000 was “al- arming." what is $240,000,000? Due allowance must be made for hydro investment. but even that does not occupy the same relative proportion to debt as in 1919. Clause 7 of the l'.F.H. platform reads: "To encourage and cheapen hydro-electric development and maintain ei‘ljeflive public control over it." It was .I. C. Brown. l'.F.t). member for North Middlesex. and not an Opposition critic, who got up this week and declared that. western and eastern sections of the province are crying out for hydro extensions : that prices for power do not. permit competition with manufacturers in Central Ontario. and that the Leth- hridge report. (which the Govern- ment did not adopt" had uttered the best solution with respect to the hydro situation in rural Ontario. As to "effective public control.“ per- haps the Government may consider this achieved in some reSpect by by means of the Gregory hydro probe. and its staff, almost as big as the hydro commission. Its investi- gations have already cost the prov- ince well up to a half-million. and are still going on. and some of the evidence is so evidently biased that only a few days ago the premier was called upon to repudiate a “volun- tary witness,” Arthur Hawkes, who attacked Sir Adam Beck in quite uncalled-for terms. czlause to of the platform names as an object of the party: “To apply the principle of prOportionate rep- rem-ntation to our electoral meth- mls. The Opposition every tl'l)’ or tWU applies to the premier for in- fnrmation as to what is going to in- «lnnou but has not succemlml in getâ€" tim: a pronouncement. The rumor mu, of course that ”RR." was to UP tl'lmt out in Toronto and Hamilton. ‘l‘lu- Legislature turnml clown flatly a bill of Karl Homutll‘a‘ ttl-Ulflkt' the plan optional in municipalities and The Farnn-rs' Sun drew the conclu- sion that the premier as a result would not likely pruceml with his plans. Later. W. 0. Good. M.P.. was brought. to address a meeting in Toronto on proportional repre- sentation. and a gathering of 1.30 in Foresters' Hall, College street. nam- ed a committee to see the premier and press for action. Still later. Premier [)rury was once more inter- rogated in the House but declined to say what is to be done. Presum- ably he cannot say, because he does no know. The party is split, and its whip. Andrew Hicks, of South Hur- on. calls “P.R." a “hazy, mazy mess." Hon. 1‘. A. Crerar was criticized a year ago for failure at Ottawa to “mow" the Progressive platform when a debatt- 0n the address at- forded importuuity. In his favor it was pointed nut that there wasn’t ILFJ). platfurm since the clcctinn. but, Of late the Opposition has shown a tondvncy to dust it off and pi'cscnt it in thc llousc and the public. some.»â€" what in thc manncr of an interest.- ing ai'chacnlngical discnvcry. The past wm-k brought. some significant ro-foerpnccs in the spociflc plco‘lgcs upon which the United Farmers achii-ved office. my ugp in dfling 3'”. The Dl‘ury (invnrmm-nt is in its fourth war. and ”w fmu'th :Pssitm of mu lath lwgialn'urv finds the ['nitml Farm- ers' ; anfnl‘m am awaiting fulfill- mmt. th in this case the party is? suppose-d [film in power. There has and I’m-n u grvat dval said about the Last Week in the Legislature The above figures do not show any evidence of retrenchment, although the Treasurer promised retrench- ment this year; and there is a glim- mer of hope in the following state- them. from his lips: “I think it is time that peOple realized that the war is over and that they get back to normal in the matter of spending.‘ TEE OMARIO BUDGET (Flesherton Advance.) Provincial Treasurer Peter Smith delivered his budget speech in the Ontario Legislature last week. The document as published makes very interesting reading. .From it we learn that there will be no reduc- tion of taxation this year. It is pro- posed to borrow thirty-five million dollars this year, sixteen millions of which are for building highways. Nearly nine million dollars more was expended last year than in the previous year, yet there was a sur- plus ot $1,064,326 on hand. The pres- ent Government has doubled the amount of revenue. "The two old parties" is a stovk term and pot phrase of all Oll. F. 0. speakers. It appears in the I'. F. 0. platform. J. (I. Brown, North Mid- dlvsox. got it of? in the budget dobatf‘ this We‘vk. and Reece Hall, Liberal nwmber for Parry Sound, who fol- lowo-d. vonfosso-d that the phraso had "got on his norvos." He raised tho Houso tn hvights of ‘hilarity by nar- rating the story or a disputo ho- twoon two tishormon as to whotlwr a ratrh they had made was a trout or a salmon. A natiw informod tlwm that it was a sucker. Mr. Hall dwlal'vd that Whit“ he belongvd to an "old party" ho did not cont‘oss to living: a “surko-r." amt loft tho Housv to draw its own mmclusions as to le-ro‘ the term should b0 appliod. (ltd. I’I‘iro. in his budgvt spm'ch. showod that ho had hoon somowhat similarly improssvd by a spcoch of Mr. Drnry‘s at a dinnor not. long af- tor tho 1919 olmrtion. Ho had thrown slurs upon tho nwn who had con- ductod tho affairs of the province as having boon lacking in sincerity. fl 4‘“, . "That is the kind of thing I object, to." said 1101. Price, “reflection on the sincerity of men who have been in public life and led their parties. I think that is one. reason why the Government finds itself to-day on the down grade and slipping very fast, because at. that time they hail- ed themselves as paragons of excel- lence and the panacea for all ills the flesh is heir to. I would have liked to hear the premier tell Sir James Whitney he was not sincere. Sir William Hearst was sincere. Some of my friends opposite voted for his policies. There is a tendency on the part of newly-elected leaders to think that nothing ever was ac- complished in the world before." "I lwlim-o- \n- haw- llw grvatcst ox- hilnmm Ol' illh‘l‘ft.‘l'¢‘l'lC(‘ and lack 02' rusmmsibility in this Guwrnmnnt Hm! \w haw- m'vr had in tlw prov- inw. With nthvr governmc-nts. whathc-r their divisinns behind tlw scmws, we haw lwm accustornmi to vxpoct Cabinvt sulidarity. If a man wanted a certain policy in his de- partmmlt In" wmlld have it. nithvr accvptml or I'vjoctcird in Gabim‘t and when carried. afl'airs would b0 hand- led in that way.” "Whenever you have a govern- ment which has to depend on the support of individual members oppo- site. you are going to have a gov- ernment bringing down a hill or a policy by private member. or. as the. premier is toâ€"day. unable to tell us what he is goii‘ig todo about pro- pt’n'tillllat representation. I cannot say that I desire autocratic govern- ment. but I favor a gOVeI‘nment with sull‘ieient support behind it to bring down a bill and say “that is our bill.’ or. ‘thut is our bulky; we propose to put that in the House and on that we stanil.‘ tlroup government is res- ponsible for three and four months‘ sessions. when we might have six weeks" sessions: no doubt about. that. divided on certain bills, arguing on opposite sides, and in two instances voting in opposing groups. In one instance, the premier and a couple Of his ministers voted to send a bill to committee. while the remaining Cahiiwi mt‘miwrs present and the whole of ilw 11H). following voted down their io-acivrwâ€"a practice 01‘ “inch Hun. 'l‘iuvnias (liziwfnrd most) to [mini should nmm- he “itnvsswi under mu sysh m of gowtnmvnt. [AWL-(2M. W. H. Price aijim" Park- dale, speaking in the budget debate pm. if this way : “The Calgary Albertan does not like the expression, ‘my Govern- . ment‘ in the Provincial Speech from the Throne. What is really meant is ‘the people’s Government, but we cling to this and other old forms long after their meaning is lost.”â€"Globe. There are a few relics of Monar- chial pomp and flummery in this democracy of ours that we could Very well dispense with. Very well do without. Twice within that many weeks we have had two bril- liant ocacsions. two spectacular pa- geantries, two Speeches from the Throne and what not. What sense is there holding to that term. "The Speech from the 'l‘hrone" in a democratic land like ours? We have no throne here and don‘t. want one. Why cannot we call that speech what it really is, the (‘iovernor’s speech, as they do in the l'nited States, and use that term instead of the one now in common use. Quite a few years ago when that brilliant. lrishman, Jim Fahey, was editor of 'l’he.Stratt‘ord Herald, there was a joint political meeting in a remote section of North Perth. The Liberal contingent. from Stratford, including the two speakers, also included a small keg of beer. On arriving: at the school house they could not. find a drinking cup or any other vessel to meet the requirements of the oc- 'asien. Time was essential as the opposition might arrive at. any mo- ment. Better waste a little beer than to waste time. So they drove the hung ol' the keg in and each fel- low in turn put his mouth to the hungâ€"hole and the keg was emptied in short order. Now. ridiculous as this story may seem. there was some point. and con- neetion in it. Everybody present. eouhl see the titness of the thing. But where is the tltness. where is the emmeetion between the throne and the speeches we get at the Opening of our legislatures? We are a dem- oeraey amt should cease to wear the frills of a monarchy. We did hope and look for better things when the farmers got into power. But the only changes we have had so far is that in repeating the abuses of the old parties they time been a little more extravagant in it. Like the Speech from the Throne, they have, lost their meaning and shoulfboth go together. Beer was better than two and a half per cent. at, that time and a quantity of it. taken in such forced draughts had its. effects. The evi- dences of some working influence were so apparent in the first speakâ€" er that whisperings ot' the cause began to pass through the audience and Fahey got hold of the facts. The. first speaker finished and Fahey took the floor. “WMhâ€"Mr. Chairman. and gentlemen." he said, “I have been privileged to listen to many remark- able speeches. speeches from the platform and speeches from the throne. but. this is the first time I have ever listened to a speech from the hnnghole.” HEAPORD WANTS MORE Meaford got an appmpriation in the main estimates for its harbor. But, like Oliver Twist, it wants more and is going to Ottawa to say so. At the same limo it mind like to go into an olevalm'. or at least have one built on its waterfront. Nothing pushed tor, nothing secured is evidently the policy and it is not. too bad a policy at. that. TIE 81'”. no: TIE BMIOLB ('l‘. H. Race in Mitchell Advocate.) bx. Ba mire «ch lite-Ii] you buy kdflc. not only to! pm. but for hot!- m' hat or stei- ‘IOLD IN DURHAM. AT . ll HLNUE “DUN '5 BAKERY RntNa's HArRhWARn ‘ ' - MM“G°°DBM THE DURHAM CHRONICLE Three finishes: Paul Wsn. tvm costs of pearl! m ennui inside sud out. Dis-uni Wm. three cosh. blue and white outsidenvhite ii inc. Crystsi Wm. thus costs. put. whit: inside sud «ft. with Royal Bins chills. Ask for a. n .nnLuson APPOINTED TO mmanm POST on cam. Mr. )ivlanson. wlm assumes the imimrtanl Htl'icv ol' (jmwral Passen- gi-r 'l'rall‘ic Manager, Canadian Na- tinnnl Railways. is descended from Acadians who settled at Port Royale in ltititl. Hi" vntm-vd thu sorvice 0f the Intm-colnnial Railway at Monco tun. N. H.. in 1889. living than UPS- (‘I'lln'zi as ”assistant to the junior i-lurk" in Hip inmrlianiml depart- nwnt. 'l‘hrvv years later ho vntervd tlw passvngvr ilvpartmont. ut' the Inâ€" tm'mlnnial Railway. and in 1899 was pruniulml tn lw ('lllt‘f clerk of that «lvliartmvnt. Al'tm' exprrinncc (l8 gmwral liaggagv agmil Mr. Molansun was mail“ \ssistant (innvral Passen- gm \gvnl nl llm railway in 190:) and gi'm'lal passvngvi agvnt in 1913. He was :umuintml passnngvr traffic Illfllltl”l‘l ul' llw tiaiiadin GU\-'er11mi,-i‘it Rail“ ms in ltll? and passenger traf- liv managm- of “10 Canadian National Railwavs in ltllt-l. a positinn he has hi-lil until his rucvnt promotion. He lPt'l‘lH‘li tlw clogrvo of B. Sc. from the l' niwrsity of St. Joseph at. St. .lHSt'llil. Qua, in 1915. CHILD SWALLOWBD TOP A very interesting example or the use of the X-ray machine was seen at the lloyal Victorian Hospital, Barrie. a week or so ago when the t'our-year-uld son of MI‘ and Mrs. (leorge Ellis. l'topia. was brought In. for examination. It was thought that, he had swallowed a brass top. When the child was placed upon the Roentgen table the missing top was plainly to be seen reposing in the stomach. As the top was over half an inch in diameter and more, than an inch long, there was much anxiety as to whether it could he passed out in the natural way. X- 'ny pictures were taken daily and so the ti(_)}\'ll\\’al'(_l course of the article was followed until it was removed by nature. certain treat- ment hein;.r giVen to assist the move- ment. A t'arim-r who was carrying an expm-ss packagv from a city mail ordvr houso. was accosted by a local morchant: “Why didn’t. you buy that hill of goods from; mo?" ho ask- od. "I could haw savod you thp ox- prvss. and hosidvs you would have boon pati-«mizing a homo store. which helps pay the taxes and build up this locality.” With character- istic frankness, tho farmer replied: “Willy don’t you patronize your homonowspapor and advertise? I road it. and didn't know you have tho goods I have here, nor do I ever son our name in the paper inviting nib to (some to your store.” A GOOD ANSWfiR BLOOD-GUIDLIIG [OWL 8WD , II. rmulm The Hon. Nelson Parliament. Speaker of the Ontanio Legislature. was once thoroughly frightened. Long, long ago. it was when he was a youth on his father's Prince Ed- ward Count-y farm, and parliament- ary honors were far in the misty future. You can fool thi‘. chills run up and down your spine when he tolls the yarn. It appears that. on the Parliament farm a horse must. always be fed for the night before it can be driven in the. evening, but. on this particular occasion young Nelson forgot all about this till he returned home some time in the wee ma‘ hours. Where he had been he will never divulge. “I climbed up the ladder to the dark loft." he says, “grabbed a fork and shoved it down into the mow with fairly good force. Instantly the most blood-cunning howl went up into the night. I must have jumped from the mow, for I am quite sure I never touched the lad- der. and that howl had scarcely subsided before I was' safe in the house. with my hair standing on end.. “There was no trace of the tramp. if such he was. in the morning. Come to think of it, he must have been more stal'tlmi than I, and he likely had a nasty jab from the fork. But my part of the episode provided about the weirdest sensation I have over it It. " Mr. Palliamm' .. (buckles. “And that night fox mmv.’ he fin- ishes. "a horse on our farm went without being fed." THE WORLD’S BLIND SPOTS 'l‘he WHI'M has its “blind" spots for thunder and lightning. says a bulletin of the National Geographi- can Society. The brilliant flash of lightning and the crackle and rumble of thunder would be as impossible of conception by many Eskimos as would “solid water” by equatorial savages. In general the frequency of thun- der-storms decreases as one goes north, until within the Arctic and Antarctic Circles they seldom occur. :W'hen Katma volcano on tho Alas- kan peninsula erupted in 1912. some of the adult natives of the vicinity were more terrified at the lightning and thunder that accompanied the dust clouds than at the possibility of The Home Loaf keeps the sun shm' ing been .it contains nothing to clog or ferment. ' use It’s all fbod and all good.‘ Hand it outingreat bi slieeeth tti little folks are fussy. I g ' e nex me They are growing, the are laying. The need lots and lots of nature’s good-3mm read. y It isn’t natural for little folks to be cross and vish. When Jerry fusses and Betty cries over er sums, it’s only nature’s Signal begging for more nourishment. Henderson’s Bread They are growing, gthe are in The no ms and lots of nature’s ood-Bpure grad. y HEN DERSON ’S BAKERY general runâ€"don't condition following t_h0_bir§h 9f‘my twig boy|._ Al_ had}: gray deal of inflax'nmation,'with paina' 'and weakness. Final! In doctor recom- mended Lydia E. ° 'a Vegetable Com and. He said that your medicine wo d be the onll to build an up. lam sureheie right, ior I am feeling muchbetterand amgaininginwe' t, having Tone down to ninety- rec unda. was in Md for over amonth. ut am up again now. - I have recom- being buried by aqua-3 hm'ausv they had nothing: in ”H'il' lift-lung impuri- once. by wliivh In judgi- the blinding and deafening noise of the skies. The School is thoroughly equipped to take up the following courses : (1) Junior Matriculation. (2‘) Entrance to Normal School. (3) Senior Matriculation. (U Entrance to Faculty of Edn- cation. Each member of the Stat! is a Uni- versity Graduate and experienced Teacher. Information as U» Courses may be obtained from the Principal. Durham is an attractive and heal- thy town and good accommodttion can be ohtainnd at reasonable rum. C. H. DANARD. B. A.. Principal. C. RAMAGE. Chairman. J. F. GRANT, Secrvmry. but. am up viii! now. I have recoml wndgd thg .egetnble Cougpqundfio my friehdn and giv‘é you penniision to uni lg letter."â€"Mrn. Eula A. Rrrcum, Rodney St., West St. John, N. B. There are agony women who find their household duties nllnont nnbemhle ow- gto some weekno- or denncement. The trouble my be slight. yet ounce 593‘. ‘E'E‘IK‘PEBM .19.- - Kl“! Intending punils should prepare to enter at beginning of term. Durham High School The School has a_crmiitable record in the past which at hopes m min- tain in the future. Lydin E. Pinkhun'l Vegetable Com- pound ia n sfilendid mediane' for such conditions.“ as in my cues relieved conditionalthu in my cues relieved those symptoms by lemming the cause of them. Mrs. Rttehie'l experience is but one of my. You might be mutated in reading Mrs. Pinkhnm’l Private Textâ€"Book upon the “ Ailments of Women." You can Ontario. get a copy free 1) writing the Lydia 1:3,Pi9khun Medtycinc 00.. Cobourg, West St 19"“- N° 8.27 'n run-down f. PAGE Tall.