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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1909-5-6, Page 22 Tiesseai. MAY 6, 1909 doral OODLRU'H, ONTARIO.' PUBLISHED EVERY THURS1 AY aT ,VANATTLR s ROBERTSON Telephoto Call No. S► Tornio of Sebeeriptlea : % p,00 per mums In advance. Nxmonths. ab ; three months. baa Te United States .ub.crlbei. $1.dD a rear UtrleU7 in advance) Subscribers who fall to receive Ta. SISMat masterly by mall will confer s by ass. As of the fact at a. ,+.y a date se Den • change of address 1s desired. both the fid std the new address should be gluon.: Advertising Rates): �,�e� end other similar adYertaiernenta. lee psr litre for Arm Ineertlen and b per line for e ach subsequent insertion. Measured by • eonp.r. l scale. twehY liters to au tech. 8fuattess curds of six tines end under. $0 per • dvs.Uaumenti of Lost, round. Strayed. 811- eatioas vacant. anuattoas wanted, Huus,efor S ake or to Rent. ratan for Salo or to Rent, Articles for Selo. eta. not exceeding sight tines. 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There is an extra tax On large incomes : increases in land values are taxed ; the death duties are increased. and stock ex- change speculation comes under an impost. The whiskey duties are in- creased by one-third : the tobacco duties also are inere•sed. Of these the most far-reaching in Its effects is the proposal for the tax on land values. The growth of popula- tion and the developments of the age maks land increasingly valuable. without any effort on the part of the landowners, and it is no* proposed that the community, which makes the increase of values, shall take a Portion of that inti ease for the pur• toeef-tise itre- Other important proposals are the inauguration of a system of state in- surance against unemployment, and a large grant for afforestation, the re- clamation of waste lands, and the en- couragement of small agricultural holdings. The wealthy cleaves, of course, de- nounce the budget as a measure of confiscation, and opponents of social- ism easily find in it undesirable fea- tures. Whether, indeed, it is the proper business of the state to help the poor by taxing the rich is debat- able, but "property" in Great Britainain enjoys privileges which cannot to justified, and whether Mr. Lloyd - George is taking precisely the right methods of making they privileged classes pay up is perhaps a relatively unimportant question. The budget is • courageous effort .to inaugurate a better social system by providing against poverty and seeing that every man gets a chance to make his way in the world. EDITORIAL NOTES. "Better late tbsn never," says Spring, as she saunters in with tardy feet. Parliamentary institutions have been established in Turkey and Abdul Hamid has heed deposed. is the mil- lennium dire? May 1st was the beginning of the new license year, and an unusually large number of dry spots are now to be found throughout the country. A general election takes place in Newfoundland on May Nth. Each party is seeking votes by accusing the other of being in favor of confeder• * don with ('stead*. 1t is not very complimentary to Canada. Among the students who received the degree of doctor of dental surgery at Toronto last week was a lady. This suggests $ new snit ,promising field for feminine effort. How much less painful dental operations would be when conducted by lovely woman The Canadian rumour* revenue con• Unties to show increases over the cor- responding months of last year. This is a pretty reliable sign of advancing prosperity, as it means that merch- ants are importing targe quantities of goods to soppily an increasing demand. The taxation of land values pro- vided for by Use new British revenue Henry George theory. known as the single Lax. It is a most important departure and will have increasingly noticeable results from year to year. Guelph has passed • resolution re- questing 'rodeo attending church services either to remove their hats or to appear in headwear of modent dimensions. Probably it is somewhat uninspiring for • preacher to address a millinery show. Another member of Parliament ap- time it is Jobs H. Carnegie, member for Fast Victim -le in the Leg - fainters, wbo has been appointed to a position Oegoode Hall by the On- tario Governmeet. We do not know anything of the particular merits of this case. but public opinion doers not view with favor the practice of trans- ferring members of Parliament to of- fices in the gift of the Government. 11 is a practice that Is open to abuse. The coroner's, jury in the Kiurade case has returned an open verdict, finding that Ethel Kiurade was killed by "some person or persons unknown to the jury." 1t looks es If the un• usual and mysterious features of the case would never be cleared up, unless by sn eaccidental disclosure. Polities in Newfoundland are in. tense. One of the incidents of the election campaign , now _ jrr•oteediiS- was an attack upon Sir Robert iBond, the former Premier, who war pushed into the water by a hostile crowd. To rival this in West Huron we shunld have to go back) to the lively tinges of the Patterson--C.tmeton elec- tion. - - Owen Sound is protesting against the action of the town of St. Marys in "stealing" • cement factory from the Georgian Bay town by special induce- rilents. There is s law on the statute books of Ontario forbidding the offering of a bonus by a municipality to any industrial concern located in another municipality, with the object of inducing the industry to remove. The Owen Sound people believe that St. Marys is violating the spirit, if not the letter, of this law, but it is not likely any attempt will he made to stop the deal. It is mighty poor business. however, for a town to secure industries by such methods. It aggravates the bonus evil by en- couraging tonus -hunters to set one town against another in bidding for industries, to the manifest advantage of the tonus -hunters. Thi Flower•Gatherers. 1 left behind the way. of 15,1. The crowded hurrying hours. T breathed again the woodland Mr. �. 1 ,tacked the woodland comers: Bluebells as yet but half awake. , Primroses pale and cool. Anemone. like .tar., that shake, In a peon twilight pool— On these s1111 Isy the eriehsnted shade. Tim magic April .ua: With my own child • child 1 strayed And thought the year. were one. A. through the copse she went and came My senses lou their truth: I called her by the dear dead name (._ That sweetened all my youth. -Henry N.wbolt. in The S•,eclator. bondon. FROM OUR CONTEMPORARIES _What Some People Like. . London Advertiser. '- Those love -letters will whet public curiosity over the Kinrade affair. Some people ere more interested in a romance than a tragedy. . Kissing the Book. - Hamilton Tints,. Perhaps, by and by. the filthy and absurd habit of •'kissing the Book" in taking the oath in law courts will 1e abandoned. It is s relic of an age long past and might well be dispensed with. Pack. Little Lester Livermore — Papa; what is the difference between s vis- ion and a sight? This hook says— Mr. Liverore—The ,differece be- tween a girl before and after she is married. Music u the Schools. Stratford Beacon. The NV-iodsor board of education hiss practically decided that music shall be introduced in the public schools, and with this end in view has decided to have Mr. A. T. Cringer', who has had twenty•flve years practical experience as director of the teaching of music in the public schools. to consult with the Inlaid as to the best method. The Windsor bowl are making s proper move. The heoeficial influence of music in the schools is undoubted, if properly taugbL ' A Splendid Record. ('hristlan tivardlm. Last year the British railway" again made s memorable record, in that, during the whole twelve month", they carried on their operations without the loos of a single life. The last tin e this happened was the year 1911. Since that date the following has Iwen the record : in trite-;, 11 !Were were tort l in Itis, 2.' ; in 11.44, 6: in liar), :SI; en 115Nt. bel; in hare, IN. The fatalities in DM and 1006 were mainly the. result of three disasters, which wets found, upon investigation, to have been due enthely to the failure of the human element, and not to mechanical defect or 'imperfection in road -bed. This record. when placed alongside of the United 'Axles or Canadian record, i, not apt to mate one proud of the way in which the ralways of this contin- ent are operated. It seems only too plain that we hold human life ail too cheap, and are content to sacrifice men to larger dividend,, or in the in• forests of is wholly unnecessary haste. How long ran we afford to pay the awful toll of human life which each }'Puts record reveals ? _ The Budget. Weekly Sim. While the flnancial statement which Mr. Fielding preeented to the House of Commdne last week is far from satisfactory the Finance Minister is to he congratulated on at least une feature in his budget speech. The an. nouncement that no increive is to be med. in the tariff will be gratifying to consumers everywhere, and _more particularly to farmers. It required no small degree of firmness on the psirt of the Finance Minister and the Government generally to take the stand which has been taken. keeper!. 'net)? strong pressure was brought to bear. not only by the woollen men, hut by cotton manufacturers as well, in favor of higher dutieri. The Manu- facturers' Aseociation has even gone so far ae to msintein a permanent lobby during the sewilon for the pur- pose of making this pressure effective. Against this fermern were able to make tett intermittent protests on the other side, hut then protests have heen effective. and the tariff Is to re- main as it was. For this much at least the Government is deserving, of Dide't Care for Civilisetion. Weedateelt emitted Revise. That is a pathetic story that is told of the young Kequiman hely, who, wearying of • civilisation for which be feels he Is not. suited, has disap- peared from New York thatt started off, apperently alone, for his home • ns,zs x.r .k�.::mnu a.pxTFtS,+, 711+1,,,woniu, THE SIGNAL : GODKRICH. ONTA E10 NEWS FROM OTTAWA. New Scheme for Maaagiag the later - colonial Railway. Ottawa. April 2tL---The Minister of Railways hes submitted to the House of (' surer estatewent of his plans for the introduction of a now system of management of the Inten'oluoial Railway. The management will herr• after be vested in a board, of which the Deputy Minirter.ul itajIwlby"• M• J. Butler, will be chltirwan. There will he three other uleullrii' of the hoard. Messrs. Potlingrr. Tiffin and Brady. This hoard is to supervise unit direct all departrneuts of the Government railways. The action thus taken by the Gov- ernment puts an end to the agitation persistwtly-_conducted In cert tin quarters last fall, for the handing; over tTCfie rdt14-rit a nominal rental to a private corporation. The opin• - ion of the people of Ontario and the West ea well as those of the Maritime Prnvint.es was very strongly against Any r1)cII proposal, and the Minister of ltailways took an early oppn•tuu- ity of saying that the people's rail- way t remain in the people's pot session. Debate on the Budget: The debate on the budget was re- sumed on Thursday and brought out several interesting speeches. One of the moat notable was that of Dr. ('lark. of Hod Deer, Alberta. who, a1 - though a new member. has alrsdy made a name for himself as a ready and effective debater. Dr. Clark made • vigorous plea for a low tariff and attacked the protectionist policy ad class legislation for the benefit of the few at the expense of the many. 1t was a policy to build upls few willion- aires at the expense of the rest of the comwunil . Ralph Smith. of Nanaituo, B. C., made a strong argument in favor of reciprocity with the United States in regard to coal. It would ix• one of the greatest boons that could be con- ferred on the country. and he ap- pealed to the Government to give ser- trnty eoesider•tiuu to any alter the United State. might make in that connection. Mr. McLean (South Huron' ridi- culed the idea that protection was in tb, interests -of the faruwes, declaring that they would receive greater bene- fit from the perfecting of cold storage, the improvement of transportation facilities end more attention to the eradication of noxious weeds. Mr. Mc- Lean also referred to the existence of combines in Canada. and urged upon the Government the necessity of tak- ing stronger measures to suppress them. As a step in that direction he suggested the appointment of ofneers to ferret out combine, and to prose- cute there. The debate is still in progress. Ottawa, May .t—The House of Com- mons is entering upon the final stages of the session. and from now on the business before the House will be pushed. to completion as speedily as possible. with prorogation in view. The budget debate was concluded last week. and the House of Commons then settled down to a discussion of the proposed !isms to the Grand Trunk Pacific Company to aid in the con- struction of the 'prairie section. Mr. Borden seined the opportunity af- forded by the cu sideration of the hill in committe o of the whole to nuke another speech in which he evinced a disposition to dwell upon the difficulties connected with the undertaking. Ile touched gingerly upon the question of Government ownership, and, after framing a series of questions which seemed to suggest that the construction of the Trans- continental bad been • blunder from beginning to end, he cut the ground froth under his own feet and de- stroyed the whole fabric of the Op- position case h7 admitting that t the undertaking must go on. lion. Mr. Graham replied in one of the most effective sle.'-bes he has made in the House. He approached the riuestion of the loan with the vision of an opti- mist who has obo inding faith in Can- ada's future. and immeasurable con- fidence in the success of the 'rrsns- continental. He emphasized the fact that the people were partners in the undertaking, and drew a glowing picture, based on fects and figure., of the rapid development which may to looked for in the near future. He showed that in the matter of cent the Transcontinental compared favorably with other large projects, and that Its standard was superior to that of any other line on the continent, and to the question of whether the loan was peddled he returned an unhesitating affirmative. Georgian Bay Canal Project - A large deputat•on waited upon the (government last week to lege the construction of the Georgian lily cane). In reply to the delegation Sit Wilfrid said that his views in regard to the cnneteuetion of the 1wargian Bay canal were well known, as be had frequently expressed thein in nubble. He wax in favor of the rims, ruct inn of the canal by the (lovcrntnent. How- ever, the Government had heavy un- dertakings in hand and the financial demands on the excheslner were heavy at the present time. He could give assurance that the Government would undertake this work when it was twt- isfte l that the financial ei• uaLiun of the country warranted it. Earl Grey to Remain. It was *Listed in the House today by , the Prime Minister that his excellency , the Onvernor-General would remain another year in Coombs. There is I general matisfacC with thin an. nouncement, ey having made a very popular and tactful represente- tive of the Crown. Mackenzie King on His Way Heine. Word has been received at the cap- ital announcing the eerie's' in Victoria China. where he hes hero for the pant two months rind a half attending the international conference for the sup- pression of the opium traffic and in- vestigating the question of Orienuil immigration to Canada. Mr. ging is eerie led uike his seat in the Ceitn- mons at the end of this week after an abeenee of four month'', during which he has envircled the globe. and his people in the shadow of the North Pole. He was brought south by Peary in PIA accompanied by his father and four others. who all suc- cumbed to tillierculoais within the first year. During his stay in New York the boy had the advantage of liberal educational facilities: but,you by filling his head with new Meow, and the boy grew homesick and even dis- gusted with his southern surround. ings. In • letter which he left behind he declared that he gave up believing "that your Chriatian belief which yrni taught me wee meent for a poor Sequimaii." "After all," he adde, "my own people are more human and kind. and I am going home. Your civilisation has done nothipir but harm for me and niy people." rap ele- ment of truth there in In the letter adds to the pathos of It. Lond�n Life POLICIES C,OLD. -- O9r# /'. as0 f _' W. ACHESON & SON. N 1 the future c A.e. Pr: etre 1)f Vl)i: ('Xaamim' f you�fa mily an ED year Endowment Reser Iicy will pcoiect them and take rself. *Sees" sample policy nd the special features befor place your insurance. :W. H. ROBINSON, District Agent. Seaforth. TOM'S REPORT. Teachers Complimented on Their Good Work. The following is the report ovule by Inspector Tom on the li.alerich public schools and stihnlilled to the hoard some months ago. The report won left on the table uulil L4..1 meeting. when it was filed : To the e•huirnuh and Nether, of the t.oderich I'U tic School ool hoard. la•:vrl.e'.1Kx, -1 have the honor to report op your schools in the -tot tie- ing par ticul:us : Ace((((( elutions. — The Ce n t r a 1 scbool1s convenient and undo, table for the teachers and the pupil,. The ceilings in se era) of thc..tramie ale disfigured. If the roof is not water- proof it should be put in perfect con- dttian, rend fie cei in-tti,provtd at Easter or midsummer. Suitable fire ...capes should tie provided. The rooms of Sr. Andrew's weld school are bright, attuo•t ive and corn- fortahle. The closets at this school are not properly col'ti a -•ted or care- fully looked after. They are of tell uii , comfortable, The `et. David's ward . •hoot house is neither convenient nor eumfortable. A sire -at amount of cold _air comes in arounn the windows and through the floor. A new' school hnihliug iq neces- sary soon. If the present site is to be retained it should be entarg.d by se- curing two or three lots oil the west side, while they are fileo 011 build- ings. Would it not be,wice to secure half an acre west of th.• St. Andrew'" site? All school nit., ,ace by l he• regulatione of the Educeti''tr Depait- went to he at Iewet one dere. A number of suitable books for stip - plementary reading should 1s' jolt-' chased and placed in, the six junior rooms. In .this way a taste for good reading may be created while the children are quite young. - The (pupils were Interested in the paper work and "rotor Wntt whites they did Inst terms, It should be con- tinued in ell the classes. The discipline, m .nagement and organization of the choses are gener- ally sati.factocy. Good work w,e done by the teachers and pupils during hoot. The work of the different classes was thoroughly taught, and the exercises of teachers and pupils were neatly and accurately done. In some caws pupils did not make much progress: hut this was on account of their irregular attendnree. l'arents who do',not send theiriehil- dren regularly to school are to blame usually for thei, .•hildren not keeping up with the other members of the r•1 The -results of the high school i'n- trance exatninations for I9104 wart creditable to the teachers and pupils. Tho promotion examinations held teassi ested th .luring the year tested the progress made by the pupils. 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Our prices will convince you. Inspection invited. , CEt1I�d1 W. ACHESON &SON. teachers of the different class.'.' lave confidence whir'h the hoard ret rrn•i.r' been diligent azul faithful in ale• ilia. exhibited in increasing th, it salaries. charm, etatttheirdrtties. 1'M'irar..rk.. Yuut ubn'llicnt servant,_ shows that 'they strove to Merit the • J. 1'aA.ly TO -m. 1Ii' p. eh.r,of S, -to .t•. STRATFORD: ONT. With 1ccenty-two years' expel,l ienre to its credit this college is Iecognizcd as the greatest practical y training school in %Vestern Ontatio. Three drPdrtmerit. : COMMERCIAL. SHORTHAND and TELEGRAPHY iOur classes are t e la ge.t, our rout sea most practical and our instructors experienced. Our grad- i lades are assisted to position. and < :uceeed as none others. Enter now, Get nor fere catalogue. 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