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Thursday. November 13, 11119.
LAST DAYS OF THE SESSION.
In the last days of the session of Parlia-
ment three important eubiects were dealt
with. The G. T. R. purchase bill was put
through, with an amendment proposed by
the Senate fixing the maximum price that
can be pieced by the ithitrators on the
stock held by shin•tholders of !be railway,.
A measure was passed enlarging the
'anada Temperance Act by providing that
when the Legislature of a Province peti-
tions for it a referendum shall -be held xn
that Province on the question of forbid-
ding the importation or transportation of
liquor into that Province from other
countries or Provinces. The House sat on
into Sunday to pass this bill. The third
important matter dealt with was that Of
aoldiees. gratuities.
A special committee to which tbs
quest.on had been referred report
again,t the granting of furthec.gratuitiesi,
though recommendations were made for
immediate relief of needy veterans and
t heir dependents. Many members thought
tse report was not as generous to the
veterans as it shoutd have been. and Mr.
Mackenzie King, leader of the Opposition,
moved that it be referred back to the
committee. This motion was defeated by
100 to 3:3. This by no means settee the
question. A large section of the v-Utra
is bent upon forcing the Government'S
hand. and although the 12.003 gratwty
Plan finds little support among those who
undirstand the financial conditions of the
country some alternative proposal may
yet be adopted. The question in some
shape will undoubtedly come before Par-,
liament at the next session.
A POOR WATCHDOG.
If The TOronto Globe ever 'pops to
look at itself it will be amazed to find
into what a crooked shape it has got itself
twisted. It quotes approvingly Sir Wit,
frid Laurier's remarks in 1918 on the ,
question of the nationalization of the ,
Gicasd trunk Railway, concluding with '
\-------thiVstatement that "for the pretient
do not condemn the idea of taking this
railway over; everything depends satin
terms." In the very same ,iirtiele The
Globe jag& the Parliamentary opponents
of tbe G. T. R. purchase bill. few of
whom. it admits, quarrelled with the
principle of the e, but "professed
to be concerned a over the terms
of payment"—in ot seorde, were taking
the stand which late Liberal chiet
indicated in t statement which The
Globe apes y approved.
In anotheilarticie in the same issue of
The Globe. it admits the force of one. a
these oOjections to the erms of the bill
and after discuiaing it to the extent of a
half -column comes to the r eicuioon that
"Limitation of the maximum amount
that may be paid lot the ..irand 'trunk
under the arbitratiogi saute) se.m. there-
fore. to be a necessary step tor the protec-
tion of the public interest. esti/coldly as
the Governmest has decided that the
award may be accepted without further
consultation of Parliament."
Tbe Glooe was especially severe in its
comments upon any possible interference
the Senate with this bill; yet note the
fact that this amendment which The
Globe admits•wonid wee= lg. he a neces-
sary sten for the preteethen of the public
lidereni sva proposed in the Senate by
Senator who refused to swallow the bill as
it wae presented to him.
Note the .further fact that The Globe's
diecovery of the need of some amendment
of la bill for the protection of Mu
public Interest- tonere in the very text
stages of its retiree through Perlis-
mest, when it ix fon late for public
opinion to make itself felt. So far as
The Globe is eorwernod. Its influence
in its oweignal form; indeed, anyone who
refuged to approve a the measure was
dispoeed of as an opponent of the sacred
priatipke of public ownership.
Perhaps after this bill has been rushed
through Parliantent without time for
-proper consideratiotr--before the general
public„indeed. could get anything but a
hazy conception of its terms—the people
will fsnd they have been buncoed as they
were in the C. N. R. deal. but with much
more serious consequences. The Globe
certainly bas done nothing to prevent it.
is it any wonder that Liberalseall over
the Province are *k of Tbe Globe's
paint( as an organ of Liberal opinion ?
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Now sold in a new waxed board
over the old lead padcage
RED SE
TELls good tei
Sold only in sealed padcages
severe touch of winter, with below -zero
temperatures. Old Ontario isn't Fo bad.
New regulations lire being drafted to
govern corporal punishment in the public
schools of Toronto, and the teachers are
to be definitely restricted in the use of
straps and other methods of punishment.
The "good oid days" are fast passing •
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Laurier. We say deliberately. for we
know that his attention was called tO the
unfairness ot his statement aia he refused
to retract or modify it. The trouble with
these "lbw utely unbiassed"' chaps is that
they 'ant not human. and it takes a
human being to understand human 1:ie-
ings. Certainly there are many Metho-
dists who do not agree with The Guar.
dian's readings of political issues and
away.
I events.
Bv the way, if it would not too greatly
shock our blend The Orillia Packet. we I
illould like to suggest that one of the first
things the new Minister of Education
should do is to abrogate that foolish I
regulation providing for the unnecessary
"u" in words such as labor, harbor, honor
et cetera.
Mr. Drury has very strong opinions on
the tariff. and there was some question as
to his leaving the tariff arena—Federal
politics—and giving his attention to
Provincial affairs. However. he will find
work to do in the Provincial *cohere: the
nOnistrosity as the Federal tariff laws.
much to be desired.
Yet is ti o this. but the su tgastion
that ministers may union•se and. strike
feoursiheyher pay. mat is s enewhat die -
in the prem. Low salaries are
said to have driven many preachers out
of the business. while others are doing
sideline work of various sorts. It as also
a matter of common remark that less of
the Nest talent of the land than formerly
is now gravitating to the clerical proles -
won. other vocations being more attrac-
tive trona mundane points of view.
Evidently there is need of stabilization,
but is the situation one that can be im-
peoved by orginization„. collective bar-
gaining. a unionized salary scale, and the
closed pulpit plan?
It is announced that Sir William Hearst
is• to quit political life. The retiring
Premier has impressed t he Province as a
well-meaning man. but he did not capture
the imagination of the people as did his
predecessor. Sir James Whitne}-. and
there was always a large-sizid suspicion
that he was not the -master of-Aligliiiia"
ministration " It is understood that Hon.
G. Howard Ferguson, one et the very few
members of the Hearst Cabinet whO sur-
vived the recent election, is to lead the
Conservative contingent in the Lepel ture
until a convention is called to choose a
party leader.
an loWs town gave a supper and a smile to
an old tramp who came to the door. The
other clay the old tramp - who was really
and left the girl a bequest of S65.000.
That's the story. anyway. and one likes
to read fairy stories whether they aril
true or not.
It is estimated that the recent Provin-
cial election and referendum cost not hiss
than $1.20J,U00. NUt a great many years
ago a poll was manned at a total cost of
114—$3 for the returning officer. 12 for tbe
poll clerk. and SI kw the constable. In
the recent election these officials were
paid exactly three times these figures. and
as many of the polls had a double crew
the cost was still further increased. The
punting of the lists of voters also was a
very large item.
In another part of this week's issue of
The Signal is pub'ished a statement by
John S Ewan, a well-known publicist. on
the Grand Trunk Railway purchase bill
which was before Parliament nt the. re.
cent session and was passed \ by that
body. Mr. Ewart is a mare'rehlierellises
on public questions carry great weight: so
far as we know he is quite disinterested
in this matter, and certainly the facts
and figures he presents make the G. T. R.
deal look like a monstrous imposition on
the peop:e of Canada.
ICDITORIAL
Great November weather,
Only a few more days to buy Victory
Toronto is struggling with a serious
epidemic of semitone.
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Mr. Drury told Peter McArthur tbst
sot one of the Foresee membeirs-electlad
ailed for • place le tbe Catbillet. Now. is
mod oily or long-hstalildneid ?
Ontario is basking in the sun -
miters Provinces gwe barrios a
WHAT OTHERS SAY.
All Methodists.
The Torooner Star speaks of Mr.
Drury as "u unto of serious and even
religions turn of mind. being a Metho-
dist lay preacher. often in 1141/1111 1111 for
supply work." It may be a 1.11(1,11i to
some of the twonsie who pursued Sir
William Hearst's Government with un-
measured !titterers:4. and declared
Owls- determituttion to get rid of threw
• Sletliodists, to and that they
have simply exelianged one Methodist
for smother. Evt-41 if tiwy find suc-
ceeded in potting Hartle* fiewart
the head of affairs they w-ould
bare a Methodist tremier. of a 1,4 'rt.
dist of tbw type of Jolin Wesley. nor
even 'of _Hid. type of Hilly Sunday.
a kind of compromise between these
extremes of reverenve and irreverrikee.
In this matter the bold Hartley stands
116111P: he in SW gentile. Hut he helps'
to demoroinsitic t1se MAL tarn
• way they will. them deephieni
of MethodIsnilinv in -danger of running
into it.
This Fast Country ef Ours.
In Great Britain they are launching a'
reforestation policy covering a penod of
eighty years. In tins young country lots
of people would plant walnut trees if they
mufti plant in the spring and pics ;val.
nuts in the fall.
The Lucky Editor.
wootcon Advance
At the me -making amitest conducted
by the Women s Institute on Thursday
Mrs. Thos. Forbes received the prise
for the beet pumpkin • pie.; and we can
corroborate tne findings ot the judges.
for Mrs. Forbes kindly , treated the
editor and staff to sample and all de-
clare it extraordinary.
The Nationalhed 6. T. R.
London Advertraer.
Now that we are in for i; . it should be
made clear to the Government that t .e
people will not tolerate the wholesale de-
bauching of the (Grand Trunk Reilwayl
system through patron we and graft that
has degraded the Intercoionial. And if
the administration of the Grand Trunk is
to be kept out of politics it can only be
done by placing it under the co trol of a
commtssion that will be composed a ex
pert railway executives. If the Govern-
rn;.nt is sincere in its announced intention
to operate the national railroads without
interference from Ottawa. it will- engage.'
body of the best men to be had and give
them a free hand. but if the controlling
commission ot five which the bi,1 calls for
is to be a political appointment we can
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What the People Expert.
Farmers' Sun.
What the people of ontarlo expect,
gitti what they are Justin's( in demand-
ing from the new Goverunient. before
anything and everything else. tiw
utmost economy in the l'rovincial ex-
penditure eonsistent with efficieney.
The wnr has left tlw Dominion as_a
whole with a atupendous burden of
debt and an extremely hisivy annual
charge for pensions to theme i111111A1-
heavily loaded with indeistedures before
the war clime. For -ii generintion to
mane the people of (Sim eovantry will be
facts' with the necessity of raising an
to meat liabilities+ already incurred.
The task will he made all the heavier
by reason of the reaction that hound
tlf follow upon fictitious war-tInie
cuount duty of every governina body,
from the township council up. is to
eliminate all waste in the public spy -sat-
ing. lu that duty the Ilew People'a
Government %honk] lead the way Nori
will be used se a pawn for securing or
retaining office. That will m:an degener-
iation and deterioration at a time when
\C tba progress and po ;petits o the country
d -pend largely on transportation services
The London Free Press looks forwa d of the highest efficiency. The operation
to the electrification of the London, ; of the Grind Trunk must - be kept out of
Huron & Bruce Railway now that it is tdi politics.
be "nationalised." If believes that this • inequalities In fieriest Profession.
"would revolutionize the service through ' Rochester Past-Ezprem
the splendid agricultural stock and fruit In preaching as a profession. as in
belt whkh the line traverses. Fast. clean, every other, a lamentable inequality. if
not actual inequity. in the matter of
remuneration is the rule. There are
underpaid ministers at one end of the
scale. and at the other ministers who
may. perhaps. get more than they are
worth:\ Salaries are considered to be a
rough measure of clerical ability. and.
generallY speaki• g. probably are. Yet
in this. as in all other wallcs -of life,
exceedingty obscure factors cornplicatethe
problem. end what is ioosely called good
luck. for want of a better mime. the
favor of friends, the possession of showy
gilts or other seeming accident of birth
or of enviroriment, appears at times to
account tor otherwise inexplicable dif-
ferences in the Jots of equally meritoriotn
men. When churchmen are able to
explain why some come into life physic-
ally strong and normal while better men
sre often crippled or diseased. they will
loe closer to the answer why some of
their number are opulent and fortunate.
while the lives and kits of others leave eo
thought of iwrsonal friendship can
permitted to interfere with tlw rigid
application of the pr knife to
every department of the public service.
And a beerinning may well he made al
coot of nsaIntkiiing the Vesely treeless
ask awl 'frequent service connecting the
important towns on the railway with this
city and with Lake Erie over the London
& Port Stanley Railway would be a b000
alike to the territory concerned and to
this city."
. The editor of The :Christian Guar-
dian thinks "a great deal of harm has
been.tione by unfair and untrue criticisms
of the probity and pittriotism of the men
who are in high position in public life."
This leading to a critic.sm of The Farmers'
Sun for some remarks about Mr. Rowell
and The Globe. The Guard,an man
thinks he himself is as nearly "absolutely
unbiassed" in political matters as mortal
man can be; yet in 1917 he deliberately
misrepresented the position of Sir. Wilfrid
Steens ea thp Great Lakes.
Torouto Star.
Novemlwr navigation on the Great
Lakes is often a dangerbue business..
calling for a high order of courage and
determination on the part of skipewrs
and crews. Hut no matter bow dan-
gerotw,the service may be captains and
erewit are always' to be found ready to,
face it.
The tuen who man the freighter,' on
the lakes have a pride oflperformanee
whieh- admirable. although some-
times. they carry their vglor too far.
Tlw elpfsin and crew of g Teasel feel
that they Must hot tie sig in port
long il04 any other ship is venturing out
to ride the gale.
it was in the serond wewk of tire
priss-nt month mix years moo leiss
that the nowt diaastrouir storm on
eeeor•I took Wave. Over tvtenty vessels
1111ti 'WO istitairi'd liver were loot on the
Greet Lakes. It to be feared that SS
the seasons come and mi the lessons
learned at that time begin te fade -and
be forgotten. and that eaptairtm and
crews once again begin to date too
much. We desire to recall to all who
are interested in navigation a 'state-
ment made loy Jamee D. Foote rof
Toronto in an listerview published to
The Star on :Siovegkber 14„ 1013. Wit
the foil extent of the dliegister Wore
hi tu 'opt. Foote maid in that interview
-All of these men who were loot
faith In their VP1111.1in. They knew
there words' in. /I Ina they knew
they hart, good send doles, and good
engines. They evidentty saw no reason
why they sd idn't weather thing,' all
right in apite of the storm 'signals."
They had ignored storm signals; be-
fore had eume through onifely.
Ilealdes. other vessels were keeping
right on their way. and tlw man who
felt that his own ship veam f41.101 to any-
thing afloat deelined to hide in port and
gain.the reputation of being timid. 'So
ont they went. The /disastrous "storm
of November, 1913. taught great
leamon. Foote went on to Kay:
eduea t on to ehipping sten. They
never ha VP 1111iier ilefOre find
• ship like the Carrot could hove
Tonnviered from sheer rem' of weather.
Now we have learned otherwise'. We
have found out just what the lakes' earl
do. In future the direreet captain will
have in mind the memory of this gale.
an+1 will be leas. ready to risk his ship.
him crew. hls cargo, and himself tn the
face of sterm signals. HP sfill give the
lakes credit for greater power than he
had supposed them remade of:-
I.:very y1411114 on the lakes is '11trl•Ing
to do Its hest before tying nla for the
winter. Mit the emptalm. of all V1.1/1/1in
mbotild kev.p in mind tite !remotes learned
air years ago and what rapt. Foote
ph* men resulting from tie:Odom of
t hat yea r.
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oil said that Nature had given the world
"almost a ready-made food".
MS Ell
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tific manner. Very much as Nature wraps up each globule
of buttar•Lat. Scott's is not unlike cream in consistency,
but many assinulate it easier than they do other fats.
soave Einatleiose is concentrated nourishment that
helps keep the body strong. Gi oe it a trial I
aim a Spred, iCaPaaaa, OW_
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Nvoloss
Mort fiest Itridegroom "Ton told
10s. four tienres?"
it is ti het+
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Perman's Rib Cashmere Hose, $1.25, for 75c.
Men's Und ear -
Stanfield's Underwear for men, all sine. 14 in 42. Tiro qrialeise.
garment $2.75 and 33.25.
Red Flannel
"The Doctor" Brand in red and white. Purest all -wool, scarcest
Gossard Corsets
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FARMERS MVST WAKE CP.
Online the early 'dams. of the pres-
ent Vklory loan campaign R. meemed
flint one clams of the eommunity which
was showing Wm -tuner in aubacribing
for 'Victory bonds waa the fermi/moon-
infinity, but it im hoped that before the
subscription 'sheets. (gime this reproach
will have been removisi. There were
Indleations lest yestr but divine
the last few days of the drive (armee,'
subeeriptions (11111P in very rapldly.
Anyone would be loth to ileiietP that
the farmers. who of ell Cilllin4111 of the
community are most directly interested
present loon. are apathetk.. More than
one-third of proceeds' of the laPt loan
t'a1311111/In wheat and other fomlatuffe.
countries. eredit. That Is. to nail
,..%17,750.000 Of the money ondemerilied
(iyo..iikieitistromi,inTreortigetualireot,cit;ewnde st iltnhotoutt ilPthe,IN:'kheiPtity,917.1orthl7
farmer would :hairs; been
t will
limos* of his perigee re-
pudiable tome. Tito amount
- /spent during the. coming
year In fl swing credits' to overarms
Purclusaerm of Canada's' agricultural
prothiets its wholly eontingent on the
extent,of the oversubeeription to this
jeer's. loan. Therefore. If any farmer
is desirous of seeing.the prreent over -
Peas market for his products, Main-
tained lia will help pile up the total of
bond subscriptions'.
Didn't Stsy 1.oeig Enough.
"My dear." be advised. cheerfully.
"ull your trouble with your cooks is
the resnit of being too familiar with
"flow can yott say such • thing?"
else exclaimed. "Von know InP•ve
never been able to keep otw long enough
to get familiar with her!"
HEAD STUFFED FROM
CATARRH OR A COLD.
Says Crean Applied in Nostrils
Oposs An Passages Right Up.
Instill! relief—no waitist Tour
flogged Dadra. open right up, the air
=Of your heed elver and you can
freely No mons hawking. emit -
struggling for breath at sight; your
cold or eatarrh diaappears.
fiet a small bottle, of Fly's Cream
Rahn from your dritiorid sow. Apply
a little of this fragrant, asitiaaptie.
bootleg ensue in yogir nostrils. 1t. pen -
trustee theneigh every air passage of the
bead. seethes the inflamed or wellies
mucous siembrase asd relief tames ha-
has no rent adrantage, bat i I• t's jest lbw. Des'll stay staffed-ey
the floating vote. I with a °Mg Of mute catarrh.
Dick — rry Wm dyed hie hair black
Dick—Ile wants to keep it dark!
tHrlen-- Whit did you marry
for. niy dear ; love. tuouey, position er
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