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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1914-04-16, Page 4I 1••••-•.,,r1 • 7A. irs,14.6.4.04%. WiNGHAM BRANCH: A. M. SCULL?, Manager., sesemassengerea=sesesaseisimasseetwesmasiestear ...-xes,....smassawsztseaseeseelesesisaneresseese. r- Bank 1-4 GY $3,009,000 Surplue - - - 3,750,000 3USINES3 TRAINING Mane men have fallen short of business soneepse, beius, ae they grew in ex - lied -lice. they neglected to cultivate ot,its of economy Eveory young men should keep a savings because personel economies .in the mind to u te cepital wisely in nu iiness. Start now. C. P. SM.ITII, essaoeer Wingliam, Oat. to et feather increase in expenditure above the total of $183,500,000 spent for the eeeroo- ,!:, year just ended. During the past year Roe slew , e err:weer o ANT) PN0p1p..r0R the national debt has increased by some $20,000,l 00. For the coming year Mr. White prophesied further borrowing at high interest rates and another sub- stantial increase in the national debt. It is in the increase in the cost of or- dinary administration, however, that the "dash -away -and -spend -the -money" policy of the present administration is most apparent. Last year the increase in consolidated fund expenditure was $14.500,000. For the first two complete fiscal years of the Borden Government the increase in the ordinary expenses of the Government has totalled over $28,010,000 or nearly o14 additional for every man, woman and child in Canada. Just why it should cost four clonal s per head more to govern the country now than under Liberal rule, had not been explained by Mr. White. Three years ago Mr. Borden declared that ten or eleven million dollars might easily be saved in the expenses of ad- ministration. After he has been in power a little over two years this "sav- ing" has been changed into an increased expenditure of near'y three times that amount. In the last complete Neal year of the Laurier Government the total expenditure one consolidated fund account was $87,774,198. For the second complete fiscal year of the Borden Government the total expenditure on consolidated fund account has been $126,500,000. For the last complete fiscal year of the Laurier Government the total expenditure on both consoli- dated fund and capital accounts was $122,861,250. For the second complete fiscal year of the Borden Government this has been increased to $183,500,000. in three years consolidated fund ex- penditure has been increased by nearly $39,000,000 while total expenditure has been increased by $60,639,000. The in- creased expenditure has all to come out of taxation. Instead of reducing taxa- tion and giving relief to the consumers from the high cost of living the Gov- ernment has increased expenditures to the extent of about $8 per capita and is now increasing taxation by boosting the custom duties to help a few of the menu. faaturers. TlitieSDAY, APRIL 16, 1914 THE SNIDER-11ANNA EPISODE. The Liberals have good reason to contemplate with unmixed cheerfulness the prospect of fighting a general elee- tion with Mr. J. W. Hanna as the real leader of the Conservatives. Mr. Han- na has legislative ability, and he has fair ildministrative and organization talent, but he is not the type of man fo the leadership of a political party, and under no circumstances could he become a popular statesman. Nothing could better illustrate this than the recent Scott Act contest in Peel, Huron and Welland. Mr. Snider, Chief Government Inspector of Licenses under Mr. Hanna, appeared in all three of these counties and busied himself with trying to pereuade the Conservative temperance workers to drop the Scott Act and fall back on local option by- laws. When public attention was drawn in the Legislative Assembly to the efforts Mr. Snider was making. Mr. Hanna stated distinctly that if Mr. Snider had been doing what the Liberals accused him of he lied played his part on his own personal responsibility, be- cause he had not been ordered to go to the counties. This explanation by the Provincial Secretary has all the earmarks of a bit of falsification, which leaves the hearer or reader unconvinced. The public will still be sceptical about the relations between the two men, and will incline to the belief that Mr. Hanna not mere - to knew where M. Snider was when he was in the contested regions, but knew before that he w ,s going there. If Mr. Hanna wants tc clear himself of com- plicity in this pretty effort to please his liquor selling masters, he will have to appoint a commission of ievesti- gation before which Mr Hanna should give evidence himself.— Exchange. "THE WORST IS OVER." The financial aspects of the budget Statement of the Minister of Finance was in strange contrast to what Can- ada had been used to under Hon. W. S. Fielding, About the best that Hon. Mr. White could do in the way of Optimism was to say "The worst is Over" But even of this he was not very certain. There must be still, he said, prudence and caution. Mr. White might have spoken more correctly had he omitted the word "still." The re- sults of his financial administration for the past fiscal year certainly showed no evidenee of prudence or Caution. It would have been the part of prudence or caution to have put the brakes on his spendthrift colleagues, and kept ex- penditures within bounds, in the falling revenue. But instead of that expendi- tures have gone up at a recordrate and during the last few months especially revenues have fallen at an equally re- eord rate, The increase itt thtaI expenditure dur- ing the past fiscal year has been nearly $40,000,000 or some $5 per head of popu- lation. The decrease in revenue has been approXimately $0,000,00 It is still falling, but the appropriations for the present natal year indicate a still EDITORIAL NOTES The speech of Hon. George P. Gra- ham on the National Transcontinental railway and the report of Messrs. Gut- elius and Lynch -Staunton as given in the Commons on llollarch 24th and 25th is being printed in pamphlet form and will be distributed free of charge to any one on application to the Central Liberal Information Office, Hope Cham- bers, Ottawa. It will well repay per- usal in full by every Canadiae desirous of getting a true and comprehensive view of the Liberal policy in regard to Canada's greatest railway and in regard to the National issues involved in the attack of the present Government upon that road. Premier Borden, Colonel the Hon. Sam linghes, and Hen. Martin Burrell, the Minister of Agriculture are spending the Easter holidays in New York and Virginia. The problems and cares of government are laid aside While the ears -free ministers have "treek and trade with the Yankees." During their absence a sub -committee of the Cabinet will prepare the brief for the Canadian Northern aid prop:Amis. When Parlia- THE WINGUAM TIMES, APRIL 16, 1914 ment re-aesembles after Easter these proposals will be laid before the Con- servative caucus for pro forma endorse - tion. Then they will be presented to Parliament and probably put through under closure. Thus is the public served, and the cause of good government goes ON. . 1 It is significant that airione the liet of Conservative speakers on the N.T.R. 'debate who rose to defend Messrs. Gutelius and Lynch -Staunton there was not included the name of Hon. Samuel Barker, a fellow townsman of the Ham- ilton lawyer. Mr. Barker is perhaps the only practical railway man in the House of Commons. He has had along experience in railway construction work and his contribution to the debate might have been considered as an ex- pert opinion. Moreover, it might have been expected that he surely would have been one of the first to rise in defence of Mr, Lynch -Staunton. Throughout the debate he sat silent. Can itbe that his silence gave consent to the merci- less criticisms of the misrepresentations and inconsistencies of the investigating Commissioners' findings? Although Hon, W. T. White ignored the high cost of living problem in his budget statement. except in so far per - hap, as to give it another boost by in- creasing pries to the consumer by raising the tariff on the raw materials of manufacture, the public unfortunate- ly, cannot ignore the fact that the cost of living is still going up. The March statement of the labor department, giving the index number of wholesale prices, shows that there has been an- other increase in the cost of living during the month. The index number now stands at 136.7 as compared with 136.1 in February and 136.0 in March of last year. The more important in- crease occurred in grains and fodder, animals and meats, canned salmon, vegetables, flour, and oat meal. The Packers, the Canners and the Millers about whom Mr. White is oio solicitous must keep their rrotection;for the con- sumer there is no oonsiderarion. Childhood Constipation Constipation is one of the most com- mon ailments of childhood and no child suffering from it thrives well. To banish it no other medicine acts so promptly and surely as Baby's Own Tablets They never fail to bring re- lief. Concerning them Mrs. Domini- que Ferland, St. Michel, Que., writes: "I consider Baby's Own Tablets a mar- vellous remedy for little ones. I gave them to my baby for constipation and they soon made him well again." The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. THE WEEK IN THE LEGISLATURE. CONSERVATIVE YOUNG MEN Quite the most significant event of the week was the deputation of Con- servative members of the Ontario Young Manhood Association, which waited upon the Government and pres- ented a petition signed by 9000 Conser- vatives asking for mere advanced tem- perance legislation by the Government. The petition requested: — "That youpass an Act in the Leg- islature abolishing all liquor shop, bar, and Club licenses in the Pro- vince, such legislation to come in- to effect only—and thereupon auto- matically—after a majority of votes have been cast in its favor, in a plebiscite on the question, present- ed to the people within a year af- ter the passing of the said Act." The memorial signed by the depu- tation representing the Executive, declared: "Supporting loyally as we have done, and as we do now, the gener- al record of the present° Govern- ment and its many advanced poli- cies, it would be with reluctance that we should find ourselves oblig- ed to forsake the Conservative party in order to see a Liberal Temperance proposal through, but if the present situation -continues we will feel morally bound to pursue that course." ..mr9r.s.-4,4••• ,....W...•••••••1....-woormlyma-,A▪ ,,ontele.gamaimalt•orn erg. iftiowevtaiR~*tpgavsnoleassiato~movaftiftwesolootabiosigg~t~00414* tit cit, Notice No Sec. 117 of The Canada Temperance Act states that the restrictions of the Act do not apply to liquor shipped or sent to any person for their personal or family toe; as long as it is not paid for in the Scott Act county. Whether you voted for the Scott Act or not does not prevent you, as a private citizen, from en- joying as usual, your accustomed glass of healthful and appetizing"Ale, Porter or Canada Club Lager, Temperance legislation never has, and never will prevent/personal liberty as regards household necessities. There are no beverages more essentially necessary to the health and vitality of the whole household than pure, wholesome light Ales and Beers; the percentage of Alcohol is very low and com- bined with the high extract properties of Malt and Hops they make health -giving tonics for old and young alike, and are prescribed by leading physician -the world over. Carling's Gold Medal beverages mill be shipi‘d to you, freight paid both ways, in plain boxes, on receipt of order accompanied witj). remittasee.- 1 Case, Ale, Porter or Lager q4. (2 Dozen) 1 Case, Ale or Porter -pints. (2 Dozen) 1 Case, Canada Club Lager, pints (2 Dozen) including bottles ) $2.30 including bottles ) $2.80 including bottles ) When bottles are returned, a refund will be made of 50e. per dozen for all quart bottles; 50e. per dozen for lager pint bottles, and 25e. per dozen for ale pint bottles. All orders will receive prompt attention. and refunds for bottles will be made immediately on re- ceiving them. ORDER TO -DAY AND BE SURE IT IS CARLING'S. The Carling Brewing and Malting Co. LONDON, ONTARIO LIMITED _04•04 eatill~trts.61~ avessVistatintscatoMeitektotesealatameolosiesso~ .nroomsnama•marrivasw,"*.rcommorlwvann ....•••norme. Imas.“.aaws, ..ow•mr••••••••••...... The petition presented was over 200 yards long. It would have extended from the door of the Parliament Bldgs., past Sir John A. McDonald's momu- ment to College Street, or, if it had been unrolled on Queen and Yonge past the City Hall to Terauley Street. The Goyernment was non -committal in its answer to the deputation. More of the matter will undoubtedly be heard as the petition revealed a wide -spread revolt among the young men of the Conservative party on the temperance question. BLOCKING AGAIN. G. Howard Ferguson, M.P.P., Chair- man of the Public Accounts Committee, on whose behalf with others, the speci- al indemnity Bill was rushed through at the recent all-night Session, and who was chairman of the notorious Public Accounts and Privileges and Elections Committees last year, is again using the steam roller. The Liberals are making an effort to have the actions of Inspector Snider against the Canada Temperance Act in Peel, Huron and Welland probed and the Liberal mem- bers of the Public Accounts Committee moved that the Committee ask the Leg- islature to allow them to go into this matter. Mr Ferguson, however, ruled the motion out of order. Mr. Proud - foot appealed from the ruling of the Chair, but the majority sustained Mr. Ferguson. This, too, is a matter of which much more is likely to be heard. GOOD ROADS The Highway Commission in its re- port to the House recommended for good roads a capital expenditure of $30,000,000 extending over fifteen years the Province to contribute $12,000,000, Counties $12,000,000 and the Cities $6,- 000,000; a Highway Department to be created under a Deputy Minister; an increase in the test on Motor Vehicles on a horse power basis to bring in $400,- 000 a year and a light tax on horse- drawn vehicles. GREY. The death occurred in Toronto on Thursday morning, April 2nd, of Wil- liam Bateman, one of Grey township's pioneers. Mr. Bateman had been re- siding in the Queen city with his son for the past couple of years. He was in his 81st year. The remains were brought to Brussels for interment. Jas. Armstrong took possession of the farm he recently purchased from D. Robertson on Monday of this week, Mr. Armstrong expects to move his family over in a few weeks. This farm was taken up by the late Thos: Robert- son 65 years ago and has been held by the Robertson family until now. Don- ald Robertson left on Thursday of last week for Hannah, N.D., where he ex- pects to spend the summer at least. An old resident of the 3rd con., pass- ed away on Wednesday of last week in the person of Jane Wilson, relict of the late John McCartney. Deceased was in her 82nd year and had been fail- ing in health for the past three months. Mrs. McCartney was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, and after coming to Canada snent several years in Toronto before moving to Grey township. 48 years ago she was united in marriage to the late John McCartney, who died ten years ago, and who took up the farm on which Mrs. McCartney resided up to the time of her death. She is survived by a family of four sons, Robert and James, at home; Hugh, of Tugask, Sask.; and William, of Milestone, Sask.; and three daughters, Mrs. Geo. Tucker - smith; Mrs. Nelson Cardiff and Mrs. Wm. Turnbull, Grey. READ THE ADVERTISEMENTS. HAVE YOU A& CATARRH? lempormoommee• nasat breathing impaired? Does your throat get husky or clogged? Modern science proves that these symptoms result from run down health. Snuffs and vapors are irritating and useless. fou should build your general health with the oil -food in Scott's Emulsion -its nourishing powers will enrich and enliven the blood, aid nutrition and as- similation and assist nature to check the inflammation and heal the sensitive membranes which are affected. Scott's Emulsion will raise your standard of health to correct catarrh. Shun alcoholic mixtures and insist on SCOTt'S 13 Vies117 te. r 9 "Bea.utiful Hair" makes every wom- an beautiful, and all who desire to make the !nest of of their S'ppear- ance have the op- portunit of pay- ing a sit to PROFESSOR DORENWEND, off/Toronto who will be at the BRUNSWICK Horst, wingham, on MONDAY, APRIL 27t1i With an 4mense stock of the Latest Fashions in HairGoods A style to Suit Every Individual. t, "LADIES WITH THIN 11` R" see and have a demonstration of The Dorenwend Transformation. They will give a charni and attrattive- nese to an otherwise plain face and will assist any woman to keep her youthful appearance. They are superior to all others in off east they pro- duce when adjusted, in quality of hair and effidency of workmanship. A free demonstration is offered to all. Wigs, Transformations, Pompadours, Bangs, Fronts, Waves. Switehs, Braids, Etc. "GENTLEMEN WHO .ARE BALD" call and see The Dorenwend NSW tar', Patent Toupee, Which is B per - foot protection to the head. Por nat- ural affect, strength, durability, hs - genie qualities, they are unequlled. Be sides this they win make any^ man appear years younger. This Toupee 1A proivoted in all countr1,q4 and May only be purChased from iv, "440 Do riot fail .oe,giginbrterd(ipz them, and The Dorenwend Coy, of Toronto, Limited. 11013513 OP QUALITY HAIR GOODS 108405 YONGE STREET TORONTO /14 runv RAILVVi0( ti MIU JflUflIsysrEM Homeseekors' Excursions Round trip tickets to points In Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan via Chicago, St. Paul or Duluth, on sale each Tuesday until October 27th, inclusive, at low fares. Through Pullman Tourist Sleepers to Winni- peg on above dates, leaving Toronto 11 p.m. No change of cars RETURN urur, TWO rIONTIIS SETTLERS' FARES (One-way second.class) From stations in Ontario, Kingston, Renfrew, and west to points in Alberta and Saskatche- wan, each WESDAY during April. The Grand Trunk Pacific Railwa_y is the shortest and quickest route between Winnipeg, Saskatoon, and Edmonton, with excellent through service to Regina. Trains are now running into Calgary. Berth reservations and full particulars, from H, B. ELLIOTT, Town Passenger and Ticket Agent. 'elione 4. W. P WIEG- MAN. Station Agent. 'Phone 50. Or write C. E. Horning, D.P.A., Torontel.Ont. NADIAN 'PAC I FI C Colonist Fares One-way second, class to certain points in Albeeta, British Columbia, California, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Arizona Idaho, etc., daily until April 15 Reduced Settlers' Fares (One -Way Second Class) ' Each Tuesday until April 28 I' Through trains Toronto to Winnipeg and West. Colinist Cars on all trains. No charge for berths. • Particulars from W. A. Sanderson, town agent phone 47 H.Beemer, ate tion agent, phene 7. WALLPAPF,R AND WINDOW SHADES A straight cut in the prices of New Spring Wallpapers while they last. Regular 5c Paper for Regular 7c Paper for Regular 10c Paper for Regular 12c Paper for Regular 15c Paper for Regular 20c Paper for Regular 25c Paper for Regular 35c Paper for Regular 50c Paper for 4c Roll 5c Roll 7c Roll - 9c Roll 11c Roll - 15c Roll - 20c Roll - 25c Roll 35c Roll Also large stock of Win- dow Shades at cut prices A. M. KNOX 'Phone 65 Opposite National Hotel THE DOMINION BANK . .EDMUND O. OSLER, M P , PRESIDENT. W D. MATTHEWS, VIOE•PRESIDENT, C. A, BOGERT, General Manager. Capital Paid Up . . . $5.400,000,00 Reserve Fund and Undivided Profits 7,100,000.00 Yon Can Start a Savings Account with $1.00. It is not necessary for you to wait until you have a large sum of money in order to start a Savings Account with this Bank, An account can he opened with $1.00 and more on which Interest is compounded twice a year. WiNGHAM BRANCH: A. M. SCULL?, Manager., sesemassengerea=sesesaseisimasseetwesmasiestear ...-xes,....smassawsztseaseeseelesesisaneresseese. r- Bank 1-4 GY $3,009,000 Surplue - - - 3,750,000 3USINES3 TRAINING Mane men have fallen short of business soneepse, beius, ae they grew in ex - lied -lice. they neglected to cultivate ot,its of economy Eveory young men should keep a savings because personel economies .in the mind to u te cepital wisely in nu iiness. Start now. C. P. SM.ITII, essaoeer Wingliam, Oat. to et feather increase in expenditure above the total of $183,500,000 spent for the eeeroo- ,!:, year just ended. During the past year Roe slew , e err:weer o ANT) PN0p1p..r0R the national debt has increased by some $20,000,l 00. For the coming year Mr. White prophesied further borrowing at high interest rates and another sub- stantial increase in the national debt. It is in the increase in the cost of or- dinary administration, however, that the "dash -away -and -spend -the -money" policy of the present administration is most apparent. Last year the increase in consolidated fund expenditure was $14.500,000. For the first two complete fiscal years of the Borden Government the increase in the ordinary expenses of the Government has totalled over $28,010,000 or nearly o14 additional for every man, woman and child in Canada. Just why it should cost four clonal s per head more to govern the country now than under Liberal rule, had not been explained by Mr. White. Three years ago Mr. Borden declared that ten or eleven million dollars might easily be saved in the expenses of ad- ministration. After he has been in power a little over two years this "sav- ing" has been changed into an increased expenditure of near'y three times that amount. In the last complete Neal year of the Laurier Government the total expenditure one consolidated fund account was $87,774,198. For the second complete fiscal year of the Borden Government the total expenditure on consolidated fund account has been $126,500,000. For the last complete fiscal year of the Laurier Government the total expenditure on both consoli- dated fund and capital accounts was $122,861,250. For the second complete fiscal year of the Borden Government this has been increased to $183,500,000. in three years consolidated fund ex- penditure has been increased by nearly $39,000,000 while total expenditure has been increased by $60,639,000. The in- creased expenditure has all to come out of taxation. Instead of reducing taxa- tion and giving relief to the consumers from the high cost of living the Gov- ernment has increased expenditures to the extent of about $8 per capita and is now increasing taxation by boosting the custom duties to help a few of the menu. faaturers. TlitieSDAY, APRIL 16, 1914 THE SNIDER-11ANNA EPISODE. The Liberals have good reason to contemplate with unmixed cheerfulness the prospect of fighting a general elee- tion with Mr. J. W. Hanna as the real leader of the Conservatives. Mr. Han- na has legislative ability, and he has fair ildministrative and organization talent, but he is not the type of man fo the leadership of a political party, and under no circumstances could he become a popular statesman. Nothing could better illustrate this than the recent Scott Act contest in Peel, Huron and Welland. Mr. Snider, Chief Government Inspector of Licenses under Mr. Hanna, appeared in all three of these counties and busied himself with trying to pereuade the Conservative temperance workers to drop the Scott Act and fall back on local option by- laws. When public attention was drawn in the Legislative Assembly to the efforts Mr. Snider was making. Mr. Hanna stated distinctly that if Mr. Snider had been doing what the Liberals accused him of he lied played his part on his own personal responsibility, be- cause he had not been ordered to go to the counties. This explanation by the Provincial Secretary has all the earmarks of a bit of falsification, which leaves the hearer or reader unconvinced. The public will still be sceptical about the relations between the two men, and will incline to the belief that Mr. Hanna not mere - to knew where M. Snider was when he was in the contested regions, but knew before that he w ,s going there. If Mr. Hanna wants tc clear himself of com- plicity in this pretty effort to please his liquor selling masters, he will have to appoint a commission of ievesti- gation before which Mr Hanna should give evidence himself.— Exchange. "THE WORST IS OVER." The financial aspects of the budget Statement of the Minister of Finance was in strange contrast to what Can- ada had been used to under Hon. W. S. Fielding, About the best that Hon. Mr. White could do in the way of Optimism was to say "The worst is Over" But even of this he was not very certain. There must be still, he said, prudence and caution. Mr. White might have spoken more correctly had he omitted the word "still." The re- sults of his financial administration for the past fiscal year certainly showed no evidenee of prudence or Caution. It would have been the part of prudence or caution to have put the brakes on his spendthrift colleagues, and kept ex- penditures within bounds, in the falling revenue. But instead of that expendi- tures have gone up at a recordrate and during the last few months especially revenues have fallen at an equally re- eord rate, The increase itt thtaI expenditure dur- ing the past fiscal year has been nearly $40,000,000 or some $5 per head of popu- lation. The decrease in revenue has been approXimately $0,000,00 It is still falling, but the appropriations for the present natal year indicate a still EDITORIAL NOTES The speech of Hon. George P. Gra- ham on the National Transcontinental railway and the report of Messrs. Gut- elius and Lynch -Staunton as given in the Commons on llollarch 24th and 25th is being printed in pamphlet form and will be distributed free of charge to any one on application to the Central Liberal Information Office, Hope Cham- bers, Ottawa. It will well repay per- usal in full by every Canadiae desirous of getting a true and comprehensive view of the Liberal policy in regard to Canada's greatest railway and in regard to the National issues involved in the attack of the present Government upon that road. Premier Borden, Colonel the Hon. Sam linghes, and Hen. Martin Burrell, the Minister of Agriculture are spending the Easter holidays in New York and Virginia. The problems and cares of government are laid aside While the ears -free ministers have "treek and trade with the Yankees." During their absence a sub -committee of the Cabinet will prepare the brief for the Canadian Northern aid prop:Amis. When Parlia- THE WINGUAM TIMES, APRIL 16, 1914 ment re-aesembles after Easter these proposals will be laid before the Con- servative caucus for pro forma endorse - tion. Then they will be presented to Parliament and probably put through under closure. Thus is the public served, and the cause of good government goes ON. . 1 It is significant that airione the liet of Conservative speakers on the N.T.R. 'debate who rose to defend Messrs. Gutelius and Lynch -Staunton there was not included the name of Hon. Samuel Barker, a fellow townsman of the Ham- ilton lawyer. Mr. Barker is perhaps the only practical railway man in the House of Commons. He has had along experience in railway construction work and his contribution to the debate might have been considered as an ex- pert opinion. Moreover, it might have been expected that he surely would have been one of the first to rise in defence of Mr, Lynch -Staunton. Throughout the debate he sat silent. Can itbe that his silence gave consent to the merci- less criticisms of the misrepresentations and inconsistencies of the investigating Commissioners' findings? Although Hon, W. T. White ignored the high cost of living problem in his budget statement. except in so far per - hap, as to give it another boost by in- creasing pries to the consumer by raising the tariff on the raw materials of manufacture, the public unfortunate- ly, cannot ignore the fact that the cost of living is still going up. The March statement of the labor department, giving the index number of wholesale prices, shows that there has been an- other increase in the cost of living during the month. The index number now stands at 136.7 as compared with 136.1 in February and 136.0 in March of last year. The more important in- crease occurred in grains and fodder, animals and meats, canned salmon, vegetables, flour, and oat meal. The Packers, the Canners and the Millers about whom Mr. White is oio solicitous must keep their rrotection;for the con- sumer there is no oonsiderarion. Childhood Constipation Constipation is one of the most com- mon ailments of childhood and no child suffering from it thrives well. To banish it no other medicine acts so promptly and surely as Baby's Own Tablets They never fail to bring re- lief. Concerning them Mrs. Domini- que Ferland, St. Michel, Que., writes: "I consider Baby's Own Tablets a mar- vellous remedy for little ones. I gave them to my baby for constipation and they soon made him well again." The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. THE WEEK IN THE LEGISLATURE. CONSERVATIVE YOUNG MEN Quite the most significant event of the week was the deputation of Con- servative members of the Ontario Young Manhood Association, which waited upon the Government and pres- ented a petition signed by 9000 Conser- vatives asking for mere advanced tem- perance legislation by the Government. The petition requested: — "That youpass an Act in the Leg- islature abolishing all liquor shop, bar, and Club licenses in the Pro- vince, such legislation to come in- to effect only—and thereupon auto- matically—after a majority of votes have been cast in its favor, in a plebiscite on the question, present- ed to the people within a year af- ter the passing of the said Act." The memorial signed by the depu- tation representing the Executive, declared: "Supporting loyally as we have done, and as we do now, the gener- al record of the present° Govern- ment and its many advanced poli- cies, it would be with reluctance that we should find ourselves oblig- ed to forsake the Conservative party in order to see a Liberal Temperance proposal through, but if the present situation -continues we will feel morally bound to pursue that course." ..mr9r.s.-4,4••• ,....W...•••••••1....-woormlyma-,A▪ ,,ontele.gamaimalt•orn erg. iftiowevtaiR~*tpgavsnoleassiato~movaftiftwesolootabiosigg~t~00414* tit cit, Notice No Sec. 117 of The Canada Temperance Act states that the restrictions of the Act do not apply to liquor shipped or sent to any person for their personal or family toe; as long as it is not paid for in the Scott Act county. Whether you voted for the Scott Act or not does not prevent you, as a private citizen, from en- joying as usual, your accustomed glass of healthful and appetizing"Ale, Porter or Canada Club Lager, Temperance legislation never has, and never will prevent/personal liberty as regards household necessities. There are no beverages more essentially necessary to the health and vitality of the whole household than pure, wholesome light Ales and Beers; the percentage of Alcohol is very low and com- bined with the high extract properties of Malt and Hops they make health -giving tonics for old and young alike, and are prescribed by leading physician -the world over. Carling's Gold Medal beverages mill be shipi‘d to you, freight paid both ways, in plain boxes, on receipt of order accompanied witj). remittasee.- 1 Case, Ale, Porter or Lager q4. (2 Dozen) 1 Case, Ale or Porter -pints. (2 Dozen) 1 Case, Canada Club Lager, pints (2 Dozen) including bottles ) $2.30 including bottles ) $2.80 including bottles ) When bottles are returned, a refund will be made of 50e. per dozen for all quart bottles; 50e. per dozen for lager pint bottles, and 25e. per dozen for ale pint bottles. All orders will receive prompt attention. and refunds for bottles will be made immediately on re- ceiving them. ORDER TO -DAY AND BE SURE IT IS CARLING'S. The Carling Brewing and Malting Co. LONDON, ONTARIO LIMITED _04•04 eatill~trts.61~ avessVistatintscatoMeitektotesealatameolosiesso~ .nroomsnama•marrivasw,"*.rcommorlwvann ....•••norme. Imas.“.aaws, ..ow•mr••••••••••...... The petition presented was over 200 yards long. It would have extended from the door of the Parliament Bldgs., past Sir John A. McDonald's momu- ment to College Street, or, if it had been unrolled on Queen and Yonge past the City Hall to Terauley Street. The Goyernment was non -committal in its answer to the deputation. More of the matter will undoubtedly be heard as the petition revealed a wide -spread revolt among the young men of the Conservative party on the temperance question. BLOCKING AGAIN. G. Howard Ferguson, M.P.P., Chair- man of the Public Accounts Committee, on whose behalf with others, the speci- al indemnity Bill was rushed through at the recent all-night Session, and who was chairman of the notorious Public Accounts and Privileges and Elections Committees last year, is again using the steam roller. The Liberals are making an effort to have the actions of Inspector Snider against the Canada Temperance Act in Peel, Huron and Welland probed and the Liberal mem- bers of the Public Accounts Committee moved that the Committee ask the Leg- islature to allow them to go into this matter. Mr Ferguson, however, ruled the motion out of order. Mr. Proud - foot appealed from the ruling of the Chair, but the majority sustained Mr. Ferguson. This, too, is a matter of which much more is likely to be heard. GOOD ROADS The Highway Commission in its re- port to the House recommended for good roads a capital expenditure of $30,000,000 extending over fifteen years the Province to contribute $12,000,000, Counties $12,000,000 and the Cities $6,- 000,000; a Highway Department to be created under a Deputy Minister; an increase in the test on Motor Vehicles on a horse power basis to bring in $400,- 000 a year and a light tax on horse- drawn vehicles. GREY. The death occurred in Toronto on Thursday morning, April 2nd, of Wil- liam Bateman, one of Grey township's pioneers. Mr. Bateman had been re- siding in the Queen city with his son for the past couple of years. He was in his 81st year. The remains were brought to Brussels for interment. Jas. Armstrong took possession of the farm he recently purchased from D. Robertson on Monday of this week, Mr. Armstrong expects to move his family over in a few weeks. This farm was taken up by the late Thos: Robert- son 65 years ago and has been held by the Robertson family until now. Don- ald Robertson left on Thursday of last week for Hannah, N.D., where he ex- pects to spend the summer at least. An old resident of the 3rd con., pass- ed away on Wednesday of last week in the person of Jane Wilson, relict of the late John McCartney. Deceased was in her 82nd year and had been fail- ing in health for the past three months. Mrs. McCartney was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, and after coming to Canada snent several years in Toronto before moving to Grey township. 48 years ago she was united in marriage to the late John McCartney, who died ten years ago, and who took up the farm on which Mrs. McCartney resided up to the time of her death. She is survived by a family of four sons, Robert and James, at home; Hugh, of Tugask, Sask.; and William, of Milestone, Sask.; and three daughters, Mrs. Geo. Tucker - smith; Mrs. Nelson Cardiff and Mrs. Wm. Turnbull, Grey. READ THE ADVERTISEMENTS. HAVE YOU A& CATARRH? lempormoommee• nasat breathing impaired? Does your throat get husky or clogged? Modern science proves that these symptoms result from run down health. Snuffs and vapors are irritating and useless. fou should build your general health with the oil -food in Scott's Emulsion -its nourishing powers will enrich and enliven the blood, aid nutrition and as- similation and assist nature to check the inflammation and heal the sensitive membranes which are affected. Scott's Emulsion will raise your standard of health to correct catarrh. Shun alcoholic mixtures and insist on SCOTt'S 13 Vies117 te. r 9 "Bea.utiful Hair" makes every wom- an beautiful, and all who desire to make the !nest of of their S'ppear- ance have the op- portunit of pay- ing a sit to PROFESSOR DORENWEND, off/Toronto who will be at the BRUNSWICK Horst, wingham, on MONDAY, APRIL 27t1i With an 4mense stock of the Latest Fashions in HairGoods A style to Suit Every Individual. t, "LADIES WITH THIN 11` R" see and have a demonstration of The Dorenwend Transformation. They will give a charni and attrattive- nese to an otherwise plain face and will assist any woman to keep her youthful appearance. They are superior to all others in off east they pro- duce when adjusted, in quality of hair and effidency of workmanship. A free demonstration is offered to all. Wigs, Transformations, Pompadours, Bangs, Fronts, Waves. Switehs, Braids, Etc. "GENTLEMEN WHO .ARE BALD" call and see The Dorenwend NSW tar', Patent Toupee, Which is B per - foot protection to the head. Por nat- ural affect, strength, durability, hs - genie qualities, they are unequlled. Be sides this they win make any^ man appear years younger. This Toupee 1A proivoted in all countr1,q4 and May only be purChased from iv, "440 Do riot fail .oe,giginbrterd(ipz them, and The Dorenwend Coy, of Toronto, Limited. 11013513 OP QUALITY HAIR GOODS 108405 YONGE STREET TORONTO /14 runv RAILVVi0( ti MIU JflUflIsysrEM Homeseekors' Excursions Round trip tickets to points In Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan via Chicago, St. Paul or Duluth, on sale each Tuesday until October 27th, inclusive, at low fares. Through Pullman Tourist Sleepers to Winni- peg on above dates, leaving Toronto 11 p.m. No change of cars RETURN urur, TWO rIONTIIS SETTLERS' FARES (One-way second.class) From stations in Ontario, Kingston, Renfrew, and west to points in Alberta and Saskatche- wan, each WESDAY during April. The Grand Trunk Pacific Railwa_y is the shortest and quickest route between Winnipeg, Saskatoon, and Edmonton, with excellent through service to Regina. Trains are now running into Calgary. Berth reservations and full particulars, from H, B. ELLIOTT, Town Passenger and Ticket Agent. 'elione 4. W. P WIEG- MAN. Station Agent. 'Phone 50. Or write C. E. Horning, D.P.A., Torontel.Ont. NADIAN 'PAC I FI C Colonist Fares One-way second, class to certain points in Albeeta, British Columbia, California, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Arizona Idaho, etc., daily until April 15 Reduced Settlers' Fares (One -Way Second Class) ' Each Tuesday until April 28 I' Through trains Toronto to Winnipeg and West. Colinist Cars on all trains. No charge for berths. • Particulars from W. A. Sanderson, town agent phone 47 H.Beemer, ate tion agent, phene 7. WALLPAPF,R AND WINDOW SHADES A straight cut in the prices of New Spring Wallpapers while they last. Regular 5c Paper for Regular 7c Paper for Regular 10c Paper for Regular 12c Paper for Regular 15c Paper for Regular 20c Paper for Regular 25c Paper for Regular 35c Paper for Regular 50c Paper for 4c Roll 5c Roll 7c Roll - 9c Roll 11c Roll - 15c Roll - 20c Roll - 25c Roll 35c Roll Also large stock of Win- dow Shades at cut prices A. M. KNOX 'Phone 65 Opposite National Hotel