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Home My WebLink AboutThe Clinton New Era, 1913-03-20, Page 4Pitge-• ;t essamesauseraneaussesseesamoseralsese to tereall PlIOne 7S Couch & Co. are Pleused to announce their Wednesdey and Wednesiay Evening March s9th; 19,3, from 8 to 80 30 Early Easter Early Spring Early Opening. We believe that we have reason for making favorable comments upon our present display of Milliney, Tailor made Suits, Ladies Coats, Misses Coats, Laoies Skirts, Misses Skirts, Ladies Dresses, Misses Dresses, Blouses, Dress Goods and Trimmings As we are showing the most exquisite and exclusive creations that this store has ever shown. There is a marked difference in the effects over those shown during the past season both in designs and fabrics. We be- lieve that a more representative col- lectitin of Model garmientS is not to be found anywhere. You are invited to inspect this beautiful collection of Lacles and Children's Wearing Apparel, on March 19 and following days. This is the .ieason of New Weaves f3efore you select the material for your suit and dress you should make a careful comparison of the weaves and colors. Our Dress Goods include all the useful and proven colors, many of these ex- clusively shown by this store. OUR DISPLAY IS UNIQUE AND COMPLETE What It Costs To Take The .11 Census in Huron County •• s It cost $8441.11e to take the Dominion Government Census two years ago in Huron County. The payment's ' made by the Govern- ment on this aecount were East Huron $2,642.82c Commissioner E:Livingston,..$287.89 ......misityreeee. • . . W. Jackson 38 35 P. Willows 13 60 W. Jackson 23 35 Brussels-- anghlin radken e.... W. Work .. 0, Bernath 1 w..Lartsonte 1 0. Turalbali 1 60 70 47 9" W..'Belaarctkers 62 40 W 57 01 57 60 • Stanley— l ' ...... e ias. .: .... ...89 17 A. Mitehell J.Robinson .. ' 1 57 475 33 R, Turner 7 Stephen— C. W.Christio 894 2 048 M. Guenther 64 40 D. Switzer..... T.Collinse - , 6797 0375 E. Tiernan IYL IC.Switzer 71 68 90 55 WoOliver Tuckersmith— 99 31 G. N. Turner 21 73 E loeo 55 10 08 94d D.M. 67 65 78 H. IVIchfillan 58 35 Howick's-as e J. Gowdy 98 37 J. Walls 87 20 JAI: Williams 85 72 s J,Kenneberg 101 56 T. IVIcClement 96 98 S. Bricker 75 55 Morris -a i T',M.Ilenclerson 87 70 W. Isbis ter 77 85 (W. J. Geddes , 109 50 C. K. Ta ylor . 84 80 lTnenberry-- " A. Kelly 1 R. S. Muth.' 1'.11eoper 1 Wawanosh, E- 11.13, McGowan W. Robinson 1 E. Walker Wingham— W. Nicholson A Cosene Wroxeter - 3. Br. eth our South Huion $3,100.10 Commissioner, J. EsserY Bayfield,— L. Thompson Exeter— A. Pur don W. Pr out Hay— J. McMahon D. Burns C. Fritz W. 0. Hess H. Kruger 3. G. Goete J. Hagan ...... IYI. Oorrivean Remelt-- H.1'e In gram 1VIcKillop-- 3'.Itvans J.McDowell 3, Murray • , ,R. Archibald Seaforth-- J. 3. Darvrie W..Ballantyne, McLaren Usboene— J. Johns ...... „se m. 80 .36 J. TAYforg an .... 73 113 W. Smith 81 81 93, Gardiner • 72 47 West 'Huron $2,398.19c Coannissioner, 11,1Vforris ... 296 'se Ashfield - 81. Duff 101 92 , M. Bawler 105 58 J. Hackett 90 66 W Jamieson . • 100 40 ss 39 Clinton— , 92 05 A. 3.Ifolloway 133 00 00 55 R. A.DoWns ' 65 95 Colborne - 88 80 J. Chrisholm 131 07 02 42 A.Young 102 79 95 00 Goclerielet- 3. H. Edwards 80 50 W. AsChisolm 121 20 Watson ... . Goderich Tw9- 16 05 J, W. Salkeld J Toren nee J. Hulleri ,... 320 34 Hullett— , G. Stephenson. 65 s" T. Neilans ..„.. 93.191. Smith 84 70 Wawanosh W.- 67 '15 W. A. Stewart 95 97 D. B. Murray 90 07 58 33 0. Webb 96 40 at Newham, • Hants, in hisi tast year, At the end of last yenr underwent'a serious operation and C.bo'ug1i1e'had been able te d'o • araourre of work, he never 'really recovered. Of high professional attainments and wide experience, Sir Archibald Douglas wall a diligent worker and served loyally and ably in ion; responsible posts. His genial and generous Jsdisposition secured for him the regard and respect of a Wide circle of friends, by whom he Wilt be. sincerely mourned. 1.875, he 4,vas commander of the Imperial Japanese Naval College at Yeti°, and won the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun ;in 1880 wa •promoted to the rank 08 cantain, and in 1884 commanded the 'Rem - phis' during the Soudan expe- dition, winning' thereby the Khedive bronz medal. 'He was made rear -admiral in1805, and commanded the Vast Indies fleet in 1898 and 1899, from Which latter date until 1002 he was second Lord of the Admiralty, having .been made vice- admiral in 1s01. He Commanded the North American and West Indian stations from 1002 to 1004, and the Portsmonth station from t905 to 1907, whe» he retired from the serviee. Sir _Archibald Douglas has several times visited 'Canada dur- ing recent years, and he took a great interest in t he !Montreal harbor works. Admiral Sir Archibald Lucius Doilglas, As D. C., K.C.,B., G. C.V F.R.C.I., Knight of the (Legion of Honor, second sop of (the late. George Mellis. Et., M.D., and Charlotte, daughter of the late Archibald (Campbell. 013Penle notary was born at Quebec On Feb- ruary 8th, 1842. He mitered Quebec High School, where: he pursued the 'usual course of stud- ies, and in April of 88856, entered the Royal Navy as a Cadet on the nomination of Sir E. W. Head, Governor-General of Canada. ! In 1861, he was promoted to the rank of sub-lieutenaut, receiving the frank of lieutenant in 1682. He first saw active eervice 80 1880 with the Naval Brigade in the Con- go and Gambia as -a gunnery lieutenant, and Sat:mein 1800, due- ihg the Fenian Raid commanded a gunboat on the Candia n lakes. He WaS a staff officer on H.M.S. 'Cam- bridge' for three and m half years, and in 1872 was seerpointed comes, ander, and became instructor in the use of (Garvey's torpedo to the Channel and reserve fleets. In 1783 he was appointed comm- ander of (the mission to instruct the Japanese navy. From 1837 to Zurich Could Dive Dr. Friedman Turtles Hundreds of Fine SpeciMens Are to be Seaured in District for ar lifaetUre Of Serum Zurich, March 18.—If Dr. Fried - man's tuberculosis cure makes good, Zurich will become the centre of at:most important industry through "Turtle Lake," la body of water located near the village. It is understood among physicians that the Friedman serum, with which all ,patients are treated, is prepared from turtles. In Turtle Lake there is an un- limited supply of turtles, and their eggs are to be had in thousands in. the nests they make around the edges of the big, pond. Often as, many as 30 eggs have been found, here ;in °tie: nest. . e'cu. .0.figin. The origin .of the lake: is some- -What:,pecuaiar... Some years ago Mr. John Foster bought the property per,ty "end' .starteda brickyard. He nianidadtured millions of bricks 'dna' niany of the buildings in Zurich Herisall, St. Joseph, and other. surrounding . places are made of. them. In'digging 'for the material 'three distinct strata were found, the first being muck, or peat, about five. feet in depth, which was used for fuel, the second the brick clay, abbot ' seven feet through, and a 'third of megnificent gravel, 'Turtles Moved In. When the bricksmaking opera- tions ceased the water' from the countlees springs, in the big swamps around , gradually . up the eavitY and it seems 55 98 all the turtles in the district 'have made their headquarters there; as Mr. Foster says he can supply them in unlimited quantities. In the lake also are to be found a number of fine fish and .it is supposed. the turtles feed (on these, Wild ducks mei also plentiful in the spring. ADVI113TISING-ISMS. Don't let your business support your advertising. Make your ad- vertising support your business. The tail shouldnot wag the dog, 'OLIN T0N zqEw' Etjt, .......)•.****•••••c=•••....++•++++4+++t+44+++++++44 +++++4++++++++++1++++++++++ • • • • 4. , :Talqacia ,Prellem--Hydro Details—Rnd of Buclget--Lights on Vehicle —Motor Recommendation — .2, Jordan Farrireaderh in a Tiff, fli 13arli ent Tienrsday, March 20th, 39 40 40 • • • The40 40 40 41. +++••44'++++++++++000400•4.4 +••••+++++++++++++++++++++. ++++++•••44.444.4+•••••••••++ LIQUOI? Pli013LEM Ther Temperaihce Issue Was Again Before the Legislature The temperance issue, upon coming up in the Legislature again last week, waeldiecussed by H. Munro, Liberal, Glengarry, declaring that a remark- able oliange has taken place in the county of Glengarry, which has to a certain extent been checked ,by the retention of licenses in the one "wet" township. Ile said It was the duty of the Government to follow the wishes of the major partial of tbe comity in such a case. The benefit which he !had derived as a factory manager from local option in induc- ing steadiness in his employes, was also dealt with, and the speaker pro- aeeded to the Opposition leader's stand 'the liquor question in the 'caucus last session. That the leader's de - was not to catch votes, but to serve. the 'country, and that to this end he had made great sacrifices, was stated by Mr. Munro. He .attacked the three-fifths clause, which he claim- ed . meant, that the Government was pressing 281 licenses on the province 'against the will of the majority. G.. W. Neely, East Middlesex, said both parties were working to the same goal, but he deemed the Government method the better one. The public, he said, most be educated to the need of further restriction of the traffic. With the statement that the license laws have been made creditable un- der the present Government, the speaker concluded with a defence of the local option law, • which he de- clared, with the intention of the Pro- vincial Sepretary to eliminate any point which might defeat the will of the people through a techeicality. would answer all the needs. Sam Clarke, Northumberland, ape proved of the prisoe reform work, Um' he thought the Governmeet should tse to stop the manufacture of criminals by wiping out the drink traffic. You make criminals by wholesale and reclaim them by retail," he de- clared. He reiterated the Opposition's op position to the three-fifths clause. Tio only possible good It could do was to Prevent repeals, But even if' a ma jority vote 1000141 mean the defeat <a locat option ia one 08 two cases, i was better that they should be lost if a majority vote meant that local option would carry in ten other places. He declared It was a common sense, reasonable proposition that the elimin ation of the bar, even if shop licenses were left, would reduce the consump- tion of liquor. 0, E. Peck, West Peterborough, moved the adjournment of the debate. IRIS ON VEHICLES A Proposal to Make Buggies and Wagons Carry Lights That all vehicles, as well as motor cars, carry lights at night was 'the gist of an amendment to the Municipal Act introduced by George H. Goode:, 'ham, South Toronto. He saki that trucks, drays, lorries, buggies and all other conveyances, which at the pre- sent time, did dot carry lights at night, 'endangered the lives of the people. Dlr. Hanna suggested that it would probably be uareasonable to expect larniers coming to and going front the eltf, to carry -lights on their nehicles. 'Di. Godfrey', West York, claimed that the Gooderhatn bill should. em- brace rural enheicipalitie.s, as well as Mr. Megesai, Liberal, Sturgeon Falls. believed .10 'Would he a, hardship to compel, settlerof the north Country to carry etiO ,such a provision. Sir Jetties .Whitney said that ,,this fume naent was not, unreasonable, and, the bill wouldbe applied to 'alt parts of the, provin.ce in a way which would be satIsactere: fHe seggested that it be sent to the municipal committee. In view of the fact that the govern - meat will launch a big good roads project next year. for which $5,000,000 will be expended, A. M. Rankin of , Frontenac believed that something obOuld be done immediately to in- crease the width of tires on all ye- • hicks. Hon. W. J. Hanna stated that next year the good roads ,scheme as announced in .the speech from the throne would he under consideration, and he suggested , that Mr. Rankin 1 withdral his bill and that the subject ,matter would be worked out by the commission, which would be in eharge of improving the roads of Old On - 'tart°. Mr. Rankin withdrew his bill. LEADERS' IN A TIFF triD1;.0 DETAIS Sir James and Mr. Gowen Clash Ove a Misunderstanding In the 'closing hours of the Budge debate there was a Werth clash be tweets Sir James Whitney and Mr Rowell, the former charging that ths Opposition leader had in his deslm to, seVeral days the draft copy of the HYdro-Electrie report which had been seat down to be printed. "He must have known," said Sir James, "that' his hnproper retention at tbe conY was the direct cause of the report not beim; printed.' ' Mr, Rowell: "It is a false and mis- leading statement. It is only a fow minutes ago that the Provincial Secre- tary said the copy I hold was only a duplicate, and that it was put there for the use hi any member wbo wished to consult it, and that there is another copy in the hands of the printer. . ." Later Sir James discovered that there had been a misunderetandIng and that Mr. Rowell and Mr. Hanna were both under the impression there was more than one. copy. "I would not knowingly do anybody an injus tice," said the Prime Minister, " far as I understand the matter now the fact that one copy of the report was kepthere is of no consequence The fact remains, however, that Die, copy was not sent down to the printer' and kept there. If the leader of the Opposition will say that he under stood from the chairman of the eon mission that there were four or five copies of the repoft—" "I understood that several days ago," Mr. Rowoll put 10. "If so, that relieves him from any responsibility, and I a01 glad to be able to say so." O The Oppose:len Wonted Election Ac- eoprits Lad on the Tab:c i: • Sam Clanks, Liberal, Northumbes, - land, moved Tor a return of all iletai!s of Hydro -electric expenditures up to October 31, 1912, for the quapiiiirs and cost of constructing transmission lines, etc. Sir James Whitney de - Oared that such information could not be prepared within twelve mouths. Hoa. I: B. Lusias, Acting Pioviaciai Treasurer, claimed that the affairs the Hydro -electric Power Commission Were different from those cr the or. clinary departments of the Govern- ment. In the latter 'case the Govern- ment was spending the money of the people and had a right to give a de- tailed account of every cent expended, and it was the right of the Legislature to examine in absolute detail every expenditure of Provincial money. That was not the case with the Hydro e:e- penditure. He added: "When tha municipalities ask that these details of expenditure be published they shall be published, hut I should think they : would never ask that they be pub- ' lished as the public accounts are. pub- lished. This is not our money, it is not the money of the province that is being expended, We are simply mak. • Ing advances to the Hydro -Electric Commiasion and charging interest, That the commission pays in full and charges the municipalities, lt is the municipalities that are paying, not the • province. The only direct interest the province has is the fact of having made advances to the different muni- cipalities." ldr. Rowell's view was that the constructed, paid for :ma owned the transmission lines, that the money was advanced by Om Province, and a return should properly be made to the liaise. lf it was pos- sible for the elinieter of Public Work: to give a detailed account of the ex- penditure en every building erected it was equary posribiti for I his to bc. done by the Hydro-elcctric Power Commission in mopect TO its \more He explained that lie 'wee not ectine for the MOtiell 11, any :malt of evil ism, but because he illouebt the p 12 Bunion ta tbe details would be the best elm to silence the criticof thc 'people's system. ! Mr. Clarke's motion was rejected by a vote of 50 to 15. JORDAN FARM __et • The Government. Institution Wes Un- der Fire For a Time j. G.. Anclerson, Liberal, Scat, truce, foiled fault with the manag • ,ment of the Horticultural Expellees,. ,tal Station at Jordan, said the Me' !was taken over in 1906, and thin ni till 1911, $100,000 had been spent up:, it He calculated that up to the po 'sent, the amount spent was near.. '$130,000, The history of the Linn 'been marked by its failure to produce :results of value In the fruit grower, and many expern iments that had beeI' END OF BUDGET 'taken up were left at third base. The :tarrn should bave been a powerful aid to the fruit growers in. the district, lbut instead, it had become a laughing ,stook to both foreign and provincial visitors. Hon. 3. S. Duff replied to Mr. An- derson., The government had accepted the farm from Mr. Rittenhouse, but the soil WAS heavy clay and not the heat for fruit experiments. The large part of the money spent by the govern- ment had gone to under dreinage, and !besides this, several fine buildings had been put up. At present there were eleven acres of the farm under peach - five under pears, three under plums, two and a half undet grapes and three under cherries. tie said that a day or so ago, he had been to a banquet at St. Catharines, and bad .not heard a word of criticism from the fruit growers who were pre - Mr. Pratt declared that the fruit - growers of Norfolk county had re- ceived direct benefit from the work at Jordan, and were generally -well satisfied with its results. Many ex- periments that it had introduced' had been successfully applied. He adVieed the House not to take the member for South Bruce (Mr. Anderson) too seriously, intimating that his methods were well-known to the people of Norfolk 'county. He had done his best during the last two years to break up the Fruit -growers' Association there. Mr. Anderson resented what seemed to him an insintmtion against his holler, and proceeded to retaliate with the remark, "I could repeat things that are said 'about you In Norfolk that would make your hair stand." He asked for any specific instance. Several members cried "Order," but the member from Bruce con- tinued. "He said my record was not good in Norfolk county, and I want to give you Something about him." 'Personal remarks ehould be ex- cluded from the debate,'' was the ad- monition from the chair. "I will sit so longer in the chair and have the debates conducted as they have been en several occasiohs." Mr. Rowell said, that a reference ad been made to the honor of the member for South Bruce and he had perfect right to defend himself, Li THOSE 'PICTURE SHOWS uopu aaaaawataeasseseeaekeurowleaAinAAAA _tation Asks the Government for 'a son. members, on the Government side the House were to, be allowed to apart from the rules of debate, it vas to be e,epectecl that Opposition nembers would do likewise. Any ther Course woulcl be unfair. Sir James declared that it was the duty of hon. members to call the at- tention of the Speaker to anything that WAS outside of the rules. "No body of 117e0 in any Legislature ever received fehor treatment than the hon. gentleman and his tollowers get 4oH mieeint." to 0120 e '1‘00' 01ndtdranzeyt whietatio. uatnypr os ttae Mr, Speaker defended his position on the ground that if any leniency had been SINONVI1 it Was towards the members of the Opposition. In future however, the strict rules of the House would be observed without reference to either. party. Motor Recommendations 'h More Stringent Regulations } Plumbing and A deputation waited on Hon. 104 10 > Hanna and Hon, I. B. Lucas and asked 134 15 TinsmithIng ) both of the pool roome and the moving o 109 50 for radical changes in the control > picture houses. The association pro- tested against a practice, which they contended was prevalent, where an applicant for a pnol room license, after being refused this by Police Commie - stoners, would forte a club, get a charter from the Provincial Govern- ment, charge a nominal membership foe, such as twenty -live cents, and thus carry out the pool room businese. would like you to be sure of your facts," Mr. Hanna said, "for we have never hesitated to cancel a club license winch has been obtained in the mariner you indicate, and whio11-10 run for those purposes, It might be cliff -Omit to prove that the manage- ment pald all the merabers' fees, but the general character of such a place would condemn 10, and we would not hesitate to cut off the license." The deputation also asked for more thor- ough inspection, better ventilation and better supervision or minors. 109 67 i 90 35 g ? 87 00 p> Oomf> orts of the home are not) complete without an up to date 3. 97 06 .H tthroom, fully equipped with 1 i 102 03 all essential accessorie,s and 1110St 150 03 } economical heating system. > > We are in n position to do i your wot k, and do it, mitionehly t C > ,1 Fe thilatc s Cheerfully Ftirmseecl I 39 721 88 10 I Sir Archibald Douglas 38 12 53 57 Dead in England - -- 1 78811 81 95 ! Distinguished Naval Officer Was 93 87 , Born in Quebec and Held Conl-, 90 77 18 18 mand in Fenian Raid, _- 63 40 London, 1VIerch 13.—The 571» 09 45 noencell that Admiral Sir Arehillalcl 58 50 Douglas, G.C.B., died yesterday Sai) Pans Made to 11)rder itnakearigimmantaite.thaiutztamur..."...e.../.. 1 Byam &Sutter 1 z sant tary 'Plumbers I Phone, 7. , , 1. ,14,40%WookAAAn44AAAAAAAnosa , Village Annexation 'Am amendment offered by Mr. Proudfoot to the effeet that the rate- payers of the village should vote on the county to Which they Wlehed to be annexed, was lost. The Ontario Motor League made the following recoramendations to G. H. Gooderimm, M.P.P., as worthy of the consideration of the Legislature: "R is impracticable to license all "Steps should be taken ,to prevent ineorapeteat chauffeurs from the araite,d States and Europe from operating -in Canada. ' "A deckled linat ehould be but on the time In whic.h sithunonsescould be siereed on motorisita." Slr James Whitney, Mr. Rowell and Mr. Studholme the Final Speakers -- Sir James 'Whitney closed the de- bate on the Sudget by stating that the Government was in control at the, situation in Ontario and would go. on, increasing the revenue and making expenditures in* a way which it con- sidered in the best interests of the people, The previous speaker was. N. W. Rowell, Liberal leaden. who, figured Out that Ontario had a. de- ficit of 94,000,000. He believed the he revenue for tcurrent year would be $9,000,000 and the expenditure, about $13,000,000. Mr, Lucas, how- ever,obje, • cted claiming these figures: were absurd. Continuing Mr. Rowell criticised what he called the "inertia"' of the Agricultural Department, ob- jected to the increase of $298,000 in the estimate of the cost of building the new Government House, and did' not. agree with the method of spend-- Ing money on colonization roads hs New Ontario. Allan Studhohne charged that the. Government had passed lightly over the care of the children in factories,. There where veterinaries to attend' 'Iliseased cattle and hogs, but canning m factorieS were held of gloater 'ews tance than the education of the chile dren who labored in them. Men were forced to become parts of the machine with which they worked and by the speeding -up process were worn out and cast on the scrap heap. T. R. Atkinson, Liberal, North, Nor- folk,mthought Ontario should do ere in conserving her forests. Her hard- wood was becoming exhausted.. ber should be cut only under Goyern- ment inspection, AC . C. Pratt, onservative, South Norfolk went Into Federal poltties and declared it to he the duty of the local Opposition to announce tbefr stand re the Na( outlay, It would be interest- ing, he said', to see if Mr. Rowell dare draw up a resolution endorsing the policy of obstruction at Ottawa, The following. is the amendment to the Budget tnoved by Mr. C. M. Bow- man: "This Assembly, whfie prepared to s,pprove of all reaeonable expenditure to increase the efficiency et the public service of the Province, and to im- prove the conditions of both rural and urban life, 010205 221012 apprehension the growing deficits in the Provineial finances, tvithout any adequate pro- vision being made for securing the .necessary revenue to meet the e i - creasing expenditures. ,"Tb at this Assembly coe d ern s tile extravagant and wasteful expendilimrs d of the Government, as illustrateby the expenditure of over $700,000 In ter site, erectiom and furnishing of the new Government House; and ft:v(11s,, condemns the unbusinesslike and Me provident n.ction of the Cleverer:am: in placing tlie new GoverH nment ouse on a site entirely unsuitable for the purpose." 'It was lost on division, TO INOUIRE INTO HYDRO °reposition Wants to 'Know About the Commissioner's Expenditures ' , The Legislature's Public Accounts Comittee at the Oppoeition's request arranged to probe the Hydro -Electric,. accounts,. and isogon with an item or $458,159 expended on the Nliagara transmission, lines, for the fiscal year, 1912, Mr.' Clarke also asked for raernora,mia of the agreements with the McGuigan Construction Company, and copies of all correspondence pass Ing between the company arid theecone mission. 2e, P.94,7 armor& 4ie Call in and See Our New Wail Papers Alt the latest Designs Cooper & Co'y CLINTON 11111MIMI 14 1111111•111111MMIF Ber-Room in Politics The Montreal Witness hnd the following lengthy Editorint recent- ly :— Mr, W, 77, Rowell, leader of the Ontario. Opposition, has returned to the charge with Inc resolution for the immediate abulition of the bar and the provision of such other restrictions upon the residue of the liquor traffic as would be calcu'ated to limit its operations and reduce its evils. Exactly the same tactics are being used on this occasion to nullify the resolution as were put into force last year. It was on April 31ast that Mr. Rower. first in- troduced his motion. The Premier then moved as an amendment a resolution suggesting legislation regarding the treating. habit. He was followed by Mr. F.0. Mcbiar- mid, who offered emotion to am- end the Premier's resolution by adding a clause recording the ap- preciation by the- House' of the 'Good work done by the- present 'Government of the province der- ang the past seven' yeaten and df , 'their earnest 'enforcement of the 'liquor license law,' and by the dea 'suable improvements which have 'been added thereto. This year alliaRanna is the mover df the amendment to the amendment. Under parliamentary taw this amendment prevents ainy counter - amendment to the Premier's pro- posal, and accordingly the mote taken was upon the adoption of his amendment with the. addition sug- gested by Mr..MeDiarraid as,a sub stitute for Mr_Ro,welL's proposal. The preanier's resolution, as amended, was carried last year on a vote 06 79 Yeas to 19 nays. The beauty of the whole thing, from the liquor point of view was the -fact that after side-tracking Mr. Ro- well's proposal, nalegistatian was submitted to the Rouse for the carrying out of the anti-treafting resolution, though it had been Lde- dared that 'the House recognized 'the duty _cast upou it Ito minimize, 'as, far de poseible, the Vile effect 'of the drink habit,' and held that 'the treating habit is now almost 'universally recognized as the Most toWertul factor in the evil results 'of the said traffic and habit,' Of 'epurse at that time the session was drawing to a close, and there was little chance for the introduc- tion of new and revolutionary legislation. The fact, however, that, unlike Ildr.Rowellis clear-cut and businesslike resolution, that of the Premier was composed of vague and elaborate generalities, created a very widespread 01)10(00 that it embodied a wordy evasion, The temperance people of On- tario are, however, too ',much in earnest, haVe been suffered too long the iate, of the football in the PoLtical game to be satisfied With anything short of practical legis- lation. Sir James Whitney could soften some of the asperity' that divides him from the zealous tem- perance vote were he to remove the three-fifths requirement faoal the local ,Option contests, as that is the feature at which the temper- aece voters take most umbrage, as t makes two liquor votes equal to hree of. theirs, eet the last Local Option vote, by-laws were submit- ted in 77 municipalities, The veto vas voted for by majorities ie 0308 hese. It was defeated by ma - °rifles in only 14. The by-li vws ere, however, counted as de'fratrd e 51. That is to say, bar -room ma- orities were polled in 14 places Ind bar -room victories were count - d 61. There s no doubt that he abolition of the bar as advocat- cl by Mr. Rowell is considering the ()laical power of the liquor inter- st the most courageous NV a cry ver adopted by an Ontario Politi, tan. Whatever be the fate 01 1105 esoletions in Parliament, it s a solicy which is daily gairing riends in the province. If faithful - y upheld it will ultimetely see a ejority of the electors eallying to s support, 'When it does 511020 ra will have danined1 for Ontario, ne Whieh material prosperity bound to keep pace With 100001 0141d intellectual well-b,eing." .f 1 1t