HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1913-01-30, Page 7MILLION FOR
AGRICULTUis:
Annual Grants to be Given
to the Provinces.
TEN MILLIONS IN ALL
. Hon. Mr Burrell Gives De.
tails of Scheme,
etdi Ottawa deapatelt: With the excep.
Cone. noted In the accompanying re-
port, t}ie :Provinces will share aa fol-
lows, on t' easels of population, iu
fee alia000,000 seheme for aid to
apieulture:
Yearly
1013, increase. 1017-23
Ontario $195,733,32 835,141 $330,319.08
Quetta! 159,48240 27,896 271,008.32
Prima, ...•*.sard
20,529,85 1,306 31,753,7*
New Bruns-
wiek 44,509,03 4,002 64,117.97'
Alberta .. 40,094.05 5,210 00,070.91
British
Columbia 47,334.74 0,467 -03,202.57
Manitoba 51,730.05. 6,346 77,114.0v
Nova Seotia 54,288.45 6,858 811710.21
Sitskatehe-
wan .. 54,296.29 6,859 81,733.32
One of the exeeptions mentioned - le
an annual grant of $20,000 to every
Provinee, regard1ece3 of population.
Parliament listened tosnight to the
voiee of Marti& 'Purrell, Minister of
Agriculture, anIrto the mind of 0. C.
james, the Dominion's best-known
constructive agriculturiet. It was a
earefully prepared speech, which bore
throughout traces of • Mr. James'
statesmanship and preaching.
The 'Minister of Agriculture pre-
sented to the House in succinct and
lucid style the Government% policy of
.agricultural educittion by meant of
the expenditure totalling 810,000,000
during the next ten years, &signed to
inerease the rewards of "ceaseless,
honest, labotiong toil on the farm, now
too often misdirected through lack of
kn.owledge," • His effort was greeted
by hearty applause front both sidea
of the Irouee, in a. nutshell, the Do. -
minion providee the means and looks
to the Province,3 to d0. the work. The
practical benefit will depend on the
spirit in svhieh the Provincial Gov-
ernments carry out the. Federal inteu-
tion. •
While Mr. Burrell pleaded that the
measure should, be considered from a
non-partisan point, and expressed his
appreciation of the .courteay and eo-
operation of Sir Wilfrid Laurier in
this connection, it was not to he ex-
pected that Hon. Frank Oliver could
resist so obvious an 'opportunity to•
mildly point out that the 3finieter
himself wale bringing down, with a
view to political effect, a epectacular
appeopriation 'of 810,000,000, whiele
in reality meant only .for the coming
year an expenditure of $700,000.
Moreover, he smilingly pointed the
moral that but one plume° o'f• the agris
cultural situation was being faeed.
Aeceee to. larger markets was as
im-
portant ae was the increasing of pro-
duction. Of the last year's erop in
the Peairie Provinces alone, the turn-
ing down of the policy of larger mar-
kets meant a loiee to the farmer e there
of fully 810,000,000,
Mr, E. W. Nesbitt (North Oxford)
ials-o took oteiteion to point out that
the real problem lay he getting the
farmens to work out in actual prae-
tiee the theories and knowledge of
the experts. 1-fe believed the best
wa.y. was in the inereasing of the
number of illitetration farms, thus
providing an object lesson to every
"ohl fanner like myself."
The kernels. of Mr. Burrell's speech
were. as follows:. "We propoee to de-
velop•ethat we may call the di-rect work
of the Feral Department by assisting,
and developing the live stock, 'dairying,
fruit growing and other industries along
of investigation, researeh, improve.
wentin transportation, markets, etc.,
but in respect to funds applied to educa-
tion we propose to follow what may
fairly be termed constitutional lines,
using and strengthening the machinery
already existing in the Provinces or by
them properly estab•liehed.
"The eryipg need in thie -country is
for luau -men who are einhiently fitted
and. trained to teach others.. At present
in our eettreh for sueh men we are pure -
suing the old plan of 'robbing Peter to
pay Paul,' and • there is a, continual
transfer of the good men front agricul-
tural colleges todepartments of agri-
culture and from the departments back
again to the colleges or to other depart -
men. The harvest is plenteous,. but
the laborers are few.
•"It s proposed by the bill to 6trength-
en all lines of instructioaal and educe.-
tio.nal work -to bring mind into co-op-
eration with nnesele. Help given in an
edueational iiireetion will not only mean
better farming, but better farmers, and
better and happier men awl women:.
"The partienlar form of assistance%
may vary with -the special needs and
conditions in eat+ Province. It will em-
brate tne suereacing of the efficiency
And equipment of our agricultural col-
legm the establishment of agricultural
Pamela, of dairying and horticultural
teaching in the public sehools Red work
by travelling or located qualified ia-
etructors. It might well include the val.
noble edueational work carriedon by
means of demonstration trains, training
of teachers in natural etude-, and the
work of domestic Faience concernea with
the women .and girlsof our communi-
ties. '
"We restrict the purpose of the bill
to editeatione because by So. doing we
get at the true base of suecessful pro-
duction."
The measure provideWI follows:
From the cousolidated revenue fund
it ia propesed to set apart the sum of
ten million dollars to be -expended over
the period Of ten years,
Seven hundred thousand dollen will
he Allotted the firet year, and this am -
omit will be itereased hv $10d,Oa0 an-
nually until -e.etir until
$1,100,n00 will Veovided yearly.
d'he oradual expansion; and growing,
equipment of the Prosintial organiza.
tiOnS will be better met in tide way, the
'alovernmeot clainue thae by starting itt
the million mark.
Generally epeaking, but with eome
InOrlifitAtioins, the printiple of division
On the population basia has been edopt-
Twenty thousand donate year is to
he divided between Audi. veterinery -eol-
leges as grant ilegtece rind 'ome up to
relllifed staidatil. 'That le della hd
ho ground that front the eharaeler of
VedereI eeterinary work and fur the
.4
reaeon that etudente of tlio loatituilons
are drawn from all Provincea in CAn.
oda, they may bo regarded tie having
a purely nationol complexion.
In addition te this 1021.000) it is
posed to allot to each Province, regard -
le of populatton, the faun of $20)000
annually.
It laid been urged tliet; special eon.
sideration should be shown to those
Provineee whose nivel population le of
large proportions, whose somata; of re- Provincial Treasurer
voimo are limited, and whose agricul-
tural developineut greatle; needs SUMP Ontario Gets Call.
intion.
ALLorni.HNT To rnoviniEs.
DES SUHENLY
With the exceptions mentioned, the
amounts divided will be divided in pro.
portion to the population, and on the
baste of the bill the Provinces will share
ts followe:
It is provided thet if in any year
any Previnee ie not prepared to nee
all It' grant the unwed remainder
shall be held by the Dominion for
future use by that ,Province, or until
such time as It can make a, good
elaim or show any .gooa caose for Its
payment. If from any lack of edit.
eational machinery, or from any other
reason, any Province is not able to Min-
lnit a satisfactory scheme, the Federal
Government will be prepared to formu-
late one for sueli Province's. assent.
There will be a reasonable Dominion
superviedo,n over the expenditures by the
Provinces, Federal inspection of the
work done, and a detailed annual report
to Parliament.
It is also proposed to have a gen-
eral conference each year for Provin-
cialrepresentatives and agricultural re-
presentatives generally, to diecuss co-
operative methods. There will also be
a development of the publicatians office
with a View to increasing the efficiency
of the statistical and educational work
through pamphleteering.
To eonclusion, Mr. Burrill declared
that, though the grant seemed large,
the work to be atcomplished was
equally large. He believed the Rouse .
would be ready in the not far dis-
tant future to supplement the pre-
sent appropriation, He asked that
the measure be considered from a
national and not from a political
standpoint, as being a united 'effort
for providing fund e• for effective and
lasting development along right lines
of our greatest national asset. "Our
laws would be better," he concluded,
"there would be less bitterness in our
strife, if we were oftener moved by a
eincere desire to lighten tbe work and
brighten the lives of those wbo, in the
silence and solitudes of the fields and
woods, are doing the foundation work o1.
our common- country."
• • I ) •
TO END TYPHOID
French Physician's Remedy
Will Banish It.
Parie, Jan. 20.-Profeesor Ciente-
meets% who claims to have diecovered an
anti-typhue vaccine, in a ieeture before
the- Academy of Scientists, quoted fresh
proofs to show the efficiency of vac-
cination by lymph formed from the
typhoid bacilli and sterilized by heating.
Such vaccination was authorized at
their own option of sailors in the navy
and harbor workers in April, 1912. The -
head of the navy medical service has
reported the results of eight months'
work. The majority of thie naval popu-
lation of 67,845 which refined vaccine; -
lion had 542 cases of typhoid fever and •
118 cases of gastric fever, OT nearly 1 per
cent. On the other hand, 3,107 wao
submit•ted to vaccination and who work-
ed aleugside the unvaccinated once and
lived under the same conditions had not
eingle ease of typhoid. There wtte one
case of gastrie fever among this number,
and he reeovexed. _
The results confirm the statement of
Major Ruesell at the Washington eon.
gress teat September in. saying that the
die -appearance of typhoid in the .Ameri-
tan navy had given hopes that the pree-
ent century will see the discaee Weep -
pear from civilization as the last century
saw smallpox conquered by medical
it:deuce.
REPEAL FREE TOLLS
Will be First Act of New
U. S. President.
\Vashington, Jan. 26.- Chairman
Adamson, of. the House Commerce Com-
mittee, in a formal statement yesterday,
predicted that one of Preeident-clect
Wilson's first requests upon. the incom-
ing Congress would be for a, repeal of
the free paiesago provieion in the Panama
Canal Act applying to American ship.
"lf Secretary Knox eueceeds itt avoid-
ing or postponing the demands of ''ng.
land," said Mr. Adamson, "he will ma
doubtedly remove 'all foundation for the
illogical claims of our people, who soy
they are opposed to subsidies, but still
favor discrimination in favor of cottet-
wise ships from tolls tvhich 16 A snbilitly.
England 3nay juetly complain that .1! the
canal is to he used ate an instrument to
distribute subsidiee under the treaty,
those subsidiea mat be equal to all
tat time.
"The true ieatte for us to determine
is. Shall we rob our own people by an
iejuet diserimination to enrich the meet-
wiee ehipping trust? I would not at all
object to a, brush with England if we
had a. Pet e.1111440, but it looks very fool.
ieh atid unprofitable to maintain any
sort of tow with her-eommercial,
lomatie or warlike -to defend the in.
fliction of an inch tal diserimination
caned by the inn en. and unjust yob-
bery of cur treasu ere 1 the masses of
the people to eoise asecnefire upon
special intereet." te•
ANOTHER BANKONVICTED.
New York, Jan. 20. -Tho third former
bank presMent to be convicted within a
month in Brooklyn on thargea arleing
out of the panic. of 1007 was foutia guia
ty of grand larceny to -night. William
C. Damon, who was head of the Home
Bank, received with ealinneeen Jury's
verdict of gullies in misappropriating
n.5a0 of the bank's funds. He will be
eenteneed on WedOesday, when a fourth
Brooklyn banker, another offieer of the
Home Bank, will be placed on trial.
Other ititils will follow.
FRENCH RAILWAYS POOR YEAR,
Pail% Jan, repert of the
general manager of the %western eeetion
of the State railroad, published in the
effieial aourrial, shotte that th(5orvki
for the year 1011 teeulted in a defieit
of $13.014,7145, The total defieit for the
eerviee for the three years the railroad
has been under eontrni elf the 14tate
a mount A to 4,41411,a(13.
large in th* Cabinet InevIng Una of the
aggreseiveneee. ueually aesoeiatea with
the eticeeseful politician. In feet. the
Colonel weft pet a real politician; ho
was not very happy as a campaigner,
either In hie own conatitueney or in
those in which he occasionally apposed
to midst same of hie. colleague, Of el
nature reserved, hie ellynetee at times
„WAS embarrassing to himself and to oth-
„( ere, bet always hie courtesy stood ah).
V . tile InO$t Striking chartieteristie of the
man. The newspapermen who were
brought into toueli with him In the
tours() of their work at the Legislature
appreciated this perhaps more- than any-
one elee, In the Howse cus. well, when
the estimates were under consideration
and partisan, cureents ran milt, Colonel
afatliesou was always ready with an ex.
planation, aecompanied with a smile.
IT0 had a dry settee of humor, took a
- joke well and gave one in good part,
but ids merriment was not of the root.
A. feroue style, All in all, he represented
a. the type of old eountry gentleman in
re- publie life that its perhaps becoming
too rare.
n' In the rare "off duty". hours that
Y, fall to the lot of public: 7nen Colonel
le Matheson -VMS at, his best. Then with
t. bie books and his pipe„ or in eonverse
h with a fewclose friends, lie vale thole
oughly at home. Ile had a fund of
1
g m
reiniscences.; from military and pub-
is lie life, whiehhe told well, even if
t they were seldom illuminated. by hu
-
d mar.
aOf .1 te he more than once expreesed
e the belief that death would come to
him suddenly, and these who knew him
best will say that he faced the call like
a soldier.
In life Colonel Matheson was. a de-
vout Anglican, and it so happened .in
his early days that he attended with
Itis brothers and sieters in Perth a
Bible class taught by Rev. Alexander
Ityne, all Uncle of the preeent Minister
of Education.
., It is not unlikely that when the
Legislature meets the day following the
Opening iiext weeks the Prime Miniater
will suggest that as a mark of respect
to the deceased treasurer, the House ad-
jc-oaulltelafter ordere of the day have been
Most of the Cabinet Ministers, as
well as a large number ef members of
the Legislature, will attend the funeral
at Perth to -morrow afternoon.
During Colonel Matheson's -illness last
session, lion.. I. B. Lue,as was acting
Provincial TreAeurer, and it is probable
tioulinttelid.ewill net until a, successor is ap.
HAD LITTLE NOTICE
Toronto at His Duty
Saturday Morning,
Perth, Jan, 20, -Col, the Hon:
J. Matheson, Kea, Provincial 'jr
surer, died suddenly at his home he
on Saturday night at half -past te
He seemed in his usual health all cla
coining down from Toronto in ti
morning for Lis usual wobk-eod
and spent a (maid, hour at the Pert
Club during the evening, le avi n
about a quarter after ten for h
home, While he was moving abou
in the hall Of the house he expire
suddenly, where the memberof th
Y,
•
family found. him, Dre. Beeman an
Hanna, who were called quick]
etated that death was almost instant..
Col. Matheson sufferedit collaps
at the session of the Legielature las
year. After an absence of a fe
weeks Ile resumed hi s duties at th
Treasury Department, and then too
a six week's' vaeatiou in England an
Scotland, returning bete% quite re
&celled. But he realized that lie migh
not live long, for his heart was weak
and expressed the wish that death woule
coine quickly when it was due. 'With th
knowledge that he might be called a
any moment he devoted his thought an
time towarde'complating as many under
takings as poseible, and leaving other
in such a way that they could b
straightened out if he Nvae summone
by before they were cone
i
Michel business kept Col. Mathesot
in Toronto until Saturday mooting
his usual practice being to return to
Perth -on Friday of each week. On
Friday arternoon before abandoning
work be gave instructions tor ealcu
bilious to be made to be ready fo
him on Tuesday morning, • The de
partment L en the maid of preparing
the -eetimatea and accounts for the
session of the Legislature, which
opens next week, and tlfe Colonel was
giving personal . supervision _ to the
preparation of the. statements. The
new of hie death came ae a severe
shock to the members of the depart-
ment yeaterthey, many of whom ee-
gard his death as their own loss.
The funeral will be held at 1.30. on
Tuesday, under snilitary auspices. •
This ia the second vacancy -in the
Cabinet to be caused by death. Hon.
Dr. 'Willoughby Minister without
portfolio, died several yeare • ago and
was succeeded by lion, I. B.
_MS LIFE.
Lieut. -Col. Arthur James Matheson
was the scion of et family long honor-
ed and esteemed in the town of
Perth, He was a - tion of the late
Senator Roderick Matheson and Anna
D., daughter of Rev, Jame e Russell, of
Gairloeh, Scotland, his 'second wife.
Born itt Perth, December 8, 1845, he was
educated at -Upper Canada College and
Trinity University. He graduated in
1865, and wee called to the Bar in 1870.
Ho practised law in Perth, being eenior
member of the firm of Matheson & Bal-
deeson. From 1886 to 1808 he was Lieut. -
Col. commanding the 42nd Regment,
when he retired, and. was traneferred to
to the reserve of °Items, and was Briga-
dier commanding the 6th Infantry. Bri-
gade at Kingston camp in 1000. •Colonel
Matheson saw.active service during the
Fenian -raid, and volunteered for ser-
vice in the Northwest Rebellion. A mem-
ber of the,l'osin Council of Perth for
three years, in 1884-5 he held the office
of Mr.
06.
I. Matheson was first elect!
edto the Legislature . in 1804, and
had held the 'seat ever sinee. On the
aeeossion of the Whitney Govern-
ment to power in 1905 he was ealled
to the Cabinet as Provineial Treasurer,
and enjoyed the distinction (el having
been retorted acelamation at every
election since,
The 'surviving memberof the family
are the Misses, Anna Eliza and Joanne,
salters, and Mr. .A. C. anti. Capt. A. la,
manager of the Merchants' Bank, bro-
thers, all of whom reside in Perth.
PREMIER'S TRIBUTE.
Sir ja,mee Whitney _received the nOWa
of the death of his colleague late Satur-
day night. He immediately commtimeat-
ed. with Perth by telephone, and. on be.-
half .of the Government extended hi
deepeat sympathy to the bereaved f!tin-
ily, When seen last night the Prime
:atinister eaid:
"I hardly feel like making much of
a statement abont the death of Col.
Matheson. It ie almost too soon, and
I feel the shock of his death very
inuele 1 have been acquainted with
Col. Matliceoli for About twenty years,
and of COMY.40 1 em able to appreciate
all higoodqualities-his exeeptionaily
good qun1itk' 1 miglit say. Ile was
a man of .high ideals And high prin-
ciples, and he Appliea these qualities
towbatever work he was engaged 0
in. lie. was a loyal and zealoue col-
leagne--1 might say comrade, and hie
death leavee a gap that can only be
measured properly by those, outside of
hie owu family, who were closely as-
sociated with him like myself and my
colleague.
.61 feel sure that all the gentlenter
who have been .aseociated with Min in
the Legislature oppreciatea his good
qualitiee quite as fully As his immedi-
ate colkaguee. Ile will be Inhileti. ili•
1119111 too SOOn tofiay anything with
reference to any action of the, Legisla-
en re Iv th regerd to hie death," replied
the Prime Minister, in termer to
eueetion, "but T am mire if Any Winn ie
taken it wilt be %%nonillions."
AS A PtalitIC SERVANT,
Tilefie Wi() knew Colonel Matheson in
publie life, especially as Provineial
Tye:tourer, Rime the formation of the 1
Whitney Government, will remember
hint as an upright And painstaking.
„public servant. As Opposition eritie
prior to the advent of the Whitney
Administration, and since as TeleadUrer)
his speeches lacked the fire and origin-
ality that dietinguiebed those of some
of his preeleeteeeora What be saitt
tieuelly orostile, but leaked by an Oh -
virtue deeire to be fair, The Meade in
the Legieleture mere not povinfia lo his
/Skit of 60 %Me. Mt did not loom
LIONESS GOT FREE
French Theatre Audience
Were in a Panic.
Paris, Jan, 20. -The escape of a lion-
ess led to a panic last evening in the
Theatre Populaire, Belleville, which was
crowded with a working class audience.
At the moment wnen the villain .in the
play was condemned to be torn to
piece* by wild beasts a fine lioness was
brought on the stage, but instead of
leaving the cage by the back the animal
pushed open a side door and walked
to the front before the footlights.
A Cry oi horror rose from the audi-
ence. The conductor of the orchestra,
paralyzed with fear, held his arm aloft
and the musicians suddenly stopped
playing. A moment inter the iron safety
- curtain deseended, and the lioness, see-
ing her retreat cut off, bounded from
the stage. landed. in the front stalls,
and then leaped Ante a box, which, hap-
pily„ was empty. She made her way
along the corridor to the manager's of-
fice, where the door was elosea behaid
her and she was trapped.
Meenwhile the spectators, seized with
panic, tied from the theatre. Many
women and children fell and were tramp-
led on.. Those who escaped from the
building sought refuge itt an adpoining
cafe, shouting as they ran. "Flee for
your lives, the lioness has escaped!"
When the panic had subsided and it was
known that the lioneee -had been per-
suteded to re-enter her.eage, the public
went back to the theatre, the floor of
which was strewn with hats, umbrellas
and handbags, and searched for their
property.
4 : 0
MEXICAN REBELS.
Are Causing Trouble in th
Southern Republic,
El Paso, Tex., Jan. 26. -Rebels cut
the "Mexican Central Railway, a fels
• miles below the border, early to -day,
The rebel general, Mamie, Cam°,
with 500 men, is reported to be operat-
ing south of Juarez, in retaliation for
yesterday's movement of troops out of
Juarez.
Belated reporte from Jiminez, below
which point the railway was cut last
week, limy rebels under Cliche Clampos
have taken Escalon, on the Chittahua-
Durango State boundary. A small Fed-
eral garrison resisted. briefly.
Peace negotiations are progressing
unfavorably. Telegrams said, to come
from President Madero to -day request
the place of conference to be Ahumada,
between juarez-tind Chilnuthim City. It
is offered to withdraw the Federal gar-
rieon and allow the rebels to occupy
the town. The Meals ambit on Mad.
aittpe, on the Texas border, thirty miles
east of El Paso, tie the point of meet.
ing.
a-a•s
STRANGE SUICIDE ATTEMPT.
Windsor, Jan. 20.-Ambroee Loin-
bardie, 34, while.temporarily demented,
adopted a new method of attempting
to end his own life at Tecumseh yes-
terday.
Whig without firearms to discharge
fievetal. 32 -calibre eartridges whielr he
possessed, Lombardie threw them
againet .briek wall in an attempt to
shoot himself. Unsuecessful itt MS
method, he plated the eartridges on a
stone and etruek them with a piece of
iron, while he stood direetly over
them.
Lombardie was arrested and brought
to Windsor charged with disturbing the
pew. He Will likely be examined by
phyeleian and later deported. ,
• ear
SEINE THREATENS CAPITAL.
Parke Jan, 20.---T1te rising Of the
Seine to within SiX feet of the flood
marks caused by the disostroue
tions in 1010 has mused great imeasi.
netts throughout Um distriets
of Paris. The Suburb of Ben, where
acres of wire callers ere partially suth.
merged, has suffered most up to the
premed. Itain hite been falling intermit.
Only for a week, and Mill eontitmee,
miming the affluents of the Moine to
be. surelterged,
M*WO OW/ 411.11110
OM.. • S. IFIr
kranted Oil previous oecteslone, notably
one of 10 per emit. In 1010the zailroittle.
by meene of careful manegentent, itt
emu" cuees, have, been able to tentriteraet
to a, large extent the benefit derived
Tells Truth About U. S. frora inert.
Ilex Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi.
peers ha14 for some thne bren in (tinder.
mires. (ewe with the raliroade, but ceitaere be -
the Brotherhood of iteilroad Train-
tween the Order (it Railroad ituelore
American Soldiers Ma nleu end the eompaules have not reas-h-
d-e ed this mtage. The engineere haVe itot
Pitiable Showing He Says. py:ti,Lit is understood, deeitIcil as to their
dmands.from roads other than the
The delegates, who are staying at the
1"- Bath Hotel, are composed of the chair -
O. men of every lodge of each union east
le of Fort William, in Caneda, and of Chi-
, I cago, in the United States, and noillt of
WashIngtela Jan. 26.-,--Brigadie
General Clarence B. Edwards, Unite
States army, has a new answer to tl
linelent arithmetical problem of Amer
can sehool boys, bAsed en the premlie
that one •Americart could liek from three
to six, redeecoats, Aecordinee, to teeperal
Edwards, the proniee is all wrong, and
tommyrot is the real answer..
General Edwardis in anumand of the
brigade post at Fort D. A. Russell, Wy.
mi."Iselitool histories are to blame fol.
tbo false idea about militaxy affairs
in this country'," said General i?,SiNraraa.
°nig, accounts for the unpreparedness
of the ormy to meet a sudden emer-
gency." its remarkswere addeeseed tit
a group of army offivers tied newspaper
men, who were dismissing the need of a
consistent military pollee* for the 17nited
Stetes, it was pointed out that the
army was scattered in suelt a way that
no tectieal unit exieted for drills end
initeoeuvree, and there was no trained
reeerve to quielelv expand the regular
military organ'aitioa in ease of an moo
ifenev.
"i a ell the eeltool histories," con-
tinued aeneral lildwerds. "the
ren of the land have .neen taught
that our revolutionary soldiers, witlt.
out experience or training, won great
victories over the Feasoned British
troops; they are taught that the same
class of troops. whipped the Boglisb
soldiers in the war of 1812. There
never was such rot put into, the form
of history. Our figating- in those
wars WAS pitiable, and the conduct of
the raw and untrained troops, with one
or two exceptions, was diegraCeitil.
REVERSES IN 1812.
"We were beaten in every battle in
1812 with two exceptions, ono , of
them fought after the war closed,
and our Capital and nubile buildings
were burned. • The seine thing came
near happening again after Burn Run,
and had, it not been that ono unor-
ganized mob was defeated by an-
other, the Confederates would have cep -
tared the capital. Both were &moral,
ized, one by defeat,. the other by victory.
And yet we are going on blindly in the
same direction.
are .without a, mobile army,
which could be used in case of a sud-
den war. We could not train the citi-
zen soldiery, which would have to be
recruited, short oi a year. No one
doubts the ability to make soldiers out
of the citizens in this country, but it
cennot be done in a month or tax
months. They have to learn to be sol.
diers; they have- to be trained to disci-
pline and a soldier's life; they have to
learn to shoot and they have to leant
to march, and take care of themselveei
in short, it, takee a loner time and con-
stant work to make now troops effective
soldiers.
"At the beginning of all our wars
the untrained troops have always
proved ireffective and ineffie:ent, and
yet our school historiee ilaVe been 1.3•
sued year after yenr teaching the
youth of the land the falsehood taet
we ean lick all creation; that one
American is equal to half a dozen
other men, and so on, nutit our peo-
ple aro imbued with -the idea that alt
they nod to do in case of war is to
send forth the men in urtofoarra with
guns in their hende and our foes wilt
crumble before them It is time that
this false nnpreseion was corrected and
that our people beeame informed of 'the
true state of our unpreparedness for
war or an emergency requiring; any ex-
tended use of troops."
DROPPED THE BILL
British., Cabinet Abandoned
Franchise Measure.
London, Jan. 27. -The British Cabinet
to -day decided to drop. the franchise
bill in deference to the Speaker's ruling
that the form and substanee of the
measure would be so materially filtered
if the amendment granting the vote to
women were adepted that it ought to.
bbien.preeented in the shape of a new
The precincts of the Houee of Coln -
!none presented many of the features of
a well -defended encampment when the
House met this afternoon to bring to
as conclusion the current chapter of the
work for the enfranchisement of women.
Mounted and foot pollee were to be
seen everywhere in great strength. Two
thousand patrolmen and 100 mounted
men were actually on duty, while large
reserves were hidden in convenient
courtyards in the vicinity of Parliament,
ready to pounce on any suffragettes who
should attempt to break the perice. Bo -
&ides this, leave of all the other police-
men belonging to the metropolitan force
had been stopped.
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WANT MORE MONEY
Railwaymen's Demands on
Eastern Association.
Montreal, Ian. 27.-Inereasee approxi.
mating 10 per cent. in the wage:, of rail.
way conductora trainmen and engineers,
together with improvements itt certein
general eoditions under Which the men
work, are being demended of ail the rail -
made in the Eastern Assomation, itt
vitalize the Cenadian Pacific and (Rand
Trune. Delegates from three great lite
bot' organizations, the Order of Railwey
Conductors, the Ilrotherhool of Railroad
Trainmen and the Brotherneod of Loco-
motive Engineere, are in Montreel for a
preliminary eonferenee with re view of
presenting new wage eehedulee.
On Saturday a mooting was held of
the twenty-six. delegates from various
parte of eastern Canada, The beets of
the new echedule WAS drawn up, but it
Was 210t submitted to the railroad man-
agements. This. will be done at the gen.
conferenee to be held at a later
date.
While the inereoeet demanded, itt got.
end, approximate 10 per tent. of the
wego now paid, improvements in work.
ing anlitioris ere eleo risked, The Men
complain that while iinCretRiel have been
the Chreapeake & Oldo Railway. The
eliairrnen of the delegates of the Order
of Railroad Conductors Mr, W. U.
Chester, of Winnipeg; of the Brother-
hood of Railroad Trainmen, Nfr. A, Ale.
Govern, of Toronto, awl of the Brother-
hood of Lecomotive Engineere, Mr, Cobb.
RAIL CONFERENCE
To Settle the New England
Transportation Troubles,
Boston, Jan. 20,-"A New England
railroad conference," to be imposed of
two citizens from each of the six States,
W0. s agreed upon as the first step :to-
ward a solution of New England's
transportation problems at the confer-
ence of Governors here yesterday.
Governor Haines„ of 'Maine, was un-
able to he present, and the conclusions
of the ether five State eXecutiVes were
mailed him last night fol. his considera-
tion. Those preseut: Governors FOSS
of Massochusetts Felker of New Hemp-
Fletchet af Vermont, Pothier of
Rhode Island, and Baldwin of Connee-
tieut.
It was agreed that eaeh Governor
should appoint two citizens of his Stat
as members of a New England railroad
conference to consider and report on
the best modes of developing and oper-
ating the New England railroad system.
Ttee members of the conference are to
serve without compensation, but their
necessary expenses are to be paid by
the State appointing them,
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aTTING READY
To Prevent Suffragette Out-
break in London.
amorderil•••• \mom. 111. •
London,. Jar. 26. -Owing to the
threats of the suffragettes as to what
they will do in ease the amendment of
Sir Edward Grey to the francbise bill
is rejected to -morrow, the police are
taking extreme precautions to pre.serve
order about the Parliament buildings.
Two thousand constablewill be con-
centrated at Westminster, and there
will be 100 mounted men. There will be
undoubtedly a big orowd drawn by the
' hope of fun with a lot of women who
have no interest in the franehise bill.
if any rioting should occur the police
will promptly clear Parliament Squire.
The members of 04 Cabinet will be
guerded at every move by two detec-
tives, and their homes will be protected
by the police.
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TO WED BANKER
German 'Princ`ess Would
MarryWealthy Commoner.
Berlin, Jan. 26. -Society circles are '
stirred over the report of the engage-
ment of Princess Sophia of Saxe -Wei-
mar to Hans von Bleichroeder, the eld-
est son of the senior member of one
of the richest and oldest banking houses
in Germany. A number of difficulties
are said to be still in the way. It i6
reported that the Princess is unwill-
ing to rerun -ince all her rights and titles
and she is Said to be working to secure
the conferment of _the title of baron
on her intended husband.
Prince Herman of Saxe -Weimar, who
renounced his titles and took the name
of Count Ostheim in order to marry
the actress Lotter°, from whom he was
divorced two weeks ago, is a brother of
Princees Sophia. It is fetid the engage-
ment cannot be offieially announced un-
til the Grand Duke of Saxe -Weimar
consents to it.
KILLED HUSBAND
Russian Woman Fencer
Takes Own Vengeance,
:Moscow, Jan. He -Madame ndia
Putokin killed her husband to -day in
a duel with. rapiers, to which she bad
formally challenged hint. The Pato-
kinwere both professors of fencing,
and their roome were crowded every day
with fashionable people. One of these
was an artny officer who aroused the
jealoney of M. Putokin,The jealousy
of the huehana lea the officer to issue
fi ehallenge, but ,'&1ttdome Putokin, de -
elating that her bonor had. beer% itsult-
ed, sent seconds to her husband and
insisted that he should fight her lint.
In the actual duel Nadia made a yip.
°roue. naiad:. The husband contented
himself with parrying her thrusts, but
it% the third bout his wife's rapier piere-
ed his heart and killed him instantly.
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OPE FOUNDS MEN'S SCHOOL.
Rome,. Jan. 20. -Pope has contributed
$60,060 for the foundation of a, special
school at Frascati, near Rome, for young
inen who are &grow; of hemming
vellool teachers. The Retool will be un-
der the management of the Saleeian
nether%
All the orphans of the. liegSilltt earth-
quake who are being brought up at the
expense of the Pope have been :Omitted
to this school. They will be trained for
teitehers, and by this means it is hoped
that the attempts of the. cintieelerieitle
Against religious instruetion in public
schools will be counteracted.
NiNklihmi•
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE FIRE.
Portage la Prairie, an. 20. -----The
Hudson% Bay Company store was gut-
ted by fire Friday, and about $03,000
damage done, The origin of the fire
is unknown, but it was so fierce that
the whole of the $1.000 dock went up
in fiancee, and there were time narow
eteaPN5 Among the kola John Doda
mead, maneger of the apet depart.
merit, wee hAdly burned about the head
and ante in making hie tame frOen
the huiltilog.
MIA NERVOUS
Young Turk
Alarm
Uprising Causes
in Rome,
London ann. 20.- -Three Italiaa Vela.
ing Alpo Are steaming to Constautitto.
ple to a»-oteet itedan residents of the
eapital oulV 10 Lae baulk ot the party
that Imo alweye manifested the moot
bitter hatred for things Italian.
The sadden and dramatic entrance
of the Youpg Turas upon tae stage of
the near east iascaused the mot lively
feelings of alarm in every capital of
Europe but eepeelally is thie true of
Rome, At the time that peace nego-
tiations looking to the settlement of
the war in Tripoli were in progress it
was the Young Turks who put every ob-
staele in the way of the Peaaamakere-
Djavid Bey, then Minister of Finance,
was irreconeilable. Djavid Bald at that
time that Turkey would fight Italy
iliti,siilierettl.iere was an Ottoman soldoer
c
The eruisere San Marco and Pisa
and the gunboat Archimede, filled
with bluejacket e are now in their way
to Constantinople. The Italian squad-
ron at Stampolla and Rhose is being
held in readiness, and the rest of the
fleet at Taranto is within easy call.
Diplomatic opinion in London is not
inelined to place much faith in the new
Government at Constantinople. Its head,
Mahmond Shevket Paslia, is commonly
referred to in certain diplomatie circles
as the. organizer of defeat, It is atm as,
serted that from hie keniek at Scutari
he manipulated the strings whiclt have
now brought him into power. His alter
ego, Enver Bey, has been called a hero
by a nation whieh mistakes daring for
courage. Truth is that he is only an
agitator. For the rest, they occupy no
'place in the annals of their own NM -
try.
LWANTS A MILLION
For American Rights to
Comumption Remedy,
Berlin, Jan, 28. -Dr. Franz Friedman
wants a million dollars for the Ameriean
rights to his tuberculosis serum cure.
That was the statement made last night.
German .phyei ei a ne strongly condemn
what they veil hie non -ethical attitude.
They go • so far to say that he le more
concerned •in the monetary than :the
humanitarian aspect of his diacovery.
Dr. Friedman has so far fano," to
carry out his promiee of submitting ,
culture to the Government, He has
made various exeasee for not doing this,.
but he denim that Any mercenary men
tivcs are behind bie action. 'He admits
that he is Awaiting a reply from New
York.
It is becoming painfully evident that
the doctor is more interested in the fin-
ancial returns of hie discovery than in
the benefite which might accrue to the
h um an race.
FRENCH MIRACLE
Story of Speaking Statue
Was Exaggerated.
Paris, Jan. 20. --The statue of the
Virgin de Beziers, which, according to
report, spoke and conferred miracu-
lous powers when the face of the statue
was cleaned of moss by a woman, is
drawing great crowds of invalids end
eripples. It is said that the blind have
recovered their sight and the lame nave
walked at this new Lourdes, in addition
to the child of the woman who cleaned
the statue. There is no trustworthy
evidence, however, of these reports.
The authorities have found the orig.
inal woman who was quoted as saying
that the statue of the Virgin spoke,
fuel he said ,that the story is untrue.
She decleree that: "My mother end
rayseri prayed for twenty yeti's at the
t. nub.. Finally our prayers veto heard,
and my daughter and my mother were
eured of serious =ladies. That is ell
then is to it."
AN AWFUL RECORD
Manhattan Violent Deaths
Averaged Seven Daily.
New York, Jan. 27.-Dtuing the post
year on an average over seven pereone
met a ith violent deaths each day on
Manhattan Wand, a single one of the
eityts five boroughs, This stateinent is
tontained in the annual report of the
Board of Coroners, issued to -day.
Of a total of 5,607 death++ in the bor-
outsh in 1912, 2,085 were from natural
veuses and 2,712 of a violea eberacter.
Aecidental falls were responsible for 746
fatalitiea. &dekko mune next with 474
vietimS, Burns ettused 267 deaths, 229
pereone were diem -Acta there were 108
hornicidee, and. 183 pereons were nal-
ttal ly asphyxia ted by illuminating
gas, The automobile struck and killed
14a persons during the year. Of the
Vaal of 340 deaths mused by automo-
horee vehicles and surface ears,
114 were of ehildren.
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THREATENING LLOYD -GEORGE.
* London, jan. 26. -Mr. Lloyd -George
has received nearly one hundrea
threatening letters from militant sue
fra,gettes, according to a report cur
rent to -night. A number of the wrii
ers are Said to have told hint that hi
Es a "double -dyed villain," arid is the
chief conspirator in the plot to frith
trate their hopes itt connection with
the franchise bill.
TRIED TO KILL ARCHDUKE.
Paris. Jan. 20.-A Barcelona, despatch
to the Petit Parisien reports an attempt
to assassinate Arehduke toe& Salvator
of Tuscany. While the Arehduke was
walking in the gratin& of his estate at
Mt, Pamir, hi the Balearie Islands,
workman employed on the estate fired
at him several times with a revolver.
On of the bullets grazed the Arehduke
And severely wounded a governess.
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SOHOONER A TOTAL LOSS.
Digby' N. S., Jan. 20. -Loaded with
limaloekfor the ,1%,:ove, •Settlit Fish Co.,
the auxiliary eehooner Florente May,
Captain John Hamilton, went asbore
Wet nilebt, on the west side of Difeby Gut
and will be a. total lees, The westl his
been tripped and the -eargo is being 'aw-
ed by boat fishermen frem view and
Victoria Beaelt.
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$1)000)000 FOR CURE
New Yorker Wants Priori
man's Remedy Tested.
New York, Jan. lnillion dol.
lure is Offer alniOillleed by Charlet;
1.1 Finlay, a New York hanker, if hie
son-bolawe Rex Ford Lee Perla, of In-
dianapolis, and 01 other sufferers from
. tubereulosis itt thie country, are restor-
ed to health by the eerum discovered by
D. F. la Friedman, of Berlin, Germany.
Cable despatches have told of the tow.
efts of the new serum abroad, and Dr-
Friedmen 1ta reeently given the seeret
of his vaccine to the German Imperial
Board of Meath.
Aroueed by the ease in his own house.
hold, Mie Finlay hale cabled his offer to
The Friedman, one of the conditions be-
ing that the doctor shall demonstrate
per6Onally the value of Ida serum in New
York within the, next few weeks, His
proposition requires that 95 per cent. of
Cures be shown. Mr. Finlay fetid thet
the million might reduce him to the
"bread line elms," as lie was not a
multienillionaiee, but he thought it
would be worth while to make such a
siterifice if he mania do a. helpful thing
'for humanity. 110 proposes to establish
free bale for the 100 patients here if
the (..xlieriment is tried.
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1316 PULP MILL
End of Quebec Embargo
Brings New Industry.
'Montreal, Jan. 27. --As a result of the
deeision of the Quebec. Government to
lift the embargo placed on the exporta-
tion of pulp made from lumber cut on
Crown lands for several firms, on swine
ing a promise that similar treatment
will be accorded it, the St, Lawrence
Pulp & Lumber Corporation, incorporat-
ed in New York State, with a capitali-
sation of 84,000,000, has resolved to es-
tablish a $2,000,000 pulp and piper plant
In Quebec Province.
This announcement was made to -day
by John Hall Kelly, M.P,P., who has
acted tt8 lawyer for the corporation, He
3ays the company will have its Canadian
office at New C'arlisle, Bona,venture
county, end its limits itt CroSs Paboe,
3a81)e Peninsula.
lie also atated that the eOmpany will
manufacture paper in Quebec and ship
it across the line free, under the new
United States regulation, which imposee
no duty on paper made from pulp cut
on lands -upon which there is no em-
bargo.
DON'T WANT U. S. RULE.
Havana, Jan. 27.--A great Liberal
meeting was held here last night under
the ehairmanehip of Vice -President Al-
fredo Zetyae, Who was defeated at the
recent election for the Presidency.. The
gathering was marked by an unexpected
moderatton of tone. The orators de-
precated any attempt to revolt. On the
contrary, they expressed their wish to
leave the question of the validity of the
elections to the decision of the Suprinnee-a-'
Court.
eiei
Cuban Government was
Orestes Ferrera. the Liberal lead-
s:dint% that tthe elections, declar-
he Liberals-, had
preferable to an American G overnment,
which \could be the *result of a revolu-
tion.
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HELEN GOULD SHEPARD.
Tarrytown, N. Y.. Jen. 27.-Mre, Fin-
ley J. Shepard has made it known that,
to continue her identtification with
philanthropic work and busineas, she
will retain her maiden mane, and sign
herself as Helen Gould Shepard. Since
their marriage on Wednesday, Mr. and
Mrs. Shepard have remained at Lynd-
hurst, much secluded from the public'as
guards are still kept about the estate.
It is understood they are planning it trip
abroad in February..
CANADIAN CADETS DID WELL.
s Cis -s
An Ottawa steepatch! Cana -date fir6t
batch of graduates from the Halifax
Naval College and from the training
cruiser Niobe have all passed with
first-class honors the Admiralty exam-
ination in seamanship. The cadets
were transferred last spring from the
. Niobe to finish their training meneae-e--------
of the British cruiseri egarea'Admir-
altY examination watern.Vid on January
13th, and the Canadian boys have all
acquitted themselves well in competi-
tion with the British. cadets. Hon. J.
D. Hazen announced in the Commons
this afternoon that the Naval Depart-
ment had received the above informa-
tion- from the _admiralty.
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LONDON BOY'S STRANGE DEATH.
London., (mt., deepatch: John Henry, a.
14 -year-old boy„ iving with his mother
at 341 Thames street, died very suddenly
at his home tide evening, and the estee
was inveetioated by Coroner Dr. R. Fey-
gueon. alie lad had been ill for the
past few days, but recovered sufficiently
to eeele Home amasement this afternoon.
He NM; viltdthiniy strieken with some
afftetion, however, and expired while hie
mother was seeking. aesietance. When
elle returned she founi his holy life-
lsse.
coroner FergUS011 001101.00d death wile
dne to natural eauses, and no ingnest
will be held. Ptomaine aeitsoning from
-ausages he had eaten t, few day, ago
May have 1)011 responsible, his relatives
hclieve,
SISTER FOLLOWED BROTHER.
I :on d en, Ont. tte.tpa telt: Donald. Me -
Naughton, aw.k1 80, and. OatherIntl Me -
Naughton, aged SO, both unmarried, and
lie long rceidents of Ansa Craig, expired
e awn a fee- hours of eaeh other at
tlicir home •today. aleninghton
enecumbed to a brief attack 'of pneu-
monia in tles morning, while his maiden
s6terhi death from a Silniiar ailment fol.
lowed almost immediately.
The double funeral will be held on
t may afternoon to eemetery.
Their eister Mary, who resided with
them, le preetrated, and her emolition
is enusing the gravest feare.
FROLIC MAY PROVE seFuous.
Montreail, jan. 27. -reeling in a
frolleeome mood, Ilion larentzule
poured green ink over the face of a
roomanade, Nam Kuchneruk while
he was sleeping and theta tailed
Kuchneruk's sweetheart in to see him.
The young woman declared off her
epproaching marriage after taking a
'.00k at her lover. Kuchnentk, in a
rage, secured a warrant against Zar-
, .riczulc, who. to -day 'was remandad on
eharge of assault and wilful de.
struetion, of clothing.
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