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MORE TINPOT TITLES.
Disgust and indignation must be the
twin sentiments of doused& of (Jana•
diens as they surveyanother list of
barooetcie1 and knighthoods handed
out in this democratic land. Indig-
nation that the spirit of Canadian
democracy should be so outraged, and
dieglut •t the thought that Canadians
should accept such distinctions.
"Sir Joseph Wesley Flavelle, Bar-
onet," is the man who, as head of vari-
ous cold -storage and meat -packing
companies, is supposed. ,rightly -or
wrongly, to be more than anybody
else responsible for the cruel manipula-
tion of food prices which is daily rob-
bing the people and making existence
difficult in thio land of plenty. He re-
ceives his baronetcy in recognition of
his work as chairman of the Imperial
Munitions Board in Canada; but in the
mind, of the manses of Canadians the
title will be a symbol of the power of
predatory weelth.
Mr. Falconer, the president of the
University of Toronto, is a fitter sub-
ject for the honorof knighthood which
has been bestowed upon him ; but it
would be in keeping with a growing
public sentiment in this country if
such proffered honors were declined
We want no taint of snobbery about
our universities, and it confers no
strength upon the University of Tor-
onto to have the president associated
in the minds of the people with aristo-
cratic distinctions which are becoming
more and more hateful.
Whoever is responsible for the flood
of titles that has been poured out upon
Canada of late must be blind aund deaf.
Is it to be supposed that, while class
distinctions all over the world are
being submerged in the rising tide of
democracy, Canada is to suffer the
imposition of an artificial aristocracy ?
Those who read the signs of the times
must speak out in protest.
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THURSDAY. JUNE 7, 1917
THE OTTAWA SITUATION.
At the time of writing the Ottawa
situation is still obscure. The news-
paper correspondent., having run the
scale of conjecture and surmise, are
compelled to admit that they do not
know what is going on behind the
scenes, and the actors themselves are
saying nothing. Our own belief is
that Sir Robert Borden and Sir Wil-
frid Laurier are laboring to bring
about a coalition Government that
would bring order out of the chaotic
political conditions that now exist at
the capital ; rad ouch it result is so
greatly to be desired that the country
eau aJfurd to wait a lew.days for its
ettesasasatioo. In hMY6srtiee there
are elements that caa bring to bear
strong pressure agektet the coalition
idea. Some Liberals say, "Why
should Kir Wilfrid Laurier be &eked
to pull the cbeetnuta out of the fire for
Bordeu" ? Some Conservatives shy at
the idea of sharing the government of
the country with the Liberals. It may
be that the opposition to coalition will
be strong enough to defeat it ; but if
we read the signs aright that defeat.
If it bash be admitted. will not be due
to either of the leaders at Ottawa.
in some quarters there is a disposi-
tion to regard Sir Wilfrid Laurier es
the autocrat of Quoins and to believe
that whet.ver policy its decides repos
Quebec will adept. This is a peskiest
which Sir Wilfrid never presumed to
occupy and which be would emphati-
cally disclaim. It is to be noted that
when the coalition proposal was
broached to him he conferred with
Premier Gouin and other Quebec
leaders -presumably to •*certain as
nearly as possible the prospect. of
rallying Quebec to the support of a
coalition Government. It is to be
noted, moreover, that. Sir WVilfrid's
Qurloec following is not as large as it
was before the last election, when the
Nationalists under Bounties, and with
the aid of Conservative campaign
fund,. captured a score or so of seats
from the Literele. It is the Nationa-
list element that is at the bottom of
the trouble in nelec, and for t
element Sir Witt rid has certainly/
responsibility.
in a signed editorial article Henri
Bourses.., discussing conscription,
G aya :
It did not seem to to that it wits
our part to speak first in the presence
of a fact. sudden and extroardla•ry in
the eyes of those who have been
asleep for eighteen years. For the
last eighteen years i have led the
fight agal n.t British imperialism.
We have never ceased to say that the
tax of blood is the logical and inevit-
able consequence of the principles and
acts imposed by the two parties who
have in turn rioted this couitry. The
germ of conscription was contained in
the volunteer expedition to South
Africa. That germ was hatched by
the regime of imperial conferences.
it was strengthened by the naval law
of 1910, it grew with the emergency
contribution of 1913."
The expedition to Mouth Africa and
the naval low of 1910 both belong to
the record of the Laurier Government.
In Quebec. therefore, Sir Wilfrid Laur-
ier is •wailed sip an .gent of "British
Imperialism," and as the person prim-
arily responsible for the present eon-
. cription propagate. Thl• is so differ-
ent from the picture of the Liberal
leader as portrayed by the Conserve -
Uwe journal. of Ontario that many
people In this Province are given an
entirely false eonoeptlon of the great
Liberal chief.
There is no reason to doubt, but
every .won to believe, that In the
persona crisis Sir Wilfrid I.onrier,
with an ua walled polities,' expe•tenee,
and with a sanative sad high-minded
devetlne to the public weal, is sedewv-
oring to bring shout oosdatles. (bat
will enable Cased• to Ike Its tulle*,
to
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Why worry about the supply of
spuds when the crop of titles is so
is.b%lted in Ramie, but
the natives have now become intoxi-
cated with freedom.
However did they forget to include
Mr. J. W. Noyes in the list of King's
Birthday "honors'"?
The Russians evidently are not yet
able to eat the strong meat of free-
dom. They are showing signs of in-
digestion.
Uoed In Millioss4 To" -Aft
Daily -Every ball gi Pers
Every infusion is auks d4Iiciote
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$lack, Green'1 Sealed __ t_,awaw Pa►a:e ens only. Hos
or Mixed J
partisan speeches that have been in-
flicted on this country in two decades.
And now he says he doesn't believe in
partisan discussion! It must be greet
to have a gall like that.
General Smuts should be invited to
visit Canada. His presence in the
country might give tate needed impetus
to recruiting. o '
Some people will tell you the Roman
Catholic church is opposed W the en-
listment of ire young men for war ser-
vice. Here is what The Catholic
Record says on the subject of conscrip-
tion :
"We may feel assured that the full
influence of the clergy will be found
behind any measure the Government
may see fit to enact. Thus. instead of
trouble in Quebec, feared by many -
and hoped for by not a few-conscrip-
tion
ew-conscnption will be the means not only of en-
abling Canada to do her full duty in
the war, but of averting a danger that
was beginning gravely to menace na-
tional peace and unity. Canada has a
national obligatioh to fulfill ; in the
present citcunistances it seems clear
that the only fair, equitable and demo-
cratic apportionment of that obliga-
tion to individual Canadians is by the
action of the responsible authorities of
the state."
We move that the editor of The
Orange Sentinel and Monsieur Henri
Boarassa be interned during the re-
mainder of the war, in the sane cage.
No, Mabel, the coalition Government
the papers are talking about ham noth-
ing to do with the supply of fuel for
next winter. Your dad will have to
attend to the coalition of his cellar in
the usual way.
The Chinese Republic seems to be in
danger of disruption. What the
trouble 'mahout the cable despatches do
not intorno us, but rival parties appear
to be indulging in a good deal of
breaking of China.
Canada it having politics aplenty
this month of June. in addition to
the excitement of the Ottawa situa-
tion, Alberta it holding its Provincial
general elections this week, and Sas-
katchewan follows suit June 18th.
tats: as* pejasa goofing and coot Inuits*
ja wigll they feel that if the
Is going on iodelinitely in
tfie Dees of bleeding the public.
there will dnse a time when the pee
p t afford to buy. The � of
hie els outrage. The prioe o wheat
ie •• The price of potatoes is a
aassoiaL The price of food generally
is a shame and a disgrace. The out-
rage, the crime, the .candel, the
shame end diagram of it all are eating
tiiLhearw out of the people who suffer.
Those who are well-to-do lay in stores.
But the outrage and the scandal and
disgrace Ile at the door of the Uoveru-
meet that fails to provide proper
direction and control."
The committee is, of course, at liber-
ty to withdraw anyof its statement..
but others are at liberty still to accept
and agree with them. To our mind
these peragraptu are good. sod con-
tain much truth expressed in terse and
vigorous language. It would be cruel
t ' bold Bir John Hendrie and Sir
Willie.= Hearst to a severe censure of
the Dominion Government. Bet le 1t
not true that the duty of that Govern-
ment is to do just what the circular
demanded 1, -Toronto Bear.
_tea
Prairie Pr'ovince', hate long stood for
the taxation of land values and their
endoreatlon of many other .picai re-,
forms leads us to believe tbat model
progress, which ouce received its ohief
Impetus from the cute*, may io future
have its home in the oouotr Cana-
dian farmers will congratulate their
Not th Dakota brethren in the step
that they have taken. -The Square
Deal.
The Canadian-'Tbrxre Russians are
a queer bunch. They don't seem to
ko� what they want."
19te Russian -"Those Canadians, are
a strange people. ('an't stake up their
minds whether they want conscription
or not."
1f Sir Robert Borden wants s got
election cry, let.him go to the country
on a policy of "Hang the Grafters."
Of mine*, it would be necesesry to
have it few of them actually strung up
before polling day, as evidence of good
faith.
Tax Reform in North Dakota.
A bill has passed the State Beltate
of North Dakota and will in all prob-
ability para the House as well, ex-
empting from taxation all improve-
ments on farm lands. This is one of
the firot hills Mitred wed by the
Farmers' Non -Par Isar Lewes, a
league cornposed of North Dakota
farmers who. before the last State
election, organised themselves into
• third political party end wept both
of the old p•rtiesSlstiDsewb/terra•
The enactment of this law will put
an end to .ouch of the ally talk, which
was once acoepted for truth, that
farmer, are opposed to all progressive
legislation. Formers are as able to
see as others are the, taxation of im-
provements is tartatiod of industry,
and that the chief result of such taxa-
tion is to discourage improvements.
They can wee. furthermore, that taxa-
tion of land values dose not hurt
the
hut
farmer who puts land to good
m o
the speculator who keeps it idle.
Canadian farmers, particularly in the
Fervent patriotism shines forth
from the letter of a C ollingwood wo-
man to The Toronto Star, telling of
how her arms have gone to the war,
including one who enli,te'd before he
was sixteen. She concludwt her letter :
"Kcotland for ever ; i might go further
and say Britain for ever." And yet
they say the Scots are "clannish."
Meetings like the one held at Tor-
onto on fiaturday are doubtful aids to
the cause of conscription. Wild de-
nunciation is more likely to repel than
to win support.. But then, of mu}we,
if Anyhody got up in a Toronto meet-
ing to giro a bit of quiet argument
upon the question. nobody wotdd un-
derstand him.
CoL J. A. Cirri. In Parli♦ment the
other day eeriness' hie disapproval of
partisan re ntenererey is war time. He
thought It wee "a mistake for meal -
bete of the Herr to take part in
Imosersse 04 *templet to tae mime 0t1poiitkal flghta 00164110 of this Hots.."
ergotSAWS sed her allies In the This is the e same .1
Ikrl. J. A. Currie
ROM" @trMR:e .41166 ill Iraqi ce ever- who In the react Wag filwiene'We-
e0ea
election gut off some of tate make,*
Your Chance -The West Is Calling.
Homeeeekeri excursions to 1Veetern
Canada at low fares via Oanadian
Pacific each 'Tuesday until October 90.
inclusive. Particulars from any Cana-
dian Pacific agent, or W. B. Howard,
District Passenger Agent, Toronto,
Ont. 87.41
Good Stuff Anyhow.
The Brantford Expositor recently
quoted from a circular issued by the
Outerio Resources Committee, of
which Sir John Hendrie „to ohairmar►,
and Bir William Hearit and Mr.
Rowell vice-cbairmen, a statement
that the price of food was an outrage
and scandal and disgrace, and that
the Government was to blame. The
Toronto News said that the committee
denied having issued the circular.
The Expositor then published a letter
from Mr. Abbott, secretary of the
committee, enclosing the circular in
question. and saying that the commit-
tee would be glad to have it used. It
also called up Mr. Abbott by long-
distance telepbone. Mr. Abbott said
the circular was genuine and bad been
sent out from the offices of the coin
mi'.tee, but inadvertent! and without
proper supervision. The following
paragraphs are gtlpted
"What is Deeded M Government
leadership, and this is what is mainly
wanting. Private enterprise •t the
behest of the Provincial Government
is doing all that is being done for the
stimulation of production hereabouts.
We need a Food Minister. who would
have the feeding of our allies as well
as ourselves on his colecjeDee, and the
proper steps to be taken in his head.
'There ought to be an immediate
veto by the Government on the raising
of prices. That is what is driving the
people to panic more than the fear of
scarcity. They know that their wages
or salaries are Axed quantities., and
REDUCE.CAR SHORTAGE BY FILMING CARS
The .bl.et 1s leaning thine bulletins is sot to start a eostreveray with
ash• c sad est Ir daft re•pardWLty to die public. but to secure tie ea.
digalattlallt 04 the public-
, Plghtlibi Na 1 ceatalesd the following informatics, from 1107 to 1)11:
carried ss Canadian Railways increased.. 41%
The ameba si !height Can increased n�
The total car aspaclty increased 181%
The average capacity of can Increased 1.8 Ter
11. average weigbt et contents Increased 2.6 'Tea
'ills ,seusat heavy volume of ureic will no doubt continue w Mug as
the mar !arta
AIdltlemal cars and locomotives are needed but they cannot be *seared
1a large umbers ter many months
There is also a serious shortage of labor and 1■ some places of yard
trackage.
The arty way to improve the o*nditione therefore is to @*care greatest
eMeAmer fa the memo equipment, terminal trackage, and man power.
The flatways alone eaanot develop the maximum aldose,. the 1041.
wits std the psbllc cooperating can.
O megneas ran help by ordering faU car loads Instead of mildest
entbsrloed In the tariffs and 4aaslfcstlona, and consignees can hale sr
lsadlsa ars to their fall authorised cubical or carrying capaetty.
A can lvpos& Trow
ewes* ryas.l t .. ser lie
Ominalsra Ove a •wap Iced weight er 0015 W.tttbt .4 readeees Unit
Opt.l ere.. Ins ... 23 15 4 10. nee ter, 423 tar 44 mere taw, ear*tal
prepasad. ri 23.4 tar Mg Nae 41111 fur la 1 1eo we
A COMPARISON .
The Average Trak
1115 Proposed for 1117
Average weight et contents of ears 16.4 tons 23.4 toes
a
Total weight of cin 603 tons 448 toes
Total weight of contents 344 tons 311 Leos
Total weight of train 847 toxo 847 toss
Had the average load per car 1a 1116 been 23.4 tors instead eft 18.4 the
game trine would have been bandied with
41,147.866 teas trains hauled one mile.
1,148,71* fess car trips.
I 11.1041.686 teas tons of dead car tare hauled one mile
By increasing now the average bad by 6 toes per ear the peblfe would
1112yr0es the edcfency of the equipment, facilities, and man power of the
rdlvways to se extent a anal to:
14,100 additional freight ars
482 additional freight and yard engines
416 saint/anal miles of yard trackage sad
18.1 per coot increase In man power employed in train sad ram earth*
♦ CAB BATED IS A CAR OADIIBD.
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Cosveldsaffi-r-4-L, Modern Electric Lls»sd $ rgirewalt
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9r area 11- aa glsnareg 0.'A,. M %Meg ill` ds. IfaryWOol
It's a Way They Have.
"Why were you late to school this
morning, Tom T' asked the teacber.
"Why the hell rang before 1 got
nen," the little fellow explained .-
1%e Christian Herald.
Why tart ii M
INSURANCE
Against Sudden Death:
Beton an Insurance Oompany will
take • risk on your life the examining
physician will test the urine and report
whether you ars • good risk. When
your kidneys get sluggish and clog,
you safer from backache, sick -he.
ache, di=y spells, er the twinges and
pains of lumbago, rheumatism and
gout. The urine is often cloudy, full
of sediment; ebannele often get eon
and sleep is disturbed two or throe
times • night. This is the time you
phonic' consult some physician of wide
experience -each as Dr. Pierce of the
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute,
Buffalo, N. Y. Bend him 10 cents for
samplepackage of his new discovery,
'Anur.t." Writ. him your symptoms
and send a sample of urine for test.
Experience has taught Dr. Pierce that
"Andric" is the most powerful agent,
to dissolving uric acid, u hot water
melts sugar; besides being absolutely
harmless it is endowed with other
properties, for it preserves the kidneys
is ;a healthy oonditioa by thoroeglat)'
cleansing them. Being so many times
mon active than lithta, it clean the
heart valves of any sandy substances
which may clog them and checks the
degeneration of the blood- vessels, Y
sell as regulating blood pressure.
"Aodrie" L a regular insurance and
iife-e•ver forall big !neat esters and those
who deposit lime -salts in their joints.
Ask the druggist for "Anuric' put up
by Dr. Pierce, in 60 -cent packages.
Surprising Values for June
Sounds strange these days to hear the above excla-
mation. but we believe that for this month we have
succeeded in gathering together appealing goods at
attractive prices.
STRENOTtI AND BEAUTY
Come with Dr. Pierce's (:olden Medical E
Discovery. This is a blood cleanser and
alterative that starts the liver sod stom-
ach into vigorous action. It thus assists
the body to manufacture rich red blood
which feeds the heart, nerves, brain and
organs of the body.The organs work
smooth)) like macinery reigning In oil.
Yon feel clean, strong and strenuous Be
mead of Yid, weak and taint.
- t the Cheapest -
Always the Best
W. WALKER
Furniture Dealer
and Undertaker
Nouse Furnishings
The Store off Quality
PHONES
STORE tag RLS. 197kotartkowtoutoota
White Cotton
36 inches wide white Cambric or Cotton. Free from any
dressing, even thread and purest stock. Worth 20c, at
per yard 18e
36 inches wide cream and grey Flannelette for sheeting or
general underwear. Heavy, very strong and soft, Worth
25c, for 19e
White Flannelette
28 inches wide, ;oft and pure. Worth 16c, for .120
Cottonades
500 yards, best quality, at per yard 3$o
Navy Blue English Serges
All pure -wool English Serges, old dye, good weight for
suits or dresses, a beautiful quality, and worth $1.5o. At
per yard ......... ........ . $1.00
Linoleums
A large choice, old stock. in floral or tile patterns, 4
yards wide. Special at per square yard 760
Union reversible, in neat patterns, 21x3, $5.75 ; 3x3, $6.75 ;
3x3f, $7.75 ; 3x4, $8.75.
White Cotton Poplin
36 inches wide, for dresses, skirts or middies, as plendid
quality, and worth 25c. At per yard 90e
White Pique
Yard -wide, extra quality. Regular 50c, for 38e
Halifax Tweeds
Genuine old-fashioned all pure -wool tweed, 28 inches
wide, in grey or navy, for men's, women's or children's
snits. Worth $1.00 pei yard, for SOo
Knitting Yarn _ _
Pure -wool scoured Knitting Varn. Recommended for
wear. Best value in Canada today, and used by scores of
our Red Cross Societies. Comes in } lb. skeins, and is
full weight. At per lb.
Ticking
32 -inch Feather Ticking, heavy close weave. Worth 35c,
for ....... SOe
Floor Rugs
51.10
W. ACHESON & SON
1"
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Tenn, Bowling and Sporting
SHOES
The new Life -Buoy Ten-
nis, Bowling .04 Sport-
ing Shoes are here. The
styles this season are
more varied than ever.
For ladies, Pumps and
^ _ high laced Shoes will be
. - popular. For girls and
boys, Roman Sandals
with solid rubber heels and laced Shoes in white, black and
brown colors. The wearing qualities are better than ever
and the prices most reasonable.
- REPAIRING--
Geo. MacVicar
North side of Square Goderich
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