Montreal weekly witness and Canadian homestead, 19 mars 1912, mardi 19 mars 1912

[" ~ SRVENTE Vol.67 Wo.18.- Montreal Wbekl and Canadian.Homestead.MONTREAL, TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 19, 1912.y Witness MOFTABAL WEEKLY 9140 Post-Faid; So 6 0097.GOVERNMENT TO BREAK BY LEGISLATION Conferences Fail and Minimum Wage Bill Will be Introduced Tuesday-Many More Idle This Week, London, March 12.\u2014The disputants In the British coal war which since the beginning of the month has involved the throwing out of employment of over two million men in England, Scotland and Wales, and has caused the greatest distres among the population, met again to-day in a round table conference.The meeting was a momentous one, as 1t established the fact that the long stunding deadlock had been broken.It tcok place at the Foreign Office at three o'clock this afternoon under the Presidency of Mr.Asquith, \u2018The coal owners of the fedetated district, which comprises the purely Enz- Hah collieries who had already migni- fied the concession in principle of a fixed minimum wage for miners, found no difficulty in acvepting the Premier's invitation.They had, however, to wrestle strenuously with the Welsh and Scottish coal masters in order to induce them to mudify their opposition to a conference with the men from which the miners had expressly barred the diccussion of the principie of a minimum wage.There are still many difficulties in \u201che way of an immediate tlement of the dispute, but the fact that the two parties have again come together, and that negotiations are proceeding.has served to brighten the atmosphere end bring about a feeling of hope.GERMAN MINERS FIGHT.Rerlin, March 12\u2014Collisions between .the strikers, the police and the non- strikers see reported to have occurred to-day In six ur eight loculities in the coul regions.The most serious conflict was near Hamborn.in the district of Dusseldorf, where, according to despatches, & mob of 2,000 strikers, who were walting for the workers, threw stones and botties and fired revolvers ut the detachment of forty policemen who were on guard, Injurin, five of them.- The police then chu with drawn sabres, injuring many of the strikers.- .= The workers were tWloned, abd the police used their sabres in dispersing .ihe crowds of strikers at many other points, but the number of casuuitios is not reported.\u2014\u2014 Londorf March 12\u2014Tho National Miners\u2019 Federation unanimousiy decided lust night to accept the Prime Minister's invitation to meet the coal own:rs and the representatives of the government at a round table conference, at which Premier Asquith will preside.The acceptance was ooupled with the reservation that the principle of a minimum wage will be ex- éludod from the discussion.It is understood that this means that the granting of a minimum wage will be qssumed to have been conceded, but it oes not Imply that the schedule of minimum wage rates drawn up by the Miners\u2019 Federation will not be discussed.TIME LIMIT FGR AGREEMENT.The most hoped for from the conference: is that some basis of agreement.will be reached for the fixing of a minimum rate, which wil bs submitted to a ballot of the miners.That the strike will continue for at least another sesk is now regarded by the most optimistic as inevitable.It has practically been determined that the coal strike must be ended by agreement, o: immediate legislation will be invoked t> bring about compulsory peace.A time limét for the negotiations .demanded on all sides, and Thursday is expected to see par- llamentary action unless the extremists on both sides relax in the meantime to enable a settlement by consent.At present almost the entire nation is under notice to quit work, Including the miners, there are probably 2,- 400,000 already idle, and should the strike bs prolonged throughout next week perhaps half of Great Britain's workers will be unemployed.Th) distress is widespread now, and the drain on funds Is so great that some of the unions are already showing distress signs.The courts are refusing to grant judgments and summonses, on the ground that the common necessaries of life ro oeyond the peach of many of the GERMAN STRIKERS INCREASE.Mesen, Germany, March 12.~The Bumber of strikers in the Westphalisn district has increased, It is estimated that 7% percent of the miners are out.Tae coal mine owners\u2019 association + held & meeting, and recommended that the members invite committees of the workmen to confer with them at the earliest posible date.a\u2019ractically .no disorders have oc- eurred, except at Recklinghausen, where 400 strikers came into collision with the|police, and st Schmidtherst, where a sirike-breaker was killed by % knile stab in a Aght with strikers.At Recklinghausen seven strikers re- évived sabre wounds, and one of the Srike-breakers had an eyes knocked ou New York, March 32\u2014With @yrer- ences to-day in New York art Lon- es steps may be taken, which will us worldwide cost finde & million miners on strike in crus Pros and 8 toned strike of umads of hard AN soft coal {ase in the United States, In Eng- sll branches of induetey ere affected by the strike, and it ts estimated that the work army totais two million Postibllities of strike fn this country hss already made ft- gr feit in premiums of $1 & ton paié shthracitte.Shipments of soft coal the 0 to the rd Reurgion gions > pa os a re STRIKE President John P.White, of the United Mine Workers of America, and « committee of hard coul miners, were prepared this afternoons to confer with a committee of operators who wil officially reply to the demands for higher wages and other concesuions presented two weeks ugo by the miners.The operators have already announced that the demands would be refused, Both sides insist that they will \u2018stand pat.\u2019 \u2018lL shall have nothing to say unul the operators have officially answered tho demands\u2019 sald President White.\u2018Certain it is that I hope we come to Some agreement.This much I will sy, that the miners committee is quite satisfied with the situation and if necessary we are prepared to quit work.\" Some oprrators belleve that the detailed reply to the miners\u2019 demands will make it possible for a submission of modified demands by the miners, which will leud to a compromise of the situation.London.March 13\u2014Although noth- 112 definite was achieved at the Joint conference of the coal owners, miners ad cabinet ministers yesterday, the brospect of a settiement of the coal strike is decidedly brighter.The executive of the Miners\u2019 Kederation met late last night and adopted & resolution recommending that the federation agree to Mr.Asquith's plan for a Joint conference in the various districts for the settlement of the minimum wage proposals, on the understunding that none of the districts resume work until 8 national sattlement is effected.Should the federation, as is expected.adopt this recommendation it will be a decided step forward, as « general agreement on & minimum wage is likely to have considerable influence on the obdurate Scotch and Welsh own- em.The Prime Minister aguin had an audience with the King und informed His Majesty of the proceedings at the Joint conference.The extent to which the strike im curtailing railway evervices is indicst- ed by the fact that the North-casters tone has suspended 1,389 M fs estimated that the une tons, excluding the miners, are paying out ,000 weekly to those out of employment, while 160,000 men are working on short time.The funds of the North Wales Miners\u2019 Associn- tion are almost exhausted.and the association has been obliged to stop zike pay.In 8cotland some isolated ralds on bakers, coal and wood stores ars reported, DISORDERS IN GERMANY.Berlin, March 12\u2014Collisions between the strikers, the police and the non-strikers are reported to have occurred yesterday in mx or eight loca- littes in the coal regions.The most serfous conflict was near Hambern, in the district of Dusseldorf, where, according to despatches.a mob of 2.000 strikers, who were waiting for the workers, threw stones and bottles and fired revolvers at the detachment of forty policemen who were on guard, injuring five of them.The police then charged with drawn sabres, injuring many of the strikers.The workers were stoned and the police used thelr sihres in dispersing the crowds of strikers at many other points, but the number of casualties is not reported.Figures issued yesterday show that the increases of wages demanded by the miners cannot he granted owing to the financial position of the mining companies.trains.London, March 12\u2014The couference between tho British coal mine owners and tho delegates of the striking miners under the auspices of several members of the cabinet, and presid-d over by Mr.Asquith, was resumed this morning at the Foreign Office, sn satisfactory progress in said to have been made No detalls of the pros ceedings have been made public, but the Premier at noon expressed his gratification at the course the negotiations were taking.The morning session lasted for two and one half hours, and the participants then adjourned for luncheon.STRIKERS AND POLICE CLASH.Berlin, March 12\u2014The -coal miners strike in the gréat German coal fields of Westphalis has taken a most Ser- jous turn, and has resulted already in & fatal conflict between the poilces and the striking miners in the district of Herne.The feeling among the men who have struck work is lucreasing in intensity owing to the rigid repressive measures of the authorities.From several quarters come reports of serious disturbances, and the miners who remain at work have to be strong- My protected by Police, reed roues t has been caused t ghou pa Recotiand and Wales as the result of the great coal strike which affects one million miners and over a million men employed In other trades, is becoming very acdte, more particularly in Wales.In that country practically the whole Mee of the people depends upon P Lire coal mines.In the city of alone the chief constable reports that 700 families are in immediate need of relief, and in all the mining towns now that the sirike pay of the minets has heen cut down By the miners union thers will ba need for assistance unless a settlament of the dis- ute #i quickly reached.Pine men on the rsilwaye and those connected with other \u2018industries are now being discharged daily by bund- reds, the notices to quit which were given them when con! strike began now expiring.The hotices generally ran for o fortnight.GERMAN STRIKE STILL GROWING, Landon.March WSR RS Ee 2 COAL OPERATORS REFUSE DEMANDS BY MINERS\u2014BIG STRIKE FEARED CW.bk, At a conference of the anthracite coal operators, held in New York, à special committee of ten was named to draft a formal answer to the demands made by the unlon mine workers.Tbe committee was instruted to deny all the demands.While this ultimatum seems to be Anal, the committee was clothed with wide powers, and the impression prevails that the ultimatum willl be soft ened by a counter proposal offsetting the principal demands of the mine workers and explaining reasons why'ly means a countrywide strike.Among! PERS sx TER E.D.THOMAS # the petition of the unlon representa tives canoot be agreed to.The action of the operators evident- ax = 5 W.H.TRUESDALE those who .attended the conference were George F.Baer, W.H.Trues- dale, EL B.Thomas and other well known operators.- 200,000 miners have left work, appears to be spreading, sume of the men who had hitherto remained at the pits now Joining thelr striking comrades.The general demand is for a fifteen percent increase of wages which the mine owners declare that they are unable to mect : London, Maseh 14.\u2014The delegates of the coal owners and the striking minora.who number over one million, assembled again to-day at the Foreign Office, under the presidency of Premier Asquith, who was supported by several members of the Cabinet, for what must b.the deciding joint conference between the masters and the men who are trying to reach a settlement of the coal dispute.Obviously the period of general discussion has ended, and unless the Maputants ire in a position to give es FT.Asquith's posal.\u2018which will furnish a basis tor the on.tinuance of tic negotiations, with prospects of a settlement hy mutual consent, compulsory legislation 1s bound to foilow swiftly, The magnitude of the strike is almost inconceivable.It has affected In a direct way, counting only the miners and the other men thrown out of work, with their familles, over four million people, In other te ft paralysed practically the whole Hfe of the nation.Prices of food have Kone up, fuel iy virtually unobtainable.raiiways have ourtalled their a erent Se bn ed n to some extent, very stouped 200,000 IDLE IN GERMANY.Berlfn, March 16.\u2014The German coal strike is spreading rapidly te other Over 00.000 2e, now laid down their ose, aa the a naira are beink joined In laces e Christian Miners Union\" of the e feeling against the hori is growing in intensity owing to re killing of two miners by th the gure of, disturbances er.© disord i reported up to noon today are been \u2014 New York, March 1.\u2014A London cable to the New York \u2018Times\u2019 : While the opinion in the beat.Informed users is that Great Britain has ban saved from a prolonged national : strike, it is feared that the af- \u2018ects which have already resulted are much more esrious than the public generally has an idea of.To begin with, it will take at least 8 fortnight, according to good judges, to effect a settlement along the pre- Sent projected lines, and in the meanwhile the slow paralysis of the industrie of ihe country will be esting its eart o wd «, canker.genera] prosperity gain, the settlement of the presen labor trouble will not be ae resent but an incitement to further industrial unrest,\u201d and, though another great strike may not come immediately, the example set by the miners is bound to be followed by other labor federations.The most serious disturbance that has yet occlirred in England In connection with the strike is reported from Haydock, Lancashire.A large crowd of strikers {rom the Earistown district first went ta the Wnod pit with the ohjent of preventing on from fling the tuhs with cool.Driven awsy by the police, the strikers then went to the Princes pit.After committing soma damage they returned to, the Wood pit, The crowd now nume bored 1,000, and occupied the pit head.Forty policemen, who were sent to @.308Ke the rioters, were met with a fueilede of stones.Three policemen ware injured and taken to an hospital.The police were finally abla to outflank ths crowd, but were unsble to arrest aay one.A large number of additional potice have peen vent to H x, \u2018The Tondon \u2018Times\u2019 to-day publishes a special article, showing the severe financial loss inflicted on practieally ai; the railways in the United Kingdom by the atrike.The receipts, compiled from returns issued yesterday, of ent four companies, show a de tricts suffered decreases of nore than 70 percent.It is estimated thst since the coul ctrike begun Great Briluin has lost the sale of 190,000 tons of bunker cos! to the world's egaling stations.A member of the Mercantile and 8hipping Exchange sms: \u2018Orders for this vast quantity of coul ave gone to the United States, Bnd thn end of the month ships charterodéigsciaiy for the purpose will have delt: that quantity of American voal te cuuling stations abroad.\u2018Even more serioux than the loss of that amount of trade is the fart that it is very probable, when the strike is over, that people abroad will go on buying American conl.so that our own colllers will suffer a permanent lose.\u2019 The followl x particulars of the amounts of coal going from America to these coaling stations are given: Gibraltar, 17,000 tons: Buenos Ayres, 32.800; Naples, 10,500: La Plata, 24.000; Genoe, 11.000; Las Palmas, 37.000; Mar- s-illes, 14.900; Rin Janeiro 22,950; Port Said.12.300; Algiers, 6.000, and St.Vincent, 5,300.AMERICAN SITUATION.New York, March 14\u2014While the members of the miners\u2019 committee, meeting to-day to consider the com- Dlete refusal by the operators of their demands for a twenty percent increase in wages, recognition of the union.an eight hour work day.and other conditions at the mines, were uncommunicative, they expressed the opinion that the counter proposel made by the operators yesterday to continue the present working agreement for three years, was made for the purpose of paving the way for a compromise agreement.The present agreement is objectionable to the mirers.but the counter proposal of the operators gives an opportunity to open the matter with the miners, which may lead to compromises.There were also reports today that the hard coal miners\u2019 committee would ask when they meet with tiie operators to-morrow for a further extension of time in order to await the result of the conferences between the bituminous operators and their miners sn the west next week.3hould neither side yield, the question of strike will he taken up by what is known as the policy committee at a meeting to be called later.This committee, made up of anthracite and bituminous miners, has the power to recommend a strike, but following such recommendation the question has to be put to à referendum vote of the miners.\u2014\u2014 London.March 14.\u2014The thirteenth day of the coal strike ended without a settiement having been reached.The joint conference of the representatives of the miners and the mine owners and members of the cabinet adjourned last evening until (his Afternoon \u2018in order to consider certain propossis made hr the Prime Minister, as the announcement put it.Concerning the nature of the pro poesis and the results achieved at the conference, which lasted five and a half hours.the Government ia persisting in ite policy of rigid secrecy.and divuiges nothing: but there are Indications that some progress in the \u2018direction of peers has been made.and that the miners have frora the position that they have heretofore maintained that the only basie of n settiemert would be the owners\u2019 acceptance of the federation\u2019s schedule of minimum wages.REFUSED PREMIERS PLAN.And Breakdown in Wogotiations Expected To-dsy.London, March 14.\u2014A coord! to information published in the don mo ning papers, Mr.Asquith has been trying to persusde the miness to return to work on a basis of a five shill- ngs minimum wage for men and a two shillings wage for boys, leaving furthér adjustment of the minimum wage question for subsequent negotis- tion.The miners\u2019 conference yesterday tedected this 1 dut the int conferenes nt the Office ving failed to arrive at an agree- ment, the Premier, gests that the posal.Even should the federation accept, however, it will not remove the ob- Jection of the Beotch and South Wales owners, who persistently decline to discuss a minimmp wage jp apy shepe or form.As & result of these reports the out, look is gloomy, With every prospect # breakdown of the roregn conference to-day.st.ike.Rivting occurred yesterday at a col- Lancashire, three policemen being wounded.Al- liery near St.Helene though there ure nearly 2,000,000 work men idle, including the miners, th isolated case is the only sign of disorder anywhere.It was expected that the coal situation to-day, but owing to the prolongation of the conference, the debate © the situation are being expressed in the lobbies of Parliament would debate is now impossible before Monday.most serious views of the House of Commons AMERICAN SITUATION DARK.Indications Point to Strike in Penn- sylvanis.New York.March 14.\u2014The anthracité coal operators and the United Mine Workers of America plike profess tonight unylelding adherence to attitudes concerning the miners\u2019 demands.\u2018The situation looks very blue and the indications point to a wirike,' declsred President John P.White, of the miners.The operators say positively that they will make no rejection of the concessions.With the formal miners\u2019 demands and the counter proposition that the present agreement.which expires March 31, be continued for three years.the operators\u2019 terncon until Friday noon.Adjournment was taken upon request of the miners* Officiils, who wilt meet In the meantime, consider the operators\u2019 reply and plan thelr procedure.This, it is expected, will be announced at the Joint mee:ing of the miners and the operators\u2019 committee Friday.\u2018IT can say this much\u2019 said President White yesterday afternoom, \u2018we wiil not make Any modification of ouf demands.Beyond that 1 cannot tell what will happen.\u2019 The operators\u2019 reply, made public during the afternoon, is a document of approximately 3,600 words.It denis with the demands veriatim and in detail New York, March 15.\u2014'All negotiations with the ent ite coal operators are off,\u2019 deciarrd John P.White, president of the United Mine Workers of \"America, at the adjournment of the meeting this afternoon between the miners .and operators, in which \u20181 look for A general sus.proposition.he added.pension of work on April 1° \u2014 London.March 16.\u2014The failure of tween the striking the conferences be pr Son neue heen proceeding for seve- Gaya \"the presidency of Mr.settlement of the coal strike has brought Great Britain British miners and ral days under the Asquith to reach a to the realisation of the serious position of other industries besides one directly affected.In many places manufacturers have only kept their works going by means of sxtrsordinary efforts.They will now no longer be able te do mo, and hundreds of thon- sands more men and women will be sdded to the two million and over Western within à few da.already die This morning the Grest Railway Company shut down {ts construction works at Swindon, throwing 16000 skilied e London and Northwestern Railway has given notice that number of cars will cesse running, While many other lines and factories have been om lod to give their mem notice te ve At Sheflleid many of the wosks have out of employment mechenice after Monday s rail +.Mr.Asquith stated that It is stated, as 8 new issue of the difficulty now sug- Miners\u2019 Federation should agree to a ballot on this pro- office \u2018Trafic returns of the ratiways of the United Kingdom for the past week show an agxregate decrease of $2,500,000 owing to the their com-, mittee of ten adjourned yesterday af- the miners declined the operators counter the only continued in operation during the past week by the most careful hoarding of coal, but even with this over 25,000 men in that city have becn discharged, and on Mouday it is fear- od that practically every factory in the town will be closed, London, March 16-\u2014The @bvern- ments efforts to secure a settlement of the coal strike by effecting an Agreement between the coal mine owners and thelr employees have failed.After thres days of joint conferences the negotiativirs were broken off lust cvening, and the leglwlative action now will be luvoked to secure à minimum wage for ull the underground coal workets, In making this announcement tu the conference yes- lerday Mr.Asquith suid: \u2018The Government have done all In their power to secure a settlement of the controversy by an ugresmeut, and they have come to the cenclusion, with greut regret.that this ls im- Possible.und that other measures must thorefors be taken.\u2019 The ofliciul account of vesterduy's conference, Issued last night, says that Premier Axjuith pointed out that the stoppage of work in the coul mines had now lasted more thun a fortnight, and wus producing incaleul- able inconvenience and loss, und in some parts of the country actual suffering.Though huppily it had nog been attended by disorder, tho Premler added, considering the number of persons directly or indirectly affected by the dispute.the situstion was grow- Ing every day more serious and would continue a menuce to the well-being of the country as long as it lasted.After reviewing the abortive attempts to secure a settlement of the strike by an agreement between the interested Parties, the official report continues: MR, ASQUITH'S STATEMENT.the Government would ask from Parliament a legislative declaration that a reasonable minimum wage, accompanied by adequate safeguards for the protection of the employer, should be made a statutory term of the contruct of employment of people enguged in underground coal! mines, As reggrds the important question how such minimum wage may be ascertalned for agy particular ares.the Prime Minister, without pledging the Government to any precise form of ma- ohinery, Indicated that district minima should be locally fixed by a joint board of each district, consisting of representatives of employers and employed with a neutral independent chairman who might be selected by the parties themselves, or, if necessary, by the Government.Such \u20ac body would, in the opinion of the Government, afford what they have always regarded as all-important \u2014 8 means for securing an end to the con- ttoversy between the employers and employed.\u2018The Prepossia of the Government will include provisions to secure je.in the prementaison of cases of the parties and adjudication of them After the adjournment of the conference the Miners\u2019 Federation met and issued a statement to the effect that they ha d been empowered by their executive committee to consider the Government's bill in order to safeguard the interests of the workmen.The statement declared that the Federation would not advise a resumption of work until a entisfac- tory bill as passed by Parliament.The miners\u2019 delegates express sat- fefaction at tho turn affairs have taken.GOVERNMENT BILL ON TUESDAY.The Governments minimum wage bill will be read in the House of Commons on Tuesday, burried through all the various stages, and probably become & law hy the end of the week.It is understood that tt will virtually establish a court of arbitration to cach district, and provide penalties for employing men or working them below the minimum fixed by the district boards.The labor party is opposed to compulsory arbitration, and on this ground probably will oppose the biil.It wii be unable to defeat the measure, however, as it is believed if the proposed safeguards are deemed adequate the Conservative Opposition wi not embarrass the Government by opposing the bill.Everything, however; still depends upon the exact terms of the bill, which are not yet known.CAUSED COLLAPSE.' Enoch Edwards, president.and Thomas Ashion, secretary of the Miners\u2019 Federation, in interviews last night, both agreed that the collapse of the jolnt conference yesterday was mainly due to the opposition of the Welsh and Scotch mine owners, and that nothing was left to end the strike but a resort to legisiation.They aay that they hope before long the miners will resume work under condilons they have striven so long to obtain.GOVERNMENT MAY WORK MINES.London, March 18.\u2014~ The \u2018Dedly Mal\u2019 says the Government's minimum wage bil will empower the Government to re-open and work mines whose owners decline lo operate them under the minimum wage scale.The paper adds that the biH is not an empty threat, and that it closes the controversy.UNITED STATES SITUATION.New York, March 16.\u2014All negotiations with the anthracite coal apera- tors are off declared John P, White, president of the 1Inited Ming Workers of America, st the adjournment of the meeting yosterday afternoon between tho miners and operstors, in which the miners declined the operators\u2019 counter proposition.\u20181 look for a general suspension of work on April first\u201d \u2018Will there bo « strike?he was 1 cannot say sa to that\u2019 led.De meeiing between the miners and operators was brief Mr White read to the operators the miners\u2019 reply to their rejection of the miners demands Ii was received without comment and :he meeting adjourned without delay None of the operators were willlug to talk.he re- London, March 18.\u2014Mr, Asquith announced In the House of Commons today that the government would intro- duos a minimum wages bill for miners to-morrow, He will ask the House to read It a second time on Wednesday gré complete the remaining stage on ureday.The Premier ssid (he bill woul pre- vide for the payment of a minus wage to person?employed underground and would Include the arrangements Incidental to that measure.fu the opliiion of the government the passuge of the bill by Thureday was imperative in order that the House of Lords might ne on Friday and the royal assent iven to th Baturduy.8 o the uot on THE GENERAL SITUATION.London, Murch 18.~The British na- tonal coul sirike, in which one million miners have jolned, still continues to Paralyze the industries of Great Brit- taln and to affect seriously those of other countries.Eoth coal owners and men maintain their obstinate spirit and there seems little probability of a rapid solution.Meanwhile besides the miners over 1,500,000 men M other trades have heen thrown out of work owing to lack of fuel to run the factories.An increase in the prices of necessaries consequent on the virtua; stoppage of freight shipments hus caused much distress to the workers\u2019 families.The action of the government in introducing legislation providing for «a minimum wage for miners, taken in consequence of the impossibility of securing a mutua! agreement between the coal owners and the miners ig criticized in some quarters and is likely to lead to a eonsiderable amount of opposition, THE FRENCH MINBRS' ACTION.} Denair, France, March 18.\u2014A farge number of coal miners in this district of the Department of the Nord voted to-day to go on strike, In spite of the decision of the French National Miners\u2019 Federation against ruch @ step.Tha Union officials are trying to prevent the spread of 6 movement throughout the region, Which includes Anzin, the centre of the grasaest Fronch coal field.Yondon, March 1&\u2014Many of the British miners 1: w on strike will return to the pits in the course of this week.according to the opinion expressed in somo quarters where it is believed that by Monday next operations will be in full swing in the cole lieries in many parts of the country.The men's leaders, however, have informed the government that there wil be no resumption of work until the Mintmem Wages Rill for underground workers ort \" bas passed through THE \u2018TIMES COMMENT, p>.\u2018The \u2018Times,\u2019 which cannot be ae cused of ministry or of socialistic sympathy, indicates the .ttitude which even the mom conservative people of Great Britain huve adopted through shares over the industrial amd social condi tions when it says: \u2018We cannot erie re will in detall Before it bas appeared, dut we unfeignedly regret the necessity of 7 tion to whik.the government bas been driven.At the sume time we ar: nol dispised to blame them for taking the step.It ts our ballef that M was right to attempt to secure a settiement by ezreement and in jue- tice to Mr.Asquith we readily Tecog- nize his great perseverance and tenacity in sticking to a most disheartening and Isborious task.Nor do we think that anyone else would have met with any greater success.The charge of bungling which has beon brought against him seems to us pointless.London, March 15.\u2014The esttiement of the coal strike ssems not unlikely to involve a serious potiticai crisis.\u2018The Opposition party tn tho House of Commons have been expeoted to ad- Opt an attitude of henevoient neutrad- ity towards the government's minimum wage bMl, The Conservative orguns, however, are beginning to hint that uniess the government's measure proves to be a \u2018strong\u2019 one, such benevolence cannat he counted on, but the Oppasition will be free to treat the Wil as a contentious measure.As it is practically certain that any bill acceptable to the Labor party would be distaste to the bates may arise before the government is able to drive the bill through parliament.Even M the fate of the æovernment itself does not become involved, predictions are heing made that the strike will be ended by disintegration or exhausion before the bl becomes a law.Willem J.Thorne, M.P, for West Ham, declares that ¢f the strike lasts six weeks the trades unions of the country wili be © alftion of the Conservatives, Labor- ftes and Redmondites against the Minimum Wege Bill would wreck the government and ruin the chances of securing Home Rule, BAXON MINERS THREATEN.Tiertin, March 18.\u2014Ik ie expected that about 15,000 coal miners will go out om mrike in Baxony.The Hanover miners at & mesting at Bersinghausen yesterday were notified of the smpioy- ere\u2019 rofusal to advance wages, and decided to mrike immediueiy.About GENERAL STRIKE TEREATS London, Maroh 18.\u2014 The question of & general strike of all labor unions in Great Britain in May, which, i is claimed, will develop the greatest industrial disturhance ever known, is certainly being discussed by the lahore leaders.but no decision has been reached.The threat is spperently prompted by the fear that an attempt is contemplated to Tentrict, or remove, the workmen's right to strike by repealing the Trade Disputes Act of 1908, and introduc sory bitration.Any sitempt, says Mr.Appleston, secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions, wilt Be met by action which wil put euch a proposal out of court for tbe next generation.Several important union questions are dve for settiement in May.They involve the Interests the 2 THE KINGS GENEROSITY Crippled Boy Receives Help and Encouragement From Nation's Head.New York, March 16 A cable nass.-A Welsh lad, Idris Thomas, who tecently had hoth his feet amputated owing to tuberculugin hap received from King tearge u gift of meney tu enable him to buy urti- ficial feet, The boy paintully made his way to Buckingham Palsce vesterday for the purpose of perconally thanking the Ring, who, honever, at the time was absent.Hearn of the call, and the ad's disuppomtment the King sent for him, and received him to-day when the King gave him a scarf pin as a mements of the aceaston, and London sent him tn the Treloar Crippled Mume, where he will be taught a trade, INVASION OF BRITAIN Dramatic Scene.in British Commons When Members Hear Some Truths London, March 13.A dramatic scene Was chacted in the Hauze of Commons yesterday, The Government was heing criticived for its alleged unpreparedness for war, nhereupon the Hon, J.6, Beeiy, Undrr-Soretars for War, he'd up a sealed envelopa.which contained, he sad.infermation which any member could have under pledge of secrecy, as to how within a few days n order for mabilization 150,M0 men ould he despatched abroad with urm- munition and stores for three months, And.he added, in the apinion af the General Staff, when this expeditionary force hud left the country.taking into Account the relative strength of tha PAS and the surrounding eincum- atapces, the country would be quite éafs fram invasion, NEW ORDER.King Places Ambassadors\u2019 Wives in Higher Position.London, March 14- An interesting change in court precedence has heen opdered by King George wherehy the wiver of aminssadors will take rank witle their husbands.Hitherto the Wives of ambassadors to the court of St.James had no k of their own.It they attended the courts unattended by their hushinds they were ohliged to inke a low position in the prices.slon.coming after the Junior minis- tera, The continued indisponithon of Whitelaw Reid, the American ambus- sador.as well ag the iliness of M \u201cuis Imperati, the Italian amhassa > placed the wives cf those twn diplomats in an embarransin£ position.At the last court Mrs.Reid refrained fron.attending.King George immediately cut this Ted tape and through the master of ceremonies issued the new order re- ferred to this week, so that Mrs, Reid | would be able to personally represent her country women at Thursday night's reception.Tt is not expected, however, tha: she will he present.ax she is remaining with her husband at West Park.where the ambassador is confident he wilt be able to shake off th bronchitis from which he in suffering.and which he has not been able tu get vid of in London.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 \u2018A-3' DISASTER.Death of Men Lost in Submarine Was Instantaneous.Portsmouth, Fngland, March 13.-The verdict of the coruner's inquest into the cuune of death of the officers and crew vf the British submarine *A-3' which was held at Hastar Military Hospital today.was that their death was due drowning.In the course of the evidence it was ascertained that in the submarine\u2019s collision with the depot ship \u2018Hazard\u2019.on February 2, the sub- .marine was pierced in the upper part, where a hole from six to eight feet in length and a foot in width was found.The death of the victims was probably inslantansous NAVAL ESTIMATES.London, March 18 \u2014 The estimated expenditure an the British navy dus ing the coming year, according to (he report of the overnment laid on the table of the House of Commons yeste, day nfternnon, in $220.427,000, a decrease of $1,535.500 on the amount spent last year.\u2018The estimates for the current year are disappointing, sn thers were expectations of a large reduction.That thix amount may he considerably ex- veeded in indicated by Mr.Churehil stutément that the estimates wi framed on the sssumption that che existing programmes of the other nae val\u2019 powers would not be increased.In the event of such increasa supplementary estimates would be necessary.The new construction includes four large urmored ships eight light armored cruisers.twenty destrovers asad a number of wubmarines.The personnel will he incrensed by two thousand men.On April 1 there will ha under conatructinn ten battleships, six ertipers, eight second class protect:d crtisers, 31 destroyers snd 16 suhma- rines.THE R088 RIFLE.tondon, March if \u2014Charlen Ross writes from the Ritz intel anent the rifile dispute: \u2014'As I understand the mttaer.Canada contends for the tight of her government to decide a patiern for her arme, and for the right of her men to use their arme ss issued.From the correapondence which has passed between the Dominion Rifle Asenciation and tha National Rifle Rifle Association it would appeer that the new National Rifle Amgocia- tion's rules do In effect prevent the Hoods Sarsaparilla Eradicates scrofula and all other humors, cures all their effects, makes the blood rich : sbundant, strengthens all vital organs.Tabs it There 19 as-geod™ \u201c issued tu them.Were the two prin- cipler above cited not involved, would bo ua simple matter for the Can.adiang to con with the N.R.A.ruler hy using their new mark threo rita, details of which have heen kept sevret.(1 im à nource of deepest re- xret that this unfortunale misunder- sanding has only arisen after a series of brilliant victories by Lominion teams, FEARS FOR MRS.PANKHURST Daughter Afraid Militant Leader Will Break Down in Jail New York, March 12.Miss Kylvis Pankhurst, the English suffragettes, who hus Just arrived in New York from the west, will curtail her lecture tour in this country and return te Englaud within the next fortnight, \u2018I am much worried over my mother,\u201d suid the vounges daughter of the milltant leader.upon her arrival.\u2018From reports of the treatment she is revolving wn Holloway prison 1 hava fears for har health, This ts the first time my mother haa been forcibly fed M prison.Such treatment of prisoners hax resulted in ruined health and even dwith, \u2018This week's despaiches have sad that my mother, with others arrested, have heen confued to the \u201cpunishment celte\u201d This means dark, cold cells, umierground, with nothing but the stone pavement to le upon.It is difficult to understand why the Siritish | Government treats its suffrage prisoners worse than it does prisoners convicted of « ime, \u2018Premier Asquith is ta blame for the situation.Two-thirds of the House are pledged to support suffrage, und three-fourths of the cabinet have declared in its favor.It is the ntub- bornness of Mr.Asquith that makes matiers so bad\u201d Londen, March 13-Ten cf the suffragette» who were commitied for (mal by the poltre magistrate ut the Bow Street Court on March 2, on a charge of smashing windows during the women's suffrage\u2019 demonstration on March 1, were sentenced to-day at the Leadon Nessiens Court Lo terms ranging from four Lo six months\u2018 prison.The women wore tried in the Ruper- ior Court, on account of the damage caused hy euch of them having exe veeded the value of $35.THE SUFFRAGETTES Conspiracy Charges Pressed in Court.Londor, March 14- Mr.and Mrs.Pethick Lawrence, joint editors of \u2018Votes for Womer,\u201d Mrs.Emmeline Pankhurst and Mrs.Mubei Tuke, were brought up again to-day at the Bow Street Police Court, on à charge of vonspiracy in ronnection with the recent window smashing campaign in the streets of London, Mr.Archibald Henry Bodkin, counsel for the treasury, produced a mass of documentary evidence, which he declared unveiled such a mischievous extensive and deilherate cunspiraoy as must insure the committal of the accused for trial at the Old Bailey ; Resgions.under the criminal law.The ; defendants, he deciared, were engsE- ed vontinneusiy in inciting other perrons to acts nf violence and damage.No less than $20.00 had been pald by them for the hire of halls for meetings.the sole object of which was to instigate so-cailed militant protests.He estimated the funds of the Women\u2019s Politlanl and So~ial Union.of which the defendants were the leaders, at $572,900.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 TELEPHONE TREATIES.T.ondon, Murch 14.\u2014Postmaster- General Samuels, speaking at a dinner to the Assoriated Chambers of Commerce last night.confirmed the report that he would shortly reduce the telephone rates between England and France by half.He is Inoking forward to establishing an Angin-Dutch telephone service, and through Holland he hopes soon to be able \u2018to be en speaking terms\u2019 with Germany.LLOYD GEORGE MUST GO.London, March 14.- The \u2018Daily Sketch\u2019 announces the formation of a \u2018Lloyd-Gieorge Must Go League,\u2019 in financial circles to obtain the resignation or dismissal of the minister \u2018whose financial policy has already inflicted heavy losses on a large section of the community, and whose attacks on capital in his election speeches have done not a little to bring about the present state of unrest\u201d The promoter says the movement ia organized hy a serious body of business men, \u2018who have had enough of ft and want no more.\u2014\u2014 NEW BISLEY RULES.London.March 15.\u2014A new Bislsy regulation says no part of the wrist or hand nay touch the ground \u2018in rifle shooting.The Council regrets that owing tn lack of funds it wil] he unable tn send a team to Australia this year.\u2014 CANADIAN NAVY.London.March 13.\u2014-In presenting the naval estimates hefore the House of Commons yesterday, the Mon.Me.Winston Spencer Churchill, the First lord of the Admiraity, mentioned that the development of & naval poliey by Canada vas at the moment somewhat uncertain.Until the propossis of the new Dominion Government wera formulated, Mr.Churchill said, it was Impossible to any how far the organization of the racently conatituted Royal Canadian navy will be modified, but the Admiralty will earnestly en-operate in any acheme of enabling Canada to take real and effective part In the naval defence of the Empire, tetas.WANTS CANADIAN LAW.London.March 13.\u2014At the Associated Chambers of Commerce, Mr.Hamar Greenwood moved that the Canadia conciliation later and industrial disputes Investigation acts should be adopted in Great Rritain.which, he declared.would do something to make sudden strikes impossible.The motion.however, was Inst, rer FISHERY RECOMMENDATIONS.London, March 12,\u2014-In the Rouse of Commong to-day Rir Edward Grey, the Becretary of State for Foreign Affairs, said Mr.James Bryce, the British am- dassador at Washington, was communicating with the Canadian end Am- erfcan overnments regarding The Itagve fiahery recommendations.The correspondence wap \u2018stil continuing.rer DUKE BRRAXS SHOULDER.London, March 14.\u2014The Duke of Mariborough yesterday met with an so.cident while hunting.at Melton Mow- brey, Laicestershire.Me wap thrown fram bis hores and had Shoulder diade broken.} Unnudinue From usine the arms as i Aus BRITAIN'S NAVAL POLICY | Winston Churchill Speaks Directly to Germany in Bouse of Commons London, March 18.\u2014Winston Spencer ¢hurvchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, to-day introduced the naval estimates for the coming year In the House of c'ummons.The appropeia- tons called for an amount to $230.427,000, à decrease of $1,635,000 from Lhe amount spent last year.The First Lord accompanied the introduction with a straight talk to Ger- nany promising an augmentation or retardation of Hritish naval construction ta correspond with Ger- sunyx naval programme He said he regsetied the nacessity of referring mpaciticaliy to Germany, bul contin: ned: \u201cThe Germans ere a people of robust minds whoas atrong masculine Kul sense and high ecurage, who do not revoit frem and are not offended hy pian, blunt facts if they are expressed with courtesy and sincerity.\u2019 Mr.Churchill then went on to tell of the conditions under which naval competition would be carried during the next few years, prefscing his ve- mures by the statement that the \u2018two to one\u2019 standard was not necessary w.present.although It would possibly become se.The \u2018two power standard\u2019 has been extended by pome of its Buppuriers,\u2019 continued Mr, Churchill,\u2019 to include the Uniyd States, and by this means lt has lost buth eood weense dnd renlity.The First lord laid down a sixty percent superiority in battleships and battle gruisers of the Dresdnoukht ype as compared with the German navy as a convenient basis for the next four or flue ours lle pointed out that Great Britain at pressnt pos- sessed An snormous superivrity in pre-Dreadnought vessels, but as these declined :n tighling value the British ratio of new construction would have to rise aise tue sixty percent standard.Every addition Germany makes in the way of new ships would accelerute the decline in value of the pre-Dresdnought vessels.and necessitates the augmentation of new British construction so as to meet the exiatinx German naval law, Mr.Churchill said that it would be necessary for Great Britain to cun- struct tour and thres \u201cDreadnouæhta every yeur alternately for the nexl six Years.If we are now as it seems to be confronted with the addition of two new German ships in these six Years We propose to meet -the addition upon the higher ratio of superiority by laying down four additional ships in the same period\u201d THE ROYAL OUTRAGE.Several Arrests Made in Connection With Attack on King of Italy.Rome.March 18.\u2014Several arrests have been made in connection with the attempt to assassinate King Victor Emmanuel last week.Among those taken into custody is Nicholas Taclto, a Roumanian, who was mentioned in a report sent the Government by the Italinn consul at Geneva, recently as being connected with a plot hatched there to kili King Victor Emmanuel and also Premier Giolitti And Foreign Mininterd Marquis di San Giuliano.Tacito was arrested in Rome.Antonio d'Alba, the man who fired the shots at pe King, was interrogated again yesterday !n an endeavor to obtain a better insight inte the attempted assassination.He admitted that he had used thirty-five cartridges in target practice preparatory to his attempt to kili the King.but refused te say where the practice was done, He again Inatated that he is alone responsible for the attempt, Some persons declare it to be their belief that d\u2019Alba\u2019s mind haa been sffected hy the Turco-ltalian war, and that after reading an account of the last fight between the Turka and Italians at Derna, d'Alba exclaimed, \u2018How many mes are sent to the front to be butchered\u2019 POPE'S NEFHEW.Has a Fighting Disposition and is Now in Dsgrace.Rome, March 18.\u2014The Pope has accepted the resignation of Coum Pecel, nephew of the late Pope leo XIII, who recently challenged Prince Aitieri to a duel, from command of the Pels- tine guard of honor, The Count will at the same time remit Ma rank of lteutenant in the Nobie Guards.Therefore his connection with the Holy Ree will he entirely severed.By a special concession of the Pope the Count is granted a pension.The Pope, in ai- luding to the duelling scandal with which the Count was connected, hinted that he intends shortly to make a public manifesto againat duelling.\u2014\u2014\u2014 DUCHESS OF BUCCLEUCH.London, March i8.\u2014 The Duchess of Buccleuch, mistress of the robes to the Queen, died yesterday morning at Dadkeith House, Dalkeith, after a short iliness.The funeral services will be held on Wednesday.\u2018The Duchess of Buccleuch was the wife of William He: Water Mon- tagu-Dousles Bcott.KC, PC, K.T, rixth Duke of Buccleuch, and eighth Duke of Queensberry , Before her marriage to the Duke in 1859 she was was Lady Louies Jane Hamilton, daughter of the firsy Duke of Aber- corp.The Duchess ls survived hy the Duke, five sons and two daughters.MOROCCO TROUBLE.\u2014 French Minister Leaves in Endeavor to Arrange Final Settlement.London, March 18.\u2014 The London \u2018Times\u2019 has the following Gespat:h from Its Paris correspondent.\u2018M.Reynault hss left Tangier for Yes.to negotiate a treaty for a French pes tectorate over Morocco.\u201cThe last Spanish proposals on the question of territorial compensation are regarded as unacceptable, and smount to a rejection of the French demands.The ministers were in council yesterday under the presidence of M.Falllerss, and it ls understood that they unanimously agreed that the Spanish proposals could not be entertained, \u2018Tt is admitted that the situation might become seriously complicated *f France wers to occupy the terfitoroies ta which she lays claim In the 8; Spain were oft] re may be avoided, it out that ve THE MONTREAL WEEKLY WITNESS, MARCH M.of Great Britain ln the Madrid negotiations, the renewal of British good offices would Le directly relevart, an long an the question of the of Tangier remains unsettled, \u2018According te a message from Fox, pullished in the \u2018Temps\u2019, the Sultan is reported to have had An attack of neurasthenia.and wanted to abdica:e, hut was dissuaded from carrying jut his intention, ! THE PEACE OF EUROPE Situstion Once More Gives Rise to Anxiety \u2014 London, March 16.\u2018The \u2018Daily Telu- 8raph\u2019 this merning in a paragrayn under the bead uf \u2018The l'eace of Europe\u2019 says: \u2019 \u201cIn diplomatie circles the Europea situation is giving ris tu considerable anxiety.It is understood there is th vossibility that an acute crisis alrea iy Is engaging the attention of More than une of the grit powers.\u2019 PANIC IN 81 PETERBBU RG.London, March 16.\u2014War rumors bused upon mislowding information wt an alleged concentration of Russian troops on the Austrian frontier caused a severe panic on the Bourse ut 81.Petersburg on Friday, acvordiag to à despatch tu the \u2018Tirges\u2019 from its correspondent in the Russian capital.\u2018The War Office denies any such movement of trovpa' (he currespon- dent continues, \u2018sud the rumors apparently werg the results of a premature disclosure ut orders sent to the Kazan military district to transfer 9.000 troops In the province of Vorun- oxk.to the Caucasus us a precautioa due to the continued advance of tho Aratolian army corps 10 the Russ,- Ferstan border.\u2019 KING FOREGOES VISITS.London, March 18 ~All the project.e\\ visits of King George und Queen Maury to foreign courts have been ubunduned for this year.e change i.the royal programme fa attributed ofMcially to the coil strike.but in sll probability the ten- ston in Anglo-German circles and tne possibility of the rceurrence of un- peasant incidents if the King and Queen appeared in Berlin have more to do with it then the labor trouble 'n the British Isles.MOROCCO NEGOTIATIONS AALT.Paris, March 16.-The nish Government's reply to the last nn note on the subicet of Morocco is u flat rejection af France's request for territorial compensations in that country.Spain merely offers what amounts to a rectification of the frontier from which France woud guin noting.The Temps says to- duy that {f this i= Spain's last wood on the subject of Morncco it in éim- cult to foresee what will be the next step in the negntlutions.TEN DROWNED.Terrible Story of the Toll of the Sea.Sheiburne.NB.March 18.\u2014One of the worst stories of.the season heard on Lhis coast in years was that told by the ten survivors of the American fishing schooner \u2018Patrician.\u2019 when a few minutes after midnight Baturday morning they knocked a: the door of Capt.MoCuipine's house.Jordan Bay.Shelbume, and told him that of the crew of twenty men who had set sail from Shelburne In the morning, ten were dead.The schooner had crashed on Dull Rock, two miles off.at ten o'clock, and Captain William Garding and nine of his crew had perished tn the bolling sea.Ten others.more fortunate, got into three or four of the dorics.some of them without oars.and with thelr eyes turned to the shore the fishermen drifted or steered thitherwards «4 best they might.One of the boats upset, and the men were thrown inte the water, but they grasped the dory.and.regaining command of it, moved along the tremendous sea towards the shore.«hich the ten men reached shortiy before midnight, not a soul besides knowing of their fierce struggle for Hfe and of the fate of the ten who had died.The drowned-Captain Wm.Harding, \u201charlesville, Pubnico; John Good- win, Bear Point; Albert Goodwin, Bear Point: Holman Hopkin, Woods Harbor; Jas.Hiokerson.Wood's Harbor; Clarence Torry.Bnag Harbor; Michael Jenning, South Boston; Wm.Géll, Boston; Sos.Robiseau, Surettes Island; Geo, Sharpe, Bonavista Bay.The saved \u2014 Evan Devine, Charles- ville: Freeman Nickerson, Bevan; O'Connell.Shag Harbor; Geo.Bur- vette, Nurrettes Island.Asten Turpin, Shelburne: Alphonse Landrigan, Cape Pine.NNd.: Harry Birt, Boston: Nelson Hilford, ft, Margaret's Bay: Ernest Elam, Port Hatlhand: Wm.8, H.Malone, Gloucester.The schooner had 70,000 pounde of fish.snd she was owned by Parker, of Gloucester.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 OH, MISS SEARS! You Could be Forgiven for Winning a Race, But Never for Dressing Like That.Ran Diego, Cal, March 12.-Miss Eleanor Sears, the millionnaire bachelor maid of Boston, rode tske piace at once, \u2018Yes! war the Premier's reply.Mr.Lapointe, of Kamoaraska, com- piained that many returns which had heen: requested of the Postmaster.General had not Heen brought down.The Hon.|.P.Pelletier said that en many had heen naked for that it war impossible to have them all prepared.Sir Wilfrid Laurier remarked that it wan nn wonder, hacause there had heen so many dismissals MR, BIUXERDIKE AND QUEEN'S BILL.The bill to nationalize Queen's University at Kingston wan then taken up.Mr.Nickle.nf Kingston, giving a detailed explanation of its object, He expinined in referring to the opposition which it had met, that lt never was intended to be affensive to Hebrews.He expressed the hope that the day would never come when Queen's would cirse ts doors against men of any creed.Thea (\u2018ollege.how.aver, he sald, was fosterad and en- owed by Presbyterians and he thought that they were within the sphere of thelr rights when they ask that it should be distinctively Christian.Mr.Bickerdike, of St.Lawrence M- vision Montreal, promptly took strong objection to the bill.Me referred to Mr.Nickie as a \u2018persecutor of the Jews,\u2019 and argued at length to show that the bill being an educational one was outalde the jurisdiction of (he Federal Parliament.Ne asked that (t be referred to the Minister of Justice for an opinion as te whether the Mouse had authority te des! with f : April next.Fore Mon, C.J.Deberty then arose and expla.ned tha! the matter had al.reads heen referred to the Justice De Fartment by the Private Rills Commit tee, but they were toid that it was not the proper tum Con of the department to div se parliament an pitch a ques- ten, However, in his opoion the bili cord he destt with upon Îtx merfita by TL was private Jeglalation, and the House had dealt with sim ler legislation threa times tn the 1 He Kérted that the ll be wad to pans without regard to ita conan anal aspect, Mr, Kokerdike next abfected tn the ! words \u2018national and undenominational,\u2019 | WHSN appearad tn clause three.Mr Doherty said he sympathized with Mr Rickerdike's stand that the word \u2018national\u2019 he dropped.Mr Nickle explained \u2018hat the word tional\u2019 was being used merely to RIVE EXPrésS on ta the fact that tho stitution had ceased to ha provincia! The Hon.H.R.Emmerson sald he was opposed to the word \u2018national\u2019 in the clause if any restrictions were be ing placed upon Jews or any other sect from becoming members of the teach: ing staff, ete, MR RICKERDIKE ARGUES STRONGLY.Tt was fina'ly agreed to strike ont the ward \u2018national\u2019 At thin juaet'on a sharp nassage at srms tosk place hetween Mr Ricker d'ke and Mr, Niekle, an to whether the HIT Sad the endormation of the Preshy terian Chureh Mr, Rickerd'ke held that it had not, while Mr Ni kia ar £ued te ahow that the HIT (ixeif wan framed by three conmittees companed of leading Preshyterian \u201clemgy and lav, men.He warmly replied to Mr.Bich erdike\u2019s statement that he was the \u2018parsecitor of the Jowe' and charged that the member for St.Lawrence was.br plu oppox!ton te the bill, setting Jew amiingt Gentile, After nome further discussion clause threes was aliowed te stand.Further opposition was encountered when clause 20 was reached, states t the untvers.v most he \u201cdis.tr etive'y Chr stian\u201d Mr.Rickerdike said that this was rimpy a Jaw which prohibited the un'vers.iv from employing a Jew.The Hon, Frank Oliver =atd that as a Presbyterian he wished to protest agu.nst the assertion that the Preshy terian Church intended to insult any ane ar any hody of persona.That church, he maid, had always stood tor Justice and tojerance, Mr.Rickerd!ke's amendment was then voied down by 25 to £ and clause three wis also passed.The bill was then reported to the standing comm:t- tee, Bil! 69, to Incorporate Queen's Theological College, was given its third reading.ORIENTAL IMMIGRATION.In repiy to a question by Mr.H.H.Stevens, of Vancouver, the Minister of Agriculture said that 16,902 Chin- enc, 13,768 Japanese, and 5.142 Hindus ; bad entered Canada through British | Columbia ports up to date.The number of these immigrants during the ast fi Montreal.and 5?26, What ciass of dealers handle them Is there a mar.| Ket season for broilers, and if so when s ta imit 7 fn there such a thing | ax a squab «hick marketed or market.! T If there is, give the same information about it | have asked for the broiler.In connection with the question of marketing broilers or squabs.what shape are they acut tn?If you van give me ths information in prac- | tal shape! will be very much obliged ! and will awa't vour convenlence, and remain, yours tru'v, WINSLOW KFRR.We keep white - snd replies am we can v room for Thin must not de used.advertising column «r the name and postal ANONYEIOUS communi ations.) 0 CANADA, TERRE DE NOS aka far the arigin - nidoh are giv la words of \u2018O © below, Words tn Routhler.Music by ©, Lavalles: | L Canada! Terre d¢ nos sleux, Ton front eat ceint le Asurona glorieux! Car ton bras aatt porter, l'opes, Il emit porter ja crulx\u2019 Ton Mietoire eat unc Jee plus bri r Est ae liants « yeta « oyer: et Ton droits.Sous l'osil de [ieu, prèn du ffeuve géant, Le Canadien gra en capérant, 11 cat né d'u: flêre, Hint fut son be u.Le vlel & marqué sa carrière Dans ce monde nouveau, Toujours guldd par = lumière, 11 gardera l'honneur de non drapeau.11 xardera l'honneur de con drapeau, De son patron, précurseur du vrai Dieu, 11 porte au front lauréaie de feu, Finnemi de la tirannié Mais piein de toiauté.11 veut garder dans l'harmemie, Sa fière liberté: Et par l'effort de son génie.Sur notre sol aaseoir la vérité, Sur notre sol asaccir ia vérité.Amour sacré du trans et de l'autel, Remplis nos coeurs de ton aonffie mortel?Tarmi lee races étrangères.Notre guidé est la lot: Sechona être un peupie de frère.Sous le joug de ia fof, Ft répétons commc nos pères, im.of.Le orl vain queur: \u2018Four le Christ ot le ol, TRANSLATION.The following \u2018ation of Ju Routhier's 2°58 a by Mr, George A.§.Gillespie, of Ottawa.y Can: our dear ancestral land, Thy brow is bound with wreaths of glorious hue: For thy strong arm .an wield the warrior'z brand, And keep the Cross in view! In epic verse thy sty will be tolé Ur many a brilliant Acid, \u2018Thy valor, with deep faith enrolled, Qf hearth and rights will prove a cem- stant shield, Ans The Mediterranean breeds of fowls are too nervous, and the heavy Aare too lazy for use in; ter raining.The Wyandottes are considered the beat, but i the barred Racks are nearly as good for producing good broilers.The hrotier chick must be well hatched | from the eggs of strong, healthy hens, | or else ! will not stand the heavy feeding that ie required to give it the! necessary plumpness when eight or ten weeks old.To quate à recent work en brotier rais! \u2018It as always good husiness to he very critical of the : s as soon as hatched, of vourself while hatching proceeds, of the par- cents.male and female, before eggs are sed, of vourse!f always\u2019 The rapid plan involves taking chicks at four dava age and feeding them every two hours, from 8 a.m.to ¢ p.m.until the n:ght before killing.For first ten qd moderate meais, except that last ng meal ip all they will eat in twenty minutes.After ten days, each meal all they will eat in ten minutes, and no longer, from troughs, where ail will have equal chance.During first ten days meals consist of stale bread, wetted with skim milk or water, and crumbled: Johnny cake, moistened and crumbled; rolied oats, partly conked, but not pasty: green food adlibitum: cooked; , often mixed with food, and always available: fine hard grit in food, and always available; hoiled rice with grated cinnamon hark, (f signs of Indiges- ton appear, and occasionally 1f no signe.Theme foods are served to no one more than twice in a day.After ten days the foods are se mixed, bone and cooked vegetable enter largely into rations each day.The grains and miiling preducts used are: Barley meal, ground oats, rice \u2014whole and ground.wheat bran, wheat middlings.a# shorts.linseed meal, cottonseed meal.All these are served in mashes, moistened with akim milk or water, generally added boiling and stirred In.then ieft covered to cool, and served fa'rly wet but not sioppy nor pasty.Fresh hone or wood FOR MOUNT Book catalogue free.MORGAN'S PET pesant Farm, Tpper MebournaQue- SUPPLY HOUSE, London ust be experlenced and relle- 1-\u2014\u2014\u2014-\u2014\u2014.ble, and capable reap! n- \u201cPRAID SCOTS\u201c\u2014TRE NOW TESTA- Denan's place.° Fre- ne rk, ment in Braid Scots, by the Rev.W.Wye Bmith.Niesly hound in oleth.complete.with glossary, rope type, printed at Paisley.Fries (EN ti 4.aa .NT.PHOT RON.i Beaver Hah RRL Moms: Teal, PQ.: Address, stating experi- snoa, references age, fami and expected, te A.W.BIN- SON, 38 ured HIN Avenue, West- mount, Que.AGENTS WANTED, DO_YOU REALIZE THAT FARMERS SALESLADIER AND RALESMEN wanted; & gnod Income assured, and plessant employment to devotes all or vou dress, are now keenly interested in rote Rriinéss ee re Ad .8.8.growing: that you can make Bim \u2019 money welling fruit and ornamental trees?There is money in the business If you represent a rellabte firm: we want none liante agent tn every unrepresent: atriet.terms to \"THE PELHAM NURSIRY COMPANY.Toronte.Ont MISCELLANEOUS.\u2014\u2014 rer WANTED AT ONCE CAPABLE MAN: work on ésiry farm; re ces re quired as to ability amd character.Apply, Box 104, Howick, Que.HAFTESBURY NOTEL, LIVERPOOL \u2014 _\u2014\u2014\u2014 s L roand BEES \u2014 FAY CASH FOR HONEY.ax and and ee .TL Adjoining Coutral Hall, and Rascon and near wi Bees, 4 sell A.T.Roots oath Meum Plesssnt Corn egret and other manufactirers, beekeepers Stop ot the door.Cob fare 1-6.Relereaces : Mer.5 euppllen F.W.BELL 4 Cherrier Wrigw Rev.Dr.Crews, of Toronto.etreet, Montreal.EGGS FOR HATCHING.We rupply oggs for hatching from the best pure bred stock, in Rocks, Wyandottes, Reds, Orpingtons and Leghorns, at the very lew peice of 80 per di in lots of 4 dosen and more.drainage 9 you will ind fa this © nember barn This stock is oF the very bond que MF, pe St Bhai sr bs strong, vigorous, farm stock.Write hove denigned for Catalogue, either In English or fry French.ET & P.HILLHOUSE Province of Quebec District of Montreal.SUPERIOR COURT.No.1080.orence Mabel Love, of the City wife common as to property of Gegrge Freéderick Cowpar.of the same place, Traveller and Agent, Plainttff, The sald e Frederick Der À Georg Cowper, An action in separation as Penis was instituted in this cause ; 1812.1913.29h; 1, February 28th, PATTERION & IEEE, Atto for Plaintill., LEADNG SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES INCASASE YOUR BARNING POWER By Attending the Popular ELLIOTT AMATEUR SpHOTOGRAPHERS Père .FILMS DEVELOPED 10 52e 16 pesto tnul Cards & 4:540c.do.__Fultkoe SPECIALTY 0Q., 53 Ferré what like s aleigh runner.The ski le fastened at the midlle to the foot by Joop of leather for the tos.and which passes from this a of the shoe, thus Hola rise from the ski, us in snowshoe|ns.The beginner on skis finds 6 Tena: stick neécessury.tet \"VETERINARY.Cenducted by O.Seber, D.YS.SHOULDER GALL 1,.\u20141 have a mare meven years old, \u2018Toronto, Ont.Beast place in Canada for High Grade Business Kducation.with gall on shoulder fof over a ns: 3 y nue nb eer and tree.moe pm ulin os 20 Fue neat.what shall 1 do to heal \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 tt?Would = paddi sweat.pad effective?1 have (Hea nevoral ot throat.Is there danger of tubèr- cures Ans\u2014Pad the coller in sue! onis?Ans\u2014O)I4 dogs are very apt way that it will not come in contact te be Aaoted by : COUR which with pore , Bathe the part with je exceeding Bh t to ged rid of.inox rn water and caatile ro?Ap- hin cough Is generally muen more wieo a day tle of the follow.troublesome in cold, dsmp weather, me lotion: .Fiambt acetate \u201cand sine alia almost entirely 1a warm.dry .guiphste, of rach ons ounce: mix well Chranie Bronchitis 1a aimest n & quart of water: shake Ddefore the cause.The following often ung.Affarda relist: Murtate of ammo one : ITE ractm; chloroform and spi.- - CERONIC GOUGH TI A DOG.phos Jail» drach arriinol om érachms: water to maka twa een, Bubscrivéry dog haw a cold since lant 11.erouny \u2018or husky.Bats well, and Give à teaspoonful twe of three \u2018times or twelve years of.was sometibag In x day.It is wot likely ti jo sd .y te Se tuvéfes a wel.ook To Seems 88 If THE MONTREAL PROFICIENCY BADGE EXAMINATIONS.\u2018The interest in the series of exami- wetions at present being conducted Is remarisbly keen.In every subject a high standard 1s baling maintained, though, of course sume badges are more difficult to obtain than others, oa anyone who has perused the handbook knows.Mr, T.Kinnon, the examiner for carpenter and hendy wan, writes: \u2018I wish to commend the Bcouts on the order and attention displayed throughout the examinations, and also 0% the splendid showing they made In the various tests.There are two Boouts dwerving of special mentlun MR.A.G.SHAKESPEARE, Examiner for Ambulance and Missioner, for the standard obtained in the Handyman's Badge: these ares Beout Davidson, 8th Montreal, (ist West.mount).and Beout Clarke, 14th Montreal (Y.MU.A.).Clarke having & perfect score.\u2019 Of the 326 who were exemined in these subjects, 23 were successful.Owing tn tha large entry for Ambulance and Missioners (sick nursing), these examinations were held on two e occasions.The examiner was Mr.A.G.Shakespeare.ambulance in- atructor to C.P.R, and ex-Sergt.St J.A.B.O.assisted by Mr.J.Crow- Jey.Mr.Shakespeare writes: \u2018I must say that I was mors than pleased to find how wall the Bcouts were post- od on their work, for, with the exception of one.1 found of the 29 for ambulance and the 34 missioner, they were all up to the.standard required 4s guin their respective badges I should Nke to emphasize the Importance of continual practice to keep up the proficiency.\u2019 Mr.Crowley's co \u2018operation made it possible to make these examinations very thorough.The examining committee have decided that for the ambulance badge, after passing in the praciical work, each Scout will Heten to s talk .E.flessor, $th Montreal (lat West- mount), G.McTeer, 61h Montreal (ist Weat- sin Montreal (let mount, Bt, Clair McLean, 6th Montreal (1st Westmount), M.Crombie, 6th Montreal (lat West- mount).W.Paterson, 7th 2nd Westmount).T.Blessur, 7th Montrea! (3nd West- mount).Montreal MR.T.KINNON, Examiner for Handyman's and Carpenter's, W.Jones, 7th Montreal (Ind West- mount).L.Eston, 3th Montreal (Ind Out- remont).G.Stuart, Sih Montreal (2nd Out- remont).L.Towers, 3th Montreal (2nd Out- remont).T.Ferguson, 11th Montreal (lat Glin.I.Florence, 11th\u2019 Montreal (ist Me- Gill.A.Armstrong, 11th Montreal (lat McG).P.Mason.12th Montreal.W.Todd, 12th Montreal.GQ.Smith, 13th Montreal.R.Dietsche.12th Montreal.W.Dietche, 12th Montreal.H.Carriveau, 14th Montreal Gr, M.C.AD J.Griffith, th Montreal (Y.MC.A.) J.Roberts, 14th Montreal (Y.M.C.A.) H.Elsdon.14th Montreal «Y.M.C.A.) R.Bergeron, 16th Montreal W.McLure, 20th Montreal.STE.ANNES.Report Presented at Concert by Senior P.L.Thomson.(Abridged.) A year and a hai ago, the Boy Scouts of Bte.Anne de Bellevue were - \u2018under the gnidance of Mr.\u201cWard, bursar of the college, But for various reasons we did not join the Smain\u2019 body of Beouts in Canada until ainst December, Now we try to carry zout thelr principles and laws.The of the Boy Scoyt Movement is mot \"to form & military body, but to teach principles of good citizenship.This aim is best accomplished by combining teachings with the boys\" interset THE SUBMARINE SUSAN: in woodoraft, in games, in athletics, in foanual training and In fact there is dardly a branch of practical science Which the movement does not touch.Camping ls often the means to the a nd People in general think that mping ix most Important rt of the Scouts life.oe phatically as it aims to xive the boy a good time, the movement aims to increase \u2018the boy's knowledge through his interests, and to add to his interests by knowledge of outdoor work.Ro wa pian to do considerable outdoor work as FOON BA spring comes.\u2014 HOW TO BECOME A SCOUT.For inferms tion on all Scout matte.s- write the Provincial Recretary Evans, 584 &t.Catherine street, Mont- Toa 7 (By Cbarles ,.\u201cims, in the \u2018Youth's , Companion.) Some Mitle water had spurted in about his neck through the severed Rose; but he got his helmet up beside the old timber, took the knife from the sheath in hia belt, and with its handle managed to break the glass sa the right side of the helmet.He now had alr.But this supreme effort had simost exhausted him.and for some tims he lay In the water, resting his head on the timber.When he had regained hia breath a .Mttle, his first precaution was to de- Mach the lead weights from his fest.Meanwhile he heard the pump of the boat going in the water below, and then the screw turning: and he heard the \u2018Susan\u2019 start several times.He ex- bacted every moment that we would rise; but as time pessed and the Sounds ceased, he became anxious.It was Hart whom we at last heard.shouting to us, asking what the matter was.For some reason, he could bear us much more plainly than we could hear him.He understood when we shouted that we could not raise her, and he shouted buck all porte of advice to.us, nal a word of which We underetood.= At last he called to ue that be would try to swim ashore and get help: and outting the anchor-rope of the buoy, hu made the effort, supporting himself by the timber and pushing it slong in the water.His feet had hardly touched bdot- tom among the reeds when he heard @ Sun ciose by and was pientifully hors with shet, he, ower 0 penetrate the helmet an thick divers suit.He shouted vigorously: and a greally astonished negro\u2014 who hed taken him for some sort of ssa-monster\u2014drew near.begging hie rdon most humbly, The negro, who come down the cove after ducks in a rowboat, was unatie to unscrew J4be.heimet, but he agreed to take art to Yorktown in his bont, a distance of eight or nine miles.A good Sim of money was promised him fer haste, and be put Hart ashore in 4 tittle over two hours At Yorktown Hart succesded in divesting himself of the diver's sult.He oould ind no one there.however, who had either n launch or a diver's outfit: but he cmught a train for Nor- Yolk, arriving in sbout en hour snd re .here was a little more pump and hose of which were secured, along with the owner's services.Hart slso- sucteeded in hiring a tugboat.< Meanwhile the day was waning; and although \u2018 Hart got off immedistely, the night proved dark and foggy, and they were unable to find the spot where the wreck Jay until eight o'clock the next morning.Fortunately for us.the weather continued calm.\u2018The first thing.after All those awful hours of suspense.whivh gave us & roy of hope was the sound of the screw of \u2018the tug.[It came nesrer\u2014 stoppéd\u2014started agsin\u2014moved inshore ~then came back directly over us.\u2018That's HAM!\" McLean cried.Thereupon we all shouted, \u2018Help!\" as loudly as we coulé.and soon heard faint sounds of reply.\u2019 The tug let go two anchors.and in the course of \u2018half an hour Hart descended; we heard his bar tapping on the wreck.MH.had submarine lantern, and after some difficulty climbed down upan the \u2018Susan.\u2019 He could not now talk to ua on.account of his helmet, but he rapped on the plates of the hoat to encourage us.What held us down was a large\u2019 cross-heam begeath which, In pitching forward, the boat had slid for about eight feet.Otherwise the aperture over her was clesr: In the tourse of an hour Hart euc- ceeded in sawing off the timber.Then the \u2018Busan\u2019 rose to.the surface oo suddenly that he was carried up with her, and had to drop the saw and throw both arme, about.the conaing- tower, .As sonn as we pror imprisoned ones saw daylight at the conning-tower, we lost no time in opening the \u2018cap.\u2019 Never was (resh air mors grateful! The air inside the boat had grown very hed, and thers wae but little air preseure left in the cylinders for the damage to the bot- toh, the \u2018Susan\u2019 was quite uninjured, Hart and McLean ran her to Norfolk.Rossherry and I preferred 0 go on the tus; snd, In fact, on resch- ing Norfolk, Roseberry at oncs began to pack his beg.to take the night steamer for New York.\u2018Oh, Mit Reeeharry., you are not going 10 run off and desert us like thie?Hart and McLean both sald to im.\u2018Yes, 1 am.\u2019 replied Roseberry.\u2018What, and abandon the \u201cSusan\u201d and sll our plans?remonstrated Hart.\u2018s Wgve no further use for the But just as em-\u2019 F.Hale, 20th Montreal.R.Brown.20th Montreal.8 Babcock, 21st Montreal.©.Sanderson.21st Montreal.J.Davey, Zist Montreal.K.Faulkner, 21st Montreal, E.Riel, 2ist Montreal.F.Bkelcher, ist Montreal ' ST.THOMAS CHURCH FORNS \u2018The Rev.Caron Renuud.of the St.Thomas church, has for some time been interested in the Scout Mave.ment, but as is the case in so many places had found It difficuit to locate the right man to take up the work.Mr.F.W.Gelling a wWar:anted & M.has recently arrived fiom Bristol England.and he with the cooperation of several of the young men from St Thomas {is organizing the work.At the first meeting 24 hoya intimated their intention of linking up with the work.We shall hope to hear gond things of this latest addition to our (roups shortiy.\u201cSusan!\u201d exclalmed Roseherry.\u2018I'm mot fool enough to wait for a third cull.\u2019 \u2018Yes, but Roseberry, we have now learned better, and we sha\u2019n\u2019t incur such à danxer again\u2019 Hart said.\u2018We have gained experience and are now on the verge of success with her\u2014 success and fortune.\u201d \u201cThat's what vou said before.\u201d commented Roscberry, hastening his packing.\u2018No more of it for me! \u2018But ! call this downright ungrateful to Hart, after his saving our lives!\u2019 exclaimed McLean, with indignation.\u2018I'm grateful all right.1 appreciate it.\u2019 replied Roseberry.\u20181 did only my duty and don\u2019t expect thanks.\u2019 Hart Interposed.\u2018But only think of our plans.Roseberry! Next summer.You know, we are going to take the \u2018Susan\u2019 to Newfoundiand.There are wrecks there containing stuff worth millions.In five years we can g:t rich.The sea is stocked with lost treasure, only waiting to ba harvested.\u201cThe ses can keep its own, for all 1 care\u2019 replied Roseberry, unmoved.\u20181 know when T've had enough.Harvey.\u2019 he continued, \u2018are you going back to New York with me?\u2019 T had airehdy decided to do so, and we parted company with Hert and McLean that evening.1 have little doubt that they will go tc Newfoundland next summef, snd sometimes the inclination to rejoin tiem is revived in me very strongly.For it canmot be denied, that in epite of ait its perils, submarine boating possesses a wonderful fascination.The end, \u2018 \u2014 THINGS WORTE LEARNING.Leas n to think and act for youre Respect gray hairs, especially your | own.Waste nothing, neither monev.time, nor talent, If you have s place of business, to bs found there when wanted.To spare when You are young, that you may spend en you are oid.To bear little triale patiently, that you may learn how to bear greet ones.To be welf-reilant and not take tno much advice, but rather depend on yourself.To keep alive in your breast that iittle spark of celestial five called conscience.To stick to your own opinion, sf you have one.qliewing ofhers, of course, the same liberty ef stick to theirs, = esse at \u2026 - SCOUTMASTERS BUILD BRIDGE.\u2018The selon of the RX M.'s Tradning Course, held last Monday evening, was one of practical work, The men were privileged to receive Inatruvtion on twidge bulldivg at first Band, from a representative of the permanent force, and at the headquarters «f the Enginsers where the material necos- sary was available.At the Engineers\u2019 Armory, Point Rt.Charles, Capt.Tyrell took the men for two hours of solid work, preredat by a few minutes on the diffsrent classes -\u2019 knots and thelr uses, A singie ok bridge waa bulit to quarter scale, and earh ntap, and the reason for it, was carefully axplained.First came the making of the trestle.The measurements were first made on the ground, and then the legs.transom and ledger were laid down and the positions where they should be lashed marked oft chalk.The equara and dazonal lashings were axplained, and each man was required to \u2018tle his knots.\u201d The terms \u2018frappine turn,\u2019 \u2018chesses\u2019 \u2018hand \u2018bight,\u2019 \u2018transom,\u2019 \u2018ledear\u2019 and many others are common lalk 10 the R.M.'s now, ne §.M.has decdded thnt his trop must get nli the malerial necessary to do this work.The club is much indebted to Ma- Jor Harrison for the use of the Armory, and to Capt.Tyrrell for his willingness to co-oparate in this way.Monday evening next the club will listen to a lecture on the \u2018lsirds of Montreal,\u2019 by Mr.I.Gammell, B.A, \u2014 NEW DOMINION SECRETARY.Bcouls will be glad to know that the Dominlon Council have been able tu find a worthy successor to Capt.R.J.BBirdwhistle, recently resigned.The foliowing |s à copy vf the commuré- «ation received at Provinclal Headquarters, giving advice of the uppuint- ment: \u2014 Headquarters, Canadian Boy Bcouts, Ullawa: March 9, 1912 You will please note that the Chlef Scout has cunsented to the retirement of Cepl.R.J.Birdwhistle from the post of Hononary Dominion Kecre- tary, and approved of the appointment of Mr.Gerald ki.Brown, as his successor, Mr.Brown is Assistant Meputy Minister of Labor, and Past President of the Canudian Ciub of Uttawa All future communications intended for the Headquarters of the Canadien Hoy Boouts shouid be addressed as follows: \u2014 \u2018Gerald H.Brown, Esq.Department of Labour, Ottawa.\u201d In this tinal communication from the retiring Hogorary Dominion Secretary, Capt.Birdwhistie desires to thank all interested, with whom he has had commuunication, for the courtesy und kindness with which his efforts have been met, und asks, on behalf of Mr.Brown, a continuance of this, und an esrngst co-operation of all towards making the Boy BSoout Movement the power for good for which it is.intended.(Signed), R.J.BIRDWHISTLE, Late Hon.Dominion Secretary.MAISONNEUVE TROOP MAKES PROGRESS.The Rev.Rural Dean Robinson has accepted the chaplaincy of the Sth Montreal.The troop has secured the Basement of St.Cypran's church for headquarters, and will now be known as Sth Montreal (St.Cyprans), and not as heretofore prsisonmeuvs .and Hochelaga An reas og \u20ac fn being taken In The work, and».M.Martin ie receiving a good deal of encouragement.WEEKLY WITNESS.MARCH 19, 1912.DOMESTIC SCIENCE FOR SCOUTS.Un Tuesday evening lust some 50 Heouts were privileged to enjoy a very Interesting und instructive talk given by Miss J.\u2018Tf.Dow, of the Jmmestic Relenea Dept, «f the new Technical #choal.The Examiging (\u2018ommittes had felt that the Cooff's badgs should be made more thopoixh and comprehensive, and Miss Dow wus approached and very kindly volunt esred to co-operates in standardizing this test.Az a first part of the teat the Scouts listened to the talk on fond valuss and orinciples.They learnt Proteid fonda-\u2014Beef, fish, egrn.milk, cheass, pean, beans cerialz\u2014should be enoked at ow temperatura but that carheo- Nhydrates-vegetahles, sugars, gums should be cooked at high\u2019 temperature.Heouta were glad to hear Miss Dow say that it was a natural and e Tight thing for a boy who was having lots of exercise to eat \u2018three limes as much as father.\u2019 Water bolls at 213 degreos, and if you poke your fire and bulid up your flame until the water Is racing wilh buhbles the water ja still 212 degreas sn be satisfied to leave your pot alone sf you me it simmering.It doesn't get any hotter with stoking.There is no reuson why You should not erjoy washing dishes if you go about It the night way.If you've been esting «xx on a plate, conking bread on a pan, ete.don\u2019t put these dishes into hot water: that only makes the dish harder to wash, because the heat cooks the matter tight on to the plate.Put the dishes in cold water to soak for a time, and ou wlil find ali the mushy stuff come off easily znd then wash them in hot water, t Miss Dow urzed that even in camp cleanliness and neatness in setting the table counted for much.Keep the rubber table cover apotlessly clean.Set the place at table exactly apposite each other.Knives to the right, forks to the left, blades of knives turned in.Serve to the left of the person seated, and only xo to the right when you have tea, drinks, etc, to set down.Time was spent in going over the recipes of the things to be conked for first class and the cook's badge, and some valnahle hintk on camp cockery were given, Endless quastions were asked by the Scouts On & date to be arranged the Rcouts will bring to headquurters two things cooked by themselves without assistance or reference to recipe.And in addition a written paper covering the test will be given.Miss Dow has promised to pass judgment on the work done.The choice of the two things to he covked will be made by headquarters.+ PATROL LEADERS\u2019 CLUB.The monthly meeting of the P.L.'s Club fe to be held on Monday evening next, at 7.30 p.m.The first half hour will be a business session, and, every P.I.is urged to be present on time, At $ o'clock the riub will join with the Scoutmasters\u2019 Club In one of its training course lectures, and Ms- ten to a lantern talk on the \u2018Birds of Montreal\u2019 by Mr.I.Gammell, B.A.of the High Echool.The meeting will be at Headquarters, 584 St.Catherine street.The executive of the P.L Club met on Wednesday, éth Lnetant, and a programme for the next three months was outlined.A week-end camp for patrol leaders was one suggestion, which met with approval, \u2014\u2014\u2014 MONTREAL COUNCIL MEETS.On Thursday evening, 14th instant, the Montreal Council met and some important business was transacted.A deal of time wasfspent in discussing summer camp.A report of the meeting will be found in ext week's page.- WESTMOUNT HOCKEY TEAM.- Puzzles ENIGMA.1 am a word of three syllables.Firstly [ am a conjunction, secondly 1 sm myseif.and thirdly T am an Intoxicating drink.Completed 1 am the beginning of anything DOUBLE ACROSTIC.1.A boy's name.* ooo L A boy's name * ee 3.The Initials of place In Australia LI mony.8 A girl's name.§.Another girl's name .7.A period of time .The Initials, reading downward, spell the name of a month, and the finals a holiday which takes, place in that month.WORD SQUARE 1.A river of England.1 A valley.3 A girl's name.4.Orderly, ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK'S PUZIL Curtaiiments.\u20141.Planet.plane, plan.2.Marsh, Mare, mar, ma.$ Lather, lathe, lath, Numerical Enigme.\u2014VIVID\u2014612, \u2014 STEP PUZELE Correct answers to the pussies of March 9 have been received from Jesse Dobble Newman T.Hunter, Cowansvitle, also ment corroct anewers to all of the pussies.Jean Cartier angwers correctly two of the pussies.in the Numerical Enigma last week each letter was a Roman figure, (he adding together ef which brought the total to 518.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Learn te say no; It will be of more service to you than Le he able Le resé Latim A FEW INSECT MUSICIANS.(Helen B.Bell.) Burely you have heard them\u2014a band of insect musicians\u2014it is a treat! Who are they?Why, the crickets and their cousins, the grasshoppers, locusts and katydide They all carry fine musical instruments with them \u2018wherever they go.Bo, à concert or serenade can be given at & moment's notice, and I fancy they never make the excuse, \u2018I can't; I'm out of practice! I have been kept awake many & night by the little gloss brown or black house cricket, which, well hidden behind some article of furniture, insisted on treating me to a musical programme, \u2018l wonder if he makes !t with his mouth?1 have saked, and I decided to really find out, and was surprised |; to know where all the noise came from.You know a cricket is not slander like a grasshopper, but is short and thick, and looks as if he ia carrying a Mtjle bundle of something under his wings all the time.Well, near where his left wing-cover Joins his body he has thres veins on his wing.The largest is rough like a file, and this is his \u2018low for his violin.He\u20141 say, \u2018he\u2019 because Mrs.Cricket can not make music\u2014draws this rough vein across the right wing- cover, which trembles and quivers and gives out sound\u2014his music, in other worda \u2018The field cricket sings all day, when the house cricket.{my friend) takes the night for his conoerts.In Spain, crickets are an popular they have little cages for them, like we do for our canaries; but they have only one cricket in A cage, as they will fight If put together.\u2018The Murmurer, as Mr.Grasshopper is called\u2014and | don't see why, as his songs t~ Mrs.Or are #20 loud and ehrill-makes his muse dy rubbing his wings together.He has a tittle piece of skin like a tight drumhend set in each wing, and as he moves his wings these, tiny drums vibrate\u2014thus his music.Mrs, Grasshopper doen't bave a drum in her wings, but listens td het lord's music with her ears, which are on her forelegs! Ien*t it queer?Think of having one's ears in such an Inconvenient place, near & knee! Or, ag tha locusts have, on each side of the abdomen.At least, they have a round plate there, which ig supposed to be an ear, on each aide Mr.Grasshopper site perfertly etill while making his music, looking very! grave ané quite correct, in fie teng- JOTTINGS.Fzaminations for proficienry baîges have been occupying scouts ail this week, and it will take to the end of next week to finish them.How many men know how tn paint & bath?J am sure I don't.Rut that is part of the handyman's test, and when a boy passes that he Must be a pretty gnod handyman.Other Seauts have hean busy dishing up stews, tu may nothing of rice pud- dinga, However, some Scouts have passed well! Others had no business to attempt to do sn, as evidently they wers not prepared, there was not even a pretence of careful study, After the interesting and practical lecture on bridge building, ! shall expect to find that 8.M.\u2019s are forming pioneer patrois galore.\u2018What knot is that?aald one B.M.\u2018Just a clove-hitch,\u2019 answered the lec turer.Perhaps it would be a little interest - ing it some gentiemen had to pass their tenderfoot Exam.However, when chalk is cheap we always have an instructive evening.Bpring 1s fast coming on us how.Hockey {8 over, Can't we have some combined games amongst the troops?Or perhaps a Saturday routs march?Repeatadly complaints arise owing to the late hour some boys get home 1 understand most troops dismise at 9 ur 3.15.This should enable Scouts to get home at 9.465 at the Intest.for an hour.Now fellows, if you don\u2019t go home directly you are dismissed.you are n.t playing the game, as you are getting your 8.M.in trouble.I know none of you wish to injure your troop's reputation.But you will i you can't get home at & decent hour.Vary shortly the time far camping will arrive.a member your ninth Rcout law an vost on three cents and nickeis.© in being widely read to Tent trom the fact that during the past week the Provincial Becre- tary has received enquiries from Nova Scotia.Ontario, Manitoba and Sus- katchewsn.THE OWL.eee WANTED\u2014A BOY.The Chemistry Department of Macdonald College can piace a scout of 15 to 16 years of age.He would be given an opportunity t6 learn chemistry and perhaps something of the other sciences.The work to be done includes washing chemical dishes, grinding sampies for analysis, pre- ng material for the classes and keeping the stock of chemicals and apparatus In order, Scouts wishing to know somethinæ more about this will call at Provincial Headquarters.eeeeeee MASTER AT ABMS.Physical Director Clarke sends the following list of those who have passed for their badxs.Scout Gould being mentioned as having done especially good work.H.EF.Shill.th Montreal, (2nd Outre.mont); T.Ferguson, 11th Montreal, (ist McGill); I.Florence, 11th Montreal; P.Ironstone.11th Montreal; M.Stein, 11th Montreal: G.Gould, 14th Montreal.(Y.M.C.A.)) C.Hassall, (16th Montreal): J.McLachlan, (16th Montreal); E.A.Bergeron, (16th Montreal.) ree TWO SCOUT PUBLICATIONS.This week two papers are before the public, one called \u2018The Scout,\u2019 publish ed by private enterprise in Ottawa, and the other the \u2018King's Scout put out by the 2nd Toronto Troop.The former is practically a boy's paper and contains little information for scouts, the latter is troop magazine, and is full of Interesting Scout topics, and the firat Issue Is fine, We shall look forward to ths second.tatied dress-suit rost, which he always wears.Mr.Locust, however, stands on his two front forelegs to sing, and is really & ludicrous sight, as he lifts his hind legs and draws one dy one, and then both together, across his wings.The inper side of his hind legs has rough, filedtke edges, and the wings thick veins, like cords, and the file of the legs on the cords of the wings produces the sound.He Is a finished \u2018musician, too, for he can make two tones, and as one or two legs Are used, make the music loud or soft.The beautiful Jligtrt-yreen katydil sings only at night, and his song.\u2018Katydid, @latydid: Kate broke the teapot Hd; Katydidn't'; and all the different versions of it, is ona of my earliest recoliections.\u2014 \u2018Boys and Girls.\u201d _\u2014 A MISCHIEVOUS MONKEY.The New York papers re the escaps of a pet monkey, in lyn, and according to all accounts the monkey is having fun with \u2018he whole neighborhood and spolling tho dispositions of several good Ten policamen woh hav: perience tn climbing trees snd dodging trolley cars until they are as active es circus performers, are hard at work trying to catch the monkey.They have Deen trying for more than a week, but eo far the monkey ie at large and as flippant as ever, while the uphoiders of the law are somewhat the worse for wear, \u2018The trouble Megan a month ago when John Arnold, of 80 Henry etrest, brought home a monkey which was given to him by the captain of a Bragian fruit steamer.The animal was put in 8 cage hut promptly ee- caped.Then it proossded \\v upset the neighporhood.For a time it confined 1's efforts to chaging cats Then it sone 1c visit! the yards in the block.Mik tha- h Just been deliversd waa found spided on the fronl steps, groceries and mip- piles from the bakeries wore either eaten by Joeko or thrown Into the street, everything movable was upset, and the neighbors did not like To make matters worse Jocko de veloped power as à burgiar end Veran regular raids on dwellings.Climbing in through sscond.story windows he helped himself to anything tn the Jewellery or clothing line which suited his fancy and dissppeared with it.Not satisfied with this he found much fun in destroying things he cowid not carry away \u20ac one of his favorite amusements Was te throw hand mire \u201cw | appreciated by those present MOOSE JAW., 3nd March, 1918.Bir.There have been a number of exuminations held recently for various badges «nd I aïn glsd to say that the standard net is « fairiy high ome.We try to make the boys realise that \u20ac n badge is worth wearing ft is worth working for, apd they all seam to ap- preciute them much more on that ae- sount.On Monday, Feb, %th., a lantern lecture was given at the Y.M.C A.on the Coronation trip and Windsor Rally, the proceeds going to- warés the camp funds of the Ind snd 3rd Moose Jaw Troops.The sides shawn were those presented by the Kodak Company, and they were mu Balton, who was in charge of the contingent from Saskatchewan, Was in the chair, and made some very complimentary remarks upon the Montreal Contingent.The weather has been too bud to permit of much out door scouting being indulged in, but the scouts of all the troops are looking forward (0 the spring when they can get out and have some real scouting.Sir Robert Baden-Powell'a birthday was kept by all the troops in the ality, Troops two and threes had a united social in the basement of St.Johns\u2019 church, when tes was served, and à number of games were play - ed afterward.Keoutmaster Ashdown, late of Ht.Martin's Troop, Montreal, was in the city fir a few hours the other day, but was unable to remain with us.He was on his way to Winnipeg for a month when he expects to return to Medicine Hat to go In for ranching there Yours truly, Nigel B.Young.A DISTINGUISHED SCOUT.Ear! March Consents to Act as Hon.Scout Master.The 20th Toronto Troop.which is commanded by 8M, Kirkwood, has Just received u very mice little letter That iw it they don\u2019t loiter around THE EARL OF MARCH.from the Ear] of March.in which he says he will be delighted to act as honorary scoutmaster of the 20th, 8.M.Kirkwood will be remembered ap one of the officers who went over to England fcr the Coronation festivities.While in England he had the pleasure of meeting the Earl of March.We trust the 20th, who now have such a distinguished patron, will work hard to uphold this new dignity.The Earl is a Scout through and through and one of the most popular and energetic commissioners in England.\u2014\u2014\u2014 LACHINE SCOUTS GIVE DISPLAY Parems and friends of the lst La- chine troop were invited to trood headquarters on Monday evening, 1Kh instant, when a display of troop work was giver The visitors, to the number of 150, were present, ns also were Bcouts from the two other troops.In all there were about 300 people present, and over 100 of these were Scouts An interestinx programme was put on including ambulance work, signaling, whilst u competi- thon In the fireman's lift was successfully worked out The parents were particularly interested In the tenderfoot initiation ceremony.whem sx tenderfoots were duly Initiated.The newly-formed bugle band, with its threes email! and one large drum, was In evidence, doing good work.\u2018The people of Lachine are enthusiastic about the Scout Movement.It seems likely thet a swhnming tank will te built in that district.the For a time the neighbors bore it.Then they complained to the police and the detafi of officers was sent out\u2019 to catoh the obstreperous simiah.Yesterday they thought they had him cornered Ln a tree in Hicks street, but when they went up after him .they found he had shifted bis quarters to the roof of a neighboring house.From this point of vantage he threw .coal! and stone st the officers.\u2018 The pursuit is still on.\u2014Selected.) + \u2014\u2014\u2014 \u2018 rors and manicure sets into street.THS GRAVITY SKATR \u2018The very latest idea in roller skates 48 a two wheel model which is propelled by the weight of the skater.It is claimed that twenty miles an hour can be readily covered over ordinary macadamized roads by this device without great strain om the skater\u2019s muscles.These skates are operated by transferring the weight of the body from one skate to (he other, the operator going through the Mme movements as if he were treading.The foot piece is attached to & steal shaft which works up and down and is known as the \u2018motor screw\u2019 or worm.As one foot is lifted the wheels remain on the ground so that there ie no great weight of the budy ts put on that foot it drives the motor screw down through the propeil- ing mechanism, which operates the rear wheel of the skate by a beveled gear.The skate is provided with a reverse lever and & brake, the latter operated by a heel.The skate is et- tached to the foot ke aa ordiwary skate and in addition to thet a metal plece extends as high as the calf and 1 held in place by a strap.The frame is constructed of alumé Aum, as are the wheels; the other parte are of stenl.Bolld rubber tires are used on the wheels.The skates were tested w the Los Angeles police and it te cisimad that they are very satiefac- tory.Aa thief catchers.they would Le unsurpassed.as & Man on foot oF on à bicycle would ;have no c whatever to get a against an oar mounted cM theese racing \u2018The Teohnical World Magasine.\u2019 14 «< THE MONTREAL WEEKLY WITNESS, MARCH 19, 1912.ec TTT LETTERS FROM READERS.ob 6 bbb bbdbd + QUERN'S UNIVERRITY Ril «To the Fditor of the \u2018Witnesa') fir.- In the Queen's 'nivereity Bull, section 8 reads as follows: \u2018The management and discipline of the university shall he (n every respect free from all denominational Festrivtions, and shall be national and Undonaminational in character\u201d This can be nummed up by saying that Queen's in to be henceforth a Cana dian institution and undenominational, No restrictions of any kind ought to he imposed.The dictionary definition of undenominatianal,\u2019 which I take fi Funk & Wagnall's Standard Dic- tlanary, is given an follows: \u2018Free from denonunationahism, unsectartan Th.emaletent, therefore, amd In the spirit of section LL Queen's could not ond should nat recognize any sect nor bb + diacriminate against any creed.The! tern undepsminattonnl\u201d uhimits of no restrictions, 1 must he accepted or Yetevtod 1m tte futtest and final sensé Nevertheless, 16 Appears that at the Tine the RI was hong framed there wae a conflict of opinion that brought , «no his respan atout 4 compror Re for section T9, which reads as fous The ormvermty fF ll continue dis- tinctie Chrstuenp.bu ne religions test Or malpivation wire the profession of Christianity shall he required of or he quanted for ny cear trusted, mene ow ooftiont af (he nier: uma cr esto EE : Pn riven ila thes section with ect 2s 4 ifn whieh Lave ne ga tar heen a to settie.If a university gs be undenominatienal, shyt he chiRIDIE ty any reon fe cas ce, a already remarked, ane sectarian, and fe permit the fnctusen of scotivn 3 wuld he a qualification, and the university wuld he ne longer Unssétartar, A rigid interpretat would ex tude net \" a.ene of the Jewish fa Trane the nobly vmverent breiat Jaw-ahlding and relCiniIs Quak T.well us the philosophi senost would, théretore, Keep from he ard of Management and the rever] fe tine men wh.are intensely t Wi than e.if nut altogether so in pre wn of this section ty our fellow-citts th but alse Uni: the rice - on A and 1 b'dix affrm that fans tioe, 20 de directiy ntrary to the damental prim-1p\"e enncinied PS \u2014 founder 9\u20ac \u201christtamity.she tute Me we refer to as the Role A ciple we refor t amare and Arbi- Section 2 is unnece b trary.and shouid be excluded from toe RIL our fellow citizens © rightiy shown their dissatisfaction with thie mettons framed, and [ think :he wr tions .11 faundrd, since while the tan: rr a eid twcome a student n any one of the erat faculties.in the event of a vacancy neering ou the professorial sta of Ains tater.and although ! re of the highest.he could ne ve given the position un! an he made claration of Christianity, | ir readers and the promoters Jr the Rill may not be aw that in ! se of the foremast of Canadian univers ties instructors of the Jewish faith are employed.McGill has iwo and To sonto University cone.In these ca Jewish faith have his gen to Are ETA- he tiemen referrea ; ! éuates of the institutions in St faculties they now teach.* any one would for k that either McGill or onto University are ansihing at Christian in charac.er.and yet thes dr not discriminate.1 think Queen 8 could de worse than fellow fue.© cellent examples, ; It 111 becomas those w n the founded the people who cherish Le traditions and teachings.\u20ac he dr.ws {ta sustaining power from suppose thal moment thin hose faith is ä he very ty of Judaism.and t 1 under of the dominant religion was a Jew.Yet his modern disciples frown endants of those among Tm he Ton and whom he toved 1 am Informed that during the de- pate on the Rill in enmmittee a declaration was made to the effect that the Jeus would perhane some day secure control, and then the Hindoos, © would Mike ta tell te gentleman she made this declaration that the Jew fs the most assimilable of racial material.This is horne cut by statistics und aat+ropoingiral data.Under hene- fleent conditions the specifically Jew sah type of »ountenance relaxes, and he in the firat to adept himself to his surroundings sand enter into the nit tional lif2, TL be verified anv day of the week by a comparison hee tween the phvsiognomy of the ew, wh, is Canadian by birth or training and the ane wha was horn and reared In Europe, of 1 oottizens of the Jewish faitn have never «lamored for separate @choots.thelr faith ix strong enough ta stand the strain.And vet in spite of \u2018he possession of these commendable auatities Queen's thinke that the Je.a should he essluded from her teaching maf, Mn vote was Inken of the teaching Marfs of the universities of this country and the United States, it would He found that vry feu members are what we call dogmatic Christ .Thee are Christian in conduct.and © thiak that 18 what the founder ree quired, Chriatianity self in under.goirg mighty changes, The higher éritien discreait no goed deal of what har for centuries heen teverenced hy Christiane.and a number of German theologians are ove suestioning the historical existence of Jesus.And yet, in spite of this, Queen's wifhes te Ko on record as being distinctly narrow insterd of distinetiv Christian.Roth Oxford and Cambridge universities have on their tea hing staffs Englixh- men who profess the Jewish faith, and 11 there twa foremost educational institutions do not discriminate, 1 fail to @- why Quecn'n should, Bectton 25 of the same Rill makes mention of a royal charter granted by Her late Mulesty Queen Victoria.1 wonid like the fathers and supporters of thin Ritl to inform me whether the Charter In question contained any pro- wislor.prohibiting British aubjecte of the Jewish faith from becoming members of the arts or other farultien?The whale mavement, which has cul- Mminates in the present demand for th: granting «f corporate powers hy the Federal Government, is largely due to the desire on: the part of the pro.fone rin! Raff nf Queen's tn participate in the Carnegie Pension Fund, which can only be taken advantage of hy universities that are undenominational in character, .nd 1 feel confident that ff the bit in Passed In its present form.application made h* Queen's to share tha fund, and the attention of the eh Ironmaster le called tn clause 8.he will most emphatically declare that.by virtue of the mid mection, Queen's Is à derominations! univer- ity.Andrew Carnerxie's views an rell- gion are more deistical than Christian, SANGER IN À GORE CORN.When pinched and irritated hy a pont, serious inflammation de.voleps.Why suffer when In twenty.four hours you can pet cured with Puinem's Painless Corn and Wart Bx- tractor, It heals.soothes, cures for alt time, Accept no eubatitute for Putaam\u2019s Prinioss Corn asd Wart Bs.eastern, Price Sie .#» hix qualifications | Ribte to discriminate 3 FOYT IR Sbb0-bbbbdt bbb bd hut.as | have already remarked.his caaduct in auch an would he approved by the Son of Man.| trust, therefore, that hefore the Rill becomes law those interested will de as they would be done by, RERNARD ROSE, Nute,- MeGilt Collage had the Reverend Abraham Da Rolw as a pro- feseor fram the time of fle reorganization In the e-riy Atlan.Ri it was prafeasediy and hy fia charter a Pro.tentant university.The limitations of the clause quoted mesm unnecessary, 2 POPULAR REPRERENTATION PARLIAMENT RY RERI DENCE AND TRADE.(To the Fditar of the \"Witness.\" Rr, -A few daya ago the dice were Least in favor of a world wide revelu- tion, paentlal 10 that of 1848-9, when certain nations fought for freedom : from serfdom and others for popular representation, especially towards the { control of public expanditures.Look- | Ing back into the history of the con- ; tinental countries we seldom hear the dissatisfied advancing their theory in A manner that would give fail reme- | dies.fn 1842-49 Hungary fought for the abolition of certain prerogatives of the nables keeping the Peasants in bondage to them and incidentally they fought fer dissociation from Austria, whose ruler objected to the granting of equal rights to peasant, Gentile and Jew ahke.| tiermany fought for tha extension of } individual rights, #6 did France and\u2018 IN a\"! other countries In a less con-! apicuous way.Russia gained the abolition of serfdam.and all coun! tries the equelity of man hefore the law.In this Tast grest upheaval, ke in al! the previous of 1536, 1389 in\u2019 France, the pausantry played the mast prominent part of the nations) drama.even far more ments could do nothing but submit, The ame end of having all classes fairly represented without any leral abrogation of personal liberty could he got by the system of proportional representation.Under that system the working men of any constituency could, It agread.have asymany rapre- santntives as the number of thelr votes in that constitueney would wWar- rent.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 .THE IRIRH QUERTION, (To the Fdiutor of the \u2018Witnean.\u2018) fir, Apropos of the Kev, F.lang- more\u2019s le'tear in your issues of the bth instant, recommending to the Canadian public that excellent book known 23 \u2018McCurthy's Prieste and People As a solution to wham Mr.l.ongmore calls \"The Irish mystery,\u2019 permit me to add that McCarthy has since writ- ien another treatise whh-h bears more immediately on the question al issue, It is entitled \u201cThe Home Rule Ques- Won! and only costs one penny.must say 1 never read anything to equat both producti.is, coming from the pen of u fearless and most unprejudiced Roman C de, and my constant regret ly that Me.McCarthy Is not a member nf the Hritah House of Commons, where his vols could be heard to greater public advantage.For after all mid and done, we Fro- téatants can only speak of Roman Ca- thaliciam fram an outside point of View, wheres Mr.Mct'apthy's ls a voice from within, and he writes in EUCh à straighiforward and logical style that he carrie his renders through his books with an interest - delightful as his matter is tnstruc- ve, His hook called \u2018Prisms and People\u2019 still costs Is.6d., but there is a cheaper edition just out, coming only ls.which is 25 cents in Canadian money, while the treatise on \u2018Home Rule\u2019 only costs one panny.Roth can be ordered through any anadian hookmoller, and if Orangemen would only try and clvulde these two books alone, instead of talking so | much on side imsues, they would benefit their Omunge brethren in Ireland than they imagine.Winston Ghurchili's speech on 1lume Rule was the most insmateamanilike production 1 ever red from an Im- paral point of view, Fancy admitting that une reason why the Irish should Industries have heen tn thee (ndus- have Home Rnié 1s because if they try, and therefore industrial unrest! don't Rot it they'll coum trotible 10 amounied at the mont to a riot of 1n-| Great liritain, and wili halp to turn cal importance, of which no historical Trishmen in the coonier and the notice was taken, Ï The readiness of the standing Armies to suppress the fees of internal peace, and prosperiiy has lessened the chances of a conflagration such as those mentioned during the French Revolution, during which simple membership in a prominent family was sufficient proof far conviction, and the application of the guillotive.\u2014a charitable means of dispatching souis to Hades according to the wish af the mob.The temper of a hungry, half-starv- ed mod was repeatedly satistied hy cruelty against members +! Soctety during the last great political conflagration, and only tea frequently without the Jens: provocation, the ine noceilt suffered most, In the present dispute, labor faces t capital, and while capita! ponsesses al} | means of leglalative representation lahor is even denied the righteousness of joining for the mutual beneit | organization commonly called Unions.\u2019 \u2018Unions are assoc!ations of men of | a certain craft for the purpose of pro- | mating the Individual welfare of its: members\u201d The members of these Ansoclations are very rarely educated beyond the needs of their crafts, and when holding office often mirinterpret their duties, believing they are bound to fight by means of strikes instead of unit.fing on the Political field hy supporting & certain candidate, who, in company In the part, Parliaments have heen chosen from the capltalist classes for of Lords, Senate and the like\u2014 andi from the middle classes for the! House of Comment, Chamber nf Representatives, ete.but the laboring classes have heen utterly forgotten and the time seems to enme, when a re-altiotment of seats in Parliament is demanded in such a manner as to Rive representation to sach craft, call- | ing and profession.either Individually 6 or collectively, in addition to a cholee of Tepresetativez hy territorial dis- trices.The execution of this idea would he feasible In this way, one half of the numher would he elected by the ter- riterial distribution, and the other hitlf by crafts.Each craft represent - ed by a legally recognized nationad guild, caliet union, would he entitled a corresponding number of mem.hers in the legislature nf tha country Smaller crafts would be affiliated with those of à parent occupation, for example, pattern makers, joiners, cah- inet makers and carpenters would form the \"National Wand Workers\u2018 Guild,\" and similarly all fron workers would helong to à Guild, Workers in metallurgical, iron and steel works tin, zine, conper.ete.Plants would, owing tn the relationship of their calling be one guild.Khopkeeners.tohacconists, and so on.on exercising drudeists and others, Fach citizen must, ~ practising a ceftain trade, calling or profession register his name with the local branch of the guild, called a union of the suh-division, say: *Nattonal Wond- workers\u2019 Guild, Branch No.343.Carpenters* Union.Mortreal Centre! Every clitzen should contribute towards tha upkeep of these guilds one percent.or a fraction therenf of his monthly pay or income.The Indivié- ua! rember places suggestions or complaints hefore the local branch.and this branch forwards merilorious cages, after deliberations have passed.to the headquarters nf the Union, and from here to the (hird Instance.the Child, Matters of Importance to other xullds tn he communicated mutually.and a enmbined action could follow .n presenting salutary hills.Rach guild should have the power of the lower law courts ne far as their craft is concerned, Controversies of wages could be adjusted in thems enurts, inntesd of using the weapon of ldlenees combined with the auffer- ing nf a starving family, and misery to avenge the actual nr fancied wrong of the empinyeen.Rensoning would supplant force, as {amily feuds of old were supplanted hy actions In court.The snoner a country admits its elti- Rena {0 representation hy occupation, trade or craft, the ssoner will that country bury the mont damaging and deadiiant weapon\u2014\u2018Srike.\u2019 VICTOR OSCAR DB GAIGNE FERRIGNT.Montreal, March, 1912.Note.\u2014The shave seems an admir- able plan for creating an empire within the emplre\u2014imperium In Imperio\u2014 with power to dictate to parilament: to empliyers, and, worst of all, to the workers themerives, who would thus be forced hr law to become members of such guilds and to accept thelr decigions, If we understand the system aright.the guilds would determine fe- 1 elves what wages they w æt.and politically all the quilds would work In concert.Bot In the Interests of the country.bat in the Interests of a single clase, and would ser.d to pare lament a league of members bound © their instructions, to which gcvern- anything be more calculated to the Upper House\u2014-Herrenhaus, House | asreement United States against England! Ia it any wonder (he suffragettes would amash windows and cause trouble ta gain thelr objects fron such n° ner- Xous-stricken government of the Winston Chupalifll type?Again, could stir up strife If the Irish do not get Home Rule than such an unstatemaniike argument?As wall say a father should five a told child everything he asks for instead of putting into operation those domestic laws which, if served.will develop all that is best | In the child, even though they at first i ARPeAr somew in t vigorous.No country has done as much for Ireland as England: no country has done as little for Ireland ns Italy, yet the majority of Irishmen would rather have the lope reigning over them than King George VV.and would rather haw to the Ne Temere law of Italy than the civil juw of the iand, ! am plad we have much a splendid paper in Canada ax the \u201cWitness\u201d to herald the cause of righteourness and truth, und I must say of all the papers which have given » detailed Ac- ont of the Herbert case, none has equalied that given In your worthy paper, as far as 1 myself have personally read.1 hearty endorse the sentiments of Mr Longmore's Imter.Note, We are nat sure of our cor- with other men similarly elected.rempandaat's analogy of a father's could fntraduce legielative measures in treatmen of his child wit! hold god favar of the workingman and the|as a guide for n aiatesman In these public ar large days of majority rule No party would he willing to consider itself the child that waa 10 he whipped for its n gond.It wou ! always be the other lot that should he so treated.A statesman must lead the people if he can, but fotiow them he mum.if he would not step down and out, Tvan the Terrible might show down strikers and whip suffrageties, and tell the Catholics what he would do to them If they causnd trouble, but In a government of the peuple the atates- man has to deal with the wishes and opinions of every section of the community, and de what he can to make berween them.remember- 1g.however, that ni thing ia settled urnl jt is settled right.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 THE PREACHER AND THE TEACH: ING 07° HIS CHURCRA, (To the Editor of the \"Witness.) Wir.After reading your note to A.G.Matteson's letter in your issue of March 3, lt seeied to he perfectly Fight that when teachers and preachers come to the conclusion that the teaching of their church is wrong, lke brave men they should temch what they believe to he right and take the conséquences, but they should do so #t their own expens.So did the prophets of Israel, so did our Saviour and his Apostles.Those in sympathy with them -their diaciplen\u2014atded them, certainly not those who did not agree with their teaching, Wesley was a devoted churchman, yet he separated {rom the Church of England and founded a new denomina- ton, Tt all depends upon whether they aro teaching differently from what they agreed to do when they became teachers and preachers, and whether the church can stop their salaries ne not.If creeds do not guard against teaching false doctrine, It is either hecause the creed Is not definite enough or hecause tha membership who pay do not consider it sufficient importance tn undergo the worry and trouble involved in proving It to be 20.IL surely is not out o° order, however, to call attention to the fact that they are teaching different from what wap hitherto believed.In Scotland the Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland previous tn 1900 refused to try whether they were teaching according to the standards ot not.Bure- When the Lungs Are Weak To every person with weak lunxs or who has s family history with records of consumption, a cough or cold is a serious matter, Coughs have sa tendency to hang on, They irritate the weaken membrances .nd prevent healing.There Is always the danger that a cold may get n firm foothold and set- tis nn the lungs.It Is so eany under these conditions for pnaumonie consumption to develop.About the surest means of enntrol- ting coughs snd colds is hy the use of Dr.Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine.TLi~ treatment Inosens the cough, allays the Irritation and inflammation and thoroughly over.or comes Lhe disagreeahle mptoras, \u2018he success of this medicine siven rise to many imitations.It is only ginal tural to suppose that the Possomess 10 Of a UAUEURI ly those who supply the funds have a right to know whethar they are teach- tng awrding to agreement or not, and 1 It he found that they sre not doing «0 and still continua In thelr position, they have the right to do, to separate, umes clams influence con- trois the churoh, and when that Is fait to be the case, the minority has surely the right to act upon Mts own ~onviotion of duty, Whe the Reformera left the Church of frame they were the minority, and majorities are ne mors the voice of God now, than they wears In the days of Nnah, when A very small minorhy were saved.The Reformers appealed to the Ward of Gnd as the standard of right and wrong, hence ve should be owreful how 10 tamper with it.a M.Jahnson.Ont, March 8, 191%, \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 THE NB TEMFRY DRCRER.(To the EdKor af the \u2018Witness.') Sir\u2014We havé had a prolonged discussion, pro and con, on this burning Question, but no definite or final solution of the dificulty has heen reached.Divesting it of ita legal and theological hahiMeents, let us submit a conarete question: A certain Mr, Hobert, whose marriage with his wife wus recently an- nuled hy Archbishop Fruchesi, be- caute he had been married by a Pro- teatant minister, and who, from the church's standpoint, is.ipso facto, a single man.Suppose Mr.Hebart desires to mar Ty another woman, ges through the necessary ohurch preliminaries, or procures a MHoense, presents himself before his parish priest, wil auch price marry him?We think the public ave entitled lo a \u2018rect answer to this question: it will help to clear the atmosphere, and.judcing from His «rave's pronounced vicws on other aspects of the question, sn answer wil bo forthcoming.WM GALBRAITH.Montreal, March 9, 1912.Note.~All parties are no doubt anx- tous to have this matter finally aet- tied.The Hebert case is still before the courts, and we presume no one wil] attempt to forestall the final decision.GETHSEMANE.\u201cTo the Editor of the \"Witness.') Bir, \u2014Under ¢his heading I notice a poem in & notable religious mazagine Here is a copy ât:- GETREEMANE.In golden vouth, when seems the earth A summer land for sinking mirth, Wien ous are glad and hearts are KR And not a shadow lurks in sight, We do not know, but tnere it lies Somewhere, vetled under evening skies, A gurden each must some time aes, setrisemane, Gethscmaie, Somewhere his own Gethsemane, With joyous ateps we go nur waye, Lave jends a halo to the day Light sorrows sail lhe clou afar, We laugh and say, how sironæ we are, We hurry on, and, hu.3:18.KO Close to the border-Jen lof woe Tat waits for you ani waits for me.Get-semene, Gethinemane.Forever waits Gethscmane.Down shadowy lanes, avross streams, Rridged nver by our hroken dreams, Bevond the misty cape of years, Clone to the great xalt font of tears The garden lien: strive as vou may Yon cannot miss It in \u2018our way, All paths that have hern or shall he Pass somewhere thirrugh Gethacmane, strange All thane who journe:, soon or late Must pass within the garden's gate: Must kneel alone in darkness thers Ard ba\u2018tle with some ferce despair.Gad pity those win cannot sy \u2014 \u2018Net mine, but Ttine': who only pray, Set this cup pass\u201d And canot see The purpose In Gethsemane.Qethsemunes, Gotixemane, God help vs through Gethsemane.Certainiy the poem fa pathetic and beautiful.Vet from my point of view It Ras three serioue objections, Furst, it is not true.lt 1x not a universal law that every man ha à Gethsemane experience.There are thousands of men who do not know hody, and as the perfected natural body entered upon a new spiritual Ife, may not, as fn the case of our Saviour, the perfected spiritual life enter up- an a still higher life, the heavenly, I do not state these as facts, but is thers not a possibility of Its being true?B.P.CUALER.Note.\u2014No theory of svolution does RWAY With creation in the least de- grea, Under any theory en intelligent and intelligible and altogether wonderful succession of events must have had an ftebligent cause.The new creation that came Into the world with man is certainly a new creation, however it may be held tu have come about, ! - rem HONOR TO WHOM HONOR.(To the Editor of ths \u2018Witnesa') ær\u20141 would like to call the atten- \u2018tion of the public to the fact that it was owi.g to the untiring efforta of the \u2018Witness\u2019 that we now have a Redormatory Farm at Shawbeidge, and a Juvenile Court in the city of Montreal.Some ten or twelve years ago I published a lett in the \u2018.Vitness' de- ecsibing the working of the Juvenile Court in the city of Chicago, under Judge Tuthil, and asked if they would not interest themselves in (he estats- lishment of a similar court in Canada.The mutter was taken up at once, special attention was called to my letter, leading judges and lawyers were interviewed and thelr opinions upon (he subject published, Many editorials and letiers from myself and others appeared from time to time, until the people were convinced of the necessity of doing something to save the boys and girls from a life of crime and a Reformatory Farm was established, and finally a Juvenile Court, not only in the ofty of Montreal, but in Victoria, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto, Uttawa, etc.I consider the establishment of = Juvenile Court throughout this great Dominion of Cunada will be almost as far-reaching in {ts benign influence as the unremitting battie the *Witness' has always wuged against intemperance.With best wishes for continued success.ALEXANDER PROUDFOOT, M.D.Victoria, B.C.\u2014\u2014 WORK FOR THE INEBRIATE.(To the Editor of the \u2018Witness.Sir, \u2014The letter to the \u2018Witness\u2019 entitled, \u2018To, make drunkards work.\u2019 is a step In the right direction.Bome time ago 1 read about an institution In the United States similar to the one you mention, where they could be placed for a term, and the proceeds of thelr lnbor keep the family.and also make the Inmates of the institution self- supporting.I thought it such a good Idea\u2019 when L rend Lbout (it.and often wished there was an institution of that kind in Canada.1 intended wriUng you for, information concerning this in- sti-ution across the lines.They were placed thore for n yesr, and if at the end of that time they could be trusted out, they had their liberty: if not, were kept longer.| am pleased to see the subject taken up in Canada, for it is bad:y needed, so many men who could Provide for their families if kept from th: drink.I know of women who have te go out to work sx.washing or anything they can get t.do to provide for the little ones.and the father spends all ho makes, or nearly all, at the bar.#11 yourg n.en.too, who squander every cent they can get, regardleas of the suffering they cause, It would be # great blessing to the people of this country If there was an Institution wire these uifortunate ones could be pluced away from temptation.A READER OF THE \"WITNESS.\u2014\u2014\u2014 A WORD FOR THE RUFFRAGETTES \u201cir \u2014 If some of your correspondents who write on evolution, quoting Ruskin so frequently, would read the I7th verse in the first chapter of Genesis, \u2018So Gud creuted man in his own Image, in the image of God created he him: ma and female created he them; and In their own experience what Gethsemane means.Far an example n°: this, 1 have nn farther to go afield | than my own father.He wna a man of the most upright Christian charae- | ter.He was ahundantly prosperous, too.He never had a serious llineas hut once.He had a large family, all of whom he saw comfortably settled long before he dled.There are thousands of euch men.Then, seanndly, It would not he a whalesom thing to have any such law.Would it not induce a habit of noking out for trouble?In many cress we would wonder why we are not exposed 1a nome terrible aMiction, and we would he looking for 1t fram every quarter.This would certainty not be à wholesome state of mind, We would be nonrishing the apirit of dix.content {instead of abounding in joy and praise.Then again and chiefly.we would be degrading t1.» awful xanctity of the word fethsemane.Ought not that word to he kept! maared to denote the uneneakahie suffering of onr Lora?No man or ange! will ever fathom the depth of won ta which Jesus went down In Gethsemane, Ought we not to keep the word amd the experience sacred for evermore?To deaignate any experience of own as a Cieth- semane! Tt seems to me à profans- tion of the word, Yet, sometimen the word hax heen used to dealgnate a trifling and commonplace suffering.Surely we ought ta hold the word an racred, applying ft to that occaalon alone.JORBPH HAMILTON.\u2014 \u2014\u2014\u2014 EVOLUTION.(To the Panor of the \"Whnesa') 8ir,\u20141 have rend with some in terest the different theories brought forth regarding evolution, and it seems to me that Dr.Rmndon's Views sound the most resonable of any.We are told that first comes that which is natural and then that which ie spiritual, History hae à way of repeating Meeif.God rrented this universe in seven days.According to science those days were numerous centuries, and if we are to rredft the fact thst snails have entirely oùtgrown thelr original form, that the four-toed horse at one time existed, etc, it sounds reasonable that evolution has taken place, but of man there is evidently no such trace, The Creator's last work was man, into whom he breathed & living soul, or, im other words, he craated a spirit capahla of teaching and being taught, endowed with language and reasoning power.Then the fiat went forth, ceage, Nature had resched is greatest perfec- thon, and the Cremtor rested.Now begins the evolution, if 1 may use the word in this connection, of the spiritual work, and ls there not plentiful proof that the spiritual man has evoluted?We are again told that the time wii! come when the command will go fort.: \u2018Let him who le holy be holy soif.and him that Is Akhy bo fikhy mill, and behold 1 come quickly.! The spisttual man will have reached perfection, sad there will be time no longer, if man ie emblematic and & miniature world within himself, does not this law hold good?We first ha the developing of the embryonic life or the perfecting of the natural body.Then comes the developing of the woul.of the pertectiBg of the wpiritual explain it, we would be very glad.Aisv in the 2nd chapter, th verse, it is repeated.\"sod made mun,\u2019 etc.and in the third chapter is a word for the Suffrugettes.God told Adam what his empluyment was to be, and slso Eve's duties, which, as the Apostle writes, she must nut be gadding about.but keer on at instructing the children and looking after their households, Teach the children wisdom, fear God, honor tne king, respect magistrates.be good and kind to your neighbor and the poor.If so directed the daughters probably would grow up to be more womanly than io smash windows.causing riots, neglecting their husbands, who God suid was te be the ruler, and I (eel ashamed of our sex when we have so much freedom in our homes and otherwise, when they deliberately tear down our flage and trample them tn the dust.Such should be arrested and punished, as much as for arson.bribery or any misdemeanor, \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014r\u2014\u2014\u2014 THE NEEDS OF YOUNG WOMEN, (To the Editor of the \u2018Witness\u201d) Sir, \u2014It is with plesaure I! note in your \u2018Winess' of Feb.27, that the Salvation Army have decided to open sixty roo.as in Cathcart street, for the accommodation of working women, While we are talking, others are working.1 hops this highly intelli- gem move on the part of the Salvation Army will have the effect: of a \u2018Eur\u2019 on the ideas ot Mrs Jane Rad- ford, and wili bring \u2018action in this dire ¥.J.GRIBT.Montreal, March, 1912._\u2014 THE SLUM PROBLEM.(To the Editor of the \u2018Witness.\u2019 Sir,\u2014It Is only a little more than two months since I first subscribed to the \u2018Daily Witness, \u2018yet 1 got so ac- dustomed to it, that whenever it does not come in time, 1 miss It like an old friend whose cherished visit has not cons.| got many a good thought and snapiration In this mission of mine from it, and I hope you will excuse me, if I take the liberty to ask you for some advice which 1 am sure cannot come from a better source than the \u2018Dally Witness.A few days ugo I read with great interest your report of an address delivered, if I am not mistaken, by the Rev.Principe! Gandier, Toronto, on the question of the slum The description of the usual siul given there with the unsanitary snd overcrowded houses.etc.hotbeds for crime and vice, sulted the siums of this city of ours exactly; slums are ali alike, the only difference being in the size.1 siso with the Rev.gentlemen ss to the reason of the slums being groed In its most abominable form.raising the rent of the houses In an exorbitant \u2018way.But what I would like to know ig how this evil could be remedied?We have here in our Presbytery a committee In charge of this work among the forcigne: and a subcommittes dealing with the housing question.Now while we ail axres thet something must be done, and the sooner the better.we come to the conclusion that it Is impossible to force anybody to build houses sgainst his ue, or Shearer.of the Bourd Bocla orm an amgollem, suggested im bis last visit hers, that \u2018and succeasfully.=r the beat remedy would be found ! la the \u2018Ringle Tax\u2019 system.¢ as of explain what this ou con how it is worked: .nether great reason for the a istence of the slums fs\u2014at least \u2014in the acant wages earned by the men.With an Income of $145.a ten hours day no man can afford to pay high rent, and working co tinuounly seven days 8 week, he no da the bent possible food.this being ore very dear, ha will naturally try ne mave as much as possible from : rent.In this regard It was rus gested that our committee cannat lo anything.ue this depends entirely upon the men themssives.These again cannot do anything as they aro net organized, and they cannot get organized, because they Are not allow at \u201cwe have hers à city hy-law regulating the minimum wages paid to 5 workman engaged in any work which in under contract with the city.This minimum tx $1.75 for a ten hours any work.Rut those mon | mentioned a getting only $1.35 are not working under contract with tha city, but they work with an immense corporation receiving every year a Inrge subsidy from the Daminton.te there no Jaw regulating the question of wages: Is it legal to prevent them from organizing and trying to improve thelr miserable altuation in a lawful manner?In it consistent with our liber- try to enslave those panr pesple, who come hera in rearch of honest work and living wages?But we have laws spiendid tava.lawn galore, only they do not work! We have here In this province a mag- nificant Workmen's Compensation Act, which establishes à fully adequate re- Hef In cams of accident and death.Rut as it does expreasly except the immense majority of nur miners and workmen, it does actoally only re- Hove a few privileged companies from their legal) obligations! T dé not danht but you will Te- cognize the impartance of these farts because I firmly believe the religion and moral feeling of a man close.1x connected with his social standing: misery creates vice, this again crime, which again In transmitted by direct inheritance inte the thousand and thousand children growing up in thess dreadful conditions.Surely Canad need not have any misery-this in- comparabls country of ours is rich enough to allow anybody to live comfortably; but ar this in not the casa there must he something wrong somewhere.Is there really no help for (t?Or are the conta of penitentinries and asylums to bankrupt Canada?M, © A.KINRALE, Prerbyterian Chaplain to the Foreigners Sydney, NE, March 9, 1M°.Note.~The owners of house property do not fix the value nf that property.Our correspondent if he had a row of houses would let them to those who would pay him most.and treat the property best.Rents are always high in rapidly growing cities as the de- MARA for houses alwuys exceeds the supply, The only way to reduce rents is to supply more houses.If the rents available will not pay the cost of buiiding houses.no one, as our correspondent says, can force people to bulid them.One element in the high price of building is dear land.and the other Is taxation.If the real estate tuxation is put on the houses as well as un the lund it is a tax on building.If H is put on the land only, and whether built on or mot, it whl make people hurry to build, as they cannot afford pay the whole tax for no revenue.The single tax theory carries this principle to an extreme, and holds that there should te no taxes except those on land.Without entering on that question which is a national and provincial one, it Is very desirable that the real estate taxes should not be made fines upon improvements but upon non-improve- ments As for the lowness of the wage it seems to be because Sydney Is 80 casils reached by the poor of Europe.It ie a little strange that miners ahouid be getting close on four dollara a day in the Rocky Mountains, \u2018ana only one dollar dnd forty cents in Sydney.There a just now Koing on in England negotiations to secure to the miners of that country ua minimun: living wage In ali cases higher than one dollar and forty cents.But it may be generally stated that no combination or organization of labor can increase the rate of wages above that fixed by the supply and demand without keeping poorer persons out of work.A great deal Is now being done by town planning associations for the betterment of cities, and for the creation of garden cltion .The following way of going to work is written for a Montreal paper hv an architect as having been successfully carried out in the old country.The same rate of interest would certainly not give the sume result In Canada; indeed, it would not he feasible.Otherwise the method Is admirable: \u2018One of my re- lutions being :ntereated in this work, went to her friends and asked them to start with her » buildinæ fund, given out fn shares, on the principle that they should not be allowed to make more than four percent interest.With this money they hought a large piece of land, built practical, well-design- ed workingmen'n dwellings and the first homes were all occupied hy people\u2019 permanently employed hy some of the aubecribers\u2014in this case often a widow with a large family, who did for years the washing.another who did the sewing, a third the mother or relation of a wood reliable servant, or, ployee, ete, 8 Proving a success, they ft.A mortgage on their houses and rk perty and went on with building more houses of two different types, the more expensive ones along the main Toad and with gardens, \u2018This going on successfully for a couple of years they started to buy w the sous lame In the worst dis.its of ® town, cond Toca! bard or health, \u201cmned by the @ fun ad these ho down 2nd rebuilt on tee Porn ciples of henith and hygiene, and te working in thin direction (i) to-day \u2018T Aare say that at present you wi find very few dirty-lonking ame in the actual boundary of this little town, and this practical charity proved to he a financial success, too, the shares being valued at present nt 160 percent.and some of the inhabita have hecome shareowners uring or left ta them at their old age by old_employers.uonre lind Manda on strict regnla- ong of selling liquor and boarders, etc.\u2019 ' keeping \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 POTATO WAR, \u2014 Toronto Soens of Battle to Break \u2014 Taronto, March 12\u2014Two New wickers came to Toronto Pace ee control of the potato trust of that pre.vince, Ontario potatoes are apparently a thing of the past.and the essterners felt that they had a market to themselves.The price of the New Brung.wick Potatoes was raised daily and the comm on man 8 compel tw.dollars a bag.pelted to ani Having made a market, and with » good supply on hand.the New Brunswick promoters ment out pedlers through the city and reaped a harvest hy dispasing of thelr stock at $1.00 à hag, and thus cutting the feet from under de commission (hon.u commission houses got busy, Thay Imnorted Irish potatoes.The they they went aftor the English article, iy careful computation it was found «\u201c Yo Y qu TRAM.on he SETS 1 Overheard In à Stroct-Car.There's a lessen right these! Little blemishes of com- viexion, small sores, eruptions, spots, are not only ungleasant to the person afflicted, but are the first thing neticed by ether people.A little Zam-Buk applied at night te spots, eruptions, sores of any kind will do wonders.@ Zam-Buk is not a greasy preparation which will go sen- cid on your dressing table.It is made from healing, herbal extracts and essences.Always pure, fresh and ready for wee.Doesn't loon its power.Kesge indefinitely.Healing, soothing and antiseptic all the time.Try it?50c.box all druggists and stores.| { local Wholesale Depat, 1dé Craig Gt West.sontrent Weekly Withem,' Maseh 19.1912.ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT FOR SALE ters.he Units EMP.138; RPM.21012 eres 150; 38 KW.or about 47 horse power.e other Unit 1a E.M.F.196; RPM 400; Amperes 1 17% KW, or about 23 horse power.Three-panel Switchboard with Volt Meters, Ammeters and Circuit Breakers, two Main Switches and six Distributing Bwitches.The whole plant le modern, everything the beat of bie nd, and each feature properly - anced with the others This equipment was installed under the supervision of experts of high standing, and is only being superseded as a result of condi tions demanding a larger service.This is a great opportunity for anyone to start an Electric plant in one of the fast growing towns out West.We are not dealers in Electrical Goods, and prefer to deal with purchasers direct.But prospective purchaser may have any expert he likes to look the plant over before purchasing.For further information, apply to THE MANAGER, ~ Post Office Box 3116, Montreal.that English potatoss could be lamded and sold In Toronto at $1.65 a and the corner of the New Bru has heen broken, The next epleode in the potato business will be watched with more than ordinary Interest.03000000000000000000000000 + : + $ MISSING RELATIVES $ 44000004004004600000000000 quiries should be addressed to \u2018Lloyd's Weekly, Landon, Eng.) Bosman (Rupert) last heard of Blind River, Ontario, 1906.Brother Victer asks, Dunipace (Elisabeth) née Healy, formerly of was living North Motherwell, N.B,, four years ago: hus- tand was employed In the ménen Mother, who is 11], and sister ask.Mills (Beatrice), née Barker, was living in Ontario four years ago.Son Edward asks.| Moran, or Joyes (Joseph and Henry).left Scotiand for Dr.Barnar- do's Home, Toronto or Montreal, 1800; went to United States five years later.Cousin asks.\u2019 Owen (Charles Henry) left Woolwich in 1903; wrote from Destarato Hotel, Algoma District, Ontario, thres and & half years ago.Rrother William asks.Tuffin (Charles), native of Fontmell Magna.Rhafteshury, went to 1888, Sister Eliza asks, Walker (Arthur t\u2018has,), left Oban- street, Poplar, two and à haif years aro; wrote from Niagare Falls, Christmas, 1910.Father asks, Winter (Alfred Augustus and Thee- dore Wallis» were living Coboconk, Ontario, fourteen years ago.Nephew arks Wright (Albert Charles), bricklayer, late of Fulham, was living at Winnt- pe in 1989: may be working on Gi runk Railway, from Edmonton westwards.Brother Joseph asks.id 14, uusrientife and uncomieriadle and Spring Frusses \u2014 pond to-day advice 14 A and ax began, te fg Er er SL RE Bes 100\u2014CLUTEE 00.108 A Sed &%.Oly.» want RELIEF from sil pain \u2014 8 CURE prono gon strengrh inaton 4 weak ness - | bo ri ve THE MONTREAL WEEKLY WITNESS.MARCH 19, 1912.\u2018 \u2014\u2026 THE GREATERT OF ENGLIRH NONCONFORMISTK AND HIS GREATEST BOOK.The death of Principal Fairbairn, of Mansfield College, Oxford, on the ninth of February, removed one of the most notable figures of modern raligious life.A little, homely ficot, with harsh voice, and accent, and no early sign of brilliancy, he rose fron being ths pastor of a amall congregation of the Httle \u2018Morisonlan\u2019 church (n Bathgate, Scotland, to the greatest position of power and influence in Britain, com.PMible with his being a Nonconform- dat, rose through his own strong personality, magnificent mantal power, end indefatigable labor in hia study.He mage no hritliant record in college, and it was after he was set- ted in hia first small charge that he thoughtful sermons began to \u201c tract the notice of other thinkers.He gave to his Hite band of mechanics at Bathgate the results of his deepest study, set in words of stating power.The Scotch mechanic of the day was an auditor to appreciate the preach- era best and the congregation grew Hil the lstle church was filled.Then another period of service in Aberdeen drew to the Evangehcal Union Chapel the choicest apiritg of the University.The fact of his being a dissenter from the Established Church of Scotland prevented his apboint- ment as a professor, and he remained with Js congregation til he was caljed to be principal of Airedale Congregational College, Bradford, England.There he remained til 1886, when he was appointed to take charge of the new incorpormted Mansfield traction and himeel?the heart of every group, whether of young people exchanging chaff or of the greatest which be was to do his grestest work.No man of hs day has approached him in the extend and thoroughness of his information on the religions of the world, SOLID WORKS.\u201cThe Place of Christ in Modern Theology, \u2018Studies In the Life of Christ, and \u2018Studies in the PhHosophy of Religion and Hietry, had alresdv appeared when he went to India as Haskell Lecturer, fresh from his stu- Gles in Comparative Religion.He found that a new viewpoint changed the whole aspect of Hinduism.He now realized the atmosbhere In which the Hindu faiths had sprung, and grown.He felt that \u2018oc religion can be known through its sacred books alone, or simply through Ms speculative thinkes and religious reformers.\u2019 He was pulled -up short, end hegun to realize that every rel- gion in the world must be studied in relation to all others and that it must have à solid foundation in philosophy If it Sa to satisfy the mind of man.He same home determined to reason out on behaif of the Christian religion a foundation that would stand sure.The result was his greatesy hook, \"The Philosophy of the Christian Rell- sion.The main aims of this great work are three, first to establish the position of religion as ono of the great facts of life, \u2018A natural and healthy und not a pathological phe nomenon in history! to vindicate the rationality of religion.The second aim is to define the pluce of Christianity among religions, and the third to* define the place of Christ in Christianity, The whole vest fund of his learning and \u2018Puritan power of thought\u2019 were drawn upon, In preparing this apologis for his faith.He places Christianity fn the \u2018cycle of the histprical religions\u2019 and by his closely reasoned argument showed that the personal Christ and the metaphysica! conception of him as formulated In the creeds were both necessary and complementary parts of the one philosophical truth.The great philosopher, like the practical student of religious phenomena, Harold Beg- hie.was esmyinced by a visit to In- dla.that à religion depending on faith without the Gedrock foundation of resson wag futile sné powerles to wp- Hft.In its essenos, In the person of Christ as the central truth of Chriv- tianity, the Christian religion is rationally related to the nature of man.Finally, by a survey of the history of the Christian church he shows that the position of Christ to-day cannot bb reasonably explained.hs work as eo of thr \u201crent first émuses In the ot of elvilised society can- LITERARY REVIEW.herirerrnseortesserseosnecosnernnenent +++4+044004-péréeee 3 3 not be accounted for except through! the acceptance of his Divine Parson a3 the centre of the only world religion.This is not a popular book, It requires the closest concentration of & trained mind to follow the alaborately reasoned argument, but as a guide to those who are themselves to be leaders of men intellectually and spiritual: ly.its value cannot be computed.The seeming conflict between religion and science vanishes like a phantom of the night.Being the result of hnper- fect knowledge Ht disappears as fu.ier light shows that every side of truth only Miuminates every other aspect.None is complete without the other.They are complementery, nol comtra- dictory.It is amall wonder that the greatest contemporary theologians said when any difficulty arose, \u2018wait til the Principal of Mansfield has spoken.\u2019 His work was to send out men firmly grounded in faith based on reason, to lead the thought of England, and through her thought, lead her action.For the necessary outcome of à true understanding of Christianity and especially of Christ, is the stimulus to action for the welfare of others, His students at Mansficld were the first to have their own settlement, Mansfield House, in East London, and the present tendency to reinte Christianity and eo- cial service recetved no little impetus from the teaching of this formal theologian.He united reason, imez- lnation and emotion in ons barmoni- ous whole, Méssre.Hodder and Stoughton have produced a really remarkeble edition of this great work in their \u2018Dollar Litrary,\u2019 a volume of nearly aiz hundred pages in clear type, on 2004 paper and bound in cloth, at the popular price of one dollar.The issus came aimost simultaneously with the tidings of Principal Fairbatm's death, and renders a special seswice at this time in placing this, the crown of his life's labors, within the reach of all.ALCOHOLISM AND BUGBNICS.The latest contribution to the cause of Temperance is a story, powerful and terrible, of the havoc wrought by alcoholism, which has a definite mis- alon, a radical remedy to suggest for the great national evil of Britain.\u2018The Drunkard,\u2019 by Guy Thorne, (Sturgis end Walton Co, New York, $1.36), (s a study of heredity in ite most ghaat.ly forun, a terrible parallelam in the career of two men of different character and different station in ie who are discovered to be sons of the same father.In the prologue, Dr.Morton Sims, the great specialist in inebrie- ty, is called to Holloway Jail to bear the last confession of \u2018Hancook, the Hackney murderer,\u2019 the night before bis execution for the murder of his wife.He knows Hancock as & quak- fled druggist, apparemly a quiet, decent member of society before the commdasion of his crime.He discovers\u2019 that he has been a secret drinker, and that It was under the influence of drink that he forsook his devoted and gentie wife for a worth- leas barmaid, and to clear the way for his guilty passion, poisoned the woman, whose whole heart was his.The dootor has but one question to ask the miserable man, who were his parents?The question drives him to madness, but before his reason gives way in de- Hrtum tremens, he reveals the fact that he is the bastard son of & well known manufscturer, who had been himeelf a secret drinker, though outwardly an honored and respected member of society.That very afternoon the doctor has received & volume of poems by Gilbert Lothian, \u2018the Christian Poet the legitimate son of the same man, and his interest i» thoroughly aroused.The second part of the story de- scrives in fearful detall, the degeneration of one of the brightest minds and most sensitive spirits of his day as Gilbect Lothian, amid surroundings of beauty and luxury, and guarded by the loving care of a saintly and beau- titul wife, fails a victim to the hereditary dlsease within him.He also is a secret drinker a» well as an open one.He finds his powers gradually becoming blunted and whets them Ly the excitement of alcohol, until his moral sense loses Ws power, and he also turns from his rare wife to « beautiful and witty, thoughtiess and ignorant g girl.Bhe adores Lo- thian's and Le fascinated by his attentions, with no thought of evil, yet playing with the elemental fires\u2019 of a strong nature inflamed by alcohol.He aleo, while under the de- monlac possession of the remorseless fiend, poisons his wife with the most diabolical ingenuity, only to find that he has acted too late to win the gti for whom he had seared his soul.She has deen awakened to the wrong and danger of her courwe.writes her fare- weil for Lothian, and is married to the youth who has been her lover for a long time.Lothian, Mke his bed haM-brother, lo thrown into violent delirium, but recovers, and finally the pure influences of his early Mfe triumph.Repentant and fortified by the strength of religion, he confesses his crime and prepares to submit to the penalty.The most atriking points In the story are the medical diagnosis of the disease as a veritable demoniac possession, due to Physicel and hereditary causes,\u2014the development of a faise \u2018ego\u2019 which uitimately dominates and drives out the real personality.and, the two-fold remedy prescribed.One, the only permanent individual oure, has been long recognized and re- calves constant emphasis, This is the religlous influence.Science can cure the craving for alcohol, but cannot prevent Its recurrence.Religion alone has the power permanently to remove the evil appetite, by what Dr.Chal- mers calied \u2018the expulsive power of a new affection Science has come to recognise this, but the scientist claims in his turn the Interest and co-opera- tion of temperance reformers in procuring the only social remedy, the extinction of the race of drunkards.His theory is that as long as the taint is transmitted from parent to child, no cure of the evil is possible, and the only effective measure Is to penalise the polsoning of society by these diseased organiems, to make K a crime for a drunkard to beget or give birth to children.By the Ilaiat action of the state and the power of religion, he hopes thus to realize the ideal of & sane and sober netlon, freed from the greatest curse of modern civilization.Apart from questisns as to the sooclal dis that would certainiy flow from this outlawry of marriage, there Is the hopélesaness of formulating or enforcing such a rule by so- clal regulation, or of reaching just such cases as have heen described.It would in practice be demanding the most heroic exercise of conscience from those ja whom conscience is held to be so hopelessly impotent from physical causes that our theorist has no salvation for them.Fully admitting drunkenness to be a moral dia- ease, K in to be noted that to treat man's acts as (rrespbnetble and only to be cured by eugenics is really the abnegation of conscience, and therefore is morally perilous.It is notoré- ous thet hereditary talms can be worked out and under normal conditions are worked out by nature's processes, But for that there would be no British people to-day.Drunkenness and other moral diseases were more prevalent among our fathers than they are now, and aobriety is notably progressing.We would go the length of segregating arutikards «nd placing them in wholesome conditions beyond the reach of their enemy, end there giving them an opportunity to refoem.THE STORY OF TECUMSEH.One of the \u2018Canadian Heroes\u2019 is the Story of Tecumseh by Norman 8.Gurd (Willlam Briggs, Toronto, $1.00).It is the second volume of this series of which the first was \u201cThe Story of Isaac Brock,\u2019 now in ita second edition.They are published under the auspices of the Ontario Library Association.This bringing to the knowledge and within the comprehension of our children of thelr country\u2019s heroes is a work of our growing nationhood that should rejoice all who wish to set befors our young people the highest ideals of character and achievement, Tt ia llkewise à cause of gratification that the galaxy of thia young nation\u2019s herces is one of which it may well be proud: while It also behooves us in this period of material prosperity to see to it that the standards are not lowered.It was un, avoidable that this story of the Indian 4 brave should likewise be a history of the War of 1813, What is known of the deeds and personality of the great Shawanoe chief is an inspiration to white men as well as to red.Brave, magnanimons, farseeing, brosd-mind- ed, noble, this \u2018hero of a lost cause\u2019 aroused more admiration than pity in the minda of those who read his story.Certaluly in every case of contact or conflict with the American, the Indian is by all oddds the nobler, more chivalrous figure.This \u2018daughter of Brit- aln\u2019 may ponder with a rightful pride in her ancestry such a statement as the following: \u2018Under treaties made long before the revolution, the American Indians were entitled to bounties, and Great Britain, with scrupulous regard to the pledges given, had continued the gifts, though the lands ced- od had long passed out of her posses- slon\u2019 Mr.Gurd has made a very pleasing picture of Tecumseh's chlid- hood and youth out of the exceedingly scant and shadowy material at his command.The account of the great chief's efforts to form an Indian confederacy to check the western advance of the Longknives (Americans), his failure to accomplish his great purpose, his union with the British and the splendid service rendered in the war of 1812 form à narrative well worthy the perusal of our young Canadians, and not without a glowing if reminiscent, interest for our veterans, à LITERARY NOTES Ê +6465 0560000004 3 Another \u2018Young Farmers\u2019 Practical Library\u2019 volume is Dr.H.F.Harris's \u2018Health on the Farm\u2019 (Sturgis & Walton Company, New York).This book considers, first, care of the person, and then sanitation about the house from cellar to garret.The kind of foods\u2014 their strengthening properties, ete.\u2014 that are best are treated In detail.The important subject of cooking has due attention, as also ventilation.There_is, too, an appendix of admirable retipes for cooking the foods recommended.\u201cThe \u2018Touchstone of Fortune! by Charles Major (the Macmillan Company, Toronto), is a stery of the court of King Charles IT.and resembles \u201cWhen Knighthood was in Flower,\u2019 Mr.Major's first great, success, than anything he has since done.The interest in the tale Is centred In a determined young girl.who holds her own against the evil Influences about her snd succeeds finally In outwitting the king te love and statecratt.\u2018Paradise Farm,\u2019 by Katharine Tynan {Dufield & Co.New York).With an abducted ward in chancery, a falsely accused husband-poisoner, an Auld Robin Gray effect in returning sailors, 8 trusty, cructy old servant, & Tes vengeful nurse, a disobeyed hut wholly reconcliable father, and a nice baby, there are riches of material for a comfortably uncomfortable little story, and \u2018Paradise Farm.\u2019 buried in English lanes, is a charming background for the varied acts of hidden couple and devoted landiady.\u2014 ~ \u2018The Modern Locomotive\u2019 hy C.Edgar Allen.AM.LEE (G.P.Putnam's Sons, New York), gives the general principles governing the design and work vf «a modern locomotive, and traces the broad IMmes of dévelop- ment from Mu comparatively simple pradecessor of twenty-five or thirty year ago.The author gives attention to such matters as combustion, transfer of heat, steam production, super- heating, compounding.feedwater heating.resistance, and stability.An extract from the Lord Bishop of Montreal's \u2018Charge tn his Bynod!\" February \u20ac 1912, Je published {in Pamphiet form by the Fynod of the Diocese of Montreal.\u2018The Hagu- Peace Ryntem\u2019 (the Massachusetts Peace Bociety,' Roston, Mass.) have issued In pampnlet form the histories of & number of the cases decided by the permanent Fourt cf Arbitration.edited by James IL.Tryon.The \u2018Ne Temere,\u2019 am expianation and Rn appeal.by John C.Brophy, D.D., is published by the \u2018Canadian Mes- monger,\u2019 10718 Rachel street, Montreal.\u2018The Little Green Cate* hy Stella Callaghan (GQ.P.Putnam's Sons, New York), is an interesting tale, Stumbling through the woods one summer afternoon, Peter Marchant, Fnghsh, inter.eating, and a bachelor.came upon the little green gata.Peter was lost\u2014 furthermore he was curious\u2014and he opened the gate.And such a delightful old-fashioned gar.cn greeted his eyes! [t was a charming place, presided over by Nina Maynard, an Eng- Nish maiden, who was just ne fasct- nating as Peter was Interesting.FROM GREAT IRISHMEN President of U., I.L.Receives Letters from \u2018T.P.and John Redmond.Professor George Donnbue, president of the Montread Branch of the United Irish League, i» in receipt of the following letters from Mr.John Redmond and Mr.T.P.O'Connor: London, Fab.22, 1912 \u2018Dear Mr.Donohue\u2014I am glad to know that the fortunes of the Irish cause are being followed with m much interest by our friends in Montreal.I wish your St.Patrick's Day celebrations every success.The position of the Home Ruls cuestion was never more hopeful.The principal business of the Pritiah Parlla- ment this session wiil be the consideration of the details of « Home Rule Bill for Ireland, and the aseage of the bfil through all its stages is only a matter of a very short time.An Irish Parliament will before long be sitting in College Green, in which all sections of Irishmen will be represented, with full power to deal with all purely Irish affairs, and this pariiament will set forth on its career with the hearty good wishes of the democracy of Great Britain and af the friends of lsberty throughout the world.This is the happy prospect which opens before the Irish people at home and in exile on this St.Patrick's Day.J.B.REDMOND.\u2019 \u2018Dear Mr.Donchue,\u2014[ am glad to be able to say that the cause never \u2018was brighter than it ls now on this great anniversary of our country and our race.I ain delighted to see that aince \u2018my meeting in Montreal, of which Judge Doherty was the respected chairman, is mow one of the ministers of one of Britain's greatest possessions, 1 trust the day ls not far distant when Irishmen like him, of brilliant abilities and high character, will occupy similar positions in the administration of their own country, as s0 many of their race do in other parts of the world.\u2018With kind regards, .\u201cYours very sincerely, 'T.P.O'CONNOR.\" \u20142\u2014\u2014\u2014#\"= THE LATE MR.WM.TERS.The death occurred Tuesday at the Montreal General Hospital of Mr, William Tees, of 367 Elgin avenue, West- mount, the well-knowr.desk manufacturer of this city, after an illness of some weeks.The late Mr.Tees was born in Montreal, In 185%, and was, therefore, sixty years of age at the time of his death.He was a member of a family of four sons, and received his elementary education in the old Ann 8t.School, eub- sequently attending the McGill Normal School.His first business experience was Euined in the office or the Montreal \u2018Daily Witness,\u2019 which office he entered as office boy, at the age of 13 years.He later entered the employ of the North British & Mercantile Insurance Company, with whom he remained un- tii he was nineteen ycars of age, when he joined bis father, Mr.Willlam Tees, fi.the desk manufacturing business, which business he conducted until two years ago, when he retired from active life.and the firm went out of exist- once.The deceased was.during his entire lit., an ardent temperance reformer.and held for some time the office of president of the Dominion Alliance.He took a great intercst in Sunday School work, being for 20 years superintendent of the West End Methodist Church Sunday School.In 1894 he was elected president of the Montreal Young Men's Christian Association, a position which he held for two years.During his tenure of this office, he was largely responsible for the present admirable physical culture system in vogue at the present time at this institution.The late Mr.Tces married fn 183 Miss Marla Blagrave, of this city.who survives him.as does also three children, Mrs.J.Ritchie Rell, Mra.Arthur 1.Paterson, both of Westmount, and Dr.F.J.Tees, phy- siclan of Montreal, who {s perhaps better known for his wide interest in amateur sport, and who holds nt the present tima the offica of president of the Canadian Amateur Athletic Association.The late Mr.by two brothers, \u201cTeen 18 Aloo survived Dr.John Tore \\and r, Joseph Tees, both innipes.Li two asters, the Mimes Elizabeth and Jennie Tees, the late Mr.James Tees, of the firm of Messrs Tecs & Persse, having diad some years ago.e\u2014\u2014\u2014 TEE LATE MB.P.McKENNA.Mr.Patrick McKenna, one of the oldest residents of Montreal, and who for half a century has been foremost ns à florist, died at his residence, 633 Cote des Neigen Road, Thursday.He the deceaned wan born 98 years amo in Coynty Cavan, Ireland.and came to Canadh in 1847.Settling in Montreal he immediately took Up gardening.and became owner of & large tract of land.situated where the Catholl: Cemetery now stands.His business progressed rapidly.and became one of the largest of its kind in Eastern Cansda.Of Inte years it has been known under the style of P.McKen- na and Sons.Mr.McKenna retired twenty years ago from the activity of business affaics.and the buainess has sinre heen managed by his son.James McKenna, who was former representative of Mount Royal Ward in the Montreal City Council.Mr.McKenna in survived by a widow, one ron.Jas.McKenna: three daughters, Sister McKenna.of the Grey Nuns; Mra Beauchamp and Miss McKen our grandsons apd, two Mckenna tour PLAIN CEMENT BLOCK HOUSE In certain portions nf the country the use of cement blocks for home building is almost & necessity, owing to the scarcity of timber, brick and stone.If the blocks are properly made they make a good, duruble and dry wall.Hollow blocks should be used ahove the grade line and then if the walls are furred out on the Inside, they will keep out all moisture.The fllustration shows a very plain and economical house, with a frontage of 28 feet and a depth of 26 feet.An eight-roomed houses, fuil basement and good attic for storage.[It is estimated to build this house, exclusive of heas- ing and plumbing, for 33.000.The first story rooms to be finished in red osk, with oak floors, and the second story finished in yellow pine or Washington fir, floors of oak and fir.There is one central chimney with furnace flue and flue for kitchen.There is no expensive detail, the cornice is plain and weil projected and the porch of Itberal size, located in the centre, and the main entrance door opening directly into the living room.There |s one bedroom on the first finor and four on the second figor, each provided with good clothes closets, The bath rom is in the rear, over the kitchen, bringing the plumbing pipes directly up.The attic stairs extend up over the main stairs with a door at the foot.The outside trimmings should be painted white and the roof shingles stained Jr painted red.TEMPLARS MET Mr.J.H.Spicer Re-elected Grand Chieftain.The annual convention of the Royal Templars of Temperance, was held +n Montreal at their Fraternal Chambers, Roya! Guardians Building, corner of Sherbrooke and Park Avenue.Aout 30 delegates from the Quebec district were present.Resolutions complimenting the Dominion Alllance and the Gouin government, on their splen- dla temperance work, were passed.Plans were laid for an aggressive cam- palgn to be carried out during the year.The secretary wan authorized i> appoint organizers within the jurisdio- tion of this district.The delegates in the evening attended the meeting held in St.James Methodist Church.which was addressed by Mr.Clinton Howard.The election of officers resulted as follows: \u2014 G.C.Mr.J.H.Spicer, Montreal: G.V.C.Mrs.J.T.Pheips, Sherbrook:: Chaplain, Mr.Isaac Collins, Montreal: G.8., Mr.A.B.Parker, Montreal; G.T., Mr.E.T.Wilkes, Montreal; 6.1., Mr.L H.Eastman, Montreal; D.G.M.Lester McLeod.Milan, Que.: G.G., Mr.N.A.Knapp, Windsor Mills, Que.; G.sent, Mr.A.H.Robertson, Maxville.Ont.Trustee Mr, D.L.MoLeod Milan.Que; Medical Referee, Dr.John Mc- Bain, Montreal: B.S.P., Mrs.W.F.Boneman, Scotstown, Que: 8M.C., Mrs.Morrison, Montreal; executive committee, Mr.A.T.McIntyre, Mr.R.L.Werry, and Mr.John Best.Representatives to the Dominion Coun- ell, J.H.Spicer, and Dr.John McBain: representatives to the Dominlon Al- Mauce, Mr.Issac Collins, Mr, Waters, and Mr.Boon, MR.ROOSEVELT IN ONE MORE ARGUMENT Campbell, of Kansas, Writes \u2018My Dear Colonel'\u2014A Letter Bristling With Epigrama Washington, Marcn 12-\u2014Representa- tive Campbell, of Kansas, took a hand yesterday in the presidential preference primaries cuntroversy, which has been going on between Senator Joseph M.Dixon, director of tie Roosevelt headquarters, und Rep:esenttive Mc- Kinley, director of the National Taft bureau.Mr Campbell gives out coples of à letter from him to Col Roosevelt.The Colonel's letter to Senator Dixon, given out here on Sunday, spparently endorsed Benator Dixon's challenge to Director McKinley for preferential primaries, and scored Director McKim.isy for his reply, which in part was zhat he did not favor changes in the rules of the game while the Fame was in progress.The Colonel referred to & speech Mr.Campbell had made at Corcord, N.H., and described the representative as declaring that the Republicans did not approve in an appeal from the umpire to the bleachers, Mr.Campbell, in his letter, makes some observations -on the recall of Judges and judicial decisions, \u2018You have overlooked one of the most important cases ever tried\u2019 he wrote.\u2018Pliate acquitted the Christ.An appeal from Pilates decision was taken to the people and the Saviour was crucified.\u2019 In part Mr.Campbell's letter was 88 follows: My Dear Colonel.\u2014You artfully assume in your letter to Senator Dixon this morning that 1 was talking about politics in the Concord speech, when I said the Republican party was not in favor of appealing from the decision of the umpire to the bleachers.\u2018Every man who knows the old rule of the prise ting knew a few days a, when you sald your hat was in t ring, that you were undressing for the fight.The fans knew that an appeal from the umpire to the Bienchers would end the gems.\u2018Now, the (at JA, 1 was discussing > 8 CERTS A COPEL $1.50 A YEAR Mofile v Gr ofr the ole of ols ods oe she ote ode ofr ode she vie se ofr ofe she she oft THIS WEEK'S WORLD WIDE A Weekly reprint of Articles and Cartoons from the leading journals and reviews reflecting the current theught of beth hemi spheres.Coal War Considerations.The Strike\u2014The New Machine for Making Crowds Think\u2014By Gerald Stanley Lee.The Jewels of the Madonna.Mr.G.Bernard Shaw on Ireland.The Defeat of the Treaties.Woman Suffrage\u2014Mr.Lloyd George's \u2018Red Herring '\u2014By Miss Christabel Pankhurst.St.Patrick and His Day\u2014By Michael MacDonagh.A Mechanical Violin Player.AT AÏL NEWSDEALERS Montreal and Suburbs, $8.00.Ask for special clubbing offers, if not announced elsewhere in this paper.orld i JOHN DOUGALL & S0N, PUBLISHERS, MONTREAL Ro go oo oo so oo os os os oo oo oa je fo of oe ofa spa sp oy your agtounding proposition to appeal from the decisions of the court to the crowd in the court-house yard, and what 1 said, to which you take ezxcep- tion, was in that connection.\u2018Speaking of reactionaries, you will agree that James Il.wes a reactionary, who recalled judges he hed appointed when they would not write the kind of opinions he wanted written.Tbe progressive Commons of England made the judges Independent of recall for declaring the law instead of the will of the power that made the judges \u2018You sometimes refer to Lineoln.You will recall that he sald in the midst of a great war for the preservation of this government, that this was \u2018A government of the people, for the people, and by the people.You will aiso reesll that the Instrumentalities by which the people governed themselves when Lincoln made that speech dié not Include the luitistive, the re- ferendum and the recall, nor, indeed, the recaii of judicial decisions, \u2018Now, does It not look to you, on reflection, like rank reaction to ge back to instrumentalities of government, some of them older than Roman civilization, and that brought bed rule end\u2019 limitation of years rather then good rule and length of Jars to the governments t opt and pree- ticed them?\u2018Very truly yours, .P.CAMPBELL.| \u2014\u2014 \\ MUCH TYPEOID.Two Harbors, Minn.March 18-074 hundred and fifty cases of typh fever are being treated at the present time The epidemic Is believed to be spreading.Physicians are making sé- dresses On street corners to show the seriousness of any carstemness in handling the ceses and to give an iden of just what the epifemic means. THE MONTREAL.WEEKLY WITNESS.MARCH 19, 1912.\u2014 Home-Makers and House-Keepers oid people, countent.tive thing happens that Ce \u2014\u2014 \u2014_ \u2014 \u2014__ MAKING THE OLD PEOPLE HAPPY OPPORTUNITY.RECIPES.There chould not he any unhappy (By Waiter Malone.) .Popovers,\u2014Megaure à cupfal vf aift- Agc shvuid bring fts com- They de me wrong who sey 1 come ne My Judaments real the dead past led four into a m'xing bowl, add u Tensations oi screntiy and philosophy.more, with its dead.pinch of salt and nix well.Make a A+ u matter of fact, however, the av- When vnve 1 knock and fail Lo find But never blind a moment yet tol In the centre and gradually stir erage old man or woman is dar from sou ini come.In two well-beaten ex, about three- For every day L stand outside your quarters of a cup «of milk and half a The probiam whith confronts sens doc, Though deep in mire.wring net your tahlespoonful of meited butter ail stir- and daughters in caning for their yar.And tra vou wake, and rise to fight hands and weep: , red together.Make a perfectly smooth ents is a grave one.Old age is pensi- and win.lend my arm to al who say, \u2018I can.hatter and baat \\igomusly for about and the feeling of uselessness | No uhamefaved Oulvase ever sank £0 ave minutes, then pour Into hissing lis many an acuve soul with restless.VAI not for precious chances passed deed hat popover irons, well greased, filling ness and disconient away, But yet might rise and be again a them abgut hate full, as they will pop Perhups the greatest m stake that Weee not for goiden ages on the man! up very light like haïioons.4 cute by youn people 1s that m | ane; - trom \u2018reamed i, .\u2014-Make a cu These caferness hi pr father and Each nigh: 1 tb the records fof the an Ten phe peus (he ot mite aus and en done turn we day: y \u201c th r grandfather, or grandmoth- - sf fakes that have hE hardens they take away every At sunrise every soul is born again.A en ; zinees Sing may be for- en akon from to an and heuted.- .» : ren: art 1 interesting.: Te rire Laugh Niko a boy at eplendore that Each moening rives theo wings to fies Heap on rounds of loans nud seve at tel en me : want to sit wih have sped, from Mell, Tear at a A \"a de py ood : srkers de Moi i ; vager hy i Maite: aud mo nt often TP \\Anivhed Jess be blind and deaf Fach night a Mar to guide thy feet Téarance of this ê sh an « food their hands ou a ore und dumb; © Hew on! value by sprinkling a ® gr father \u201cbutts into\u2019 hs cheese or yolk of hard bolied egg over son's busnss affairs, and mother : 1 the miXure when ready to serve, If \u2018meddivs\u2019 with her daughter's house- [sibilities and accomplishments, e:seflets that will banish the evil spirits ARS CRE [8 used, put the white through heep.ng.Then comes friction.and the ton and the daughter, having shown paniv ins: they desire no interfer- ene, cannot understand that their rebuffs have geared the souls of the ansvus active 0d people.IL .x always well, if possible, to pre- vide someth.ng for the aged to do.WW they can be made to feel that they are helping, their sat:sfut on w.!l be supreme, It father has wen a wise financer, à sure.y cannot hurt mis son to tak over the affa'rs of the store or office If mother has been a pract:- curr Du Vallon's attire was cog- a this spring 8 ax he climbed the Castle, He gaiuted the and moneht his quart.fin the t dee Kee pera, ers in the great phic of lmtidings, There the right side.i it nat\u201d You are ss- Ras not evermuch to be done, Cure against siermanization) but ft was percer \u2018 attended y ure,\u2019 A by a great cal oo uss aT tire, Modded Dermat He encountered Dr.le mercier, Black and silent, and ha:led him geniatiy \u2018Ah doctor! how gees it 7 gracious lord going on nell\u201d \u2018His Highness the Grant Duke is à remarkabahly rabat infant® roid Le mercier, speaking slonly in a narsh voie, T da not think tnvre in any wo casion to doubt his progress.\u2018Excellent, dectar, excellent Now wa the noldiert, and lowered \u2018Listen! The Boar was He ®us in the Ho midnight.Me had 1s cour ha voice, afoot last night.tel du Cerf at come hot-fant fram Elsenbure, or was it Montrais © Weil he laughed heartily, \u2018he arrived in the nick of time.The bells must have been ringing at that moment.That would be as good as a rapler through his vitals! Dr.Lemeecier, Court Physician at the Palace of Einenburg, eved the speaker steadi'y.Vex! he said dryly, \u2018T don\u2019t fancy he would like the news\u2014 or the heils.® \u2018Pouf! aid Pa Vallon, \u2018What te the Roar\u201d 1 tell pou he is a much overrated person.He is all reputation, which he derivea fram tradition, Where has he shown his power ?Nowhere, 1 tell you.Jet him grind his tusks and grunt and\u2014° A messenger In livery was saluting before him.He haited.\"H's Excel lency would be glad to sce vou, Captain.\u2019 \u2018His Excellency !' Why, certainly.1 wish you good morning, doctor, Gand morning.Your news ls good, but as for what we spoke of, don\u2019t have u fear, Pish! I know what 1 know.* He started down the corridor at a brisk rate on his way to the Chan- oellor\u2019s apartments.and, entering the outer office, sent in his name.The Chancellor was among his papers, as usual, and glanced up as the goldier entered, \u201cAh, Captain du Vallon.\u2019 he said in his businesslike way.\u2018You tock my message to the English gentleman\u201d \u2018Yes, Your Excellency,\u2019 replied Du Vation.\u2018Moneleur\u2014M.Temple, was #t?Du Vallon bowed.°I trust he is no worse for his experiences?\u2019 \u2018Why, Your Excellency, it is almost aa though the man had been to a reception.It has left about as much impression on him physically.\u2019 \u20181 am riad to hear it.It has been an unhappy affair.Physically, you any.PRut\u2014well, tha shock remains, no doubt, and affects the man uneon- aciougly.One does not go through such things unscathed.\u2018Oh, M.Temple is concerned naturally, Your Excellency: he is sad about hile countrywoman.\u2019 \u2018His coumtrywoman!\u2019 The Chancel tor ke quickly, darting a glance at Du Vallon.\u2018Does he mean the unfortunate lady who died In the shelter and hospitality of the Castle?\u2018Even so, Your Excellency.\u2019 \u2018What grounds has he for supposing her his countrywoman?asked the Count.\u2018He has none.He conjectures,\u2019 mid Du Vallon.\u2018Ab! Well, did you tell him that the police would do all that !s possible?\u2018Your Excellency, he does not douht the capacity of our police, but he feels à shame to leave the stranger wim was his countrvwoman to aliens\u2019 \u2018Ho has no reason to suppose her , - Enalish,\u2019 said the , and all told the population of 15e grand duchy does not exceed & aurior of a mln, le