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^^^ r » â€" â- m. CURRENT COMMENT -SK PROVINCIAL POWER MONOPOLY, Kflfr prolongeU nogotlationii Sir Adam B«ck lias al last biH-n ablt> to «ccurt< what is di-sorlbrd as a clean up of the provincial power situation at Nl.vgara. The price paid in Iho tranbaction, which will undoubtfdly' bt> r.itlfled bp Um pcoplp is $;!2,721,- 000 and Includes the Klectrical De- vflopiuent Plant at NMagara Falls*, KeniratlnK 125,000 U. p. nominal, but with Kreatcr potentialities, the trans- mission lines to Toronto; the Toronto Klpctric Light Cj. with a steani-ptiwer auxiliary; and throe radial ral'.ways, running north, east and west from Toronto. The government has ap- proved and will validate tho agree- ment. The provincial municipalities â- Â»'lll vote on the question of takins over iha radials outside Toronto cit.v limits, .lud these will be Included in Ui6 proposed radial railways, on whicii. apparently the government looks more approvingly than when the Radial Ooniniission was appointed. The Ontario ^Commission will have 1.- 000,009 h. p. to dispDse of and will need r.idial lines to fe'.'d tho power nut to the farmers economically. Power alone or radials alone can ac- complish notbio.1; like what they can do in ccnibir.ation. The Toronto World is the only organ that has con- tinuo'.isly sought for the consumma- tion now attained. Horr.tio Hocken. M.P., when Mayor of Toronto, tricQ to purchase the radial.-;, the street railway and the electric light plant for |;io,i>OO,000, but the case was so mliireprfs^nted that the bargain was rejecti'd. In the meantime lh> citi- zens have suffered no end of incon- venience and have now to pay $10, 186,S0r> for the Klectric Light t'o, anil the r.iidials which WJre offered for $8.000, ti^JO eight years ago. The valu.' of materials has of course greatl.' •ippre^'iated, but this operates on the street railway plant also, so that the city must get the railway consider- ably under $20,000,000 to equal thf figure of eight years ago. For the province the purchase is one of in- calculal>lo value. Sir .Vdam Beck says that Ontario now has the great- <»st power system In the world. In the absence of coal thiv is irsarvol- ously (ip!)o.''tune. ki't li, is well to repeat once more for the bi-neflt of amateurs In finance that no matter what prlc > may be quoted for the bonds on the market they are good for tlielr face valuf when due and will be redeemed by the government at that valut; when pre- sented at the proper time, and ail In- terest will be paid when due. Th>3 difference in value between the face value and the prlco offered for im- mediate sale is simply the valuu ot thf accimimodatlon of r.'ady money t) the man who sells his bonds. Kvery- !)ody has to psy for ready money, even the gov.-rnnient itself. Those who buy Victory bond.s In the open market now at the reduced price will receive the full face value from the government when the bonds mature. The 1922 bond, fo;- instance, selling say at ?fi'. will he worth $100 in 1922. Kr.r those who have them Victory bonds are good to keep. VICTORY BOND VALUES. V.'ith the release of control over BRINGING HYDRO INTO POLITICS. A recommendation by a committee t.i stwdy the question of Hydrj rates that a minister of power be appointed is the revival of an idea which has benm turned down repeatedly, ana the adoption of which would be fatai to the Hydi-o-Klectrlc organization. Sir .Sdam lieck, who has made many and great f.acrlflees for publicly owned and tiansmitted power in On- tario has ri'gardiid the success of tho Hydro plans aa dependent on keeping the whole system out of politics. He declined to bf- minister of power un- der Premier Whitney, and resigned from the cabinet under Premier Hearst, The Liberal party as well as the Conservative party also de- sired to brlr.g ths Hydro movement Into politics, and the enlargement oi tho Cirumlssion and the appointment of a Liberal member was requested. Now a committee of the Farmer- Labor government makes a similar re- quest, asking definitely for a minister of power. Such a ministe.- woiilu undoubtedly be of tlie politics of tin; party in power, and wou'.d unques- tionab'.y look upon the Hydro system as a legitimate fiehi lor the exorcist of liLs Influence in the dlitribution of patronage. There are many wiys ol destroying the Hydro system, but this is probably the most effective one. I The f.iilure of public ownership is I confidently predicted by those who " U/H'i, I'l'^ 'M«e<= VGARii OCCKSR TH/<>M Hbvj AU'D AMXGo-pv y^JOOSJO TAK<5 M6 TO t»>e Twe VOUMGCft M-4M . YOU -Mke LlFC TOO Sts<- IOUSLY ^_ 1 N«SVe1? LET >HNYTMtNJ<i see in palltlcsl control an Inevitable A'ictory Bonds by the government a j source of weakness. The success oi good idea has been obtainable of the |lhe post office has been evplained hy intrinsic strength of this security. A j the fact that everywhere It has been gre-it m;iuy people unfamiliar with | k( pt out of politics. In the United the operations of tho stcck market got the idea that the government had ceased to back Uie bonds and that they had better s?ll what they had before they fell like other stocks. A good many sales were the result oi this luck of knowledge, but the offer- lags were quickly absorb(!d and a few day.-i served to stabilize the rnar- Su'ites poor service In recent years has bien attributed to the political interference f Uurlesou. Support- ers of Hydro in Ontario declare that r.s non-political character is an es- sential of success, and the recoiu- mendatlon of the. committee is re- garded as but another attack upon the Integrity of the system. URGES BANKS NOT TO PRESS TOO HEAVILY ON MERCHANTS PRESIDENT C. A, POINTS TO BOGERT OF CANADIAN BANKERS' ASSOCIATION ENCOURAGING FEATURES IN CANADA'S FINANCIAL OUTLOOK. I of the gold "Tidings of Canada by the I br.nk-i ned tho Government before the v.ar, at the inclusion of the war and I at the present time showed Canada's poslllcn to he a favorable one, when Pressure by the hanks on the busi- ness community t) hasten liquidation win not be an embarrassing na; un-, generillv speaking, If the advic- of President ('. A. T/OgiTt to the nietnb Ts of tiio Canadian liiukors" Association i c nipjred with that of (ircat llritain 1h folli'Wed. Mr l.ogert. Is uddre'S-.cr the I'nited States. A comparison Ing his fellow-bi'ikers, discu.-sed itn I of the note circulation of the thr.'e decline In commodity price.", an J | ( luntrlc:, showed that, while b.'tweon urged that the banks do not brins | December 31, 1918, and the end ol undue pressure upon bcrrowers Augu-^t. 1920. Canada's note Issue had against co:iiraoditlrs for liquidation, dt creased by nearly $2,00,000, In th'^ but asked them to give reasonable same period n(,i.s outstanding in time for gradual absorption of the Great IJritaln had Increased by $150,- conimodltles by the public. ther«'by , OOO.OC-0, and In tlio United States by avoiding further depreciation and the i |2uO. 000,000. -»erumpanylng disturbance. - ^^^ Money lr,^n:rtarH. On the other hand, the banks are ... , , , ,ery much Interested In spe.^dy mar- I Ano.her t:ivorab.e f,.a;ure r„r Can- ketlng of crops and .Mr. » ogert said '"'â- ' "' "'" Pre.sent lime is the ar It was reassuring t') know that the : J'angeiuent rocently completed and value „f Canada's exportable food pro- i â- ' ".^tly announced whe.eby Great th:s year w.)Uld reach 1 ' 'â- '''"'" "'"1 f'Day Its debt of $1,S0,-- ducts alon<) very large figures and grow.-rs of 1 ''"'>•''"". "> Ihe <'anndlan banks In products and grain' dealers should b- i !""";^>' '"Mai n.ents. until the mottey offered all p<««ible facllltlos for the 1 <« « ^nnVi by April. I!)22. This inaTketin,7 of these prodvts. The I *'•''•'"â- â€¢' •"''"B a laige anioilitt of new fact tiat'csreat llritain is new In the I '''""ly '"•' ; the country. Canada, in market for Catiartlan wheat was a , -Mr I-ogerts opinion, was probably in matter fo- gratification while Hoi- I •' '•^t""' P'slMoii to recuperai? from glum, FrancH, Switzerland and Spain ; ''« ^^-i'' ">»'' ""V other country, with had already been buying. The ef- 1 "» B^''^* re.scurces ntid steadil.v in- fect <:' these sales wis just becoming I "e:'s'ng volume of products. .Many • ppir.-nt. and. although no material â- â€¢omm.'rclal nadju.^t meats would have reductions have yet been made In ih ordinary commercial if)anK. gradual Improvement should lake place during the balance of the Alntir. Britain'* Future Attitude. Mr I'ogerl did not .share the view If those who were of opinion that re«lrlctlon» recently Imposed by th" Minister of Finance, and co operated In by the bankers, would permanent- 1/ afffct Canada's future borowlng In Great IJritaln, but thought that, when tireal Ilrltaln '-» again seeking invest- m«nt'< ab.-oid, Canada would obtain ber full share. Comparative flgurci to bo mad.^, and those eng.iged In lines of business holding merchandise whIcJi is depreciating In value with falling prices, wotild have to draw on their profit and reserve. .Merchants In Hotne lines of busine.s.s would have to takt' i jsses, but lie believed the majority of them hart accumulated siilficelnt Hurplunes during the profll- ihle w.ir period to provide for these Mntingeni ies. Ah Io the prospects for easier m iney. Air. IJogert did not look for much Imp.-ovcment In this direction until well Into ncKt year, perhaps the .tummer. Public Health Talks (By Dr. J. J. Middleton) Children Should Have Plenty e Sleep, Well Ventilated Rooms and Plenty of Recreation; Parents Should Make It a Practice to See That Their Children Develop Regularly In Their Health Habits; the Growing Child Can Make the Best Progress in Home and School If Proper Care Is Given. Within the past few weeks the tend to improve the moral and phy- Medical Health Officer of a large steal condition of t'ne people, and city in Ontario found that thirty p^r got them to take an interest In the cent, ot the children of that city ar- things of life that are worth while, riving at school age were under-dc- , Statesmen and legislators have had' developed through insufficient and , the future safety of the people In improper feeding during the first two 1 mind, but no active means were at years of life. This is a serious sit- j iholr command ^to actively grapple nation, for the same condition pre- ! witli conditions ali they are. or do the vails generally all over the province. ! spade work that leads to a healthier If we add to this list the children who and happier race of people, are wi-aklings hy heredity or physical | Lloyd George says:â€" "You cannot defects, the situation becomes even have an A-1 nation on a C-3 popula- more acute. Serious-minded p!H)ple : ti )n"- a very apt expresslou. ar;> be'!lnnin.:; to realize that coiubin- ! If men of intelligence whatever ed efforts must be made by the (iov- i their occupation, will help bv glvlns eminent and the public to combat all ' their expsriences and thought to influences that tend to interfere wifi these matters and b> willing to aAy<t- the health and well-being of the com- cato and sanction the spending of as mnnity; the protection of child life much money on the health of the fu- ib one of the most pressing needs : turo adult as is now spent on insur- of the hour. Infections and conta.g- ' ance, fire protection, police, etc.. wo eous diseases must bo stamped outâ€" \ will have an A-1 nation without a tho general physique of the race must doubt, bo improved. That tho public are | The Great Drawback. n'.rMn/"^ ^'?"â- ''' '"'h''''' ';â-  1"T V?" ! T!>« great drawback to public , ,r,L M •" T'' '"^".i" ^''^â- l health progress at present Is the fear them d.roctly is shown by the recent ; „, ,,hal it will cost. That Is the (first question that confronts the pub- j lie health nurse or public health of- [ fldal wherever he goes. The peo- ple of a town or district are easily formation of larg,« and powerful vol uutary societlfs to assist tiie Govern- nient in combating tuberculosis, ven- oral diseases, iniant mortality and other sconrages. Scientific discoveries medical and otherwise of past and recent years have failed to bring about all the ',' od results anticipated because the people have not raalized how vitally important these discoveries were to shown the benefits that a certain phase of public health work will bring, and thejt appreciate It but Im- mediately ask "Who Is going to pay for It?" A record of the yearly expeaditures woman and cliild. | ;'." 'u'V,r.',"'"'Tl""""r" "T '"1 ^"''" ! lie health. Through such early su- Where Credit Is Due. | pervlsion many ot the defects ot How has this recent interest in th" i childhood might be put right before Public Health been stimulated? The ' th"y diveh^i into chronic abnormal- credit seems to bu duo in great part | Ities ot adjilt life, and so reduce the to social workers who have gone in I number of" inmates of oiTr public In- .ind out of the homes and mingled | stutlons, and Incideutally reduce the with the people of all grades in so- ' c \st of their upkeep, cioty, learning their Joys and sorr nvs I That an cunce of pieventlon Is p. • .1 ihi'ir viewpoint on life. It is ' wrrtli a pound of cut? is one of the ! ..â-  this intlm.it.' contract v.'ith p^-o- I truest maxims ever hjnded down l)le Hut the social worker has b(>eu } frt.m generation to generation, and able to help in health matters, in s.in- [yet in iK-alth matters we have only tation and in all other ways thif just begun to realize its importance. p><»«« »«♦«♦««<»««»'»«'♦«««' 9<t »«» r^Ae Magic Carpet II II VMts to New n'ortdi * Sakhalien. Cable despatches a few days ago announced that the Soviet Ocvern- luent at Moscow was prepared to ?rant roncesslons in certain portions of Uussii's outlying ;«"Tlti;ry in ex- change for foodstuffs, the maihinery so bully needed fur rehabltatfiins. .â- \mong the areas designatert was the Island of Sakhalien. While it was not specified what portion of tills island Soviet Huaaia was willing to allow foreigners to exploitâ€" for a con- sideration â€" yet she has only the nor- thern half at her disposal, for hy the Treaty of Portsmouth which brought the Uussia-.Tapanese war to an emf all that part of the island lying south' of the fiftieth degree of latitude was ceded to Japan. Sakhalien Is separated from Asia by 'he Strait of Tartary, the distance being only about tour miles. This la- and Is A86 miles long and varies In width from 12 fo 90 miles. The Jap- anese portion has an area of 13,14!t square miles, while the nusslan por- coaat consists of a series ct high bluffs, while the eastern coast is high and mountanuu-!. The climate is sev.?re owing to the cold and the rain- fall Is exceptionally heavy. The ab- original ii. habitants are now few ar.d ill the Jap'iiiiese portion known for Ihelr hairiness. Discovery of the is- land is credited to the Japanese In Kii:!, the first Kuropean to visit the island being .Martin \'ries. The Cliin- eso later obtained dominion over the northern part of the island In 1700 and a century later Lieut. Koster took po.ssesston for Russia. In 18t!0 by the Treaty of Peking thi" island was for- mally ceded to Russia, but in 1905 it was conquered by the Japanese. There are some Christian churclies. but the majority of the Japanese ar^' Budd- hists and Shlntoist.s, while the jMnus have luany Interesting religious ob- servances. .Most of tiie island con- sists ot primeval forests and the means ot communication are poor. Theri> are some coal mines, but the main industry of the island Is fish- ing, salmon and herring being caught i:i largo qiiantltle.s and exported dry. The population In the Russian area Is rapidly dwindling, while In the Japan- ese section It is growing fast. Queen Christiana of Sweden, 1629- 1GS9, was what In today's popular slang would be called a "wild wo- man." Laboring men, In the month ot Ramadan among the Moslems, are supposed to go wltbout food, drink tl^ii la somewhat larger. The western and tobacco from sunup to sundown. THE ROUND TABLE I suppose It la because they call me a book-worm; because, when I was a youngster I always "had my hnad In a book" and have aevor seemed abls to outgrow the fascinating malady â€" that I think books make the best glfU of all. There Is not a child anywhere who is not tho better for beiug taught early to reverence book.s. There Is not a child who does not naturally take them and find the keenest de- light in good pictures and clever stor- ies. And there Is such a wealth to choose from. Pass over the highly colored, slap-stick, comics â€" these are not books â€" and choose Instead the picture book or story book that lov- ing thought has made beautiful for your little ones to see and memorize. If I could only give one story book to my little family, I think it would have to be one of John Martin's An- nuals. This year's book will be num- ber four and any bookseller will g?t it for you. Then tliere are the Strang Annuals and the Thornton Rur^ess books and Pairy stories and IJible stories and .Annual stories in splendid array. You will have no difficulty in making a selection; but you can always send mo a list and a post office order, giving me an idea who the book is for and what price you want to pay and I shall gladly get the books at the publishers and send them on to ycu. I shall mention a few of the oi:t- standing books of tho season, giving you a brief resume of the story and telling you where you may seud for copies. There are two Canadian books for the young people that de- serve attention. One Is "The En- chanted Garden" by Doctor tlordnn. Professor of Old Testament Litera- ture, McGlll University. This col- lection of stories frotu Genesis is spoken of In glowing terms by thosf who realize how important It Is to get the right kind of biblical stories tor children. The stories are wonder- fully told and full ot dramatic interest that holds uot only the boy and girl but the adult as well. The author says in his preface: "There is no book In the Bible more fascixKitiong Ch^rt Geneslis. It charms us in our childhood, and It keep its spell to the end. Kor it is not only full of the enchanted poetry or the East. It Is a shining mirror of lift? In every age and under every sky. As we follow these tales, we seem to be reading the story of ouf own souls." â- 'The Girls of Miss Cleveland's" is a story o£ Canadian girls at a Toronto school, written by a Canadian girl. Beatrice Embree, who as a pupil and then a teacher In such a school, knows exactly what she is talking about. It Is the story of the pranks and good times, joys and .sorrows ol life in a boarding school and is just what girls love to read about. "The Affable Stranger" by Pei:er .Mc.\rthur, Is also Canadian. Mr. Mc- Arthur, well-known farmer, philoso- pher and humorist, has written the .•\ffabl3 Stranger and therefore 'rid his mind of the perilous stuff that ac- cumulated during the war and since." The author, urged by unkindly Canadian comment ot our United States neighbors, deliberately set out upon a tour ot Investigation through' the Eastern States. iHe wanted to find out the plain American" opinion of the plain American business man and farmer. He hoped to find the chance comments of business con- versation more enllgfltening than any formal Interview. ille found cut a great many things, which he sets down lu his own popu- lar way and makes interesting by his own observations, gained first and broadened later by his life on a Cana- dian farmâ€" that perfect home, rich in never-failing fountains of delight and Inspiration. "Bulldog Drumniond" hy Cyril Mc- Xelle. Except for his Piccadilly ac- cent. Bulldog Druramond would be a composite portrait of Diamond Dick and Voutig King Brady. He Is strong as an ox, shoots to kill, and is an ex- ponent of jlu jitsu. Of course Jie needs all these qualities to gain the heroine, who Is a combination of all the virtues of all the heroines of Laura Jean >Libbey. The climax of the volume Is a battle between tho her) and the vlUan, man to man, on the" edge ot a poison bath. •The Conquering Hero." by J-. Murray Gibbon. Wh.».l a pity that so good a story should be handicapped by si:ch a title. A cut on both "jacket' and bindiuK of a very wood?n and onventional cowboy, gazing off into the Rocky Mountain peak?., libels the story further, far it Is neither wooden nor conventional, .\lthouglr Mr. C ' hon has chosen for his scene ^h-; < .> adian Rockies, this is far trotii heir â-  the ordinary Western story. It hn ' little sensationalism. The chaT.cte- are fre:h and lovably hume.:\, tl. . dialogue natural and amusing. .\lto- gether a very light, refreOilng cooling affair Is "The Conquering Hero." "Paradise Bend»" by William Pat tersim White. Is '^ti thriller for the reader who likes the Western story wliero the surest shot is the most re- spected citizen; and where law aiul order Is enforced by self-apiK>lnted sheriffs. The same characters are Introducedâ€" the dauntless young cow- boy hero, the dark-haired, flashing- eyed daughter of the old ranch owner, th? comedy cook, cowboy "supers" who say "shore" and "yuh" and "gal" and "fellah." The usual properties, too. are dragged forth from the store- room in the shape of lariats, branding Irons, and slx-sh.TOtsrs. As a con- sequence. "Western atmosphere" is served up lavishly. "The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie " A truly great and per- manent contribution to American lit- erature. Mr, Carnegie's story of his upward fight from messenger boy to steel king will be an Inspiration to every youth ot ambition; his account of business experiences, and partlcur larly of the formation ot the steel trust, will make absorbing reading for every business man; and his wls^ and far-seeing comments on such sub> Jects as the relation of capital and labor will Illuminate the problems of. today for every forward-looking read- er. The Boston Transcript calls is', •one of the tour greatest biographies' in -ftierlcan literature." "The Drums of Jeopardy, " by Har- old Macgrath, is one of the most ex- ^ citing and Interesting stories ot the year. It Is Just one romantic mys- tery after another and works up to a splendid climax. Kitty Conover, beautiful and Irish, gives food to a starving man who appears at the win- dow of her apartment and thereupon embarks upon a flood of internation- al Intrigue. There is one disappoint- ment in the story. Perhaps I should not speak of it, but it struck me very forcibly. "Cutty," newspaper correspondent and secret service man is not the hero of the story, but the reader wants to make him one, and the fact that Cutty always falls just short of happiness gives a tinge of sadness to a perfect story. » -f I" "Ths Man With the I.Amp," by Janet Lalng. This book deserves much more than passing mention and I hope It may be reviewed at length and much discussed in this depart- ment. It Is just as well written as Miss Laing's "Betare the Wind," but it is broader and blsjer In every may. Martin Ascher Is a German who loves his country, but hates Us policy. He had been educated in England and was very much English in inclin- ation. The story deals with his problem in the year 1918, as it is, worked out near Rathness which looks out upon the North Sea. It makes a gripping story which will be appreciated by those who read' good prose. "The Mysterious Affair At Styles.", by Agatha Christie, Is a detective story that Is exceedingly interesting and baffling. Airs. laglethorp, an' energetic and capable Ehigllsh mat- ron. Is found poisoned. There ara- five people who would profit by her death and suspicion points at differ- ent times fo every one of them. An ingenious little Belgian who had been ' befriended by the victim, solves the mystery In masterly fashion. "Hidden Creek," by Katharine New- ' lin Burt, is a Western novel brimful ot stirring adventure. Sheila Arun- del, dreamy daughter ot an uasuc- ces.=ful artist, goes west to enter the astounding protessloicof "barmaid" in a tavern in Uie Rockies. She la * forced to give up this precarious method of earning a living and goes Into the mountains with a woman rancher who turns out to be a demon. Often happiness seems just within our heroine's reach to be snatched away again. Events move rapidly and thrlUingly to a dramatic climax. It is a good story, strongly written. • a worthy follower ot Mrs. Burt's first success, "The Branding Iron." "The Enchanted Garden." by Ale.x- ander Gordon D. Lltt., D.D. Pub- ' Ilshed by McClelland & Stewart, To- ronto. $1.60. "The Girls of Miss Clevelands'," by Beatrice Bmbrce. Published by Tha Musson (Book Company, Toronto. 11.60. "The Affable Stranger," by Peter j MoArthur. Published by Thomas * ' ' Allen, Toronto. $1.65. j "Bulldog Drummond." by 'Cyril Mc- -N'eil (Sapper). Published by Hodder & Stoughton. $1.75. The Conquering Hero," bv J. Mur- ray Gibbon. Published by S B Gundy. $1.90. 'Paradise Bend." by William Pat- terson White. Published by S D Gundy, Toronto. $1.90 The Autobiography ot Andrew Carnegie. Published bv Thomas Allen. Price $5. "The Drums of Jeopardy." by Harold Macgrath. Published bj S. B. Gundy. $1.90. t "The Man With the Lamp. " by Janet Lalng. Published In Canada oy J. M Dent ]&. Sons. "The Mysterious Affair At Stvies," by Agatha Christie. Published by, the Ryerson Press, Toronto. price "Hidden Creek." by Katharine Newiin Burt. Published by Thoraad , -Mien, $2.25. ELINOR MURRAY. Seven Rules For Succsss. Charles M. Schawh, the U. s. steel ' magnate and multi-millionaire, re- cently gave the following fundamental ' tor a a successful life: "Boys you can have a. good time In life, or you can have success In life, nut you cannot have both. "Unimpoachable Integrity; this the foundation. "Loyalty to those with whom as- ' sociated. "Liberal education In the finer , things of lite, of art, of literature, ai sources ot Imagination. , ".Make friends, and whatever your misfortunes just laugh. •Learn to concentrate and don't be . afraid of mistakes. "Go at your workâ€" find yourself; don't hesitate to change from distaste- ful work. "Give the beat that is in you; let nothing stand in the way ot yoitr^go- Ing on. A good workman Is entltletf to more than a poor man." ^^ I 1 S^ More than 10,000 railroad locomo- tives are standing Idle in Germany's repair shops. Before the war only .'}45,000 persona held British government securities; the number now Is 18,000,000. \