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3 vesulgations and compile reports and mn‘%af tables showing â€" strikes, lockouts and changes in the rates of wages. The services of others _ are Aove o e en se oes Mr. King. It would take some litâ€" tie time to outline, even in a very general way, the work of the officials of the department. But I may _ say that the dopartment publishes _ a monthly journal, the "Labour â€" Gaâ€" zette." Several officials conduct inâ€" vestigations and compile Teports and Dr. Shoop‘s Restorative Mr. Armstrong. Would the minisâ€" ter (Mr. King) be good enough _ to give us a general idea of what these officials in the department are doing? e aes c 01. Nemamcis Mr. Foster. Why does he enter at the maximum of his class?t â€" ~ * , Mr. King. I think it would be imâ€" possible to find a clerk at less than $800 who would carry out the work satisfactorily. Something more than the ordinary work is required of the obe in this position. ~. Mr. Foster. But the schedule proâ€" vides that in this class they _ comâ€" mence at $500 and go up to $800. It cletks are to be appointed at the maximum, you might as well have no Civil Service Act at all. Indigestion Mr. Foster. But there are two adâ€" ditions in the third division, _ subâ€" division B. One is a stenographer at $500 and what is the other? Mr. King. A stenographer at $800, one with a knowledge of French to nl_ilt in the correspondence. Mr. King. At $500. The additionâ€" al clerk to take the position of acâ€" countant is provided for in the secâ€" ond division, ‘subdivision A, a clerk at $1,200. Heretofore the accounting of the department has been carried on by the arcountant of the Post Office Department. But now that the Deâ€" partment of Labour has been given a separate standing in the service, it has been proposed to have an â€" rcâ€" countant. Mr. Foster. At what ;;ziéry does the stenographer enter? Mr. King. One is a stenographer and the other is accountant. . Mr. King. ‘That is the item I callâ€" ed attention to.. There should . be only ome clerk at $800. That providâ€" es for an additional clerk as assistâ€" ant correspondent, one with a knowlâ€" edge df French. Mr. Fostér. But there is an addiâ€" tion of two besides. Mr. Crocket,. How many employees are there in the Labour Department at Ottawa? Mr. King. At present nineteen. Mr. Foster. I see that there are two extra in the second division, subdiÂ¥ition A. Will the minister exâ€" plain that? Mr. Fielding. The details ate given on page 26 of the estimates. _Mr..Foster: But what we want is Mr. King. The deputy minister of the department has made a full inâ€" wvestigation into the situation there and â€"has prepared a carcful report on ‘*he whole situation, which report I shall be glad to lay on the table of the House in‘ the course of a day or Mr. Armstrong. ‘And will it â€" be placed on the table at an early day? Mr. King. I think I can promise it for Monday possibly. . * Mr.â€"King. It is some weeks. since it was prepared. Mr. Armstrong. How long is it since that report was completed? total amount asked for, but â€" merely reverses the figures. Mr. Arinstrong, Are any of these employees now in the eastern provâ€" inces making an investigation of the coal strike? Mr. Foster. It seems to me that, i# it appears in the estimate as third division, subdivision B, one 33:! at $800, the minister cannot it %wo. I should be inclined to _ think that could only be done by a supâ€" _ Hon Mackenzic King (Minister of LA }. I may mention that there 48 & cletical error in the explanation ; item of salaries. In . the line, relating to second. diviâ€" sion, subdivision ‘A,‘ it is stated that *here are two clerks at $800. . ‘That ~**baptism of fire,‘" and an Otâ€" nesenioos _ with .credit. gives the following report %m when the . salaries and cont ; for the Labor Deâ€" P ‘*‘"‘M i of ?:Wg ’ us Commons a few days i:‘mmnx:wawa ‘ ~W. L, Mackenzic King, represen« t fosâ€"North â€"Waterloo, had his upiâ€" Koi en Pnd to have been, the parties, one would think, would have been sufficiently interested to have notified the _ deâ€" partment of a case of that sort and requested an investigation. It a notification of that kind were â€" to come to the department an investiga~ tion certainly _ would be proceeded with, if it fell within the scope _ of the department‘s work, It is quite possible that in the cate , has ceen mentioned these men been employed in violation of some "exâ€" Mr. J. D. Taylor. I would like to call the attention of the minister to the fact that a great many Japanese who were American citizens came ovâ€" er from the United States during the recent fishing season and obtafhed employment in the fisheries 4n Britâ€" ish Columbia waters. I would like to ask the minister how it was that these Japanese, who were American citizens, came to be employ®d _ in Canada. It occurred to me that probably the Department of L.bou_r, being alive to the interests of that class of labour and having seen. this statement reported in the press, and had got busy and ascertained why these men bad obtained this _ emâ€" ployment thus depriving a certain number of Canadian fishermen of the livelihood that they were entitled to. Perhaps the minister could tell _ me if be has any information on that subject? would say that any department of government would hardly find it exâ€" pedient to act on the reports . that appear in the press from time to time. _ This particular report of which the hon. gentleman has spoken did not come to my notice. Had the matiter been as serious as it appears uK200 50._ FH 9 P Mr. King. The other cletks of the department have their specific dutics to perform and therefore they are not available for this work. The secreâ€" tary is a very hard worked official. Very often he is obliged to work four nights in a week from seven until twelve o‘clock. , charged to the ‘‘Labour. Gazette" is 120. cents per annum. Bound copies of the ‘"‘Labour Gazette" aroe .sold. at 50 cents a copy. ‘The revenue of the department is derived from the sale of bound copies and from the sale of individual copies, and the general | subscriptions. f Committee resumed at 8 o‘clock. Mr. Crothers. I see that there is ©$600 here for "Allowance for private sectetary." Why is itâ€"necessary to make that allowance? Why could not a clerk in the department do the work of a private secretary? I~ Mr. Daniel. What is the revenue | obtained from paying subscriptions? ‘‘ Mr. King. The revenue as given in | the Auditor General‘s â€" Report last ‘ year is $1,669.82. The _ amount At six o‘clock committee took reâ€" cess. + it necessary to make his own arâ€" rangements. But as far as our fdeâ€" partment is concerned,â€"we deal with the King‘s Printer. _ . Mr. King. The department obtains the "Gazette" from the King‘s Prinâ€" ter. There have been times when the Printing Bureau _ have been _ much crowded, and the King‘s Printer finds Mr. ‘Armstrong. Where is the ‘"Labour Gazette" printed? _ Mr. King. The department has a list of paid subscribers numbering, 1 think, about 9,000. Then there is a free list, including secretaries of the trade unions, boards of trade, memâ€" bers of both Houses of parliament, labour departments in other counâ€" tries, and societies with which we exchange> â€" periodicals. Altogether About 14,000 copies of the "Gazette" are issued tach month. Mr. King. In regard to that 1 Mr. Daniel. How many copies ° of the "Labour Gazette‘" are issued, and to whom are they issued? » Mr. King. No, that comes under the general estimates. The cost of printing and publishing the ‘"Labour Gazette" includes the amounts paid to .correspondents. rived ME £9u '*h'â€"' £ C aas A P e ne ts o edule of wages for in C contracésâ€"the fair wage . officers. They mmu%mdfl- Dominion and in what ~ are fair rates of wages to be paid â€" for the different classes â€"of labour on works being carried on for the govâ€" ernment. ‘Then there is a great deal of correspondence in the department itselt, in the nature of answers to in quiries in regard to industrial disâ€" putes in this country, wages changes, .aud matters of that kind. ‘There is After Mr. King. Some nine Or ten years ago when the ‘"Labour Gazette" was first published the union label was put on as an indication â€" that <the work was being performed under fair conditions. I undefstand that the Government Printing Bureau was an open shop, but notwithstanding that, the conditions were such that those controlling the label authorized the Printing Bureau to use it on the ‘‘Labour Gazette". As it was a pubâ€" lication which was circulated largely _ Mr. J. D. Taylor. This ‘"Labour Gazette"‘ according to the imprint is printed by "C. H. Parmelee, Prinâ€" ter to the King‘s Most Excellent Majesty‘‘ and on ft there is a union label. I find that on a copy of the estimates which I have in my hand there is no union label.. Does that cxplain the different fashign of printâ€" ing these two official documents? Kr, King. I presume so, but it not being in my department I canâ€" not say. Mr. J. D; flwr, What office? Mr. King. I uhderstapd that â€" the Ottawa ‘"Free Press‘ is where the ‘Gazette‘‘ is being printed at the present time. The King‘s Printer has made an atrangement, I underâ€" stand, having in view what he Tegare ded as the best arrangement to make. Mr. J. D. Taylor. I presume the King‘s Printer called for tenders? _ Mr. King. â€"At present I understand that is the case. The pressure of work has been siffch that the King‘s Printer found it lngossihle to print the "Labour Gazette" at the Burcau, and he made an arrahgement with an outside office to do the printing. Mr. J. D. Tayior. Is it a fact that the "Labour Gazette" is printed in an office outside of the Governâ€" mentâ€"Printing «Bureau? ment to do what the hon. gentleman suggests. If on investigation I find that to be so I will be pleased to follow it up. Mr. King, I should like to _ Took carefully into all the circumstances to see wbethmi it . properly â€" came oveuts dalcan EOME V is s 3 10 see whether it . properly came within the jur{s‘dl_c_tiop oi the departâ€" ‘"Oats are the most nutritious of all the cereals, being richer in fats, organic phosphorus and lecithins,‘" He says oatmeal is gaining md with the wellâ€"toâ€"do of Great Britain. He speaks of it Mr. J. D. Taylor. Would the minâ€" ister consider it the duty of the deâ€" partment, now that attention _ has been called to the matter, to find out how these Japanese who are American citizens, came to be workâ€" ing in Canada under the guise . of British subjects and having _ licenses issuable only to British subjects. Will the minister investigate and endeayâ€" our to protect the labourers on the Fraset River? ; ‘"‘There is one kipgpof food that seems to me of marked value as a food to the brain and to the whole body throughout childhood and adolescence (youth), and that is oatmeal. oC Ob OO SH0 PERARCCCS AMERIUIIN . ME Mr. King. â€" The <department has | the building in which the. employees sought to secure as â€" correspondent ntk;dldmmex- some person who is thought to be } cellent at the t Printing porsona grata to the industrial classâ€" | Bureau. ‘That being so those who are es, notâ€" necessarily thg labour _ cleâ€" | interested in seeing such conditions ment alone, but employers ‘as well. | furthered by means of the label were Before any appointment â€" has been | quite agrceable that the label should" made the department has as a ‘rule | be put on the ‘"Labour Gazetitc‘" ascertained from different sources the | when it was prh:ed at the Governâ€" standing of those to be appointed. ‘ ment Bureau n $withstanding that In some instances recommendations the Bureau was not a closed shop. had been made by the member, in * which case further communication Mr. R. L. Borden. I understand was bhad with other parties to ascerâ€" the minister to say that the label tain the standing of the person reâ€" was attached as an indication that commended. ‘The appointmente are the work was performed under 4air not made as political appointments at conditions, 1 all. I am not aware of any having . [ been so made and I should ybe very _ Mr. King. That is exactly what I sorry to see them made for that rea~, *‘ € In an article published in the Youth‘s Companion of Septemâ€" ber 2.?rd. 1909, Dr. Btowne, the reat medical authority on foods, says, about brain and muscle buildingâ€" The highest medical authority on foods, Sir James Crichton Browne, LL.D.â€"F.R.S. of Lendon, gi‘ves the best reasons for eating more recommended ‘by the labour organizaâ€" tions or by the political organizaâ€" laws; they are to send in records ct\l.Mhom in â€" their district so toâ€" statistical "Mr.â€" J, D. ‘Ivlbt. ‘There is aâ€"corâ€" iescs moun mt iefi fht in very 1 P S It seems to me the Labour Departâ€" ment could not be more usefully . emâ€" ployed than in taking up a â€" matter of that kind which is not the business of any person in particular who is not in the government services How are© theâ€" correspondentsâ€"of theâ€"*‘Laâ€" Quaker Oats ‘teport on matters in their of interest to the . depart scope of the dutics of the pondents, whether â€" they Taylor. 1 might ask the *o notily the . departâ€" to any ‘exist of its ol ‘a His experiments prove that good oatmeal such as Quaker Oats not only furnishes the best food for the human bein , but eating it strengthens ans enâ€" larges the thyroid glandâ€"this g! nd is intimately connected with the nourishing processes of the body. In conclusion he saysâ€" ‘‘It seems probable therefore that the bulk and brawniness of the Northerners (meaning the Scotch) has been in some measure due to the stimulation of the thyroid qland by oatmeal porridge in childhood."‘ duces a bigâ€"boned, wellâ€"develâ€" opeq. mentally energetic race. in mind the question of carrying the mails. I have no doubt, _ however, that the desire of the Postmaster General would be to. see that a fair rate of wages was paid to everybody engaged in that work, and if" it beâ€" came apparent that such was not the case, I am sure that he would be willing and glad to confer with _ the Department of Labour on the subject. Mr. J. D. Taylor. Are we to â€" unâ€" derstand that the Postmaster Genâ€" cral submits all mail to the Minister of Labour and receives from him â€" an opinion whether they provide for the paymient of fair wages for the work performed? Mr. ‘King. I was speaking with reâ€" ference to suppli¢s furnished to , the Post Office Department, I had â€" not in mind the Auestinn ns cAbencame inss FG on ASppOmiy En ocy: ules pf rates of wages of firms tendâ€" ering for this class of work before the Post Office Department would make the contract, and I believe that in some cases contracts have been reâ€" fused by the Post Office Department because of the unwillingness of some firms to pay what were regarded as fair and reasonable wages. _ Mr. J. D. Taylot. Last session I asked the then Minister of â€" Labour whether he would be kind enough to use his influence with the Postmastâ€" er General to have the â€" fair w.tge clause inserted in all postal contracts. I suppose that, owing to the relationâ€" ship then cxisting between the Minâ€" ister of Labour and the Postmaster General, he handed that matter over to his successor. 1 would like to ask the present Minister of Liabour wheâ€" ther he has discussed that with the Postmaster General, â€" and whether there is any prospect of the fair wage clause being attached to contracts of the Post Office Department. Mr. King. My present impression is that the fair wage clause forms a part of every contract of the Post Office Department. â€" In connection with contracts for postal _ supplies, such as letter carriers‘ uniforms in the like, the Department of Labour has beer asked to approve oi schedâ€" ules of rates of wages of firms tendâ€" ering for this class of work before the Post Office Department would nodeopee e o 1 #.Mr. R. L. Borden. Does not the union label usually mean that the shop is not an open shop? Mr. King. It usually does ‘mean that, but not always. 1{ £ Mr. R. L. Borden. is is one ilâ€" lustration. Are there any others? Mr. King. I think there are others. Mr. R. L. Borden, Could the minâ€" ister name one?t Mr. King. I could not name one at the moment, but I have no doubt that with a little research 1 could find one. ‘ The Scotch eat Quakey Oats Mr. King. I do not remember hayâ€" ing used the expression "fair‘‘ office. Mr. J. De Taylor. My hon. friend beside tells me that the expresgion used by the minister was â€".‘oper shop.‘"‘ â€"I believe the open shop . is not recognized by uniqn iabout as the __Mr.‘King. J think that many traile unionists would prefer to have the chldm 1 do not think that trade unic necessarily â€"hoid that m't:hu'r d:ktu conditions â€"not: be as â€" as ‘fiy%h a closed shop. The conâ€" ditions that are important to labour are the hours of labor, the _ wages paid," and the sanitary condition of the building in which the. employees work; l"rolflzm are exâ€" cellent at the Government Printing Bureau. ‘That being so those who are interested in seeing such conditions furthered by means of the label were quite agrceable that the label should TR on ttached in .order Pm endieh ol the . printing is duz“uwb o Thai h;lib '::h:}i;h- ’f governmen no carried on: under those cutt-. and the government printing is not what they call a fair ofite to take the expression used by the minâ€" Mr. J. D. Ts the case of a;i largely among ESmE NT EC ERTTTATCC BATC UTC Agriin recurring to the British lsl;‘s" present situation _ was as folâ€" he described the state of thin:s poâ€" j lows:â€" Five or six weels ago, the litically in _ Britain at the present / Berlin committee suggested that the time, where the House ot Commons‘ Waterloo Council s<t a datn Short ond House of Lords were ongaged in: Iy _ after that, the Waterioo Covncil a controversy pver the Budget _ Pijj}l] imvited the Berlin committee to mort which mossed the Houso of _ Comâ€"| them in Waterloo on the evening _ of meM8 _ and which Bill the Touse | the same cay. The notice being of Lords were expected to defeat beâ€"| rather short, some members had enâ€" ca‘se it imposed _ a tax on | gagements which prevented their teâ€" their vast lands at a | ing prosont on that particular evening. f highor rate thag now paid. The syeakâ€"{ It was (hen arrangzed that the Waâ€" et eloquently set forth the comtition; tcrloo Council should atrange for some of the people, some of whom live in other evening. The mecting will preâ€" j Matalot . and poverty while.ihs tich sumably take place as soon as that schuung "‘The Last Supper." The RBasilica of St. Petcer‘s _ conâ€" tains a mighty coliseum and arcomâ€" modates 50,000 people. It is _ said 100,000 Christians were here killed in the Arena to cclebrate â€"a Roman holiday _ in the days of Cacsar rnl five miltion Christians are sup; os d to be buricd at this place. He was in Rome at the time of the demonstration called fcorth by the exâ€" ecution of _ Ferter, also in Naples when _ a bomb was thrown. _ Naples is a city of ©90,000 and here are to be seen beautiful gardens and palms and roses are offered twenty for | five ecnts. _ Grapes, lemons, and _ other fthits â€" are grown extensively, Vesuâ€" viqus was visited, a voleano which has been the cause of the loss of manv lives and much property. Grapâ€"‘ °s grow along the mountain stde, for‘ tha picking of which omiy _ 40c _ a day is paid. _ Pompeli was deltmy-l ed by an etuption from this volcano 70. yeats after (Christ, but was not‘ un arthed until 1788, the discovery of the city of Pompeii being mlde] when sinking & well. Here the reâ€" sidents could be seen in their various attituces and at thrir tasks _ whon d ath _ overtoos them, the theatres, halls of icarning, etc., beirg wond râ€" fully pteserved. _ Leaving Italy _ thoy next sailed on the Mediterancan toâ€" , wards Gibraltat, the mighty fortress | glarded by the British, from â€" which | Joint couM be seen the shores of Atâ€" rica, the datk continent. I Lucerne, _ a city of Switzerland, was I8o visited, Switzerland _ was a Cotntry to ipspire and uplift the imâ€" agination. Passing on to Italy he deâ€" scribed interestingly the appearance of the Itaians on the street. Conâ€" traty to the general accopted notion heldHere the Italians were a highly intellectual and artistic people. . At Milan, a city of 1,500,000 people, one of the chief points of interest was the cathedral which represents _ ap outlay and value of 110 millions of dolfars, _ has thousands of _ statues and accommodates 40,000 Feople. Verice, another city ef Italy, is ‘ _very picturesque and of unique charm . being _ surrounJed by | water. Its street= are canals, beats being â€" used exclusivery. A grand canal won‘!s its way through the city and the «lso visited. Switscrland was _ a Gondola is the means of conveyance. Fiotence, another fine city of Italy, had a wonderful atmosphere and balâ€" my air and the sunsets to be seen woere magnifeont. At Rome, the Vatican, | which is _ perhags ibhe noblest n!‘ princely residences, has 11,000 ruoms‘ and is the â€" sceat of great lioratics, | mts‘ums and collecticns of art. On‘ the Dome, in the interior, is a’ pairting by _ Mi_hacl Angels repreâ€" sebhting "‘The Last Supper. " | I OUEWEPORROC": 2 ie .ttsd and travels about i.:pcg; | The distance Wfimlu * d about 2700â€"imfles by sea~and ~occuâ€" | picd tw until 1h: foffowâ€" | ing Tues y ‘during which time he l‘ said ver missed a meal. He had ma he journey to Europe about a. 1 a, times. . London he descrihed as | theâ€"city he most admired. _ Westmin~ ister _ A‘bbey, the Parliament Buidâ€" ings,*â€"whore ha beard Llojd Gcorge thamcellor of the Exchequer, Balfour. and _ o{her eminent men spea‘s, St. Paul‘s Cathcdral ant o‘ther points of interes® _ ‘were rcletred ta. From Xondon the party proveeded to Atâ€" werp and then to Brussels, a city *gf, 150,000 people, one of the Erest. ‘m‘ Belgium, on to ths German city of > Cologn®, where the Cologne Catyâ€" dral is the chief object of attraction and is one of the noblest specimens of Gothic architecture in Euroge. From thence they passeo up the Rhine along whose banks aro many castles. Gormans, in his opinipn, were the greatest people in the world being foremost in all branchs «f learning, theplogy, philcsophy, _ meâ€" vhanics, music, ete.. They passed on to Bingen on the Rbine and then proâ€" Cceded _ to Switzerland by way _ of Paris. In Paris it was all gayety aud â€" plcasure. _ One of the poipts of intercst was tha tomb of Napolâ€" con. Versaiilcs, anothâ€"r French city was next visited, Its chief altraction being the palace where the French Court long _ resided. â€" Switzerâ€" land, the â€" speaker described as a country with a fae salubrions climâ€" ‘ ate, and lofty mountains, one _ of ‘ which he climbed by trolley, the |, motn{ain rising to a height of 11000 feet. _ He sailed from New York c the Ecsitania, one of the finest"" ships afoat, which is 880 fect long, _ acâ€" commodates â€" ahout 5000 passengers sc 4"ik 0.: C eP U eettes Tacult I# in a o e rmans im Galt, held the ondivided and mu-i tuntion Of an sudiénce whih Ame U‘resby tetian hurch, Waterioo, ./ to its utmost capacity, Monlay orthing, and nxcessitated the placing olfchairs in the _ aislcs. ‘"‘Rambijes through Europe," was the subject ‘of the loc, fure and his versatility u;l d:; .lh servational powers were ev n bis glowing description of.Ahe. places visitcd during his trip to the ‘con~ tinent this â€" summer. E h ('.' C Ca we ++ s 4 ted with a .?%F::.::.fi Inculty for e€p bimself in â€" a mandaek â€"alloz¢ther pleasing and| en s & tÂ¥ us RE C OP M t hrrrh.' Chure mby .£ Knowles ® 0 ipSpire and uplift the imâ€" â€" Passing on to Italy he deâ€" interestingly the appearance €lians on the street. Conâ€" the general accopted notion Italians were a luvghvly d artistic people. _ At of 1,500,000 people, one here killed e a Roman‘! Cacsar cnt || 1e sup;os d | In conversation with the Telegrap‘ a membet of the committee said the present situation _ was as folâ€" lowsâ€" Five or six weels apo, the Berlin committee suggested that the Waterloo Council s<t a datn Short Iy _ after that, the Waterioo Covncil invited the Berlin committee to mert them in Waterloo on the evening _ of the same cay. The notice being rather short, some members had enâ€" gagements which prevented their beâ€" ing prosent on that particular evening. “ It was (hon arrangzed that the Waâ€" terlog Councit shoutd atrange for some Berlin Council to discuss the union of the two towns. DATE HAS NOT apd action of those nd t the Lritish fag. 1 hacy tole of than‘s was tend erid the spea‘er on motion of Mesâ€" &i8. Dr, Webb and Valcntine . which was tnanimpusly concurred jn. In conlnding, the spea®or | dwelt cloguently on the â€" pleasute it gave him to land â€" again on British â€" soil and â€" patriotically set forth the vastâ€" ness and extent of the Rritith do mrains _ and the frecdom ofâ€" thousht the _ greatest admiration for Lloyd George, the (Chancellor af th» Exâ€" chequer, who was & champion of tho People. _ There was | no reason why the House of Lords the members of which â€" gained a seat there through heveditary _ means, should vets _ ths will of a free people. This was a great question cf utmost moment ang â€" Cipeat Britain was awakening to its importance. ‘ The educational value of the stamp appearing on every piece of mail matâ€" ter would be enormous. One can hardly figure up the material results. It would mean a routing of the enemy The price of the individual stamp is only one cent, but what wonderful things can be accomplished by so tiny an instrument. Thero is no reason why everyone who writes a letter, addresses n postcard, mails a newsâ€" paper or parcel from this day out should not use one of these stamps. A year ago n Christmas stamp of special design was put in cireulation by the Muskoka P’:ve Hospital for Consumptives with t he success already indicalc(li‘ in this article. The Christmas Stamp, as a mcans of fighting the dread white plague, had its origin in Denmark in l&ll. the sale from which has financed a hospital for consumptives in that country. The idea was traken up by the Red Cross Bociety of the United States in 1907, and interest has grown each year, f The trustecs are hopeful that they may bring the accommodation up to 300 beds as the outcome of this year‘s sile of this little one cent messenger of hopo and bealing. ‘Nearly $6,000.00 was nctted from last year‘g «ale, mitking it possible for the {rusm to increase the available beds for needy patients from an averâ€" agoe of filtyâ€"five a year ago to one hundred and forty, the accommodation toâ€"day. Available Beds in the Muskoka Free Hos Consumptives Increased Threeâ€"Fold as a 1 Last Year‘s Sale of Christmas Stamps. The _ _Can Be Doubled This Year If Everyone W ooo §UMULATED by |Tuberculosis that would: THE 1909 BATTLE AGAINST THEQZ: WHITE PLAGUE, _ _ | CHRISTMAS STAMP i. 1t 18 a table delicacy which should be f?fl“ft is }tnh:ll one thing Mw which all healthy most puoes un mc o" S oxe w Settih Sotother good thine , Works : CARDINAL, Ont Offices ‘whildren c3 It is a 7{“"6] _-...-vlw':-hnvt 2 "‘I.Il‘l 20€ C r-rlv e syrup, mq .d‘t rom . the finest i which flqro; as of E:E’u honey u:l' riclk en:"m. a ese: gre stron sons why should «onpwatis s O iyp h soaiot """ you shoul va Y the success of a : ’7$ gcurngn(hu National } %‘ anitarium Associaâ€" . 20| tion have made large MSF#! preparations for lfio :n [ | sale of the Christmas o &9J| Stamp of 1900â€"10, is q aued on bebalf of the ds Muskoka Free Hosâ€" pital for Consumpâ€" tives. , { $6,000.00 was ncttedl from "CROWN The Edwardsburg Starch Co., BEEN ARRANCED YÂ¥out dealer has it for you in 2. 5. 10 and 20 © aitâ€"light ties with To Your ( ESTABLISHED 1858. : MONTREAL, Wincsor, No:. 23.â€" Upon &# crouslyâ€"signed pelition by ra acticn was taten by the City vilâ€"last night to submit to & i al vote of the peopln at the Jam clections a proposition â€"to go M the ward system of clecting alderi It is alm proposed to form twd ® wards. _ The City Council would § Le compos.d of two aldorm@i _ fr each of six wards, instcad of h from four wards as now. A fdod mendation of the Finance Commit# that the city offer to pay halft 4 cost of a site and build‘ng, if 3 county will decide on the locatio® WINDSORX WILL YOTE . ON WARD SY: The big 18â€"mile race betwan L boat and Shrubb, had to te calted n accotrtâ€"of no light. Th of people were disappointed. mercantile houses have had to â€" Coxwn en account of no power. 5> so for only a dim light is visf Th residential section of <the ~ is in complete darkness, and gro men did a record business im ~ j dles. _ There aro no atreet lights, nowsparers _ are getting out pap with great difficulty, ~ Winnipeg, Nov. 23.â€"Winnipeg is darinxs toâ€"nigit, and is lilely _ Le for a couple mote nights, on i count of the lreaking of.a Aume / the powerhouse at _ Lac Du BomM about 40 miles from the city. . A8 result the powerhouse is filled wit fl"-rg‘ or six feet of water. P\ e stroet car service is of, and pv@ tody was forced to walk home frg their day‘s work. The company 4 trying to wotk a stcam plant,whi only supplies the business section, bi WINNIPEG HAS NO I PE PDST TEBNY‘s Oe W isnn belinisvi ind 4 0.; there can hardly be any reason w the issue shou{l not he lnafl' many times over before Christmas, The direction of the saie of Chri mas Stamps is in the hands of Mr. 8. Robertson, Sec.â€"Treasurer, Natiot Sanitarinm _ Association, $47 | Ki Street, West, Toronto, who will gi rompt reply to any enquiries regat rng the stamp. f The first issue of the stamp for year is one million, and (hese wi plut inta Ci‘l“cl-l!‘f:fiflfl immediately, Shewe wau d er nb nond ‘ There would seem to be no rei why everybody everys licre luni help in forming an army of w workers to sell these stamps al=4 the Dominion. The Musf;kl 1 Iospital for Consumptives is in fullest sense n national instita caring for patients from every â€" vince in Canada. .2 M _ The banks, departmental 4 drug stores, book and stat stores and many other stores w theim. Women‘s clubs, church 0 zations, bible claeses and 8 schools, public ‘schools, andâ€"‘ other organizations and indiv will help this year as last year. Tubcrculosis that would brf «nd, joy and gladness to thou homes and communities in all Canada,. county h should inslst on offices in Windsoft, POWER OR L1iG o