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Among the subjects to be discussed at the Convention the following _ arc suggested:â€" Measures for the reinâ€" forcing of the Canadian army; measâ€" ures for raising the Canadian _ Dq fence force; measures for the promoâ€" tion of National unity and more inti mate relations between the provinces and between the various races which go to make up our National life; mea #Â¥Wres for the organization of Canadn so that we may hbave a maximum _ of agricultural and _ industrial> produe tion; measures relieving the present labor situation and cconomic disarâ€" rangement which will come after the war; measures for promoting thFift and conserving food and other reâ€" sources; measures relating to war tax ation. The majority of these, questions have been discussed and acted upon in the various provinces, but up (o the present time.there has been no Domiâ€" nion movement to unite the forces in a determined effort to use all the re urces available in Canada to win (:v war. The Convention is a step in the right direction, _ and the public bodies in Kitcitener and Waterloo, in etuding | the _ respscuys _ Councils, should seeâ€"to itâ€"that â€"theâ€"two towns are well ropresented in Montreal when this important gathering conâ€" venes on May 23rd. =â€" 6 to start them growing and keep them going. Children relia: tood, bonedood and strengthâ€"food. Nothing harmfal in SCOTT‘S. The lengthening oi the period of the war has caused the output of beet sugar produced in Europe to fall near ly oneâ€"half, the estimated output ‘of the 191647 crop yerr being 4,811.000 tons, against 8,341,000 in the crop year 191213, . According to a compila: tion made pubjic a (fow days ago by the National Ciiy Bank of New York. cevering the bect sugar industry in the United States and Europe, _ the crop of Germany for 191647 is estimâ€" ated at 1.500,000 tons; Russia, 1,.25v, 000; Austria, 945,000; _ Holland, 270, 000; France. 185,000; and Delgium,. 100â€"000, while the beet susar produ« tion of the Uniied Stztes in the crop year H1647 is now eatimated at 735. non toms, <thus giving that country fourth rank at present among _ the world‘s producers of beet sugar. The statistics prepared by the bank showed that the quantity of beet sug ar produced in the tUnited States grew trom 5,000,000 pounds in 1890 to 165,â€" 000,000 in 1900, 1.025.000,000 in 1910, and 1,642,000,000 in 1916. _ Only ten years ago, in 1996, the production was 626,000,000 pounds. and formed but 18 per cent. of the sugart consumption of the United States. In 1916 it was There are thousands of children who are bright but frailâ€"not sick but underdeveloped â€"they play with their foodâ€"they catch colds easily and do not thriveâ€"they only need [A eall hes been issued for a Nationâ€" al‘ Winâ€"theâ€"War Copyention, which is to be held in Montreal commencirg on the 23rd of May, at which it is ex peeied that Kitchener and Waterlo will be represented. _ The movemert was originated at a preliminary meet: ing in Toronto, by m:n who felt that in some way leadershin must be found in Canada for the successlul winring of the war. Democracy has always reâ€" sented perrongl leadership. lt is felt ghat if a great Conventiou, comprised ef patriotic Canadlans from all see tions of the people in the rine provinâ€" ges, could get tozetiieg, national unity will be promoted and policies agreed upon which would enectvely put Can: mda unitedly behind the war. . What is needed is a nation®! dynamic. It is the opinion of the commiitee that this dynamic cannot be secured _ by any other method. Advertising rates reasonable 1 will be made known on application. THE BEET SUGAi: OUTPUT WINâ€"THEâ€"WAR CONVENTION, Sditl & Rowpe, Toroute, Ont. 161 hn at! prinafile BEAN & $0N8, LIMITED, WATERLOD, OWT. 181,000 in 1914, and seems likely _ to reach the $200,000,000 line in 1917. ‘The total value of the bect sugar outâ€" put, which was, according to the cen: sus. $7,324,000 in 1899 and $62,605,000 in 1914, seems, from the best avail able statisties, to have approximated $100,000,000 in 1916 ‘* H el (Canadian Press.) Ottawa, May 5.â€"In the noon list of 131 casuaities toâ€"day there are 21 killâ€" ed, 25 missing. 14 died of wounds, and 71 wounded or ill. The total since the beginning of the Eastern drive is now 14,298. Among the offiters in toâ€"day‘s roil is wounded Major M. E. Wideman, Guelph. gyn 1,012,000,000, or nearly 20 yer cent. of the consumption. "The growth of the beet sugar inâ€" dustry in the United Elates has been extremelyrapid," â€" said â€" the â€" bank‘s statement. ‘"The capital of the beet sugar factories is shown by census re porte at $20,142,000 in 1899, and $142,â€" The German War Oflice is begin ning to admit Allied victories. One of the reasons given why the C. P. R. is not‘included in the recomâ€" mendation of the Royal Commission to nationalize all of the other great railway systems in Canada is that it is a paying concern. © All the more reason why the country should own and operate it. Canada cannot afâ€" ford to go into losing rallway specuâ€" lations. plan for reducing the numâ€" ber of hospital ships which have become a target for stbmarines. U. 8. TO SEND ARMY "BASE HOSPITALS 1,642,000,000, or nearly 20 yer cent. of the consumption. + "The growth of the beet sugar in:â€" An appeal is being made by *he Edith Cavell Bronze Memorial Fund to the schools of Ontario to hold a concert or other entertainment on Emâ€" pire Day, the proceeds of which to be used to assist in evecting a monument ta Miss Cavell who was so foully murdered in Belgium. The movement has the approval of the Minister: _ of Education, and will no doubt meet with a ready response, Washington, May 4.â€" Deâ€" finite plans have been comâ€" pleted for thesending of American army base hospiâ€" tals to the fighting front in France. This is part of the 131 CANADIANES IN TOâ€"DAY‘S LI8T OF CASUALTIES tolkn dA t t d k &4A $ We, being persuaded that abstention from all unnecesâ€" ? sary consumption of grain, will furnish the surest and mast i effectual means of defeating the devices of our enemies and ! thereby bringing the war to a speedy and successful terminâ€" § ation, and out of our resolve to leave nothing undone which + can contribute to these ends or to the welfare of our people â€" in these times of grave food shortage and anxiety, have ; thoyght fit by and with the advice of our Privy Council to . issue this, our royal proclamation, most earnestly expecting * and charging all those of our living subjects, men and woâ€" ; men of all realim, who have means to procure articles of food 7 other than wheat and corn, as they regard the immediate $ interests and feel for want of others, especially to practice 7 the greatest economy and frugality in the use of every picce : and kind of grain and wheat, and we do, for this purpose : more particularly expect and charge all heads of househoids : to reduce the consumption of bread in their respective 7 families by at least oneâ€"fourth of the quantity consumed in § ordinary times, to abstain from the use of flour in pastrics, â€" and moreover cavefully to reserve or wherever possible to â€" abstain from the use thereof in all other articles. & And we do also in like manner expect and charge all 5 persons who keep horses to abstain from the practice® of * feeding the same with oats or other grain unless they shall : have received from our food controller a license to feed * horses on oats or other grains, this to be given only in cases i where it is necessary to do so with a view to maintaining the * strength of the horses in the national intcrest, and we do 2 hereby further charge and enjoin all ministers of religion . in their respective churches and chapels within our United â€" Kingdom to read or cause to be read this, our proclamation, 2 on the Lord‘s Day for four suceessive weeks after the issue °> thercof. Are you going to be vegetarian? iPROCLMA ATION (Canadian Press.) London, May 2.â€"The prociamation isaued to0â€"day, signâ€" ed by King George, reads: °> 4 D hi King George V. Calls U pon‘ All Loyal Snzcch to Eat Oneâ€" Pourth Léss Bread and Abâ€" stain From Pastries. NOTES AND COMMENTS. TO FRANCE | _ Following upon last night‘s rejuctlon‘ ‘o{ the Maclean resolution calling lor! | withholding of further Senatorial apâ€" Ipoinlmcms until the clectors have .spokr:u at the polis, Sir Themas Whito} | took the floor when the House met toâ€" 'nln,\' with a cpeech that smacked of } preâ€"clection and political flavor, Mr. ‘ Mcighem has made his hid to the Wost! } in "free wheat." Sir Thomas White Utalkad to the manufacturers of the I East. The reciprocity arrfngement of 1911 was his theme, and he eagerly pursued Sir Wilfrid Laurier personally for the Liberal leader‘s position in reâ€" lation to reciprocal trade and wider markets. Minister of Finance Deliv ers Campaign Address in the House. f WAIT â€" FOR PREMIER Oltawa, May 4.â€"fnside the ParBaâ€" mentary @hamber toâ€"day the Budget debate wont on, Outside in Parlia: mentsry corridors gossip was general that the die was cast and the Governâ€" ment had made up its mind to have a ceneral election. The execution _ of this decision, It is said, is to be deâ€" layed until the return of Premier Borâ€" den and the presentation of the "exâ€" tension bill," in order that, so far as possible, the Opposition may hbe jocâ€" keyed into a position of secmihg reâ€" sponsibiit v. , Two somewhat significant clashes during the day‘s sitting went to indiâ€" cate the "infinite variety" of Consoryvâ€" ative campaigning. â€" Sir Thomas White argued that free whoeat was permancht until such time as Parliament itself proposed a new tariff. Mr. James Morris, Government member for Chaâ€" teanbuay, speaking at the night sitâ€" ting, solemniy expressed his gratitude that free wheat was but a temporary expodient.. Again, answering a quesâ€" tton from Mr. E. M. ‘Aacdonald, the Fimance Minister said that, so far as ALMOST CEBTAN I Ottawa, May 2.â€"Immediate nationâ€" alization of the Grand Trumk, Grand Trank Pacifc and Canadian Northern, i.qnd L?r amaigamation with the Natâ€" font) ‘‘Transcontinental and Interâ€"colâ€" onlal into one great publiclyâ€"cwned system, operated by an independent board of five Commissioners on . a strictly business and economic basis, free from the danger of all political inâ€" tertcrence, is the special recommenda tion of Sir Henry Drayton and Mr. W. M. Acworth 4n the majority report of the Royal Ccinmission appointed lat July to inquire into the general problem of transportai‘cn in Cana#a. This roâ€" port was presented to Parliament tcâ€" day, and accompanying it was a minorâ€" ity report by the third (‘omniu'oner, Mr. A. H. Smith, President of the New York Central. The American railroad expert is opâ€" posed to GoÂ¥ernment ownership and operation, believing that best results can be achieved by continuing private enterprise, with the reorganization aud better coâ€"ordination of the work of the Grand Trunk Pacifc, Grand Trunk, } National Transcontinental and Canadâ€" jan ‘Northern. He recommends, in brief, the taking oyor of the Grand Trunk Pacific with its branch lines in the West by the Canadian Northern, leaving the latter company free to opâ€" erate in the western part of Canada, while the Grand Trunk should lease the eastern lines of the Canadian Norâ€" theru for North Bay east, and confine its operations to casterm Canada. With regard to the Intercolonial and Natâ€" ignal CTomuxog@izpenfaT, _ ho Tiffeces that they uhou’ be left as al,prcsentl as a continuoys system from seaboard to the grainâ€"distributing centres. The Commissionors agrec that the Canadâ€" lan Pacific is now giving good service and should not hbe intorfered with. The CommMssioners also agree thntl present conditions are econotfically ‘ bad, that there.is wasteful duplication of lines, lack of coâ€"ordinated transporâ€" 4 tation economy, and heavy deficits to ; be met on behaif of the railways by the people of Canada for years to come, unless some scheme of radical reorganization is promptiy carried out. The majority report, prepared _ by the bead of the Dominion Railway Commission and Mr. Acworth, one of the bestâ€"known British exports on railâ€" way rates and economics, involves the creation of practically two great sys tems in Canada, one publicly owned and the other a private enterprise, the Canadian Pacific, both under the conâ€" trol, as to rates, of the Dominion Railâ€" way Board, both operated by cxpert railway men, both serving their own economic territories, competing with each other, but each serving the peoâ€" ple who contributed ncarly all the finâ€" mrncial assistance which built them. C. P R. SYBTREM 18 LEYT OUTF ; The report declares that if the chiof bancof Government operation of railâ€" ways, namely, political interference, :8 eliminated, the proposed now gréat naâ€" tional system, operated on a strictly commercial basis, can be put, wighin he knew, there was "no foundation" fo Sir Sam Hughes‘ recent allegation at Lindsay that he had been instructâ€" od to "go slow" on recruiting. Mr. Morris came along with a warm euloâ€" gy of the oxâ€"Minister and the assurâ€" ance that "when the history of this country is written his (Sir Sam‘s) name will go down among the great men of Canada." Three thoughtful and effective speeches were contributâ€" od by Messrs. G. W. Kyte, J. A. Robb and Levi Thompson. Mr. Kyte dealt with the cost of living problem, and Mr..Robb with the agricultural proâ€" blem. Mr. Thompson spoke for the West. The debate will continue on T‘hnradny. when it is probable that a vote will be takenâ€"on the _ Tarriff amendment. Two Great Railway Systems. AATLWAYS AECOMMENDED: The scheme devisec, in the majoriiy report, for overcoming the objection as to political interference, is the operâ€" ation of the new system by a boare of Ave trustees, three being expert railwaymen, the fourth a man of bustâ€" ness and financial experience, and the fifth one who specially possesses the confidence of the railway ecmployees. This board is to be originally appointâ€" ed by Parliament, but is to be nonâ€"poâ€" litical, permanent and selfâ€"perpetuatâ€" ing. ‘The tenure of office of its mem:â€" bers is to be substantially the same as that of Judges of the Supreme Court. The trustces are to be appointed for a fixed period of seven years, and vacanâ€" tec are to â€"br #lled, 4n Â¥Wrorenonfâ€"a railway member, by the Goyernorâ€"Genâ€" eral in Council on the nomination of a majority . of the remaining trusices, Should the Government refuse to apâ€" prove a nomination, it would devolve upon the trustees to submit a new name. | Parliamentary control is to Ne continued sufficiently by a continuous public audit of the Dominion railway accounts under the direction and conâ€" trol of the Finance Minister. « Cost 2%4 Millions Per Annum. The annual Hanility of the Governâ€" ment to meet uncarued interest chargâ€" es for the first few years of the now scheme is estimaied at about $12,500,â€" 000 per annum. Compared with this, the country is confronted with a conâ€" tinuation of the present system _ of annual assistance to the Canadian Norâ€" thern and Grand Trunk systems. ‘The former system, it is pointed out, had a deficit last year, when all Axed chargâ€" es were considered, of more than five millions. _ The Grand Trunk, through its Grand Trunk Pacific Habilities, has to raise more than seven million dolâ€" lars per year, and Parliament will be required to foot the bill. a comparatively short period of years, upon a satisfactory financial basis. To Avoid Political Interferente,. ‘ORT DISAGREES ~ Best Nerve Specialist i in England Was Consulted Nervous disorders frequently result from injury to the nerves in acciâ€" dents or because of the shock to the system. ° The writer of this letier was corralling a bunch of ccits when his horsa fell over a barbedâ€"wire fence, and he was carried to the Royal Inland Hosâ€" pital, Kamloops, B.C., in an unconscious condition, reimaining in this state for three woeks. + + Not being able to chtain restoration of the internal nerves which conâ€" trol the action of the digestive ard other vital orgams, be travelied to Europe and consuited England‘s preatost nerve speeialist, Sir Victor Horsâ€" ley. Belicf was only temporary, in Spite of many treatments used. *__â€" His letter gives the facts hr'icfly. and telis how he was finally cured by nsing Dr. Chase‘s Nerve Food. Can you imagine any more severe toct of this great nerve restorative ! 0 A Mr. Henry F. Venn, Ceft Ranch, Maiakwa, BC., writes : "Dr. s Chase‘s Nerve Foed has restored my nervous system and given mo new health. Having mot with a severe accident seven yoars ago, from which I was unconscious, and which left my nerves in a rery sore plight. 1 was treated by doctors galore, and consulted one of the preatest norve speâ€" clalists in Epgland, but nothing scomed to do me much good. fypoâ€" phosphites ard, in fact, all and evory kind of nervo mixturo in almost every fomm vias used, but never with more than temporary benefit. ‘But DroChase‘s Nerve Food has acted very differently, for it has buflt up my nervous system antil 1 feel like my old sclf rgain. If this medicine wili do for others what Jt has Sone for me 1 shall not regret having written this Ietter. 1 havre recommended the Nerve Pood personâ€" ally to many, And shal abways ostoom its great restorative ralue." 50 cents a box, all dealers, or Edmanson, Bates & (o., Lid.. Toronto. *Do not be talked into accepting a substitute. Imitsrtions disappoint. The report points out that the pubâ€" lic investment in the Canadian Northâ€" ern, Grand Trunk and Grand Trurk Pacific is already onormous, and that the people of Canada have already givâ€" en in aid to the chief railway corporâ€" ations nearly one billion dollars. Cost of Taking Comparatively Small. The equity of the Canadian North ern and the Grand Trunk, in the sysâ€" tems they now own is declared by the Commissioners to be comparatively smail, considering the fixed charges which have to Â¥e met. Conscquently the cost to the country in taking over what &re now for the present practiâ€" They recommend tusl all future exâ€" penditures on the Hudson Bay~ Railâ€" way be reduced to the lowest possible amount. Finally they lay câ€"ress on the neeesâ€" sity for immediate action lest Canada should suffer from railway congestion erth: bhankenptâ€"erstomeâ€"will be cont paratively small. Whatever equity there is, is to be determined by arbiâ€" tration. THE MOLSONS BANK Public Investment Heavy. Leare Burrare _ â€" D:‘i.'f‘ __ Easrens _ ”lc.v-” e Cuavriaxo .+ $:00 P. M. 3..‘..'"'" fispr t ‘Olereiend io Gotar Poinh Rablartar Felede: potrait and alilpcinks %m. :nga:t-loka" ndl:'c‘gz?:“'-nh > sad clml,n':l mm!nn.fi@gfi‘;mulflh.mw' c ~~_8 â€" MAGNIFICENT STEAMERS â€" 3 The cn.uzfi "SEEANDBEE"â€""CITY OF ERIE"â€""CITY OF BUFFALO® BUFF ALO~â€" Daily, May 1st to Nov. i5th â€"CLEYVELAND Deautifully colored sectional puzzle cbart of The Great Ifili :‘ el\u-ntx * sent on receips d'ln cents. . Also gninroé %4â€"page pictorial and descriptive booklet free Beauti SsAVIRGE® BAWNK OEP ARTH «T Interest Allowed u'uw" est Current Rate. _ Waterioe Branch, Jacob Hespeter, Mgr. ~â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"#6 Branches ip Canada.â€"â€"â€" A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTEC CAPITAL and RESERYE $8,800,n00 W. $. Naylor, Asst. Mgr. g Kitchener Branch, J. R. Kirkpatrick, Mgr. Bank Meney O D 63 WE ® m 9 / pontt trialf, Winnipeg, May 5.â€" The Telegram says Winnipeg is counfronted with the gravest financial crisis â€" that ever hbounded a community in Canada. Interests involving $60,000,000 _ are indirectly jeopardized by the unpreâ€" zedented conditions in AhGâ€"_ wheat market. â€" ~ ~~~~\â€"<grge=>= Real estate is on the upward move in Brantford, April seeing ninetyâ€"three transfers, as compared with but forty for theâ€"same month of last year. Most of the transiers were of houses, which are now very scarce there. oven worce than that of the past win tor. WINNIPEG IS FACING FINANCIAL CRISIS Houses Scarce in Drantford. ty