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4 \,_ At a recent mooting held in Pittsburg, representatives of 98 per cent. of the nut, bolt. and rive? manufacturers of the United States and Canada agreed on a reduction of from 20 per cent. to 40 per cent. in the prices of their proâ€" Aucts without reducing wages. The schedule will be submitted to the Indusâ€" triat Board of the Department df Commerce for ratification. & The attitude of the Union (:overmnvnt‘rm the question of titles is a great disappointment to the rank and file of its supporters throughout Canada. The sooner this title business is wiped out in Capnada the safer it will be for demoâ€" eracy. & $ ~~__ ""KnothePr Faanher in ©Tich fies thssemmareâ€"infection is throughâ€"the se« gurgitation‘ ‘or vomiting <f fuod. lt is unpleasant to consider that ingects which have but recently frequented garbage heaps, cuspidors and manure piles may be guests ut our tables, but it is all the more disgusting to consider that the very material of which they kave partaken should he subsequently distributed over our own food and then received into our system. The num ber of such yomited spoits deposited by wellfed house flies may be enormous, feequently rising to a hmuired or more a day. The heaviest fly seaspn comes in August and September. The lightest is mow, when they are just appearing. One fly killed to«lay may suve the life of a human being this summer. vour life, ib may hbe!t One fy less today means a hundred thousind loss next September. Swarting a fly to«lay ia‘; equal to swatting a hundred thousand four months henee. }-‘I“}:« breed in Iillln.: wbnge palls, scraps of decuying food, maunure piles and vegetable refuse, 1t ; is easierâ€"and healthicr _ to prevent ine fly than to swat it. Therefore remnv«-} @ll refuse which may serve as breeding grounds for flles. Do not let manurr~I He uncovered. Throw no food into yarl or upon the street. Cover the gar bage pail, and clean it thoroushly at least every week. Cover every pnrll(’ln, of food left in the house hetween meals. Sereen windows and doors. ! "Of the disease which wotthy of eomsideration S oRt C Oe eurrénagana. worthy of comsiders entary, _ggsv;bbom "In fty agba the 4 man is otest pogrtas‘ Health service. who i "The Bs câ€"f only able materii. *urvugho: residence of inan. cont: "Milk,; which is one of the best media for the growth of bacteria, may be contamipaféd by es mere y through the act of feeding. "The second method of disease transmission is by inoculation. Fortan ately houseflies pre of iit Jaiâ€"uiting variety, and therefore incapable of spreading disease in this vi>. &u :&flbr. anfA tb . ever, fi w,_‘g fi:’nww( pi t‘»l: M;zr\‘iw ; a of the c M» C ryice 5, 4 vuym the claim of an "ultraâ€"microscopic‘ charscter for the inâ€" F_Pcln was believed to be a valuable step forward in the knowledge that should m@ke the successful beginning of treatment and, perhaps. prophylexis. Rrials at Harvard/dpparently did not suppor. this hope, for not one of the anany vol@nteers for experimentation developed influenza after an applicaâ€" Alon to pose and Uiraat of secretiogs from active cases. To account for this #, was discovered that the experimenter had failed to test his unfiltered virus for infectivity, and imouber series OB experiments was made at Boston and Ban Franeisco, which bai the coopernQun of the bygienic laboratory of the United States Public Health Service. â€" i _ . Piltered aud unfilrered virus from wellâ€"established cases of infuenia was applied by spr.fs gnd »wabs to the noses a#@ throats of more than 100 volunâ€" teer from the naval training stations.. To Make the test complete the baccilâ€" Jus of Pfeiffer was aiso introduced, for it was important to know whether the elaim that this likewise produces influenza had any standing. The result was surprising to the s«.entistsâ€"not a single case of influenza appeared, and there is réally less knowu about the gauses qf the disease than before One more 4 of nquiry invites immediate attention, to discover, if posâ€" sible, if there | oi be a definite thme limit of short duration in which the Paccitlus is activ> °_ ...ol is the case it may account for the apparent contraâ€" diction in the teiinâ€" wil which investigators are confronted by the negative €haracter of their experiments One miore sible, if there | Paccitlus is actn> diction in the tc; character of th«i "The Bs oot on y breces m o msal ut it continues to frequent objectionâ€" able materii. turnughout <. ‘uys of its existence, leaving only to invade the residence of inun. conts= zote |. . r0od, and oftimes to spread disease, "Flies oys tmusosc dis~ o i erther of two ways. The first method is by mechanky} tronsieren whereby the insect becomes contaminated with the parasitew Of imiciurgâ€"L: c amna of disease as a consequence of frequenting filth and places »uwere ihes agents abound, and thus carrying pathogenic organisnrs directly to food and drink partaken of by mun." iExercise is Nature‘s Curs +=> _onstipat i haven‘t got a wood pile tBut, if you will take y« : cxcrcise in an |‘nt,fand make a Suceess of it, Because,â€"there‘s only oue kind of Art Mrame is "CASCARETS" i rets are the only means to exercise istsâ€"10 Cents a Box, atZ â€"â€" The myster#f the cause of infigenze,whicB has caused the loss of tens ‘Thousands of lives during the lAHl (yÂ¥ear In all parts of the world, seems eper eÂ¥er, anA the little knowled®e gained evidently has been upset. wever, Eh 'fl‘ wtgvh surrounded the nature of the influenzs which reâ€" ntly country in epidemic form has not been lightened the .gmfjsj( physicians and bacteriologists. Results of tests seem have W‘ffl’llil’y. according to a report from the United States Fire protection is far cheaper to the community than destruction by fire ou Saw Wood Each Day You Won‘t Need Cascarets No need of pills, Cathartics, Castor Oil nor ‘‘Physic,‘‘ if you‘ll only work the Sawbuck regularly, V sreat medicine,â€"the Sawbuck. 1 wurs a day sawing wood will keep one‘s Bowels regular.. feys THE DEADLY HOUSEFLY. NOTE AND COMMENT. s the deadiv enemy of mankind: " the subject of flies r<bably the most objectionable insect with which sa.s. Ernest A. Sweet. of the United States Public ~onstipation and,â€"Tenâ€"Mile walk will do, if <crcise in an Fasy Chair, there‘s only one way to l;;hd of Artificial Exercise for the Bowels and is to exercise the Bowel Muscles," withont work, transmitted by houseflies the following are d tever, diarrhoea and enteritis, cholera, dysâ€" tinal parasitiec infections, aleeping sickness, k !Yal!_lv. glupthterthn anyâ€" Es THIS ORIGINAL DOCUMENT The places in the Niagara district which will get lower power rates are: London, Paris. _ Windsor, ..atham, Brantford, St. Thomas, Woodstock, Stratford, Mitchel!, North _ Torâ€" onto, Woodbridge, Kitchener, Waterloo, _ Wellesley, _ St. Jacobs, Milvertof, Listowel, Drayton, On the reverse side of the page are power increases to a number of vilâ€" lages where power consumption . fell below the estimate, the total _ extra charge to these places being only about $9,000. No Increases in domestic ratea will be involved. will make it possible for the provinâ€" cial commission to recommend a fairâ€" ly general reduction in rates to conâ€" sumers, . The complete list of such retturtions willâ€"not be. _ _ready for some time, but the commission is able ‘lu announce that five municipal sysâ€" tems have done so well that it is posâ€" sible to recominend for them a "third ‘rate" for domestic lighting. what means that after a certain consumpâ€" tion of consumer he will get the balâ€" ance at i4 perâ€"cent kilowatt _ hour. St. Catharines, St. Thom@s, London, Woodstock and Hamilton being the five, the latter city now having _ the cheapest lighting and power rates (lf} any city in the world. Niagara District Surplus. l The statemeni for the Niagara diaâ€" trict for the past year, covering l-'Nl municipalities showed a revenue from the sale of power, etc., by th> commisâ€" yion to.the municipal system _ of $2, 9$44.796, which after deducting . exâ€" penses of $2.254.337 _ covering _ all charges on capital. interest mainâ€" tance, operation. administration â€" and cost of power, left a surplus of $690, 459. Renewal and contingencies took $304,079 and sinking fund chargeable $216,815, leaving $169,564 as a net surâ€" plus. ‘ect enough to meet the cost of puwer’ The commission has decided to recâ€" ind male all altlowances for interest{ommend a number of reductions in on capital invested, operation, sinkâ€"|rates to the consumers in the latter ing funds, etc. diutr_ir-t& Owen _ Sound consumers The reductions will range from _ 50| £°t & maximum reduction of about 26 cents per horsepower to _ $7.74,. the| Per Cent., in Barrie lighting rates are maximium reduction going to the vil}!0 be reduced 30 per cont., while Colâ€" lage of Lucan. The greater _ part of !ingwmnl rates will come down about the municipalities got a reduction â€"of [ 2" P°T cent from $1 to $2 per horsepower. These 3 e nc t s o rednctions. 1‘"!’1[)?"1' wir'h successful Five battalions ot "Original Firsts operation by the imnunicipal | systems,| AT€° expected on the Carmania at Halâ€" will make it possible for the provin.( aX this week. er charges made by the Hy:lrn-Elo-('~| two Commission and announced hy‘ Sir Adam Beck toâ€"day The decision to cut the rates â€" was| made after a consideration on lh(" snrpluses credited to the various loeâ€" / al enminissions upon the husiness of the past year. surpluses that indicated thal the commission can eut approxiâ€" mately $75,000 from its power chargâ€" es for the ensuiag vear and still colâ€" Iect envough to meet the cast of power ind male all altlowances for | interest on capital invested, operation, s[nk-i ing funds, etc. Reduction of From 50 Cents to $7.74 Per Horsepower is Announced by the Commission â€" Hamilton Has Cheapest Lighting Rate in the World. Toronto. Aprit 8 Piftyâ€"one | muniâ€" cinalities in the EFrovince of Ontario will henefit from a reduction in powâ€" Both liquor and temperance fa('-lW“‘ tions in the Province waged an enerâ€"| night getic campaign, the former se(-uringtmg ' powerful support from a number of the most prominent men in Montreal.|9"Y F The Protestant ministers were unanâ€"| achie imously in favor of complete prohibiâ€" , eg he tion, but the Roman Catholic priests‘ ict did not support the "dry" pnlp(mals'vc e as a body. The strongest temperance‘ ed be organization in the Province, the Antiâ€" ed u Alcoholic League, was split. A "ED" ‘ want ber of speakers in favor of wine and beer introduced the race and religious Th® cry into their campaign addresses, the b arguing that Englishspeaking | O"â€" sgecur angemen and Methodists of Ontario ti were anxious to see prohibition inâ€" ****" troduced as a blow to the Frenchâ€" TOns. KITCHENER WILL GET Montreal, April 10.â€"The referenâ€" dum taken in the Province of Quebec today on the question of wine and beer licenses showed, according to early returns, that an enormous maâ€" jority voted "wet." The referenaum was decided on by the Provincial Legislature to setâ€" tle the future of the liquor question. In 1918 the Legislature passed a total prohibition messure to come into efâ€" fect on May 1, 1919, for "the duration of the war." The war ending before the act could be applied, the Govâ€" ernment | compromised on the deâ€" mands made from the liquor faction, who demanded a continuance of comâ€" plete "wet" privileges, and those callâ€" ing for the enforcement of the act by submitting the question of the sale of beer and wine alone to the electâ€" ors. HYDRD POWER RATES WILL BE REDUGED FOR 31 MUNIGIPALITIES Both Cities and Rural Districts Record Big in eleven parishes reported the "drys" did not score one vote. At midnight estimates comâ€" puted on returns so far received indicate that the Province as a whole polied over 100,000 maâ€" jority for beer and wine. The cities all Went on record by large votes: Montreal (inâ€" complete} . by 40,234 majority; Westmount _ (complete), â€"1,147; Quebec (incompiete), 9,802; Three Rivers (incomplets), 1,751; Riviere du Loup (incomplete), 613; Levie (incomplete), 946; Hull City (complete), 1,485. The counties and rural parishes reported, with the exception of Lennoxville, Huntington and Richmond, all go heavily "wet." Provincial Referendumâ€" Some Btung'o Turnovers in ‘"Dry‘"‘ Parishesâ€" Old Cries Raised. Same Old Cries Raised. THE VOTE in QyEsEC "IN QUEBEC FOR WINE ANO BEER\ Don‘t ‘ suffer! _ A tiny bottle of Freezona costs but a few cents at any Grug store. Apply a few drol’u on the corns, calluses lni "bard skin" on botâ€" tom of foct, then lift them off. _ When Fr;exor;crcm;v::::srm Trom the toes or calluses from the bottom of feet, the akin beneath is left pink and healthy and never gore, terder Premier Lloyd George is expected to return to London during the presâ€" ent week. The following places in the Eugenta and Severn districts . get cheaper power: Collingwood, Bartie, â€" Markâ€" dale, Chatsworth, Owen Sound, Durâ€" ham and «hesley. Tavistock, Noryal. Tilsonburg, _ Norâ€" wich, Beachvilfe, Burgessvilie, Lucan, Ailsa Craig, Granton, Exeter, Hensall Dashwood, Zurich, Strathroy, AyImer Dutton, West Lorne, Simcoe, Wallace: burg, Dresden, Petrolea, Oil Springs, Brigden, Wyoming. Forest. Ridge: town, _ Highgate, | Walkerville and Stampford Township. _ Montreal, Aprit 11.â€"With a large number of distant points in the provâ€" ince to be heard from, the "Wet" maâ€" jority registered in the referendum yesterday in favor of light wines, cidâ€" er and beer, jumped to 110,000 this morning and was expected to go highâ€" er. The temperafice element, which was inclined to be very downcast last night at the landslide, was this mornâ€" ing more cheerful. While the boneâ€" dry prohibition aimed for has not been achieved, leading temperance advocatâ€" es here pointed out that a substantial victory has nevertheless been securâ€" ed because the people yesterday showâ€" ed unmistakably, they say, that they want "hard stuff" done q@way with. The vote also means the abolition of the bar, it is argued, as establishments securing licenses will have to provide seating accommodation for the patâ€" LIFT CORNS OR . CALLUSES OFF Doesn‘t hurt! Lift any corn or callus off with fingers REDUCTION IN RATE Eastern Townships Dry. Only in une locality in the Province was the lemperance sentiment emâ€" phatic enough to offset the "wet" orâ€" ganization. This was in the Englishâ€" speaking Easterp Townships. The maâ€" jorities for a complete "dry" state were, however, quite small. The new liquor legislation which will be given effect to as a result of the referendum will come into force on May 1 next. The districts which will be affected are Montreal, Sherâ€" brooke, St. John‘s and the few muniâ€" cipalities which still grant liquor Jicenses. The referendum result will insure the sale of wine and beer in districts anly where local legisiation has not introduced prohibition. "Dry" disâ€" tricts, though allowed to vote, will not become "wet," even though they gave a majority in favor of wine and beer. In the Province as a whole the "wets" turned out in great numbers, while the "no‘" element seemed indifâ€" ferent. in Montreal the "wet" maâ€" jorities in â€" several divisions being over 75 per cent. No women voted on the referenâ€" dum. ppeak Roman Catholies, who need ed__wlt:: for the sacrament. Turned Out in Big Numbers. V ER Y *X and health or i{!iilbj- NDILTI The acrid fumes of burning cedar from piles of material used in the manufacture of cigar boxes, and the danger from many highâ€"voltage elecâ€" tric wires. impeded the work of the firemen, who, however, soon brought the fire uncer control. The blaze conâ€" tinued to burn until 7 o‘clock â€" this morning. # * it Bir Adam Beck is the owner of the factory. The fire. which originated in the finâ€" ishing and mailing departments of the third floor of the west wing, between the main building and the drying kilns when the firemen arrived had alâ€" ready eaten into the main plant and bad gone through the roof. Chairman of Hydro Comâ€" mission Suffers $10,000 Loss by Fire. London, Ont., April 13.â€"Fire disâ€" covered at 3 o‘clock this morning in the plant of the Beck Manutacturing Company on Albert street caused a loss estimated by Manager Wiltiam Kingstone at $10,000. olR ADAM BEGK‘S . FAGTORY 1N LONDON BURNED years in order that she might dispose of her products. These credits wero as tollows: On account of hay and oats, etc, $15,000,000 ; cereal crop, $68,000,009; dairy produce, $38,000,000; foodstuffs, $17,000,000; Munitions Board, $315,â€" 000,000; shipbuilding. $2,000,000; railâ€" ways and canals, $4,000,000; Royal Air Force, $1,800,000; salmon pack, $8,000,000 ; lumber, $50,000,000. Ottawa, April 10.â€"By the end of the present fiscal year the war will have cost the Dominion Government one and a half billion dollars. This does not, of course, include huge sums raised by the Canadian people and the Provincial Governments for the Patriotic Fund aud Red Cross orâ€" ganizations, nor does it take into acâ€" count the greatest contribution Canâ€" ada made in the cause of liberty, namely, the lives of sixty thousand of the flower of her manhood. e Another Domestic Loan. The Finance Minister said there. was still $208,000,000 in the 'l‘reasury.‘ but added that it might be necessary to raise another domestic loan in Cnn-! ada later in the year, as credit» would have to be established for countries to which Canada desired to sell her products. He said credits ot $25,000,000 each had already been. arâ€" ranged for .Belgium, Roumania and Greece. He defended this policy and incidentally mentioned that Canada had arranged credits for . something like $500,000,600 during the past few CANADA‘S WAR However, there are a number of exceptions provided for in the act. These provide that illness or physical condition will be taken as an excuse, and in the case of a boy or girl under 16 the act will not apply if he or she has passed the matriculation of a recognized university, or has comâ€" pleted a course of examination equivâ€" alent to matriculation. The act also places upon urban cenâ€" tres of 5,000 population or over the duty of providing such courses for partâ€"time education. Smaller centres "may" provide them. However, even if the act becomes law this sessionâ€" and that is not expectedâ€"it will not become law until the Lieutenantâ€"Govâ€" ernor issues a prociamation. The bill introduced by the Prime Minister divides adolescents into two classes: those betwen the ages of 14 and 18, who wil} be reguired to conâ€" tinue partâ€"time education for 400 hours each year, and those between the ages of 16 and 18, who will have to have 320 hours partâ€"time education each year. The phraseology of the bill is such that boys and girls beâ€" tween the ages of 14 and 18 will not be able to secure employment unless they are able to produce school disâ€" mission certificates or employment permits issued by the school attendâ€" ance officerâ€"anm official provided unâ€" der an act now going through the House. 1 MAY DEFER PASSAGE Toronto, firll 12. â€"Thursday‘s deâ€" bate in the gislature on the extenâ€" slon of the school age has brought is result. ‘The Adolescent School Age Bill, which was referred to by Hon. Dr. Cody at that time was introduced in the House last night by the Prime Minister, Sir William | Hearst. The chief feature of the bill is thar it provides for compulsory partâ€"time edâ€" ucation of boys and girls between the ages of fourteen and eighteen. * tendance of 14 to 18 Year Old Pupils. Paris, _ April 8. President Poincare has commuted â€" to ten years‘ imprisonment the death sentence imposed upon Emile Cottin, who in an attempt to asâ€" sassinate Premier Clemencean on February 19 last, shot and severely wounded him. The commutation of sentence . was on the recommendation of M. Clemenceau bimse}f. CLEMENCEAU saves ASSASSIN FROM THE DEATH PENALTY BILL IS BIG ED Atâ€" The situation was diseussed at conâ€" siderable lengin by the members, who were the guests of the present Leadâ€" er, Mr. Wm. Proud!nri'."g(. C at Ainâ€" ner at the Ontario C‘ As © result of their deliberations a committee was appointed to further consider the matâ€" ters pertaining to the hoiding of the convention and the fixing of the date. It is composed ofâ€"Messrs. Wm. Proudâ€" foot, C. M. Bowman, G. C. Hurdman, Thomas Marshall, Nelson Parliament, H. Hartley Dewart, K. (4, J. C. Elliott, Z. Mageau rand, Major /J C. Tolmic. This committee will exent a report at another meeting, to be held before the House prorogues. No Dominion Issues. The Provincial convention will be Toronto, April 9. â€" Preliminary steps were taken by the Liberal memâ€" bers of the Legislature last night. to call a Provineial convention,. No date has been fixed for the holding of this importantâ€" gathering. The intention of the members, however, is to hold it at a comparatively carly date. There is a twoâ€"fold object in calling this meeting of â€" representative â€" Liberals from all parts of the Province. The first is to select a permanent leader of the Provincial Liberal party, and the second is to decide upon a platâ€" form. COMMITTEE â€" FORMED Preparations in Progress to Hold Gathering for This Province. GONVENTION OF LIBERAL PARTY * OSHAWA »~ CURTAIN LICHTS PAINT s and can give you ‘;ny design for any make of car. _ Write us. we send and your car will have that distinctâ€" ive appearance. We have made thouâ€" sands of these lights As better to than REPAIR, We will send you a pair of bevel glass Oshawa curtain lights mounted en mohair or Ford top material. All you need to do is to remove the back of your present top and attach the rear Oshawa Brass Foundry OSHAWA. ONT. Economicatlâ€" ~ Because It Covers More BRANDRAM Thhpdnlhmmudwmuiuw basis the above formula which we inscribe on every can, The result of such a formula is all that you could ask in brilliance of color and in proper “bo:ijr'-â€"‘ paint which gives a fine lasting finish, excelling all others in "coverâ€" ing capacity" and in durability, Paint with Bâ€"H ‘"Engâ€" lish"‘ Paintâ€"and your house is protected for years, where a coat of ordinary pcint will last but a few months. EVININ.”-.“« .‘:'huunfi again as any otherâ€"it would still the #go m mttomuo:yrthua&?lhwwvm 2s no . .,.]h oes so b\vh-o?itnndyetdom.:“h‘ meoicime mar â€" J "Exousy® 7x>eme H ranmi®ss" Conrad Bros, Waterloo, Ont. $9.00 OJal Design forCheOro]et Cats $10.50 Guelph, %~ 9.â€"Because _ the Guelph Jron Iders‘.Union disapâ€" proved of the action € the Trades and Lubor Council in becoming conâ€" nected with (Guelph‘s new â€"organizaâ€" tion, the Chamber of Commerce, the moulders have separated from the Central Labor body and will paddle their own canoe, a letter to this effect having been received by Secretary Thomas Hall of the Trades and La:â€" bor Council, and action having been taken. . The moulders will not be asked. to return to the fold, but & special committee will explain the Laâ€" bor Council‘s reasons for joining the Chamber of Commerce. MOULDERKS‘ UNION WITHDRAW FRO: motorist. SEND MONEY nood cevers, cushions, side curtains, automoâ€" bile and carriage paintâ€" ing, aluminun and brass castings, bushings, nickel and brass plating, new curtain lights, any design for any â€" car, automobile tires and accessories, chains, etc. Hearst, in the Legisiature. an Monday, was discussed ltf:ud :fimd the. meeting. There was no divergen of opinion manifested on the matte and no resolution was adopted: Wha ever the Liberals have tonsay on.gh Government ~ proposals . will. served untit the bfllz wre denk:y fore the House. * Last night‘s meeting was a most harmonious one. ‘The members disâ€" cussed the outlook carefully, and there was unanimity of opinion that a convention should be held. The temperance question, as crystalized in the announcement of Sir William held entirely independent of the gathâ€" ering called by the Dominion Liberals for the selection of a Federal Leader in August. _ Whatever differences: may exist in the Dominion Liberal party, it is generally known that the Liberal members in the Legislatureâ€" are working iogether in complete harâ€" mony. Dominion issues are not alâ€" lowed to interfere in any way with Provincial matters. for Ford Cars Motorists should write us about new tops, dust hoods, slip covers, spring covers, engine Round Design islature. an> Monday, ilt‘:zard :fimu the. ere was no dlvemnc& inifested on the matte tion was adopted: Wha rals have tomay »:x‘.th proposals . will. ne billz wre aenkfiy F