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Such a change as has now | been â€"made is long overduc. Mr. Grigg was a former Copservative member of the "Legislature. He represented a Northâ€" ern Ontario constituency, and as was to> be expected, knows much about forestry. No one will deny, kowever, that he also knows imuch about poliâ€" tics. It is this latter knowledge which eritics of the department allege has been used too freely in the past, and io the proviqg‘e's disadvantage. ment was stricken with an attack of nervousness. It recognized that critâ€" ics of the administration would make much political eapital out of the Minâ€" ‘isters‘ defeat, if such should occur. On fhat account the strongest speakâ€" ers, including the â€" Prime â€" Minister himself, and the best organizers that could beâ€"commanded were sent to the assistance of the candidates, parâ€" ticularly of Mr. McCurdy. The Government has reason to be gratified at the result. It carf boast that the outcome shows the electors desire ff to remain in office until the expiration of the mandate given the Uniahist _ administration in | 1917. Abially knowit ‘Ref@®puperintendent of woods and férést$® a position recentâ€" 4y created. The salary attached to it 4s $4500 a year. ~ Under the system of Government the Minister is the titular head of a department. The actual administraâ€" tion and detail work is left to an as ~gistant. In the past a chief clerk kas Jooked after this work, being directly 'lponllble to Albert Grigg, deputy mitnister of lands and forests. E»..‘ new administrative bead of #erestry branch of the Ontario ‘martment of Lands and Forests The appointment announced is of special significance. It indichtes that the Prury Government has taken anâ€" other step in cleaning up the unsatâ€" fefactory conditions which have surâ€" Founded the granting of timber lim its in this province in the past. The interim . r t of the Riddellâ€"Larch ford Roya%nunlsfiun on the adminâ€" istration of the â€" department â€" made gome change imperative. ‘West of Hard work has been rewarded. Inâ€" tensive political campaigning made possible the election of Hon. F. B. Mcâ€" Curdy, Minister of Public Works, in Colchester, N. S. and of Hon. R. W. Wigmore, Minister of Customs, in St. John, N.B., in Monday‘s byâ€"elections. After the die was cast. the MiDis‘wij! be on the De ters had been sworn in, and the writs‘,, submerged bar Sesued for the contest, the Governâ€"! a 4 Mr. Zavitz is a competent civil serâ€" ‘vam, who has been in the Governâ€" ment‘s employ for several years. He has now an impox‘m;t branch of the public service to*supervise, and it is to be hoped that he will see to it that the unsatisfactory conditions which existed in the past may be rcâ€" moved as speedily as possible. These were the first contests since Arthur Meighen became leader of the Government. When _ Mr. Meighen chose Mr. McCurdy and Mr. Wigâ€" more as members of his administraâ€" tion it was recognized that Cabinet material was â€" difficult to secure. There were few constiuencies that it was considered safe to open. Colchesâ€" ter and St. John were viewed as most likely to elect Government supportâ€" ers. C*hestl‘r has a large rural elecâ€" * ‘torate. The United Farmers ma'dei The Nation: the most of this, and together withyjhe TUnited St: Bmbor put up a sw campaign, but "‘nm there will was not sufficient to offset the intenâ€" ‘coal by New Y sive work of the Government atand-'m a reasonabl mrdâ€"bearer and the fact that Mr. .\I(v-!hc equally wel Curdy had been given an acclamation _ % &Mt the general election. | Conservative \â€" Phe agrarian movement is in its in | Canada scom M in the Maritime provincesâ€"Th® Federal Tories wgti¢ulturiste hayr~ been organized Inot long ago: Although there was a change of government last fall the administraâ€" tive head continued the same. No mnew minister can hope to be familiar with all the details of an important department upon taking office, nor for some months thereafter. Hon. Beniah Bowman certainly was no exâ€" ception to the rule. Consequently Mr. Grigg, the former Conservative memâ€" ber, was still in active charge. Methflr such an interpretation of the fesult is justified is open to quesâ€" fien apppintéd, He is E. J. Zavitz Who for some years paut hag been eQpnected wi m torestry brauch amd who hay BDeeh superylsor of th« fire rangers.‘ JM@ Wavits will be of THE POLITICAL BAROMETER A STEP IN THE BIGHT somg, Y y wi i , m hay"® é rs." $Mi o wh > s1 le is E. J. Zavitc iys past hig been e ferestry brauch ‘‘superylsor of the DIRECTION the has I| :ml. However. it is a satisfaction to . expenditure be necessary. " One of these toll roads is still in know that never again will such an existence in Brant County. Last week ia mecting was held between city and county representatives _ to _ consider ihaving it abolished. The Brantford |Ex1msltur states that there was the !u!mnst unanimity as to the desirabilâ€" !il)' of making the changes so that ."Brant County will be finally rid of ithe incubus and disgrace of the toll roads." im Ontario. However, the movement wus really laypch@d® down east onl during the last year. The Federal Agrarian Leader, Hon. #M A. Crerar, did some missionary work among th farmers of Nova Scotia â€" and Nem Bruuswick during the last sessionp. .l.," J. Morrison, secret@ry of the VY. F. O., also visited that PSft_Q}‘ the, coum.rfl. to perfoct the organ Maiign. ~_ i Another facto® inyMe. â€" Mc@urdy‘s elertion is the peculiarity «of th wiele political situation in that part of Capada. The Acadian elector takes his politics seriously. He is either Grit or Tory. ‘The upheaval caused by the war and the breaking of old party ties has not been as marked down there n.‘m Ontarie or the West. This, of course, would make the work of the Farmerâ€"Labor organizers more difficult. Mr. Wigmore‘s election was not doubted. East Elgin, The Telegraph. believes, will be a more accurate barometer by which to gau political thought in Canada. The (!iwermuent is makâ€" ing plans to conduct as strenuous a campargn there as it did down East. Two candidates are alrewly definitely in the field, a Government supporter who is a furmer, and an out and out Farmer candidate. | The Liberals are expected to place a candidate in the field, while there are rumors <of an independent candidate too, making it a fourâ€"cornered contest. While a <straight contest between Government and Farmer candidates would show better which way the political winds are blowing, the reâ€" sult in East Elgin is certain to have more than usual significance. In these days of provincial, county and township thoroughfares. Ontariq cannot afford to have medieval landâ€" marks seattered along its good road systems. Ontario is fast seeing the passing of tell roads. Too long have these relics of. the past been allowed . to continue. ‘The Department of Highâ€" ways has been active in recent years in taking over the toil roads. In some instances they have had to pay probâ€" ably too much to have them abolishâ€" Hope Windsor‘s floating hotelâ€"toâ€"be will be on the Detroit river and not on Will future histories refer to Terâ€" ence MacSwiney as a | very | "fast" young man? Horse flesh hasn‘t been as high in years as it was last woeek on Wall St. during the explosion. Wonder of wonders, a whole week has gone by without anyone attemptâ€" ing to go over Niagara Falls, Scarâ€" city in barrels probably, due to the heavy apple crop. Pupils in Fredericton, N.B. Collegâ€" iate went on strike yesterday to go to the trotting races. What is this world coming to? The National Coal Association of the United States assures vnn;nmora that there will be an ample supply of coal by New Years. An assurance as to a reasonable price for fuel would be equally welcome. "Only mourners allowed to walk," states an Irish despatch. Did they exâ€" pect the corpse to do it? Here‘s hoping the won‘t be discouraged in doctors‘ feeg. Th wouldn‘t be. The last couple of days have been more like the "good old summer time" of story and song than some of the days in July. Editorial Comment RELICS OF THE PAST he Ontario â€" stork ed by the increase The Quebec one Montreal, Sept. 27â€"Canadian sugar refiners of this city anâ€" nounced this morning that the price of sugar is to be reduced onfe and a half cents, the reducâ€" }"i* to take place from today. s brings the price down to ;191‘4_. crnts a pound. _ The price of flour this mornâ€" ing went down fifty cents a barâ€" (Canadian Press} Boston, Sept. 25 â€"The Cosmopolitan Trust Company of this city with Siv ings and banking department â€" and agencies abroad, was closed by Bank Commissioner Allen at nine . o‘clock this morning. _ The Cosmopolitan is the fifth bank here t be closed in the past five weeks. The first of these was the Hanover Trust Company, which went to the wall with the colâ€" lapse of the getrichâ€"quick scheme of Charles Pongi, its largest individual depositor. en B. Jobnsor, of the | American League has heen in New York for 1wo days investizating reports involy: ing New York men in an alleged plan to "Fix" last year‘s series so that Cincinnati _ would win and enabl« gamblers inside to win iarge sums. The price of flour this mornâ€" ing went down fifty cents a barâ€" df; being for sale to the public at $13.50 ‘and to the baker at Chicago, Sept. 25. â€"~Indictments basâ€" c on charges of conspiracy to defraud may be the result of the Cook County Grand jury‘s investigation of alleged crookedness by players in the las: world‘s series. it was indicated toâ€"day by Henry H. Brighman, foreman of by Henry H. Brighman, foreman of the jury. * "There seems to be more than sufâ€" ficient evidence to support such char ges.," Mr. Brighman doclared, In contfectiongwith Brighman‘s anâ€" nouncement. that Arnold Rothsteir, New York turtman, had been subpoenâ€" ed it was learned toâ€"day that Presiâ€" idlem B. Jobnsor. of the â€" Ahmerican Ball Players Guilty _ of Crookedness in Last World‘s Series Ottawa, Sept. 30.~â€"There are hunâ€" dreds uf thousafM@s of pounds of Brit ish capmsal being held awaiting faworâ€" able opportunities for investment in Canada and these funds will be sent across the Atluntic as soon as the exâ€" change problem has righted itself sufâ€" ficiently to appeal to British investors, according to J. A. Robb, M.P., for Uuntingdon, Que.. who has recently returned from a trip to Britain. High taxes being placed on idle "ap» ital in Britain are responsible for the desire to invest in Canada, Mr. Robb stam d, saying that it would be neces sary for Canada to exercise caution and refrain from penalizing invastors tuo heavily by way of ftaxes which voubd be â€" avoided. Otherwise, he thought, investors would be driyen to seek other fields for employment of their capital lnF every mother could only realize the danger which lurks in the neglect of chafing and skin irritations she would not take chances on being without Dr. Chase‘s Ointment to apply after baby‘s bath. It arrests the development . of eczema and makes the skin soft, s#mooth and velvety. @0 cents a bor, all denlers, or Ramanson, Bates & Co., Ltd., Torotito. Keeps Baby‘s Skin Healthy ANOTHER BANK CLOSED THLIS ORIGINAL DOCUMENT IS IN VERY POOR CONDITION pt. 25. ~Imdictments basâ€" ui conspiracy to defraud sult of the Cook County investigation of alleged There are hun â€" This was tuken by the _ Miners‘ ’}waulivu‘ body following a further conference with Lioyd George, who ‘lprupused that a basic line be fixed ‘mr coal output at a sufficiently low Jevel to insure a wage increase, if any reasonable â€"rate â€" of â€" production â€" is maintained. | The â€" miners‘ delegates thereupon _ decided _ to suspend the strike notices one week as requested \by Premier. Paris, Sept. 24. â€"Georges Leyghues, Minister of Mariné in the Clemenceau cabinet, shasg accepted a call to the first ‘premiership under president Milâ€" erand‘s administration, it was anâ€" nounced this afternoon. He will likeâ€" wise act as foreign minister. Germany Tackles Big Problem of Tangled Finances Georges Leyhues became â€" Minister Of Marine when the Tiger formed his cabinet in November. 1917, and servâ€" ed in that post througHout the oreâ€" mainder of the world conflict, contriâ€" buting notably to the success of the allies in curbing German submarine warfare. He resigned from ministorâ€" ial office last January with resignaâ€" tion of Clemenceau. Leyghues is Chosen Premier of France, Succeeds Millerand Strikes Off for One Week in Britain Berlin, Sept. 24.â€"Under a threat of resigning his post and thereby preâ€" cipitating a crisis, Herr Wirth, Minisâ€" ter of Finance, yesterday not only sucâ€" ceeded in forcing, the Cabinet to tacâ€" kle the problem of the nation‘s tangled finances, but also obtained for himself an ascendant influence in governmenâ€" tal affairs. Rome, Sept. 24.â€"Disorders continâ€" ue at Turin and rifle firing is some: times assuming the character of a baltle in the outskirts of the elty, acâ€" cording to despatches reaching here. Three more persons have been killed, it is said. A bomb was thrown in San Carlo Square but no one . was kille@ or injured, only nearby buildâ€" ings being struck by fragments. The police and mimn;-y authorities _ are showing extraordinary activity and have made about two hundred arrests. London, Sept. 24. â€"The coal miners of Great Britain will not go on strike next Monday as threatened, it deveâ€" loped toâ€"«lay. As a result of a meetâ€" ing between Lloyd George and the Miners executive body, the coal strike nolices previously handed in, have been suspended for one week. At an extraordinary session of the Cabinet, Herr Wirth presented an unâ€" tarnished analysis of Germany‘s finanâ€" clal condition, hurling . billions . of marks of deficits at his colleagues and charging that wretched finances are but an expression of Maladministra tian. ‘"‘The greatest dynamle force in the world is love; a great deal might be exploded in South America without causing any trouble." If you don‘t make any trouble for the devil, he won‘t bother to make any for you, said Mr. Fred Storv, the Interdenomâ€" etional 8. A. Missionary who . is «t présent on furlough in Canada. In addressing a large audience at Alma 8t., U, B. Churck on Thurs, niyht, A resolution pagsed by the Council of Workmen‘s League inviting people to remain calm and to not jeojardize negotiations in metal workers diapute hy acts jof violence is published by m} newspaper Aventl. soniined to bed with / lbxdm‘doem and the swefling stasted to go down 1 goptinued Trking this fruit me dicine, upproviag all the time,, and now I can walk aboyt two miles and do light chores about the place". ALEXANDER MUNRO. b0c. a box, 6 for $2.50, triai size 26¢. At all dealers or sent postpaid by Fruitâ€"aâ€"tives Limited. Ottawa. nearly everything without benefit. Pimally, I tried "Fruitaâ€"tives". Before I had used half a box I sam» " o0 Uutk Ne Tok ‘Enilâ€"s ies" R. R. No. 4; Loanz, Opr. "For over three years, I was America Needs Love Says Missionc (Canadian Press) f Belfast, _ Sept. _ 27.â€"Shooting â€" by snipers and others which oceurred in the â€" centre of _ Belfast last â€" night caused a panie among the crowds which were | promenading on Royal | Avenue, the city‘s main artery. A disâ€" Mturbance â€" followed the shootings of Saturday | night and early Sundgy. Shooting in the side streets of the ‘lSinn Fein quarter caused the crowd {In Royal Avenue to swell to large iproportiuns and a stampede was creâ€" ated _ when â€" sudden â€" volleys rang through from the side streets. The crowd rushed hither and thither in |fremzy and order was only restored pafter the arrival of â€" military | and | police. Mr. Westerfeld said that canned goods now | being | packed | must ue lowered in price to be moved: that coffee had recently dropped 10 cents per pound and that he looked for cheaper bread because of lower flour prices. Fruit was at ininfmum and in some cases lower than 1914 prices, he sald. after | the arrival of | nilitary | and |berg have been offerin® stocks at lo% fillediinod or wheat control being re. police: } j“‘f“ ]“_“‘ h““r‘ "“"‘:”'K :‘l"‘kh'“l 1“’: likelihood of wheat control being reâ€" _ ses of from twenty io thirtyâ€"three per sumed, according to present indicn-‘ London, A'i:pâ€"l-j’i‘ ;‘;m"___‘;‘or Mauc: |('r~nl fllll! "f" a rv~\~' m.‘.nu'rar-rururs BAY® |rfons, Since the Wheat Board ceasea Swiney possed abother bad night ang | N "C" *UUWC Tuls as ininecemen! 49 hy cunetion at the beginning of Sepâ€" was in a very weak and exhausted relatinre in sccop! sbipnuat. tember there has been practically no condition: this morning, said a bulleâ€" T y demand from any part of Canada that tin issued by the Irish Selfâ€"Detegminâ€" BORN control should hbe reâ€"established. ation League. He had a little sleep | ASMUSSENâ€"At Kitchener Sept. 21st It is believed that the present before midnight, but none after that to Mr. and Nirs. Geo. E.H. Asmusâ€"| quietude indicates â€" acceptance | by time. This is the forty sixth day of sen, 26 Shoemaker, Ave., a dnugh.lowryhmly concerned of the restored the hunger strike. ter. condition of open trading. * Chicago, Sept. 27.â€"General regucâ€" tion in food prices was predicted toâ€" day by Sol Westerfeld, presiGent of the Retail Grocers‘ Associatton, who excepted only eggs anad butter {rom what he said would be a steady de Hine. lHe said the high interests on bank loans made price culting necesâ€" sary â€" for producers to move their crops. Belfast Folks Stampeded in Main Street Ambrose J. Small, millionaire theatrical man of Toronto, Canâ€" ada, has been started here by Chief of Detectives Mooney, who said last night he was conâ€" vinced that Small is being held here by kidnappers. â€" and while he declined to reveal the source of this knowledge, he said he expected to learn of 8mall‘s whereabouts _ within twenty four hour‘s. 6 Looks For a General Drop in Prices He said he was in possession ~f information which had causâ€" ed a search to be centred here for Retailers, it is stated, have been cancelling orders for months. . Jobâ€" bers have been offering stocks at los ses of from twenty io thirtyâ€"three per cent and not a few manufacturers have made similar ‘cuts as inducement to retailers to @ccept shipment. Shoe Prices Coming Down Orders Cancelled Toronto, Sept. 23.â€"Investigation of the shoe market today showed that middle and low priced stocks are on rapid*decline. There are many shoe sales now being featured.among downâ€" town ghops. The retail market for the very highest priced shoes seems to be holding up, with sales reported to be near minimum. Canada men with brains who wflmhae preferential :fi .uf“recemen‘;s But to make trade agreements we must have Canadian Ships. LIL _0 ow *‘ c PAMWKUS > 0sn <ss ayg$ New Customers The Navy League of Canada Investigation of I By willingness and ability to proâ€" vide ships, Canada this year has drawn tfi: West Indies closer to herself and to the Empire. She can make preferential trade agreeâ€" ments witK other peoples under the British Flag, without arousing international complications. _ Secured by the West India Trade{ Agreement and Canadian Ships.‘ For Canada‘s Grain h. 1B :\ Winnipeg, Sept. 22. Grain cutting was practically completed in the Prairâ€" je Provinces last week, according to the last crop report issued by the Caâ€" nadian N:tional Railways, and the threshers are now busy finishing up the work of saving a very satisfacâ€" tory erop of cereals. ALMOST COMPLETE CUTTING. WON‘T RESTORE WHEAT CONTROL â€"Manufactures > (Canadian Press)