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4 /. _HEAVY FIRE LOSSES IN CANADA . || * There was a fire loss last year of $5.22 for | bry inhabitant in the Dominion of Canada.| The aggregate loss, not including the tremen-‘ dous destruction from forest fires, amounted to over $45,000,000. The figure is a staggering ene:even for a young country where the boast is made of inexhaustible natural resources, and N weals a prodigality in waste which, no doubt, | tounds the rest of the world. | ) / JIn. Great Britain, the per capita fire lossl was $0.09, and there is no doubt that in many 6L the older continental countries the loss was bven smaller than that of Great Britain. The 1921 figures for Canada show a large inctease| OÂ¥er the preceding year, and just at a time when‘ it was thought that educational camâ€" migns to prevent fire loss were getting hold of | the country. It is hardly creditable, although & has been said that fire loss increases and Â¥rade depressions go hand in hand. ” fact of the matter is, there are no laws mst: carelessness and negligence in this pountry, &s compared with measures whichl € te in the older countries The absence f guch laws mean one careless generation after i0ther. Every fire is preventable, and the oor {t is realized, the greater will be the conâ€" ievation of wealth from fire destruction. It J mll very well to teach that it is a patriotic k :hh every precaution against fire, but I be something in the way of legal i on wherewith to back that patriotism § ‘ARIO‘S BANKING SYSTEM | first branch of the Ontario savings system has been opened in Toronto, and will be opened as soon as quarters are up in other parts of the Province. These ' are being instituted notwithstanding ‘support offered to Farm Loan Associations »ghartered banks. It is too early to assume at this service can be rendered more effiâ€" ® and more economically by the Governâ€" The general public is elther not aware the unfortunate results of past experience [fls respect, not only in Canada, but elseâ€" rere, or does not fully understand its import. As evident, however, that the expense of fllnistering existing public services is beâ€" ma burden which finance ministers are ¢ wits‘ ends to find means to carry. This may lead people to realize that Canada, ‘@ommon with many other countries, says a ifncial critic, is suffering from an overâ€"exâ€" nsion of the functions of government, for rposes which, however, desirable they may nj}n‘themselves. cannot be financed without iposing a burden on the taxpapers beyond gir ability to bear. In fact, a committee of innipeg business men, after careful investiâ€". tion, has estimated the total taxes payable‘ ch year in the province of Manitoba at $57,â€". 0,000, against which they place the value of e cereals produced in the province at $40,â€" 0,000. Meanwhile the Provincial Treasurer nounces aserious deficit, which it is proposed meet by an income tax along the lines of that iposed by the Dominion Government. The ditional revenue appears to be required mainâ€" wjlneet the cost of operating public services @ the interest charges upon capital expenâ€" ture already made. The finances of the other ovinces, with one or two notable exceptions, @ in a similar position. The difficulties of taining additional revenue and the realizaâ€" n of the fact that there are limits to taxation wond which it is perilous to go, should have is the health of the British steadily preparing themselves for the revival I assure us that he has of trade when it comes. Apart from the workâ€" laid up, and that his illness, which ing basis for improvement effected through the prm of bronchial catarrh, while not decline in the cost of living and the correspondâ€" was serious enough. Several mediâ€" ing reduction in cost of production, they have of prominence in the Old Land are been making a clean sweep of all unnecessarty the public that too much work is being overhead expenses, even to cutting down the pon the willing shoulders of the Preâ€" number of telephone connections. Officers as hey jpoint ‘out, that there have been well as clerks have had their salaries cut, but occasions of late when illnesses of a they carefully maintained the selling branches â€"Jess threatening character have atâ€";of their worldâ€" wide businesses, even though im, He is broad of shoulder and genâ€"| these have been practically nonâ€"productive for rong. But the strong can attempt| months. Britain, as the universal merchant i, and there are great tasks still ahead| knows by experience how difficult it is to reâ€" build selling organizations once they have been 4o cmmnmmmmmm mm let go and will not be caught napping in that NTARIO‘S BANKING SYSTEM || regard. A business revival is certain to come, first branch of the Ontario savings| however long it may be delayed, and to be preâ€" stem has been opened in Toronto, and pared for it is the surest way to reap the rill be onened as soon as quarters are|maximum of profit. iry effect in checking the tendency of nents, from motives of political expeâ€" to enter the field proper to private enâ€" ans are much too free and easy about \Edum for fire prevention would quickened by a little stiff legislation object. ESS MEN OPTIMISTIC | aad United States business men rning froin Great Britain report L BC Pn â€" SWz [m commencing to trickie in TFOM QINCLGONE] ;. ""!" ”m“ whdbwfl.wkflofiohm“h 7 ?‘-&'fl-’.&m revived. Although no great onset of husiness #% a disâ€" | RAILROADS IN RUSSIA d An interesting though distressing view of‘ the situation in Russia is revealed by despatches showing that the railroads which are wholly under Bolshevist control, have not been able to supply enough cars to move imported food supplies from ports of entry to the regions where the people are starving. At the port of Novorossisk on the Baltic, where 125 cars a day were promised, about 50 are being furnishâ€" ed. At Windau, where 50 cars were promised, about 22 cars a day have been sent. It follows that the calculations as to how much food should be moved by the relief commission have gone awry, and matters are made worse by the fact that it takes two months to deliver food to the starving after it has reached Russia. Of course this blockade at the coast backs up like any other blockade, and the famine relief organization in England has been advised by its officials not to try to expand relief because of the impossibility of getting through Russian territory with supplies. ‘ The Detroit Free Press wonders whether the Soviet government would find it equally difâ€" ficult to move its trains if they were used to supply the army with which Trotsky recently threatened all creation, but that is an insoluble problem. The facts, however, are worth reâ€" membering for a variety of reasons. A Russia that cannot move food for its starving can hardâ€" ly be a promising field for commercial operaâ€" tions on amny important scale at present or at anytime in the near future, and there can be no large investment in production and transâ€" 1portat.ion until that future rests upon someâ€" ]thing more secure than a Soviet promise, If A. J. Small is alive, he ought to be able| * ready to coâ€"operate with the @ to increase his reputed wealth by writing a % council in the preparation of & book on his experiences of the last two year @a stated case for submission 4 o0 expe S e Y s"# to the courts for an interpreâ€" @ * * * | & tation of the act as it stands at & If there are many more sunny days in |* present. * o mui ie ced y w mc cnma a1° 0 #@ @ 4 @ @ 4 % 4 4 4 % If there are many more sunny days in March, there may be April flowers instead of showers. Enemies of the hydroâ€"electric system should remember that it was a group of farâ€" sighted municipalities that started a scheme that is today the.greatest of its kind in the world. Government support followed the sucâ€" cess of the project. Premier Lloyd George recognizes the newsâ€" papers as an avenue for giving the people inâ€" formation. In other words, the newspaper is an educator. Reports from the Yukon indicate that the shipmen‘t of silver ore will be a recordâ€"breaker, but there is very little danger of the value of silver coming down. The wineâ€"makers in France cheered #hen it was reported that there was a splendid marâ€" ket for French wine in Canada. It would seem that the wineâ€"makers have a warm appreciation of prohibition, as we have it in this Dominion. Mary Elien Macdonald has started a "ghost" epidemic that should be shprt»lived. The hardest thing about getting along with disagreeable people is that you can not let them know what you really think of them. It is estitmated that fifteen thousand new millionaires were made in the United States during 1919. How was it accomplished? That alderman in Chicago should be sucâ€" cesiful in having the steps of the street cars lowered, if cither the:lengthening of the #kirts t cannot move food for its starving can hardâ€" I ¢ Canadian Press)â€"The Governâ€" $ be a promising field for commercial operaâ€" * m°nt 0f the province of Onâ€" * is on any important scale at present or at © tario has no intention of in # C th fut h 10 troducing legislation at the @ ime ‘_“ e near .u ure, anq there can be | & present session, looking to reâ€" @ large investment in production and transâ€"|@ vision of the act regarding the ¢ tation until that future rests upon someâ€" & division of corporation school @ ng more secure than a Soviet promise, # taxes, as requested by the # & Separate School _ authorities. & . % This was the reply given by onl hh o anecarna0 00000 00000 eremire apuseniecacs on cancemsmmescmrccmmomemmnn %/* Premier Drury today to a deâ€" @ NOTE AND MENT | & putation of the Catholic Educaâ€" @ * ND COMME I & tional Council, which made reâ€" @ ___________________._._.â€"â€"â€" & | & presentations in this matter, 4 Have you looked over the garden hose lately ?‘ & yy. Drury declared, however, @ * # % |\ & that the Government was @ "It is my duty to tell you and publish to all what your remedy "Fruits tives" has done for me. . months; eould ‘hardly move‘ in bed; ind was miserable all the time. Itried several physicians and took many ‘craedies, but they left me at the :ame place, in bed and suffering, the thoumatism â€"was so bad, â€"â€"â€"~â€" I finally started in taking "Fruitâ€"aâ€"tives" ‘nd continued the treatment reguâ€" larly as I found myself getting better. After using eight boxes of ‘"Fruitâ€"aâ€" tives" (which cost only $4.) I am completely well without & trace of Rheumatism.‘ * _ No Intention _ To Amend Act Ghost Pranks Could Be Caused By Radio Waves ALBANY, N. Y., March 15.â€"Dr. Charles _ P. Steinmetz, electrical wizard of the Schenectady General Electric Works, in a statement last night declared that _ mischievous pranks blamed to the Antigonish ghost could have been caused by radio ether waves passing between wireless stations and across . the "haunted" farm. Madam J. RICHEK. 50c a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size 25¢. At all dealers or sent postpaid on ceceipt of price by Fruitâ€"aâ€"tives Limited, Ottawa. Only in case the farm was the site of a receiving station would any phenomena be possible, asserted the man who invented the indoor thunâ€" derstorm. & TORONTO, March 15 (By Nervous exhaustion leads to disâ€" taste for food. The nerves of the stomach are weak, digestion fails and you become generally upset and out of sorts. ‘The secret of complete restoraâ€" tion is in getting the nervous system fully built up. Mrs. R. Cheney, 208 Rich mond St., Chatham, Ont., writes: "I was . troubled with nh-haz' which caused me many sleeples nigh I would be in terrible distress at times, and would get no relief for two or three hours. For sixteen months 1 ate nothâ€" ing but Shredded Wheat. biscuits, as 1 dare not eat anythimg else. 1 did not know what to do, as 1 had tried so many Labelle, Pâ€"Q., A pril 18th, 1921 Chase‘s ‘:;;-F..:.: o n miniy second notieed t 1 was IWMVWJI_- '.-&":‘“z"m’ tored, and have returned to my regular dist. My husband has also recommend it to others." missing frot in London, Ontario, @nd‘ who during that time .sben orâ€"MéArd of her father or rélativiam~yesterday atternoon: at 3.40 Saw her father. ‘The reâ€" wsiton took place at ‘St. Joseph‘s Conâ€" vent ‘and ‘fatherard ‘daughter were fiu% but after the meetâ€" ing Miss. Link, a pretty and accomâ€" pBebed ~young girl, ‘said she would not > ‘withâ€"her father. | "I‘mflu to you regularly and comig ‘and~visit ‘you some time, but I :choose to continue my . studies," were the girl‘s statements to her W‘ *Thdé Tatherâ€"talked â€"ofâ€"â€"inciâ€" donts 1X the‘ girlhood days of Grace Link in an attempt to refresh her memory that she might recollect | even a small part of the past, but her 14 years of new surroundings had completely blotted out the picâ€" ture of her real home and parents. * Meeting Affectionate. Acting on the promise of M. J. O‘Reilly, K.C., representing the Sisâ€" ters of St. Joseph‘s, William Link came to Hamilton from London this afternoon, and appeared at the office of Mr. O‘Reilly. There was a short discussion there before the father and lawyer set out to see thegirl. The actual meeting was affectionate and stirred the Sisters of the con:â€" vent, who were the only witnesses. Mr. O‘Reilly, before withdrawing from the room where Miss Link sat with her father, informed the girl "that she had reached the ago. when she was at liberty to choose her own path. She had the right to go with her father if she so desired and no \ one had the right to advise â€" her | otherwise, said the solicitor. It was ‘a matter for her to settle entirely | with berself, and he then left the: ; room, while the father and thfl daughter talked for oneâ€"half hour Ibefore Miss Link opened the door“ and gave her decision. ‘ Father is Disappointed. | Interviewed after leaving the conâ€" | vent, Mr. Link said the visit had | been a pleasing surprise to him. | While disappointed that his daugh 'ler did not return to him, he could. ; not but admit that the interested ‘omes who cared for her during her 14 years from home were capable of caring for her now. Where Grace | Link has been since she left home | 14 years ago. could not be learned. William Link divulged no, informaâ€" tion on this point, and M. J. O‘Reilâ€" ly K.C., would not state where the years had been spent. Miss Link remained at the convent and her f«ther returned to the Royal Conâ€" raught Hotel and early tonight it was stated that he had returned to London Highways Actâ€" To Be Amended TORONTO, March _ 15.â€"Several Changes in the Provincial Highways Act and the Highways Improvement Act are proposed in bills submitted to the Legislature by Hon. F. C. Biggs yesterday, though ‘none of them is of primary importance. The former act is to be amended by the inclusion of a provision to bar cattle from running at large on the highâ€" ‘ ty (22) | \ | Noi _ &# \ * !whlch she herself | good. It was exa/ ARE YOU A TIRED, wWORNâ€"OUT WOMAN? Every Woman Needs a Tonic and Nervine at Some Period of Her Life ‘Toronto, Ont.â€""As a tonic and Builder I can highly recommend Dr. Plerce‘s Favorite *& Prescription to wiiee@tm tired and TURD: P y down women. I am.the mother of j eight children and have frequently P had need of such a tomic but did . ngt know what to fi\ $ * â€"a>take until my sisâ€" h c ter gave me some 2o I of the ‘Favorite F Prescription,‘ which she herself had fourd to be good. It was exactly the tonic my system required and one bottle did wonders for me, so I take pleasure in telling others, hoping that they will give the ‘Prescription‘ a trial and be benefited Art as L have been."â€"Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor, 261 Ontario St. HEALTH Is MOST VITAL TO YOU Hear What This Woman Says London, Ont.â€""I can ll(hl; recomâ€" mend Dr. Pierce‘s Favorite rip tion to the éxpectant mother. 1 was in a terribly rundown state. . Was very weak and nervous and suffered with pavses. I was miserable until I began taking Dr. Pleroe‘s Favorite EARRCOmiCOne Nee Soah c s turned very quickly and my general health was better after taking Jt. My baby was strong and healthy, too, and has never scen a sick day."~Mrs Harry Harris, 196 ways. Another change makes it clear that the construction of highâ€" ways on sections through urban municipalities is a matter for the municipal councils. The Highway Improvement Act will be changed to permit munlclâ€"‘ palities to issue debentures up to 5 per cent. of the assessed value of property for road improvement. The: limit is now 3 per cent. Mr. Biggs also submitted a proposal to change the names of county and provincial county roads to Class A and Class B, or some other terms, which would removeâ€"confusion in the public mind in respect to the two types of road. The announcement some time ago that the Government proposed to capitalize motor vehicle license revenue in order to provide a fund for road improvement has been folâ€" lowed by legislation. Mr. Biggs‘ bill contains & clause authorizing the Government to proceed . with this form of financing. NORRIS MAY â€" CARRY ON Would Be Difficult Task For Opposition to Form Cabinet WINNIPEG, March 15.â€"(By Cana: dian Press.)â€"Little is expected to develop today in the Manitoba poliâ€" tical situation. Following the deâ€" feat of his government in the legisâ€" lature last even‘ng, Premier Norris conferred with his ministers, but he will have no statement to make on the course which is to be pursued until the return Thursday afternoon of Sir James Aikins, the lieutenantâ€" governor.. It is expected that when the House meets this afternoon the premier will move for its immediate adjournment. Suggestions are head that the Opâ€" position groups conceivably might form a working alliance to carry on the government, but to many people the difficulties seem insurmountable. Byâ€"elections necessitated by the appointment of cabinet ministers would put to the test in its youth any such administration. So far as can be learned there has been ho action taken in the way of getâ€" ting the groups into a conference with a view to taking concerted acâ€" tion. . To Carry On. | vincial ‘The belief is held fairly generflly' Brown that Sir James Aikins will ask Mr.| Hon. I Norris to carry on until an election | educat can be held eariy in the summer. Under such an arrangement . the legislature would sit until supply had . been voted and the routine business Hu A fullâ€"size, fullâ€"weight, solid bar of good soap is "SURPRISE." Best for any and all household use. For use in washing machines shave or slice a portion of the "SURPRISE‘"‘ bar dircct to !i’wgi":‘ A Big Bar the machine.â€" of the session completed The Norris administration took office in May, 1915. Mr. Norris himself has been member of the legislature for Landsdowne . since 1906; he led the opposition to the Sir Rodmond Roblin government and succeeded Sir Rodmond in the preâ€" miership. His cabinet at the present time consists of Hon. T. H. Johnson, attorneyâ€"gemeral; Hon. G. H. Malâ€" colm, minister of agriculture; Hon. C. D. McPherson, minister of public ’works; Hon. J. W. Armstrong, proâ€" vincial â€" secretary; â€" Hon. Edward Brown, provincial treasurer, and Hon. R. S. Thornton, minister of education. Husband Got up For Breakfast > _ DELMONTE, Calift, March ©) _ "~___ 4; D.an MAnrad + 16â€"Floyd Glotsback, chact e:~ Cannot Be Cured ) feur, whom Margarete Matz <any_~ F ) enauer, grand opera singer, by locai applications, as they @ ) married because he was 100 & Teach the diseased portion of thi ) per cent. man, has separated @ Catarhal Deafness requires com P from the diva because she & Uonal treatment. HALL‘S CaATA ) did not want him to get up for ‘© MEDICINE is a constitutional 1 ) breakfast, drive his own auto. & 47. Catarrhal Deafness is c4us p mobile or enjoy jazz music & an inflamed condition of the mt P and is today back behind the & lining of the Eustachian Tubs. 1 P wheel of another man‘s auto & this tube is inflamed yeu he p ‘ mobile presumably, enjoying & rumbling sound or importfect het > himself. * 4 and when it is &gwy,,a-% > > Carlos Staniey, Botel mianâ€" @ ngés is the result U 3 # ‘ager, who‘hiréd Glotrbath a & fiamthation® can "be R @ few days ago to drive a sight & hearing may be destroyed : & seeing car and â€" otherwiso: @ HALL‘S CATARRH M | 6 make himself usefdl around & through the blood on the m & the hotel‘s fleet of automeâ€" % faces of the system, thus re & biles, said that Glotsbach had & the inflammation and restorin| & "confirmed the story of his adâ€" & mal conditions.> KPA ME C & ventare in matrimony and his © ; Circulars tree.. All Druggist & separation from the singer. _ & . J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0 6 6 0 0 6 6 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 â€"aark 000 o 80 000 0 "I did something toâ€"day that, I‘m ashamed to say, have never done before," said a wellâ€"known busine manâ€""I called my Mother on Long Distante;‘" By, Jove, she was glad to hear my voice." * * ‘f "What with business, worry and recpowblhtiesxl‘v‘g, been neglecting her for years, and it took a load off | my shoulders just to hear her happy, treumpu voice, say "God bless you, son, for calling me up! But what about you and the mother who sits in thc’ far away silence, perhaps hungering for a word from! the son she loves? Call her by Long Distance toâ€"night and bring gladnes# to her lonesome heart. Let her listen again to the voice she knows so well, and it will repay you a thousandâ€"fold to hear her say "God bless you, son,. for} calling me up!" * *L avABrâ€"itPHOp2 aot, itton i â€" :i\"d Q,- r | y oafte "Bless you, son, for calling me up! It will do Every Bell Telephone is a Long Distance Station tiy xnad} \_ Catarrhhl Deafn _ _Cannot Be Cur Aged Couple in Hamilton Were Asphyxia HAMILTON, Ont., March 15.â€" George W. and Mrs. Carey,| 311 Charlton avenue west, parents â€"¢ Bruce A. Carey, leader of the : Choir, and of Mrs. George Allan Mrs. Maxwell Morrow, also noted musical circles, were found dead{ last night. They were victims gas and had apparently been some time when their son brol into the house. ies The couple had been dead at l¢ twentyâ€"four hours before they found. It is supposed that ; Carey lighted the natural gas ‘ the hot water boiler and that â€" was either overcome by fumes: cause of improper . combustio®, from coal gas from the furnace} by locai applications, as they € reach the diseased portion of th Catarhal Deafness requires cof tional treatment. HALL‘S CATZ MEDICINE is a constitutional dy. Catarrhal Deafness is c4ud Afier 830 she Evening Rate on Stationâ€"toâ€"Station alls is about Lfth_z_rd- rate. £4 §A VA '9’ AJ