hr Henry Thornton, the newly-appointed Wt of the Government-owned railways of WWI! the guest of honor at a banquet â€and him by the Montreal Board of Trade M week, and in that stronghold of private enterprise and seorporawons spoke his mind with refreshing frankness and candor, and im- Md the gathering with his breadth of view and statesmanlike utterances _-. Tho price of Ndium which at one time sold It $120,000 u gum. has dl'opped $60,000, selling " 370,†a gram now, woordlng to latest reports F The Mary of "at deposits of pitehblende in cs' 'MSttttm0trrte.ia"idtttt-rtoeutttufttr flint-bu hither-le- Mmi1imt. He spoke in an optimistic vein of the future of the Canadian National Railways, if they are given a fair chance. But he took occasion to Warn politicians to keep off in" the following declaration: "Ut it be emphatically understood, now, once and for all, that there is to be no political interference, direct or indirect, in the administration and working of the Canadian National Railways. I cannot put it any more forcefully without transgressing the rules of polite speech, and if I knew of any words which would make this point more clear, I would un- hesitatingly employ them". He further added, "The Canadian National Railways are to be operated of the people, by, the people, and for the people, and, moreover, for all the people of the Dominion." ' These are commendable sentiments and the earnestness with which they were given expres- sion to, and the record of the man who uttered them, show that they were not lightly spoken. Of course, as Sir Henry stated, he will be judg- ed by his deeds, and not his words, and the re- cord a yea. hence will unfold the extent to which he has succeeded with his great task. The prosperity of the country is bound up with our transportation system and the efficiency with which it is operated will be reflected in all departments of the nation's business. That the new head of Canada's vast railway system may accomplish those things which are necessary to make it a real asset to the Domin- ion will be the devout hope of all true Cana- diam: Whether one agrees with the proposal for: daylight saving or not for Waterloo, it is obri- _ ous that a difference in the observance of time) this year in Kitchener and Waterloo will lead" to the same confusion as was the case last year with the neighboring municipality on new time} and Waterloo on standard time. If some arrange- f ment could have been worked out whereby both municipalities could have adopted a uniform} time, whether standard or daylight saving, it certainly would have been the most desirable; and satisfactory solution of the question. Should i Kitchener vote in favor of Daylight Saving at; New Years, we shall have a repetition of the' situation which obtained last year. Happily,' however, it would only be for a period of two, months. , _ Mr. W. J. Hammel, a former U. F. o. Director for Muskoka. and at present representing that constituency in the Dominion Parliament, has left the Progressive party and gone over to the Liberals He says in his statement announcing his change of allegiance, that "A year's careful study of the principles and aims of the various parties convinces me that there are protection- ists in all three parties and I can be of at least as much service to my Constituents and my country as a member of the Liberal party as any other. The official oman of the United Farmers of Ontario, the Farmers' Sun, commenting on the transfer of his allegiance to the Liberals, says' "Mr. Hammel was one of the little group of Pro- gressive members who repudiated the Farmers' platform and deserted his colleagues to go to the rescue of the King Government on the bud- get vote and his friendliness was a matter of common knowledge". It further, adds "Political treachery has never been popular in Canada and Mr. Hammers constituents will know what to do with him when their opportunity comes". With a wide divergence of opinion in their mks between those who favor including within their membership farmers only, and those who desire the party to "broaden out" together with the latest desertion from their ranks, the United Farmers of Canada are not able to present a very "tid front to their oppont nts " present. irrk NEW RAILWAY masmnm j -P" m "mt-tr-tsth u'ttrdtoad'fg'."'f.Utrdl'f.'Jl'irr'Lrl. UNIFORM TIME DESIRABLE GOES OVER TO LIBERALS .wvmu - IRt,'lg'Le,i'N a» Y? T, bar, - 7 "rgtX7r"T'e""vT' _"wtC-. ' ie; sped-In, m’uuWWWi The Fire Hmâ€. we“ anti warnings rennin the†d m: 1tmetswithtinaeundeottmondtl-Mtt- _dimstotitrtttttsem.'Neeombtrsnthetiaab'tdete" and has caused the loss of my lives and much valuable property. A tree lighted with electric bulbs of different colors is just as pretty as one lighted with candles and not dangerous. It is also advisable to remove the tree shortly after Christmas, as a tree left in the house a few days becomes very dry and inflammable and a match accidently coming in contact with a dry Christ- mas tree will ignite it immediately. The public should guard against danger of this nature by taking extra precautions sohhat the joys of the Christmas season may not be marred. It was somewhat unusual to have the presi-i dents of two of the greatest railways in the world, the Canadian National Railways and the C. P. R. saying nice things about each other, and the railways.; of which they are the heads. The C. P. R. president, Mr. E. W. Beatty, grace- fully proposed the health of the new C. N. R. president at the recent banquet in Montreal, and Sir Henry Thornton responded in kind. let us trust that it is a happy augury of the har- monious relations which will exist between the operating staffs of these two great railways. on which so much depends May their friendly rival iry result in increased efficiency in the operation of the transportation systems of the country. l, o The coal situation in Waterloo IS now more ire-assuring. Fuel Controller Bechtel at the last (meeting of the Council reported that there were approximately 300 tons of hard coal here now, linclnding nut, egg and stove coal, while several Tears of coal were on the way. The fact that _ people have been waiting for a drop in the price lOf coal and the mild weather, he said, had the (effect of conserving coal. It was decided to INF itain the services of the fuel controller for another month. The friendly and neighborly spirit in which representatives of the United States and Canada discussed and adjusted certain matters with a view of increased efficiency in the postal service, is worthy of commendation. The United States representatives exhibited a desire to give Can- ada due credit for certain advantages which the States enjoy while Canada on the other hand also made concessions which permitted mutual- ly advantageous arrangements to, be arrived ab The spirit animating the conference could well be emulated in the consideration and settlement of other problems of a more controversial nature. The question of the settlement of the disputes between the various interested nations as to the use of the Dardanelles, is now the subject of con- ference The allied plan provides for a wide demilitarized zone on either side of the straits. Fighting in the Straits is forbidden, as is also‘mory. and his remlnlscences are‘ the laying of mines.All the Black Sea powers are 1 most entertaining. l to have re resentation on an International _. ------ 1 mission Ced"Jis,ffi',','g' the Straits Com l LABOR MEMBER APOLOGIZES' l . . C Jack Jones. the docker's champion The present outlook is for a _settlement along and the Labor member tor iii/v','?') the lines noted above. tom West Ham, reappeared in theI JK .‘House of Commons, England. literl The announced advent of the Ku Klux into episode has thus been smoothed; Canada is viewed with misgiving by many eiti-iotr: i lens. It is a secret organization for dispensing' Jones "aid he 1mrt his terir--", justice but under our B iti h f .the only thing he had to lose-and ' . tn Is system 0 gov- used certain language which he be- ernment we pride ourselves upon the fact that lieved was considered unparlinmem justice and fair play are assured every citizen tary, " was docher's English. I“!!! who may be brought before the courts on any as he happened to represent I com‘ 'charge. The organization works secretly and gtitutyncr on the Esau“ “London; carries out its de r . with t 'd f h most frequented try casual laborers“ C ees I ou regal or t e he thought he was using language properly appointed tribunals of the country, and i which they would have choun in as such is usurping the function of government. in"? Cfrcutttionce. He begged leave No good purpose would be served encouraging i to withdraw the tot'""",',",'.", CJ',," and . . 'te express regret. r.. ones won them to organize here In Canada. The other day accorded loud Nahum“ one†in the United States. General Pershing declared , The mum,“ ot the Igtttor member himself as emphatically opposed to the organ- meme when Major Tyron wu reply- ization, . ling to questions regarding the treat- . _________________ ' [meat of mentally "nteted ex-urvlce I mono Jones said: "You Are u lot ot l I EDITORIAL NOTES- I ‘dlrty dogs, alobherlng over the do“ . --.---------------------- ' soldiers and starving the "rittr" The return of a Conservative in the recent Lanark election, where that party carried he constituency by a large mnioritr at the [at election was expected but the former maloeltr has been cut in half. The Fumm’ Party left the tu1dtothetwoo-ties,themeetteinatto. tnreenautmra1arttta0-ehe. , THE PROBLEM OF THE STRAITS WILL BE FRIENDLY RIVALS IMPROVED POSTAL SERVICE COAL SITUATION EASIER. THE KIT KLUX KLAN. 'aTFiiUi'TiiG'ii'ia Wain“ "can and" human dwhhn‘uuhutumet "mee-toft-tit"' tow- -. 1‘9th noun-amnion NI auctio- tau. Into-(I - colt-vol.“ mm up. ---- _ “CK-TO "nova mum in N00." luau». an “than! an“. - - Ouhmmudnmiwom or! of me an. M to Ian dmmod.mpmnl “010-." boon min-n! In -tmeMim (I (mum more or Ion destitute. and the Inn-ulna "my ammo-u in dam-go mounting to between "00.- the Unload sum. were In no In†000 and 81.000900 II the toll. am eitltm by "prenatal". of the Tr. upon by Mayor lanolin and has" Wilfred Corbetl, director of Bt, Louis College. " being about corrocv. ot the are which recently devastated Terrebotute, Quebec ELECTED NEW "MAR" l The supreme Council ot Raisin†Moaarehitstis, representing all that is left ot the movement in favor ot the return ot the cnrdom In Rania, has just completed a five-day secret session in Paris. during which Grand Duke Nicholas, former commander- itt-cttiet ot the Russian army. was elected successor to the throne of the late Czar Nicholas. Prince Andrew has been sentenc- ed to perpeual banishment by the court-martial sitting at Athens. ac- cording to a Renter despatch. He will be deprived ot his rank, but will not suffer actual degradation. The refusal at Prince Andrew to obey orders resulted in defeat tor the Greeks in the campaign at the sungaris River, according to General Papoulas: had the second army attacked. victory was possible. Prince Andrew and his wife, Prin- cess Alice. embarked at Phareron yesterday, aboard a British warship. It is understood ghey will be taken to England. DEPOSED EMPEROR WEO8 Hsuan Tung. 17, deposed boy Em- peror of China was married on Friday, last, according to the cus- toms of the old Manchu dynasty. to a Chinese Princess one year his junior. upon whose face he never has gazed. . His only information about his tuture wife, gleaned trom ngws- papers through the aid of tutors. is that she rides a bicycle. studies En. Sigh and sews. His first glimpse of her, the Prin- wss Kuo Chin-Si, daughter ot Prince Kuo chin-Si, came when she was unveiled during the ceremony. The wedding plans revealed a re- vival ot the regal splendor gutrtreB- tive to the Manchu dynasty, and were carried out in strict accordance mith ancient Chin-esp customs. 101 YEARS OLD Captain Richard Clarke, Port Hope‘s oldest citizen. celebrated hits 101st birthday on Tuesday Dee. 5, and _ received congratulations from many friends. Apart from rheumat- icittt in his legs. he is enjoying ex- m-llenl health, sleeps well. has a good appetite, and reads the news- paper every day without the asslst- ance of glasses. Captain Clarke was born in Buck- tastleigh. Devonshlre. England, on Dec. 5. 1821. He went to sea when 17 yPars of age, and has salled the Mediterranean. mare Sen. and the Sea of Azov. » The Captain has a wonderful me- mory, and his reminiscences are most entertaining. his one-day all-pension, following his reference to Flnlsters as "dirty dogs" and tendered an apology, The Jones said he lost his temper-- the only thing he had to lose-and used certain language which he be- lieved was considered unparttttmeri- tary, " was docher's English. Ind am he happened to represent n con- stltuency on the East slde of London moat trmtuented try casual laborers. PRINCE BANISHED boon min-t tn -tmeMmr ttt the ,mrttgnq "my cumulon- tn the United sum. we†tn I. - emu br "mountain. of the U. B. department of name. The In amon- sought to recover 819,000,000 Ind mm the total claimed by the government from oonmcwn to more than $500,000,000. CRAWFORD GEES DRURV'O FALL of ma Ward Hour Canaan-11": Association at Toronto. He “Id that it was probable that government re- ports tor the year would convince even Drury supporters that the U. F. o. administration had been In- ettieieatt. That the Drury government in rid- Ing to its downlnll, In: the bone! of Hon. Thomas Crattord, M. P. P., who nddreued the Annual meeting ATTACKED BY COBBLER. Attacked by a turkey gobbler. Thomas Burke. Jan. ot the Baldwn Road, near the sixth concession of Dover, was so badly scratched and torn that he required the services ot a surgeon to dress the wounds. Mr. Blitke caught one of the turkeys! ot his flock. and was preparing to kill it when the gobbler attacked lum. being attracted by the sqawir- 'ng of the doomed bird. The claws of the bird penetrated his eye, and [there is a chance that he may lose lthe sight of it. _ ‘9610906099096 " SHOT WIFE ACCIDENTLV _ " How a young wife. Elsie (Mal- . Q0 sie) Aston, 20, was accidently . " shot dead by her husband, Doug- . , las Willoughby Gordon Aston, . . 18, While. playing at "burglars" . 19 at their home, 70, Windmill SL. . " Gravesend, Kent, England, after . ‘9 they had only heen married . P, three months, was described . ‘0 at an inquest at Gravesend, . (o recently. . . The husband. who sobbed bit- . " terly. while giving evidence, . . said that he was taking an auto- . 7 pistol to pieces to see how the . lo mechanism worked. He knew . " it was loaded, and put the O . safety catch on, but had to cock . (:, the pistol, His wire admired . L . it, and as she took " in her . ' . hand he warned her to he care- . " ful. o \CANADlAN GRAIN BEST. Canada won the oats growing championship at the international grain and hay Show. at Chicago. The entry of J, W. Biglands of Lacombe. growers. competing for the $10,000 Alta, won the sweepstakes over a large field ot American and Canadian ir. cash prizes offered by the Chic- ago Board of Trade. Biglands sample weighed 46% pounds to the bushel. The Board ot {trade Cup was nwarded to R. o. Wyler of Luseland, Bask.. for having groin the best wheat on the continent this year. He won with a,sample of hard red airing. Montana had held the title. i. if " hnd‘been real I would have or, " been there first. She had walk- . (i ed towards me. and the report 91 " seemed to deaten me, . . After the shot my wife stood ti c. quite still for a moment. and ': it just put her hands up to her . e [we-ll. 1 said. "My God. Don't tl (C say that I have mm you, O‘ " Maisie'." She replied in quite ' ' on ordinary voice, “Yes, you .1 . have; run for a doctor" . ii She fell back and I mumâ€. i . her in my ems. and, hid her F, ' . down. At firtrt I mm a wild hope ol, . that she had rally not been . . . nhot. but only trttrhtened. . . . The coroner: How we: lt the . . . revolver came to be loaded?-- . Jo l hue ind tt tor months, but . i . with the safety catch on. At . l i-'. one time I need to how it under . . my pillow. . '|. How did you come to be In ' . pone-0km of so new revolver; . . Aston continued: She said. ttl . "You pretend to he a burglar." . . “I'll llploe to my bag in which . . I keep the revolvers." I said. . . "and pretend to be robbing It". . . She tunied around to cover me . . with the automatic. saying . . “Hands up, Mr. Burglar." . . l snatched a revolver trom the . . bag. and, covering her with it, . . pulled the trigger. meaning to . . Nick it. I thought it was uuioad- . . ed. l dld that to show her that . ml" n l SAYS FARMS wr PAYING J. J. Morrison Tells Why Farm- ing Industry Not Yielding Dividend. University students a Toronto, this week were addressed by I- J. Morrison on prevailing conditions In' the country. He had been asked to speak on "The Farmer in Dian-ens". "Why." said Mr. Morrison, “is this suggestion made? Simply because the opinion is abroad is part proof that some such situation must exlst. "Rural and urban interests," Mr. Morrison stated, "are essent'ally ihvergent." Broadly speaking. i, nls country we have two great lines of interest-the others are side issues. The farmer produces the toodstutN and raw materials. He wants to get all he can tor them. The man who buys the toodstutrs and makes shoes, etc., wants all he can get trom his product. Similarly each tries to get the other's product as cheaply as he can, so that we have two lines of divergent interests by the inherent selfishness ot both. Something is radically wrong with the industry. People are not staying in it. The government has become alarmed tor agriculture. The press. the pulpit, financiers and business men ask what is the matter in the industry. Then Mr. Morrison pre- sented figures to show the extent of rural depopulatloh. The immigration policy he considered was not a cure but a palliative-“putting in at the top of the barrel to have it' come out the bunghole." The answer ls this: You must make the industry profitable. At present there ‘is hard- ly a farm in Ontario that will rent at enough to phy the interest on its _ A Charming Womanis Btalllrhy :5 Northern Ontario Still Needs Help "l, Now that winter has gripped th E' North help In more “with needed than ever. mere in . lypl cal ttCi-r-tb little boy who mm many miles tor the daily supply all ood tor 3 large family. m. EM h building a new house to revises the one dentroyed in the M; In In the meantime mother and the c hlldren "we outskirts ot Cobalt. Beeclttam'tg:_ "Bhl0FilllilttJ, looks mean Health Take my Health gives the only Yrue and lasting beauty to the complexion. Perfect di- gestion and assimilation of food are necessary to ensure perfect health. For relieving ailments of the digestive powers-tmeh as biliousness, con- stipation, siek headaches, ftatulenee-- Beecham ’s Pills have proven their worth to countless thousands of women for many years past, They are convenient, gentle in action and positive in their ex. cellent results. kifeiiEimt ttua-Wadi enough to pay for both “in Improvements. The Mun-h a dividend yielding an. don. Consul] out I -,r, " Bunch 'c",'su'ttt8ll your requirements. L,_‘ tat - “can git». . #1.â€: What is the reason? ler,- t 'i a: son gives these mu: "ei.'. L P, H mm has been (tuned to ', iidl the farmer's overhead coir . ~ y' . ly every other industry h.“ if. Il ganlnuon. The lune debut!" f ‘ e ot villages be" - oig . , farmers. Transportation has to ',' 'lil paid by the tu'mer ban and if fee'.. Whtered Itock not k " eattitatisation In both runny; 'illlit' big business made noun-In " 3 . prot1U when eventually an. tri {L the farmer’s pocket. The ' g, “ 3 system was depressing "retrttaiia1 Our system of taxation whereby . B. , = farmer pay: taxes on the with value of his mm r. bid. “we ."ifsfl' may be heavlly mortgaged. And meg; ly, the high standard of living nun-iii urban people was a (new. 3;: Mr, Morrison concluded will: t?) plea tor a lessening ot the and ‘l production and more slmple dillib; butioa. Hon. Manning Doha!!! join-)- ed In the dlscuenlon at the end oe)' Mr. Morrison's talk. He urged an; we face the crisis, and Inject In“; the industry the same, plain. pron-01;; sive' business principles lint in? would apply to any other Industry. " WOULD BAR onlEN'rALs .‘ Having already by unanimous "f passed a resolution calling upon tttr government to provide exclusion st', Orientals, the B. C. Legislature wont; cue step farther. on Dec. 6, and uls- ammously approved of a resolution‘ that the Federal authorities y uk- od to extend assistance in securing; amendment to the British North America Act, prohibiting Asiatic- from acquiring farms. timber and' mineral "mis; from owning will; rights and securing employment in. agricultural forest, mining and "h.. ing industries. _ . In an old truck on m :2