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i i i ® h i l A! i 'wwsiFen of its members, through the fore | LEP vias se ee we Fresident and Boc.-Trons. Telephones: OES «+ vs ov avis ou ou MB FOOMS vo vo vv oo 04 54 os 3 SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Dally Edition.) 8 year, ahivared in city .. year, If paid in advance .. year, by mail to rural offices, ® year, to United States .. .... 'and three months pro rats. (Semi-Weekly Edition) by mall ». .. .. .. .. $k to United States .. .. $1. hree months, pro rata. to! She Jour ne Six and t Attached 1s one "of x printing offices In Canad: TORONTO REPRESENTATIVE H. EF. _8maliplece 82 Church St. it | REPRESENTATIVES: New York Office . 225 Fifth Ave Frank R. Northrup, Manager. CHMOARO «oss +sas vans « Tribune Blag En R. Northrup, Manager, LUNATICS AT LARGE Father Schmidt, a German, and a 'the best job a viciously 'disposed are small in number, and why should all the eon- victs be humiliated on their account ? There may he also a resort to various trades for three purposes--(6). giving occupation' to many who are willing and eager to work, (2) giving young men a chance to learn a trade which they failed to do while free men, and (3) enabling the employed to earn not ouly encugh pay for their mainten- ance, but to contribute to the care _|and keep of their wives or dependants outside the , prison, These are ideal conditions, and it may be different to roach' them. One thing more. The Commission will probably recommend some form of diversion to lift the gloom of pris: on life and make the reform of the convicts more attainable. The Ameri- can prisons are in advance of the Ca- dian prisons in this respect. Is it too much to expuct thay the Commission will urge that whith will be the begin- ning of a new prison efperience. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is not. campaigning against his own party on the armament' question. But he is Wtdfing a great truth when he says Fngland cannot afford to sink £100,000,000 on armmments, It is true the lovers of peace everywhere cried out dgainst the follies and the pwastes of the militerists. A VEKY GREAT SAVING The Hydro-Electric Commission's as sistant engineer, who was Here .revent. ily, has come to the conclusion that an | electric pump, "costing $10,000, can he added to the water plant, and oper- ated with 'power from the central | Plant without adding to the boiler ca not much, * paranoie, who murdered the vhung wo- | pacity. This expenditure is so, limited aman with whom he had improper re | and reasonable that the Commission "lations, has escaped conviction, for yWhen elected can hardly hesitate about the present. Tho trial jury disagreed. {incurring the expenditure By the way the corporation of "man, declared that the two who dis »Brockville, in contracting expenditure agreed with them were "mentally, under the Commission, is suggestive témpermentally and morally unfitted | and also educative. This, Commission to be jurors," and the two were of the | Proposes this year to make improve opinion that the ten were of the type (ments to the extent of $69,000, and they were accused of being, the money goes to a new building, It transpired that all the jurors Dew boilers, new electric pump, and were, in the first place, of one. mind, While way, and the Chairman of the as to the insanity of the prisoner. Finance Committee of the City Coun . They were dispésed to pronounce him guilty of a capibel crime on condition "that be would be imprisoned for the balance of his life. Finally, rather than risk 'an experience Thaw's, and the danger of a release later, the ten were willing Schmidt such as should go to the electric chair. They. «were baulked in their decision by the obstinacy of the two. More and more it is becoming parent that many people, at large, are mentally unbalanced, and that to this fact is due the general igoreage of erime. It is caused by thg~fhion in marriage of méntal incompetents, and with the result that phere is a degen- eracy of the race. The state of Wis vonsin seeks a ruling from this condi- tion by providing for the medical ex- amination of all marriageable persons, the license to marry being panied by the medical certificate, and the prohibition wedlock without it: accom- London will have Sunday cars as a vesult of the vote, two to one, on the question on New Year's day. The Lord's Day Alliance was knocked out in the deal. It must submit to the inevitable. Majorities should and will prevail, though: "The Monacle Man' in the Capadian Courier thinks the clever man can sometimes do wonders with minorities. ap- i cil, reports : | "Under the old way this money was | provided by a vote of the people. -Un- (der this new way it is optional to 1 take a Vote of the people or to com- ply with the Commissioners' request land apply to ths Ontario Railway and + Municipal I who are a commis | sion appointed by the government free from partizanship for the express pur- Noose of investigating' and safeguard ing municipalities in acts of the pres- lent nature. ; "It Ws felt by the Council that a {board 'of able and experienced mien, | : DP {baving powers by legislation and I means at their command, to employ ex- {pert advice and counsel were more em- {inently qualified to scrutinize and ex- {amine into the merits or defects of the | Commissioners' application than even | the Council or the ratepayers them- {selves >>The Council felt that if the { Commissioners could not whow reasons , why their demands were in the inter- est of the people, their requisition {would be turned down and further the 1 Commissioners were required to estab- of "the ceremony of lish beyond doubt that their increased {revenues due to this increased -effici- jency would take care of and pay the i Debenture Interest and Sinking Funds jof the entire amount, without any cost jor charge in taxes upon the ratepay- jers direct. "Under these circumstances the Council reasonably felt that the inter- 0sts of the ratepayers would be better | and more efficiently protected and safe- | guarded thad by resorting to 'the cus !tomary plebiscite and accordingly {passed the by-law in accordance with | the statute. With the expenditure of this sum the Councit-a nothing | whatever to do. This' comes under the NEW PRISON EXPERIENCE Administration of your Commission: The Prison Reform Commission will resumé its sessions on Tuesday, and it is assumed that there will be a sum- ming up presently of the evidence, if it has not already been done, prior to the preparation of the revort. out presuming to know what this ve will be it can be taken for grant- el that the Commission will recom mend a radical Change in prison nian dgement. The institition aw it stands does not represent in any depuftment modern ideas. Tt must alwavs®be a place of pupishment--a place where, in the seclusion of the donviot. in his manner of life and occupation; he 'is constantly reminded of hig offence and mad. to sincerely ropent of them But he ean be treated as a convict aud as u man. He can be made renlite, early in' his incarceration. the value of that behaviour which merile Beonfidénce and favour and a gradual approach to conditions which mean 'parole or reduction of tems. Thers will, surely; be the wegregation which to _ has been advocated bv alienists. to the end that the first offenders will not. be degraded rather thay reformed rduring the period of * their retirement. The herding of good and Had together, or those with longings for freedom "ard for the blessings it brings, with she invorrigibles, will not be continu- ed any longer. The commissioners have been .impressed with that aspect 'of prison life, and will certainly re- Port upon it. Of course, it is for par- liament to do the rest, and it cannot to put the work of the Com-'y) promier's {influence would be seriously missed if ihe could not ide without due mediation. may be a return to the din- ing-toom, for the service of meals, ir cells with their to eat like ani With. ! *$1,500,000 what he is doing. because attacks were. made at: | The change means a large saving of ymoney. The by-laws have not to be advertised, (which the poor publishers will regret, as they will be out the Tittle they get for all the service they render, and most of it gratuitous); there will not be the expense of call- {ing for a vote, with all the. incident- tals of "polling booths, retyrning - offi- {cors, serutineers, ete. The Ontario { Railway and Municipal Board, a Com- { mission of experts, will examine. the {by-laws, and reports of the commis- 'sions, and if the public interests are {fully protected, the capital expenditure {will be approved. It -is a simpler iway, more direct, and economical.' EDITORIAL NOTES. Jo! A. Willys, the * antomobile manufacturer, spent $800,000 in ad- |vertising last year, and it paid. Heo was busy when other firms became bankrupt. This year he will spend in printers' ink. He knows A Berlin judge refused" to administer the oath to a4 man who was not a (member of the church. If this rul- ing became common there would be a very limited 'use of the Bible in the Courts, and it would be a great thing for the Bible. | The calling of the local legislature thas been delayed through the illness of Sir James Whitney. The session will have to: go om, of course, but presence and personal be in his accustomed Pale in the Panama Kuh pine: Ae ll SS der on armaments, The mother coun {ry may change its mind on this subject, but it will do so reluctantly. - J The new year, in the United States, and to the average tradesman, brings an increase of wages from We. to O0¢. a day each. This will help to- wards the increased cost of living, but hali a dollar a day more in the expenses of a place like New York is The papers = that announced New Year's honours for men who did not receive them feel bad enough. An- other warning that it does not do to take. anything for granted.' It could not be, of 'course, that the honours' were recommended by the government and not actad on. Mt. Rogers declined to be made a knight. "Sir Robert" is too much of a spla h for him. fy England's postmaster-general, Nr. Samuel, is taking the necessary stepe to secure the legislation that will make a naturalized subject of Canada a subject of the empire. Why this has not been the case all along is the sur- prise of the hour. Naturalization should give & man the protection of his country and government the world over. Without this recognition "the flag -is not all it symbolizes. Some Canddians, very deserving peo- ple it is supposed, were remembered in the New Year's scattering of titles But the leaders of the people, tha peo ple who are sacrificing their time, and some of them their lives--for publi life is killing--are not among fle elect When men like Mr. Borden and th late Mr. Blake and Mr. Mackenzie got along without knighthood it' make one feel that they are too heavy for the smaller men. [PUBLIC OPINION Latter Day Humbug Syracuse Post-Standakd Dr. Cook is. getting $1,000 a wok lecturing in England. What P. T. Barnum said about goes for the British, too. us -- Oil In Alberta Edmonton Bulletin If oil is struck in every locality that has been siruck by the. oil fever Alberta will become the oil barrel o the universe. ------ You Don't Say. Windsor Record The Bordem government js said to be. at sea on the navy question. Ty make matters worse there is a H. C. of L. storm brewing. A i Will Be Our Aim "London Morning Advertiser. In your inventory at the end of 1914 may thrift, decency, health, hon esty, unselfishness. industry and 80 briety, score 100 per cent. Montreal is Dry. Saskatoon Phoenix It is costing Montreal 3 siderable sum of money to town. The recollections councils is no doubt. quite keen the 'metropolis just now / 7 -- A Clever Ome. very con- be a dry wo a Canadi in Courier. The knowing politician who cleverly selects his minorities, 'efin al ways defeat the academic public mar --~with his head in the clouds--wh« ranges himself impressively on the sid of the majorities. Kingston Events ! 25 YEARS AGO. ©, | The weather is so fine, that anoth er excursion from Cape Vincent to Kingston is talked of. 3 Richard Draper, Sr., of Glenburpie, paid his fifty-fifth years' subscription to the Whig this'deek. He would not do without the value of a good newsy paper. Merchants are not feeling at all joy.' ous over the state of affairs at the present Lime. In anticipation of live ly times, they invested largely « in stocks of. butter, vegetables, a ples, ete. and = find them unsaleable even at the figures at whic yw rr ry hich they wer een SOCIAL EVIL DRAMAS. When a writer's purpose is sin- cere, when be honestly essays to better existing conditions, then, and then only, he my say what be will. If his. medium is the stage, very well. The drama can only gain by it. course cer tain questions were far better discussed in the intimacy of the ' home than in public. A mother's words to her daughter about the things of life which girls should be taught or warned against, it ' ture lessons, as it were, of the stage. I know there are few mothers who have enough prac tical knowledge to be of service to speak frankly to their chil- dren. Yet it is necessary that girls 'should know many things - about which they have been kept ignorance, throwing mu - ¥ of former it, das he says he knows | rule, of your bungalow department, prise last night? soe aia 4y--Oh, not He only thinks le did. ; , Wise and .- ". Otherwise Straight Up, "They say he's a fine, fellow," "Every bar within a radius of a mile of here knows ftM--Judge. RN upstanding When Knights Were Bold. Wife (drearily)--Ah, me! The days of chivalry are passed. Husband--What Is the matter now?" Wife---Sir "Walter Raleigh laid his cloak on the ground for Queen Eliza- beth to walk over, but you get angry simply because poor, dear mother sat down on your hat.--Pathfindér. -- Opportunity. The man who waits for opportunity, and when he sees it takes it, is not sc ood a man as he' who does not wait, but makes it. If T were asked what is | lacking in the majority of men, 1] should say init#itive, coupled. with | Judgment. By the power of the former 2 man is inipellad to do things dnd may make mistakes, On the other | hand, his mistakes tend to cultivate udgment, dnd his earlier failures may | be turned into stepping stones to suce ess. Many men fail because they fear 0 attempt.~AWm, A, Field. ------ On a Slushy Day. That chap who just passed in his wto must be a politician. Why so? Didn't you nptice the way he was 32 -------- The Point of View. You can make your Christmas pleasan-, Or unhappy, as you will; The- Optimist sees the present, The Pessimist sees the bill --Life. Angel Food. Mrs. Nicker--Do you have eggs for breakfast? ih Mrs. Bocker--No: but we phonograph record of a cackle. have a © Avallabflity In Prospect. "I fear I am not worthy of you." "Never mind about that. Between nother "and myself I imagine wb can ffect the necessary improvement."-- *hicago News. > -- Explaining His Taste. "Binglewood has put that wild boy 'f his on 4 farm and the youngster' writes home that he likes it." "Likes dey Well, farming ain't whav t used to be --Cleveland Plain Dealer In V tion Time. The dish had just run away with the | poon "Jones wouldn't wash us while vife was away," they udge, his explained, -- ---- Home Hints. Here are. two sure ways to find a ollar button that has dropped on the oor and rolled away where you can't ee it: ? Rule 1---Walk around the room 'our bare feet, You will he collar button "imbedded heel, " ' Rule 2--Pat on a pair, of heavy boots nd walk around the robm. You win | oon step on the: collar button and mash it flat, : in soon find in your Eminent. "He 18 in 'Who's Who," I bel'eve." "Yes, but he is much more prom!- lent in 'Here's How! "--Houston Post, | -- A Tip. #4 5 8h Ses BIBBY'S JANUARY SALE amu - 50 Dozen Tooke Bros. Crescent and Star Brand 69 : $1.00 and $1.25 Shirts for - . - . Sizes 14 to 17. Neat Black's and Whitesetc. All new and dainty designs. See our window display of these Half Price Shoe Sale $5.00 Shoes for $2.50 Pair. Seventy-five Pairs of Hartt's Patent Loeath- er8hoes, sizes 5 to 81-2, all good shapes, $5.00 Stamped prices, while they last $2.50 shirts. Boy's Overcoat Sal, $7, $7.50 Cua for $5.00. - Men's Glove Sale, Dent's $1.25 Gloves, Kid lined for $1.00, all sizes TREN ER, A BRIGHT AND PROSPER. JUS NEW YEAR to our many I Christmas Greetings and : Christmas Presents friends and customers. ---- MISS E. D. HAMILTON 870 Princess Street. Opposite Y.M.C.A. Phone 126 SARt-halreg people, 'it is sald, as a ive longer than those having latk "hair ' Remember this when choesing a | mother-in-law ongglyeing your hatr, | The Art Critle. The artist's woman friend was being shown around the studio. "Oh, perfect!" she exclaimed, looking at a picture; "those ostriches are sim- | ply superb." You should never paint | Anything but birda" v The artist winced under the blow. "These are not ostriches," he said. "they gre angels": a Both Walting For It. "At last," he sighed, "we're alone. | I've been hoping for this chance." § "So have 1," she sala, very frankly. "Ah! you have guessed, then, that I wanted to tell you that I love you?" "Yes: and I want to say 'No, 'and get it over with» A 'Suggestion, "How did that young architect come but, Slithers?" agked Dubbleigh. "Oh, we had to fire him---he bungled | | everything." said Slithers. "Why didn't you put him in charge (then?" suggested Dubbleigh <Judge. Those Artful Girls. Maud<-Didn't Jack k'ss you by sur. Extreme Regularity, "Ts Mike a good. worker?" "Oh, yes; fair" "Regulars" 2 Hockey boots for boys and girls. Over shoes for Pa an Ma. . Slippers for the whole family. ENNINGS; King Street. isi ia : : : Hu I have private funds | to loac on real estate only at lowest current Tates. mel