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SOUND ADVICE, I do not know how much reliable help it is possible to get for our farmers for the sedd time, but I be- lieve it is the patriotic duty of every Ontario farmer at this ime to sow all the erop he can possibly get in, and give it such attention as he can dur- ing the growing period. When har- vest comes I think 1 can assure him that help will be available for the actual harvesting of his crop, If the men from the cities and towns are really serious, and 1 think they are; if boys who cannot go to the front wang to do their bit; if Governments and municipalities and employers of labor realize the in in and I think they do, then if it is necessary to close thé schools and the shops aud factories in order to harvest the crop this will be done, rather than any' soldier of 'the, Empire at this crisis should geo without feod. Dr. G. O 'Creelman, Commissioner of Agriculture, Col. Shannon, of London, formerly ol Kingston, explains that the C.D.F. is made up of men physically fit but unable to go overseas. Recruiting for defence purposes should net in- terfere with the C.E.F.. Thanks for this enlightenment. © WAR AND BYE-ELECTIONS. Before the legislature prorogued it was mutually agreed, between the government and the opposition, that there would not be any bye-elections during the war. The term runs for only anothgr year, and it is not de- sired that the political leaders shall be drawn from the patriotic work in which 'they are engaged, to indulge in the distracting service of an elec- tion. There will be no writs issued, therefore, for bye-elections, the law regarding the filling of vacancies within a specified time having been suspended.' Mr. Rowell, discussing the question, said he presumed a general election would = not take place until after the present session; of parliament and "the premier nod- ded his head in assent." So there will not be a tryout of the parties or the ~-~feeling of the country, in a provin- . ¢lal election, before the dissolution éf the Commons occurs, and it may take place very soon. Such are the feeling at Ottawa. Here is ominous talk. General Robertson, the commander of the = British army, says: "The war may be long and certainly jt will be hard." He wants half a million more men, and will get them in Bfitain. He whl get very few more from Canada without conscription. . : SOLACE FOR THE SORROWING. The whole city joins with their "families in sorrowing over the ab- fence of three boys who went out for a _safl on Thursday last, up the lake, avd have not returned. Hope| \o10r inspire: the diligent: search which the fonds of the missing boys made, but !i was the hope that maketh the heart siek. The search party fol- luwed the course which the small 'boat probably took, or the direction in which it was blown by the wind, and © eave . island were in "vain. "Some articles were found which indicated 'that there had * been an accident, and that it had been at: tended with a loss of life. The miss-|' .ing ads, Minnes, Daykin and Loviek, ~ were bright, studious, gitted intel | dends upon the latter amount; and shore and] kind, can assauge the grief of the sorrowing parents. It will comfort them, however, to know the whole community goes out to them with a sympathy that is most sincére. That knowledge, and the remembrance of young lives without a blemish, will surely bring them solace. RACE TRACK GAMBLING | The Ontario Parliament voted down the resolution which condemn- ed the government for fts issue of licenses for certain race track pur- poses. But before "the division oc- curred the provincial treasurer prac- tically admitted that the opposition had made out its case, The liberals had proved that the city of Windsor, against the protests by the evils of the race track; that | the "scum" of the United States, as Mr. Carter called it, was allowed to pursue their vicious business un- challenged; that one racing company had increased its capital stock from $10,000 to $600,000, 4nd paid divi- that another's receipts for the season had been a million dollats, of which 80 per cent went to the United States. Tht government resented the vote of censure--it could not do other- wise and retain office--but it prom- ised to look into the whole question of race track receipts, race track rights, and race track charters, and put an end - to the scandals com- plained of if it could. A victory" for the opposition. The government must now act or face later a public indignation that will be simply irre- sistable, Sir Adam Beck's peppery speech in the legislature was not in vain. There ia now a law under which Bob Fleming cannot steal even "a few buckets full of water" at the Niagara Falls. The Government could not ignore Sir Adam's amendment. A FAMINE IN VIEW, The City Council is to be con- gratulated in that, when its members realized what was expected from them in the Greater Production Movement, they responded with a will. The mayor and aldermen are among the busiest in the city, and they are today serving on commit- tees and doing a work which will re- dound to their credit. The County Council may act, but not, apparently, under the -inspira- tion of the warden, He was invited to the city and asked to have the County Council meet and organize for greater production in the county. He met members of the civic com- mittees, learned from them the de- mands of the hour, heard the later correspondence from the Resources Committee, was advised that the Al- lies and their friends would be fac- ing starvation within a few months, and yet manifested no desire to act, And let the meeting adjourn without any sign of what he would do under the circumstances, Two things are most - certainly inevitable, (1) a shortage of food, in Bpite of the greater efforts that will be made to provide it since the war zone bas been widened, and (2) higher prices. The Greater Produc- tion Movement is, therefore, design- ed to relieve the distress that is sure to follow a' prolongation of the war, and everyone, in city and county, is invited to dig and hoe and grow the foods which are necessary to comfort, and to lMfe itself later on. Let no one hug the delusiom that a scare is on, There is something more alarming than that, namely, a possible famine and all that it im- plies. The Ontario Government's duty ie plain. It should close down the race track during the war, if not altogeth- er. Fancy Ontario protecting what New York and Michigan States will not tolerate. 5 EE ---- THE TRIUMPHS OF SURGERY The surgeons in the war, and in the service of the Allies, had to con- tend at the outset, and during their earlier experiences, against the most serious conditions, The wounds caused by the bursting of shrapnel shell were jagged. The fighting was on soil that had been intemsively worked for many years. It. was heavily laden with disease bacteria. There was much malignant oedema following wounds and : within the first twenty-four hours, The cloth- ing and skin of the men, in the trenches, were covered, with the soil, 'and its germs. getting into the wounds rapidly produced infection. So omen was the septic palionihs, after operations, ! blood-poisoning and so many 'putations from. gapping and ragged of the people, was being debauched | THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG,; MONDAY, APRIL 9,71917. : am- wounds that the leading scientists, (pathologists and bacteriologists), | were invited to experiment, Such was their. success that while there usetl to be twenty amputations there | is only one now, while there were for- meérly ten deaths from blood poison- ing there is now only one. The chief experimenters 'were Sir A, Wright and Dr. Carrel, the latter of the Rockefeller Institute, . in New | York. The Wright method. was to con- i stantly flush the wound out with a strong solution of common salt and water, The Carrgh.method was to constantly flush 4he wound with a solution of hypo-chlorite of lime | under conditions which utilized the | disinfecting properties of the 'chlor- ine and avoided its caustic effects. This chemical compound has the unique property of killing the bae- +teria and exerting a solvent effect 'upon dead 'tissue, thus reducing in the wound the opportunity for bae- teria to develop. Thanks to science, therefore, the sufferers from casualties in the field, are recovering from their wounds, pwith less loss of vitality and certain- ly less loss of life," For this the gods be' praised. EDITORIAL NOTES. The hours of voting in provincial elections will not be extended, The workingmen will suffer, They have only the noon hour in which to poll sation than bas been. What is want- ed is hay shovellers. What Easter Sees. (Syracuse Post-Standard) Easter, .the day dedicated "peace on earth, good will men," will find more men at than ever before since the world be- gan. What Woodrow "Discovered. (Toronto Star) son discovered America. ed thie great war" 1914, . Roger's Touch. (Woodstock Sentinel-Review) An esteemed contemporary speaks word "touch" seems to have been chosen afte due comsideration. A New Election. (Hamilton Times) ing on his chances in a general elec- tion. tish Columbia, Nova Scotia and other provinces .wiich have been through the mill. "This is the Life!" (Mcatreal Herald) Toronto must be getting "quite a place." The othér day a mild-eyed steer went mad because, we are told, of "the strangeness of, its sur- roundings." cows and chickens were quite at home in Toronto. As the song says, "This is the life." THAT CAUSED THE DROWYING their ballots. ~ Hon. Mr. McGarry would rather resign than tell what he knew about the race track henefits How thoughtful he is of the men who are disgracing Canada. The local government -can thank the opposition for insisting upon the taxing of the mining companies, and with the result that its revenues will bé improved by hundreds of thou- sands of dollars annually. An -- The liberals covered themselves with 'glory during the session of the legislature which has just been clcs- ed. All they advocated was not con- ceded, but it will all yet come to pass, The back taxes of the nickel trust will amount) to $1,500,000, as in place of the $40, 000 which was pro- posed the payment on 1915 and 1916 lepectively. Hartley Dewart was jarge- ly instrumental in bringing this about. PUBLIC OPINION | The Emphasis. {Ottawa Citizen) 'Some of those American pacifists put the emphasis on the fist. Is Surely Does. (Windsor Record) It must. keep N. W. Rowell busy thinking of legislation for the Hearst administration to adopt. The Great Point. (London Advertiser) The greater production has pro- duced a greater quantity of conver- will bé $620,000 and $900,000 re-|h OF THREE BRIGHT LADS, It Was Found on the Shore of Car- ruthers' Farm---References Made in Churches to the Tragedy. Arthur Lovick and Ted Minnes went to their death in the vicinity of Simeoe Island last Thursday floated -across We harbor on Friday afternoon and RCH || towards| tH war Hi It was in 1917 that Woodrow Wil- At the|lal same time he ascertained who start-|i} which "began in| Premier Hearst is said to be figur- (lf He should ask Manitoba, Bri-| Hil Not so long since, the|jl SKIFF 15 WASHED ASHORE The skiff in" which William Daykin, ! of the "delicate sense of touch" pos-|Hii sessed by Hon: Robert Rogers. That [Jil See Bibbys $12.50 Chesterfields; plain greys, blacks and fancy cheviots. See Bibbys $15.00 Gloster overegals. Three-quarter length. Fabric, Oxford grey cheviot. : See Bibbys $15.00 pinch back overs coats. Plain grey and fancy tweeds. See Bibbys $18.00 Herton overcoats. Full skirt, stitched sleeve and collar, patch pockets; rich greys and blacks. . See Bibbys nobby $2.50 Hats. was washed ashore at the Carruthers' farm west of Lake Ontario Park. Boys pulled the skiff in, but as they did not know of the tragedy word of the finding of the skiff did not reach the city until Saturday afternoon, when T. D. Minnes was informed of the discovery. The skiff had a couple of holes knocked in it, and was badly scraped by contact with the ice, It was covered over by the sail. Mr. Minnes stated that the searching party on the Pyke tug passed and re- passed that section of the shore on Friday but the skiff might have been a mile or two from them at the time and could be easily missed. The plaid coat found on the Wolfe Island shore was brought to the city Saturday afternoon and proved to ve been that worn by William Day: kin. People along the 'shores are on the lookout for the bodies, which may be washed in at any time. From the church ruipits on Easter Sunday affertiozabe reference was made to the tragedy which had Drought sorrow not.only to the homes the three boys, but to the whole the vei Prayers were offered for bereaved families. In Ottawa on March 17th, by the Rev. Orr Bennett, the marriage was solemnized of John H. Cram, son of Mr. and Mrs." Isaac Cram, Westport, to Margaret K. Mulligan, daughter lof the late Mr. and Mrs. James Mul- ligan, Ottawa, ! A frame dwelling gituated in Ross- more, owned and occupied by Judd Thompson, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday. The-greater portion of the contents were burned. Random Reels i "Of Shoes and Shipe and Sealing Wax, of Cabbages and Kings." THE DRESSY HUSBAND The dressy husband is a master- piece of nature who makes a hit with everybody but his wife, Prior to the marriage morn the average suitor is a rare bird of bril- liant plumage, changing neckties three times a day and going about with perfume on his handkerchief. It is disheartening, however, to note the change which comes over. a scented bridegroom with six lavender shirts immediately on arriving "home" from the honeymoon. Too often he will wear the same suit of clothes froth November to May, shave on Wednesdays and Saturdays and po- lish his shoes with a canton flannel night gown, {Is it any wonder that ves cannot pick up a pic- ir spouce as he appear- - on the Wedding day, with a fresh pocket, without going away. and shedding tears? Once in a while, however, we find a husband who insists upon- 'dressing like. Be Queen of Sheba, seven days in the week, but what does it get him? Ina small, rural community, where the note shaver and the picket fence still flourisheth, it is more dan- gerous for a sprightly husband to spring a blue shave and a pair of white, irreversible' ¢iiffs every day than it would be to rob a bank. There is something about the dressy husband, with wax on his mustache and a pink carnation in his button- hole, which arouses popular suspi- clon and compels their wives to keep them at home nights. This is the main reason, without a doubt, why so mary husbands 'become careless dn 'their dress and wear the same collar several days in succession. : 'More warried men would change their neckties oftener and buy a pinch-back overcoat now and then if it were not for the fear of being con- sidered a gay Lothario by their wives, Every right-minded husband desires to retain the respect and es- teem "of bis wife, but it does not seem as If it ought to be necessary to 'wear peg-top pants and a celluloid, shirt front in order to do so. See Bibbys Classy $5.00 Shoes. Borsalino Hats, made in Italy, $4.50. See Bibbys special $1.50 gloves, greys, tans and chamois. -- «"NOBBY TREAD" "CHAIN TREAD" «PLAIN TREAD" : Ro tr TRY US AND BE CONVINCED. EVERY: CUSTOMER SATISFIED. SERVICE IS OUR POLICY. A Next Moore's Electric EDY. + VITAL WEAKNFSS ADING CHEMISTS FRICKIN ENGLAND. 23 By dress env ® ptonts for FRE ice on suitability in your ¢ se. No® ap circular: Cc Med.Co. HAVERSTOCK RD NW, LON DO! 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