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THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1921

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Thla column l0 open fer the

Siurns oi London Horriiy (kitten Mary

For many years the alums of London have been among the worst ln the world. and o. disgrace to the nation. The long tsampalgn against them, which was irrterrup ted by the war. appears now to 7e

e...- ento 0i queailena of Inter ant. The char‘ ubwn Guardian dooa not M0900- arlly enfloree the oplnlone oxproned by Ila corru- pendenie.

will ‘fill the role with P11111001‘ l" himself and credit to the province-

in the meantime organization i! the word and the election of two men is Hwured to the ranks 0i‘ what is for the present the op- position but which will undoubted- the

PROVINCIAL BV-ELECTIONS.

The Conservatives oi the Murray Harbor District. have lost no tirtre in preparing for the bY-Plecllfl"

' to fill the place made vacant bv the lamented death of the former representative. Mr. Sutherland.

The selection of Mr. William Leith McLean as the candidate to contest the riding is a popular 0116- Mr. McLean taught ‘school ‘for some years and. later. took up the more lucrative business of forming

. of which he has made a success.

ly be the government after

. people have been given M1 001ml" tunlty to express their wishes at a

general election. -———¢-0->-———-—-

RAINMAKER WANTED.

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RllLlYlY ECONCIIEQ

coming to a close with a victory, due largely to the strong personal interest Queen Mary has taken lrr the ‘matter. The London County Council had decided that the dis-

Sir.—1in your issue of the 4th "up gr I]... w()|'g[ part5; of It_

inst. appears another letter entitl-

should be rebuilt, -but it was‘ cur‘- ously slolhful in_ making a begin- ning. The result was that Col. W. J. Lewis. Mayor of Bethnal Green. began tn call Illlillil‘ atten- tion to the slums. and rriade one

ed "Railway Flconornies" in which the Brant is prominently mention- ed. Now. Sir, what lull: "Railway blconornies" got to do with the t‘. G. S. Brant?

Wflen we go on tho railway we always pay our fare. lt is time

t

effective speech at the Church of St. Martims-in-the-ifiieids. over- looking Trafalgar Square. Among those wiho read a report oi the address was Queen Mary. She read it not only with interest, brrt it is supposed with something like

for the railway to have economies. We are not kicking.

Would it not be well for Mr. McLeod. now that he has blossom- ed forth in his eplsties to show the Department of Railways how to make expemiiturcs and revenues meet‘!

Mr. McLean is 0i’ llle 11149111891"- lt will be remembered that a sec- qommon Sensor Practical IflIPnWr type, Ls popular and respected and

will no doubt make an ideal repre

rion of the province of Saskatche- wan secured the services o” an ullcial trainmaker last spring at u. figure which would leave him

senuitive for this large and pros- perous agricultural constituency.

a very considerable margin over His opponent has not yet been ee~ '

and above all incidental expenses. began his job and

Whether the ruin had arranged to come anyway there

lected and, although the battle is yet. to be fought, there is little doubt that this old time (‘onservn- tive district will at the coming bv-

He promptly the rain came.

is, no means of knowing anti the

election. return to its original fold zy electing Mr. McLean.

minmaker claimed; etnd received

The seat made vacant by the resignation of Hon. A. E. Arsenzrult to accept u seat on the‘ Supreme Court Bench is also to be filled and no doubt the necessary pro- vision to select a worthy successor

ployers were obliged to call him off for a while to prevent an actuall deluge.

t0 Mr. Arsenzruit will slrorily- be made.

prevalent that he had forces Wlliclt he was unable to c

trol.

sturteti it is now pretty generuVy con-

ceded tbat elections are not won by prayers. They are won in either;

mimic mm the wnfldence o! mBIut tire claim that science can con-

laadem or by Gystemammuy ‘lpftrol the rainfall or for tlrrt mutter

Mr. (‘ould Mr. McLeod perform

lie.

the credit and the cash for it. ln-Ithe newly settled territory_ deed {W 19am ma; me my“ Came ter this the east purchased the Hud m such quammps mm his em_ son Boy (‘Q's territories. trsaunring the whole responsibility for the cost. throwing it open for settle - ment. and now to be told in the in several instant-es also end. by Mr. (‘rerun that there was a rrrlxture of hail with ha” n" "1""? l" 1119591311111" 111 the rain and/tire SlISIlIr-llill llocnntelilu those purchases and “Vpxvprm” 110115- Hi-Zgrcgatirtg practically the whole debt of ‘m- Micheal (‘lzrrkt- be good enough iu

’poinl out where-in his Grain Grow- And why m“ a m“, “Ink”? who lrrg compact ever contributed a one or two wars. by taking tlrefioiau (iilft? to smile rnt-i-eirrtrouary 8mg“ “mm”

This should be. easy to the log- ical mind of Mr. McLeod. as we are informed he is as proficient with the pen as with the marlin spike. McLeod speaks sarcastically of the (‘iricf Officer of the Brunt and calls him mate of the "Brunt" the

horror. and determined that she would exert her own influence to assist the energetic Mayor. So a few hours after site had come in this tiecisiort she summoned Col. Lewis to Buckingham Palace. tiuties oi‘ mate oi‘ the “Hrurtt.“ Better let sleeping (sea) dogs But perhaps l-ltrllr.) sea (log-t

Queen Was Horrlfled. do‘ He. went with maps and plans of his district and more frilly ex- pounded the question. empiraslzlrtg the horrble conditions under which so many Londoners lived and -i.he vital necessity of making an im- mediate start to improve them. Col. Lewis. as was his wont, did not mince words. and he succeed- ed i-n thoroughly shocking the Queen. According to a story in the Louisville (‘orrrier Journal. “Describing one set of house pro- perties ire said they were what are known tr back-to-iurck itouses, 'l‘lri.< ' be illustrated by two boxes arril expluincrl that only one side was open to the outer air and that was the front of each trottzrge. As the whole of the sanitary arrange- ments were located close to the front door. the Queen, Poi. Lewis said. could intagine what. the t-on- ditiotrs of life must be.

lam. Sir. etc. JOHN LOWERY

First Officer (‘. G. S. Brant

and af-

"Tire east

Canada. will Dr.

cant districts but.

acted upon. fTbe Conservative party in tbi JTOVIITCB is today in an excellen

coming general election.

province its best legislation.

mnemi hope expressed

Current

Probably the galllest piece of im-pudencc in political dcmugogisnt is that of Dr. Michael Clarke, M, P.. Coadjutor to Hon. T. A. (‘rerun who is new preaching the western Grain Grower-r doctrines in an at- tempt io stimulate the dying ent- bers of agrarianism in the Drury Government afflicted province of Ontario. Speakingat Newmnrket lust week. he had the effrontery to declare that “The new move- ment bud passed fur beyond the t7 stage of a class movement. ii the ‘I Farmers’ were its leaders it was

because THEY HAD BORNE THE

BURDEN 0P Ml-SGOVERNMENT‘

FROM THE TIME 0F (FONI-‘ED- i, marrow orvwmrr)". Such crin- 7 sumate Insolence and unadulterat- ed gall. When, we would like to know, did those grain growers carry any of the burdens either of government or min-government? What did they ever contribute, , outside of that useless gas which I tile Doctor and hia ilk so frequent

, _ (soldering the responsibilities of

'llt0 Dominica's developement in aby rational sense of the word? Jinn: the inception of Confedera- Mon up to the present moment tho

trust that not only in the two va- in the whole province the need of organization will rbe recognized and promptly

S

position to lay foundations for the it iras i1 revw lender in whom all recognize a rworthy successor Ito the galaxy of eminent men wrho have given the No nan is more conscious than Mr. "files away Even Wm, I. D. Stewart. K. (7.. of the reaponsrl. illlty oi taking up the work car- mam, ‘led on successively by Sir W. W. Pullivan. Chief Justice Mlnthiesou and Mr. Justice Arsenault and his rareer at. the Bar and in his public llld private life fully justifies themaking and rninznaking may well‘

that he

'_f I) emit. to the revenues for the gory and wherein "my manugu. ’ mliirtenwce 0i government. or ture misales with which to attack - i‘ "P!" dill U19? 8V9!‘ 111110 111 their benefactors. Brit this was not

wh ic h, appzarently at

t these.

versed with friends

who tirave Iseen the aero

plane and the suebntarine and n "DD fflllllrf-‘S. 811011689 of Heed thousrrntl other marvels undreom- other calamity’ he was always m‘ ed m. by our Imhars’ shun y“ Snerhand to welcome the relief curs_

more wonderful things than roin-‘tmm the despised

be included.

cesscs thy which water is tiruwn Hem u’ "mm" l“? “(jmal 0"“ U! from the ocean up into the clouds. Science has set in motion processes‘ sPfvll-‘t? least are miore diificult to control than‘

Wt, cannot afford u, laugh ahthe tune of from twenty five tt the professional rainmaker. Great- er miracles than tires-i. have been performed by science and we who in our brief day have seen the

lightning harnessed, who have con- merchant 1"“ 91118711 111 U18 lldfl a ‘Imusand of hard times. and found it imposs- oirt the aid of wires or other material equip-

Iitna been going on ever since con-

Comment

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cially and otherwise has rested up-

by the east. in the earlier days of ‘the Union the west was almost a itrackiess desert or the hunting ground for the redsklns. and feed grounds oi the bufiaio.

The east. confronting engineer- ing obstacles wblcit lire great lead- ers of Dr. Clarke's parent party de- clzircd the "whole resources of tho British Empire" could not over- come. under good (‘onset-votive atl- mlnistration, ass-unred the respon- sibility of completing the Canud - ian Pacific Railway. and ut tit‘. lowest cost of construction "h: best and most successful railway was made to span the continent. that this hemisphere could over boast of. it was this great accom- plishment that. opened up titer-re prairie land for settlement, pro - vided a home and a place of ior- tttne for Doctor Clarke, and gave them the country in which they

all. in order that these pioneer Grain Growers might make their

on the shoulders and been carried

t

maintaining the high costs of iirc dfustom collection and prevcntivr- on so long and extensive frontier. While the industrzni east was staggering under duties ‘upon their" particular lines of ma- chinery and rrrumrfzrcturcri goods" to

forty per cent, the farmers of the west ltnd their special r-oncessitin upon the rnaclrinerv ni‘ it..." profes, sion of only twelve and n itulf per cent. Then again when the eastern

lble to meet his bills he Wits per- Jorce compelled to find his refuge in the court of bankruptcy. where- us when the west was caught. with or

east. loaded with the necessary supply oi‘ seeds to re-crop his lands. And while thil

federation. with the east being I bled white for the ilevciopentent oi‘

the west. this iJr. (Yiarke has the hurdlltootl to tell the province or’ Ontario, that contributed. the larg- est portion to the cost opening rrp the west. that these bcneliczrries “HAD HORNE TilE BURDEN 0F‘ MISGOVEIINMENT FROM THE TllME OF UCONFWDERATION." ONWARIJ.“ Such gall! Such rot!

I Daily Selections Guardian Readers Iurnlehoe by W. I. L°u0en_ IOIOIOIOBOI

i’ h I _ f l , AH I _ “ ‘Horrible.’ was the Queen's cev rig t e peop e. in ortunute y‘ [he SnOwI-MII. w‘, have hamessgd 1d tier to this they lrnve had the ¢nmmmty

for the province the latter method and 1mm,“ m9 lightning amp‘! vantages or as “p t" (“"9 a P05!‘ .

a sys em ' - r - r ,

has succeede" In m“ prrwiuce at llfflllght it into our homes and Ollfwvhiclr bcc"ll:seap0}i' IIrII-lwltbt: infmqf Had Been Mmed- V

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em“ 0M8‘ wmmut Idm"! a“? WOFKBhOPS- We know the water-IO! ctruntryr to be served. was not The Mayor said tlhni many Pr" deeper into our political IiISl0Ty.|(3(/n[pnf Imgiqhte Immmphprs; we “P” “ll-“iillnlllg- "Y"! UR’ HPYIPFFIHS parties in the district were never

. \ - - - [I Is rmpmbayfla may mp; meuwq know me cuusus whim pmduce and abused cast has hurl to f00l‘ri\1t(€ll9(i by the sun at any time of =~ r- - i .h__ 1 __, _ I _ . - l» . es o any am-eso sec- r . r_f ca“ on‘ but m0 much fa" “no? d “mo” U’ “M” "PM" 15 WI“; part of the Doruitrion. so row in fact '0! them soldiers‘ ‘families were 11°! b9 Placed "W"! lmflffiilillllililefi- cause it to fall in rain drops. even-that for rrrzrrrv wears the wit - c to ive in two rooms. More- . 3 ole rlu .i'or ed l Ufkflllifllilflll 1E1 1190859313’ Mid W? in torrents. \.\’r= know the py-“fties collected was scarcely strffi-Iover, the retnais were enormous,

considering the size and conveni- ence of the properties. Proilteer- ing landlords who rented 1110i? premises out by single rooms for in tiny suites. obtained three or‘ four times the return they could have received by P91111101 "16 119"" as a unit. Now the Queen had thought sire had a fair 2100111111"- tance with the poorer districts of London. Frequently sire had vis- ited hire-m. but. Judging from 11 Pr» mark she mode to Col. Lewis. visits were carefully arranged so that she might not glimpse tire real horrors of life in these condi- tions. She said. “it is pretty 019111‘ i0 me tho-t when I hove visited the poorer districts I have been token mainly to the highways and not to the hywrays."

Seeing For Herself.

She determined that she would see the byways of Bethal Green. and made arrangements with Col. Lewis to that effect. Nobody In the town. except the Mayor, the Town Clerk ‘and the Sanitary In- spector knew she wlas coming. and she arrived iu a closed car. attenti- ed only by Lady Ampthili. one of her iudies-in-waiiing, and Harry Lloyd Verney, her private secre- tary. For an hour and ta half the little party. guided by the Mayor. walked through the worst slums in London anti Royalty saw for the first time the conditions that pre- vallcd. After examining tlhe out- s-‘itle of the houses. the Queen en- tered house after house. selecting them herself. and spoke i0 the in- mates. She even stopped and talked to people on the street, ma- king inquiries arborrt wages, work. families. in the course of her tour. she said: “f have come in the spirit of a mother to her family." Before the inspection had

To ‘re true-first to myself-and just and merciful. To be kind and faithful in the little things. To he brovawith the bud; openly grate- ful for good; nlwnys moderate. ’l‘0 seek the bent. content with what l flDd——Dlfl(lil‘|g principles rrlbove per- sona and right above riches. Oi, fear‘. none; or pain, enough to make my joys stand out; oi pity.. some; of worrk. a. plenty; of faith in God and man, much; of love, all.

OVER NIGHT, A ROBE

fortunes in safely, the east. at their own expense established an

ybole weight of government finan-

poiice, ranging over- the wbole of

extensive protectorate of mounted Th” ‘mum!’ dMBIVQ- ut now, l knowthis perfect thing frozen eoti

Thai. over night o rose could come i. one time did believe. For when the fairies live tWHh one.

visit, and toward the end she had

And courage (tomes.

Nor did it know. the With this completed loveliness

What God wills not to show.

been completed. all Bethnal Green knew that the Queen was paying n

in cold and storm grew patiently Obedient to God.

My wonder growaaince knowledge came

Old fancies to dismiss; I

Was not the - P056

A winter doing this?

weary ‘yltileI

What. color and perfume I

Lay in that earthly tomb. So may be l, ‘who cannot aee I

Under iii-e

Mayhsome day, bear a rose for

lm it took my life to grow,

rm: W overturns

a large gallery. sway she wtss given such a send- o Green for a long time. I

Sparring the Government.

turning to Buckingham Palace was t0 summon Dr. Addison, President of the Looal Government With irim she had a long talk, and it. is suid spoke her rrrirrd. not only with freedom. brtt with crnpirasls. showing no willingness to be put off with formal assuran- ces that the matter would be inves-

wlricb represents part of the (lov- ernmerrt'.< Iroiicy oi reconstruction and social reform. pl-uus corrlcrrtplate the erection 0f some 90,000 new houses. don (‘ourrty Council. as a result of the Queen's activities, has decided to begin work in ‘BQDIIIHIA and has attrrounceti that it immediately Brady Street shims.

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When she drove

New York Sizzies ff as had not. been seen in Betlrrroi

' I In Ibrriflo Heat

‘mately 250.000 city dwellers arriv- ed during the our. treat nudibera‘ srent the night tin automobile; and ‘on rho sand after the hotels became

Million Persona Driven to Belcltea “ML More than 200mm) ‘Manon

r '-Humidlt| Wan preallve

One of her first acts alter" re-

B - u. o“ ld-lty today. (mused

whatever beach“

tendance at three Lon!!!

Already tlro

'l‘he Lorr-

Green. will clear the notorious

Al

Very Op.

several

the at- island berm-hes nt treariy" one million. Al (Joney island. after every KIWI-Willie unit-r front bath irouso was fillet]. the crowd stormed the pools until the police were called otrt to restore ordcr. it was estimated that 100,000 of the 400,000 visitors went into the Ocean, The police reported 106 inst children during the 10191110011- Long island where approxi-

tignted. Snce their there lrus r

. - - u r’. been outlined a vast housing “"395”! b"l‘i‘“:etns°" 351080“ scheme for itingianti and Wales. “H” 9” "Me p

ists appeared at Rockaway Beach.

It was hot in other pants ot‘ the country also. Chicago sweltering Iunder 96 degrees, while Si. Louis

NEW YORK. July 6.—’I‘erritlc and Minneapolis were,94. Norfolk, heat, con-pied wilth oppeaaiva hunt-IVs" had a ternrpetiture of 92. Atlan- heat ‘tic City was 80 degrees and Bos- prustrailons and drove the grreatIton 82. The coolest PIRICQ recorded port ul‘ the city's population to the Tire weather rbureau re- ported a temperature of 91 degrees which continued front after two un- til aix o'clock. while the humidity

was Eastport. where the thermom- eter was down to 68.

lf there were higher tides than usual yesterday ~it was probably due to the displacement of those who found exterior wetness the only relief from suffering, and who stayed in the water practically all

and thousands slept on the sand watched nrver by special tieiails of policemen. o

When two wornen are not on apeukng terms wih each other‘ they make Hi1 1'01‘ ll ‘b!’ 58341111 firings about enolr other to their friends.

I We Frame Pictures I

7, i921 Clash Imminent On Siberian Soil

Hoetilltlee Not Improbable Between Bomenelf and Merltulofl

PEKING, July e.—r-romrrriéii’bs tween the followers " of General Samenofl‘. anti-Bolshevik leader in Eastern Siberia. and Gen. Menku- loi'l' bead of the provisional Ggy. ernment in Vladivostok. are imtmln. ent. it is indicated in despatcheq received here; Semenoif is at Grod- ekova, neatr trhe Manchurian fron- tier to which city be retired after having been refused admittance to Vladivostok. He was accompanied to Grodekova by a Japanese con- voy. and it is solid thafrnany or

day. They did not quit even at nlghllmg followers who attempt“ m

leave Vladivostok and. follow him

were arrested ‘by t-be provisional Government there. ' A A detachment of Senrenoffa