”f§“,‘§§‘n§§2,"h piaisiyvdiscresited.; _ i D Sohier, Chair Highway Com- ,_ - ~- ~ O. question ‘Are mu ’ for their expendi the increased value gave figures showing 0 values from 1900 to c of his state where _ made according to spe 5 1‘g‘1§*`€}?§>’ lgggniogggélés come! a' report ofthe Federal Trade Coni- from two to six mil C ‘me to three and fm" m’m°ns» that makes alle ed Canadian extra-normal ugh a somewhat lengthy d although on a smaller S or Ontario, the consen- that property value in with the improve a o to mte that ‘m the Pro and their subsidiary and aiiiliated' com - roads are classified p roads improved by D on property owners by k Council on the basis of pro t some cases this stat e that is, converted the roceeds bein s ent Counliils in road biiiiiiing “P011 the people unconsciously-”' -*i";7 are designated bv the it a county s stem of roads. ' '- S not enem by Such ahy was $19,000,000. The war started in may receive in money $ ’ 1 ow" mad purpwes’ ieriod; in 1916, ‘$36,000,000 excess and in l t° ‘ts assessment 1917 $68,000,000 excess over the pre-war annually or in a lump contributes 40 per P Count.yRoads». V- ~ . ~ ~ one county T from 1915 to 1917_,_and of, this stupendous s mntmbutes 60 per profits. And the reportof the cominiifssion ‘rhich traverse the E at suitable points V by»the proilnce Pawn! 70 t e mumclpglities 30 per of carriages, NO SACRIFICE OF RUSSIA Recognition of the Brest Litovsk the Allies is one of Germany s So much tak ti will scarcely President Wilson States’ purpose to other Allies are `& costs, ' _ l’It0FrrEEnING _ =Apparent_ly'no single "nationihas a mon- poly of ' the war profiteer, says an ex - hange. British papers recently< devoted niuch space to alleg_ed'extraordinary pro- ts b United'Kingdom packers, and .now :mission to the _United States Senate dis - losing American profiteering on a scale ividends look ligke thirty cents in compari-' on. ~ - f ' _ - _ - Concerning meat packers the _ United 'States' report, which, bythe way, was un- nimous, says: ffFive meat packers, Arm- ur, Swift, Morris, Wilson and Cudahy, aiiies have moiiopolistic control in other rodu'cts.' ' Their manipulationsof the mar- et embrace every device that is useful to hem without regard_ to law. . . . . How- ver delicate a definition _is framed for ‘profiteeri‘ng’ these packers have preyed The report shows that the, aggregate verage pre-war profit (1912,¥1913 and 914) of Armour, Swift, Morris and .Cud- August 1914. In 1915 these four earned 17 000 000 excess _profit over the pre-war Bl'°i0'd» ' - ._ _ ‘ ' _ N ‘ .5 'i _In other wo'rds,¢the foregoing concerns earned $140,000,000 fin _:three war-y are, um _ _$`12I',000,00'_0.§ represents ` excess fwar 'a_.ys'~th‘at much of this excess profit wasdue o higher prices rather "than, to increased o1ume_ofj;'bu'siness.; which is practically another way ofjsaying. that they took adx- vantage of the' War to' tax .the people who eat their goods. ' ~ ` f -People' are-standing aqiast at the rapid increase in the cost of s __oes, and wonder =vhat is 'The report of _ this United helps sis in some measure to 'It showsthat the meat packersfare in con- trol of net as in 1915.” 'One_.striking instance _is ed of a company whose netp_rofits__rose from $644,390.90 in 1914 to _$3,576,544._27. On January 17, 1917, a cheque for $915,787 was 'mailed to J. Ogden Armour as a divi- dend of 53 per cent. on his stock in the East- ern_Leather. C0., the selling branch of the Armour leather business. T ‘ _due to the war, it is well t`o"reme_mber that while that in general is true, it is 'o§ten merely true tothe extent thatthey are due to theigreed of men who are getting _rich out' ofthewar. ' ' 1' . 0-'_- __ NOTES than, 100 aviators are said to have for the honor of piloting the first across the Atlantic. It is a dis- with equal gloryand risk. But what aviator ever, considered the danger flying'-?~ If that wereia deterrent aviation till! cannot be ll CBI! _ __ y- _iRot_erring.speciilcally, _to ogs “more.~thsn 40 centl proveinents mode and the mio of 20,000 mm-kg port continues: A p llee and a_ maximum penalty oi 4lN.§l6D8l‘lm0nt have been ‘ Tho Wlilts Mani! lwdoll country the V _ _ ` _ _ fl - f _ owners who reius_s-to _ments aecoliuillslipdf- ln this aogs win he punishes by icaiiltul of.j£ay9un~sl??ashld, - in for five yea;-g__ _T116 old ftllhi0ll8d Oil limp! __'~ " _ _ - streets have_bee‘n replaced by ; . Germany ln Belgium i ._ gilghts. The water supply opens _ .- _improved and' extended. desire The Germans have restored none hue been rlepah-g4_,mgd5 have \ ol the industries ot the _country ox-_ pavem and Banco,” mcmdinz a °°m~th°‘f°_Whl¢h serye thelr,inllltal‘Y ing school for ,native teachers. pui-D0ses, and they are continuing ,to he9|,_0De|,¢g_ send 'Belglans to G_erniany_»to work in _ ' _' - ' German munition‘ factories., says a` ¢u|¢u,», "_ |w"$y Q ‘ I I » ~.' . ‘_: ` -'.4' , ' .._... _ ‘ " ` »'if'l§§,: i A inc' wmbligi-' Gormlln military cburt 66~ DBPBOIN - "'Ths streets now _are well waters 5 0 ln dry weather and sanitary oilli Gorman administration; 24 werevcon- .have pane"-ated the may hidden .lomned to death and seven executed new of the ¢i¢y_ The 'municipal li:imediiitely._ _At Charlerol 19 pero- "ernment has been mgqg ons, including women, merchants, u gngf Two bridges havq priest and _railway olliclal, were tried ac,-oss me Tiglqg Rive)-_ `1‘1_i9ge for spying on the movements _ot G_er- same of U19 qhnpgeg which ha e “mn "`°°l55- "SIX °f fukin were P°_ll'_ iwlth.Brltlsh"occuputlon_and deinned to' death, _but.'thelr_relatives_ quietly ,md \|ymQ;iq'od_'_’__ were not 'itold the 'names oi’ the vic- rpm",-e"ar9 ;{v0'kindg of ' No opposition to l_|"|E|¢h_ n _ \ _ l _' ‘ \'.~--_»_~~.i;~ »;- .¢--= ~- hi the Mesopotamian valley. lt ex- - '(411 ,l'0_lQ!'Yl_” -~ dad-was dead to all hppsarances when '9Y°'Y4.i°th‘"' _ a.“x‘°“5- cam me ai-ities army sstsrssos Marsh l?l°¥.°° Y‘_?“~ _H “_ l"’“°““' ““”“’°’ 11 last year. .Novi//,lt is s\bustling l'°qf“fh'°d °“°l°°° “ nw _cent hive oi humanity. 'llhonsands`ol N" mm” Wm be Published; H ,work-men ,pass -througlilthe streets_\l5“`°»(‘"» 5_|5,,'i..¥.‘?.“”.4“_“_”.‘i°.°“i¥5f-°" _early and la/te, The 'main street is “'»‘W°!fdP!?’}‘_‘- __,,_ _ _ paved and lighted. There is.a. con- i_ it i stunt stream ot traillc and tliieisleepi- famldd-i1"'»°“§k,j&}"I _estiold women who haunt the streets '.“°°°B“1'_¥_ f?" “l1““¢°m°°""’ have become adept at_d_o`dglng- the id9’"‘“l 1°' “"f°"“ “f ”“”_"'"3 ~ _ l » very hard' work 'ments-lly‘or _a1iy_msy‘ri»e c-sued suserms. than - ‘ ' ‘ '- ' ` f' ‘ ' ` _luring is essential to advancement. #sooo asg_s_cgno.§¥ f,’?1°';m floss- sssii' sais um .ms espsoity is ‘,f..li‘ii'i,-d _is _the best of, -ie" " " - ' 'fiu_‘s,'sn"ir»is*iéus'_"A1isi-s ifwho fo °u"m‘*""'““B“ ' “nlé mutt :siting pains ami li. I V' "Atlus tlioush for granted that he is ln V - - and stl'ength,.lt ‘will be almost _ hard. , _ .. or quite impossible for him to keep' "Y°“"'° swk 94 u»“-’-3°"“9.i"' wen'-MW’ sweet. The wa _to keep sweet is to -be' i _ ' i always doing something that is'us'ei’ul Y°“""° Y"““S and Y°“_"`° b"‘“'°' “mi the mlnqlmust be constantly exercised V°“"° b"'3;l-'t' 1 ~ I' _ _ an 'dthei-o_ must be the.c`ofnsciousness_ "Y°“"'i° bmi” ,dw d'°',°l.|"“`l"k“°W_ thatlyoulhre étillvbrlngihg f‘liln§§" don't~s" _/ Sunday and Wednesdays with the past year. At the close .the tenoherj s, oranges, cigarettes and some- WHS 9~8l‘9°HlllY WllDl'lB_°d Whim i cakes. i dow: know what i her Duiills -Mles Violet do only for the cigarettes that I0 1101' ¢l°5l¢ 'Wd' Afeldf all brings me. We ciiii’t draw any M158 MH'-l°llll9 Gl`°°W’»l1 uniii ws gs to convalescent with a Eelutlful Dali' of gloves. and then we ure allowed `.~£1 f0ll0WlllE~ iS U10 l\ddl'0_l'/ll Well I guess I will have tof D021' 'l`9a°l1°l'¥”*W°l so 1 wiii say good-bye with /kind-‘ Newton Scllwl _lelw regard, ¢0_ a1j_ ‘ to convey to you the _ From- your loving. son l0l/6 Mill 9~DDl`€0llU°l\ CHARUE teaching- ot us and of gong Canadian Red Cross Society, lid“""'g th°`P"5t year' '_ London We feel that since Dear Sir or Madam:-I beg to in- "’r'°‘"` B°h°°" "H ym" you that Private c. ic. iviciuiii- l““'° "°°“ f°‘” °‘" No. 712201, 26th Caniui-ians is 'now "‘”‘”' “"’ hav” ‘b°°“ the City of London Military Hlos~ ‘attentive and cause* Clayton E., London, England. in wr Btudieswe a _ _ was admitted' to this Hospital on h° 'W7 mu” “nd Pmmise °“l' 598'( _ thef1'3tli ot 'May with gun shot in thé future' ` n I in the leg. lt was ifound nec- As 9' memenm ,°"°'"` to operate and owing to it s'ev-` and the _gratitude we’ muscle in the right leg this was °w° to Wu’ We ask you in splints. The splints were un- Hmm' gm as 8' wken M at first but he soon be- tween ~f:°“°her` 'md' ed to them' yfd his leg tMs'°°'fung year may wonderiullyibetter. One lsitor tells in °“r Studies and as he has very little pain now and his "?la“°m_“ me past health shows grant improve- on 'beham 0: the He is always cheerful. Trust- school' , he will continue to go on--well.-~~~_ The teach" amwugh mm' ~ ,I am yourshuly pletely by surprise, g -few _ ‘ B_ M_ SMITH *well chosen words pw. He wlilfbe visited regularly and Us 'mr their very kind _ he be in need of any comforts beautiful gm “econ Aft" mmnlthoae mppued ‘bythe HD* the dlstrlbutlon of candy tuck. ws win gisiiiy semi mom is him 8’ 'he l"`°°"°‘"“g” °:““’ our Parcels Office. '_ Imgmgcod Save I 8 Competitions f _ _ Boys and Girls*i_'._ - Thiiough the action of the Minister of Agriculture, The Honour I » _able T. A. Crerar, arrangements have again been msds to have 'Caiiliisdlan Bankers' Association cooperate with the Department' rlcu ture in providing n_ liberal sum of money to 'be\oiiered ln for calves and pigs exhibited by boys and girls under 17 years at one fair ln each district-either a County, Township or _ Fair. . These competitions are known as the "Canadian Bankers’ Comp etltion," and are linked up withthe activities of the Live Stock Branch oi’ the Department ot Agriculture. They represent 'an effort to in- crease interest in live stock, and constitute a 'part of the active' calnr palgn for more und better stock inaugurstednnd' carried on by that Department. The generous support accorded to the movement by Canadian Bankers’-Assoolstlou,affords a practical demonstration the attitude oi' the Banks _towards -the live stock industry, ond, the active participation ot the Association 'in this campaign is bound to strengthen and create general interest in farm live stock. ' " ' ' A Canadian Bankers' Cbmpetltiou will be hold at a large of shows this year, and boyssnd girls should not lose any llndlng out all tbou-t them.. The calves and pigs must he fed least six weeks by the boys and girls who exhibit them, so thutit isryesy important to act fproniptly in securing alcopy ot the rules al_|_d`othdn information: ' _ ~ " .y ' ' 4 . -\ ` Fiill information regsrdlngtho Competition can lbe from the Manager ot any branch Bank in the locality is hom. V , ; ' i _ _A_Competltlon will be held in connection wltha the’ Prince whlrd island Agricultural and'lndi`istrii`l" 'Exhibitionf to compete in low and 11 to l