| scures the wrong tha ABBOTSFO BM ESINE Ga Aout apArrenrt \ Wows 4 \ Cs shtucoual Amendment Is Needed| The lamentable effects of the Senate's action in blocking the policy of the directorate of the Canadian National Railways, the PederaygGovernment and the House of Commons, all of which bodies were agreed wu * ek necessity of constructing certain branch lines, are already in evidence, and as time passes the seriousness of the blow struck at ‘Canadian progress and prosperity will become even clearer. Charles McDonald, M. aggeration, nor one likely y ' - . . for Prince Albert, and a man not given to ex- to be guilty of misrepresentation, is authority for the siatement that settlers ave already leaving the Paddockwood district be- éause, afler years of struggle antl waiting fr a railway, the grade for which =— las already been made, they see thé Government and the elected Bo, representatives of the people powerless before an irresponsible Senate. Three elevators which would have been constructed along this line this year Gi Gem «9 WII! not be buiX, while creameries\and other industries cannot be proceeded ———> with nor operated with any hope of success 5 AI | Announcement has been made in the daily press that, owing to the Senate's U. action in placing their yeto on the extension of the R. line from Kelving- P ion, the Canadian Paéific has decided to proceed at once with the extension of their lines into the territory which the C.N.R. would have served, and, un- Subscrip liampered by Senatorial control, the C.P-R. has let w contract for the im- — mediate building of their line. ‘ \ THEY'RE Nobody can blame the C.P.R. for thus pre-empting the territory. 11 ‘is Ger MT am merely good business on their part, and if the Senate will not let the Cana- not take dian National build, then the people in the district concerned will most_heart- _ Disillusi ily welcome nie energy displayed by the ‘opr. But how can Sir Henry es ‘Thornton and the directorate of the Canadian National be expected to make bittered by that systenra financial suecess if their well considered plans for the develop- ed Hudson’s ment of business are to be nillified by the Senate? \ and sptorned _ * As was pointed out in a previous article, not only do the districts to be This cas served by these short branch lines badly need them if the settlers there are the many hv to make a success of their farming operations and become contented and pros- Most of whic _perous citizens, but the Canadian National must remain handicapped with tts on the conti: known that _ Br company prc size in the coy thousands of miles of main lines unless and until it has many more branch Vines as feeders to their main lines. And every one of the branches “killed” by the Senate would have helped materially in Increasing the yolume of traffic oyer the whole C.N-R. system. It is useless to ask the Gdvernment to go ahead and build the lines despite e' How mu pa rhe ( > less unl Parl 3 he Senate's i The Goyernme: is rerless ess Parliame’ ness chance’? the Senate's opposition he oyernment pe powerless unle Parliament many siall 5 approves und us the nECeNnty monéy. It is equally useless to pass reso- Geehintan a luctions condemning the Senate’s action unless people and organizations ce- hE 5 ji aii - faduay: Ei ee sponsible for, such resolutions are ready, willing and detérmined to forces ack, & °, = ‘ - -< + * y. 1% a complete reform of the Senate as at present constituted. The Senate is im- yw of these deco: Ase ' m- there th bs mune al bresent. Its members are quite indifferent to any public criticism a: ae . rs F of it acts, because those members know the peoplé are powerless to do any- man with a + 3 3 } a : thing. q@) 2ngyanything Surely the time has arrived when definite steps should be inaugurated to Prairie y . bring about a change in oly country’s constitulion whereby the present men- fake proposit ace of an irresponsible Senate can be a’emoved. ‘The political party whien atively has the courage to place a positive and clear-cut plank in its platform pro- » viding for Senate reform would undoubtedly rally a very large measure of support to ils banner.» Certain it is that the progressive Western Provinces will not much fonger remain content to be the victims of the Senate's auto- hone: the prevailing more or less ~ Square, ; And the pi that the victir cracy and irresponsibility. . Australia has the power to amend its own constitution. Why should Canada not enjoy the same right? The British North America Act was draft- ed and pa d over half a century ago when the powers conferred on self- governing Dominions were not so great as those granted to other Dominfons created at later periods, notably Australia and [reland. The Canadian con- stitution was a broad and liberal one at the fime of ils enactment. But the and no valid redSon exists why the\Can- | OALIFORNIA A smothere — mow and again” just ideal, any . its dryness, mor destructive fro with the sun-k the sunshine has 10 years ago. in some other the ultra-violet predict a much ing neurotic syn The altitude » * world has progressed far since 186) adian people should today be penalized because thelr fominion was the first to be created. § The first step that should be taken. and taken at the earliest @pportunity, is to obtain from the Imperial Parliament an amendment to the/British Nortn America Act conferring on the Parliament of Canada full right and power to amend its own constilution in such manner as the people of Canada may And if Canada asks for such an amendment to the B.N.A. theinsejves desive. Act, @ is fe to say the Imperial Government and Pariiament will nol deny the request. 1 INVGOWaS any 1002 » Fill your pipe . eo with “CUT PLUG OEDENS FINE CUT ( reer fel TOM AND FRAGRANT World’s Dairy Congress | Will Be Held in Three Cities of U.S. to Consider Questions of Broadest , Import In order to fully Present the milk} the United States, the y Copgress-will be held It will open at Wash- There industry of World’s Da in three citi ington, D.C,, on October 2 the delegates will be officially welcom- ed and will have an opportunity to in| the Government's | laboratories, spect mostly for the n larly women, suf pally the causes. especially of per: people from Nort The Lengthening of Life |BABY’S GREAT DANGER DURING HOT WEATHER More little ones die during the hot Modern Conditions Have Changed) Older Standards by Which Men Were Judged hard to endure From: 28/0 49 for the aac sy pene | weather than at any oth time of enough pigment a Long a man was considered at mei the year. Ginrrhoea, d¥ysentry, chol- 7 strong: 4nd most beautiful between] efa «infantum and stomach troubles ave enehas 20 and 30, at his best as a leader or | come without warnitig, and when a Wacka-the pigmentye se com30 to 40, a8 anvexperl| ees week AL hand to give Theso seientis a a a i | promptly the short delay too fre. i enced man of buisness from 4Q to 59.) quently means that the child has which should have and as 4 councilor or judge of other} passed beyond aid. 3aby’s Own Tab- men’s troubles from 50°to-60. _Rough-| Jets should alw be kept in «the 4 climate tg whicl . | house where the are young children. An ocasional dose of the Tablets will prevent, stomach and bowel troubles, or if the trouble comes suddently the prompt use of the Tablets will relieve the baby. The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25c a box from) Th Dr, Williams’ Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. More than 42,000,000 letters, cards, dnd parcels w mailed in England with insufficient stamps during a re- are to some extent life, opportunities these divisions Modern ly still wiih its Inere | and education, has> so speeded OPPORTUNITY E That the gas is apparent when Side of the border cent to 2% centsa * is refined by the J is % cent per gal of B. C. use abou correct however, sed trav: up conditions that young menol busi- nees and polities have by the iwenti often acquived enough experience to in life At the other end of life, al- tered social conditions better medical attention have allowed physi- allow them to rise to their prime et | and | | REFLECTING PI Because the Nr arily follow that comments are of pr publish them. Th it serves—not that ticles may give our subject is really of elear the air. cal efficiency to be retained far longer. cent six months. Severe Kidney Trouble Mrs. F. Rinehart, Camp- bellville, Ont., writes: “I had trouble with my kid- neys and very frequent urination. This was followed by pains which at times were very severe, The doctor said I had inflammation of the bladder and that an oper- ation might be necessary. To this I refused, and began using Dr. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills.’ From the first few doses I felt the benefit. The pains left, urination was corrected, and I have had no recurrence of these ailments.” Dr. Chase’s Wsidney-Liver Pills One pill a dose, 25cts. a pox. AU dealers, or Edmansen, Batea & Co., Ltd., Toronto THESE WONDERF There are mome tle fingers for the these and find a wo and graciously up th her stars at home. Bre at a high level all those many place folks are sitting at dark, in the dimness branches about. The but little noisé on su more important pres and something comes experiment stations and ‘statistical ns The sess jand economic bureaus \held there on October 2 and will | consider questions of the broadest im- port. ‘ Curtain Maker Sets Record = . . f toria Daily Times. k Enrache Lumbago Pain, Pain act y ee Handy “Bayer” boxes of 12 tablets—Also bottles of 24 and 100—Druggists. ieee * Ask for Minard's and take no other sunita: te she trade mark (registered in Canada) of Bayer Manufacture of Mono- AG —— s — sreicacidesten of Sallcylicacia. Wille it ix wall known that Aspirin meane HAYe® " W. N. UL 1483 public against imitations, the Tablets of Bayer Com! : 4 a8."" :