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TIIK LKADHH. MONO A SKPTKMBKIt 2, 1918. 4 Saskatchewan has undertaken, to induce WATERWORKS BYLAW T.q Tjnw TiEADY TO SEND the Mennonites, in spite of religious tenets THE PAPER WITH THE WESTERN VIEWPOINT. TheMOKNING LEADER over the profiteering: quest ion localise the people feel the fair price committees are giving them the facts. The lesson is a patent one for Canadian statesmen.

The people of the United States feel they are not at the TO THE RATEPAYERS! CANNOT ROUTE CARS FROM M.W. VIA "DEWDNEY merev of the profiteer, even if they have to pay high prices for tooa, merely by consult FOUNDED IN 1SS3. svm-r dsv except Sunday srwy dsy except PtHjfced oy B-cprlftors. The Leader Publishing limited. At their offices.

1S33 Hamilton Street. Regina. Saskatchewan. ing their daily newspaper, which publishes the fair prices set forth by the local food committees under the United States Food Administrative Board. LANGUAGES FOE COMMERCE MKilBKK OF A.

B- Proposal to Serve the Industrial Section in This Way Impracticable SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES: TORONTO Edsar J. Gay30 Royal Bank Building LONDON', ENG. P. A. Smyth.

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for which ihey suffered martyrdom in other lands, to conform to Canadian educational ideas and to send their children to modern public schools. There are big tiiSieulties ahead and the Premier will need support and sympathy in handling them. Much bf the criticism of the educational policy of Saskatchewan has unfortunately been more political than practical. Their support, however, should be reeij jriven to the Prbvineial Government in the present if any of the critics really mant vUai they said. It is a commendable couise Premier Martin 1.3 taking but will involve some considerable trouble, which all the people of the Province should j.id in overcoming.

Moderation and care is even in enforcing such a drastic aw against the peculiar beliefs of the Men-uonites, but boldly handled the difficulties will eventually be overcome. The Province will approve of the attempt and support the Government in carrying out promises made at the last elections. A committee of the British House of Com mons was appointed to enquire into the! CANNOT THUN CAES In Any Event Lr 'wle to be Secured, Says Superintendent Regina, Sas't, Monday, September 2, 1918. The new waterworks bylaw been printed and in this form will be sent out to the ratepayers in the n-r future, it was announced yesterday by the officials of the waterworks department. The new bylaw sets forth the schedule of charges under the meter system in addition to the new chaffge for residents on sewer and water line who draw their supplies from a public standpipe as well as the regulations dealing with lawn sprinkling and provisions for Are and other special purposes.

It is proposed to mail of the bylaw to each water ctrntuier together with a coveth letter drawing attention to the pre lsons lining a number 'ot po'nters as to the principal causes of wcte ad the measures which should be adopted to prevent it. threeWone-story stores for 1 1thavenue F. M. Crapper Building Immediately West of Canada Life Block THE FUEL SITUATION Old Father Time hustling on the chilly days when you 11 be mighty interested to know that a classy grey chtmct overcoat for Fall wear sets yon back only here. Hark.

IVJacPherson THE SHOP OF FASHION-CRAFT 1816 Scarth Street The situation in regard to the control of the fnel supply of Canada seems to become more jumbled by every statement issued. If the coal dealers do not see where they are at, what can be the state of mind of the public! BAFFLE PAINTING SHIPS There does not seem to be any co-ordinate liianagement anywhere and attempts to regu- late the prices also an important matter to The art of marine camouflage has been given tiie public are nearly farcical. A provincial a new name, "baffle painting." This will be organization of fuel dealers criticized the as big a rejie to the public as to the long- recent advances, but not more so tnan tnei position occupied by the study of modem languages in the educational system of Great Britain, especially in secondary schools and universities, and to advise what measures are required to promote their study, regard being had to the requirements of a liberal education, including an appreciation of the history literature and civilization of other countries and to the interests of commerce and public service." The committee has deliberated long and has reported fully. One of its recommendations deals with the study of the principal European languages, under which they group French, Italian, Russian, Spanish and German. They propose the creation of 55 professorships and 110 fellowships in English universities to carry on a commercially practical education.

The committee recommends that an institution should be established in London "for the intensive study of the greatest possible number of European tongues, with the geography, resources, industries and all valuable information concerning the minor countries." It recommends further that the London School of Economics should be the chief centre for the study of the products, the industry, the trade and the economic conditions of the chief European countries. sufferins word earnouflaee. Now that a public It was understood that the price of AUGUST PERMITS $160,400 Amount is About the Same as in August of Last Year-Two Theatres SURVEYING THE GRANDSTAND FOR USE OF SOLDIERS Aldermen Informed of the City'a Plans For Wintering Troops writer can go full steam ahead without hitting the hidden danger of that misused word, bafile painting may be more readily explained. The old theory of warfare at sea "was reliance upon the "invisibility" of ships. To decrease a ship's visibility by painting it the color of the surroundings or atmosphere, as it were, was considered the best protection against being a target for the enemy.

The submarine has now become the active factor in navai warfare and has changed all the old ideas of protective coloring upon ships at sea. The U-boat 'arries a hydraphone, by which the presence of a ship, her probable course and size can be ascertained under water. It is no longer a question' of being a shadow on the horizon to escape a torpedo or shell, the, future ship must present the most difficult target possible and baffle painting is the best-yet protection. Ships can no longer avoid The proposal to route street cars from the north west of the city to the industrial section via Dewdney instead of operating through the two subways, as suggested at a recent meeting: of the street railway sub-committee of the city council is impracticable in the opinion of officials. At the meeting in question the officials were instructed to secure figures showing the amount of traffic which would be carried if the proposed schedule were put Into effect and which la not now being transported by the street cars, with rhe object of demonstrating the feasibility and desirability of making the proposed change.

Little To Be Gained Supt. Houston has checked up the figures and has come to the conclusion that very little additional traffic would be picked up if the proposed schedule were put in operation. Yesterday for example he checked up the people who left Simpson's at the noon hour and walked west. There were about a hundred who did not use the street car but he wa sof the opinion Jhat if the cars were operating along the route suggested the street railway would not have taken more than ten of this number, i The greatest difficulty, however, in the way of operating the cars on the north Bide from west to east and vice veisa is the matter of turning, no provision being made either at Broad street or Albert street for turning cars, It was stated by the superintendent yesterday At the corner of Albert and Dewdney cars coming down Albert north would have to be turned twice, otherwise they would have to operate rear end first along Dewdney street and at Broad street a double would be necessitated part of which operation would consist of backing' Into the subway. This method of operation, in his opinion would be dangerous and would be subject to too much delay.

DEFAULTERS ARE APPREHENDED NOW; AMNESTY EXPIRED Leader-ettes Sometimes contrariness in others is mistaken for will power in yourself. being seen, but must be elusive to the gun ners' aim. The most appreciated blessings are the ones we have lost. Baffle painting is just a simple project for The Question of the policy to adopted by the city council in connection with housing the troops of Military District No. 12 during- the coming of the aldermen in special committee.

The matter was brought to th5 atten-tio nof the aldermen by Commissioner Thornton who asked the council to outline their desires. The matter was discussed informally and in a very general way. The council was infonned that the officials had the grandstand in mind as a possible solution of the problem. Mid thai a survey was being made to s-scertaia what the cost of the necessary interior changes would be It was finally decided that the matter was not yet very urgent, and it was agreed that the subject should be deferred until the. next meeting, when it will be brought up again for further consideration.

was to be regulated and orders were published to that effect. The price continues to go up and the Fuel Controller acknowledges he cannot control it. The truth of the matter is that there is no one authority in control of the fuel supply of Canada and the situation is growing more acute A recent complaint to the Fuel at Ottawa of the big rise in coal prices i 1 that city was naively and officially explained by saying the board of control supposed the coal cost more at the mines. Thus the Fuel Controller acknowledges that the mine operators alone are in control and the supposed protection of the publie is foolish. That is the crux of the situation.

All the present machinery does not work out to the benefit of the public nor does it seem control. There is actually no control at the mines and no one can assert the industry is not profitable to the operators. Every wage increase or addition to freight rates is placed on the public the mine owners still sit afar on and draw the same profits as of old and are even allowed to control the output, if they uish to. The Fuel Controller is unable to push the output to the limit, even in the face of the present shortage and danger to the well-being of the country. "War-work may be threatened and the cause of the Allies endangered by lack of coal, but none save the mine operators can control the output.

The mine operator blames the miners as "slackers" fnd no one can control that situation either. The owner seems able-to fix his own price at the mine and no one can say he should not charge exorbitantly. The whole system of the control of fuel, in the face of grave danger, has been allowed to drift into a serious menace to the people, the country and the Empire because of lack of business perception and administrative ability somewhere. There never was a time when Canada so needed a Fuel Controller with power to act. We have had years to do the very things that have been left undone.

breaking up all accepted forms of a ship by Three new one-story stores ars to be built on Eleventh avenue by F. M. Crapper at an approximate cost of 18,500. The new buildings are to be located immediately west of the Canada Life Assurance building and between that building and the corner of Cornwall street. The permit was taken out yesterday and it is understood that the buildings are to be erected immediately.

They cover an area of 75 by 80 feet with a frontage of 75 feet on Eleventh. The property Is designated as the east half of lots 1 to 4. block 308. The stores will be of brick and will contain a basement sufficiently large to house a steam heating plant. Permits of $160,400 The total value of the building permits issued during the month of August is as ccmyared with in August, 1917, but as the is open for another day there is a possibility yet of last August's figure being exceeded by the time the office closes at 1 o'clock this afternoon.

The total value of the building permits to the end of August, 1917, was 1330.670 as compared with JS14.990 for this year up to last evening, a balance in favor of this year of The figures for August include for theatres, permits Caving been Issued during the month fur the Allen theatre on the corner of Broad and Eleventh at S5.000. and the W. li. Sherman theatre on Eleventh avenue at a valuation of 125,000. The month's permits also include a sum of 13,000 for additions to the new Tat Burns plant.

masses of strongly contrasting colors, distort ing her appearance so as to destroy her gen U. S. Congresswoman Rankin lost the nomination to the Senate by flirting with the Nonpartizan League of Montana: couldn't overcome her sex. eral symmetry and bulk. The idea is totally to mislead the submarine.

Of course some vessels so painted have been sunk, but there are records of a far greater number at which torpedoes were fired unsuccessfully. Equally Those advanced Socialists of U. S. are three years behind these times. They are just about to approve of President Wilson's important, a much larger proportion of baffle painted vessels which are hit by torpedoes are able to make port than ships painted grey, COMPLIMENTARY BANQUET TENDERED SAM GOMPEF.2 owing to explosion in less vulnerable parts, With Mutton on the Food Board how's chancesfor a life lamb on the menuT The aim of the submarine is thrown off by the camouflage.

During Week Fourteen Men Were Arrested by Regina Dominion Police LOXDOX, Aug. 30. A complimentary dinner was tendered tonight ta Samuel Gompers, president of the A.F. of at which Premier IJoyd Georre It takes five or six different kinds of type nowadays to express the different shades of humor in the "colyums" in some of our Frequent reports, appearing sometimes in the newspapers, confirm the success of the system, and prove its value of defence against the submarine. The newspapers recently con was the principal speaker.

Among the Official notification has been received by the various police forces in EDMONTON'S TAX RATE I hiSh sovernmer.t and military o.ciils ttttt TVFT TVTTT labor present beside Fre- Regina that amnesty to defaulters I under the military service act, and deserters from organized units of the TJnvii Clor- wtrp Viiai Churchill, rmnis'er of munitions; Lcrd C.E-F. could not be extended beyond The German military authorities say the American army is a "paper army." Sure a scrappy paper. EDMONTON. Aug. 30.

Robert Cecil, under secretary for for- 1 iUU nates for 191S were considered and uiiiciai oruer is to me cutti mai men i tained a story of an encounter between a baffle-painted freighter and a German U-boat in which the latter was rammed and sunk. The article concluded with this paragraph: "The theory bearing on the incident held by shipping men is that the system of camouflage designed especially to elude submarines deceived the German commander. On his assumption he mistook the course held by the ship, and instead of coming to the surface at right angles to the course got squarely in the passed by the city council on Friday at" airs Amoassaaor to tr.e evening, and unless something radical States. Lord Reading: Fre nier happens to change the figures presented of Austen Chamberlain, to the council between now and next George Nicoli Barnes and GencrU But firing up on the coal question will not heat your house. should report voluntarily and every one so doing will be given consideration if any valid reasons are offered for not taking advantage of squaring nccounts during the period of amnesty.

When the period of amnesty closed On August 24, only 33 men had volun THE MENNONITE QUESTION. meeting, when the lav rate is tmu.s 01 tr.e war caMneu actually struck, the rate for this year! Anyway the Kaiser is at last taking steps will be thirty mills. In adliiion there in the right direction. The first statement in the Liberal Platform adopted at Moose Jaw convention in March, 3917, under the leadership of Hon. W.

M. is the one mill imposed by the govern- ment to cover the patriotic levy, which will bring the rate to 31 The rate last year was IS 1-2 mills. This will Include the tax on land and im- war." Germans are now feeling the higher cost of leaving. Martin, was as follows: "The continued im- There are now schools for training the SPECIAL HOLIDAY MATINEE TODAY AT THE REGINA THEATRE rovements, but will not cover the provement of our educational system with the painters of the very modern art of ship paint- business tax ani the "ncome tax winch object of assuring to every child an efficient jRg the real practical cubist art. The educa-tlementary education, special care being tional work is based on the results of research, will be levied separate'y vnj in aldi- If Thanksgiving Day were delayed a bit we might have more to be thankful for.

tarily surrendered to the authorities. According to Information given out yesterday 14 men had been apprehended between last Saturday and Friday day noon by the officers of the Dominion police, Regina detachment. These men wore turned over to the provost marshal, but nothing could be learned as to what disposition had been made of them. Men who liave to be brought in by force will be dealt with severely. This is provided for in the regulations and orders from the authorities at Ottawa are to 'prosecute to the full penalty u-taer advisable.

Men surrendering All we want to complete the victory is the new Finnish army. What an old fashioned exaggerator Lord investigation and the actual experience gained in the painting of ships by camoufleurs. Students, in applying for this branch of the service, are required to have a good elementary knowledge of line and color and light and shade therefore professional artists, commercial artists, and scene painters are preferred. ONLY WANT THE FACTS Kitchener now seems. lie said the war might voluntarily will obtain some considera- Hon, for reasons of delay, or cireum- stances over which they had no con- last a full three years.

trol. A school for bandmasters and players will be established on October 1 in a quiet town taken that by strict administration of the school law and regulations every child obtains a thorough knowledge of the English ianguage." The next step towards the carrying out of this promise to the people of Saskatchewan was the employment of Dr. Harold W. Foght to make a survey of education in the province. Dr.

Foght 's practicarobscrva-tions contained much on the Mennonite question, the difficulties of which he recognized as largely those connected with their faith. He noted strongly in his report how the trouble of enforcing an English education upon them had been accentuated by the terms under which they had settled in Canada. Their agreement with the Dominion Government gave them "the fullest privilege of exercizing their religious principles is by law afforded the Mennonites, without any kind of molestation or restriction whatever, and the same in France. Paris despatch. INSPECTOR BEYTS VOLUNTEERS FOR Sorry for the inhabitants, but C'est la guerre Just Received 5 Cars of the E5US53 HELLED SMALL LUPv'SP COAL Ideal for Furnace or Heater; must be disposed cf in the next few days as we have no storage space available.

Come and see this coal for yourself while it lasts. Two Tons for $18.50 Phone 2754 DRURlI-JELLEii COAL CORNER DEWDNEY AND SMITH STREETS SIBERIAN The Bolshevists cannot say it is a state of war with anyone while it's in its present state. Over and over again the press have criticized the Food Control Board because it merely issues advice and statements on the food question. Some of the criticism may have teen unfair because the present system of food control cannot control food. The Canada Food Board has no power to go any further than it does.

It cannot assist the public other than in the meagre way it acts. The criticisms aimed at the board may be sincere and justifiable, but they should be directed higher up. The Food Board is performing such duties probably as it is called upon to do, but the R. N. W.

M. P. Detachments at! Nelson and Fort Churchill Closed Wejl, the sugar shortage won't make cranberry sauce any more sour. privilege extends to the education of their The things that come to the man who waits are usually those the hustlers have considered not worth taking. children in the schools.

Dr. boght adds: "By virtue of the above law and Order-in -Council the Colony Mennonites have resisted all attempts made in recent years to induce them to organize public sehcois and to instruct in English." Another paragraph in the report of Dr. Foght says: "The Colony Mennonites present a real educational problem. From the first they have been opposed to public schools and What the Press is Saying Inspector Beyts. R.

N. W. M. who returned last weelc from Fort Churchill on Hudson's Bay will not return to that section of the country If the authorities will accept him for service overseas. He has volunteered for service in the R.

N. W. M. P. cavalry squadron and expects to get over to Russia to see some of the fighting.

Inspector Beyts went to the subarctic in 1914 in command of the expedition looking for the murderers of Radford and Street, After a long patrol on the hinterland and snow wastes around the bay he returned here about public demand is for price control, and the Canada Food Board seems rather futile to the people unless it is given wider powers of relief for those who suffer. The public is restless at the cost of living. It is quite natural that they do not all recognize the present methods as really practical. If less advice were served out and more facts given the people would know and be more content. All the public need is the facts in the matter of the cost of food and necessities, Opening for Fall Terra Consemtcry of Una sic Kaiser Speaks (New York Evening Post) Der curfew tolls mine knell, die beoples say, Amerikans come sviftly 'cross her sea.

Der Kron-Frlnx rushes out of Foch's vay, Und leaves der woild to frightfulness und me. Now fades der hope of beating France from sight, Und all mine hair a sullen stiffness holds; REGINA COLLEGE, REGINA, SASK. Harold Holgsta, MJV, Oirector TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1915 a year and a half ago and shortly after went back to Fort Churchill tj take charge of that detachment. Six months ago he received orders and the sooner they are brought out the better STAFF to English as the medium of instruction in the schools, for no other reason, it can be stated, than for fear that with the introduction of English into the communities there would come also the 'hochmuth' of the 'unredeemed world and the gradual disintegration of the community The fundamental tenets of their faith are, it is well to bear in mind, renunciation of the vanities of the world, and refusal to participate in civic duties, to bear arms, and to take oaths. The Old Coloniers stand on what they believe to be their rights, when they resist public school Commissioner Perry to close the detachment and also Port Nelson.

This has been done and now the patrols in the Bay regions wiU work from ths it will be for all concerned. "We have repeatedly pointed out that the system of voluntary price control in the United States is an easy and practical way for Canada to follow. Price control may be expensive or impossible, but local committees empowered to discover actual costs and fair margins of profits and Piane Department Th DirectorHead cf rVnartmt B. McClellan. A.T.C.M.; Helen L.

Anderson G. Ivadelle Swift. L. Mus. (McGIJO.

It.ano Oberli Violin Department Fred Lewis Hakel HaJ rw, Mary Robertson; F. Laubach; J. Bartlett. IPwunent; Vocal Department ti To hear of how mine madness comes to light, Und discontent mitin mine loyal folds. And dere from yonder shell-scarred fields of Death, Mine slaughtered hosts do to great Gott complain From their rude graves beneath the Frankish heath, Dey link mine name with that ariier Cain.

Cain! Mine deal to Belgium, und mine brutal power, Und all der Hohenzollern gifts I have, Avait, like me, der awful judgment hour; Mine sad thoughts turn to poor old Nicholas's grave further northern posts such as Chester- field Inlet. Speaking of the Hudson's Bay rail-; waj-. Inspector Beyts stated that there was a great development to come in A.T.C.M. 01 "rrtment; Alice Gott, that section and that wsen the last given power to publish fair price lists regu- Kindergarten Department Florence R. Tost.

Kat. Instruction In other musical instrument, arranged 22" PHONE 4631 reqj.rea. larlv for each district are all that is necessary hundred miles have been completed, he did not doubt that Canada would greatly benefit from the project It is then no small task which the Premier There is much less unrest in the United States.