NO PURCHASING AGENT FOR CITY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 supplies generally as he has done before, stating that accounts are passed in wads a foot thick at 2 hurriedly scrambled briet sitting over before a council meeting, and thoroughly disapproved the whole system. Question and Answer Ald. Newton (to Mr. Woods)— “Why are those notices of re- quisition for supplies for the city the board after the goods have been purchased?” The City Purchasing Agent— ‘The goods are usually bought before the requisition form comes in to save time.”’ Ald. Newton—‘‘By whom?” The Purchasing Agent—-‘‘By the Superintendent of Public Works, the City Engineer, or some other person authorised.” Ald. Newtoa—‘‘In fact, then, you are the purchasing agent but you don’t do the purchasing?” Mr. Woods—‘‘Yes, in many ” cases. Not a Square Deal Ald. Newton—‘‘The answer to my question shows that we have no purchasing agent. This is against the principle we started out with. To have these superin- tendents of departments doling out this patronage to whomsoever they like is just what we ought to avoid. If the chairmen of committees have authorised the work I have no objection but I am aware that the patronage in my own line of business is going all in one direction and while I make no outcry for myself, I know that there are others who are not getting a square deal.” Alderman Hilditch here explain- ed that it was only the little jobs that were handed out without council sanction first. Council Over-ridden Ald. Newton—‘‘It is all very well for the chairman of the Public Works Department to say that these things are very small, but what is wrong with the little things will be wrong too with the whole thing. Only a few months ago we arranged the matter of these city purchases with a view to giving out the patronage fairly. Now it comes to light that the council already being over- ridden, and the patronage handed out without its authority.” Cement the Bargain The discussion arose over some twenty barrels of cement which had been purchased at short notice from G. C. Emmerson’s agency. It was pointed out by the city clerk that this cement was bought from Emmerson because it set quicker than the Westholme’ Co.s cement, and quick setting cement was needed for the particular job in hand. ‘Mr. Albert says different,’’ declared Alderman New- posted on 1s ton, ‘“‘but I have nothing to do with that. I am no judge of cement.” It was explained that the mat- ter had been gone into thoroughly in the presence of the city pur- chasing egent, and Mr. Albert himself had admitted to the City Engineer that the cement supplied by the G.-C. Emmerson agency did set quicker. Alderman New- ton seemed satisfied on this par- ticular point, and nothing further. said A Live Event Tonight's meeting in the Em- press Theatre is not a mere political meeting. It is a big event in the history of the campaign. Tonight Duncan Ross meets H. S. Clements on the public platform to call for the second time that bluff that Mr. Clemenis never spoke in favor of reciprocity, and force him if he be a man at all to make good the terms of his challenge. TORY BUGABOO OF ANNEXATION Loyalty as Defined by Sir John A. Macdonald Several newspapers have been featuring extracts from the Khan's patriotic poems in the Toronto Star, during the election campaign, wishing, apparently, to give the impression that Mr. Borden's party has a monopoly of loyalty. But in his latest ‘chronicle’ the Khan tells some things under the caption “Cut it Out." Referring to the last general election when Sir John was in power, he writes as follows: ‘The dead walls, the barn doors, and the board fences all over the country were covered with pictures of the Grand Old Man flourishing a Union Jack ard crying: ‘A British subject I was born, and 2 British subject I will die!” “It did the business all right, but Sir John was secretly ashamed of the calithumpian band business. He knew quite well that the other fellows were quite as loyal, just as good Canadians and Britishers as they were, but everything was fair in love and war. At his request I wrote ‘The Men of the Northern Zone.’ “Don’t put any. “British sub- ject I will die’ into in,’ he said, wearily. ‘We'll all die British subjects for a thousand years to come, or as long, anyway, as we get the chance. People shouldn't want to die British subjects; their ambition should be to live British subjects just as long as they can, for the chances are that they will never have quite such a snap in any other world.’ ’’—Winnipeg Tribune. PRICE OF PEACE Concession to Companies Said to Have Ended British Strike (Canadian Press Despatch) London, Sept. 12.—It has just transpired that the agreement be- tween the labor men and the Government for the settlement of the great strike was made by concession to the companies to the effect that they could raise Government controlled rates. CAR RUN TO DEATH Trolley Jumped Wire in Los Angeles Los Angeles, Sept. 12.—Inability of the motorman to get control of the car when the trolley jumped the wire resulted in the instant death of one passenger and fatal injury to three, while seven were seriously hurt. The accident hap- pened at Elmonte. “NO HOME RULE!’ Monster Parade Organised in Belfast Against the Measure (Canadian Press Despatch) Belfast, Sept. 12.—A monster campaign egainst Home Rule will be inaugurated in Ulster on Sep- tember 22nd. Two hundred hun- dred thousand will parade. Red- eet Will be There Hot stuff on the bill’ of fare for tonight's Ross and Reciprocity meeting. Tonight on the Empress stage Duncan Ross will meet H. S. Clements and answer for the time that challenge of his proving to the hilt that Mr. Clements did speak in favor of reciprocity. Be there and see Mr. Clements take his medicine. second Don’t miss the greatest meeting of the campaign tonight ir the Empress Theatre when Duncan Ross meets H. S. Clements in answer to that ‘‘done-over” chal- lenge. 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