The Axe, 15 septembre 1922, vendredi 15 septembre 1922

[" ir - Stores and armed with these _by \u2014 stenographers, :« he'or she.s can put me in touch] - ° CONCERNING | 70007 a WITHOUT TH] FEAR OR PUBLIC FAVOR A JOURNAL OF ACTION AGAINST REACTION QUESTIONS.EDITED BY JOHN H.ROBERTS : \u201cLAY THE AXE AT THE ROOT OF THE TREE\" Ne.36 MONTREAL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th, 1922 Annual subscription Two dollars.AT CHILDS, TRAYMORE AND EASTERN L SENSATIONAL PIPOSURE PACE F FOOD IN RESTAURANTS 1S PROFITEERING Swinging THE AXE i in in first strol strokes at the Tree of High Prices \u2014 This (By THE AXE\u2019S Special Commissioner) \u2014\u2014\u2014.4, SE \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 On Sunday last I had at the] Traymore, St Cathering West a dish of tomatoes and bacon for which they charged me 65c' It consisted of two very.thin rashers each measuring by 5' by 1 inches and weighing just over one ounce and two med- ium-sized tomatoes.With bacon sold retail at 2614c.per pound, and tomateeg at Scper pound (4 to the lb.) the cost of this dish after adding ONE HUNDRED per cent for restaurant profit and overhead chargeg should have been not more than TEN CENTS, a clear overcharge of FIFTY FIVE CENTS.- In commencing my investigations of the prices charged by the \u201cpopular\u201d places for \" eating I set out with no preconceived ideas, I felt that my mission was an important one in which every worker in this city would be interested.In order to be quite fair and do no injustice to any restaurant T made myself acquainted with the retail prices of foodstuffs ruling at the important I commenced my tour of those restaurants frequented clerks, and similar toilers in the city.The result of investigations satisfies me that the majority of restaurant proprie- and exploiting the public in a shameful manner and making profits out of all proportion to go, for 80c.at the same estab.ç \\ lishment: Cold Loin of Lamb trading.Up to the time of writ- one chop, cut to look like two- ing I have not found one hon-| weighing\u2019 about 3 ounces, served all, and to assist me in my = d with 11 quest I shall be glad to hear with vinegar and described ae what constitutes legitimate est restaurant, I have not visit from any reader who thinks report what they cost\u2018and what known as the Eastern Cafete- .|8s an tors have been and are robbing Bacon and Tomatoes constitute staple articles of food and are+ OF THE WORST KIND Tree shall fall! THE TRAYMORE (Drummond Building) On Monday last, our Comissioner had his evening meal at The Traymore Cafeteria.Out of the eighty cents spent on this meal there is a clear overcharge of fifty cents.In other words the meal would have been profitable to the proprietors had it been sold at thirty cents.COLD LAMB (with potato salad), VEGETABLE SALAD, BLUEBERRY PIE, TEA.80c.EE ET re With one where prices are right, cooking good and cleanliness gatisfactory.My Editor\u2019s instructions were, \u201cgo hence and get satisfying meals and they should cost.\u201d This I have done and I now propose to deal with those establishments ria, Traymore, and Child\u2019s.fearlessly assert that these place are exploiting the public in a shameless manner and are not entitled to charge the prices they do, AN 80c.MEAL _I gave the Traymore Case introduction because|P® not luxuries, This is what I slices of potatoes, sprinkled AT CHILDS \u2018Breakfast at Childs\u2019, Peel St, on Tuesday morning.TEA, BUTTERED TOAST, MARMALADE 30 cents.If this breakfast had haga for.nishod at fifteen cents, the proprietors would have made over a hundred per cent profit, Therefore there is at least one hundred per cent overcharge, DOWN WITH THE PRICE OF FOOD! In another column on this page we commence our announced series of articles on \u201cThe High Cost of Eating\u201d, by THE AXE's Special Commissioner, Mr, Joseph Morris, a member of our staff and a journalist of long experience in London and other parts of the Old Country.Mr.Morris was simply told to go and, eat and then report the facts accurately, fairly, and fearlessly.He has done go.To our minds, the prices charged in restaurants of the poular class in Montreal are more than extortionate and are only to be described as \u201crobbery with malice aforethought.\u201d Clerks, stenographers and people of \u2018that position, eople like ourselves to whom the dollarg come slowly and with difficulty, earning small salaries and having appearances to keep up, cannot afford the prices they are charged in these places.But even if they could the prices would be too high.People should not be compelled to work simply to spend all they earn on three meals a day.They'd be better dead.[Take the case of a girl earning $15.00 per week, and there are plenty of them earning less.She cannot get three good square meals a day, pay -her room rent (we have in mind a girl not living at home), dress satisfactorily, and have a few \"| simple pleasures caterer\u2019s extortions.[ EASTERN CAFETERIA (Under Almys) Luncheon as purchased by our Commissioner at this restaurant (self-serving) on Monday, was as follows: 2 SMALL SAUSAGES, 30c.(with potato salad) MACARONI .10e.BAKEDAPPLE.10c.TEA.co.cov vase cers ans 10c.Total .\u2026.\u2026 Le.60c.In this meal thers is a clear overcharge of thirty cents.are so high.We'd like girlg of that type to send us a budget of their expenditure.High restaurant charges are one factor.tempting many giris to lives of immorality and many young men to acts of dishonesty.There's a moral as well as an economic question involved in thig matter, What are we going to do about it?Well, THE AXE\u2019s part just nowXs to expose the facts and apportion the blame.We are acting entirely in the public interest.With our readers\u2019 support we shall make a big fight to reduce the high cost of eating und if all the people who eat in such res- taurantg as those dealt with in stand by us and for themselves victory is certain.We shall give names and places and prices, for without them our campaign would be blind and ineffective.High restaurant prices must and shall come down if those who suffer from them will unitedly work to Letters reveal that many have suffered -novk but will no longer suffer silently from Mr.Morris\u2019 first article will] ok » Lk A 14 n° 2 ?* 4 Tous = = ¥, o~ LY FE, à 2; A 4 Montredl : hy brought a flood of 1 B+ readers, of which we pti | eral below.We shal} bes in ds ; receive letterg from readers either in de ence and make theït \u201clebte brief.Several letters BN Dear AXE \u2014 : Tam a visitor to yo i tiful city and expect to he here for another month.1° Les that your next good kit reduce the high cost of at i in the restaurants, I: hope trust that you will be gblas succeed as the prices\u201d thy 2 8 here are a disgrace = gnd:w injurious.to your: ify.à stance, the Traymore\u2019s § are as follows: _ +.One head of corn, us and I understand that on i PE markets & whole \u2018two: Aug and a half bagful cally: bought for from.2 cts., one boiled tuce with two.or thi tomato, 80 cis.onë.ple, 15 cts, 1} oiled yi sel rots or other 10 cts, and so on.It is a great shame, above should be ao besides it is very.\u201c A8] Montreal as it has à ten i to keep HE is y bring them down.: \u2014 | + (Continued on page 8.| Wages while restaurant prices out of such] EDITOR, THE AXE. THE AXE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th.1988 Page 8 en .ld , [which influences the adminis- NCC i : IS THIS ANOTHER ons ik sind N° .ecently ustice Deca.) \u2018 Why | Publish The Axe rie sentenced a well-to-do - | 1 manufacturer to one day in jail % + | when proved guilty of com-|.> | ) I wonder what kind of articles the readers : mitting an abortion on his step y of THE AXE really like beat.In ity columns all : Fo\u201c the past fortnight we| V2 responsible.\u2018And just a; Tangled relationship have { sorts of themes and subjects are dealt with; have been swamped with little while before that happen- resulted from a cose at Burtonpolitical, financial, labor, sex, social, and so on.questions as to the possibilities ed a poor fellow got sentenced| on-Trent in which a husband Judging by the letters I receive, the articles offered by investment! to three years, imprisonment dod Hare haw heir son and that create greatest interest, that is, which appeal to the largest public, are those of \u201chuman interest\u201d and mainly concerned with the relations of men and women to each other.Next come articles auch as those dealing with Henry Ford and the Jews, or the case of Father Delorme.\u2019 On my part, and that of my associates, there ig no desire to have THE AXE become a journal of sex scandal and it shall never be allowed to develope in that way.But we do recognize that f the one theme of more absorbing interest than all other is that summed up in the word \u201csex\u201d Admitted that there is a large amount of morbid and, consequently, unhealthy interest in this phase of human relations it nevertheless remains true that men and women are more vitally concerned in the subject than with any other matter.Largely it may be a reaction from the age-long conspiracy of silence regarding human relationships.In any case the public interest exists; that is undeniable.j THE AXE'\u2019s frank dealing with sex matters is based not on any desire to exploit such topics for its\u2019 own sake but because we have set out to right wrongs.In these matters it is the weak, \u201cthe women and children, who suffer most and wa want to secur, justice ard protection for them THE AXE has to speak out plainly in dealing with such topics.Some people object to our handling such themes but if things are not fit to print they are not fit to do.We find that they who squawk most about THE AXE dealing with such questions as those of sex are they who have most .to fear from exposure of their own conduct, > though there are many exceptions to this rule.THE AXE doeg not exist primarily to make money for me and my associates, though we hope to build up a good property and benefit thereby, We should be hypocrites to make any other pretension.But the making of money is not our first consideration.THE AXE was called into being and it exists to fight the battles of the \u201c public, especially of the poor, the helpless and the weak.Time is already proving to the public that this ig true of THE AXE.And the'confidence of the public in the sincerity and honesty of THE AXE steadily grows stronger.THE AXE deals with sex matters in order to help make men more decent and clean, to fight the battles of the = women who suffer, even admitting they sin, and to protect little helpless children, often unborn.The \u201cunmarried mother\u201d has a special claim on THE AXE and it will ever champion her cause.BE If THE AXE attacks the Government, or de We nounces the C.P.R., or exposes an attempt to LL filch the Government-owned railways from the a people of Canada, or assails stockbrokers pract- w ices it is all done in the public interest.Only ne that in speaking of the public interest.THE AXE : has in mind the great mass of people, the common people, the working people,\u201d whether they work by hand or brain, in factory or store, at a bench or at a desk.I like to get letters from my readers, to know what they think about THE AXE and what articles they like or dislike, It would help be me if any of you who care would sit down at any ) old time and write me fully and frankly, telling me what you like in the paper and what you don\u2019t like.After all, THE AXE is your paper and i cannot make it a success if you won\u2019t help .\u2019 a | ba ne JOHN H.ROBERTS rE = AS \u2014 Send Your Subscription TO THE PUBLISHER, \u201ca \u201cTHE AXE\u201d, .\\ 20 St.James Street, Montreal, P.Q.SRL ES 7 y Phone send me a copy of \u201cTHE AXE\u201d every week for one year, teginning with the next issue after date.| enclose Two Dollars in payment.\u2014 (Signed) Name.woos secs eu sons sees cure +860 0000 soar sees shs0 0004 2008 deco S480 0000 0000 0000 4000 0000 0000 Mon | City or TOWR cits cons tess ase oct Provinse.ones 308 G00 S00 GING C200 séte F080 RO 2000 0000 UES Slee D'uttisune ones oro vote vase ser sas vase vase sos \u201c.- United States and abread, 92.50 per yoar.' 1 2 PE , A choques payable ot -par, Montreal., wr wh ta \u2018 cs ; ne .; ar : : ; 9: cor ® \u201cae > >< - Lan Le Pa \"és Lads RS , a Lt Les 10% ; ea 7 Cay .LA 20 pe = SE in the stock\u201d of the company which calls itself \u201cWonderphone Limited.\u201d This company hag leased a store located on St.Catherine Street West, where music, sweet and otherwise, is dispensed all day and most of the night, through a big horn to catch the attention of the passer-by; evidently with no slight success.We have made an investigation of the stated aims and objects of this concern, and have the following comment to of- er., Wonderphone Limited states in itg literature that it has been formed to acquire certain rights for the Dominion of Canada for the manufacture and sale of the Wonderphone This is used, or is to be used, for telephonic connections, as a musical transmitter, as a high-power telephone for public outdoor announcements and for many other \u201cstunts.\u201d The Authorised .Capital of the concern js One Million Dollars, par value of shares being one dollar.These shares are offered for public subscription at three dollars each, despite the fact that par is one dollar (a premium of two hundred per cent).The reason given for the high price by the person whom we interviewed at the office of the company was some vague talk about \u201cpossibilities\u201d.There is no balance sheet of the company\u2019s workings shown.No information is given as to the price paid for patents, nor is there any information as to the quantity of treasury stock for disposal In fact virtually no information is vouschsafed of the nature which one should have when requested to invest money.As an invention we cannot pass an opinion on the Wonderphone.It may be clever.At least it is clever enough to bring people into the shop, and once in your chance of getting away without buying some of this very high-priced commodity is exceedingly slim.You get a great line of stock-selling talk.But as an investment we cannot recommend it.We advise all and sundry to give it a very wide berth until such time as there is something | more on which to pin your faith.REH AND POR OT QUALIN COURS His Honor, Judge Amadee Monet, Court House, Montreal.Your Honor :\u2014 You are reported in the press as denying that there ir one law for the rich and another for the poor in Montreal.Theoretically you are right and we believe you would not wilfully administer -the laws otherwise.Your career so far for we have watched you closely since your elevation to the Bench, assures us that you endeavour to be stricly impartial.We take pleasure ir But, it will take more tha your denial to remove the impression in our minds that\u2019 social positionris not' a \u201cfuetor saying this and we are gineere,| Tome { for stealing three dollars.And you know what has happened to the Directors of The Merchants\u2019 Bank.We'd like to agree with you, Qut\u2014 With sincere respect, THE AXE, GARDEN OF EDEN There is an institution known ag The Motorist's Club away up on St.Lawrence Boulevard.It keeps liquor on the premises for its members and some merry times are had the worse for a little fumigation.Here is a description of.something that happened there lately.There was a gay party there.One of the active spirits occupies quite a high position in commercial circles and in society in Montreal.Let\u2019s name him Mr.Flower because that is not his name, though it might be Mills.Suppose we call him Mr, Flower Mills.Another was a young lawyer of Quebec family and the third man a nobody.With the party was a notorious woman, \u201cprivate wife\u201d of a well-known young man about town, who keeps her in a beautifully furnished apart- Parry, the husband, was a widower, when he married Mrs.Cole, a widower,12 years ago.Her eldest daughter, Miss Sarah Alice Cole, had been living \u2018at Thursby, Leicestershire, until a few weeks ago, and had never met her mother\u2019s youngest stepson, Mr.Joseph Parry, \u2018 until she returned home.They { fell in love with one another at sight, and are now man and wife.Miss Cole had aa bridesmaids her sister, Miss Anne Cole, and her step-sister, Miss Eva Parry, who is now also her sister-in-law.Her step- brother\u2014and brother-in-law\u2014\u2014 Mr.W.8.Parry, played the organ at the ceremony, which made her stepfather also her father-in-law.The question the family are now asking is whether Miss Cole\u2019s mother, Mrs.Parry, is also her mother.there.The place would be none! in-law, RUM-MADE ROADS FOR REVENUE The Provincial Government is going to kill two birds with one stone.To capture the farmer\u2019s votes Premier Taschereau hag announced that the Provincial Governnient will {ake over the maintenance of main road ing with a vengeance.They will use the surplus profits on _ Government booze for.this purpose.To ensure good roads for the American booze lovers ment on Sherbrooke St.West, and her sister, who Jives in To-| ronto when she\u2019s at home but who was here on a visit to Mrs.Young-Man-about-Town.- | The wee small hours of the morning crept on apace and,.jaded and blase, wanting a new sensation, Mr.Flower Mills and his two male companions persuaded a woman who wag there for some reason or other we don\u2019t quite understand to strip and dance before them in an absolutely naked condition.They paid this woman twenty-five dollars for her exhibition and the orchestra was suitably rewarded.So there she danced before them dressed in the garments of Eve without even the traditional fig leaf, while Mr.Flower Mills and the other two degenerate males with their lady (?) friends looked on and laughed, and cheered, and encored the performance.* The lady from Toronto will return there and tell her friend, there what a wicked place Montreal is; her sister will tell Mr.Young-Man-about- Town that she went to bed early while he was out of town, and some darn fool will write us and tell us THE AXE is a rotten\u201d paper for printing this story of some people having a little harmless fun.And The Motorists 'Club will continue in business, Perhaps! WORKERS WONDERIN IF WAGES ARE-LOST A \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 The sudden closing of Rectors afe, on _Bleury Street, and the consequent enforced idleness of|ployces against lose to travel over when coming to Montreal for their booze supplies they are going to keep all main roads under Government control, ) Notice the business acumen of our brainy Government, The American tourists come here in great numbers for booze, the Quebec Provincial Government having made Quebec the barroom of the United States.They destroy- our roads by the heavy automobile traffic they make.So out of the profit on - booze the Government will repair the roads for the American motorists to destroy again.- Better to have bad roads all the time than this foolish financing.Good roads to attract booze-buyers; profit on boozé the booze-buyers.Net result: North American Continent.Shades of Cartier; to think we have descended so low! - ; : those thrown out of their jobs at a moment's notice much concern.A deputation of the employees waited on us on Wednesday, to state\u2019 their case.We have consulted the attorney for the Rector Company, Mr.Frank Callaghan, K.C., who says that Mr.George Rector is expected back ih Montreal to-day, and that he fully expects that all financial matters will be properly adjusted.We hope and desire to believe this will be the case: We re.: |frain from further comment at thf moment beyond saying first, tMf- no liquor licenses should be giw \u2018 to persons who are not citizens of is, and second, if aliens are: to be granted licenses they: should give ample bonds\u201ctp secure their.Tea og the staff employed there; is cousing Se LE LE 5 ¥ T 5 5a Cr y tel business, 2 bw 1 in Quebec.This is electioneer.' to make and repair roads for Quebec the plague spot of the .Canada or to companies which are foreign-owned liké Rector\u2019s Cafe TSX TR we pt .~ \u2014 LNESTO Shall Lord Atholstan with his powerful newspaper press be permitted to betray the Canadian People once more?_ The Railway Steal P been somewhat more sub- -dued- gince THE AXE began _its exposures of the deadly scheme to transfer the ownership of the railways that belong to the peopie of Canada to a syndicate of financiers _ for a song, with the bonds guaranteed by the Dominion Government, The only answer that we have seen attemprea was in The Montreal Standard of September 9th.ana it Was the veriest \u201cpiffle\u201d yet written on the situation.If the ' Standard was writing down to the intelligence of its readers it cannot have a very high opinion of its readers\u2019 intelligence, First to be noted is that the Montreal Standard admits the truth of THE AXE\u2019 charge that the lines belonging to the Canadian people are to be \u2018banded over to a foreign syndicate (of course, backed up by-the local traitors to Canada who would sell the very birth- wight of Canadian people to foreign finanŸiers if they themselves could line their own pockets through the transaction.) Only The Stand ard does not say, \u201cforeign syndicate\u201d; it says: \u201cLet us sell the Government-owned lines to a world syndicate, which will provide world-wide ownership, as we aré now having world-wide ownership of the -C.P.R.\u201d Why does not the Standard come-out boldly and say, \u201cLet us gell the Government railways to à syndicate of American financiers, which EALIN \u201cMONTREAL STANDARD\u201d BRAZENLY ADVOCATES HANDING OVER OUR fe i 5 FOREIGN SYNDICATE rich through our sacrifices and now, with the money they made out of our necessities when wel were fighting their battles as well as ours, they would à trifle on account of the purchase of our Nationa} Rail- Ways, get our Government to guarantee the bonds they will sell, and so become the owners of the railways we have paid for so dearly.Thus they will own all our railways, for they already own the C.P.R.(it belongs to Canada no longer but is \u2018an alien, a foreign corporation) and owning the railways, they will own the Government and own Canada.Thus does Lord Atholstan serve the country which has enriched and honored him beyond measure.He uses his papers to further the interests of a gang of plotting financiers and betray this ecofintry to the United States, making us virtually a vassal to that great greedy Empire-Republic.Well the people of Canada have yet to be heard from and THE | AXE is speaking to them.PURE \u201cPIFFLE\u201d We used the word, \u201cpiffie\u201d in describing the editorial in The Standard of September 9th That it was piffle will be seen from the fact that in it the Standard pleaded for the sale of the Government-owned railways of Canada to a world syndicate in order that new lines might be built and new country opened up, .whereas will provide: for American ownership, as we are now : having American \u2018ownérship .-ôf the C.P.R.\u201d?For that is what The Standard means.YANKEE CONTROL The financiers of the United States, which country has nearly all the gold of the world cor- * nered in its treasury, having gathered it into its coffers \u2018from the nations that werel fighting on the.fields of Europe to\u2019 \u201csave civilisation,\u201d are - now looking for countries to further exploit with the gold .they have wrung from our very blood.Was this what our sons} and brothers shed their blood .and laid down their lives for?Were they maimed or killed in order to allow American fin- \u201c- gnciers to enter into this good- Iy heritage of ours, Canada, ~~ and take possession of the land -.our heroes fought to protect?, We say no, and the people of \"Canada when they know, the truth of this deadly conspira- \u201c -8y will say \u201cno\u201d likewise.The \u201cvo pitiable, contemptible .part nie played By the United States .-fn the Great War (we do not \u201c: detract in the slightest .de- + gree.from the heroism of her .soldiers) will ever be forgot.- \u2018ten.They have TE ; +; sa becorne.swollen mem two weeks ago the argument of the same paper was that lines must be closed so as not to compete with the C.P.Rand to save expense, The.Standard cannot have it both ways.Does it want lines closing or new ores opening?In fact it wants * neither;\u201d it- simply wants, or rather îts multi-mil- lionaire owner wants to betray the people of Canada again as he has betrayed them so many times for his own politi- el, social and financial advantage and gain.Hugh Gra ham was first made a Knight, \u2018then a Lord, for his disservice] to the people of Canada.After this deal is consummated, if ever, we suppose he will be made a Duke.If he lives long enough he may yet be King of Canada.\u201d \u2026 Eo \u2018THE AXE'S' \"PHONE: NUMBER, MAIN 7934 l'ADDRESS: 20'3T, JAMES §T., DID WE FIGHT T0 2| of Canada.The { nadian - manufacturers, \u2018 » ) THE AXE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th.1958 G CANADA'S RAIL an wd Too reavens HIGH WAGES ARE \u2018If you are suffering any injustice ; .If you have a story to tell that the public would I> interested in; If you have anything to drag into the light of day; If you know anything worth telling; If you want to ventilate any grievances, And if you have \u201cthe goods\u201d \u2014Let us hear from you! Main 7984 is the number; 20 St.James St.the address.* RENTE HART FOR ENEMY 0005 The Editor of THE AXE is a life long Frée Trader, and has always believed in free intercourse \u2019 between nations.But something in an advertis- ment in the Montreal Star of] Monday has caused him no little disquietude.The advertisement head \u201cWar Declared on the Boot Trade\u201d emanates from a firm at Torquay, England, and states that this firm because of the low rate of .| exchange between England) and Austria, has bought heavily of footwear made in the latter country, so heavily in fact they say, that they have set-aside one hundred thousand pairg for the Dominions.This firm offers two pairs of shoes for $3.50, four pairs for $6.50 twelve pairs for $18.00 and so on.\u201d , It is a good thing to be able to get things cheap.THE AXE is doing its bast to reduce the cost of living.And we recognise that - trade between Canada and the enemy countries must be restored.But there are thousands of] Canadians who fought for Canada and the Empire who are now out of jobs.And there are \u2018thousands more now working in shoe factories w will be thrown out of work if this market is flooded with footwear from Austria that costs the purchaser only, roughly, $1.50 a pair.And Free Traders or not, we do not want to see Canada and Canadians suffer by the importation of cheap shoes or cheap.any thing else probably made by sweated labor.Wherefore we hope none of \u2018our people will purchase.shoes from the firm in question and that newspapers.\u2018will refuse to advertise such bargains; bar.gaing which may be paid for by the hungry stomachs of the men, women and childre ada.advertising and_the sale of foreign made goods st a price that i.Fuinously competitive to Ca, ré tailérs, and workers ale + CLA Agr 8 , ouxht not.tebe permitted Qu 3 + = LL.rage « SOUND ECONOMICS American Publisher Plambs Depths of Business Depression.In view of the organised attempt on the part of High Finance to lower the wages of the workers in Canada, as elsewhere, which we have already condcmned on many occasions ag being hostile to the best interest of the entire community we find pleasure in reproduc- [ing below a statement made by W.R.Hearst, the newspaper publisher.We are often at odds with Mr.Hearst and profound.dislike him for his ant.ritish attitude, but he has 80 clearly stated tha case for high wages for the workers, in which we heartily \"e.ieve, that we forget our prejulices and| quote what he has to say on the matter.\u201cThe general welfare of the whole community depends more largely than people seem to realize upon the prosperity of the dominant\u2019 element in the community \u2014 namely, the wage earners.\u201cHigh wages mean a high purchasing power by the largest element of the mass of our population, and \u2018a high purchasing power means not only comfort for those who possess this power, but it means prosperity for the merchants with whom these wage earners desl.\u201cIt means orders for the factories from which the merchants buy, and it means demand for the raw materials furnished by the farms and the mines.\u201cIn other words, high wages with the consequent high standard of living, with the consequent high purchasing power, is not merely a social ideal, but an economic advantage on which the whole business prosperity of the country largely rests.\u201d \u201cHERALD\u201d TANGLES 1S PROPAGANDA It is amazing how Providence is protecting the people of Canada from the poisonous propaganda poured out by the Railway.Steal Press.As for instance, the Moiitreal Herald on Monday said in an editorial what here follows: Every hour of.the day and night over $10,000 3 being lost on the Government Railways, and that much added, there] foré, ta the cost of living.And all for\u2018the vain boast that \u201cWe have railway nationalization! (We do no accept the figures, $10,000 as correct; we merely quote them).i Lower down on the same page, the writer who calls him: self \u201cRed Patch\u201d and every day| writes À Montrealer\u2019s Dairy in the pages of the Herald gave one of his readers the details ot reduction of taxation provided for in the budget of \u2018the Aus-|- tralian Commonwealth (or Fe deral) Government, quoting from the speech of the- Hon.Mr.Bruce, .Commonwealth Treasurer, à .which that gentleman ahowed|; 8 &, Xavin that0.at 08,, 89200 0001 2 50e trie\u201d 7 MON WAYS! (roughly, sixteen million doi- lars) would be remitted from taxation under the n.w budget while he estimated that a gur- plus of £3,702,00 (r $18,510,000) would be carried forward at the end of this financia] year.As is well known to most people and should be known to the Railway Steal Press, every mile of railway in Australia belongs to the State (Provincial) or Commonwealth (Federal) Governments.There are no privately-owned rafl- .° roads in Australia.Therefore it will be seen that Australia with Goverpment-owned railroads is able in this year when taxation has been increased in most countries, including Canada, to reduve its taxation by an enormout sum.Is it too optimistic to -believe that if Canada owned all its railway its Government might be able to reduce taxation as Australia has done.The dividends paid to the foreign stockholders of the C.P, R.alone would go a long» way to pay all our taxes.: LAVERY & DEMERS] Barristers, Attorneys ~.and Solicitors.19 ST.JAMES ST,, Montreal.Tel.MAIN 4472 - Commercial, Civil, 2! Criminal Law |.2 SALLUSTE LAVERY, BCL.J.2041, Hutchison Street.à .Tel.Rock.3178.MAURICE DEMERS, LLL 1150 St.Hubert Street.Te St-Leuis 079.2906, Papineau Aveaue, a _ Kast 1678.J ; Branches: Ste-Agathe des \u2019 - Monts, P.Q-; Longueuil, P.Q \u2018 ragraph Inj ECC Canada, Province of Quebes.Circuit Court for the District of Montreal, No.16530.L.Abrahams, 3 of the, City and District of Mont- = real, tailor, and there doing busi- | ness under the firm name of \u2018on.Abrahams Reg\u2019d.\u201d, Plaintiff,\u201d (eg Moris Kaufman, of the City of Newark, in \u2018the State.of Néw- + Jersey, one of the United States of America, Defendant.The Defendant is ordered to appear within ane \u2018month, C pes Montreal, Sept.8th, 1922.\" (By order), CS CU S.E.MEUNIER, Deputy-Clerk of the said\u201d 4 Circuit Coutt * Service That Pays Our private wire connections with New-York, Chicago, T¢- - ronto and other leading markets insure prompt execution of orders.: \\ Unsurpassed facilities = for.joa.trading in Canadian mining : stocks.4 furnished without charge, y How may we serve yout PHONE MAIN 4980: Ca oe LY Page «.THE AXE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBI3: 15th.1922 - Less WHERE PLAYERS AND PUBLIC | sm RMS | ZTE DATE |g | AREAL WINNER ATHS MAESTYS Next Week, Sarüns A REVELATION Sunday, September 17.\u201cUnder Oath\u201d, presented at At one time or another each \u201cTHE GREAT Loew's this week is a great BLACKSTONE\u201d || screen feature, Starring Elai- LEAVITT & LOCKWOOD ne Hammerstein, who is so n NORWOOD & HALL ably supported by Mahlon Ha.Oh ea js as fle tremendogs Ida May Chadwick & her Dad milton, Niles Welch and Carl fing sensations : which accompany the nightmare of terror, but it has never fallen 2° ANDERSON & YVEL Gerard (each of them a star > Sa YULE & RICHARDS himself) one sees unfolded be- oil to my lot to see terror portray.Capt.H.C.McINTYRE & Co.|| fore the eyes a story that grips The Misses Lillian and Dorothy Gish as they Tan pear in ed as it is by Charles Gilpi : ° ; ; - 8 n, OTHERS.from start to finish.Love,| the D.W.Griffith masterpiece which is coming to The Cap the negro actor, who holds the business and villainy are al) 3 \u2014 stage at His Majesty's in the e role of \u201cThe Emperor depicted with an accuracy : quite unusual in a film of this THE DUTIES OF A CRITIC | Jones\u201d, Fear could not be-more kind where often one finds \u2018 \u2014 realistic.It is in fact, so real- both the scenario writer aud| _ The strong condemnation of à certain theatrical enter.| istic that one\u2019s mind becomes the producer making bag| tfinment in these columns in our last issue has occasioned the mind of Jones, groping LES breaks.The dominant note ie! % deal of comment; some favorable; some otherwise.We have blindly through the blackness, Week September 17th ominant note 1£| received many letters commending our outspoken criticism seeking in vain the freedom the courage of a woman whol of the show in question and one condemning THE AXE for| Which lies beyond the forest.TOYLAND FOLLIES An almest Human Mamnikin || to save her father from pri-| its attitude.From these various letters we have gleaned much] There are almost twenty names on the program beside Revue.son and her family from finan-| regarding the viewpoint of the ordinary, decent, glean-minded oh > ver of 2 y $ that of Mr.Gilpin, but the BURKE, WALSH & NANA ||cial ruin sacrifices herself tof lover of amusement.But the most significant thing said in characters depicted by these \u201cThey're Peculiar\u201d ; :1a| these letters is contained in a paragraph which we here quote:| \u2018 A the whim of the erstwhile) Ty i re attending the show you slated so badly I had read| are characters only, in that BOOTHBY & EVERDEAN ; ,( Nevelty Songe and Travesty.[| \u201cain.From this sacrificel ae critiques in the three English-speaking dailies and found| they provide the realities ; springs love, a love that re-l not one word in any of them to indicate that the show was| of terror, the mental halluci.: a.TR: : A nl ot WALTER NEWMAN & COin \u201cProfiteering\u201d forms the villain and makes! otherwise than clean.Had I done so I should have kept away| Nations of Jones\u2019 fear-stricken THE TWO ROZELLAS him realise his despicability| from such a debasing show and saved my money for some- mind.I do not wish this to be A Musical Stow and brutality.He determines| thing better.Lo congtrued as an aspersion on OLGA & ALAN PARADO to mend his ways and start This statement opens up the whole question of the] the other members of the cast, Miniature Galli-Curzi and \u2018fresh and in this he is offer.| function of dramatic criticism; we refer to newspaper criti- but \u201cThe Emperor Jones\u201d is Paderewski Protégé || 81resh an .in this he is oller- cism, of course.It seemg to us tha the newspaper in its capa-| In essence a one-part drama, \u201cSHATTERED IDOLS\" ed the assistance and help ot| city of theatrical critic is something interposed between the| and that part is taken by Mr._ Featuring the woman he has learned to| theatre-going public and the theatrical manager for the pro-{ Gilpin, the other parts are Marguerite de la Motte, James || Jove and honour and who now| tection of the theatre-going public.The dramatic critic has| mental silhouettes, necessary : as the mainspring of Mr.Gile .no other use.The moment he praises a play which he ought| a8 { I acting, settings, gowns and| to condemn that moment he becomes a press agent for the] PIN 8 depiction, but which tory.all combi e to make a show he writes up and ceaseg to be a dramatic critic.To put| might as well be handled by Me story-all combin it plaidly, theatrical criticism of such kind is designedly| Brown as by Mr.Robinson- picture worthy of the patron-| written to protect the interests of the management and not| The stage setting and effects of the play are very cleverly VENETIAN GARDENS || Vs.ccvit bi ie excellent, ow sie can 2 & je Vaudeville bill is excellent, How else can the average playgoer determine whether,| Worked out to create the pros the outstanding feature of| or not, a show is desqrving of his patronage and worth while| per audience atmosphere, n After the first scene in the ) which was the turn presented| his spending his good dollars thereon?And especially if one by Frank W.Stafford and| wishes to be sure that a show is such that ladies attending same| \u201cpalace\u201d of the absconding Marie Stone, \u201cRip Van Win-| in one\u2019s company shall not be embarassed by risky situations,| Emperor, in which Jones\u2019 | kle's Dream\u201d.It is one of the| double entendre.indecent themes, and immoral displays, how history is told with Smithers, most charming turns I have| is one to know unless dramatic criticism in the newspapers is| the useless white, as the Emseen for quite a while.Mon-| sincere and honest?Not everyone follows, or cares to follow| peror\u2019s foil, there a curtain- tambo and Nap are a pair of| the theatrical journals and not everyone believes the advert.| gap of five minutes.For the very clever tumblers and -ising matter put out by managers.So that, it seems to us, the remaining seven scenes the knockabouts whose bye-play[ services of an umpire, so to speak, have become necessary to| audience accompanies Jones is highly amusing.The Sun- the safeguarding of the playgoer\u2019s interests, This applies with( on his journey through the beam Follies in a \u201cPreten-| particular force to the legitimate theatre.Vaudeville as pre-[ forest, and there is a straight tious Syncopated Dance Fant-| sented at our three local vaudeville theatres has become well stretch of scene on scene with wi WE Sun asy\u201d do all they promise and| standardized and apart from an occasional act that \u201cflops\u201d the theatre in total darkness \u2019 Announcing the more.Lee Mason with Stan] vaudeville-goers may depend upon programmes that will sa-| throughout.In each succeed- INFORMAL FALL OPENING || Scott present exclusive songs| tisfy and not offend.The conditions surrounding the exhibi-| ing scene the terror increase ; tion of moving pictures also provide a fairly strong guarantee until it culminates in the \u2019 \u201c07 Tuesday, Sept.18th.ith good effect and Calvin ed SE dO of wholesomeness and good entertainment.death \u2018of Jones by the hand of and O'Connor are comedians ] Saturday Afternoon of \u2018a high order who in their Montreal legitimate playgoers have however, suffered so| his enemies.> \u2019 {DANCING Poi Roy skit \u201cIn the Dark\u201d keep the much in the past from having plays foisted on them advertised(- The eerie darkness of the 9.30 p.m.to Closing audience in a continuous roar| as high clasg productions, \u201cwith the original New York cast\u201d| forest and the distant beating #02 ST.CATHERINE WEST.|| of laughter.and similar misleading statements that they have adopted|of the tom-tom accentuate the : I.J.M.|one of two attitudes; they either depend upon the criticism| feeling of fear and mystery -appearing in the press or upon the word-of-mouth criticism| which pervades the story.It : \\ of their friends and Acquaintences before deciding to attend|is an amazing and marvelous a legitimate attraction.It is a recognised fact in theatrical wo circles in Montreal that playgoers do_not throng to the theatres Ni ore of art presented by a ® in large uñmbers until the Jast three nights of the week.Again rue ar es.we speak in the main of legitimate theatres.This should not| 1 can understand to day \u2014 .be so.There-is a theatre-going public in Montreal capable of| Why Charles Gilpin has been.2 filling the legitimate theatres for everv performance.Thig is| chosen by The Drama League | proved .by the overflowing atténdances that mark practically| of New York as one of the every legitimate attraction played, say at His Majesty\u2019s when year\u2019s great actors.Without Cy i 0 it wi 7 : the P oe Ste money.nows exon oubt that it vil recelvel doubt he is the greatest negro We desire to see the legitimate theatres of Montreal|actor Whom the present gene- adequately va\u2018ronised a\u2019' the time; not merely In the last| ration has brought forward.three nights of the week but at every performance.News.|It ig a remarkable tribute to paper dramatic criticism which does not criticise but merely| 5.despised race that one of praises and commends and, consequently, misleads is of no use it, mbe hould raise ; to the theatre because ultimately the theatre-going publie] > DUMPer 8° oe ceases to place any trust or reliance in it.THE AXE wil| dramatic art to such a pitch so treat theatrical criticism so that when it commends an en.| 8s Gilpin has done.tertainmént its readers may be satisfied they will get value for| As a cuftain raiser Miss money, that which, after all, is what playgoerg like pickle-| Peggy Doran and Miss Kate purchaserg want, and when it condemns a show it has good and Caulfield present \u201cThe Widsufficient reasons for such condemnation.At the same time wel __» Veil\u201d è rigfnal \u2018should not like to see theatre-goèrs of discrimination placed] °7 8-' ©\" > @ VOTY original NN.\u2026- in the position of being compelled through the lack of de | 8Nd -entertaining aketeh.Se ce 7 \u2018pendable dramatic criticism to await the publication of THE |e \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014.Co AXE each week before making up their mindy to go to the| The Axe is published by: = oF theatre, Its up to the critics to remedy this state of affairs; we|John H.Roberts and printed.* 7 merely point out one reason why the theatre is suffering\u2019in|by'The Axe Publishing Co, 200+ .Ea Montreal, \u2014 ; ae St.James Street Montreal =.linn iene , .j x \u2018 - ; A Lo i \u2018 \u2018 CA : A \\ oo 7 CRS ~ .4 a ~ - .fre 3 + + Morrison, Ethel Grey Terry, ; Louise Lovely.knows she loves him.The \u201cLest we Forget\u201d Long will the public of Montreal remember the - many wonderful photo- gl) plays, shown at this _\u2014 Theatre.\u201cBLOOD and SAND\u201d with RODOLPH VALENTINO has been playing to capacity: crowds at every performance this week, and those whe have not seen it, should not miss doing so.Listed belows are a few - of the many super-productions soon to be shown here.Rodolph VALENTINO | Dorothy & Lilian Gish .in in Co | \u201cThe Young Rajah\u201d | \u2018Orphans of the Sterm\u2019; | Thomas MEIGHAN | = WALLACE REID, in 11m 7 A \u201cManslaughter\u201d ¢ \u2018Nice People\u201d ~ \u2014\u2026 dns ardt Sern mage amant ma regie og PN ; SIN ety I.: Lg 10 .a ETS Cpe ie.A .EH seo ba ; = 5 0 wl oy oh 1 > MEET AS PARTNERS ns YOU SHOULD SÉE \"FOOLS FIRST\u201d - ATTHE ALLEN, The promise held out by the management of Allen's \u2018in * which they announced the presentation of another .wonderful picture is more than ful- .filled by \u201cFools First\u201d.Produced by.Marshall Neilan and sustained .by .Richard .Dix, Claire Windsor and Claude Gillingwater we have a power- .ful story with setting and .acting of an extremenly.high order.Claude Gillingwator, as Denton Drew the Banker and| .criminal reformer is a delight.ful character study.Claire] : Windsor as Ann Whittaker, .the bankers confidential stenographer, is a womän with a - Mission.À beautiful and wond.- erful actress she plays her part in a manner that wins for her the love of the audience us well as that of Tommy Frazer, played by Richard Dix The efforts of a born crook to reform, his few born self respect, founded on trust reposed in him constitute a human tragedy relieved from thel >, i Lydia Quaranta in'Cabiria* THE AXE, FRIDAY.SEPTEMBER 15th.1922 AT THE NEW GRAND NEXT WEEK terrible by his ultimately winning out.As a lesson to\u201cCriminal eformers\u201d it ranks high As a study from life it is wonderful.And from.an artistic point of view one can ask for nothing better Buster Keaton BEST Al IMPERI Al in \u201cThe Paleface\u201d is truly funny.The impossible situations are made possible by incomparable foolery.The moat copfir.med dispeptic is forced tojdoubtedly the feature turn at the laugh adn forgets his ills.All|Imperial this week.Their dances \u2018roads seemed to lead to Allen\u2019s,|held the house both for their ar- Monday night, when the Sym.|tistic merit and daring.They re- phonic Concert under the di- ceived encore -after .encore for rection of David S.Levin was|their fine and artistic work and the given.\u2019 This weekly item con-|audience was loth to let them leave tinues to grow in popularity the stage.It wag an act worthy and should become an institu- of big time Vaudeville, as, indeed, \" The , feature New \u2018Grand this Doubt - Your Wife\u201d, cellent production.in every Way.The story iv strong and well told: the acting first rate, the photography is the last word in lighting : and stage effects, I said last week that every married man and every prospective benedict should see this production, for I knew the story.Now that I have seen the picture, I reiterate this with the addition that every wife and sweetheart should .see it too.\u201cWords spoken in anger \u2018are paid for in sorrow\u201d, is the theme driven hoMme tô the onlookers - .tion.Good music never faile|are most .that Manager Conover to get the best out of us anc [provides at this popular house.: ; h ood] \u201cMudtown Vaudeville\u201d, made a lot dience tostifled to es out of very little and earned the ° .\" J.M.|sonerous applause bestowed on * 77\" |them.The title fully describe the nist, is a wonder and held the : IF M crowd spellbound by his dexterity.Hale Norcross and Virginia Milton in a skit: \u201cAfter the Honeymoon\u201d woman is a wonderful picture of picture at the physical development and her week ; \u201cDon't partner makes up in grace what he is an ex- lacks in apparent muscle.This ér and Lane have a colored act of the usual kind with the difference, that their songs are original, The picture is unique, featuring Tom though simple, is well told- and the support of Claire Adams, as Marianne Jordan, and J.P.- Lockney, as Oliver Jordan makes \u2018it interest- ample of what a horse can be taught, it should be.of more than ordinary interest to all animal lovers.J.Mthe rapt attention of the au.|Blanche and Jimmy Creighton in turn.Jess Libonati, the xylopho- NEW GR AND SCREEN were extremely funny.The Vanderbilts are two acrobats .of outstanding merit.~The strong \"turn ranks high in its class.\u201cCoop- Mix in \u201cJust Tony.\u201d The story, ing from start to finish.As an ex- Leah Baird ets every otince out | sm\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 v- drawing the situations but by play-|man\u201d at _the conclusion, realises ing them true to life.Edward Peil (and appreciates that \u201cwhen .a as the .strong silent husband, a good - man is unjust , he's = the character study made \u2018 popular ' inmost unjust of ,.all\u201d Picture as the.chivalrous man has the-sym-|see exactly what - they want, the = pathy of the \u2018audience from .the|human drama true, to life.The ; | moment he appears.The settings |thinor pictures, are also well.pre: .\u201d \u201cet the storm, the breakdown of the [sented aud extremely interesting., | orig S80 AR.the, (wedding: speupiarey LT LM | [oN + .: # La.#, Pa \u201c> = Ce 3 à The Golden Gate Trio is un-|.ROBINS PRESENTS A CLEVER COMEDY To an appreciative audience The Robins Players presented on Monday evening \u201cSeven Chances\u201d, a new comedy in three acts by Rei Cooper Megrue.The story is a simple one but treated with some originality and in-such capable hands provides an evening's enter- of all true comedy lovers.Edward H.Robing the confirmed bache alters his views after an amusing struggle for principle when he learns that he has been left twelve millions dollars by his grandfather on condition that he marries before he is thirty.Tl:s news only reaches him one day before his birthddy.Assisted by hig friend, aamirably played by Eugene Shakespeare, he sets to work to win the legacy.He proposes to and is rejected by six charming girls, but is eventually acepted by the only girl for whom he had any -sort of regard after she had been convinced that the legacy had as a fact no rea] exis tence.Of course the legacy is a reality but with the situa- the \u201cgood friend\u201d the engageq couple feel that they are truly in love with eagh othet and are \u2018not actuated by sordid motives, To individualise is hardly fair.Each actor plays his par; as an integral\u2019 portion of the of her powerful part, not by over-|beautiful and thrilling.The \u201cgood whole and the play\u2019 moves \"along smoothly without any of the gaps so often found in comedieg of this type.The dialogue is sparkling and at times recent years and Emery Johnsonflovers can, at the.New Grand, |brilliant.It is, taken altogeth- | er, a.performance \u2018of merit Tpe which will further enhapcé the reputation of.the : Robins Players.Ag Fe N = { ! ~ i tainment much to \u2018the liking | tion so cleverly confrived Sy ture \u201cNaughty Marietta\u201d, was rea dered with great effect under the able direction of Mr.J.J.Shea, CROWDS TURNED AWAY AT CAPITOL To a house crowded to capacity the Capitol presented on Sunday, the powerful picture drama \u201cBlood and Sand\u201d.Preceded by an introduction consisting of typical Spanfsh songs, by Miss Ivy Scott, Miss Leila Auger, Mr.Arnold Becker and Mr.Henry Thompson, which provided the right atmosphere, the audience settled down to see, enjoy and revel in one of the most wonderful pictures yet produced.Correct in every detail, one was transported to Seville, and became Spanish in thought and desires.Rodolph Valentino, as the hero / born of the people, wins fresh lau- M rels for his dramatic actihg.Carried away by the applause of the populace so hardly won, he loses his head only to fall a victim to the wiles and seductiveness of Dona Sols, sustained with marvellous force by Nita Naldi, Lila Lee as the convent reared wife, is sweet and loving until through neglect her jealousy is arouzed.The story told with a wealth of detail holds the interest throughout and in the final scene the audience becomes as much a part of the picture as the actors themselves.The photography and settings constitute the last word in picturization.At the conclusion the appreciable pause 1 which preceded the wild bufat of T0 11 PM applause testified unmistakably AFTERNOONS EVENINGS how much the audience this super production, ALLEN] Starts Sunday September 1 7th - À Shower of SR Laughs with a Ls Sprinkle of Tears.dE \u2018 N The kid is just wonder.] y ; hel and \u201cTrouble\u201d is 2 .the sort of trouble you're «Ei AN 8 LEN always glad to find, - (J Bol Leg La fra fl br 1 Co LL Ame Le ALL x + enjoyed IC 255 40°20 : The Over- EL Ary ie tl A SPR = PS - - \u201c p 2.ds = .~~ Page ¢ \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 mre \u2014 FEATURE EVENTS OF AND.POTURES FOR NEXT WEEK \u201cThe Great Blackstone\u201d is coining to the Princess next week.This fact in itself should be sufficient to bring crowds to the senior Keith house, for as a dealer in magic, Blackstone is in a class by himself.His renown is world-wide.Blackstone js a master of the wierd and uncanny; a stage personality who needs \u2018none to sing his praises.His work speaks for itself as does his reputation.But to fill a vaudeville bill to the satisfaction of the theatre-goer there must be more than one big act.Vaudeville must follow the lines of a good dinner.From the hors d'oeuvres the appetite Muse be attuned to an appreciation of the piece de resistance, and from the piece de resistance to the savory the good things must continue to provide that mellow feeling so necessary to, ample dining.That 1s what we shall have at.the Princess next week, I sincerely believe, Blackstone is the Piece de resistance, but the other courses before him will serve as appetisers and those which follow will provide the mellowing.For instance, Douglas Levitt and Misg Ruth Mary Lockwood have been musical comedy favorite for some time.Feel srue their offering will be worth while.In the Norwood and Hall team, Mr.Norwoed comes to vaudeville for his t season, fresh from the it\u201d where his reputation p-notch.Miss Chadwick {her dad have- been re.They are good.Yule , 4 Richards call their turn \u201cFnè Golf Cure\u201d.It should be appreciated by many young golf widows of my acquaintance.Captain MecIntyre\u2019s team does a shapshooting stunt And Anderson and Yvel are comedy roller skaters.Think of Blackstone.Remember the other courses, and I believe you'll agree that a visit to the Princess next week should be worth while, L.M.R.THE IMPERIAL The Imperial has another of those bills for next week of - the type which have made the \u201c combination of Keith Vaude- 4 Curci and Paderewski.ET EE 7+ 2 little people, one male, \u201c+ other female; that the latter 4 - +, \u201c - rv e ; , .: Be aps CT ; in SESE rit = - , RE ES ILL WT .5 » FE \u201c ville and Pictures so popular at the Bleury Street theatre.\u201cShattered Idols\u201d in which Marguerite de la Motte, James Morrisson, Ethel Grey Terry and Louise Lovely are the principal actors, is the picture well spoken of in its advance notices from New York.On the vaudeville side of the program there are six acts.First we find a man nikin revue called \u201cToyland Kiélies\u201d followed by Burke, Walsh and Nana, They are peculiar according to the billing.Boothby and Everdean have a novel music and tra- -vesty act, while Walter Newman and his company will.offer a sketch entitled \u201cProfit- dering\u201d.The two Rozellag call theiN act a \u201cMusical Stew\u201d which, from the name of the principals must be Irish in its origin.Olga and Alan Parado, .are announced by the management as the miniature Galli From - which we gather that they are the will sing and the former play the piano» À visit to the Impe- Fial is usually worth while.crc dd Le = summer season of Burlesqu seensbert de Courville got him tc THE AXE, FRIDAY.SELLE L67M, LVL [HE SHOWS LOEW'S THEATRE Starting next Sunday the leading attraction at Loew's will be May McAvoy in \u201cThe Top of New York\u201d, a Paramount production directed by the late William Desmond Tay.|* lor.The plot is original, and the author has laid most of his scenes on the roofs of the big city, and in a department store at Christmas time.It is a picture well worth seeing particularly to those who are interested in the lives of shop-girls.The vaudeville part of the bill is quite up to the usual standard prevailing at this house.\u201cDummies\u201d is presented by a sextette of charming girls.The Great Howard, Ventriloquist, Browning and Davis (colored but not born that way) Chad and Monte Huber-Dancers; Will and Blondy, Spectacular Caperers.Such a galaxy of talent foreshadows a pleasing entertainment, We a - : AT THE < An interesting study of in \u201cThe Masquerader\u201d.de part in this picture.attendance at Coogan pictures is any gauge of public popularity.This time Jackie escapes from the Orphanage with Queenie (his dog) on the eve of adoption.He is found by a policeman and returned to the Orphanage, while Queenie slips in by the back door.Jackie, or - Jean Redini ig probably the foremost burlesque producer of the day.So much is thi the case that his shows hav repeatedly been chosen for th at the Columbia Theatre, New York, which is a prize award ed to the banner show of th season.Jean recently wor higher honors even when Al take \u201cChuckles\u201d to Londo: England, the first time a: American Burlesque show ever had the honor.The show captured London and could have stayed there indefinitely This is no press agent \u201cbunk\u2019 but within my personal knowledge.\u201cChuckles of 1923\u201d is one of the most elaborate shows in Burlesque and witha] 1s rea] Burlesque, Cliff Bragdon they tell me is wonderfully improved in his art since first I saw him, Then he was a \u201cfind\u201d, inimitably funny and worthy of high esteem as a comedian.Howard \u201cCoo Coo\u201d Morrisey is his team-mate in| § dispensing the laughs so libe | rally provided for them to hand out, in addition to those| } they make themselves as they go along.Jane May, who is a girl of wonderful charm as well as acting ability, leads the ladies and proves the weaker sex to be strong in entertaining values.Then there are Ruth Wheeler, Betty Burnett and Norma Barry the Sutherland Saxophone Sextette and the Eclair Twins.And last, but far from least, let's give a welcome to the English girls in the chorus who were with the show at the London Oxford (of happy memories to English folk).These girls can dance and sang.They are not Tiller girls but worthy of the Tiller reputation.They're English anyhow; that\u2019s enough.JAY AITCH THE ALLEN Lovers of Jackie Coogan, the little hero of \u201cThe Kid\u201d \u201cPeck\u2019s Bad Boy\u201d and \u201cMy Boy\u201d, will rejoice to hear tha they can see the little fellow al next week.at Thg Allen.His newest picture is \u2019 häamed \u201cTrouble\u201d.Perhaps it may be the old, old story retold, but the old story with Jackie Coa.rather \u2018Danny\u2019 in the picture, is adopted, and then his troubles begin, He has a hard time, but comes out on top at the finish, which, after all, is just what a small boy should do, no matter his luck or his station in life.I don\u2019t think it would be quite fair to the little fellow to give the story of his troubles away, He's too good at unravelling them himself in an interesting manner.~ Look Jackie up next week at the Allen.L.M.R.AT ALLEN NEXT WEEK Those responsible for the Presentation of pictures \u2018in Montreal have evidently realised that only the best is good enough for Montrealers.During the past few weeks the standard of pictures shown in this city has been very high ad the patronage accorded to them has convinced picture.house managers that good pictures will draw crowded houses.The management of the Capitol is shortly .presenting the \u201cOrphans of the Storm\u201d which features Lillian and Dorothy Gish.\u201cOrphans of the Storm\u201d is a D.W.Griffith film, the genius who produced \u201cThe Birth of a Nation\u201d \u201cIntolerance\u201d, \u201cBroken Blossoms\u201d and \u201cWay Down East\u201d Based on thestirring melodrama \u201cThe Two Orphans\u201d, this Griffith film utilizes every.bit gan.and his pup can never \u2018b # displays it aggipst a; Titanic told too many times, not if res background of action of dramatic action possible and] « SP Bn EE SE - \"VENETIAN HABIT SA 6000 ONE A visit to the Venetian Gardens invariably serves to confirm an opinion which I have held for some time which is that the management is giving the people what they like and giving it in the manner designed to please young and old, There is the right atmosphere about the place, the atmosphere of jollity \u2018without that raucous note which creeps into g0 many of the spots where people vo 15 ance.Everybody u nobody so happy that he interferes with the pleasure Guy Bates Post as he wil] ap- | Of others.\u2019 a Mr.Post Tuesday next, the nineteenth plays a Jekyll and) (iesday fext.the nineteanth formal Autumn Opening, and and 1 Bather that it will pe some ing in the nature of a gala remmsphere Nor oe French night when old friends will great spectacular undertaking| Meet after the summer break been accomplished in this film Qne of the finest things.a boat but it is played by a notable| the opening scheme is back cast.For the first time since] Signor Martucci will be bac the \u201cHearts of the World\u201d, with his players to regale Vethe two Gish Sisters are in petian goers de Minas Par one film and they are support- pular last winter.I hear Mont Blue.Foank Teves.Ghat that Colonel McNeil is sending don Lewis, Sidney Herbert,|8long some new cabaret at Creighton Hale and Kate| tractions from Broadway and Bruce.This presentation is an| Miss Lane, who has cen g ving event of real importance to grea pleasure wi 5 songs picture lovers and without| fo the simmer cron 8, : doubt they will show their ap-| St8Y Mi s Lane h ime a preciation in practical manner] least.Miss Lane tits 8 ha with houses packed to capaci-| Pleasing personality, charm .voice for the semi-eentimen- J.M.tal songs she sings.Miss Gladys James, who sings and dances is closing her engagement, and her departure will be Venetian's loss.: \u201cLM.Ror Pan.ace 2 nee ALLEN SOON THE NEW GRAND Montrealers will welcome the announcement that at the New Grand, next week, will be presented Gabriele D'Annunsio\u2019s Gigantic Spectular Drama \u201cCabiria\u201d, which combines a haman love story with tense thrills, big moments and unparalleled scenes.Featuring Lyndia Quaranta, the beautiful Italian, who takes the title role,| .and including 7,000 Soldier Actors, 500 Trained Animals, and a fleet of battle ships this, unique production_can only be described as magnificent, _ The story deals with Cabiria, a yuong girl, who is homeless after the eruption of Vesuvius, She falls into the hands of the Carthaginians but she -is rescued by Maciste when about to be offered as a sacrifice to the great God, Moloch.From the crossing of the Alps by Hannibal's -army to the final destruction of the African capital, the picture.is punctuated _by thrills.No written description could possible do justice to the wonderful picture,~ It must be seen to be appreciated \u2014 it will satisfy\u2019 the desires of the most exacting.2 - Audiences at the.New Grand.are keeping up splendidly in spite of the warm weather experienced of late.More and more it is coming to be recognized as the Neighbourhood Picture House of the West End.Always the pictures shown are of the highest class and the management does everything possible.for the comfort and enjoyment of its patrons.The coming week's wonderful picture should pack the house at every showing.Starting Sunday JEAN BEDINI'S CIUGHLES BF 192 Show .that played London ail last Summer.Positively the same Show that was à sensation on Broadway, MA - New York, all last sens Vv som, at $3.00 Prices.No advance in Prices Hors, \u2019, Regular Gayety Prices.Better buy your seats early if you \u201cwish to get in, _.THIS WEEK, Now Playing.\u201cBRIGHT EYES\".a | NEW GRAND SUNDAY, FOR ONE WEEK 7,000 Soldier Actors, 8500 trained Animals and a Pleet of Ships of War, are only a few of the many features \u2018 which make this picture a 6 unique and mag- 7 toplay.A LAW OFFICES J.MacNAUGHTON : 120 St, James St Phone MAIN.Ce aa iL Night, Sept.17 Positively the same 1 ficent | pho- F - \u20183 .ES | THE AXE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th, 1938 Page 1 COME CNETSONS rm mom =, PERON MIS AT THE PRINGESS CLEAN AND CLEVER).con se scr bri GNEPONEIOR the Regina Leader.The printing of these two separate news- : pa stories revèals the reason why men do not go from \u2014\u2014\u2014 Hore de the program of The| I have seen far worse Bere to the harvest fields of the West: th kn masy ; they know that those! Hon.J.Leonide P .Prineces just as it wie played.Itsishows at His Majesty's Theatre! vho have already gone were not wanted so they stayed here.| Minister of Road, Quelles G | a fine slice of real Vaudoville,lthan \u201cBright Eyes\u201d, presented by * worthy of patronage and seeing {t|The Social Maids, at the Gayety will bring an evening of content.|this week.It gives me unlimited 1.\u2014Princess Conesrt Orchestra, [pleagure to commend this offering.in March, \u201cThe Canadian Ace\u201d.Mr.|The show has everything except Bray's players scored high.mut; witty lines, good comedy sit 2\u2014News Reel.Good swff.[ustions, talented principals, high 3.\u2014Raso.A Juggling Act of class singing and instromental\u2019 mure sic, cerking good dancing, the best much merit.chorus of the season to date, live- 4.\u2014Burke and Betty.They sang|ly, pepful, and attractive, and a + and cros-talked, and Betty played|first class musical comedy preduc- seversl instruments well.One erltion.I would like to see packed ' twe blue spots in the eross-talk.| |houses this Week and want to urge \u2018 5~Bill, Genevieve and Walter.[all my readers who like, musical A Cycling Act of unusual calibre.[comedy and supreme burlesque to The clown is funny .to the limit|visit the Gayety this week.and ail are clever cyclists.Many| \u201cBright Eyes\u201d has a good - eurtains, : plot, logically carried out.Harry 6\u2014Olive Briscoe and Al Raugh (Dutch) Ward as chief funmaker _ remind me of Lee White and Clay|has the house in roars continually Smith, They have delicious soft with his comedy stuff.Eddie © velcos, and portray a visit to the|LOWeres is an exeeptionally goed But, the railways got jhe money these poor fellows with ait: Sir: ficulty scraped together to pay their fares, so a well; dividends will not suffer, To Hell with workingmen out of that heer hay announced work! But we'd rather be with these poor fellows cruelly| ment will take over th Oyen promised work which was not there for thèm to do than with} tenance of all main roads.Durthe unscrupulous railway heads who use a subsidized press toi jng the Labelle election ou whip up fares on the plea of \u201cHarvesters needed\u201d and up-f .that the Government did braid those who either refuse to be stampeded into paying not buy one bag of cement f their money over to the railway barons or cannot raise roads, which statement while enough to pay the price.true, was just so much sand MEN ARRNE FOR OFFERS OF WORK ee | CROP \u2014 NO WORK.\u2014 BRING FEW MEN ce, no corms \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Roads, will then have to decide - what materials to pave and re- With practically no demand for| Although the echoes of hard times pair roads with.It will then bg | harvesters, five special harvest ex- [ati] hang in the air and occasional'ÿ | easy to cement all the main eursion traine inundated Regina ou ha the sar it shoud not rosds of Quebec.So this is with between 700 and 800 men long before :| What we say to you, Mr.Pera dentist, creating uprearious fun.juvonte and, although had vole from Eastern Canada, yesterday [ed according to local employment ron:\u2014If the Legislature sane- .They sing well and get over great.songs in good oe » This he has [Afternoon and last night.agencies who state that the ment tions the proposals of the Gov.7.\u2014~Demarest and Collette.These personality that indetinable eme Many of these men have nojrapid regpction nt rot rated ernment, which undoubtedly it - -1 two are funpuakers par excellence.oy.that gets over the foolighta [fUnds and last might they were has been so hr Te | Will and the Government.be- Estelle Collette plays tha violin andiganià Meroff is fol] of life and pep, |WAIking the streets looking for advertiseme nus, voies pe in order | COMes responsible for the Demarest the \u2018cello, though he She is a finished actress but, al- some place to slesp more comfort- pushed be or oo » number of main roads of the Province we mostly fools with the latter.Chat-us ouch \u201cthe did full justice to the|SDle than on park benches or seats flo bring upp leans In 8 demand that either you resign ter, \u201cnut\u201d stuff, and musical abil-|upi ayn she sang, she is worthy of|in the depot.To-day they will be ines of work.your portfolio as Miniser at ity carried them off to much ap- something better, I'm getting tired looking for jobs in the harvest] This position would seem to be! Roada or your directorship of plause.of these sternal \u201cblues\u201d, but if|fields and offieials of the Employ-jconfirmed from a number °f the Canada Cement Company.N 8\u2014De Lyle Alda and Company|an , ment Service Bureau anticipate alsources.For instance\u2014 every day There have been m li.ybody could make me like them, .e n many po in a musical revue, \u201cSadie \u2014 One [Sonia Meroff would.He PTI difficult time explaining that thers [since last Thursday, large notices! tical scandais in the Provinee | + i of those Girls\u201d, was the headline| Kitty Glasco, with her fine voice is mot enough work for the sudden havé appeared in the press and of Quebec but the greatest feature.Mise Alda is an Artiste of and presence is a host in herself, |influx.the highest character, a beautiful She shone very brightly in the trio] NEEDED AFTER AUGUST 15 4 ] .woman, an accomplished singer and {with Nerri and Niss, two Grand Officials of the buresu state that and Ea for wo ith wpe.and maintenance of he main - dancer, an actress of great ability.|Opera people who sang mragnific- at the conference with the railway |that period and with railway rates roads of the Province under The Revue is well conceived, and|ently, Thess three people literally authorities in Winnipeg last month [the same as those of the harvest the direction of a Minister of.written and has excellent musical|\u201cheld up\u201d the show and the appre- it was distinctly stated that Ses-lexcursion trains of the 11th and Roads who was also a directer : numbers.Miss Alda\u2019s support was|ciation of the audience was some-liatchewan would not require anylthe 21st of this month, viz., $16.15 of the Cement Trust.Yom \u2014 worthy of her, particularly Kierneylthing to teach highbrow audiences men until August 15, and the un-lto Winnipeg and a halt cent por would probably nsver do any.and Donnelly, smart dancers.L.how to applaud entertainere.Rosa |jerstanding was that up to thaHmile beyond that.There are mo| thing wrong but you could nev.J.Bartels made a fine Jead.ng man, |and Rubina played the vielin and date only enough men to supply burdensome conditions such as the! © persuade the people other- Dorothy Buckley an ideal flapper,|accordion td repeated encores and the requirements of Manitoba need for fine clothes or other para-| Wise.You must give up one job\" and Toma Hanlon and George Rosa proved herself à good sif- would be brought in from the East.Iphanalia; it is just a matter of ap- or the other, Joseph Leonide, de Dobbs completed the cast of a ca-|fleuse and a capable vocalist.Ed-lmanitoba, it was estimated, would [plying to the Provincial Free Em.| OT Your party will be buried in \u2019 cement.Reinforced concrete is elsewhere calling for more harvest- Eat vot A ers, who are guaranteed $4 per day contribution to political seau pital revue.Lovers of musical|ward and Miriam Root are tip top w fter ae comedy will enjoy De Lyle Alda\u2019sidancers.Rose and Hart put over Moe 15 aan to vay sicker atten, then to the} ot a good foundation for a £ , offering.several numbers acceptably andihe supplied with 15,000.What has been the result of this| Political party.A : 9-\u2014Jacle Wilson, the - evergreen |Lew Dean and Bertha Stoller gave| Special trains arriving here last offer during the present so-called THE AXE.\u2014- + ~ «black face artist, with his witti-|800d support.The Walts Song, nicht dropped a quota of harvest-|\"hard times?\u201d Here it is\u2014straight » > ¥ \u201cThe Walts Divine\u201d, rendered by ers here and continued their west-|from the Bureau.\u2014 On Saturday cisms, impromptus and imitations] Kitty Glasco and chorus, in the vard journey with large numbers/last, 1 man left from Montreal and SPRINGFIELD PARK \" of previous artiste on the bill \\ scored his usual success.Jack is, quaint costumes of a bygone day still aboard, Man .- : : .y of them were two from Quebec; on Monday, 12 well, he's Jack, that's all, one of ar on of the Zeigfeld Follies;|ticketed through to Alberta points men left Montreal and 4 Quebec ;|] -New Bridge now an : the characters of Vaudeville.Chas, ne : [othing to place it in the |yhere harvesting is not expeced to on Tuesday, 6 men left here and 5 assured fact.Buy while [ ~ F.Adams, Adele Ardsley and little Dighesl class.- begin before August 20.In view Quebec, and yesterday, 1 man en- .y prices.low.100 feet Willie Warde proved good foils.] The staging is of high merit, es-|of the large number who got off at|trained here; a total of 31 -altoge- : ~The first two have fine voices and|pecislly the second act, with its fu.Regina, officials here assume that|ther.And yet the \u2018\u201cdead-beats\u201d|| lots between Electric - sang well.The latter is a kid in|minated fountain.by this time probably there are|still tramp the local streets \u201cbum-|f Car line, English Tel - sise, but a giant in ability.A whale{ If you lovers of amusement don\u2019t 8,000 harvesters in the province ming\u2019\u2019 dimes here and there, and|}- - Te of à success! > patronise the Gayety this week, [and that a similar situation exists apparently gaining so good a liveli- Chur ; hand Public Hall, a : : 10.\u2014\u201cAn Artistic Treat\u201d, con-|You'll miss a rich treat.Mr, Mont.[at Saskatoon.: hood in this way that offers of le- $7 1: Few ots opposite | .sisting of living statuary, very ap-|resl and bis wife, and young Mr.j Regina Leader, Wedneaday, Aug.gitimate work are passed by.Post Office and School, } - pealing and deserving of better| Montreal and his sweetheart, should |9.ou Montreal Herald, 31 August.$60!! 5 p.c.Cash, bal- oS treatment than some of the audi-|\u201c do\" the.Gayety this \u2018week if .ance 5 years without in- |.ot ence gave it by igaving during its|never before, and if they do I know terest.Houses for sale, | Sy presentation.Margaret Stewart - ot and William Downing, assisted by \u201cBeulah Stewart, were responsible for it.Class written al] over it.CL You can't get much better enter- A EN tainment anywhere, + , oC \u201c- JAY AITCH, ay \"ay vi thank me for urging | BEST SELLERS IN RECORDS FOR THE WEEK i Easy terme, $800 up.à | Electric light on prop\" \\ JAY AITCH.(This is a department of service] .Dance, \u2014 \u201cSwanee .Blue Bird\u201d : (Fox Trot), \u201cMoon River\u201d(Waltz) |] erty.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 [10 007 readers and mot sn adver- ; : Lo and \u201cRosy Posy\u201d (Fox Trot).: HARDING : tisement).; OUR POLITICAL, APEX 0 | Classic.\u2014 Selection from La Sole Selling Agent, oo : ;, j \u201c Cl |Posca, \u201cThe Victor's March\u201d.hs Lod >.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 ., || PLATFORM: © fi Vouh\u2014Mr Galightand Wel COLUMBIA * 71a St.James Street.| oT \u201c ; .oy ù ean\u201d, iE ri pro \u2019 \u2019 x CE .- , 1: i.) > MARRIAG RS TURN THE.2.CS .you?\u201d and \u201cThe Nineteenth Hole\u201d.\u201c Fine Tied \u201cMes, To | ie ; A no.Een \u2019 : | RASCALS - .\" Dance.\u2014 \u201cGeorgette\u201d (Fox and \u201cSweet Little Baby Mine\u201d.: cop 08 ,( - : OUT POSE \u201c fjTrot),-\u201cNobody Lied\u201d (Fox Trot),| Dance, \u2014 \u2018Three o\u2019clock in the ° \\ ; + +\" * Tw Smilin\u2019 Through\u201d (Waltz), and morning\u201d (Fox Trot), \u201cGeorgette\u201d En eo .- LL [Call me back, Pal o\u2019 Mine\u201d (Fox Trot), and \u201cGypsy Love ; * Sr ere grrr Poe | (WaÏtZ), \u201cHot Lips\u201d (Fox Trot),|Song\u201d (Waltz).32 \u2014_\u2014 - EDISON - : ; after Detective-Superintend n \u201cJust a Memory of You\u201d (Fox, - : ie Errot), \u201cWhy should I ery overi Vocal.\u2014 \u201cGirl I know\u201d and \u201cA T AXI CRT \u2018 = Romance was curiously in-| Hayes had explained that this ; | \u2026 + terwoven in æ case heard at| Was Coates\u2019 17th appearance,|7°!\u201d (Fox Trot) and \u201cThree |Jazsy Kiss\u201d (Comic).\" Co Swansea.~ defendant asked for another ® cok in (the morning\u201d (Fox| Dance.\u2014 \u2018Who?\u201d (Fox Trot, ~~}.Annie May Coates, 22, ap-| chance, saying, \u201cI have got an| 0): - |Piemo), \u201cJust because you're you\u201d } Ce u :° peared to answer .s charge of] English fellow to \u2018marry me,| Classic \u2014 \u201cMighty lk a rose\u201d|(Fox Trot), and \u201cNola\u201d (Fox Safety First, Last and | >.{., -_ - being a loiterer on-the docks| The banns are put in for me to[*d \u201cI bave a rendez-vous with Trot).a y \"| 7.77 and with failing \u201cto-answer af be married in a fortnight.\u201d \u20147o0 = (Violin oe played dy} Cou MA Re VOICE | Always- AS umimons,.\u2026 \u2018 iddle-ag njemin Scherzer).: bo fri .summons.\u2014 \u201cIt is an extrao-| A middle-age man then stepped|\"°\"/® Vocal.\u2014 \u201cKicky-koo\u201d and \u201cWhy | - 7600 , _ dinary thing with regard to| forward and declared he was| * BRUNSWICK should I cry over vou?\u201d a this gird,\" observed the chair-| Prpared to marry the girl and| vocal, \u2014 \u201cGood Night\u201d, Quar-| Danée.\u2014 \u2018Hot Lips\" (Fox Up tow B - : \u201c : 7 3 hi i Fe ri re régate is in pri take her to his home in Ply- tote Loom Martha\u201d and Madrigal Trot), \u201cWho'l take my.place?\u201d , « \u201cthere is not.@ nicer gir).in] man: Monday .week.\u2014Chair-[\" = 27% Mise - (Fox Trot) and \u201cRambling Rose oo - prison.It is amazing why You| man, to defendant: Here is an.| \" | NB.\u2014 The above list is comiiled by THE AXE from reports : _, ~~._.don\u2019t reform.-Ag soon as other chance for-you.We will] kindly given by the following fires: \u2014\u201cHis Master's Voice, Ltd\" J} IN APPEARANCE, Are let loose you commit-t} remand yon for g'gsonth\u2014De.| The Compo Compény (Apex-Recp da), Layton Bros, Wm.Lee, Ltd.a re Ee ab da eit tendant smilingly Jef thal 204 W, W.Oars to whom ovr th 2h \u201care tendered for tia serves || CHEAPEST IN RA EE CES Yoke Je Loe sone es à Page 8 as oto ans an THE AXE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th.PRICE OF FOOD IN RESTAURANTS 13 PROFITEERING OF THE WORST KIND Swinging THE AXE in first strokes at the Tree of High Prices \u2014 This Tree shall fall! (By THE AXES Special Commissioner) (continued from page 1) method whereby these high.\u201cPotato Salad.a mixed sg.linders will be deprived of the lad conaiating of sliced tomato,\u2019 power they now possess.I have chopped raddishes, and spring! only told you a few things onions measuring about 11) about these three places to - week I am going to draw up a | Dinner and Supper \u2014 which OUR POLITICAL PLATFORM : WE WANT A FIVE CENT CAR FARE.ba EEE three-meal, menu \u2014 Breakfast in my opinion constitutes the minimum food needs of the worker.I will show you what it costs at various establishments and I will tell you what it should cost.It must not be 1922 as my basis of comparison the ruling retail prices that 1 admit these prices are what they should be, but as it is the only basis on which I can at present work readers must be content therewith.You and | I know full well that applos, peaches, plums etc, are so plentiful that they are left to rot on the ground, yet I do not find a material reduction in prices over those charged in less bounteous seasons.However for the moment I will rest content with my work against the inflated prices of restaurants and leave the re- READERS URGE \u201cTHE AXE ONWARD IN FOOD CAWPAEN (continued from page 1) vestigate food prices in the varioug restaurants in Montreal.More power to you.The one point liked about the matter is that you are going to publish the names of those visited.May I suggest that your investigations go a little further, namely, that your man eat the tablespoons, a portion of blue-i berry pie.and a pot of tea.No Stimulate your interest.Next tailer to learn while he may.same at each restaurant and assumed that because I take then publish a list showing \u201c from One Hundred to Six -.Childs, on Peel, consisting of 50c.That's profiteering, isn\u2019t, it?Now look at some of the, Who is the McGill student other prices charged at this) Who after his recent return place: Corn Cob, 15¢.; Banana 10c., Apple, 10c., Eggs (2) 25¢ from the Laurentians had personal cards printed with the in being able to defeat the assaults of this Society scoundrel?Government ownership of rail.Ways in Canada?x Who was the M.P.for Quebec _, bread, no vegetables, no cheese\u2019 « Just as I have told you.what was eaten and the dif- : | This should have cost! ference in Charges at the va.5 after allowing the hundred ) rious places M per cent addition above refer.What The Man In The Street Wants To Know While you did not publish \u201cA red to, not more than THIRTY the name of the restaurant last \\ CENTS \u2014 an overcharge of | week Where the charges were ?made, it was no puzzle for the average restaurant patreff to pick it out, but in all fairness to the manager of said place, it should be remembered that he Mashed Potatoes (one table, letters, \u201cB.A.\u201d, after his name?| Who is the local Knight who| who took a young lady to a| does not set the prices, but is spoonful) 10c.Steak and OK OW engaged an English Chauffeur| leading hotel in Ottawa and compelled to follow American made price lists.Onions (8 oz.), 60c.; Toast, Scper slice.With the following, retail prices ruling: Corn Cobs, 12t.¢.per doz.Bananas: 8Bc.per doz.Apples, 5c.per basket of 45, Eggs, 39c.per.Did he mean these letters to stand for \u201cBad Actor\u201d?Has he got his degree yet?Have you read our feature to come out here to Montreal as his chauffeur and paid him wages at the English rate?he KM Is it true that the said Knight got this poor fellow to sign a contract for one year at could not get her out of the said hotel unobserved until four o'clock the next afternoon?CX Are they always so watcnful there or was he in dutch?Trusting your investigation will extend to the Hotels also, and wishing THE AXE guc- cess, \u201cRESTAURANT STUNG\u201d doz.; Potatoes, 115c, per pound story on the high cost of eat-l this miserable low rate of K % x * = + j a Steak, 121;c, per pound and, Ing: + # wages?\u2018 vu , Does the Montreal Inspector| Dear AXE :\u2014 Beef, 27l4c.per pound.It eta of Police who calls upon the he de a ren: = | Who was the young lady i 9] pe ; Bring down Child's prices: does not require a wonderful working in à certain down.Who killed Blanche Garneau?little Widow on Boyer Street) disgraceful charges, arithmetician to discover that town bank who recently ac-| Was it_?him \u2018se that ma ÿ eyes are on HF H We are being overchargea; companied a gentleman to sup.x x * \u2019 OX x Lu Hundred per cent on every thing we eat.Was she not surprised to see * ¥ ¥ return from Se hi \u2018 a trip?100 P.C.OVERCHARGE Per boss enioving supper ati Could an aviator fly there?x % the same place with one of his * XK Do you think Fifteen cents \" I'visited the Eastern Cafeteria, Bleury and St.Catherine West.Here I had lunch at a cost of 60c.and this is what I got: 2 small smoked sausages and 12 slices of potato described as potato salad, 30c; Baked apple, 10c.Tea, 310c.and Macaronni.10c.A clear overcharge of at least 80c.And I was still hungry.1 observed that the prices charged for other commodities were just as extortionate and the portions equally meagre.' T had a light breakfast at Tea, Toast and Marmalade at 8 cost of 30c.Calculate ag you will, be as generous as you like it was not worth more than 15c, and then the restaurant per at a Sherbrooke Street Club?+ % x staff (feminine gender) ?x + Are the railway headg not much more anxioug for conciliation tactics towards their men now than they were a few months ago, as is shown by their willingness to meet the men\u2019s representatives to discuss the question of wageg after the Board of Conciliation has decided against the employees ?= And who was the Railway Executive who declared, \u201cWe must be careful ag to how we treat the men now or else that damned AXE wil] turn public opinion against us\u201d?By the way, who put \u201cSilly\u201d in Conciliation?EE Does the student of chemistry find his academic studies Is there any extradition treaty between this country and Brazil?Who was the commercial traveller's wife from Toronto who visited The Motorists\u2019 Club in Montreal one night last week ?Did she, or will she, tell her hubby on her return to the solemn city by the lake of the variegated entertainment she witnessed there?: % = x And will she tell him anything else that happened?] Who is the official of the Quebec Liquor Commission with a moderate salary who has a fine home in town, a summer home, an automobile, and servants to wait on the ting-ting-ting ?Is it true that when he struck this province not so Who wag the traveller who took home a pair of pajamas of the wrong sex lately on his a high price for one cob of corn?¥ OK Who are the high mucky mucks who patronise a certain house on Mance Street between Ontario and Sherbrooke ?x ON OX How would they appreciate seeing the list of names in the possession of THE AXE?LE Why don\u2019t the Jewish butchers reduce the price of meat ag an example to their Christian brethren?x XX And why don\u2019t the Christian butchers reduce the price of meat as a reproach to their Jewish brethren?Hoe WH Is it true that the butchers are throwing \u201csheep\u2019s eyes\u201d at Miss Lower Price?DID TEMPTED CL SEEX SERVICE Our recent story of the girl who chose life in a house of ill fame when faced by starvation ag an alternative to \u201cthe river\u201d has aroused widespread interest and brought us scores of letters.We have been unable to help this girl ,as we offered to do, by reason of her giving us no address.We are still ready to give a helping hand to her or any such, One friend has written asking us if this girl had tried to secure a situation in domestic service.This we do not know but she should have done so if she did not.Domestic service is honorable; the life of the inmate of a house of ill fame is not.But we do know f would have made over One, half as interesting as his stud-| very long ago he had patches di i Hundred p.c.profit.Take theirl 1\u20ac5 of the weaker sex during on his pants and wag down and mM the terkible prejudice on the other prices.Tenderloin Steak hig vacation at Lac Charlebois?| out ?, = Have the butchers any| part of many girls against do- | HOHE OM A hearts?.mestic service and-we d t 85c, Fresh Baked Apple, 15c.Who is the Senator who| Which was \u2018the Montreal.ue É K wonder at it, knowing ° the UN, Rosst\u2019 Beef and Potato Salad, dé :00ked food, during which pro.du\u201d RER Cy ; ne \u2019 Banana, 15c/ Prunes (4) 15c.BSc.Bacon and 2 Eggs, 45c.; Toast, 10c.Remember what the retail prices are.Remember that the retailer has already added his profit.Remember the restaurant buys cheaper sess defects can be covered up, nd you will see how you are sing held up and robbed.You \u2018Il after a little thought real.being or to continue of your money, yo Loot We compells his chauffeur to wear brass buttons with a crest thereon?.NOK OK Is this typical of the new nobility of Canada?OX #Æ Why are aliens allowed to secure licenses for the sale of they fail or leave the country?x x x Who is the gentleman living on Dorchester St.West who took a Cote St.Antoine Road OW OW Has the said young lady not a great deal to be thankful for| Hotel from which a waiter was recently discharged because he would not stand for an Amer- 1can tourist slandering Canada and calling the Canadian money tendered him ag change \u201crotten\u201d ?\u201c ¥ XK Does the fact that this same * XK OX And also for the fact that American waiters are taking the places of Canadian waiters, many of whom are returned soldiers?x Who is Mr.Carl Goldenburg and why ghould te feel so deep) an interest ir chndemnirig the TT mee - Tete lem ad La 15 What price Canada Cement shares now?= Why didn't the Sherbrooke Conservatives fight the bye- election in their gounty?ie Has Nicol got them hypno-| tised or has Taschereau bewitched them?net Ministers pitchfork their relatives into welll-paid Gov- \u2018ernment jobs?\u2019 x x x Is this the reason why they first pitch other .holders of ernment Railways?+ 1: ; i: rysum hyudiuhs.- A ! conditions under which some of them toil.At the same time, our strong view is thay any.girl faced with starvation or the streets should not hesitate to enter domestic service if only as a makeshift; a job for the time being.But mistresses .have much to do to make do.i than the average retailer be-|liquor in Montreal without any hotel hag re appointed an x + x have much to do to make do ; | i ure| American manager account for CL ct- f cause the restaurant serves up bond being put ans Shen this?\u201c Why do the Provindial Cabi-| ory; it sadly- needs humanising.Of course, there are many splendid exceptions, OUR POLITICAL 8 \u201c a that you are being exploit- young lady out driving in his) x % plies oi #.CE car?such jobs { .i: by caterers who batten on £ KK Have you seen \u201cBlood and XOX % PLATFORM : \u201cur needs.What are youl Why did he keep this girl] Sand\u201d at the Capitol yet?Why all this sudden propag-|| HOME RULE - 1 ing to do about it?Are SOU! out until two a.m.?x *x« x anda in the press against Gov- FOR ke M ET Who Is paying for it ally; |i REDS PETES FRR MONTREAL.are i ! 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