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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1929-02-14, Page 7T EDITORIAL MUST BE CONSIDERED Now Wut parliament is assembled •ft is time for considering the pro­ cedure of our courts. What about this thing of juries (accompanying their verdict with a •(’’recommendation to mercy.” SAVING THE RABIES Reduction in tlie infant mortality rate is being, continued in the United States, The rkte last, year—-sixty-five infant deaths per one thousand live birth's was the lowest in the- count­ ry’s history, . * , Lest we relax pur efforts, how­ ever, no State in the Union has yet succeeded in getting the rate as low as New,'Zealand, where it is only 39 per 1,000, The best record is held by Oregon/ with a rate of forty-eight. .Idaho ,apd Washington arc tied for second, with fifty, and- Nebraska, Minnesota, Utah, Iowa,’Kansas, Ne'w York, Wisconsin, Indiana and Con­ necticut follow in the order named- The lowering of the rate, is unques­ tionably associated with the general improvement in public health, the establishment of child-health con­ ferences, the development of prena­ tal clinics, the distribution of litera­ ture, and public .education, What are the circumstances or the principles that should govern such Recommendations? Why should one .offender he so recommended while another found guilty of the same of- H jfence goo? unaided or unsheltered toy such recommendation? - Why should two men convicted of the same offence be unevenly pun- -jshed? Why does one judge diffei' from another in .the severity of the penalties- imposed, the offence and .circumstances in each case being identical? Is the judges’ personal equation coming to bulk too large­ ly in such cases? Should not judges and, magistrates' in, the imposition of | a selected list of prospective guests, penalties be required to go by cer-iand the night of the dance the tain principles well known and in- j guests will troop into the hall, pay telligible to the laity? oWhen men come up for trial they should be looked upon as all being made of clay and every man should be given a fair trial and sentenced hsi: TMJB EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE T THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14,, W with man­ fight “BY INVITATION ONLY” (St. Thomas- Times-Journal) “This dance is by invitation only.” Sometimes, quite frequently, in fact, an organization will make an. an­ nouncement not unlike the above. Then invitations will be sent put to over the admission fee and. only once in a hundred times, ' produce the invitation card. That makes the ! dance not an exclusive affair, but a I free-for-all. Qf course, this breach jof etiquette on the part of the guests _ __ - __ .isn't alone at fault. The average .or acquitted according to known and | invitation- card today does not carry ■consistent principles. If found guilty his penalty should be given according to law and equity. There is room for some good work in this particular. No- .parliament can af­ ford to allow a truck and trailer to he given through , the administration .-of the law of. the land. ? w ■ SUCKERS STILT; RUNNING! th© name of the guest | it.’s merely a printed card, that may be handed around at will. Getting ’an invita­ tion to a ball in the days when an invitation card- bore the name of the guest and had to be prodriced at the door, meant something; today it is just a enough event. Any . to be bamboozled by such cheeky, gaily, bad-mannered gentry simply advertises its own want of backbone. An uninvited guest of, this "kidney {should be taken by th^'.collar of Jiis ■the j coat, run1 to the door .’and be given notice to .'begin saving up cash to be the highest of aims an ideals* Of a cabinet of 10 ip the new ministry no less than seven were educated, abroad. Russian Sovletisni, he de­ clared, had lost its influence and there was, he said, today, np danger of China becoming Communistic. The aims and ideals of New China he summed up briefly as follows; 1. Consolidation and unification of China, 2. Recognition of the: sovereign Rights ,of other peoples provided the foreign powers do the same. 3. The establishment of a demo­ cratic form of Government equal rights for women in the agement of the affairs of state. , 4, Universal education. A against illiteracy, now the bane of China. 5. Development of the scientific viewpoint in order to combat super­ stition. 6. The development of a strong, moral, high character amongst the people of China, 7. Strict measures to combat the narcotic evil, which in recent years lias been growing. This is a wide program on a high level, . If it can be. carried out it will place China in line with the progessive nations of the world. Old China, with its thousands of years of tradition, history and wisdom, with its hundreds of millions of in-, dustrious peoples, may yet emerge a great modern nation. As has been truly said, 500 years of European development, including the Renais­ sance, the Reformation and the Revolution, have been crowded into a decade in China. It is no wonder that there has been confusion and turmoil. ♦The Y.M.C.A., which Dr. Yui re­ presents, is playing a big part, in the rebuilding of China. Two of the ■ new ’cabinet ministers are former Y. ’ M.C.A, secretaries. In the program for character and citizen building i the Y.M.C.A. has a particularly fine i opportunity to serve. DISTRICT NEWS X Wingham have decided to hold an Old Home Week starting, July the 21st. The North Perth Loyal Orange Lodge have decided to hold the 12th in Palmerston. The Huron County Agricultural Short Course, which was being con­ ducted in Wingham during the month of January, terminated on Friday, February 1st, A banquet was given at the close. The death occurred recently in Clinton of Mrs.<David Cantelon, who had been an invalid for many years, but her .death came as a s'hock to her family, She is survived by one son and two daughters, A thief entered Geo. A. Sills, & Sons Hardware Store at Seaforth re­ cently and stole a rifle, a shotgun, several flashlights and a large quan­ tity of am unition. Entrance was gained through the cellar. Mrs. Elizabeth More, widow of the late James More, formerly a well- known pioneer of Fullarton and Blanshard townships, passed away at' her home in St. Marys in her 87th year. She is survived by two and one sister. 50 YEARS AGO BOBS Th% remains of the late Mrs. Mar­ garet Douglas, widow of the late Allan Douglas, of Brucefield, were/ interred in Bayfield cemetery, the ceremony, being performed by Rev.' W. A. Bremner at the home of Mrs, Scott. Survivors are- three stepsons, five brothers and two sisters. . Mr. and Mrs'f Henry McGavin, of Tuckersmith, have celebrated their 64th anniversary of their wedding Mr. McGavin is past 95 and has liv­ ed in that district over They have resided on the farm in Tuckersmith for Three daughters ’and five- born to them, all of whom are liv­ ing. 78 years. Nicholson 35 years, sons were committee able to attend the that allows itself MASONS RAISING $250,000 RELIEF in- the 68 Then there was recently-—So the •New York ' Times reminds us- ’ , moled case of the United Pork Com-{two hefty kicks where’the kicks will pony. That was well managed, do the most good. It’s- high time Every subscriber was told that on that some folks wel;e cultivating an immense pig-rearing farm which < self-respect. •t. « I. 1. -4. r, n O- Vl, O- ll P fl ■ - had been bought a suckling pig had been allotted to and labelled with the name of the subscriber as owner ^of that pig. It was not 'just a com- '"rribn stock, business, for scriber had his own pig, . get PAck 'the 'full value when it was killed, less, .‘something for rearing. As long as the money kept coming I . in all was well, and‘the money did keep coming in, for in a country like France there was an especial appeal •in the idea that the investor's own little pig was growing up and fatten­ ing every day for the subscriber’s ultimate profit. Unfortunately, some investors got so interested in their pigs' that they ■wanted to see them;. But when they visited the farms they found that -their own pig had died, and indeed ■ .all the pigs had died—at birth, in most cases. every sub- and would ofthe pig of course, REBUILDING CHINA (London Free-Press) little is known of what isSo ■ing-o-n .in China and our ideas .go- are, ■so vague as ito the aims and objects .of the 'leaders of the revolution that the address to the National Council of the Y. M. C. A. in London on Fri­ day by Dr. David Yui was jnost il­ luminating. Dr. Yui, who is gener­ al secretary of the Y.M.C.A. in China is a very remarkable man and one of the outstanding’ figures in New China. He was representative of China at the Washington disarma­ ment conference in 1923 and was twice offered the post of - Chinese ambassador for England. ' . ’It was a reassuring message that Dr.. YuD brought. - Cosmos is devel­ oping out of choas. A national gov­ ernment is being established with At the last annual communication of the Masonic Grand Lodge, of Can­ ada in Ontario, it was decided (to mark the seventy-fifth anniversary of the formation of the Grand Lodge i by raising a memorial benefit fund i in -aid of the large and ever-widening .circle of Masonic charity in Ontario. The anniversary is to be celebrated at the annual communication in July 1930, and it has - been decided that the Masons of the Province should have contributed to this fund at least $250,00O' by the time the brethren assemble for this important event in the history of the-Grand Lodge. The fund is to be invested;, and the in­ come used for benevolent purposes only.' Hon. John -S. Martin, Grand Master, has already begun the work of organization and has already ad­ dressed a number of Masonic bodies in Toronto, including the Past Mas­ ter’s-Association. "Hon. Mr. Martin says the primary reason for the crea­ tion of such a fund is that the Grand Lodge needs more revenue to carry on- its benevolent work. A very quiet wedding was sol­ emnized at the Ontario St. church manse, Clinton recently when Greta Mann, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Mann, became the bride of Ernest Vanderburgh, second son of Mr. -and Mi's. Geo. Vanderburgh, all of Hullet. The young couple will reside- on the- groom’s farm in Hul­ let ■ township. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Malcolm of the Huron Road, a few miles west of Mitchell, celebrated their fifteenth wedding anniversary on Monday. They entertained about ninety of their friends and neighbors to sup­ per and following this the evening with spent in dancing and cards. They were presented, with t\lo beau­ tiful upholstered chairs and two lainps. Richard Seldon i» Honored by Lodge Presented With Grand Jewels of /ionic ixodge, and With a Lifo MjembershiiJ--—Has Been ^Keinher of stj. John’s Lodge No* <J8 Since 1870. (Woodstock Sentinel-Review') Wor. Bro, Richard Seldon, of gersoll, was recently honored by members of St, John’s Lodge No. A. F,‘ & A. M., as oldest member in St. John’s Lodge and one of the old­ est masons in the town. It is in- teestin^ to note hat he was initiated during he regime of most wor. Rro> Merser Wilson, founder of the Wil­ son District. On December 24th, Wor. Bro. Sei-- don was presented with a Grand Lodge Jewel in honor of being a Mason over seventy years of age, and on January 27th, he was again, waited on by the senior officers of the Lodge and presented with, an­ other Grand Lodge Jewel, in honor of being a past master* fifty years and over. Wor, Bro. Seldon joined St. John’s Lodge in December 1870, and has been a Mason since that time. He moved,to Exeter in 1$74 and joined Exeter Lodge number 133 on Feb­ ruary 18, 1875. He was made a ro­ yal arch mason on February 8, 1881. He moved back to Ingersoll in the year 1889, and rejoined the Saint John’s Lodge No. 68 on April 19, 1,- 889. He has'been a constant member of St. John’s Lodge since that time. Bro. Seldon was also presented with a life membership in St. John’s Lodge No. 68, an hon*.ir which lew members live to enjoy. This honor could have come to him years ago, but it was his wish to continue to be a paying member in order to do his share in carrying on the good work of the lodge. Thus the honor be­ stowed on January 26th, was not so- li’cted, and this is correspondingly appreciated. Bro. Seldon has foui* sous, all members of the craft, and the best [wishes of the members of the lodge, among whom they have taken an ac­ tive part and interest for many years and also a wide circle of friends' in the town and surrounding districts, will be extended to them at this time. Mr. Rd. Seldon is the father of Mr. R. G. Seldon, of Exeter. MrK James Fanson .of Usborne, haW exchanged town property in Exetmr for a farm of 70 acres near Zurich* The farm is valued at ?4>000. W* Fanson intends moving on the farm in the spring. Mr. A. Walper of Exeter, has pux- chased Mr. Pra.ng’h hotel, Zurich. Ajf a meeting of the directors of the Usborne & Hibbert Mutual Fir# Insurance Co. held at Farquhar Monday, Robert Qurdiner, Reeve ot Hibbert, was re-electe.d president, and Alexander Duncan, of Usborno# vice-president. Mr. D. Mijlar wan- appointed auditor. As Rev. J. W. Butcher and bin daughter were driving up the Lon? don Road, about a quarter of a mHo -south of the -corporation on Friday evening, their cutter was upset and the horse started for home, leaving them behind. The. animal came -horn# and ran into the stable, the door of which was open. An open-air skating rink has been opened on Mr. Rickard’s pond. On Friday evening last Miss NeP lie Trevethick, in company with some other young ladies, was going along the streets of Crediton sho accidently slipped and fell, fractur­ ing her leg. The congregation of the B, C, Church in Crediton have purchased a splendid new organ for their new church from Mr. E. Drew, Exeter. 25 YEARS AGO The election of officers for South Huron County Loyal Orange Lodga held on Wednesday of last week, resulted as follows: Master, A .Nevin Centralia; Deputy, G. B. Hanley, Clinton; Chaplin. W. Lewis, Cred- i.ton; Secretary, W. Anderson, Cred- Cantelon, Hol- W. Deacon, of enjoyable “At- ‘Another good intelligence test is the effort to keep your kid in the seventh grade from discovering how dumb you are. Steel Cars Now for Freight Service Steel is replacing wood in freight service and seventy- five hundred of the new freight cars now o .1 order for the Canadian Pacific will set a new standard in grain and general freight service. These cmrs are not in replacement but in addition to the wo.,d cars already in use, and will furnish a greater margin ■ of safety, more speed and longer service while elimm- ......... aThey will hiive st chpucxty of 2,000 bushels of wheat and Will considerably speed up the movement of grain. Rivet ting of all joints and connections will reduce to a minimum possibility of losg of grain and the car itself will be more solid and Will .pos­ sess greater rigidity. The roof Of the caf Will be steel as Will also the whole structure, but the sides Will be wood lined hmidm . ' Additional safety Will bo provided by a new type of truck having a cast slee.l frame. These tmeit ,>idc frames which represent a new standard 6t Cana- it dian Pacific -equipment, are one integral casting* Elimination of parts in the car proper is another noteworthy feature. Dimensions Of the Car are 40 feet 9 jnc-’cs in ;y length, 8 feet 7 inched high, and 8 feet, 7% Wide. They “will have 5 foot side doors and a c of 120,000 pounds. The new cars represent an important railway freight transportation on this cor . they have been developed niore directly i with the development of the west. 1- rece* acreage has increased. Car load* V - like measure* Improved har^ speeded up delivery i o fhe r?"1 v rnoix* efficient handling on 1 companies* Delivery of ilio nev time far the harvest 1 may be expected to i<4-. .« *- ■ •" handling. i i Mr. Abraham Hugill, of the Huron Road, near Seaforth, passed away in his 70th year. He was born on the homestead which was settled by hig, father who was one of the pion­ eers who came up from Toronto and located on the Huron Road and lived there all his life. Besides his widow, he leaves one son, Jonathan, on the homestead, and one daughter, Mrs. Norman Jones, of Stanley township. Mr. and Mrs. Murphy and son, of Exeter, attended the funeral. ■Mr. and Mrs. Will Sproat, Tuck­ ersmith, tile and brick manufactur­ ers, celebrated the twenty-fifth an­ niversary of their wedding on Mon­ day, Feb. 4th, at their home two and a half miles south-east of Eg- mondville. Their family, of 2 sons and two daughters were all at home for the occasion. The gifts were bea­ utiful, including a cabinet of silver from their friends in town, also a cabinet of silver cutlery from their neighbors. i A meeting of the W.M.S. Execu­ tive, of Huron Presbyterial was held in Ontario St. United church, Clinton on Tuesday, February the Sth with Mrs. J. E. Hogg, presiding. Mrs. Lane opened the meeting with prayer, after which Mrs. Greer the secretary read the minutes of the previous meeting. The members with few exceptions were present. The past year's -work was review­ ed. It was a satisfaction that the budget was almost reached, but we do feel that we must more ardently “Put our hands to the plough” and go over the top this coming year. The splendid reports from the se­ cretaries showed how strenuously the individual organizations had worked the different departments that the Master’s work might pros­ per. It was decided that the W.M.S., of Huron Presbyterial hold their an­ nual conference in James St. Church, Exeter, April 30, 1929. Europe can tell when the U. S. has a new secretary of state. It gets a new peace plan. Tributes to the late William T. Goodison, former member for West Lambton, featured? the opening day of the House of Commons. Premier King referred to the death of Mr. Goodison, to th© loss which had been sustained by Parliament and the Liberal party in his passing and also gave a brief sketch of the career of West Lambton’s former Member. Hon. R. B. Bennett, Conservative leader, joined in his expression of i regret, and in the suggestion of Mr.' King that the sympathy of the House should be sent to Mrs. Goodison and the members of the bereaved family.. The courses in Agriculture and Home Economics as provided by the Department of Agriculture, which have been 'held daily in Staffa, ■came to an official close with a suc­ cessful banquet in the town halt During the week a Junior Farmers’ Association was organized. T. Scott was elected president; Ruossell Cole­ man, sec.-treas.; Darcy Docking, Jack Morris, John Morris and Alfred Ross, directors. At the ba' *Ir. Thos. .Scott acted as t Miss Vera Leary propo(\ to “Our Couhtry,” Geo proposed a toast to “Gi”* and Miss Grace McLau" • A toast to the “Boys’ proposed by Miss Gls rtnd replied to by R* X toast to “Our Guest d by John Morris wm’ ’’■‘oeve Joseph Nagle, ■Villiam Morris and oast was proposed 1r •an and Jack Morris* id instfubti'esses wi he short ebnrses. ®08LDH’T 90 HOUSEWORK Many women bedome weak and run down and unable to look after their household duties owing to the heart action becoming impaired or the nervous system unstrung. Nature intended women to be strong, healthy and happy instead of weak and wretched, and to all wonien whose heart is not functioning properly and whose nerves are unstrung we would recommend *1*’ Cl as the best remedy to tone up and strengthen these weakened organs. Mrs. E. Barron, Bulwer, Writes Was Coif so Wo. ami grrj!< ■ Well ahi Oft to • Vi dMih prie- Tn E. Barron, Bulwer, Quo., ■'‘Over a year ag'O my heart and I was so nervous I rotv little sleep. I became ' unable to do my house* mt onio of Milburn's Heart • I' Ils which I used with • iw 'O I can now do all my >tu any trouble, and as I ’u«r of five children and live ■ can see I have plenty it i box ».t all drmpjiifts or ..tied direct bn receipt of I Kl'dburn Co. Ltd., iton; Treasurer, A. mesville; Lecturer, Saintsbury. A pleasant and Home” was given to the members and congregation of the Main Street Methodist church, pn Friday, Feb. 5th, by the pastor, Rev. Wm. God­ win and Mrs. Godwin in celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of . their marriage. An enjoyable pro­ gram was rendered consisting of: an address by Rev. Dr. Hannon, tha chairman for the evening, also Rev. Martin and Rev. Baker, of Elimvllle. Recitations were given by Miss Mil­ dred ^Godwin, Miss Elsie McCallum, Master A solo Johns behalf Godwin and J. A. Gregory, was rendered by Miss Amy after which Mr. Huston, on of Main St. congregation, presented them with a silver tea service and Sexsmith congregatfon- ga.ve them a rug and Whip. Mr. Abraham Bagshaw has been busy moving from Usborne township to the 4th concession of Sitephen. A son. of Mix Robert Lang sustain­ ed a painful injury to one of his legs while playing hockey on the river on Tuesday. The rain of. Friday evening assist­ ed materially in removing the snow from the L. H. & B. track. The tie- up, which has lasted from Tuesday morning, was broken sometime Fri­ day night and coal was brought from London for the engines' which-had been stalled in the yard here for several days. Trains and belated mails arrived Saturday morning from the north and south.' 15 YEARS AGO A successful carnival was held in the. rink on Friday night and tho following_ were the prize winers: National ' Costume, Scotch Lassie, Marjorie Hepburn; Uncle Sam, Geo. Hepburn; Old Maid, Miss E. Sweet; Gent’s Comic Costume, Gerald Hui*- don, Leon Treble; Suffragette, Jack Mathews, R. Soutlicott; Graceful ’ Lady Skater, Miss Olive Treble Mrs. F. Boyle; Mile Race, David Ross, Gerald Hurdon. Mr. S. Martin has purchased the house of Mr. John Welsh on Elizab­ eth street. The parcel post system commen­ ced at 12 o’clock Monday night. For the first, three months parcels tip to 6 lbs. only are accepted at the office After that time parcels up to 11 lbs. may be sent. Mrs. Heideman returned from Toronto last week accompanied by her son, Will, who is convalescing from a serious attack of pneumonia. Ailsa Craig and Exeter crossed sticks in an exciting game of hockey on Tuesday evening, the locals win­ ning out by the score of 6-4. The Exeter line-up was as follows: T. Penliale, J. Herrington, O. Atkinson W. Snell, C. Pickard, J. Elliott. TRAIN SCHEDULE M Going South Hrucefield ..... 7.58 4.28 »....... 8.05 4.3 6 ...... 8.13 4.43 ‘er . ........ S.27 4.58 ...... 8.39 5.08 ........... 8.30 5.18 Going,North ....... 10.24 5.30* mitral la ....... 10.36 5.41 Exeter .......... 1'0.49 5.54 .entail ........... 11.02 6.08 .*,.... 11.08 6.1S Brufcefiold ...... 11.11?6.21