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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1935-08-29, Page 2THURSDAY, AUGUST 1035 /*> THE EXETER TIME5-ADVQCATE = u » BY MILTON PROPFER HiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniHiiiiiiii At 3.15 on the Wednesday after­ noon of June 7th, on which the law offices of the firm of Dawson, Mac- Quire & Locke became the scene of a crime that was to startle Philadel­ phia, and indeed the entire nation, by its sensationalism and mystery gathered in Mr. these chairs off to black -man I the llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllli do so, it i<s now toy late, after I have presented all the testimony in Mrs. Rowland’s behalf, for him or lawyer to produce any fresh affirmative facts.” Mr. Trumbull half rose, in his ex­ cited appeal to the arbiter behind the desk. “These new facts, Mr. Master,” he declared, “occurred only since our last meeting -or they would have been offered long ago. All this was argued before the court last week and decided in my favor. My client Allen Rowland . . .” Mr. Dawson interrupted him with a gesture. That is correct.’’ He faced Mr. Willard solemnity. ‘Judge Fintey heard Mr. Tfrumbullte mo­ tion to change his original anwer, to enable him to present this new evidence before me in the respon­ dent’s favor. You had notice of that hearing and were there; despite your arguments against it at the time, the motion was granted. I power or intention, now, that finding,” SExeiir ©iuwfi-Ahmirate Established 1873 and 1887 Published every Thursday morning at Exeter, Ontario SUBSCRIPTION—?2.00 per year in advance RATES—Farm or Real Estate for -sale 5Op. each insertion for first four insertions. 25c. each subse­ quent insertion. Miscellaneous ar­ticles, To Rent, Wanted, Lost, or Found 10c, per line of six words. Reading notices 10c, per line. Card of Thanks 50c. Legal ad­ vertising 12 and 8c. per line. In Memoriam, with- one verse 50c. extra verses 25>c. each. six people were Dawson’s private office. Of one pair sat together in deep < upholstered in brown leather, < the right and before a long mahagony table. One was a approaching middle age, and other, a younger, handsome woman. A second couple, both youngish men sat to the left of the table, direct­ ly opposite the first two, and facing them. The fifth individual was Mr. Dawson himself; he lounged in a swivel chair back of the table. He thus directly confronted the sixth person, a man, seated on the other side of the table, Outwardly, the gathering appear­ ed peaceful and quiet enough. Yet an alert witness could have sensed, beneath the surface, a pregnant air,sidering of tension, an almost explosive clash 1 nounced. of human emotions, the chief of! “But the answer comes mutual distrust and' prise against which my client ' had inadequate -warning,” Mr. Wil­ lard protested. “It is insufficient; it fails to specify the nature of the grounds on which Mr. Rowland met the objection crisply and scornfully. “It complies -with all the formal requirements, Mr. Willard. It states that his wife (was also adultery, the charge against him. of proof of these hearings, at which the details will be fully established by the testimony of witnesses.” Said the woman’s attorney. “Just the same, Mr. Master, it isn’t enough The answer fails bo identity the man with whom Mrs. Ro-wland is alleged to have had . . . immoral relations. He should the charge, refute it, if respondent a party to land or his young lady, mond.” “He has been fully informed of it, Mr. Willard, turned quickly”; ent in the outer poenaed -him as Instantly, Mr. Willard leapt to his feet and extended both arms; flushed features ruddy with he trembled in agitation. “Mr. Master, I insist this proceeding is irrelevant and missible!” he cried hoarsely. “It’s a put-up- job to attack my client and sully her reputation, because she has exposed her husband’s infidelity with Miss^ Edmund and established her right to a divorce. There isn’t a word of truth in it!” His opponent rose just as quickly. “Mr. Willard is evidently permit­ ting himself to be carried away by his personal prejudice in the case. Because he happens to be Mrs. Row­ land’s brother as well as her repre­ sentative is no excuse for his claim­ ing dishonesty on the part of the—” The crash of Mr. Willard’s fist on the tabletqp punctuated hie reply. “My relationship to my sister is a private matter, which has no con­ nection with the merits of my claim, he declared vehemently. “I protest th introduction of personalities and demand an apology for Mr. Trum­ bull's insult!” “And I demand, Mr. Dawson,” Mr. Trumbull retaliated hotly, ‘that Mr. Willard’s accusation, imputing chicanery to the defense be stricken from the record. It is his offense; he owes ime an apology for his at­ tack on my integrity.” w “I didn’t say, (Mr. Master, that Mr. Trumbull’s participation in this fraud is deliberate. But I claim this , evidence has no place at this hearing.1 Mr. Trumbull -interrupted sarcas-1 tically. “It is clear that Mr. Wil-I Youth, a® I have often remarked be- lard is not yet well acquainted with I ^ore> that they have too much done divorce law. Then I must enlighten • ^'or them and are not thrown on their him. Where one party sues for sep-|’own resources early enough or em- aration on the ground of adultery,' phatically enough. They grow up ex- his or her adultery is a good defense' P6Cting society to procide a soft cradle for them to ease their way through life. That is why I applaud the refusal of the New York State Commissioner of Education to order a school bus to make a -half-mile detour to pick up one thirteen-<year-’01d boy, Any boy of thirteen who- is not <a cripple or an invalid ought to be able to wa'Jk half a mile to the bus stop, re­ marked Commissioner Graves. The first school I ever" attended was more than half a mile from our house. I wa® under five when I be­ gan to walk bo- and from school, in my grade school days it was a unilk walk1 each day; when I got to high school .it was a three-mile walk. No­ body had ever thought of providing free and easy transportation for the schoolchildren in those days. we didn’t get oven free school-books. And we grew up with a pretty clear idea that anything we got out of the world had to be paid for, with money or with .labor, SLAT’S DIARY unfaithful Tr.umbull somewhat unusual client can have n'O of recon- he ^pro­ on the right was though she subdued her resentment. Her metallically, in dis- a kerchief. the apiparent man was also he bent fo,r- which were a hostility. The woman clearly angry, and suppressed eyes glistened tinct menace; she compressed her lips vindictivley, and clenched her hands in her lap until her knuckles whitened with the pressure. Her old­ er companion’s excitement was ap­ parent in his determined, flushed face and vicious scowl. Beads of sweat glistened on his wrinkled brow, and from time to time he wip­ ed it nervously with Of the other pair, calm of the younger deceptive. Actually, ward in liis chair, taut and alert to everything that transpired. The man sitting beside him wore an expres­ sion of anxiety and indignation. . Only Mr. Dawson and the sixth person in front of him, at the table, gave no intimation of being troubl­ ed by the provocations swaying the others. Judicially aloof and com­ posed, the lawyer was well preserv­ ed for his fifty-five years. He had a commanding betokened a keen faculty The man middle-aged, nearsighted; head, a round, owlish face, and va­ gue, amiable features. A notebook on the table directly in front of him proclaimed him a clerk of some kind His attention centered on a blue typewritten pamphlet open table, Mr. Dawson was slowly and deliberately. “ . . . about these new (personality; his eyes shrewd intellect and a for decision. opposite him was also rotund and somewhat he had a totally bald on the speaking develop­ ments in the case of Rowland and Rowland,” he stated, ‘as I under­ stand them, the defense has uncov­ ered new evidence, since our last meeting, two weeks ago, so that Mr. Rowland -can now produce positive ground for resisting his wife's libel for a divorce. And the court has granted him leave to amend his ans­ wer to introduce these facts. He looked up from the pamphlet toward the man he addressed, the older and less agitated of the two men on the left, the lawyer for defense. Mr. Trumbull, nodded. “It is, Master,” he replied, casually. “Then we must now consider significance and bearing on case of your claims,” Mr. Dawson said. “You are . . .” The woman’s companion leaned forward suddenly and raised hand. “Just a moment, Mr. Master,” interrupted Mr. Dawson swiftly, object to the introduction, by the respondent, of any evidence im- pungning Mrs. Rowland’s chastity or the conduct of her private life.” Mr. Trumbull turned sharply and inimically toward the speaker, Mr. Dawson back in his his hands. “On what he inquired "Because, lard replied Rowland originally answered these divorce proceedings by his wife, he made no- suggestion of any such evi­ dence Indeed, he put in no defense Whatever. He had the opportunity at the beginning of the action to in­ dicate how he would contest it, in his formal reply. Having failed to the Mr. the the his he "I as lounged still further swivel chair and folded grounds, Mr. Willard?” calmly. Mr. Master,” Mr, Wil- eagerly, ‘‘when Mr. x % as a sur- has guilty of she brought The rest is a matter have received notice of so he could appear and he chose, just as any co­ might. He is as much this action as Mr. Row- Miss Ed- ’ Mr. Trumbull re- "in fact, he is pres- office. I have sub- a (possible witness. his anger entire inad- This is known as. recrimination; the complaining spouse will not be granted a decree where it can be shown that he or she was also guil­ ty of the same immorality.” Thus "appealed to, Mr. Dawson looked soberly from -one antagonist to the other. When at length, he spoke, his voice rang with his curt reprimand. “Both ed,” he meeting of you ordered will be gentlemen, be iseat- brusquely. “This conducted in a re- Don’t Let the Mother’s Nerves Upset the Whole Household Mother grows sick and tired of the daily routine of household drudgery. It gets On .her nerves and she becomes cross and irritable. If there is no relaxation, or corrective treatment, mother becomes run down; wakes up tired after disturbed rest; complains of weakness and dizzi­ ness, and an all-gone, tired-out feeling, A complete nervous breakdown may bo approach­ ing and an effective tonic medicine is urgently required. Milburn’s H. & N. Pills have proved beneficial in thousands of Buch instances, Get a box at once from your druggist, ■■ be heartening to the management. Through years that other fairs have found slipping gate receipts and low attendance marks, the attendance of the London Fair lias kept up. Sure­ ly there is no surer indication of the worth of London’s Fair than that. From the London office conies word of the things that have been done to make the 1935 Fair bigger and better than ever . . . the larg­ est ipurses ever offered for speed trials at the Western Fair ... a bigger and better horse show in the Ontario arena where all the live stock judging is done, a dog show that attracts Dog Breeders from all ovex’ Canada and the United States a flower show second to none in the Dominion, a new grand stand per­ formance, that will exceed this de­ partment’s fine shows of other years., with a special fireworks wind-up for the Saturday Night finale. Five dis­ trict bands will supply music on the grounds, and the world-renowned Rubin and Cherry shows will pro­ vide the midway. Member of The Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Professional Cards GLADMAN & STANBURY BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, Ao- Money to Loan, Investments Made Insurance Safe-deposit Vaults for use of our Clients without charge EXETER and • HENSALL CARLING & MORLEY BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, Ac- LOANS, INVESTMENTS, INSURANCE Office; Carling Block, Mjain Stree®, EXETER. ONT. her her an- iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiillilhT; speetable, courteous manner er not at all . . . Mr. Simpkins, ycu will please disregard these last remarks in your notes.” The clerk nodded. When the two attorneys had reseated themselves, Mr. Dawson addressed Mr. Trum­ bull. “I think we may proceed with the business. No doubt, y.ou are fully prepared to sustain your -contention that Mrs, Rowland was to- her husband?" “Yes, Mr. Master.” Mr nodded; then hesitated, uncertainty. “By an set of circumstances, my produce a young lady, whor was al­ most an eye-witness to her affair. . . . she is in this suite now, wait­ ing to be summoned to unake her disposition.” “This woman is your first witness of the afternoon, Mr. Trumbull?” the master inquired. “Yes, I shall order her evidence now. Afterward, if there is still time today, my client himself will take the chair to support her state­ ments.” Mr. Willard rose again, more calm and self-ipossessed. “I enter an objection, Mr. Master, to hearing any testimony by Mrs.— by Mr. Rowland’s witness. It is -im­ possible that she has any direct knowledge of this action. She is barely acquainted with .my sister and not on the best of terms. In fact there are strained relations between them, which would prejudice against my client and .render evidence valueless.” “I deny that!” Mr. Trumbull swered excitedly. “Her information is personal, the result of her own ob­ servation. And her position is un­ impeachable. She is a member of Philadelphia society and the wife of one of its most prominent citizens; she would never lend herself'to any­ thing dishonorable.” “Nevertheless, her word cannot be accepted in these circumstances,” Mr. Willard maintained. “Antagon­ ism is apt to blind her to the truth.” Unexpectedly, the woman inter­ posed, as though ccimipelled by her resentment she could nqt contain. “Mrs. Keith isn’t to be trusted,” she insisted angrily. “She’s utterly unmoral and holds a grudge against me.” Allen Rowland as promptly took up the cudgels. “That’s a damned lie!” he flared. “She has an excel- dent reputation and doesn’t deserve to be slandered . . .” He broke subsding abruptly as Mr". Trumbull laid a restraining, warning hand on his arm. Mrs. Rowland’s lawyer looked pained, his chief concern apeparing to be Mr. Dawson’s possibly unfav­ orable reaction to- her unpleasant outburst. “As I started to say, I ask that the witness be excluded.” Frowning, Mr. Dawson pondered the request, then shook his head. "I cannot allow the objection, Mr. Willard,” he decreed, “as there is no concrete evidence of her bias, If she is prejudiced you wi'll be able to discredit her, after she has questioned . . You may bring witness in, Mr. Trumbull.” (Friday—well I got me a new bi­ sickle for iniy berth day today & I never road 1 be­ fore but pa sed it was as easy as falling off a log. well it was and even if I never did. fall off of a .Dog (why I gess I fell about the same as if I had fell >off pf a log oney this ‘ was ferther to fall. Saturday—Hor­ ace Flatt sed he wood sell hie car Cheap, he tald pa he , had baut it for to use as a plashure Car but now it had wanted to go In it to se he says he will sell his car cheap now. 'Sunday—Ant Emmy had the hec- ups today and finely we sent for the Dr. and when he cum he got to tawking about how some times hec- ups lasted for a weak at a time and the person witch had them died sum times' and she got so skared she quit haveing them rite away. Munday—pa got balled out today by the boss down at the noose paper wear he wirks? The boss balled him out or smokeing wile at wirk and pa says it was very yery unjust becauz he wasn’t wirking. Teusday—'Ant Emmy wants to be rite up to Stile and now she is look­ ing or a new suite to ware this Fall. She wants it to be in the new cullor she has ben heering so muoh about witch they call Zane Grey. Wensday—Unkel Hen was at are house today a long with sum uther Co. and I and him was tawiking amongst eath uther and he showed me a niafe he has had since he went to 'skool morn fifty years ago. All he has done to it is to'have 2 new blades put (in and a new handle put onto it. Thirsday—Elly Protz has rote a book and she .was a getting ipritty discurraged about it till the preech- er cum vs. her book so now she is happy and it looks like she will be a very rich lady sence the preachers have denounced the book. BICYCLE REVIVAL KEEPS BRITISH MAKERS BUSY The reviva 1 of bicycling 'which has taken place is bringing about in­ creased activity among bicycle man­ ufacturers in Britain, according to the Industrial Department of the Canadian National Railways. Tour­ ing and tandem models seem to be those greatest in demand. (Continued next week) Give ’Em a Chance been youT Mother—Well, son, what have you been doing all afternoon?” -Son—-Shooting craps, mother. Mother—You must stop, little things have as much right live as you have. Those to CODDLING ALL WRONG (■F. P. Stockbridge) ■One of the troubles with modern I “Out of every dollar spent last year only four cents went for relig* ion and eduction combined.”—Billy Sunday. WESTERN FAIR AT LONDON TELESCOPES WORLD AD­ VANCEMENT Those who have not visited the Western Fair in recent years will be amazed at the advancement that has been made in the exhibition which is held so successfully at 'London each year. The Fair which opens there on September 9th and continues un­ til the 14th is actually the 68th con­ secutive annual exhibition, and w;ord conies from the executive officers at London that this year records will be imade in every department. |Long ago the Western Fair out­ grew its county fair (proportions. It is now one of the most important ex­ hibitions of its kind in Canada. There are many features of the London event that makes it most interest­ ing to the average man, and certain­ ly the arrangement of the exhibits and the fact that .one can see the main points of interest’in a one-day V'feit has popularized the Western Fair. No organization, no national institution, as the Western Fair has become, could possibly go on ex­ panding 'for 68 years without reach­ ing remarkable proportions, yet cre­ dit is due to the foresight of the management? and the directorate that the Western Fair lias grown without becoming unweildy. Primarily the Western Fair is an agricultural exhibition, with every department o.f agriculture catered to and held foremost in the plans for the exhibition, but it is also a great industrial fair, and no manufacturer who hopes to keep hi® product be­ fore the public misses the opportun­ ity of displaying it at London. Year by year, advancement in industry is in the hundreds of exhibit® which crowd the buildings at London. In­ ventions created by the world’s fore­ most inventive brains are introduc­ ed, very often, to Canada at this ex­ hibition. There is never any thought in anyone’® mind that the world is standing still after they visited the Western Fair. The response that Western Ontar­ io makes to the Western Fair must How Much Jackie watched the nurse while she weighed the new baby. Finally he could contain himself no longer. “Do you mind telling me what my mother paid a pound fOT him,” he asked. Dr. G. F. Roulston, L.D.S.,D.D.S. DENTIST Office: Carling Block EXETER, ONT. . Closed Wednesday Afternoons Here and There Fine pereheron stallions, ly groomed cavalry chargSrfc of the mounted police, racing and pacingkhorseh and mounts train­ ed in jumping and for the hunt­ ing field mingle at the village of Montebello, P.Q., on the* north shore/of the Ottawa, for the an­ nual (Seigniory'Club Horse Show: this summer during August 15-18, Thursday to Sundays A musical ride will be puVon. by the, Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The event is under the patronage of His Excellency the Governor- General and Canadian and Amer­ ican society folks are expected In Hirge numbers. Enjoying a abort, stay a£. tho Banff Springs Hotel on his way to taking up his post in London, His Excellency T. Matsudaira, Japanese Ambassador to Great Britain, stated to an interviewer, “I prefer just to enjoy myself and to forget for a few hours that there are . more arduous duties than the contemplation of this lovely place." . * w Addressing a gathering of the Rotary Club of Victoria at the Empress Hdiel, recently, Printer. Joseph A, Lyons, of Australia, pointed to the British Empire as a great force for peace and urged Canada to cultivate a more favor­ able trade with his own countfy^ Last year, he said, Australia bought from Canada |18,000,000 worth of goods, while Canada bought from Australia only ?€,- 000;000 .worth- The Algonquin Hotel, St An- drews-by-the-Sea, New Bruns­ wick, opened for the summer sea­ son at the end of June, aim is dqw: the centre of much holiday acti­ vity. Their Exceltanoiee tile Gfcfr- ernor-General and Lady Besabp- rough were among tfce gueud and the famous Katy's Cove bal­ ing beach is again as in former, years very popular with the children and the younger set. With the increasing popularity of vacation trips on the Great Lakes, the Canadian Pacific hfus expanded its Great Lakes steam­ ship service to indude calls at . Port Arthur on westbound voya­ ges as well as eastbound. Thq&e ships have been outfitted with deck sports, including Qttqlta, shufflepoard and deck golf. Dan­ cing and music bring pleasure to the evening hours. The schedule makes it possible to take an en­ joyable week’s trip going eH$#r way with overnight stops at both ends, Port McNicoll and Fort William. ( The Maritimes are again this year attracting a large number, of tourists from Canada and the United States. Across the Bay of Fundy there is a very pleasant steamer trip from Saint John th Digby whore the Pines Hotel is located and from Boston to Yar­ mouth with ItSjWell known InBh- side Inn, there are regular sail­ ings. Also the Cornwallis Inn at Kentvllle is a first-dase oontre for trips to the famous Evange­ line Country around Grand Pre, August is the peak month at the (Banff Springs Hotel when between 2August 26-31 golf ama­ teurs of the 'world wilt' com­ pete in the historic PWhee off Wales Trophy and the WIlRngdon (Cup. uThe course; a mile abofe sea-level and sot in the midst off some of tiro most glorious scenery,'1 on. the continent, is the locale of' Jho play. . ... * JOHN WARD CHIROPRACTIC, OSTEOPATHY, ELECTRO-THERAPY A ULTRA­ VIOLET TREATMENTS PHONE 70 MAIN ST. EXETER ARTHUR WEBER LICENSED AUCTIONEER For Huron and Middlesex FARM SALES A SPECIALTY PRICES REASONABLE SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Phone 57-13 Dashwood R. R. 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CLATWORTHY ’Phone No. 12, GRANTON Blunt but Pointed Curious Patient—“Have you no­ ticed a very odd thing about blunt people?” Jones asked his friend. “Can’t say that I have,” said the latter, “They are certainly rather embarrassing at times.” Jiones nodded ipensively. “Yes, but hasn’t it over struck you that they aro the ones Who gen­ erally come to the point first?” he said. *