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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1913-11-13, Page 211 s TnonsnAT, Nov. lt. MM. THE SIGNAL : GODBRICH ONTA RI MacEwan's COAL Best Scranton Hard Coal -all sizes. Cannel Coal for open grates --the highest quality of Coal that can be bought- for the purpose. Empire Dome s t i c Lump Coal - most satisfactory Soft Coal for ranges, box stoves and fireplaces. - Standard Chestnut and Furnace Colse. All kinds of Hard- wood and Kindling. Peter MacEwan Estate Telephone IDS -"Only, Double Track Rail- way between Toronto and Mon- treal, acd Toronto and other prInei. pal cities in Canada. Also Doubt!e Track and S•1ia 'lane between Montreal and Cbicigo: also be- tween Ontario points. Nei'. York sod Philadelphia, via Niagara Falls. - SMOOTH ROADBED FINEST Y.QUIPMENT ELECTRIC UGHTED PULLMAN SLEEPERS Full particular.. berth resin ,lone. etc.. m froGrand Trunk AaMri s.. os* wte (•.L Horning. District Piotoolidia Afoot, roree- to. Ontario F. F. L.wrenee &Sat., Town Pa. -enter and T.cket Agent.. Phone t& FARM MACHINERY ":Obert W ilsoo, Masoey-Harris ' •et, has a full line of Farm hioery always on hand. We e We think the cheapest • i best Hemline Engines on t e Market. Ale mom beautiful Steel Ranges from Tadbnpe and And - onion of Orilils. Jwtitbe thing for s farmer's kitchen. Re have in stock Button Horse Blankets Pumps Cream Separators Milking Machines Di trinc_Aarness And one hundre.t and one other thing*• Come in and see us at the Massey -Harris Shop Hamilton Street A. E BRADWIN EDITGR AND Pvlu.uass Tug S,o,ae IIs rettm,hM sassy Tleat.d.v from the WU w to The ftleaal•11 I•Iltag. Aor$k Resat. God. rk•h Oata Tlas•ollaaa Ma. II Mutt. tllrrlua-no. UNl., and rifts rents oar year : K mostly N savanna Oto Dollar will be seneoted ; to seliseriber. la rhe Vetted Slats ,es* rats le Oma Dollar and ray Cent* .trxjly is Ad V•0011. 9.hterlbor• vita fall to reent Tod Sweat. e•w,elar(y by wall wllle...der • tater hy aegoalotion tho pOMhb erMaw fact etmeads statism p Wham • chance of sate.. 1e desired. both aid ad the new addre.. +hooka be Onto. Retalt•aaxo way b made by bank draft. •latus. mossy noise, Poet ic• order. or reii.lor.d Nater. S.b.evtprlon.May eamw.acv at any timl•. AMA:1 TIaI a1 Tr.Rr. -RM« foedt.$.y and mat r.rs edema...swot • .111 be siren an apdi- eatior. Legal and other-imii•r d vett lament.. ten otnl• per lir • for Bert Mersa in and four new • Per line for each eubaequirrit in-ertiw. Mea.arrd b) e scale o' e.lid nonpareil • welee limos toms t ch. IIu.loe-, card. of .1. DHSS and ante.. Firs f-4tar• per year A4 wartime. meet. of L.I. Found. M•rayd. istairvion. Vacant, rwitat inn. Wanted. Hata. for Sale or to Rent. farm. f xr S.Ir or to Rest. Aral: los for vole. rte.. not cseeedlote(gbS4 Iioe,. Twenty Bee fent- emelt in.rett.., (lee Maar for Ant month. flay Cant month. Larger edeertl.emeuate In preeb•tIen. An- noenomteet. la oetla►ry matins twee, Ten yenta per hue. No notice teas than Twenty - Are ('ant,. Any poedal near.. the object of which M the uernn •l ry Week of any Inds, d- ual os* arori.tton. t•, be con.ldrr.d an a 1, er tt- nt and ek.rv,d •enordtnrly. Tit 1•naw01MieDENT+.-Tbe re-nteratlnn of onr •.b..•riber• and reader+ 1. ••, dlally Instr- edt toward• amend THE 4Nix ell • ,. e•kly record of alt local. aunty amd district doing, n rout • mildest Ion w111 tie e•tended to 001.. • it con- tain. the name and eldre.. Of the writer. n once -art for nnblie••ion. but a. an *videnee of reed fatrt, dew• Roma «Anud reach THE J, at nmce not later the Wedneed•y noon of cern week. THC RSDAY. NOVEMBER i:lrn, 1913 MR. Mct-EAN AND REe)PROCITY In reply tc an Article in these col- Umtts two weeks ago, Mr. Robert Mc- Lean has a letter in The• (lode►ich Star. and that we may not he accused of inisepre-entation we puhlis'i it in Sir,-InLet elect's Signal there is asoditoetal in which the eiitnr, with siesin to make a point against me, does oct keep ft+ the truth. He sacs "Two assn ago when the fight for reciprocity salla wider wtkets was on Mr. McLean was nue o[ those Tories that opposer havta�r any dealings with the Yankees." .This 1 call a de- liberate unttwtb. What 1 opposed was binding this country m the reciprocity Mil then presnted. and for the reason stated and now proved. that it we would wait Asp would get into their markets without having to pay tor it. We are getting that market. now for oothlogg,o wberr&s with the treaty we were tone made a dumping ground for the U.S. A.1 have shipped cattle to the U.S. since (probably before the Signal mesa was born) until the Din;- lti$7 ley bill merle,;rade impossible, 1 think I know something of'tbs trade sled ant too likely to refuse that musket when offered on our own terms, without Dost. Under the Wilco. tariff 1 can pay farmers a higher price for their cattle than before that bill passed. Unless the Signal moo knows more shout the Inde than he does on this gtsastipta. be will make some priitiag mistatee, but 1 want him to be trutb- tulanvbow. Now. we have the greatest teepee" for Mr. McLoen. and the leaden of his party must now recognise the fact that they would be in better shape to- day if they bat given him the recent senate appointment instead of open- ing South Brut.; butt we think that Mr. McLean has forgotten a fewl. H things since the campaign of bale will Dot object, we lee sure, to Mur asking him a few questions on the subject. . 1. Will Mr. McLean tell us of any one occasion -jest one -during the 1911 campaign when he propbesied that the United States wou13 abolish its tariff again,. cattle? es 2. 1t Mr. McLean had such fore- knowledge of theacti,n of the United States cougtess. why did he not know that the duty was tort to he taken off horses? 3. If he knew the L'nited States duty was not to be taken off horses, why did he not [anima inform the [armoto this effect t 4. Why dld he not acknowledge in 1911. as he now does. that the opening of the Veiled States market to Can. adian eattle would be a boon to the farmers of Herat county ? Was it that he really didn't know it then. or that be did not like to go counter to the campaign cries of his party'? 5. if in 1911 he knew what was go- ing to heppen, wby did be oppose the efforts of the Uhent party to venire the United States market for Cana- dian horses! Why did he not tell 'be farmers of Huron that the United States congress would pot take off the duty on horses, that the Western no hoe market wsoon be as flat as a pancake. lea that horses to Ontario would drop orae -quarter or one-third in price P ft. Mr. McLean 'peeks of getting in- fo the s'nfted State. market "without bost." Will he tell us of any clause in file reciprocity agreement that would have surrendered Camelia 1ibeetiee. rights or privileges In any degree ? if Mr. McLean will give candid and upedme Se replies to thegtswstioea. we shall he glad to publish them. Mr. KeLean denies that be had any poe • in the disloyalty cry that wasro re by his party in the aeti-eecip- ri upaign. We were told that nes PI I have "se tem*er trade with tl..- Yankees," that the Minoltas' rat an trade from east d west Ilia.. to P orth sad south lies would ruin Can- adtaa railways, dismember the Rai - Ore and throw Oasada tato the arms ef lbs Caked Steam. Mr. Malles., of mama. knew that this was as rime alma, used the( anTory. ft* nose as* he th bed e oppoetwaity, wadi he glad M full turn aa extra dollar by trading acro' the line. We ars glad. even at this late date. to beve Mr. McLest e public acknowledgment that no disloyalty 1111 Involved in dealing with the 1. ailed States, and that the United States market offers material advantages to Canadian ferwere. W the Liberal policy of freer trade i carried fully in- to effect, Mr. McLea will, we hope, be ready td, eckngwl ge candidly that it it all rigbt. P eibly, indeed, he will then claim t t he was always in favor of it. INJUSTICE AT•SEAFORTH Postmaster hr Forty -sine Yeas. Dismis- sed Without Came In the last issue (.1 the Seaford) Ez- poeitor appeared the following account of the great injustice done the pod. - insister of that town: - On Thursday of Met week Mr. Sam- uel Dickson, postmaster at Seatorth, refired the following comm joleal 100 front the post office inspector at Lon- don: Dear Sir, -I am instructed by the department to itatotm you that in con- nection with the construction of the new public building at Sea fort b, which, it is understood, is now ready tor occupancy. it is consliered advi+• able to make a new aupolotment W the postwaster•bip at Seaforth. I am. therefore, to notify you that Mr. J. A. %Viliiawr has been appointed to sue• coed you a, Postmaster of Seeforth. on the removal c[ the office to the new Public huttlding• You will be advised later on the date of the transfer. Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter." This is the first and only informa- tion Mr. Dickson teaeived from the de- partment that a cbanpe was contyon- plated, or tbat his service. were to be dispensed with. Why the construc- tion and occupancy of the new public building should necessitate achange of postmaster no explanation has been given. and we fancy it would puzzle the department or any other person to formulate a reason. it w simply a miserable pretext and is is keeping with the whole proceedings through- out. Such ^heartless and cold-blooded proceeding has never been perpetrated b) a government in Canada and nu private corporation or company in the world would treat an old and faith- ful official in like manner. Mt. Dicksunhhrs been postmaster at Seaforth for forty-nine years. Then could not be a more faithful or oblig- ing public official than be was. He has given the duties of the office his close personal attention and has been un the job night and day, late and early. During the furry -nine years he bas filled the position there has never been a complaint from the depart- ment. but on the contrary he has fry - (peat ly been complimented by the of- ficers of ib.. department for the very correct and efficient manner in which the office was being conducted. It ie generally admitted by those in a posi- tion to know that the Seaforth post office has been one of the very best conducted offices in the province, &nil yet he is thus curtly and summarily dismissed. Mr. Dickson is a lifelong l'onserva- tive but, occupying the position he did, has never been off -naively partisan, yet he never made any secret of his political coloring and convictions. Fur fifteen years he was ■flowed to pursue the even tenor of his wayunmolested under Liberal rule, anwithin two years after his own party friends came Into power he 'has teen uocere- mouiousl dismineed and for no other reason than that the other fellow wanted the noaitioa and had iu some way obtained pull enough to get what be coveted. Mr. Dicksou has certainly good reason to exclaim "Save me from say poliricAI [Heade." Mr. Dickson's wocessor is Mr..John A. Williams. of Zurich. We have no doubt but Mr. Williams will mike a good enough postmaster anal under other conditions our people would be blessed to welcome him as a citizen. t why it has been' necessary to go to Zurich for a postmaster for Mea - forth is another matter wbich it would ne sumewbat difficult to ex- plain. In our opinion, and no doubt hn the opinioo of many others. it is a direzt insult to the Conservatives of Seaforth and vicinit v There ark many Conservatives in S-st •rth and vicin- ity. withip the jurisdiction of the of- fice, wbo have for years devoted time aud money in the in'erests of the Con- servative party. and many of whom ate even more capable than Mr-. Wil- liame 10 fill the position of postmaster efficiently and creditably, and all these hare been parsed over lay the govern- ment and* man from the village of Zurich bas born selected as postmas- ter at Reif.xth and to occupy the new building. Evidently in the estimation of the government. and on tbelr own •ta..ments as quoted &hove, they have not a supporter in Seaforth or vicin- ity. not even Mr. Dickson wbo has served without complaint under vsr- .iow gn.•ernwrents verg wg ntr fifty yesre. -Ae•ntsOtabte uncurl[''to 'at -Copy tble new building. and Me. John A. Williams, ofZurlrb. had to he lmp•wt- ed for t bat purpoe•e. Well. it our Con- servative ft-iende bore ran swallow such medicine and roDtinue to look plaaaant, that is Limit Iueiseas, not nun. We know 'that if a Liberal government had offered any such in- sult to its supporters there would be considerable of a row. Highest Market Prices hr CREAM Foresees having('ream to sell dodo, the tai and winter months can secure Moet results by shipping to the Walkerton Creamery. Alvi art ases theorem paid. el= as carsfdly we►gtsd Sarni -monthly payments Write ler Sas se ale Walkertes Creamery, Welbsehea, arms Caasen, Os►Ise4a. If you have $100 ��. tot Basket ear wee ci •rin rs a.a• per dente DcD1ftureS Thai •.. issue o•enr.. They interna r 1 yor teal.. tall-r.rb. m..e w M Wis •bad' .asses by ••.ins. ro,' bar...�.�.f att.a( D.6..unewd�, rdbtxrkp •W wv i...s womw- meet Paid -ftp Cental - $1,000,000.00 Assets - - - $6,000.000.00 Gyaay at•ee r.iabh .dere• re- treeO..u, d large or.�,a� mom (r.• eemp4 Deb.re..s t.sil•i ss r.- esso- Standard ' .lanae I 1 , 1' lI 1 , HAS M( IT LAST ..1 TTO. W. L HORTON, Coder:eh Reeideat Director FARMERS GULLED UONDITIONS ARE POOR IN THE WEST THIS YEAR Local Photographer Gathers Ideas in Passing 1 hrough Western Prov- inces - Good Grope but Stack Times and Hard Winter Aboad- Land Agents ,n Harvest Fields The middlemen are holding up the fanners and seakins_ &11 the money in the weeteen the belief of Mr. R. K. Salle tlr , wattf ea be- half of the immigration branch of th. department of the interior at Ottawa has madea photographic tour of the three western provinces -Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan. Mr. Sallows, who is one of the beet photo- graphers in Ontario, if not in Canada, nae returned to bis borne in Roderieb after taking a five 'weak•' trip. He laoded in Winnipeg-tbe gateway of the west -when the grain busbies' was at its height, and when between 131)0 and 1500 cars of wheat were arriv- ing daily. Theo he went to Brandon, Hattney and Underhill, Manitoba: Weyburo, Arcola, Regina and Indian Head, in Sesttetcbewae. Asked by The Signal about the crop, be replied that he had teen told that in the parte be had visited the average yield of wheat would be 50 bushels to the acre. "(N course," he said, "in some planes the yield will be over 48 bushels. tiding on to Raymond, Alberta, be wee much impressed with the sugar indust►y, and the manner of growing the sugar beet by the Mormons. He learned while in that country that the average yieid would be about eight tons of beets to the acre and belling at $5 per too the homer would realise $40 per acre. The tops for feed- ing porpoise were also worth an ad- ditional $10 per ton, which would net about one too to the acre. Tbe winner of plowing was the sour_e of much interest to Mt. Sallaws. He toots several pictures of steam plowing outfits costing $115,1100, with a "tey for 80 to 40 ams per day. lecast photographer was inter- ested in the farm of Messrs. Fred. Davis and C. A. Nairn, at (rricana, Alberta. Both these gentlemen are Uodei ich bays and good practical men. Oa their farm Mr. Sallow• saw oats growing. a hid) it was said would turn out 101) bushels to the acre. They had 1178 acres in Date this year which would. in his opinion, give this yield. The estinseted yielu given by Mr. Davis to bon wise, summer fallow, 1110 bushels : [all plowing. Su bonnets: spring plowing. 5) bushels, and dieting en last year's stubble, 40 bushels. While to Alberta he got in touch with Hun. Duman Marshall, minister ut agriculture for the province. The minister took him around the coontry and they inspected the new expert mental f..rn► then. The minister in- formed M-. Sallow' that his depart- ment w,.. trying to get the farmers to stop graih growing and go in for mixed farming. Mr. bellows made about i 150 photos , u hie trip which will be used h9 the government in the issue of booklets for distribution in British and foreign countries. Sopporting tale contention that the farmers are being tolled, be told a Signal reporter that oats were selling at Olds, Alberta, for 19 meets per bushel. These oats would make M poeedenf tolled ns, foe -Melts►- Nam farmer paid back the miller p. oasts. He had been toad that wheat tilling at 110 mots per boatel would require !{ sroebels to make a benched of Sour. The farmer gets $1.60 for this wheat and pays for Its equivalent le flour the sum of N.M. 1. the way of potatoes the same eotsditfona prevailed. At Olds, a Mr. Le ebmond had told him that when pelota's were selling at $1 per bushel in Wlnwipeg, boyars had offered bins 17 erste per bushel and at this ague he had sole M bu shela le ate mind of Mr. hallows, It was evident that be much preferred Os - tacks to the west. H. said 1 anyan who has 100 aerie riga paMOH fnf In Ontarb le very foolish td move 14 the west. and people who are work's* at $10 pr steel here are s - better tat than et a mks* of Oil W ebe west. 711. is 'ohm to be a hard whim for t he working Mesa la the west. as he will have ambles/ to tfe when the lh eebhlg i. neer." Tbe.. lastly, Mr Mallows that rests were hints ai very higd livery sates were la the anode. "Pier 1..u.. ,' he said. "In Regina 1 tad as auto ear from 10.0 a.so. uattl1 $ p.m and 1 paid OM SO for its hire." However, Me. Bellowsaeknowhdgee that tide is a bad Ness of year and ate poor coedit isms ere partly responsible to the mesal real estate eineep. Mu nae bead awe who wog he the real arta blowiest year wbo taw rose this year wM'►Mg Is the btmrvest I.M. rifrds-Eye View 1 My INE HAWK �c- atbe Hawk was walking along t he street on Sunday morning last rather . M'ly. *bee he saw the Square lamps blaming. To the ft lend wbo was walk- ing with flus he asked what wise the reason Inc this unnecessary expense. His friend told hint that the lamps were lighted in order that the late drunks might see their way bows. The next oighr, however, he remarked that the light• cern• in very handy to pedestrians dorir•g the blisxard. This bird is always interested iu the caws* of religion but he SAVE WIth all reverence, that long-winded sermons, or rather preachers, are a nuisance. A short time ego he attended one of the local churches,. when a visiting minist.t was to he there. The musical pan of the service and the pray- ers appealed 10 hien. but the airmen was so long that The hawk almost went through the etheral blue in bis dreams in Ibe meantime. However, it came to an erd, the sermon and the dream, and before he kne* where he was, he was hob-nobbing to all his friends oo the way home. lmmsdiete- ly the pangs of hunger struck him foe It was In the morning and he had only had a slight breakfast. H, look- ed into one of the shop windows as be passed and to his astonishment wbea facing the window h. • owl.' easily see the buttons on the back of Lis coat -for he was wearing a Paine* Albert coat on that occasion. • • • It has been said that "the early bird catches the worm•" but if The Hawk bad his own way be would soy that alhastigoes k catches the soowbaak also. gr. ‘sf. Taking a stroll before the evasions got too chilly, The Hawk tan across His Majesty, Chief of Polies 1'ostielb- walte. The chief was trotting aloog with his face beaming '•like a basket of chips." and imtnediately taking eoo- fidence by that ch.e►ful eountensn^o The Hawk yelled : "Left, left, left right, left !" "Halt." tai.i the ebief. and The Hawk quaked with tear as when he was a small bon and used to play Hallowe'en tricks. "All roads lead to justice in this town young man," rang out the ebief. blit The Hawk 'v s rather bewildered at that saying ,til his eyes rested on the court I. • ism and then it dawned upon him abet the court house was the hub upon wbi.:h Ooderich rev,,lvee. "While I'm always gond to •eraoge.s, if you loss your respect for constituted anthoe i• y„ we ace a pl ce tor ouch flabbergasted, 0 m-0anrttaiog ilsas, and while I dou'twant to take the law into my own hanks, 1 n.u•t uphol.l it," be said. The Hawk informed the chief that be was a Yankeeritixen and said. "Possibly- you'll -wait - for - toe." Tbe chief said be 'would and The Hawk promised not to offend again. ••• Perhaps he has n.ir,w views, yet at the same ting he u as rather shocked to see a church u•e•1 to display articles of merebandise. He remembers the words of the Master which his mother taught him : "Ye shall not mike My Father's house a den of thieve.." ••• In the toe 1 of The Hswk it is ap- parent that the people of this country are beginning to emerge flows the be- lief of capital punishment. 11e there- fore points to the 6t,l1tj peli,ion ask- ing for the life of Charles Gibson of Toiontn, recently. He hes len told by people who have wad. a life study of the •natter, that capital punishment is contrary to the laws of find. n rM•• wt. Pm hrs..4!.Lreaiestt tamsr Ow 111 &bar, SME TENT Arriposbilast le Ow • T_; a lern• a' a 3':s, . "iww �•• •�usire s tt«ssrsst ` tea A pelma gotete amt rwa ort Sas imalsorr .W els sum. A Ildest ..it Os& ..ate ••.talism 'memo me a•.aeb .•moll r %Aft Amu VIE•or Min asiketlwellbl ell all es 111 it sus W. ACHESON & SON Sixty Women's Stylish Winter Carats at Special Price Ladies' Beaver Cloth and Kersey Cloth Coats Lined wing heavy quilted farmers' Satin and neatly floisbet and trimmed. Collar and revere of Western $20.00 Sable o. 1, In slams 90 to 44. Special pt lee � Ladies' Fur Lined Beaver and Kersey Coats Collar and revers of select Sable. A very handsome and highfelaae coat Fur lining. very fine and sold with a guarantee tor service. Simms is to 46. Price... Muskrat Coats 5.00 Finest Canadian Muskrat Coats, selected skins and Loreto i• fully made in Merest cut, full letsglb. Lind throughout with Skinner's guaranteed satin. Sines 3S to 44. s7 Price Ladies' Winter Clot h Coats 5.00 Along Dame this week &boat two done stylish ,an►ple Coats from one of the largest and best makers in our country. Beautiful new tough cloths sod many Tined ill thromili with satin, all sixes, but we place them at special �� 0 sample prices, each ............17.00, 1100.00 and .00 Men's Fur Lined Coats, fur collar.... $35.00 Men's Black Dog Coats with As- trachan Lamb Collar, No. 1, at $20.00 Men's Coon Coats at $75.00 Men's Bulgarian Lamb Coats at $25,00 Fur Robes, size 33x65, No. 1 Black • Sahli -Brown Bear. Well lined and trimmed, at each. $12.00 W. ACHESON & SON Watch for the big Demonstration of the Ideal Bedding Company of Toronto at f IiOIi.MEI13R'S the Furniture Man NOVEMBER 6th, 7th and 8th PHONE 89 Everything in Its Favor Me CLAIT'8 PANDORA RA NOB For a combination of high-grade material and workmanship and labor-saving facilities the Pan- dora takes topmost place in cast ranges. fts splendid system of oven ventilation, the special Hue construction which forces thie heat twice around the oven, and the patent fuel saver are fea'' tures which demand the attention of every house keeper. Our big stove sale of other lines is still on and we have some exceptionally good values left. We 'di rcCLART'S PAMOUl Doak -m_Emg Imo Owl*" Howell Hardware Co.