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The Signal, 1914-6-11, Page 2r, y rt•to - - or do 1 T.VIMeDAY, Juwi 11. 1M4 THE SIGNAL : GODERICH ONTA R] O Lona fog of the Awoaaatlon of Municipal Corporations speaking for 18,000,000 people, was voted through • second -- reading by a majority of 167. T L 1.s BRADWID[ I There is no country that has more 111/rrOIt AND Pummel= attractive. more salubrious, or more -- numerous resorts to captivate visite r. Tem sserat. te_paltienel every Tiered• Ifsalld/r'1, KoetK Canada ulada liar. ♦11 that is needed trete the a Nos toea-a tltr..t, Oeder4ra OmtTeMpbtw Na a w bring tourists to Mem in as large The ,tv.trreoa }at�aware- One Ileus. sed rlfty ('sate net year ; tf paid ntrbUy Is steamie Own number* as these •re hocking to Swit IbWr wW M scoeoud : to wtrortb.n l• the zerland is adequate and telling adver- t;atte Stater the rate V 0•• Ostler rad rifts Ceti straotly is &drea1)•buer(bers who Wing, and the towns and cities that tall to receiveoToa M. elut.L ngttl•rty by nisi,, ...Wormier a favor by acumen the pub (.b have at their door beauty spots sod er of the facie •e earl adobe as port hie. %hen seeders of grandeur in which health can • cluing. of oaten. la dsalred, both old and , the new addres. should M gi.w1- Remittaawr be toned up would be wise to turn may be made by batik draft, ezprw tamer order. trod odic. order. or registered letter. I teat natural heritage W account by Subsertption' may commence at nay time. INIICIOW advertistog. Ant warls'so rakes.- states for display and 1 cataract advertYrmeol. will be given o,. at/p18 cation. Legal and other - tmUar ad vertt.ment'. tea mote per lune fur tint insertion and four pati pr lies ter awn eabsrgaent insertion. llwur.d by a reale of solid soapareY--twelve Iloes to an Inch. Bonnett card, of six Untie And under. Foe 11oU.r. per rear. advertise meet. of Lost. Found, Strayed. Bltaatioa• Vacant, situation" %'anted. Huu.e. for 'Wear ro Neer Yarns for lisle or to Hent, Articled for tial... etc.. not a icemen/ right line+. T wooly. ave lent. each ht.erttot.; One Dollar for drat mouth. Fifty tent .for each .nib.uu . ent month. Larger advertisement. In proportion. An1 - t.oanoetnent. la ordinary reedit's T Cent. per how No notice 144 than wenr7• eve Coots. Any .pedal motor. the object of which ie the imam Mrybebenefit ef 111111 individ- ual r.w aociatlun. t,. oon•dered •n ad+at tinement and doused aootadingly. To ( 'onitesl,.\ Dt!ana.-The co operation of tier -n M.•rtbere and modem 1. cordially in.lt• ed toward' making Tns cru• aL a weekly record et all local. ouuntry ter, and district dot. No con nitanketlen will g� a o tains the name will add..' of theter. not net-e..retly for ppubluation. but o- +•. eo idence of good taltb, New- (teens .honld reach lite s1eUi. Mike not later than Wednesday tone at each week. TH t 1481)4Y, J1 NE I ITU, 1914 000 Itsosmbeso what it 10e600 when 00 wy articles in oommoir used it'y every family in the 1)o.loloe ass ab footed. During the year. there 1010 enure decline In the prions of linger sad tobaccos. which are Dot seises varies of life, and in some dairy pro- ducts, etc. (In the other hand, how- ever, meat priors -reached a general level," the report eye, "higher than ever previously experieuced." The index lumber for animals and meats stood at 100 b, an advance of an even twenty points over 1912, and of no less than 34.2 since 1911. The in- crease in meat prices in 1913, as com- pared wish the prices ot 1912, was slightly more than twelve per cent. Similarly, fish showed an increase in price, while there was also a not- able advance in the cost of articles of clothing. The indrz number for tex- tiles was I:I'.te an lid Vane. of 19.I points in the year anti an advance of 11 6 points over the number for 1911. Boots, leathers and hides, which stood at 130.6 in 1911, ab..wed an index now- ber of 154.9 in 191.1- • rise ..t 21.:4 COMPENSATION TO WORKMEN In the Liberal policy submitted to the elector' in 11011 by Mr. N. W. Rowell and his colleagues, there was the following pledgor : '•We prowire the pw.sage of • wesoure to provide for compensa- tion to workmen injured in our in- dustries, and W their dependents, where each injuries result in death, points, and a rise of 11.5 when 1913 is modelled after the recent legi.lation in (creat Britain: and to insure In all compared with 1912. ,luring 191:4, the cases the payment of such comprn- index uulnber for fuel and lighting Dation." also jumped consideraely. Doting the campaign, the Liberals Taking the figures prepared under Pointed out the urgent necessity for the Borden government, then, it is this legislation. The government. ma seen that the !ort of living continues the other hand, rmpbasiseld their op- to mount steadily and rapidly. In the position to the demands of the work- •awe tepott which gives these figures, inguen, by the prime minister him- moreover. it is admitted that in the 'elf going up to East Hamilton to se- United States, during the year, farm WHITNEY GOVERNMENT RECORDS cure. if partible. the durst of the one products and other footle showed 1. Voted down in flied.. succe•eive Labor member in the house -a man lower than in 1112, while the close of who had been must persistent in prey 1913 saw steady decreases in the Unit - years the Atsdirb•thr-li+r trsrdutioo. ? Refused to cheer the bars on all sing upon the attention of the house rd States prices for cloths and cl tth- public holidays at nine a.'cltck in the the need of an adequate ‘Vorkinen's fug, fuel. lumber, building mateoial., evening and at roe o'clock to stator- Compensation act_ Mr. Studbolme, implements, rte. In Australis end day. however. was returned by • greatly France, pricer, instead of rising as 3. Proposed anti -treating legisla- increased majority• they did in Canada,showed a distinct - tion and then failed to introduce lb. During the session of- 1912. the ly lower level, the report state., then 4. Neglected and tirade light of the Liberals again pressed the govrtnment they showed in 1912. In Great Britain •petition of 91109 young Conserv*tives to deal with the question. A reeolu- the index number for the food groups. askiog for advanced temperance legis- tion was introduced by 31r. Proud- as given by for government, declined during the year from 119.9 W 117.7. Evidently. theas whole t.,e,dittun• grew worse in Canada, they showed improvement in other countries. While living curt declined elsewhere, and the .expense upon the every -day citizens ot other lands grew leas, prices advanced to the Dominion under the Borden government and the burden upon the every -day citizens of this country nrcame greater. Instead of taking eorrgrtic action to improve condition.. moreover, Premier Borden and his colleagues move to retake greater the burdens upon the people Not. only Mr. Proudfoot and the by increasing the feria upon many Liberal members, but oleo Mr, Stud- articles. They do this to meet. the hotline, the Labor member for East wishes o[• 'Special loteresu' which .Hamilton, in speaking in support cf fought valiantly for the Conservative this resolution, pointed out that from party in TNi}• When the Liberals in 10$17 to (912 was a long time for the parliament moved this year for tariff workmen of the province and for their urli" t`• in order that the lad up an widows trod orphans to wait for a just the people might he leseena-d, the a recognition of their claims. minister- suwnlooed their dutiful' fol- lowers in the couumona to vote down Towards the end of the session of the liberal motions -and, of course, 1912, as. interim report of the Comms -the followers dutifully voted as they sinner was }aid before the house. were told to rote. progress,-"Sufficienprogress,-it yaidai 'has, - however, been made to warrant the statement that the law of Ontario 1. entirely inadequate to meet the con- ditions under which industries are now carried on, or to provide just compensation for tbo0e employed in them who meet with injuries or stif- fer from occnp%tional dieewses con- tracted in the course of their em- ployment." This report thoroughly justified the Liberals and the Labor member in their constant agitation for a Work- men's (compensation law. The government delayed seven years before joining with the opposi- tion and putting a Workmen's Com- pensation act on the statute books. The Liberal party, on the other hand. and Mr. Rowell. from the moment he became leader, emphasized and re- emphasized the ne.eeity of work- men's compensation. Mr. Rowell's [wieder-rotors did the same At. the.ession of 1913, for example, Mr. Rowell declared : ♦ • tattoo. b. Refused enquiry into the actions of Fr•oeincill-License [nape tor Snider in representing hirneelf as baying been sent by his department to work against the Scott art in the counties of Welland, Peel and Huron and into the charges against the proviociat.ec- retary of having made arrangements with the organized liquor interests in connection with Snider's visits. 6, Failed in recent years to enforce the Liquor License law, as pointed out year by year in the reports of the Dominion alliance. 7. Voted dnwn the proposal toabol- i■h tLe three-fifths requirement and to allow local option to be carried on a majority vote. Si. Voted down the proposal to make local option county -wide SUMMER RESORTS From w recent issue of Ile Toronto 31►il and Enip.re we take the r follow- ing article relative to health and sum- mer resorts, and bee lioderich and Huron county possess many beauti- ful places for health and rent we take pleasure in supporting the viewit of our Toronto contemporary: - The public policy of advertisin,t health resorts and watering places was the subject of en interesting de- bate and vote in the British house of codnmons the other day. A bill to empower borough councils and urban district councils to appropriate a rate of a penny in the pound to the pure pose of advertising the advantages of the locality as a health resort or wat- ering place was up for its second reading. Of the numerous speeches made in the debate, those cif the pres- ident of the local government board and of Sir F. Banbury were opposed to it., end though these speakers were earnest in their opposition it cannot be Raid that the arguments they pre- sented were of much weight. On the other Ride Lord T'hynne, the Unionist member for Bath, one of the chief watering places in England ; pointed to the large anun.spent In ad- vertising the ainenitiee of Switzerland throughout the length and hceadth of Euunpe, the result being that the people of that country reap a rich an- nual harvest from the hundreds of thousands of tourists that conte to its resorts from ell ports of the woyd., Ede tkattlahS Tram lea hiss 1r1*h aurae spent by British people on the conti- nent might with equal advantage to them and great benefit to their coun• try be spent in charming resorts at home. In his remarks in reply the preeident of the local government loosed said that the only gainer (Mtn the proposed advertising would be the press, and. t* some extent, the hill - posting enterprise. Fifty health re- sorts spending a penny rate on 'Weer tieing would, he said, crtnttibute 050,0110 a year, or about • quarter of . million dollars. to these agencies of publicity. Touching nn this point, Mr. liremnn, the ttntonist member for Mile End. who is roaoecteI with the Daily Telegraph, reminded Mr. Sam uel that there are private firma who think nothing of spending t;.,0.(Ill1 a year in advertising. The bene4te of the advertising would trach precti- eilly all the people in the town:or city to which it etteszted visitors. 'rte bill. which bas the support of some 70 health menet" yeprietenting • rateable vans of L11,000.0111, and has the back - foot in the following terms: "Thwt this house. is oL the opinion. that the government. having failed to carry into effect its pledge given upon the second reading of bill No. 2 J ofthe session of 1910, to intro- duce a bi11 with respect to the com- pensation nt workmen for injuries incurred in the eosins of their oc- cupation, and having sought to ea - cape the carrying into effect of the said pledge by the appointment of • commission, and having failed to see that the said commi•sinn report- ed in time too have such & bill enact- ed in the session of 1912, the govern- ment has failed to do justice to the workmen of the province." the tariff was followed by as upward movement lin priers) throughout the last three moods. of the year." l0 1911, when the Ubersls sought to give the l'•aadtaa fernier duly -free access W the United States market, Mr. Borden and his associates went up and down the Dnrnlofon declaring that such scores would be of no bene- fit W our producers. It would be of no benefit, they said. on one platform, because the people of the United States produce so much themselves that they will not buy Crow Canada. 00 another platform they argued that access to the United States market would 1.e of no benefit to Canadian farmers breams prices across the tine were lower than they were in Canada. Today. ".-e have a drpsrtanent of the Burden government wdnlittiug in an official report that when the entry of cattle to the Uoited States market was made duty-free, under the %Vulson- l'uderwotd tariff Zest antumo "heavy shipments' of t'anadieu cattle were i'nesedietely ivade. There were two rrawos for the shiputenh. One was because the United States tasted a market for surplus Canadian cattle: the other was that the price paid in the United States yielded the Cana - alien farmer a goo•, pt-otit. Clearly. then, it lsevident that in their state- ments of 1911 Mr. Bohlen and his friends misled the Canadian people. and apparently they did it deliberately, for it is inconceivable that party lead- ers were ignorant of the real facts. The report snakes another continent upon the result of the ,pelting of the ('cited States mai ket to certain ('ana- dian products. "in the spring of 1913,- it says, "when it appeared prob- able that wool would be allowed to enter the United States free of duty, the price in Canada advanced to the level expected on the United States 1 market. and the Canadian clip of 1913j' was bought et prices anticipating this level." The mere fact of the possibili- ty of the opening r4 the -United !Staten market to Canadian wool was suffi- cient, then. to gain higher prices for the wool which the Canadian sheep - raiser bad for sale- aut.ther piece of evidence itidicatiug the value of that market to the producer. in Canada. The Liberals admit the value of Use home market and the British market but they believe also that the mere markets which are open to Canada on favorable terms, the better for the, Dominion and all its people. They believe that high tariffs sTe unneces- sary and ir.juriou.. They stood for 1 . wider markets and lower tariffs in 1911, and were denounced in all the moods and tense. by Mr. Borden and his associates for so doing. Today, events have shown that Sir iViffrid I Laurier and his followers wets on solid ground three years ago, and a report issued by the Borden govern - went itself supplies justification for the position which the Liberals took. By that policy of wider markets and lower tariffs the Liberals still staid. now d g' -greeting • new govern- ment house in an entirely unsuitali • location : on all entirely unsuitable site ; at w cost when completed and furnished exceeding one million dol- lar., and v'hich tuna p.us.ible amount to one million end a .1a/titer of dollars. It it quite inrpua.ihle to rely on the go'. et nosenl's estimates with reference to expenditures. The following is • comparison of the estimated total cost as presented by thet government in reply to gaestiuns In the torose in the thter successive years, 191'2, 1913an,l 1914 :-- In 1912 the estimated coat of b•.itiing and site was gt(Jl.UtE ; in 1913 it Vella *0,1418 :iia; and in 11(14 it we' . NK75,111 1 til. The 1914 estimates are re than double those of 1912. The actual expenditure up to Febru- ary, 1914. was 11000,015.65, and if the present estimate for the year 1914 is es touch astray es t he previous est i meter, the building will no doubt cost over • million dollars, an.l this dors not in - elude even the furnishing. The following details of theexpendi- -taare Le. dote- were furnished- by the government to the house in February, 1914 :-Cort of site and lege' ezpensee, =117,1.14 ; laying out the grounds, S109.178.34; luildinge, $.152, iK4.:11. The above estimates do not include any furnishing. The minister of public works made a specie' trip to Europe during the past winter ale cost to the province of $101rt, to examine the styles of furn- iture on the continent of Europe. end the castles and palaces of the Old Land. What nee will this enormous and wasteful expeoditure to to the people of the inovince of Ontario? There i• not only the enormous first cwt of such a building, hot there is the large increase in the minuet cost of upkeep and maintenance. It wee estimated by Mr. C. M. Bowman. representing the constituency of North Blurs, in discussing this matter in the house, that when we took into account the probable total expeediture for the lands, the laying out of the grounds, the buildings. the furnishings, and the capitalized v.l.ie at five per rent of the increased emits( expenditure for mainsenence and upkeep, the province would he involved in the total expend- iture for government house of no lees than 111,2511,111111. And no member of the government challenged thee, flg- ures. The male ineniber of the house who discussed them was the hon. member for South Wellington, who expressed his surprise that the expend- iture was not larger. Some idea of the magnitude of the new government house and of the ex- travagance connected with its con- struction may be obtained from the following description of some of the de- tails of the palace : - Tbe grounds consist of 14 acres, cost- ing nearly $15,0.0 an acre. The basement contains twenty-six separate rooms. In the bwsement are initialled two 100 horse power steals boilers to be used heating purpose., and the cost of the heating and ventilating alone amounts to $78,IMM1. Some of the main features of the in- terior are the maim hall. 29x111 with a 40 foot ceiling ; the drawing room. 21:411. from which there is a corridor 1(mfeet in length leading to the rear of the building : e. state dining room. i diesom gfxelt, with a ceiling. to which must be added aa el - cow, 9x:42, and a bay window Stitt forming a pest of the ballroom god Moth extending the whole height of :bei feet ; • billiard room 24x53 on the mein floor. another 15z:42 on tbs second floor. and one of • .units. sis• ext the third floor, making approximately 2.100 square feet for thie purpose alone. Everything connected with the in• teritr of this tetras -arrant mansion i. of • par with these rooms. 1: hi ea titnated that the .table and gsrags will cost at least $10,(1). "It is the plain duty of the govern- ment to take some Immediate action. Unless a law ia passed at this session of the House, the workmen will haw. to weal another year to get plain jnstits. and hundred."( homes in the province will he affected and may beer to suffer A bill should he inttnducrd this session, and the Liberian are prepared to wait until 1t Can tie passed. f The total fefij tasted seven years. In the seven years. although it is diffl• cult to get &reunite stati•lice, It is estimated that about 5+301 workmen were killed and 27,6110 seriously in- jured in Ontario. What of their families? Who is responsthle? LIVING DOST STILL RISES A report just doomed by the i)onainion department of labor @bows that a weekly Midget of ford which would have cost 65.115 in 1910 would cost 67.34 in 1913. in other words, there has been an advance of nearly six per rent. Taking the weekly expendi tures of • typical Canadian family of five upon thirty-six stapl' articles and upon rent, there was ors advance of nearly two per cent in 1913 •e com- pared with 11112. Taking 272 commodities 'elected cavae the entire field of production and consumption. tine report shows that the Index r.tuesber of wholesale pries advanced from 131.1 to 11*18 during tie 7000--e, eesokisrablo advance wbee GOVERNMENT HOUSE When the members of the present Ontau io government were in opposi- tion they were strong surporters of the policy of econ y : they believed that government honor was entirely an unnecessary public expenditure, and Sir James Whitney himself mov- ed the following resolution on the 12th of March, 11195 : "That in the opinion of this house the maintenance of government house and the estahli.bruent con- nected therewith, et the expense of the province. should, after the expir- ation of eve yea.. from the appoint- ment or other earlier termination of the term of office of his honor, the present lieutenant•government. tie discontinued." The Liberal government while it continued government house, contin- ued it on a moderate scale of public expenditure. which amply met the needs and requirements of the prov- ince. But this sprit of expenditure having taken possession of the premien government, what is the government tt If you have $100 Magee were "oh. SarOtete 1Mrlgtt�t ,. c.o. 1. pr.`s t7 rear * 1r sof e:w•ws+s the mh.rw w .heelait eery sa.eraaet. d .de.,.your weary ear •e.• yew .Mn.* J yes ••••4111 it to the NotteireCeoreoren per Cent. DcDtures Ti.., .i.t Amebae), s.ser.. TAq 6Mese* al 1 gr seat . 0005.•. f .14 r...4, Then.. twenty el setas. .h..4• sae.p. to .ecw,..wd ..0.. . Few .16.4• ••• ..... awed i•••••• V 6.v. i spw� d •Accw.w.s.fsd I••...a • d of Dsb..r...• w wwwld (4h..s • pt.... he .we* .o./•e+eey sed sre6- .1.1• way 01••••••••, t•••O• Paid-up Capital • 112,000,000.00 Aeee(1s - - - • $*.000.000.0O T CetsSwey 01ees. .dtati....,d..1.... 11 1..w sample .tr.w. m.il.d'esWAR Standard •.. tanoc v 1 .e 1 1 1!111' 0040 100G tv L*$? 3111118/1111 W. L HORTON, C.liseic` goalie. D1reAar W. ACHESON 8 SOON wiDCR MARKETS AND SENIFITS In a report remedy issued by the Dominion department of labor they* appear meters' .taten,,nta wkieh lend support to the i.iberal policy of wider markets. paesr•g of the new (United tetatesl tariff bill early le Oe- tobsur (1913)' the report pnints rent, 'ted 10 banvy shipments of rattle to ing wade from Canada and "the open'sg of the United Rtatas market to Canadian cattle by the removal of JUNE BARGAINS Every item in this list warrants early buying. Quantities are Targe but these prices are much under regular value 500 YARDS OXFORD SKIRTINGS Belief English Oxford Shirting ill light and mediums neat stripe. and cheeks. Regular 1ec to 210c quality, Sat- urday add Monday only 12 ,c WHITE QUILTS 51 largest sir. Arno -tiepin Crochet Quilt'. Regular $I (MI tor *1.25 WHITE SHEETS Hemmed. extra heavy thread and free from dress- ing. Double bed size. et per pair .. ... .......... ...11 .50 PILLOW SLIPS Hemmed ready for rase. fine heavy close cotton, width 42 and 4i inches and Winches long, at per pale........... 40c TABLE NAPKINS 211dozen ; sin, all pure linen, 1 pattern only. Regular price 6?.'2.i, fur per dozen ,11.45 SALE OF SILKS For Saturday and Monday -and on these days only. 1 Tableful of Dr-sa Silk. and Nash Silks. Plain taffeta, fancies. tamoline silks in every color. Regular pry Tek and 73e. Your t-hoice, all at one price. Per y 29c W. ACHESON & SON Irl J AN UNFAIR GERRYMANDER -This refusal to 'play the game,' as the Englishwau puts 1'. was unfor- tunately reflected i° thetedi.trihutioo bill, a barefooted gerrymander. ob- viously drawn with the este purpose of weakeniog an opposition' already too weak for the country's good. Saturday Night bolds no hi def for any politicwl party, hitt it .•annot but de- plore that a session marked by such admirable legislation as that referred to should hare been the .cede of Mo 1 much uooeceaaary mucor and unfair. nese."-Toronto Saturday Night. "The Whitney government can do without even one supporter from Bruce county better that, the Conser- vative party can do with w contin- uance 0t surrenders to the demands of local partisan schemes. "Gerrymandering will continue so long se gerrymandering is profitable. Leaders of the Ontario government should not have listened to the small town patriots who sought to readjust the Liberals out of the legidature. [T 18 TO BE HOPED THAT THESE LIBERALS WiLL HE KEPT IN THK LEGISLATURE BY BRUCE OOI'NTY'R SENSE OF FA's LAX,"-Totmto .TrI•evse► vatles). "The question will to asked wby Melee is selected out of at many 'run- nel where readjust'srut is necessary. It will he waked ale o if the go'. ernment has talth in itself or If ('ons.•rvatives are hosing faith in their own cause, when they have recourse to the luteb- et's eleevrr and the axe. "Rnire and the double-harrclled seats to Toronto ate signs rd derad- enrr which all true friends of the Whitney government will heartily re- gl t." -Toronto World I(' m.ervativel,) "Ready for Fitting Tomorrow Noon." Most of the trouble and annoyance of having dresses made is averted by Bell Telephone To dressmaker and customer alike, it is a ready assistant and brings a certainty of pleasing results. Use the Bell There are • thossaad ways 1e which ■ telephone in the bene can IittutrD the housewife's herder's: The Bell Tekphone Co. of Canada. TO BUILDERS iiav�rrR 4,4414; ,insta 4t►tecut land §aw, %. • Tie prepared to supply builders and the trade with RECUT SIDING in any quantities and of any material for buildings. LUMBER OF ALL SIZES TO ORDER _=_YA large stock of Lumber on hand ot standard 7aKDr ntario White Pine Shingle. and Lath. are prepared to do jobbing or custom work 0Isboe rt notice. Soft and Hardwood Slabs for sale by the cord. The Paget Grain Door Co., Limited GODERICH 30c pays for The Signal for the balance of this year m 1