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THURSDAY. MARCH 22. 1917
WOMEN AND THE BALLOT.
Strange as it may seem. the report I
that are coming in now daily to the
Pi•oviorial beadyuart va of both polit-
ical parties go to indicate that the
lat•ge in.jor ty of the women of Out-
arto did not desire t he vet and are
not inclined to use it very generally.
On the adoption of the wonian'a
franchise bill by t be Legialet urs, t be
orgaaizera In bot b part es got busy
and sent out comwunicat ions t o every
ridiug, and in many cases to practical -
1) every district in the riding.. asking
their local represent itsves to g.t in
touch with woman's organizations..
social, church and patriotic. and learn,
as far as possible, t.be views of t be
ladies regarding their new pol t,cal
stat u.. aid bow heat the patty organ-
isations can meet t bets. Bowe foci
odd report t bare reached t be res
tive party bradquait yrs. The big io
jorit v of them—over thit tT. in fact
report that the ladle. of theft r spec
-seer. enner-nreinn•
lion time the will be worried and an
noyed by the importunities of election
seeing agents bent upon drawing them
to thi polls wiseth.r they went to go
The whole incident *how. bow lo -
adequate the political usachiltery of
Otis country ls. Nen elected to do
one thing tree their term of office to do
something else. Only at tare inter-
vals is • convention called to frorte
political platform : the Liberals to On-
tario have not bad one in • down
years. Members of the Legislaturs
inert in caucue to decide upon tbe
policy they will pursue, and never
trJuble aak their constituent.. what
they think about It. No wonder that
journals of the more independent sort.
on both aides of politics, such as The
Orillia Packet and The Simcoe Re-
former, are speaking taut strongly
&goblet the isction of the Legislature.
.fhe doci not begrudge women
the vote : it detests the manuer in
which it was granted to them, or im-
posed upon them ; and its first advice
to the women as holders of the fran-
chise is to insist upon truly repretent-
move government and to distrust any
Legislature, or Government, or party,
that tam ita powers without. dde
to the people to whom it is re -
EDITORIAL NOTES.
1917.—the year of victory.
Ex -Czar Nicholas and liing Coostan-
tine may exchange condolences on the
subject of their German wives.
Tbe difference between the Roman -
offs and the Hohenzollern. is that the
Itoesanoffa knew when it was ticue to f
quit.
MR SIGNAL : (•ODERICH ONTARIO
moot be won first and in be seeond
place the vs hoht Wend oi events whie.13
snide for the strength of the Bi Web
Hatpin hamegibarn inward isomplete
autononly, the direct opposite of cen-
tral commit. li. would be much more
ad•iwible for Round Table ansperialista
to forgot their phis* until after the
wei mid then if they have a schenue
which those in authority see fit to
, consider let it be fully explained and
pieced before the people for their ap-
proval or dirapproval. The day of
forcing i• peat. The Empire has
c vete the
back gardens- But if you get • matt
' to do the most isteresting pert of Use
The Orillia Packet publishes the
following letter from • reader :
week's Packet, I read aortae remarks
oe the political ignorance ot• farmer's
hoy. Now • word about tbe girls.
Not long ago there were a Dumber of
amen"' daughters together. One
grown and developed, satisfacuirily boa passed tee ifta whoui examitm._
under tile preeent system. Who wants stadyiug for a trie,ber; and
smother bed tried and failed. (kin --
Hasty Ashes so Wears Suffrage. 1 verestaon turned on votes for women,
and they were all orithunastic for
°ono Puska itasesevetivet • They were all tAnight up in
ative, wbo has for years Laken is very
A prominent Peterborough Gonser•- tbe Public school. I asked them who
is Pilule Minieter of Ontario ? No oae
active part in elections, is so di -gusted knew • Who is ProXlier of the Domin-
and disheartened by the action of the ioo ? No one knew. Is it Liberal, or
Government and the Legislature In
the matter of woman suffrage that he
writer to The Review to say hem done
with politics. Many others have the
same feelnag. The entire proceeding
is a Wendel end an outrage. Almost
a Conservative Government we have
in the Dominion ? No one knew. III
It Liberal or Conservative Govern-
noent we have in Ontario ? No one
knew. These are a sample of the in-
telligent young ladies who want'
equelly indecent io the conduct of the votes. There is evidently much edu-
party press in general. The idea up- cational work to be done to make
minnows in the minds of all_appears
be present party advantage. Debate
lif ibe question there has been none.
Party follower* have been docile to
the fast degree. A thick of sheep
suight show more intlependewe.
Me are LO take our ideals of govern-
ment from the course of our leaders
on this •iuestion in rem and P
air a -
meat, wnere shall we end ? If the
leader of the Government, in wad
haste. acts upon the orders of Mr. N.
W. Rowell, and N. W. Rowell takes
his direction from shrieking, unthink-
ing, and irresponsible taddiete outaide
tbe Legislature, we might*. well have
no Government at all. Hours may be
spent in • party wrangles over the ex-
penditure of one or two thousand
dollars, or an obscure section of the
Ditches ond Watercourses Act, but, a
change more revolutionary ahd
rauglst with more vital rOnee-
nonce, than any which hes been
niade in the history of the country, is
ecided upon without debate, and ac-
oepted by every man In the House,
rit or Tory, without protest or quote
on. Thou...oda—hundreds of Gaeta -
sands of Conservatives, we doubt not
—would like to know from Sir Wil-
liam Hearst how long he intends to
conticue fill the role of unnerstudy
to the leader of the Oppoaition.
policy is to be permanent., Wil -
liana's followers might, after all, ac-
cept with roinplacent.y the often
talked of deposition of Mr. Rowell.
Desrart, If be bee less honesty than
Rowell, may essay have more sense.
It's about time to begin sandpaper- d
ing the handles of your hoe and rake G
in preparation for the great produc- ti
tion campaign of 1917.
Considering what hae happened in
Russia, and also what is going on in
northern France, at is about time for
Kaiser Wilhelm to hunt tbe cyclone
y. cellar.
Pec -
wen. we verittrer In eity. aro utterly
irsii.ffeneut iag. is matter . Rut oath-
s us aaaanr, without consultation, of
Or goat waheity of wronen. the bal-
k t te the ust tapas theta and at *lee -
ed
11-
ose
• growth more substantial than anyone
ef has been expecting.
- .A rumor was abroad liaaisq even -
fug that a revolution had broken out
in Germany and that the Kaiser had
been assassinated. l'be teport was
Present developments may result in •
50
in
or
The people of Ooderich will have an
opportunity of encoutaging and aul-
slating agreed, work for the soldiers at
Oise front by subecribing to the funds
The French may hereafter join with
the Irish in the celebration of the 17th
of March. It is the date of the libera-
tion from tbe Gelman Invadetr of sev-
eral hundred milesof French tetritory.
1Vbile United States politicians
quarrel about the policy to be puraued
towards Getussiny, the Mexicans con-
tinue to aiurder United States citizens.
Poor old thIcle Siam cute a rather
forty figure these davs.
Toronto people propose having
"Billy" Sunday in thet city during the
period between the close uf the war
and the votir.g on the Provincial pro-
hibition refetenduni. The idea, pea -
haps, is to detocostrate the uselessuese
bartender without being drunk. Here
is a sample of Sunda) 'at talk aa pub-
lished a few days ago iu The T3lOnto
"l'here'e no man niore lied &haul than
=grim determination, he cried thiough
cupped hands : "Come ou up heist
IPILIty-Zintr Lel 1'7;u yhok
You blear -eyed Maui !"
The Toronto hews attempts to draw
parallel between Canada end Ireland
in the matter of home yule. "We in
the Dominione have format our (ran
constitutions wr settle llll own
doweatic differences. Elo the states-
men of Ireland must get around •
table and agree among themselves
before it will be Wilth 10 establish •
Parliament at Dublin." 'The New. is
unfortunete in Ito teference. Confed-
eration wee not acconiplahed in Can-
ada on sa basis of u soimity, by any
means. If Nova Soolia had had •
Carean, the t Province might be outside
of Confederatien In' thie day. For
many yeai• after ISS7 Nova Scotia re-
sented the manner in 'which she rusd
been treated ; but with the pessing of
time the has become reconciled. So
would it be with Ulster. Perhera
within a di coide or two an CI -termite
would be Prime Minieter in the Irish
Parliament, just 'la Nova Scotian is
oday Prime iliuieter of Canada.
WHAT OTHERS SAY.
Who Wants • Chasers
The Farmer. Ads -mama
Throe *elected few who at this in-
opportuue tint. are attempting to
matte the deathly of all the overseas
dominions and the Fannin, instal hy
settle all matter.' from the heart of
Km pi re hed hatter take seaseld
Giuught In the lira place this is ise
as a sport. It says :,agli,,114,11
An exchenge Ade
'•As for diggiug the gaz-den, that is
not work, but fun. Some business
men will take physical exerciee after
Sandow's chert or tramp over* golf
links for hours in search of good
health. Probably the job will hurt
their backs, unquestionably it will
give them calloused, perhope blistered
hands, but, if they hove the right
spirit within them they will exper-
ience • gentle regret when tbe last
epvideful is turned ov.r and when the
last square foot of monthly brown
earth r Abed.
"An a ewe' digging has been neg-
leeted. It is no were di iidgery, but a
pastime full of interesting surprise..
Counting the worm. discovi red is a
pleasing by-pr,xluct. Rescuing aban-
doned tin coos is another. The sport
loosens the shoulder. muscles better
than tennis. It ie as good for the
lees sa pedestrianism. It tones up
the lien -hind other dark myst,r.eis of
orie's °minion. Best of a/1. one can
play it alone, and thue one te elweys
eure that the company will be con -
them intelligent votary. But what is
wrong with our public schools ?
These young ladiee do no credit, to
their "aline ulster."
The attenHon of The Signal has been
called to recent judgment of th•
Divisional Court, in the case of Birds -
.11 v. Merritt, with the request that it.
be noted for the benefit of people in
this pert of the country wbo own
mischievous dogs. In this caw the
plaintiff sued for damages for leijury
to his person and property by reason
of the defendant's' negligence in allow-
ing his dog, which, to the knowledge
of the defeisdant, had • mischievous
propensity for barking at horses, to be
upon the highway. Tbe plaintoff was
driving in a buggy upon the highway
when the dog ran out, barking, and
frightened the horses. which ran
away. Toe plaintiff was thrown nut
and injured, one of the horses was in-
jured, end the buggy and harness weie
deranged. In the County Court of
Haldimand. the phautiff was awarded
ent for $330 sad caste. Oa ap-
by the defendant to the Di vielooral
Court this judgment was upheld.
Officers' and Soldiers' Debts.
Mee are requested to pliblish the
fallowing :
As applications continue to bit re-
ceived rt. district And militia heed -
quarters from tiadesteen and indi-
viduals for assistance its the recovery
of debts due to then by offlaers and
p▪ editionery Force or the ac.i sal militia
of Csaiada aud by officers' or ser-
geants' ineeses, regimental canteen,.
etc., it hos been found desirable to
* tate publicly that the military author-
ities have no power to enfoice pay -
meet and they are unable to assist in
the recovery of privet& debts.
Therefote. 611 peisons who give
credit to officers and soldiers do so at
their own risk.
Officers, non-commissioned officers
and men are as amenable to the civil
lair of the rountry asi nor other class
of Hill Majetay's 'subjects, with this
exception, that no execution can be
taken against their person, pay, arms,
ainsouisition, equipment, instruments,
regimental necessaries or clothing,.
BRITISH RED CROSS FUND.
Official Report of Contributions ia Province
of Ontario for the Year 1916 -
The report of Hon. T. W. McGarry,
Proyincisil Treasurer, upon the re-
sponse of the Province to the appeal in
behalf of the British Red Ocoee in 1916
hos been issued.
The amount raieed in Hio-on !Yount,
•
The "Groundwork"
Health, Comfort
and Economy
when days are wet and
"all out -doors" is sloppy,
is a good pair of rubbers,
rubber boots or rubb7
farm shoes.
The sure guide to good
rubber footwear—your
guarantee of service and
protection—is one of these
Trade Marks:
MAPLE LFAP
SUSIBIR
of
"MERCHANTS" - "DAISY"
"MAPLE LEAF" "DOMINIOIr
for Ude hind in 11411,,IMW4119111119. 172
the counties of Carleton, Middlesex,
Oxford, Waterloo, Woolworth stud
York, in each of which there was Ili
city population frau which to draw.
The total amount raised iu Me Prow -
tees was 1111,d56,000 06, of 'which tbe
county are credited as follows :
10 00
Grey
1,2tf7214 0001)
Howick 10 75
Stanley 4 12d MI
6 74
1.253 SS
t includinge- municipal grant
Stephen. .
44 1,10
114 71
Tuuscboiernniewith
Wasiamovh East 711 t4'01°
Wawanosh iVest 27 30
IlaYtield 404 90
Onclieling municipal grant
Brussels. 797 t2
(including municipal giant
Clinton . I. leIS 50
Ooderich 2,40S 45
tVingham 4,402 00
(including municipal grant
The county council's, grant of 121,-
230.70, and • sum under the headiog
total for the county of 1139attil.47.
Oo the first and third Monday even-
ings of each month at the close of the
G. M. Hohnes, will conduct is:teachei-
trainirg class, the first lemon to be
given on April 2ad. This course is
open to any Sunday school workers in
the Lowe who may wish to attend. (3
THE PATRIOTIC FUND—HURON i
BRANCH
The executive of the Huron county I
branch of the Patriotic Fund had •
bury two hours' session at their last
regular meeting, on Thursday even-
ing. The work continues to inertias@
both in extent sod in the difficulties
of souse of the cases dealt with. ,
Changes in regulations deemed nec- '
eatery by the general executive at
Ottawa were diecussed and will be
acted upon. One ot these was an' OA-
quiry as to the advisability oi allow-
ing eoldiers' wives who can de so to
work at employment which it is es-
pecially desirous at this time to en-
couraae, without interfering' withr,
their establi•hed allowancee, and the le"
opiuion given was chat this should he
dune it' evciry CAle.e. A circular has
been prepared asid will te sent wit to
all dependants, uiging 'hem to invest
soy two-thirds their savings account
in three-year Oovernment war cern &-
niceties, which bring live per cent. in-
terest where the banks allow but
three per coot-, and announcement ie
made that during the euannier months
every woman receiving 110 or over
per month will have one -hell her al-
lowaoce retained in the savings ac-
count, as this can be done in the
summer without one hardship. Sev-
eral ceses of post -enlistment marriages
have given riot. to a lerge amount of
cotaespoodence, hut the rii!ing of the
Ottawa executive is that where the
written permiseion of the commanding
officer for such marriage is not shown
the wife cart receive aid from Um.
W. ACHESON & SON
Extra Values in
CARPETS
We offer extra values in ,Brussels,
Tapestry and Wool Carpets. Our
selection is large. We could not
duplicate any of these goods at prices
at which we are now clearing them.
Tapestry Carpets
27 inches wide, in a selection suitable for
any room or hall, in splendid patterns and
desirable colorings, per yard 75c and 85c
WOOl Carpets and Unions
36 inches wide, reversible, heavy, good
stock, and all old buying, at per yard
60c, 75c and $1.00
Brussels Carpets
Linoleums
\i‘tittema, heavy English make, 2 yards wide,
a good selection in block, tile and floral
Heavy English make, 4 yards wide, at per
W. ACHESON
A discharged solder whn Is now in
with tiibeeciiineis. lint has no elnini ..n
tbe Government owing to the c rotas,.
stances of the Mini. will, if tenesible,
he placed in the fra*n 'Taal of. tbe
Muskoka nonitioritint.
Several cease of di eh. rwxd stolejern
ware lararcesi so Aoxilinry,
to endeavor to .,b, min empliminent for
these men when thi e able to re-
sume work.
Of Marl* there ate eliPPII wheie
complaint le noule 1 hat ..... ie
not placed on the list. o, that another
is not recei•ing the allowance she
thinks elm stionld amor (Fist Still
anothsr is Fretting re this., sin.
should, inlit in evei y case it is shown
Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co. Limited
Largest Maastfacterers of Rubber Goods the British Empires
EXECUTIVE OFFICES - NOMTDEAL,
save" LADOE, uw-tat-tiAtt IMANUFAC TURING PLANTS IN CASABA
•
N.
' that the reinstall ions laid down b the
general executive tit Ottawa ma
go•ern, eat the local beinches tad
that their aconittita •nd doings
ehaely checked by officiels
lout prism, and also a gra t ion.
ud Gott where the amount of work
to he done in an huge. it ie iso clowsly
scrutinised as it is et headqoarters.
Seven new caw's wog .ddetl lo the
is handled in Otis county from the
• at Oisdefich, and the total
amount to be raid snit for the month
of March is about 1114,500. Atignine
feel.ns an intemst In the work, or
wiehing to lemon of it, i. weloenn.
(-ell at the basil branch (Ince isi the
Masonic building, west street.
DELCO-LIGHT
ELECTRICITY FOR EVERY FARM
'for the first time electric light"and power are available to
!Heretofore, the benefits of electricity have been confined to
those who live in the larger towns and cities.
(Now Deko-Light makes electric current universally available.,
thousands tit tarm-houses wah
inneenient, safe and eco-,
It is furnishing power to operate.
.pumps, washing machines, churns,
-cream --separators, milkhat taw t
chine., iscnum cleaners, etc. I
?I It ligtO1111 country churches, ,
store. and rnlblic han•
It is lurnehnic tight and power tO
tit is lighting Total railwai stations:
) and constructIon camps.
ID is betting the camps of Unitedl
Stain troops on the Mexico
border and 11 Is disclosing hereto -
bas undreamed-of bassinet to the
'Altogether, over IS,C00 1:41<n:Ingl
plants are in operation, and Delos
Light Akan an to he bond in al-
most every part of the worMr
. sows isi me reenact see rnithined mo • en el eye.
.anv built soil sootassn, .fteaas soar:. to .ie
MOOS( 01 rennet The plain n ee oomph • child ea.
*owl( i• mist see lobe, ...int it epnenes cm either here- '
Robert Wilson
Dealer
Hamilton Street Ooderich, Ontario
WO
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Plaffeig