HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1918-2-28, Page 22 THURSDAY, 'EI. 28. 1915
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as to place a very great handl ap upon
the opponents of the Government. On
the whole. en first to last, the manner
of conduct the election was alolit as
CHB SIGNAL PRINTING CO. Lto. disgraceful proceeding as anada has
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TIIIURSI)AY,-FERRt'AR 29, 1015
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' EDITORIAL NO
Old Winter still has a f
S.
kicks left.
The trouble with R sia appears to be
. 4 that there are not c hof her people in
the lunatic asylums.
Goderich is not ique ip its record oto
unpaid taxes. r 'Ilia hat 54,000 of
taxes in arrea covering a period of
seven years.
A man dow Norwich way says he sold
good beech and maple sixty -Fur years
ago at a lar a cord. This cold winter
came sixt -four years too late.
Pr ,',ent Wilson has fixed the Govern-
ment- uranteed price for 1916 wheat at
fr 52 to *2.28. according to locality.
on he basis of No. 1 Northern spring
w , at. The Chicago price is 52.20.
Congratulations and good wishes to the
new president of the Board of Trade. Mr.
Parsons' well known ability may be used
to splendid advantage in advancing the
commercial and industrial interests of the
town.
Tap every maple tree. says the Food
Controller. It's a great idea. The small
boy will suck the sap and will not be
anxious about his regular meals for a day
or two; result an enormous saving of
food. We have sucked sap in our day,
and we know.
Japan may take a hand in solving the
Russian problem. It would be quite em-
barrassing to the Germans in their re-
joicings over the collapse of Russia to find
a million or two of Japanese soldiers pre-
pared to dispute German control of the
disorganized country.
l'eace talk should not deter anyone
from effort- in food production. if the
war were to stop tomorrow, conditions
approaching those of famine would prevail
in many countries for a year or two.
Besides, the war is not going to stop to-
morrow. It is more likely to last six
years than to end in six moths.
The Union Government has a majority
of sixty seats, but this majority was ob-
tained by means of an utterly unfair and
arbitrary franchise act. Any Government
could get a big majority by juggling with
the voters'•lists to sunt its own purposes.
In a fair election Laurier would probably
have won, even against the big combina-
tion that was opposed to him.
Sayan merchants were counted at the
Board of Trade meeting Monday night.
The remainder were manufacturers.
bankers and a few others. if the Board
of Trade is of any use at all, it should be
chiefly of benefit to the merchants of the
town. Now that the Board is to hold its
general tings more frequently it is to
be [nope _ merchantsw--it-tend-arid
take the part y should in its work and
deliberations
WHAT OTHERS BAY.
Organizieg for Greater Production.
t,Alueaw,x,d Hullo ,n.
The farmers of Nottawasaga are going
about the matter of greater production
in a basin( ehke way. A central organiz-
ation has been brought into existence
and a subsidiary organization will be
fornied each,of the twelve pulling sub-
divisions. In addition to this an indus-
trial survey will be made of every farm,
the information secured to be filed with
the township clerk. This will include
details of the operations of 1917 and those
proposed for 1915. 1t will also include
the number of horses, cattle, sheep and
swine; the cultivated acreage of 1917 and
that proposed for 1015. the amount of
labor available and an estimate of the re-
quirements for the ensuing year. Nor is
this all. Every household is to ne asked
to sign a pledge and keep it on exhibition,
pledging the members to assist in the
work of production. to use goods
and supplies purchasable at home. in
short to save and serve. With the in-
formation secured and the pledges signed
the organization will be in a position to
direct its efforts. to the greatest advan-
tage. It will know where assistance is re-
quired and the particular items in which
it will be acceptable. hence be in a posi-
tion to give first aid if it is at all possible
without loss of time or the incurrence of
expense. The organization will also
know if there are any slackers.and if there
should be such it is well that they are
known in order that they may be ,put in
their proper place and given the publicity
they merit. The idea of organization for
the particular work in hand lea good one
and the farmers of Nottawasaga are set-
ting an example that may web be emulat-
ed by their fellow -agriculturists.
THE WEEK IN THE
l!!J
The Ottawa Jour al expresses the lope
that the proposed hill to prevent the con -
(erring of hereditary titles on Canadians
will be carried by t new Parliament
with an impr ssive repot) rity. The Brant-
ford Exp ueitor sa n to this and goes
on to say: "But what about imperial
titles which are not hereditary If Canada
is really as democratic in principle as she
professes to. be. she should do tsothing
calculated to transfer to this soil the caste
• distinctions of the Mother Country. ,
- One of the Liberals counted out by the
soldier vote is W. F. Carroll, the former
member. at Ottawa from Cape Breton.
N. S. Carroll was the only member of
Parliament to enlist in the Canadian
forces as a private. He went overseas and
became a lieutenant, returning home for
the last Pailiarnentary session. The fact
that he was defeatee by the soldier vote
lends force to the statements made in
Liberal circles that the soldiers overseas
did not have an opportunity of acquaint-
ing themselves with the actual conditions
in Canada and u sited against a man like
Lieut. Carroll on insufficient infrmation.
•
The soldiers' vote oast in France, in
Canada and in the United States has been
counted, and as' a result eight scats have
been transferred from the Opposition to
the Government column. The result of
the vote of the soldiers taken in Great
• Britain is yet to be announced. The
eight seats affected are: Cape Breton
Sloth and Richmond (two membersl:
Cumberland. (Hants and Pieta], all in
Nova'Scotia; South Essex, Ontario; West
Edmonton Alberta. and Skeena, British
Colurhia. The vote in the Huron ridings,
according to the latest count. is as fol.
lows:
North Huron: Bowman •(Government)
—civilian, 4,231; North American. 46:
continental, 183. Total, 4.460. Hislop
(Opposition)—civilian, 12.762: North
American. 3; continental, 9. Total. 2.704.
South Huron: Merrier (Government )—
civilian. 3,399: North American, 1;37; con-
tinental 128. Total, 3,104. McAiillan
(Opposition) 3.344; North
American, 8; continental, 25, 'Total.
3,377.
Evidence ,s coming to hand that Op-
position literature sent overseas never
reached the soldiers, or was delayed
until the voting was over, and the
elting was conducted in such fashion
LEGISLATURE ig
the House for approval next session.
The bill relating to the public servlte
was somewhat obscurely referred to in the e GODERICH FATHER
from speech frothe Throne. A "qualifying" !1 WRITES HIS SOLDIER
exam nation for positions in the civil ser-
e ice is made necessary under its pro ! SON., °° y
visions. This is test in line with the "cum-
petllive" examinations in vogue at Ot
tawa. The bill provides for the !appoint- I
mens of a civil service commissioner and ( (,adeno!, February 191h. 1 I b.
defines the scope of his Work. Mr. Proud -1 MAR Sots. - Well. ray eon,. lion alnioet
foot demanded tie the Liberals whether ashamed to write • Am, but liow time
the commissioner would consider applica- does try. It seems but yesterday. my
lions of persons other than , thusiq; who tad, since you fust donned the khaki and
were recommended by elf party its went to battle with the Hun. That was
tower. • ;The reply of the Atprney-(4'r . an anxious day tor you and me and all of
era! was evasive; the duties o the COM. up, con but, too. A was a "great" day —
misRsioner would be to snake himself if ever a father telt proud of his ow m. it
familiar with the UeparttAente p •th a w'as your dad on that occasion. "Over
view of inking improvements at Bug- there," Kaiser Bill and his hosts were
gestions. The provisions of tlw bill ex- rushing through Belgium and murdering
tend to the outside service where the as they went; the murder of Edith Cavell
salary exceeds 131000 a year. was the casting of the die with you, Son,
A rntRlonc Rttx,tt'ttov. and well we knew it, hence to the struggle
did you go. And you have been fortunate.
A patriotic4c resolution was unanimously have you not? You were wounded once,
passed by tRe House reaffirming its be- 1 know, and it caused your mother and
lief in the righteousness of the cause of me no little anxiety, but you are 0. K.
the Allies in the present war. A copy' once again and back at the beast on
will be sent to the commanding officer of yonder Irunt. Go to it, toy sun, and God
the Canadians overseas. Both sides 01 bless you.
the House wereemphatic in appreciation %%ell, my lad. the Christmas season has
of ttie heroic achievements of the Cana- long passed and everythmig is oil to a
dian toy's at the front. The Prime Mur good start in another year. We had
islet described the war aims of the Allies plenty of excitement around the New
as feting "reparation for wrongs dune and Year. The Burden aggregation won the
security that these wrones may not he heat on December 17th and'great was the
repeated." Mr. l'roudfo: praised rejoicing therwf. Many theusands of ri-
de• tarnish navy. He also made ref- ectors forgot the weakness of Burden for
creme to the reports of pour acconnu- the tune and looking through the colored
dation he. ng provided for returning sot- spectacles they saw a great future ahead
diers. He thought "the best cabins oft for a, well. a "split' Goverrmsent—and.
the finest liners were none too good for Son, take it from me a "split" one it is.
men who were sick or maimed in the war.'
Both the Premier and the Opposition
header pressed home the necessity for
grcatet production of tilodstufls, and in
pledging the resources of Ontario for the
carrying on of the war called upon the
people of Ontario to place the de.
mands of the war before any other con-
sideration, and by every means in their
power to maintain our fighting forces,
lurthtr increase our agricultural and in-
dustrial -production, and oractise thrift
and economy to the utmost.
Toronto, Feb. 23.—By means of two
different bills brought down by the - Gov-
ernment this session. the Liberal policy
for the abolition of patronage in connec-
tion with the public service has been par-
tially put into effect. The Government
has been following the course of adopt-
ing Liberal proposals for several sessions,
`which speaks well for the progressive
ideas of the Liberals in the Legislature.
In 1916.1917 the Government voted down
a resolution presented by the Opposition
that all appointments and promotions in
the public service should be by merit, and
that the purchase of all supplies for the
public service should he by tender. This
session the Government first brought
down a bill providing for the appoint -1
meet of a general purchasing agent fur
the purchase of all Government supplies,
and later a bill "to provide for the bet-
ter regulation of the public service."
Upon the second reading of the first,
named measure. discussion was precipi-
tated by Mr. Sam. Carter iSouth Welling-
ton). who opposed the appointment of the
agent by the Government (as provided in
the bill) and said he should be appointed
by the Legislature. and that the Legis-
lature only should have the power to re-
move him: in fact, he should be in the
same position as the Provincial Auditor.
The Liberals congratulated the Govern-
ment on at last seeing the necessity for
legislation. but suggested that it might be
more definitely 'stated in the bill itself
what the actual position of the 'agent
would be. Mr. Proudfoot elicited replies
from the Provincial Treasurer to the ef-
fect that the agent would be governed by
rules and regulations provided by the
Government: that he would have author-
ity to take contracts; that the Govern-
ment would not interfere in the aw;.rd of
tenders; that it was proposed to make, all
contracts for supplies over two hundred
dollars by tender. Mr. Elliott ( West
Middlesex) pressed for the inclusion of
this last item in the bill. but without suc-
cess. In reply to Mr. Dewart (South-
west Toronto) the Minister assorted that
the bill applied to all Government insti-
tutions throughout the Province. and was
wide enough to include the purchase of
everything but land. lie also stated that
the regulations for the guidance of the
purchasing agent would be submitted to
The very liras -thing ing they did when elect-
ed was to bold a pony conference. at winch
"gathering of the clan" Newton Rowell.
you remember him - web. he rose and
suggested a "dry" Canada. V hat did
Burden do? What could he do? He had
invited "Newt" to share in the p!umslro m
the tree, and of course "R. L." said:
"Newt, you know best"' And mind you.
my lad, some of the Tones used to like a
"wee drop" and like it yet., and tlsey" are
not highly elated over the. matter. But
sure, "Neat knows best' The Tories
NOTES. • will drink cider and the likes after ".April
Fool." However, it will be a benefit in
In line with the suggestion of Mr. Mc- many ways; for instance, by next elec-
Donald (Liberal member for North Bruce) tion every mind will be clear. and "R. L."
made during the budget debate last week, has pulled the stunt twice, but oh!—no
a reduction in the personnel of the On- pore!
tario license board has been made. Mr. Graeme Cameron says he is satisfied
McDonald had panted out the saving with the way the election went, only that
which could be effected in this way, and he lost a whole lot of good energy while he
suggested that with the Temperance Act travelled hither and thither in the in -
in force five members were not required. terests of Mr. Hislop prior to the fatal
The board has been reduced to three, morn. Joe Kidd says Otte is, delighted,
which will save to the Province between to,, but Joe is "kiddon." us this time
*8.000 and 510,000 a year. i sure. Fred Pridham—well, Fred is' a
The hill. of which notice was given by Tory anyway, and be doesn't care a hang
Mr. l'.iudfoot. to "remove the disqualili who knows it. He likes the Tory members
cation of women as candidates for the Leg of the Cabinet, but hasn't any use for
islative Assembly" received its first read- - some of the others.
ing under the sponsorship of Mr. J. C. El-' E. R. Wigle "lifted the lid" in the
Motto West Middlesex). Women already- matter of the focal contest for the mayor -
have this right in Alberta and British- any. E. R. is no quitter, Sun, he is one
Columbia. two having been elected in Al- o f those stick -at -it chaps and he is' de-
berta and one in British Columbia. serving of the honor and is the right
The chief difficulty in bilingual schools, man in the right puce. Goderich wants
according to the Prime Minister, is still a progressive Mayor and they have such
a lack of properly qualified teachers. now; let us hope they will appreciate it.
This statement was in reply th an inter- His Worship has his faults—we all have
rogation by Mr. Thos. Marshall, of fault t, thoughjeon : narrow-minded 'guys
Lincoln. as to what progress Was being seem to thiol; -not, but -it will only kill
, made in these schools, as he could fund no them fmally if they keep on thinking that
mention made of them in the last report way—but never mind His Worship s faults
of the Department of Education. —let us coo:: at the other side. R. C.
Mr. Sam. Carter (South Wellington) Munnings, who went under. was a good
has asked when the report of the audi- man, too. But one cannot hold public
tors who were appointed to audit the ac-
i
'ofitce for lie.
counts of the Hydro -Electric Power Coom-Well, my lad, conarription is in force—
mission of Ontario will be presented to or int least they say 4,, is. Borders prom -
the House. ised 3v send 106.000 Itifrfmmediately and
he is making excellent progress. To date
16,000 ale in uniform.and at this rate the
last contingent will sail some time in the
SOUR, ACID STOMACHS, next century. However, the lads of the
GASES OR INDIGESTION original "Firsts" are having a furlough
and that's one great thing to be thank-
ful•Pape'a Diapepsin" neutralizes exert fur. This they would have doubtless
had long ago had we had 'push" instead
sive acid In stomach, relieving of "pull" at the Dominion capital. The
dyspepsia, heartburn and Duke of Devonshire has banned booze
distress at once. from his castle at Ottawa nor he says he
Time it! In five minutes all atom- has); Joe Flavelle is still king bacon at
seh distress, due to acidity, will go.
Toronto; the ministers to Goderich say
No indigestion, heartburn, etouuaees or they feel a financial strain because the
hatching of Foe or rrnrtations of undi- lost stung men exempt fr service in
Rested food, no dizziness, bloating, fool the army will not "ask her." s
breath or headache. The ladies' minstrel show held last
week was a decided success. 1 eats there
!'ape's Diapepsin is noted for ite Ston, large as life, and 1 laughed •I i
mwed in regulating upset stomachs, cried. Their jokes were truly original, I
it is the surest, quickest stomach sweet- would not have missed it for pwe:;t.:
titer in the whole world, and besides it dollars. The girls tock s=vera) wall ops
is harmless. Tut an end to stomach at D \tubae. Wyville Millar, ' Jac :
distress at once by getting a large fifty- Lawrence and the rest of the Balk. ,r
eent case of Pape's Diapepsin from an7 Brigade. Serves 'em right. h tell Yo n.
drug store. You realize in live minutes Son. there aresome mighty pretty girls i :
how nrrdleee it is to suffer from indi- the hunch—though I didn't make any re-
geetion, dyspepsia or any etomaeh dire marks about it to your ma. 1f I were
ordrt caused by fermentation due to your age, Son, 1'd --well. never mind.
exceseive acids in stomach. • Greater. Production is the password
•
ISs7sloseges, ft,
wr "s,
MUSIC HATH CHARMS TO SOOTHE UNCLE SAM'S HUSKY FIGHTERS.
I That "music hath charms to soothe the savaF'c breast.' does not exclude Uncle Sam's husky marines. The. are
given a thirty -minute lesson in vocalizing by regular musical instructors every other day. Singing is considered a
necessity and the boys are encouraged to sing as much as possible. \Chat istlxre more relieving than to hear a tuneful
mekxly after a long march or after strenuous Lighting or drilling: 'fhc boys are being taught popular songs and a lot of
the old favorites, so whenever they ltd tike a song they can all bursa out with a song and have real harmony. The
class is large and\when the sea soldiers sing they make quite a bit of noise. The voices are gond. and it is a pleasure to
pear this "ghee club." The photograph was taken ir camp "Somewhere in the l'nitctt States.
now. Everybody in Goderich- is deter -XXX
mined to plant every inch of vacant space - -
this year. 1 heard J. B. Kelly say that
he had,starbed "hit beds" in the cellae
already. J. B. always was industrious.
Heck Hays says he never could grow a
tatrrot. but he boasts that his plot will far
exceed Andy Porter's in beauty and value
the coming summer.
Billy Coats says he has no use kir a
hard winter. We all know what B�jtj1lY
wants --he warts to get at the .beautiful
flower garden again. No. Billy is no
thinner.
Last, but not least, Son—Billy Proud -
foot has been chosen to lead ttie Liberal
fortes in Ontario. Now we know we have
the man who will see it through. We are
not going to have a Provincial election
till after the war. becauge both parties be-
long to the same brotherhood at present.
Now, Son, good-bye. Remember your
duty and God bless you. DAD.
REO (jROSB NOTES.
The sewing committee of the Red Cross
Society acknowledges with thanks the
work of the following ladies: Cutting ori
—Mesdames Aitken, Colborne, Dunlop
and Hume; sewing Mesdames Robert -
sun, McCreath, MacEwan, Coulthurst.
Gori. H. Blackstone, Coats, Cooke, B. J.
Saults. Craig, Beavers, C. Black. Mc-
Clacherty, E. H. Jordan, Doures,
Thomas, Will Foster, Fraser, Vro,man,
and the Misses Elizabeth and Emma
Foster. Craig, McDonald, Bluett. Mathew-
son. Craig. E. Templeton. M. Robertson,
Naltel. ,Mrs. McEwen. Mrs. Barton,
Mrs. Wm. Taylor, Miss Whitely, Mrs.
Cornell,and Miss MacVicar; a dona-
tion of lin stretcher caps from Mrs.
Strang;' 24 facecloths from Miss F. Col-
borne.
Leeburn Red Cross Workers.
Following is a list of Leeburn Red Cross
workers for the month of February: Kate
Hynter, 16 pairs; Mrs. liamilton. Edith
Horton, Lizzie Morton, Mrs. Will Cook, 2
pairs each; Mrs. Wm. Bogie, 11 pairs:
Grace Farrish, Mrs. and Jean Farrish. 4
pairs each; Mrs. Oliver Cook, Nellie
Clark, 1 pair each; Mrs. Shaw, Mrs. Arch.
Horton, 3 pairs each: Mrs, John Horton.
7 pairs; Miss Christena Bogie, Mrs. Clut-
ton, Marion Watson, 5 pairs each; Mrs.
R. Gliddon, 25 pairs. Total, 99 pairs.
Ashfield Soldiers' Aid Circle.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Ashlield Soldiers' Aid Circle was held at
the home of Mrs. Higgins on Monday.
February lith. In spite of bad roads
there was a good atterdanceand after the
business was disposed of seventeen boxes
were partly pocked to be sent to our
soldier boys in France. The Society
is very much indebted to Mrs. Higgins
for her kindness and hospitality. The
proceeds of the tea were 16.
The thanks of the Circle are due also
for the following donations: To the Bible
ctass of Zion for 517,66; to the Driving
Park Association, Dungnnon, Inc 6.1;
proceeds the of.the pupils' gardens, S. S.
No. 11, Ashlield, S5; the proceeds of S.,
S. No. 1 Christmas entertainment, OrangeLodge
to the Loyal
Zion, for !!:i.
Thanks are due the ladies who *ave the
old linen and cotton, also to those who
contributed to the cap shower. Would
the ladies kindly note that the caps are
to be khaki, grey or navy blue flannel
or serge?
The Circle also wishes to thank those
ladies who sent in quilts to the Secrours
National: Mesdames J. Hayden and
Oliver. 1 quilt; Mesdames Wm. Graham
and Carey; 1 quilt. IAMesdames Wm.
Blake, Stothers. Findlay, 1; the Patriotic
Workers of Zion, 2 quilts; the 'Patriotic
W. ACIIESON & SON
BARGAINS IN FURS
Unreserved -clearing prices in all Furs. Cost price
has no consideration ire our prices marked for sale
of all Furs. Ladies' Fur Scarfs, Boas, Muffs and
1i Stoles, all this season's, at' half-price and less.
Chintzes
Yard -wide, they are sn splendid tsalIoolora, iL paisley and
,seroll temente, spleudid cloth for quilts and oxu *furore, atpw•r
yard 25o
Flannelettes
\'an1-wide, ivory white Flannelettes, double warp44 '.n•.
heavy, best quality, worth 3•k:. At per yard -.-.Y-.. 20c
Tickings
Best quality Feather Tickings, six pattern*. At per yard ...500
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Shirtings
Best quality' Indigo blue Shirtiugs, at per yard
Cottonades
Ikat finality, at per yanl - -.
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La es' Coats
Still a good selection of stylish ('oats in all styles of mat
venue silk -lints) sod some mill -al -lintel anal fu -trimmed.
Prices were from S12 to 130. Every garment now usarkell as
half-price.
Rugs
26o
AOo
A large choice of Tapestry and Brussels Rugs, in all vizir ,
21-2x3, 3x9, 3\31-2, 3x4 yarls. Itoxlunotl for February Nal
11.1 X
W. ACH ESON & SON
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Workers of Hackett's, 1 quilt.
i There were 12ti pairs of socks packed 1:
at Goderich. valued at $1.25, 5157.50.
It was impossible to get in with the re-
minder of the shipment. MRs. J. B.
NOTICE
GRAHAM, Sac's. t'
can't harm
GIVE ''SYRUP OF FIGS"
TO CONSTIPATZD MILDMILD
Dallelova "Fruit •
Laxative"
tender little Stomach, Liver,
• and Bowels.
Look at the tongue, mother! If
coated, your little one's stomach, liver
and bowels need cleansing at once.
When peevish, cross, listless, doesn't
sleep, eat or act naturally, or is fever-
ish, stomach sour, breath bad; has sora
throat, diarrhea, full of cold, give •
teaspoonful of "California Syrup of
Figs," and in a few hours all the foul,
constipated waste, undigested food and
sour bile gently moves out of sits little
bowels without griping, and you have a
well, playful obild again. Ask your
druggist for a bottle of "California
tiyrup of Figs," which cd eta full
direction for babies, ebildrea of all apes
and for grown-ups
Owing to the scarcity of
Coal, and the tact that
sales have, of necessity, to
be made in very small
quantities, we have found
it absolutely necessary to
make a rule that •
ALL COAL BE PAID
FOR ON DELIVEjtY
MacEwen Estate
MacEwan Estate
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•
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