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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1928-04-05, Page 6si fi-aovsnis. awn a IOW THE SIGNAL, -- GODERICH, ONT. The Week at Ottawa By R. J. 1>eachman Ottawa, March 31.—The !louse of Ominous has had a busy week. The members work hander with a holiday in sight. That is only natural. The small boy in the old days turned the grindstone faster if coupled with the work was the knowledge that he would eosin be free to go fishing. The budget reaoluttons have wound tbelr way through committee. In the main, the fighting was done by Ben- nett and Stevens for the Conserva- tives, Douaid Kennedy for the U. F, A. group and Finane•e Minister Itobb for the Liberals. The committee of We Whole gives a letter tight on the bud- get than the set budget debate. There 1s a chance to cut and thrust in com- mittee. Members may ask questions. There is a touch of neat argument. In the House the getting is oratorical— and oratory, as practised in Parlia- ment, is nut conducive to bringing out facts. Minor amendments were made. The Vest scored a point. Heretofore tbere has been a babit of adding - transportation charges to value for duty purposes on all auto*, entering Western timed* from Western penile Now-- yiluattoa will be an—. fa4terc baste and thus the West will save a bit of money. Traction euginee and automobile% are ale to enter as set- tler.' effects if they are not too few and are really what they seem. The big bone of contention in these' rows in committee has been the wool- len schedules. 'Conservatives de- nounce the (dalliers as. fatal. They cite closed factories and Idle looms in proof. Literals point out that im- ports have not increased and asteert that after due allowance hits been made for increase of population and price changes the per capita import of woollen goods is less today than back to the gay 'SO'* In the early days of the National Poiley. The industry may not be prosperous. In fact, it is ad- mitted that it is not prosperous any- where in the world. ('hange•s of habits in matters of clothing are largely responsible for that. Still the argument that It in declining rapidly seems to be challenged more or less by the fissures of prteluc•tion. Ilere they are. Form your own eun- elusions Prothiction of Woollens 1922 1926 Woollen cloths $18,410,7+37 $15.503.o0g1 Wool yarn 1:,960444 7,000, tT7 Carpet . 3470.40:1 3.1: x2,900 Other woollens 4,331,404 5,734.46 , Total ....$220.062,751 $31,401.2''2 Tbat progress has not been so rapid as in some other Industries gees with- out saying. That the industry bar been ruined Is far from truth. .These are the days of short skirts and rayon "e0ndles"—wool is -becoming unpopu- lar; that aceounts in pert at least for slow progress in the industry. - Miss MaePhall tuned up the House for a full day's debate on a rather novel idea—not novel In the sense of being out of place, but because it was unusual. She asked for the Psatrlish- ins of a Government department de- voted to the development of pen4e and international understanding.. The re- solution was renter -liable in that It brought forth a number of excellent epeechee, among them being_ those of Women Approaching Middle Life Fid " Fruit-a-tives " of Great Benefit • MRS. O. GODIN. Paquet idle, N.B.—"1 am giving this testimonial, hoping it will benefit every woman suffering as 1 did at the change of life. I was obliged to go to bed, had terrible dizziness and felt extremely weak. 'Fruit-a-tives' were really a God- send to me. Now l am in perfect health" —Mrs. Onesine Godin. This stage of life takes heavy toll of woman's health unless stomach, kidneys and bowels are in first-class condition. "Fruit-a-tives", in a natural, gentle way, keeps the whole system toned up to withstand this trying experience. Made from the intensified juices of ripe, fresh fruit and hraltb-building tonics. 25c and 50c a lex at ali`dreegists. "Lowy, r.- who dally Wuk fur crepe on the judges' doors." Mr. Callan 1. also ambitious for tithes to be motored. He feels that the abolition of titles was a rash act. It was, in his opinion, a dare up of democracy in those decadent days when Union Government was In the saddle. Tbis, too. is likely to come a cropper. Not many of the mitring members feel they would be eligible, dud so they cast cold eyes at favors for the few refused to the bucolic mul- titude. Titles would he very nice if they. were granted by unanimous Tote of the House of (:umWOns. A man's chances thea would be reduced to the minimum. A woman might fare bet- ter. Who knows, under such Mandl - thous. Miss Agnes might le the first to win the great award. • • • • • (lonstderable criticism 'centres 1n 'the C.N.R. estimates. There should be criticism. Only in that way can tbe facts be brought out and the mem- bers of Parliament and the country understand the economics of railway muuagemeut. The railway official's themselves will welcome the discus- shrtm. The past year has not been e goof year for railways. The situa- tion fated by the C.N:R, is exactly the same as that faced by the C.P.R. The annual statement of the C.P.R. reads: "Tire -result of the year's operations can scarcely be considered Satisfac- tory, due to heavy iucreaales iu work- ing- expenses, and would have been spbstantially better had it not been for decreases In rates on grain made effective during the mummer and in- creased Waw to alt classes of em- ployees greeted during the year." The situation on the "National" was precisely the sant. Faced with the problem both railways responded in the same manner. They Improved the roadbed, increased tete weight of rails and bought' heavier engines. Railroading in Canada is a siren ion the mover herself. Mr. Ratston and tight between increasing costs mull the Prime Minister. Mr. King is es- lowering rates. That the battle is pedally good on a subject of this kind. goingas well as it is for the railway. It plays up to his imagination. Heis ectribute to the business adminis- tration of both Canadian lines. And the railways are sinning: Net earn- ings on tbe National. lines during the first two months of this year were $w,781),221 in comparison- with $3,969,- S12 3,LbU:S12 during the first two months of 1927, an increase of $1,7119,40$. That sum would pas- quite a bit of intercet un capital improvements. The oper- ating ratio (relationship of operating expenses to ;pert/tins reviles, was Vett during February of Lest year and S2.:9 in February, lir'. . Lip - crease of operating ratio is the test of the enlcirney of management of the rood. St, Parliament will vote t138,- 01.10.000 for the C.N.1t. this year. If the Jadguwlit of the management of the road is sound the expenditures Will be justified by results. There 1s every prosl,s't that this will happen. The C.N.R. has made greater relative The judge; want higher pay. The improvement in the past few years Conservatives Would have given it to than any other toad on the continent, them. Not having the responsibility To the management and the Waif be - of peotlding-tbe more.r gives a bit of long a great deal of the credit ; , the hilarity to the spending thereof. The balance Roe's to Parliament. which, in judges have been hanging noted the the main. has been rewwninhle in its (Government for some time oil this criticisms, ■nd to the Government, maTri:—rtfstemrses-judges -aflerset p.L ehicte- b"! ke�e1oot the reed out of pott- ery increases do it deftly. There are ties.. It *cilli "fiffles teen- a simple no strike tactics iu evidence. Peter' matter to ruin the whole proposition. Heeunn has not leen cnlled in to settle! Goternntnte now are possessed of with his Inland Irish enetheda a htutch ,more sense. After *11, polities' lite of striking judges. They want the, in Canada grows better. thing dune by parlor methods, btrr 1 they want the f.Haarlf44 r1isi' i Just the The IAst Laugh same. The matter has leen referred A Scotsman and an Englltbmau to a committee. The commits!, will ) not to full o1 enthusiasm. There is I went into a restaurant for tea. When quite a touch of 'the farmer element; this Was servgl the Englishman in the Literal party slid If these ',sex! caused slime nutusement by saying, are sprinkled in to„ thlek the judges; loud enoug for 1111 to hexer: "Now may lou,. enc. There is a su9.14.1on you 1* mother and pour out." that lis. move is fathered by °mitt• ( The Stedman olid e-. At the end of firms law•rers with forward visinne, or' the meal be reached for his bat and as one man facetiously expressed it : said : -Now you be father and pay." loves the broad sweep for his oratort• cal effort the stern economic lemma cramp his, style. One peculiarity nprears In a great maty of the Prime Minister's speeches. Ile drifts ening iu an ami- able sort of ways There is no par- ticular fire in his action. Then quite rssnnlly he dropsa remark which calls Anon protests from the Opposition. Then Mr. King while in—he has plan- ned tar those prcdeets. Ile tenches for hes proofs. 1ie quotes authorities. lay; down the facts. It is the trained debater's art-dnd—ltlr uses 4t fregn.•ntly. Mr. King is rather dan- gerous .at such tnnmenta. (51 coarse rew.lutlun such as this lever reaches a vote; It was talked nnr. Eleven o'clock comes and the curtain falls and another day 14 over. "SALADA" TEA SIT In remote and distant parts of the world, fine hes are grown wherever they grow these teas are procured for "SALIWA" blends. The best the world produces Is sold under the "SALADA" label. Millions know the satisfaction "SALADA" & s. NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD FRIENDS By Peggy Harvey This little pig went to market GooOBYE GRUNT- . Thi little pig stayed home , " hbt KY' STOP I7ITWASN'T ME UPSET THE BUTTERMILit-- 'TwAS ME BRUOOER. 4, oma, ' This Tittle pig got buttermilkThis little pig got C Stone; And this little pig laughed "Tee-hee-hee' Its best to leave what isn't tours alone. 1 the Weekly Farm Bulletin When fruit trews are to beset out in the spring it is usuul, and convenient, to finish the spring seeding and then plant the trees. which ordinarily means late Slay planting. Recent ex. perimeutat work goes to show that it would be better to get them set as soon as the soil can be put in shape, even it the seeding has to wait a little. Title ghee them time to develop a root system and become well established before hot, dry weather arrives. Peer Risks. Relegates to the Farmers' Mu- tual Fire Underwriters' As,s'ciation meeting blame smoking and careless- ness with matches for much of the in- crease in barn fire losses of late years. And they do not lay all the blame upon the hired man. either. They state, Without mincing words, that ail too often the farmer himself Is as big a fool as the hired man, if not a bigger cue. }laving 'see'n one man smoking a pipe in a straw mow, and that straw mow his own. not so long ago, the writer 1* inclined to think that there may be something in it. Too Muth Competition. Mutual ,cumpanles often compete too much for their own good. said Harry Cooper, secretary of the D. 8. association of mutuals, in addressing the sante meeting. "Coo often we are told that 1f one company will not in- sure a certain -property another .wlP' be glad to," he asserted. "What we need is more mutuality between mu- tual*. If a risk 1s ton- bad for oue company it should be too bad for the other." Mr, Cooper ■iso favored the ap- pointment of inspectors to point out errors to members. Often a man is doing something risky without realiz- ing 1t; if It 1s brought to bis notice In a tactful way he will be glad to make the necessary change. Jerseys tie Move. The revenue of the Canadian Jer- sey Cattle Club ter February this year was more than twice that of February. 1927. Transfers and registrations have both been unusually heavy. Con- siderable numbers are being imported from the United States and—what is more unsIsual--4'onsiderable numbers exported as well. Two lots. number- ing ninety'one anti --one hundred bend rex/wet/rely. are now en route to On- tario from jersey Isle, and at least one other shipment is to follow later, destined to B. C. The Feather Brooder. Coal, coal oil. or electricity ere the common providers of beat for artifi- cial brooding of chicks, but in tbe fea- ther brooder the chick supplies 1t8 own heat. Where only a few chicks are being brooded and - a warm room le available the feather brooder may well be considered. according to F. E. Ellis -Burns Vicks' healing, anti- septic ingredients bring soothing re- lief. Apply gently sc VAPO of Woodstock Pie feather brood- er," he writes, • nothing more than turkey feathers to the underside of a board. For warmth and quiet the chicks posh is among the feathers and warm up -from their own beat. It is a success only ellen used in a room heated to a temperature of 70 degrees during the day. A lower temperature at night will not hurt." Mr. Ellis tried out ogle of these fea- ther boards this spring with a number of Rock chicks, and obtained excellent results. Soil Is Impes'tant. Paul Fisher .-f` iturlington, one of the leading orchardists of the Pro- vince. believes that those who plant apple trees in poor soil. on the theory that an apple tree will grow any- where' are headed fur disappointment. The tree may grow, but It is doulJttul whether it will produce profits. Where We Lead. Ontario lead* :he Dominion in oto• ver and grass seed production and ships a very large percentage of the total exports from the country. Lest year Canada expelled somewhat over 06,000 bushels of ;;rasa seeds of 'vari- ous kinds; Ontario supplied 531000 bushels of this total. All but 171 bushels of the 15.070 bushels of alfalfa exported came from this Proving'. Quebec anti Ontario stood about even in red clover expend Ontario abipped nearly to lyds of the strike. Barrels 1 ke {st11j.. Barrelled apptee,auer telling, well just at present in ttlaslirlttsh market, while priees are diping for boxed fruit. The reason is supplied by our old friend Supply and Demand. The apples thems•-Ives may be of exactly the same quality, but there Is a higher percentage of boxes than the market wants. The wagon for Canadian apple ex- ports is drawing to a close. Gone are the days wLen Ben Davis and Stark *old well in Britain in the spring be- cause there was tittle else in sight. The Canadian fruit trade commie stoner in Great Britain reports arrival of 61,700 boxes of Australian apples for the end of March and 110,000 more by the midd.e of April. A New Breed. lime and the lower layers ricb, but it is beat to "mak sneer." Buy clean, bardy seed. . . . clean because alfalfa orae laid (town may be left for years provided it le not weedy, and hardy because any other Stud. 1s not worth hatiug. If the field has not grown alfalfa or sweet clover receutiy, inoculate the seed. Experiment/prove that inocu- lation Is beneficial in approximately tw•o-thirds of all castes Work up a clue firm seedbed, and do not seed the nurse crop too heavily. Clear or Mixed? A Middlesex county farmer who grows a ee,nsiderable acronym of al- falfa remarked the other day that be believed it good policy to mix some reel clover, alsike clover, and timothy with alfalfa. "It makes a thicker stand the first year," he explained. "By the second or third year the al- falfa has become established and the others -have dieri out. and you have practically clear alfalfa. But in my experience the mixture gives note- worthy results the first year: The heaviest crop 1 ever cut was It mix• ture." . Fashion Fancies :l KASHA ENSE31B E THAT COM- IILSES CHARM -WITH CHIC Ever hear of the single comb Red Leghorn? Its a new variety, at=— though it has been developing since 1007. iia that year the start was made, with a crimes between a Rhode Island lied rooster of more or leas Leghorn type, and a Buff Leghorn pul- let. Inbreeding and selecting have resulted in a 4ixation of character, and the originator. an Ohio man, now has a bird of White Leghorn type and Rhode Island Iced color except ear- lobes Making the Most of It. Alfalfa t•eeei is scarce and high in price this spring, and where new Peetel= ings are trimmed the farmer is natur- ally anxious to get the best possible returns for his money. Care in ob- servation of the ,following points lathe test insurance against failure: vs, not ran on fiat, low, poorly drained- fiehis on which water stands et any- time for any length of time. Test the s..il for little. and If i1 18 di'filtetly Belli apply ground lime- 'trntr: - *ifalta enmetimes does _lately evil where the surface moil is poor 1n The ensemble suit will be even stunner this year than it has been previously. It will he seen for every oecaston, including evening wear. Flamed here 1e a striking model of natural -colored kasha. - It 1s cut on straight lines and eschews trimming 01 any kind, depending on its fit for smartness and distinction. The bright green blouse lends a toilet) of color to the costume, but for those people who tear such derided contrast, a beige or matching blouse would be equally effective. TO DEVELOP RIVER POWER Csechoslovail to Spend Huge Strut on Improving (kwtatry'e Waterways. Problems of river navigation and the utilisation of water power, which are receiving increased attention In central garope since the war. hove sot bees ignored by the Czecho- slovaks, who have long realised the taportauce of their two great rivers, the gibe and the Outdate, or to give them their respective Czech names, the Labe and the Vltava. The Mol- deau is entirety Czech, from its Soares In the Bohmerwald to its con- Ls.aoe with the Elbe at Melnik. whereas the latter, atter rising le the Giant Mountains and Dowing through the rich plata of East Bohemia, ea- ten Germany through the Saxon Switzerland and becomes the great waterway of central Germany. It is for thla reason that so emelt attention is now Dente given to the devetoptneat of the Elbe In Its Bo- hemtau section. Czechoslovakia, H it wishes to be Independent of the tariff policies of other states, can find Its only direct sontart With the North Sea by way of this river—if we ex - elude the short stretch of the Oder in northeast Moravia. For this reason alone, the Improves - meat of this river Is regarded as a matter of national importance. From Melnik to the Czech frontier, the Elbe is navigable for large Gotta. its banks are high and strung apd every- where it is well 'regulated. But in the -middle reaches of the - tied. roughly from Melnik to Jaromer. such coudltloos have not prevailed. and the present task of the Czecho- slovak Minister of Works is concern- ed with tbia section. About 100 mile* in length. this was for long the scene of devastattag foods, through which much valuable agricultural land lay under water for months. To over- come this trouble, the (serhoslovak Government embarked upon a com- prehensive scheme of dratnage and regulation work, which even now is only in its early stages. Por It is a 16 years' program. which will not one, remove the danger of say future floods by the erection of strong eon -- crate embankments, but will laelode the deepening of the river -bed throughout this aectles so as to make 11 eavigabe for very targe ships, and the harne•naiag of the voter power for electrification purposes. More than twelve big electrical stations will be erected, which it is Maimed will ultimately be able to .produce 226,000,000 kilowatt horn'. per &ileum. Over a lengtb of 60 miles, 13 regulation locks will be built at a east of about 550.000,00 mown" (Le. $20,000,000). ricilICALS MUSQGITO STAR. - r Calvin Cutt's Store. News 6 Tins Brunswick Sardines 31c Shelled Walnuts, Ib .40e Detroit Blend Coffee, Ib 60c Pint Jar Baking Powder 26c Large Bottle Vanilla with' Par- ing Knife 19e Tiger Catsup, large bottle 1Oc 3 -Ib Pall Lard 65c 5 -lb Pail Honey bile 6 -Ib Pail Syrup 33c b lbs Whevatiets 25c 4 Pkgs Star Ammonia 2bc Pure Codfish with skin on, lb15c J. Calvin Cutt G roce r Phone 116 Kingston St. THE SIGNAL'S Clubbing List ainibui is Elevenses the Uel Osier ei hfatxtre- Gambnala, the lithe fish that such an enemy of "wigelo rs" that It has earned for ttae:f the honorable title of Mosquito Fish, reverses the usual order of nature in that the "gentler sex" is the male. The world's rude buffets kill off male aseequlto fiah as they grow up, until when a given brood arrives at matur- ity there are from two and one-half VP eleven times as many f.•malee ag there are males, aithough they start- ed out In life in equal numbers. 90 states Dr. Samuel F. Hildebrand, di- rector of U. S. Fisheries, biological Station. who tuts been studying the survival rates of these little but eeoaoaleally and hygleeically im- portant fish. The sex rates vary *0- wording to the season, being about f.6 females to one male in June and 11.3 females to one male in August. The reason for the higher death rite among the young malse have sot been fully worked out, but it is sug- gested that inasmuch as they are -ewsidersbl'f smaller thea the te- - males they fall_ easier prey to carni- vorous ash. Moreover, the females themselves frequently attack and kill Use males, wblch seem to be too chi, airous er else too timid to bite back. Finally, experiments indicate that un- favorable environmental feetora, ia1Ch1 as lack of oxygen, affect tbe males more severely than the females. Notice "Hands off," said tbe sigh an tie buzz saw. Inquisitive Edward didn't believe in signs. Bands off was Agit. RIINsnitsshel Crep— Cattails to Preduee Great Wheat Output in Future Canada will produce a bltllon-Mt*hel crop of wheat annually erenenally and will have no difleulty to finding market for It, predicted lion. T A. (`.reran i'resident of the United (train (;rowers limited, former Peters! Minister of Agriculture for Canada, when he opened the new Terminal elevator at Port Arthur The posture shove shows the new elevator, the capacity of wbteh is 6011.000 breath. Its receiving capacity 1s 200 ears of grain per day, and its mamas -nut Mpacfty $0,(]00 bushels per hour. 1n set 1s the icon. T. A. Crerar. NO STREi'? CARE. LtlossobiIes /lave Drives, (fats Ort of New Mexico. New Mexico La without a *street car Nue. Street ears stopped ruenl*g the but day of 11127. Those at Lea Vegas were discontinued a month before. Service was inaugurated in Alba- eserque twenty-three years ago. At midnight New Year's Eve the "so- toreta" drove their cars into the barns and tolled the palming of the trolleys with a clanging of gongs. Women car oyer^tors were aria employed during till world war sad -have been retained since. Twenty - tour "motoretm" are now out of em- ployment, though halt of them base been promised other work. -- Privately owned automobiles are charged with responsibility for tail- ors a[ the street car a ompany, which re•eeMly went Into tbe hands of a recetrer. A bus line is operating_ Keep Nightly Guard. (loarding the photographs of the e mperor and empress which craw eery public school bntldtng in Japan 1* a part of the arduous duties or seiool teaebers in Nippon. The teachers must take torn about deeptag In the school betiding. welch dot the empire, and be reedy to rescue the Imperial photogra$lihs at once In case disasters such se fire, Good, eartbgwake or typhoons threstes. 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Canadian Countryman 2 95 Clubbing Rates With Other Peri- odicals May Be Had on Application Fresh Bread Baked Daily 'flint's whet TOu get when ordering your Bread from Cleveland's. It contains the purest thgredienta known to bakers. Buy a loaf today and taste the difference. We specialize in Cream Goods of all kinds E. U. CLEVELAND Phone 1 1 1 West $t. We carry a good stock of Electrical Appliances, Fixtures, etc. Electric Wiring of All Kinds ltatimatee oven on -application `—Frank McArthat ELECTRICIAN Telephone 82 West Street Highest Prices Paid Fc i N .S 1.1, K I N I►4 (iF Fan, Beef Hides, Goose Feathers Good Prices Paid for Hens DAVID BROWN Imo nP 270 t,oe.l, rich Some Bargains in Second-hand Machinery and Buggies and Cutters at the Massey -Harris Shop One 7 -ft. Binder; two herd drills; two alerithe; three cutters; three top boggiee; tan pnlpera; one 1 -horse dray wagon; two manure spreaders; two riding plows; one hay loader; one mower; two el -horsepower gas engines; one secondhand car. COMR AND SRN. ROBERT WILSON, Hamilton St.