The Signal, 1934-03-22, Page 1"r::�s. t�"i►"7'�4. LT.:'.alearRilaA
Reid the Ness Serial
1'Tke May Day Mystery"
by Gamow Roy 010ws
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lLIGHZT�11vsNTH TZAR. NO. 1f
GODERICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1934
Ottawa Hone -Backs
Bennett re Titles
rs jority Only 19. --Plume Yiai-
ster Makes Statement on
Wheat Agreement
k$y J. A. Hume Spee.al Correspon-
dent of The Signal)
Ottawa. March 19.-Bennett-recom-
easaded knighthoods wUl contipue to
tower In Canada. at least until the
stet stecton. By 11E to 94 votes the
House of Commons on Wednesday de-
feated it resolution wowed by Hum-
mt.ra7 Mitchell. Labor, Hamilton
Fart. asking Prime Minister R. B.
/tassel to refrain K
m George the
recommend-
ing to His Majesty
panting of title,. honors and awards
to Caaadle's&
It was the largest recorded division
asd the smallest Government majority
_- dare ties Bessettt Gerer11100.1 wits
elected le July, 1950. with =a working
majority of 29 over all parties In a
t _ house of 246 members. Party lines
were lifted when the House In 1919
sad again to 1929 voted to request
His Majesty to retrain from conferring
titles on Canadians, but quite the op-
_ petite was the case un Wedneday.
er..ea pairs were sareeognlsed and We
Orrernment whip cracked to minimise,
as tar as possible. embarrassment to
the Prime Minister. who. of nut owe
accord asd without wafting for ap-
proval
geproval of Parliament. brought back
titles last New Year's.
George Spotton, Conservative, North
Huron. and Dr. I. D. Cotoam. Conser-
vative, North Renfrew, made the front
Lase of ■11 Canadianvote spapersMy
belling the party
r.
Bennett and In support of the Mitchell
resolution. Major-General Sir Eugene
Fleet. Liberal member for Rlmouakt.
Que. and wartime Deputy Minister
of National Defence, voted with the
Oc cernu ent. as of course did RL Hon.
lir George Perky, Bennett Minister
without portfollo, the only other
tired member In the House. Mr
Mackenzie King led a solid phalanx of
Idr.erais against the restoration of
Missend likewise all the Ginger group
members supported the Mitchell pro
BE ISM Tenser
Three *Teats of major importa
el.leh occurred outside the Hoes!
Should be mentioned. Fiat. the de-
test by the United States Senate of
the St. Lawrence deep waterway treaty
atgiotlated by Mr. Bennett's brother -
la -law, Hon- W. D. Berridge, Canadian
Minister to Washington, a defeat
which on Thursday Mr. Bennett re-
gretted.
esgretted. as he said, for various reas-
PERSONAL MENTION
Mrs. Fred Player, of London. is
visiting at the tame of Mr. and Mrs.
Sold. Frith. Trafalgar street.
Miss Gertrude Chase and Mr. Clifford
Whetstone, of Wtndeor, will be the
week -end guests of Mr. end Mn, Ber-
nard Munn.
Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Elliott and Min
lay are returning to London thin
week, but may be back again to a few
weeks.
Sir. Kelso Johnston, of Kelso, North
ern Ontario, spent the weettoes with
his parent*. Mr. sad Mrs. George
Johnston.-
Mr. and MIL Frith and--hp--
117 were Is London, on Saturday. at-
tending the funeral of the 'ate Mr.
Jame. Alexander.
Kr. and Mn. Wm. Donaldson and
son Charles, of Relies Corners. spent
the week -end with Mrs. Donatdson'e
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Humber
Mr. Wm. Row len this week for
Detroit to join the crew of the str.
Courella after visiting his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Rees; here for the
past three months. -
NEARLY ASPHYXIATED
Alonzo Bodges, Goderich township
narrowly escaped death by asphyxia-
tion on Monday when he was discov-
ered In an uneonselons condition by
!:1r, daughter. Mrs. Wilmot Haacke,
wife of the township reeve. Cal gas
escaping from a stove that had bees
:ranked by the elderly farmer was the
cease of his nnronaclons condition.
Dr. J. B. Whitely responded to the ur-
gent call by Mrs. Haacke and the vic-
tim was rushed to Alexandra boapltal,
where be quickly recovered and now is
progressing very favorably.
Immense
as River Breaks Up
Rising Water Inundates Golf
Grounds and Cascades
into Harbor
The Maitland Elver went on the
rampage on Tuesday night and. break
lug the icy bunds which had held 1t
imprisoned.. swept/ -1 Ilatt ehaanel
;Tom Piffles Dam be 4b►-hesJ Maio*
the Baltlot'4.$ d;e. Below 111 dear
rpaee hundreds of thouunds of tons of
snow and ice choked the river valley
and month. creating the erasure jam
witnessed here in yearn.
As soon as the news of the break-up
was made known, many citizens bur -
rod to the harbor, in spite of the lett
hour, to witness the spectacle of many
taus of Ice being thrown high by the
advancing wall of water. The tele
phone operator was kept busy calling
T tfovrtle s and fie termer- te-.wd
them of the danger menacing their
revels, and In • short time the min
arrived at the harbor to do all they
c,.uld to protect the fleet of fishing
tug? and smaller boats.
The water rose rapidly and In a
short time Ice was piled up four and
rive feet above the sea-wall at the
river mouth. Whole sections of this
wall. which is twenty feet high and a
rotld cement structure, were forced
hack nearly two Inches by the weight
of the ice. which piled up and around
It in a tumbledmass.
Water Tumblesever Pier
For nearly two hundred yards to
the north pier Ice was piled from ten
to twenty feet high and for several
ho•trs on Tuedday night a wall of w■
ter cascaded over the pier into the har-
bor entrance. The water also flowed over
the crest of the hill between river and
harbor and bore down upon the fl-
ing tap in drydock at "Snug harbor."
It was here that the men worked fee
feebly until the early hours of the
morning. throwing additional lines
around the boats so that they would
not be washed away. The light of
early morning showed that the tugs
were undermined by the rushing water
Ind were tilted at a precarious angle
where the ground was washed away
nom under the sterns.
There are several Inhabited shacke
near the river breakwater and one
roan, on hearing the break-up. stepped-
from his little cable Into nearly two
fret of water to observe a watt of pee
rl:hin twenty feet of his door Need-
less to say, he lost no time in vacating.
lee Jane at MilordOn Sunday night. about 10 o'clock.
re idents of Sanford were startled by
the roar of the Ice se It came need -
not *awe- tbr-r4va41%e
e nfsclent force. however, to earn the
broken Ire along and several people
wto awaited the break -rap nntil long
aft. -r midnight retired more or lees rose
The crumbled Ire
a;armingly Sunday night and entirely
surrounded a small house rented by
Joon Howrie and smashed In -the doors
of a barn near the hone*. The lee al-
so rose to the back doors of houses at
ti -e northern end of Baltford. All
EASTER DOLL PARADE
A new feature for the Easter season
4 I•eing intrd" -ed by the Icons Club.
The Lions have sponsored a number
of events for the boys, and now la the
girls' turn. On the Saturday after-
noon before Easter, March 51st. there
wlii be a doll parade on the Bemire.
and prises are offered which it Is
bnped will bring out girls of all ages
with dolls of every description. Dolls
fr. m the townships will be welcomed
n!ong with their cousin of town.
Patticalars al to the various classes
are given to the Lions' announcement
in theedvertldng columna of this lune.
440X CHURCH W. M. S.
TIN regRlargoeeting of Rnoe rharcb
W.Y.S. was held on Tuesday with a
gond attendance. Mrs. Lane sad her
group 'provided the program. while
Mrs. A. Taylor prealded,over int bad-
ness The devotional period ryas tak
en by Mrs. Reddttt, Mrs. Sandy sod
Mrs. Waite. Wes Jeckell, ptesldent
of Huron Presbyterial. was present for
port of the meeting and spokes few
w'urds of greeting. Mrs. A. Taylor
- his.( tato-c0DTt - elea-.appotutellAdeat5..te_thc= BMUS):
tit of the Canadian Legion and the+c.s1 meeting to he held at Hemttten
In April. Mrs. Herald had 'te topl•
from the atndy book asd rare v splen
Ma paper on "Other Riese In Canada. -
dealing with the Finn., Scandlravien'.
Italians and Doukhobor* MI's Rnth
Caldwell sang a hymn. "Ren, -nth the
('rows of Jinni*" after erhicl. Mrs
Gordon Mout .gave the Emitter mss
sage. Thle woe in the Corm of two
poems entitled "Jess. and the Angels"
Ino "Easter Tidings," which were very
appropriate. The meeting Nord with
prayer by Mrs. Sanderson.
Amputations Association of the Great
War, at which the Government sad the
peuslons administration were scored
as Inhuman. Tbird. the divurt-e be-
tween the Co -Operative Commonwealth
Federation and the United Farmers
,f Ontario, a development with politi-
cal ramlflcstfons, on the eve of Pro -
ethicist and Federal elections, which
ere far-reaching to say the least
Hon. E. N. Rhodes, Minister of
Finance, announced officially before
the banking and commerce committee
.n Tuesday that the Government eel•
Homes the moat thorough Invettlgetlon
tato the Canadian banks. as sought by
Major C. O. Power. i.iberal, Quebec
�..apsith, before that committee a week
ego. 1n tide -reassertion Mr. Remelt. riveters from Elneseltee. Honsall.
E. W. Beatty, C.P.R. president. and Clinton. Stnpen, Kingsbridge. Amber -
Iona
s.
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and Advertisers
May we auk your kind co-
operation for next week's paper/
Let w budgets have your and
change of advertisement a day
earlier H pos►Fri-
day
Good le t holiday. Shank you.
THE SIGNAL
THE FIRST sNownagr •
The drat snowdrop of the season
b!oasomed In the Robertson garden on
Tuesday of thin week. This was about
a month later than last year. and two
mouths later than In 1932.
SHELL DEALERS GET TOOi:TiI %
(ln Thnreday night last. with Wm.
Mond. Rhell company manager for tide
'Patrick In ehargs. a meeting of Shell
Jackson Dodds, general mehsger of
eke Bank of Montreal, will appear be-
(Contlnued on page 41
-CHAaIAr 18 DEAD
After a quarter of a century of life,
the greater part of which was spent
hauling the omnibus that used to
meet all trains before the advent of
the homeless carriage, Charlie is dead,
baving passed away quietly in his
stall on Sunday night. Char!le was
sue of a team of grey 'buts -horses
owned by Thoa. Swartz, the well -
liveryman. Although the team,
t oar and Trlxte, were only hitched
sp o In the Last five yearn. and
then when a heavy snowstorm ren-
dered motor vehicles useless, they
were kept on by Mr. Swart' for sen-
timental reasons. lrtxia, the remain•
tag sweber of the team, wbo is the
same age as Charlie, will live In con-
tort to her .table until she des a na-
tural death.
DRAWING FO* PUUZil!
The card party and dance held at
(lddfellowe' Hall last Friday night,
under the auspices of the Ooderlch
Agriesltur•1 Society, was well patron
tom, Beth "609" and euchre were
11x711 Ma Fla* ekiri* at be-
(rs >�lss O11• roans a0A Mr, J. H-
P1se.. Sad at weirs Mrs. Sebt. Bream -
lee sad Hr. Harold 1I111/wa After
aa Wean of 1
ttheek•d
INSTRUCTOR AT ACADEMY
Miss Margaret Howland. B.A.• ar-
rlvd from Toronto on Wednesday of
this week, and has entered upon her
luties as commercial specialist In
Huron Commerclal Academy Miss
Howland is a recent graduate of Tor-
aa+a►en. L:st ereity sad -the Faculty..of
Education. and L a real asset to the
educational forces of our community
Sae is a daughter of Dr. G. W. How -
,ted, eminent neurologist, of 72 For-
est Hill road, Toronto.
re -Recital by -
Chas. G. D. Roberts
Eminent Canadian Poet and Wri-
ter of Nature Stories Heard by
Interested Audience
Dr. Charles G. D. Roberts. poet and
writer of nature stories, was greeted
by an audience of three hundred on
Tuesday evening, when he appeared In
North street l niteu church under Os
auspices of the Central Home sada
`School Club. The duties of chairman
were discharged by Mr. Geo. Schaefer,
0H1111ARY
MRS. JOHN OALLAGIIKR
•
On Friday last, after an illness of
several weeks, resulting from a severe
cold, Mary Longworth, widow of John
Gallagher, passed away at her home
on Brock street, In her eighty -drat
year. Deceased was born in Goderich
township, a daughter of the late Ben-
jamin Longworth and Letitia Howe.
:the was married to 11(76 and went
to live with her husband on his tent.
near Smith's Hill. She was an active
member of Smith's Hill United church
while residing on the farm. Twa feart.
ago their home was destreeed -lel fire
and the couple retired to Ooderich.
where Mr. Gallagher died a year ago.
Mrs. Gallagher is survived by a son.
James, and two daughters, ]ilea Ma
tilda, at home, and Mrs- A. C. Clark.
all of Goderich. The funeral servb'e
was conducted on Sunday at her home
by Rev. Geo. T. Watts, pastor of North
street United church, assisted by Rev.
W. J. Patton, of Smith's 11111 church.
intermernt was in Colborne cemetery.
the potlbearers being Herbert Fisher.
A,nos Stoll. Alex. Young, John Young,
-levels McBride -and Alf. T,e out/...-_
chgloan of the public school trustee
hoard,- who to his . Introductory re-
works paid a tribute to the home and
retool clubs for the work they are do-
ing
o-
1 is in Goderlch.
Dr. Roberts In opening his recital
expres-ed his pleasure in being at past
In Goderich, which somehow he had
always previously missed In his Jour-
neys from wean _Le ocean, and as a
nature writer he facetiously claimed-
credit
laimedcredit for bringing to Goderl h such
a beautiful spring day. He com-
utencect a recital of some of.his poems
by reading his Confederation Jubilee
(Me, "These Threeseore Years," and
followed with what he described as 'a
bit of backwoods verse," "in the Night
Watches." In quite different vein was
tt.e ballad "Crossing the Brook," and
he explained in humorous manner the
rtrcnrnstenc-es in which this wan writ-
refl. Other selections were "The Sum-
mons," "On the Road," "The Squat-
ter," his latest poem, and "The House."
Reminding his audlenc'e that he bad
been through the Great War, rising
from the ranks to his majority, ne read
-Going Over." a "war poem" very dif-
ferent from most of inch compositions,
no the writer found that wnen he
went over the top" everything about
hien-eCifed unreal and his mind re -
%erred to an experience of bi. youth.
'turning to what was perhaps the
were popular portion of his talk, I)r.
Roberts spoke of Iris researches into
wild animal life and told of some of
!cis experiences In owing upon the
The white flag on thecounty jail. creatures of the wild in their native
'ndlcative of the tact that the -1* t1- Lannts. lie concluded with the nar-
tm'an was without a prisoner, wan ( taxon of an adventure with a bear,
lowered temporarily on Thursday last. telling in amusing fast ion of au ex -
when two men were tacareera'Pd over periente that at the time was not at
night. The flag fluttered on a more all amusing.
Its :he morning breeze on Friday. when , An excellent musleal program in-
. toned vocal solos by Miss Nelile Col-
iarne and Master George Parsons, vita-
'in
io-'in numbers by Mee. J. M. Roberts. and
It very pretty quartette. "The World
le Waiting for the Sunrise," by Mrs.
W. F. Saunders, Mrs. H. C. Dunlop,
Mies Gertrude Heist and Mrs. D. 1.
LiONS TROPHY PRESENTED
At the Llooe Club meeting on Frldej
evening the sliver cup offered_* to
trophy In the series of junior hockey
games sponsored by the Club was pre -
sensed to the winning .term, cspt*TD1R1'
by Jame. Garrick. The boys were las
troduced to the Club by Lion Dr. J
A. Graham, and the cup was presented
by Lion D. I. Hill, and will be held
by the Garrick team until next teea-
non. Each member of the team re-
ceived a chit for two dollar' worth
of mercbandtse, this presentation be-
ing mode by Lion G. L Parsons. Toe
captains of the other teams also were
In:roduced : Terry Costello, Beverly
11Ills, Donald Mason and Raymond
Murray. and tickets for a theatre ma
flare for ail the players were pre-
sented.
rtsented.
FLAG TAKES A DIP
• . •
Ontario Election
Forecast for June
Legislature Looking to End of
Session -Opposition United
in Attack
Toronto, March 20. -The Cleary Gov-
ernment this week entered upon the
.iec•isive stage of its battle with a
uulted Opposition In this eighteenth _
L•gLlatuse of the ?ravine of Ontario
Within the next two or, MAI* out-
ah.e. three weeks will be decided the
outcome of the final verbal exchanges
and party manoeuvres.
In one sense, the Government Is a►
Hired of success. It will be difficult - =
:udeed for any set of circumstances to
'•umbine in a Government d.feat in
any division between now and the end
of the session. The Conservative
steamroller is a solid block of votes
which. barring any extraordinary etre-
tegic surprise. will enable the Govern. -
gl t.,J:o_ carry whatever metaures It
wants, In the early ye rs o
;lament's life, It is not beyond the pale
of possibility for a considerable sec-
:ion
ir:ion of the Government's ow'n ranks
to forego party support on a measure
where they feel they can exert Ise the
right of Individual choice. But fn the
crus aT TnaT Mrs ,the party
me sufficiently on the qui sive t0 at*
that any recalcitrant members lie
jockeyed Into line and that the united
irsrty trout is preserved. �_..
But the Opposition, even 1f it cane
not hope for a numerical defeat of the
Government, will now strain every
nerve to effect the discredit of the
Government to the eges of the Pruett.-
..lel
ruetre..lel electorate.
The coming Ontario election, sow •
definitely forecast for June. Is LAM.
rhtl text for Liberalism and the Opp!'
ttlon parties in general, not only 1a
this Province, but throughout the Do-
minion. Government ranks at Ottawa.
mindful of a series of successive Pro -
slur -Lel victories for Liberalism, can-
not but have an anxious eye on the
forthcoming summer struggle for pow-
er in the most populous seetlon of the
interment was in Mattlend ecmetere. ccuntry. The date and fate of the
MRS. JOHN E. `AEGLE
Emma L. Richards, beloved wife of
John E. Naegle, Reseed away at her
home on South street early Monday
morning. Deeeaeed, who was in her
serent!etis year, had been- in poor
health since December last. She w..
born in Bayfield, a deuahter of Mt.
and Mrs. David Richards. anti fifty
rears ago was married at Auburn.
near whiel Rice-bFr Ttifsbalut-wan a
encreesful farmer. falter. and Inc
«one years, he conducted a hardware
business In Auburn. Twenty-five years
ago the couple enme to Goderieh and
on New Year's Day of thin year they
celebrated their golden wedding. Sur -
riving. herddre the I -reaefs' husband
are two sons and two daughters. John
E., of Detroit, W. Roy, of London. Mts.
John Cuthbertaon and Mrs. Harold
Newcombe, both of Goderieh, and four
grandchildren. A brother. Pone Etl. h
•rds, of Pasadena, California, also snr-
vlves. Deceased was nteochated wit1-
the Melted church end Rev. (leo. 7'
Watts eonducted the funeral service
et the family reeldenre on- Wednesday
the men were removed to appear les
fore Magistrate Reid. One of the
pair was charged with falling to main
Grin his wife and family and was re
:e'tsed on hall. to appear in court
,tgatn on Saturday. March 24. The
•tier pleaded guilty to a charge of
en.,snmtug liquor In a public place lith. The accompanists were Meesr&
anel nrrid a fine and robs amounting LIC. F. Player, B. Munn and H. N. Lir-
of .JJasae-obibo he..lu
het. His liquor permit - was cem
celled and liquor In hie possession war
cnr.flscated.
Whltechnreh. Laeknow, RayflMd
end other paints to the Wel rnanseer'a
Per•ritory was held at the Redford hotel
The meeting was one of misty tsther-
tnr. of dealers in variant' diatri"te of
trnt.r14) and (')nese'. The meeting was
atrlrtly private and a talking pietnre
we..hown to which Shell enmrrn•
1seinesv for 104 waw dl•ene*ed Later
a sing-I'ong wee entoyed by then. arse
ern .lone with the showing of a uee-
.md blklnt pi'Mre in another mem
of the hotel. -topper war .erred to
the deelerw end arrangement• for lnde-
!nrs were mode of the hotel for those
who, her.nee of the condition of the
reeds. were nnehls to return to their
!ewer that night.
OSk'lale preeewt at the gathering
'vete the advertising and .ales men-
aTers end the mnnerve of rewire
.tationa. from the office at Toronto, and
division manager from Tendon.
First Step Must
Be a Petition
these buildings were wall clear of the Town Solicitor Outlines Prone
pee before it was broken rap and In'
summer the river flows by more than dure for Establishing a
one hundred yards from the bnlMinge Park' Board
When the Ire did go on Tuesday -
nl;his •clear channel was made at the According to -s Bitter submitted to
week side of the river, oppo.lte the
vitiate, and a wild twelve -toot welt of the town council by. -Town Solicitor
ice was piled up at the edge of the tiin, The billy trey 11T"wlttrs a torn
mission can be estnblt•hed to take eon
Golf Course inundated
The rtrer found an inlet to the
Maitland golf course along a shallow
reltey below the club bonne, and. ear
rying Immense cakes of Ice, flowed In
over the fairway and greens of the
eighth and ninth holes, completely
Inundating them. An idea of the
depth of the water and ice may be
gleaned from the tact that a twelve-
(: of hill that forms a natural hazard
nn the course was nearly covered.
Large cakes of ice were thrown well
rip the slope of the C. P. R. embank-
ment.
From Me C.F.R. bridge to the river
month is a solid mass of snow and ice,
littered with logs, parts of trees and
otuer debris, with here and there a
email channel of rushing muddy water.
The only evkleoce that Indian Island
ec,nts is one lone tree -top that shows
ebove the lee. In summer time this
1.:and, whlcb le overgrown with
bnshes and small trees, is nearly three
h',ndred yards long and one hundred
yard. wide
The steam -yacht Anona, for which
saes concern was felt, was to no
denier. but the men on it were tak-
ing no chances and vacated with the
Bret etgn of a break-aq
The water had snbdded t'onatder-
ably by Wedn.eday sad 1t Is thought
that the dieser of another serlo se
freshet le slight unless heavy rains
come.
MOHR FROM CALIFORNIA
Mr. Cha.. Kukla' has returned
Avis California. where be eyelet the
atloatha He has some labor -
tell of Na etay a the
ems* * shad most* stars.
te Ms MLA. vipaor et
Mae we Mw
=FORE THE MAOIRTRATR
A conviction waw registered against
Leslie J. Twos. of OodeHch, on a
charge of reckless driving, to which
he pleaded guilty before Magistrate
Th 1d in Police ODart and paid a 110
fine with cost. es Friday last. TM
charge was laid as a remelt of an se-
eldent In the early morning heap
of Monday. Marett 5, whin Laws,
driving a car ,witheet lights and in •
heavy fog. mailed head-on Into as
aatosnelle driven by Warren C. Bam-
ford. Tbe- aecldent retuned no high -
"1,1 lin 4. MRS et Risen, and at
image Laws was at.
M00rest
eat.
channel.
A vote tan `dirt vett
Mowed by Principal J. P. Hume and
se, onded by Mrs. J. A. Graham, and
1" rtily endorsed by the audience.
During his stay In town Dr. Robert
was entertained by Mr. and Mrs. G. 1.
Parsons and Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Field.
Dr. Field and the distingui-heel visitor
%rte college classmates. Dr. Roberts
:eft on Wednesday to fill an engage-
ment at Seaforth.
A PAL OF SIXTY YEARS AGO
Mr. J. B. Kelly was much pleased
to receive a few days ago a note from
Thomas A. Campbell, of Soo Fakir,
South Dakota, one of the companions
of his youth In Blyth, over sixty years
ago. Mr. Campbell had learned of the
Keay golden wedding celebration. sent
1.1- congratulations and asked about
Lr. Kelly's sisters, of whom he had
trol of Maitland cemetery Is by the not heard for over forty years. A re-
institution of a parks board which sn,.rcable thing about the note 1s the
must have control of *ll town garb Le.tutiful handwriting, which could
(except the exhibition part) as well
am the cemetery. Such a -Weed may
be established by the round] atter s
bylaw has been enbm'tted to the rate
otos ;
set ;WC sato robe,
4e1,eagh toble..A. .Kates 2 Few
doer, W. ft. Sowcotbhe: ACh, b
of geseeriee. Miss Margaret Hsestoa;
'Ran Maker of grocer's* Misr 1t. Wrnt-
aaa After lamb flawingwasga
t
sa�ho
y, the made beim*applied
Witmer orchestra.
nut be equalled by most people of
one-third Mr. Campbell's age.
1. O. O. A. SOCIAL EVENLNG
thepallbearers being W. T. Fellow', Nel-
son Htlt. Ham Watson. Archie Jack
son, Oliver Clark and Fred Craigle.
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MRS. J. T. FELL
On Wednesday, Match 14th, Leila
May Hammett, wife of J. T. Fel'.
pawned awwy in Aleseedra hospital.
She had never folly reedvercd from an
nperstfon whlrh she nnderwcni le.t
.-t-'r end was taken to the hospital
about five week• before her death.
She wee horn In Beatorth. the young-
's[ daughter of the late Mr. and Men.
Richard Ilarrrtnett. and eighteen y ere
living In iteiforth for two Peers
-'--me to Goderieh. where Mr. Fell for
enme time rondnMed a photograph
stndlo. An aettve member of North
*rept United church. Mrs. Fall wee
..,x -Feted with the Fvenlnt Auxili-
ere. waw a member of the choir and
I member of the tcerhing *sir of the
Vnndsv whnol, end wee held In high
redeem by n wide circle of friend.
Rhe is stervivei by her hnse.snd. now
e photographer with The Border Cities
Star; two ware. Wilbur John, aged
a't'en, and William Clsr'n''e. se .1
r.,nrteen, both students et the Colle-
giate: a brother. (Terries E. H•Immett.
of Toronto. a"d two sisters, Mrs. John
Murray. of Preston. end Mrs. 1.. 1)
iiamt'tnn, of •1frm*rnka,
Rev. aloe T. *'tte- M North stre-1
United church, conducted the funeral
service on Rsturdvv afternoon. ln-
tertm'nt waw in Maitland cemetery, the
pnllt'aarers befog •H. Sn%'d"r..7. Snider,
Elmer Shewrlown, 91t L Hill, F. Bite
hop and S. Cade._ .
Payers and approved by a majority A social evening under the auspices
vote. of Princess Mary Lodge, L.O.B.A., was
In the mitt•, of flnanees the parks hold Tuesday evening at the spacious
board would hare post -era -similar to ;.owe of Mr. and Mrs Thos. Bell, Cam -
those of a school trna'ee hoard Thal br.a road, about fifty being present.
1e, it would .nhmtt a regntett!on to the 'i first part of the evening was de -
town (onn• ll for the funds eoneidered
necessary to carry nn It. work for the
year, and the eoanell would levy a
t 1 rate to sanest thin emonnt
ruled to yards, both ":.00" and euchre
being played. The winners at euchre
were Mrs. Chas. Anstay and Mr. Wal-
lace Iilack, consolation prizes going to
which wonld then he tnrned over to"Iles. Young Nonce and Geo.
r. Mum-
the
ble
the parks board. y.•Mrs. duo
Town Roliritor Nairn in hie letter rcnl9. wons the
prizeng for
the
Advises that the procedure necessary
fir the establishing of • cemetery Mm- liruck:ebank and Mr. Joe. MoNevin.
mielon I. ns follow• • Lunch was served, and then a season
1. A petition uigned M et Tenet two ofvdancing
Mr. W. was
enjoyed tondu le rA-
hnndred elertorespraying for the estate
liuhment of a hoard to control the M:-Graw.
eemetery mnst he pre/reeved to the MFT( RELIrMeCARB
round'.
2. A bylaw may then he prevented- A quiet wedding took place on Sot-
to the ratepayers, and if the majority urlay evening. March 17th, at the
he in favor of ,the brine- It -hall 1'e Vit torts street United church paraofl-
finally passed at the next regular age, Goderich, Edythe May, second
meeting of the emtii il. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robt. F. Me -
R. A Anent *Welt then he e"nn'n(t4-4-Saise, of Colborne township, being
by the connell, teeing compn.ed of tihe-1 united to Thea, Arnold Mitchell, only
tetrad of the mtibielpellte and sir other ecru of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Mitchell
persons not being members of the rat Colborne. The ceremony was per
eosnen. formed by Rev. F. W. Craik. The.
Section 40 of the ('mete -v AM bride, who was gowned In an ankle
states (the .olleitor's letter t'nnttnnesl length blue rhona crepe, with grey hat
that the control of the '•pmete-v msv ann whose, and aceeeaoriea lo match,
be turned ever to a board of park war attended by her sister, MIAs Res
ibeamagewsent Ia.titnted ander th• tie T. McCabe. Tek groomsmen was
Pie Parke Art. Ilearloo (11 of Robert R. McCabe, brother of tis.
Re Pahl Paths Art mekaa it iterated- hride. The wedding perry retained to
isebd..91 take offer all a, (11e hums of the bride's parents, where
a dainty rapper was waned. Tt.et table
dereretsd iz !Mt sad geese sad
rested With • wedding cake. TM -
OM MFM sea
Federal election itself may hinge on
,his outcome.
Tire life of this session, at one time
thought to end before Easter, must
now undoubtedly gena that date by 01
:east a week. There are too many In-
quiries
o-quiries going on. They have bees
lofted upon the Government at ■
somewihat awkward time by the Op-
porition. But Mr. Henry could not, If
he doea not wish to damage the
chances of his party at the polls, re-
fuse the fullest investigation Into any
major charges levelled by the other
side of the House. To have done me
mould have been to court the eucrptcioa
Government thought better (Sodded ID
strrecy,
And that is the very tmpreesion
which Mr. Henry and bit Cabinet are
determined to avoid. The Government
Mot, strictly •peeking, no constnrrtive
,program to place before the voters of
tae Province. if they are to win this
election, they have decided to go tai
Co. country on their five-year record.
Tire party will maintain (het,coming
'nln 'tower at the beginning of a
w,.rldwide and unprecedented depress-
Finn.
epre.vSinn, they nave done the best that
was hpmnnly possible In the clreem-
st:tnt•es. If there ere any definite sign/
of an ngrirnttural or industrial tip-
's -urn, and there ire some grounds for
:sling a slight Imjororement, the par-
ty will be able to take any credit the
electorate is willing to bestow for It
So now the final strenuous mages
hare begun. And the immediate fight
centres around the Government's beer
ICentiaud Oil pep 4l
Claytes
le as a
Chisholm a Rh
4. Toa sheerest
Marek 1t*.
• .
MSR. WATR'FR F. HICK
The death of Caroline Wakefield,
wife of Walter F. Thick, occurred et
'tier home on the Huron road. town. on
Thursday last, In her seventy -fleet
year. Mrs. Hick had been In poor
shoehealth for some year., shoe she was
Injured in a fall et her home in God-
e-ich townehlp. She was horn In God
erieh townehlp. a daughter of the late
David Wakefield and Ann Wilson, end
forty-five yearn ago was married to
Mr. Hk'k in St. Stephen's Anglican
chnrrh. In that township. Their
pleasant farm home was on the Hume
road about four miles from town,
where they Jived until their removal
to Goderich only six mnnthe ego. Mns.
dick wee a member of the Anglican
church. but Attended the United ehnrch
at Taylor's Corner during recent years.
She was also a member of the Meter -
!eh Town*htp Women's Hospital Anv-
Itlary. Devoted to her home and faro -
Cy, she endeared herself to all with
whom she came in eontact by bet
et
gracious frtendlinexe and kindly in-
terred. Surviving, besides her hat- ,
hand, are two daughters, Mn'. Ches.
T. F•dward, of Goderich, and Mr*
Alpert R. Oke, of Ooderlch
lownehtp, and • sister, Mrs. Thos.
Sowerby, also of Ooderlch township.
The funeral 'meek* waft enndneted et
her home on Ratnrday by Rev. J. W.
Herbert. of Helmeaville United chnrrh.
Interment was In Maitland cemetery,
the pallbesreva being Reeve W. Haarke,
Andrew Holmes. Chas. Walteea, Mae.Whitely, David Rode•e and Roy
Chambers. Those attending the fun-
eral from a diatoms) were Mr. and
Rr
Mee. nest Met. M», i)q TUF4Gent.
Wr. sod Mn. M.Iv1111s Redggon. all of
TateeM' M Al . Pardo. of Sten
i Asa, theta
the 1011.
GOES TO PRESTON
`Lias Marjorie J. Stewart, 11.A.. wheic
for the geed Rix months has been os
Inc staff of Huron Commercial Aca-
demy, has been offerer) and has ac-
cepted a position with the Premiss!'
.drool board. and left today to begin
her new duties. Mise Stewart was
I.' y popular with the students at the
Aredemy, and sincere regret Is felt
at i.er departure from our community.
MOTORISTS' TY
(', A. Robertson's B111 Left Over Us.
111 Next Session
Toronto, March 20. ---Ontario mo-
torists will continue for another year
et least to be liable for injuries suf-
fered by voluntary passengers The
hill of Charles A. Robertson, Liberal,
North Huron, to prevent vo,untary
passengers in motor vehicles from
bringing action against the owner or
driver for negligence white a penmen -
ger, was withdrawn for the present
session, with Mr. Robertabn'. consent
H^a. Charles McCrea, prestding in the
legal bills committee, said that the
'Government wenld 1n the next year
make a atudy of similar legislating
in two of the Provinces and some of
the States acid legislation might thea
he drafted.
rhe committee was informed that
the rate for passenger risk which now
stands at 12 Is likely t0 be iner.aa5
to 1.3 110 or Pi nest year hoeing* et
the increasing number of claims filed
melee the change endorwing policies
ft., thin rink. Mr. Rnbertsoe said that
'tit hammer' companies wee* Wag
fleeceuLj),roagb collusion between are
Naito, and parteenreers with the Mb
detainee of racketeering lacy to
"1 am entre mutest te let
nest as
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