HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1917-9-13, Page 1XII'TER FAIR DAYS ON MON DAY AND TUESDAY NEXT, SEP'I"EMBER 17th lath AND S 'T
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YOUR T HIENJ)S.
THIRTIETH YEAR,
Our Corner.
Not another drop of whiskey will
be manufactured in the.United States
after September' 8th. All other distil-
led spirits for us'e as; beverages will
cease to be .manufactured at the same
---o'-
It looks as i'f .the farm tractor had
dome, to ;stay until some later inven-
tion relegates it to the, :fe:ac.e corner.
39,000 of them are ,said to haveibeen
manufactured in the, Unitech State; in
1.916 and an output of 50,000 for this:
year, that would have been 20,000
more i[ material could have been se-
cured.
One very important, feature of the
c,on'scriptian bill that ' seems tot have
been overlooked by the politicians, is
that part providing penalties far those•
who oppose its .<operationa Once it
is in force, • ganada i;s: • wholly commit-
ted to the policy of compulsory war
service. It is s,amething that- cannot
be argued about, in -fact, heavy pen-
alties are provided for those who ar-
t
'gue very definite arid specific proris-
ria ,.tonic being made against those who
use the pubic platform or, press fOr.
+opposing .it, 'That is a point tha'tthe
'politicians seem to have failed to�take
d ,,r If it be an of-
con�r erat'o ,
into ll
°Jn
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fen -6e to speak' or write aga.insttcon-
cr•iption after th. • measure becomes
effective it ourel.fiollows that no
candidate could legally run, for par-
liar
ar-
lla lent an the anti-con,scriptio�n,plat-,
fo',P'm.'
WI -IAT CANADA }IAS DONE
The official figures for Canadair
pari in the war are given below, -
Men enlisted 424,456; -men gone
overseas 329,934; men an France,142,-
779 • men at other fronts, 756; men
in: England 124,399 ; men in hospitals
in England 23,945; men in Canada, 18,-
475;
8,475; en route 3,944; killed, ' missing
land prisoners, 31,955, discharged over -
I seas about 26,000; `discharged in Caas
nada, 67,058; enlisted in July 1917,
4,257 casualties in July, 1917, 3,637:
TAMAN'S
PHONE 81a
Great Values
IN
SUITINGS, Vf S9
CYCOATI r'1 GS
ETC., Etre,
'r` SUMMER SUITING,S WERE
BOUGHT EARLY AND WE ARE.
ABLE TO SELL BELOW --TO -
DAY'S VALUE. ORDER YOUR
SUIT AT ONCE.
LIGHT OVERCOATS IN
OF; CLOTHS FOR THE
EVENINGS- AT PRICES
WILL SURPRISE YOU
AGREEABLY.
BEST
COOL
THAT
MOST
OUR PANTINGS ARE SOLD AT
THE RIGHT PRICE.
SEE OUR LIGHT UNDERWEAR
IN COMBINATION. AND IN TWO
PIECE:
A FULL LINE OF READY - TO -
WEAR CLOTHING.
YOU PROBABLY NEED A RAIN-
COAT FOR THE WET DAYS.
WEAR OVERALLS AT YOUR
ROUGH WORK. LOOK AT OUR
LINES IN THESE GOODS,
ALSO
Furnishings
SOCIIS in Cashmete and Silk
THE NEW CAPS
CHOICE SHIRTS
is
FLASHY TIM!
ARROW COLLARS
W. Taman
Tailor 1 s her
PHONE 81a;
EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY SEPT.
,All reports from "Camp Borden: say
that the camp is an ideal spot for the
training of men
"Are you a tramp?" "No, mumelem
a food conserver, '1 -lave you got any
food you don't want wasted?"
Remember it is row an offence to
utter a word against conscription. A
few pa our would-be loyalists need
to keep a curb on their tongue :and
pen
The greatestrace the. world has ever
witnessed Is onto-day and being won
by Britain, which its buildingt ships at
a"faster rate than ,German subs can
'sink :..them..
With over 8000 Canadians reported
in the casualty list'in{ ten days, surely
the people of Canada will soon come
to the unanimous decision that con-
scription is necessary and the 'boys'
at the frontmust be. re-enitoiced.
Owing to the rot setting in people
of this district are: digging their po-
tatoes as fast as they can. The dis-
ease started in the leaf and descended
the stalk to the tuber., The quicker
they are taken out of the groundlthe'
bette;rr. Same plots do not seem to
be touched by the blight.
WHAT ABOUT-
EXETER FAIR.
-Have you done your duty to make
it a success? If not, are you pre-
pared to do what you canwith that
,end .in view? The Fair, is torbe held
on Monday and Tuesday of next week
The time is short. Get busy. Every
goad' citizen should have a.share in
maki ng it a success. The directors
are now busy arranging the grounds
and buildings, making a suitable place.
for the program to be put on, by the
juvenile Highland Band and Dancers
With goad weather and the help of
all who can help the Fair should .be
a huge success. Da what you can
to make it so.
SOLDIERS' AID SOCIETY
The annual meeting of the Soldiers'
Aid Society was held on. August 28.
Receipts 'reported for July were col-
lections $46.37, from County Council
$33.78 .August collections $55.09. ' A
pair of socks were donated by Miss
Ar 'st ons'
xn r b.
The following officers were elect=
ed for the ensuing year, -Pres., "Miss
L,• Martin; 1st Vice:, 1VIiss E.Bowey;
2nd Vice...hLiss.G_,Bissett; Sec., Miss
L, Boyle • Treas., Mrs. 121._ N. Creech;
Mr J L Burwell was appointed to
audit the books. -
The books showed that, during the
year August 1916 to August 1917the
following supplies were sent through
the H, W. C. A‘. to the Red Cross,
Landon 1148 pairs of hand knit socks
14 sheets 48 pilliow,, cases, 136 pairs
factory socks, 5' pillows, 11 towels;
6 sweaters and scarfs, 52 suits ,of
pyjamas 45 P. P. bags and washjrags,
Given to Exeter bays going overseas
and in France 235 pairs -socks, 4 scarfs
2 cases of Christmas Cheer to .Miss
Arnaidi; several cases to the 161st
Battalion; •45 parcels mailed to Exe-
ter Boys; .autograph quilt sent to the
Convalescent Hospital at Epsom,Eng,
The Treasurer's Financial State-
ment showed ,the fallowing
Receipts
Balance an hand S 10.50
For Belgian Relief 215.00
For Byron Sanitarium 184.50
For French Red Cross 165.00
From County Council 88.67
From Exeter ?Council 40;00
From., monthly ;contributions 470:76
Donations from friends , 24.60
Membership . 10.00
From Entertainments, junk etc
Bank Interest
Total Receipts
Disbursements
To Belgian Relief
For. Byron Sanitarium
Ta French. Red Cross
To Canadian prisoners
To Hanna Orchestra
For material, yarn, etc., also
postage express and various
expenses 1203.21'
Balance on hand 147.71.
, 21054
Besides the above r•ecieipts in cash
articles were donated bY Showers and
otherwise' to the ,value of $281.00.
892,78
3,60
2105.41
215,00
'154.50
165.00
180,00
10.00
APPRECIATED-
_Mrs, `Sam Ross has received the fol-
lowing letter from. France{.
.Dear Madam , -I would like to; ;ex-
press my t.haiks for a nice, new shirt
which I received the other day from
a box of field corrifarts. The women
of Canada -have done wonderfully well
far the comfort of the boys at the
front, Am fully aware that we don't
acknowledge your gifts as often as we
should, bid: assure ,yon they are fully
`appreciated;, Our laundries are not to
be relied oil here, and; a clean change
is a b,ig.., thing to the lucky ones, I
Shall be my own" "laundress' while
this one, lasts; will not tike_ chancels'
with the "Bridgets",irn the army, We
have all been supplied, thanks. to the
noble part the Wame,n hate played,
and when it is over you as w1,1( as the
lads in the trenches can feel and know
you have done your part, My home
is in W inch ester, • near Ottawa,
Sincerely yours,
I A. Milky
The Indian,' James Riley, who escap-
ed front a constable at Helnsal six
months ago, by Jumping .ifr:omi the
train, has been, arrested in Sarnia, enol
taken to Landon to stand .his trial
for chicken ; tealing,
The Roll ofH onor
District casualties reported , a
- KILLED IN ACTION
Pte.
George Sandy. ,of Go.deric,la.
Pte• Samuel Brimacombe Goderich•
Pte. W, , G. iSandercpck of St,Marys
Pte H. B „Wood of Clinton,.
Pte, Albert Pulling � , of Win, ha .
Pte. W Nelaon,of Luckn& ' m
Pte. G, B. Sewell. of Clinton:
Sergt,, R. C. Souson oft Wingham.
Corp. Edward Wyglold' of Exeter.
As fax as ,we' can learn an short
notice Wygold enlisted from W,inchel
sea while in the, empllay of Mr. Chas.
Upshall. He was an English boy.
Presumed Dead
Pte, L, Fulcher of St Marys.
Wounded
Pte. W. E Smith of Eli.mville
Pte Reg, 'hnighht of Usborne,. ,
Pte. 'Lester ;Elimnso ,of Ripley
Pte. Bert Rivers of Exeter.
Pte. ' J C. Sandrrclock, of St.Marys
Lance -Corp. Walter McMillan of
Seaforth.
Pte. Wm, Davis of Fullerton
Sapper 1-1 M.;Benitley at Blyth.
Pte C V "Doherty 'of Clinton.
Pte_ T. W. Fry of Goderich
Pte: Stewart Anderson of Forest,
Pte, Roy B. Cook of Seafarth
a ter of Clinton.
Pte. John A,C nto
r h
Wounded and Gassed
Pte J. S. Thorne of Mitchell.
Pte G W. Hughes of Ailsa Craig
Trooper Reg.
o er 'Knight, son of Mr E
g
la -night of Usborne.
His injury is replorted as serious.
---e--
Pte Norman Howard, son of Mrs.
Edward Howard of London, formerly
of Exeter.
Pte. Fred Shaddack, son of ,James
Shaddock of London, formerly of Ex-
eter, is :reported as in, the hospital
in England, ;suffferiag from gas pois-
oning. .
Local News
3, 1917
Mr. W. 7. Westlake, late of Strat-
ford has moved auto hfr;, Fred E1-
llerington's fstrna ur Usborne,
Western Wheat has been fnxsd in
price ;in Canada and United States
at. $2,15 to $2.21, according to, grade;
In the Exeter Fair Prize
List, in
the Specials offered by W. Andrews
and W, Rivers the Year mentioned
there should be 1917' ;instead .of 1916,
Exeter School Children will take
notice .that the (Exeter Fair Board
has reserved space in the Palace for
the school ;exhibits, Students should
consult their teacher about the ex-
hibits,
Mr.' J A. Stewart received two
letters' -this; week from his son, Pte,
1Doughas Stewart, who was reported
as gassed and wounded last week. In
the letters„ the young soldier says his
wound is near She knee, and is slight,.
He expectfto be off duty only a
short time,
The temporary studio which the
members of Mr. M. "Knowles' Sketch-
ing class 'havebeen usting at Owen
Sound was a very intere;sting rendez-
vous for a great many Owen Sound
neopl' last week, An exhibition of
some. of the sketches the artists have.
done during their stay in that place
and those who saw the work n o k were,
delighted with at. Among ;the artists
was lairs Lila Taylor, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Taylor of Usborne.
A spectator !commentating on the
variou- sketches in the Owen Sound
Sun has this to say of ?Liss Taylor's
efforts as an artist : "Miss Taylor's
group of birches where a particularly
good light effect was secured, was
one of the most interesting of the
aollectiori,
-x-o-x-
Mrs. Scott of Union, is visiting ,her
mother,..Mrs. Burwell.
Mr. Whimster of Aurora is visit-
ing his sister .Mrs, D. Jahns
Mr. and Mrs. \Tarry of Windsor vis-
ited at Mr, John Norry over Sunday.
PLATFORM OF ONTARIO Miss ;M. 5. Brawn, nurse, of To -
CITIZENS ASSOCIATION
roato, is h;olidayctng at her home 'here,
Mrs. xt. E. Gardiner and Mrs. Wm.
We stand for principle not party, ,Davis will' spend the week end in
justice. riot favor, co-operation for Landon.
good citizenship. S Mr. Drew Ienig,ht of Guelph spe,it
1. SECURING FEDEkRALFRANCHI E the wee' end with hes mother,, Mrs.
2. ABOLITION OF PATRONAGE Bert Knight.
3. SOCIAL 'AND MORAL 'REFORMS Rev. S. W Muxworthy attended a
a. Equal guardianship cif children meeting of the Summer School ex<c
b. Segregation and training of the utive in London on Tuesday.
feeble-minded.
c. Investigation and revision of.
laws regarding the responsi-
bility of parents of illegitimate,
children.
The protecticn of minors of ei-
ther sex from moral dangers.
age of consent should be twenty
one years. r
Property owners responsible for
the order and respectability of
d,
e.
f.
g.
h.
their houses.
Equal wage for equal work.
Investigationre making the ab-
sconding of parents a crimin-
al offence.-- "
Minimum wage for girls and
women.
1. Maximum hours of labor ' 'per
week for girls and women,
Investigation of existing system
of mothers' pensions and ma-
ternity allbwance.
Endorsation of the • movement
Tor Protection of women in in-
dustry.
1. Dominion wide prohibition,
4. CRdhIINAL CODE.
a, Investigation and: _ revision of
;criminal code.
b. Abolition of, death sentence
5. PRISON REFORMS.
a. Juvenile courts -in every town
and city to be conducted by men
and women jointly,.
b, Provision made for !payment of
all 'prisoners, part of which
should be applied to tale sup-
port of their families and, the
balance banked.
c. Abolition of garb which marks
persons as prisoners.
d. Investigation of prison systems
in other countries.
e, Substitution of industrial farms
for the existing prisoners.
0. EDUCATION
a.-- That ire s]aould favor the estab-
lishment of vocational schools
Tor children w,ho do not wish
to attend High School and that
domestic' science shouldbe made
a compulsory subject for gitrls
in High School.
b. The teaching:ef elementaryag-
riculture in our public schools
rural and city.
c. That all Normal Schools give
such courses in sex hygiene as
will equip teachers to • train
their pupils in ..that reverent
attitude towards the whole
lift process which will preparei
them Tor the sacred task of parr
enthood. •
7, E:L:(G7t,EB1L1TY OF CANDIUATES
a, Invcstigatien of laws prodiding
for eligibility of candidates for
legislature and parliament.
b. 2Ieinbers of Legislature ` and
Parliament subject` to recall,
c, Free re_aresentatives only.
8, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
a. A council of Arbitration dour
posed oil women and men to en-
sure 2ermanent peace among
the nations.
b, Study of international prob-
lems.
robleins. t
N!,13r All'women. of British citizen-
ship, over th,e age of 21, have
the Provincial vote.
k.
The fellow whopreacircd conscrip-
tion for three years and then turned
against ,t for political reasons,'had
better beware as his actions .ae'e
being' noted, '
Quite, •a number from here attend-
ed the Lucan Races last week and the
several races were well clontested,
Ma and Mrs ,Ralph: Miller are speund,
ing part of their honeymoon here with
Mr. Miller's parents, Exeter North.
Mrs. Henry ?Reynolds returned to
her home in ';Exeter on Wednesday,
after spending a month visiting her
daughter, Mrs. - Wm, J. Chapple ,of.
Dundas.
The following "ladies -of Caven Pres-
byterian church attended the Pres-
byterial at Klippen an Tuesday, Mes-
dames. Sharp, Bawden, McLaughlin,
McLeod, Stewart, Gladrnan, Hastings,
Horton, and Miss Connor.
Mr and Mrs. J. C. Inwood and
daughter and Mr. Harry Sanders of
London, Mr..George Vaspe,r of To-
ronto Mr. J, A. Myers of Detroit, and
Mr. and Mrrs. Thias, Dickins of Lucan
were here this ;week attencling the,
funeral at the late Samuel Sanders.
Crediton
This in Western Fair week. Quite a
number are attending. the exhibition
Rev J. G Litt, ,Presicaing Elder of
Kitchener presided (over the special
quarterly services in ;the Evangelical
church on :Sunday.
Russell Clark was operated on for
appendicitis on Friday. His condi-
tion .is quite favorable.
Among those from a.,.distance who
attended the funeral of the late Mrs,
Motz, were: Mrs, S, Brawn 01 'Kitch-
ener, Mrs. LCr•ug iof Chesley, Fred•
Smith of Hamilton and Mrs'. Suer of
London,
The Hay' Iloavnship Farmers' -Mut-
'truah Fire Insurance ,Ga, is making a
call an their policy;0--i\olders this
month. The Treasurer, Mr. H. Either
is now making ,the collections at dif-
ferent places 'throughout 'Lbe district;
judge: Dickson of Goderich presid-
ed at the Division Court here an Fri-
day. (
The gasoline flax puller which Nich-
olson '& Hodgins are using this sea-
son is ;gEiin excellent satisfaction,
and will, no doubt, replace the hand
pulling ; Sin .this :neighL• onhood before
long.
1 ing their grain
Our farriers are. lr< vi 5 be. grain
threshed these, days. Same have had
their barns emptied twice and 'still.
este
there r grain to be harvested. d. Th e
Canner is :indeed a lucky man and is
theenvy of the -townsman, who has
to come across with the dollar every
time he wants t,slaneethiing to eat,
The radiators, piping, etc., for the
steam system of the : Evangelical'
Chute!' have 'afrri'ved and wall be in-
stalled in thenear future.
Miss Truemner of Detroit is visit-
ing Mts. Levi. Stahl.
Rev. Bowen of London • representa-
tive iol the Upper Canada Bible' Socia
e. work i 1
has w.rcu
c=:)+, govt, an address an i><
the Mtthoclist Church last Friday ev-
ening Unfortunately the, weather was
unitavarable and the atte;nden,ce,'small.
Rev. Bewen as a splendid speaker and
hald,5 the attention ,of has audience
throughout his discourse,
A highly r'e:speeted resident of this
village, in the person of the late Mrs,
Wilhelmina Mots," passed to the great
beyan,ei last Sunday morning.?' at the
advanced age of 80•y,e;a(tst, and 8men;-
this, Mrs. Motz has been ailing 'lex
some ;Length of time,, but always bore
her suffering cheerfully, She spent
the -greaten' part of her life in, tills
village and, was avei1 and favorably
known to all. Her ,remains were :a-
terred ,in the Evangelic al cena;etery
terred In the Evangelical 'cemetery on
Tuesday, Rev, Litt of Kitchener and
Rev. Becker of this place officiating
at the burial, She leaves to mourn
her loss, two brothers, Rev. George
Brown. of Che,sley,• G. K. Brown of
this place; daughters, Mrs`." Dambra
of London, Mrs, iNichiol of 'Toronto,
Mrs. Wright of London?, 1'Irs. Yager
of '1w(ip.hiener, Miss Sarah at lioiti ,*'
and sons Israel and Georges at Hamil-
ton,Frank of Toronto, to whom is
extended the sympathy of this emit.
munity,
Nathan Sambrook and Victor ii