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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1926-8-26, Page 7T tiq IMESIMYVOCA The constitutional issue is pure political buncombe, designed to divert attention from the King Government's administration of the Customs/Department, upon which issue it was ignominiously defeated in the House of Commons. 1 In September, 1925, Mr. King was granted dissolution 'by His Excellency Lord Byng, on the representation that he must be given a chance to secure a clear working majority. He stated at Richmond Hill that if such a majority was not forthcoming, he would not attempt to carry on. 2 In the old Parliament thus dissolved there had been 234 members, of whom 117 were Liberals, 66 were Progressives or Independents and 51 were Con- ` servatives. 3 In the new Parliament, elected in October, 1925, Mr: 'Meighen had by far the largest group—almost half the total membership of the House. Out of 245 seats the Conservatives had 116; the Liberals 101, the Progressives 24, Labour 2, and Independents 2. ' 4 Instead of - immediately resigning, as he should have done in view of the ground upon which he had been granted dissolution, Mr. King asked for and Was granted leave to carry on, on the assurance that he would leave ' the fate of his administration to Parliament itself.. S On Friday, June 25th, three ,Separate notions by so- called independents, in support of vvfi ch Mr `K ng s` .• -.� Government marshalled its lash ounce e ' of 'strengtti, were decisively defeated and the original rriotion of censure, to which the foregoing had been moved in amendment, was still awaiting decision in Parliament when Mr. King asked His Excellency for dissolution on -Monday, June 28th.. 6 To have granted Mr. King a dissolution under such • circumstances would have been a direct denial of the right of Parliament to pass upon the vote of censure then pending. 7 Following Mr. King's resignation, Parliament by a majority of 10 did actually adopt a direct vote of censure on the King Government, and declared it unworthy of confidence or office. S It was Mr. King's refusal to follow British precedent in co-operating. with the incoming administration to pass supplies and complete the sessional programme that -left Mr. Meighen no alternative but to ask for dissolution. : ?Ieighen _;followed the same course as that adopted by Sir Wilfrid Laurier in 1911,.when he saw that it was impossible to, carry on and abruptly dissolved Parliament. If His Excellency had recalled Mr. King to office, he would have done so in the very face of Parliament's vote of' censure; Under Mr. King's interpretation of the constitution a Premier need never resign, but could- demand dis-, solution after dissolution, despite the verdict of Parliament or the electorate, and the Governor General 'must perforce accept his.. advice. • The. Co .., . ' Conservative Party stands solid -As a, Iteek fog' sou -lid - British .constitutiOnaI practice; ib e ` i aintenance of -the British connection, and the right of Canada to enjoy the blessings of stable Government. ^:';".:' , Yrs �•..`:f,yY ,P fit •, e .Field,. :White Growing Business BigBeans on Lake Front Poolion of Apron Depends • upon iAroit as Gfiief Rsdenhe Producer said Olinen)te are well Suit. [?—Wfllia►ui 1J'nelu+aane Of Zurich Grows about 40 acres a Tear.. There is it stretch ofd' Huron egunty ,along the lalte between Grand Bend and 730tield, which has been jaatt on its feet financially through the grooving of white field beans. The section was' settled many years ago by r nob. -Canadians rvho took up small holdings,' usuallynot, more than 25 acres to a family, and eked out a meagre existence throiugh., mixed farming. Today* the descend. ants of these 'settlers are the own- ers of farms ranging from, one hun- dred to three or four hundred acres, mostly clear of encumbrance; they have given their children 'good edu. cations, many of them university or convent training; and they are ex- hibiting all the modern evidences of popularity ---good: hoe res, good barns motors cars and the like. "The J4'l' White Rearm" According to William Dticharme, Zurich, one of the prominent resi- dents of the district, the white bean may be given practically all the credit for this happy condition. .TJp untie twelve or fifteen years ago, he told a writer in the Ontario Partner (Toronto), there was little evidence of: prosperity;. then the growing of beans was introduced, and it was found that both soil and climate are particularly well adapted tcr the re- quirenients of the crop, Last year about 10,006 acres of beans were grown in the county, yielding- ap- proximately 200,000 bushels, the great bulk of thele being grown by the hundred -odd Frenal speaking families in the lake -front settlement. Government statistics dhow that bean growing` increased most mark- edly between the years 1910 and 1912, In 1909 there were only 275 acres of beans in the whole County of Huron, In 1910 the acreage in- creased to 397; in 1911 it doubled, going to 784; ix 1912 ft doubled. again, x,477; and in 1913 it shot xp to 5,432, . During the years of the • war the acreage kept on increasing until in 1919 it reached 'the peak at 14,548 acres. Following the slump in prices duri 1919-20 it, went down to the neighborhood of 3,500, but gradually climber again to the 10,000 acres of last year.- Although the French-Canadian farriers have been . the chief growers, the credit for its introduction is given to a German -Canadian, the late Jake Schneider, who lived about two miles north of the village of St. Joseph. A 7sa><"ge Grower While perhaps not the largest grower in the district, William Duchrame handles about forty acres of beans each season. Last year ke harvested 1,038 bushels from his 40 acres, and the year before took 1,- 040' bushels off 38 apres. His best yield has been 695 bushals from 22 Libeal-Conservative Victory Committee, 36 Xing Street goat, Toronto 2 acres. Mr. Duchrante's' land is a clay loam, with, tile every 50 feet and running right to the edge of the clay cliff which marks the shore of the lake, Drainage is absolutely essential to successful bean growing according to Mr. Duchrame, and close proximity to the lake is an- other vital factor, In. that it renders June frosts practically harmless. The bean grower's greatest bugbear is wet weather at harvest time, but if he can harvest 'his crop during the last ten days of August he is reason- ably certain of fair weather, taking one year from another. In order to be able to finish harvesting by Sep- tember let, the seed must be 'plant- ed during the last week of May; hence the value of a district without June frost. The seed is sown in vows 28 inches Apart, at the rate o1 45 pounds per acre. Cultivationis commenced just as soon me the beans are big enough to escape being cov- ered, and is continued at least once a week, tight up until the beans are in full blossom. And the field is hand -hoed two or three times dur- ing the season. On this last point there is a aTvergence of opinion among the growers. Some avoid hand hoeing by harrowing the beans cross -wise of the rows, when the bean plant shows two leaves about an inch across and the secernd pair. just starting. Mr. Duchrame is wil- ling to concede that harrowing is probably better where most of the labor has to be hired, but :Malars that where home labor is available, it is better business to use the hoe instead. Throe -Steals flotation .. IVTr, DuchrameDuchrame advocates a t llree- year rotation or til bea11 pro beans, wheat, clovebut Wed O, es that,rhere aieeessaa°y it is pnfi#lblg to grow beans three or four y'e r in'succession on the saute lana. trili spreads ° manure • over the clover and in the fall., at the rate of twelvo 00- , bushel spreader loads per acre, atticl' plows in under. '.Vop dressing Ital# never proved successful in his eV" perience, nor has Iiia limited use to commercial fer4tilizer. Some of lti neighbors are finding.' the application; of 100 pounds per acre of superpho- phate a valuable addition +o the manure, and others on lighter land are using a 2-8-4 mixed fertilizer. Prices for beans, during the past. few'. years, have ranged from $2.2.6: per busli.ell down to $1.90,. Togs, former figure is quoted by Mr, Duc1- ra'9ae as a price at which the grow- er can make a fair margin of profit but he believes that any. prolonged.' continuance of a lower, price levot will result in a decided lessening of the bean acreage. The following letter by Mr. Chrie Beckler, of Minter, I11., will be read, with inerest by his many friends here. Minier, III. August 21, 1926 To the Editor of the Times -Advocate Dear Sir:— As we have often noted in the Times -Advocate that you are pleas- ed to receive items of news we are sending in. a few lines. We are also enclosing a photo of Mr. W. H. Birky, of Hopedale," Ill„ who is a brother-in-law of mine. (The photo howl Mr. Birky, who is 6 ft. 1 in. eight, standing beside a tractor, talk of corn). The corn which was grown on his on July 26th, when. • easured 11 feet, 4 ad three ears' nt one was d the. in and a stalk is on farm and whi it was milled up inches in .height, and formed on it. The high 7 feet 7 inches up the stalk F lowest one 6 feet 6 inches. It stalk of "Reed's Yellow Dent" an although not a large stalk producer,-,; ranks high in grain production. Mr. Birky has 120 acres of the finest corn to be found around here. This part of Illinois is ane of the best' corn growng parts in the U. S. The. crop this year promises to be excel- lent. The .corn is real hard now, away past being fit to use an the table. In the fall when the corn ',has been sufficiently hardened by frost, it is picked by hand. The men husk it as they pick it. It is then elevated into corn cribs, and left, there until 'the owner sees fit to have it shelled and hauled to the nearest elevator. I may say that some of the farmers have pickers, but although it picks the coral al- right it so breaks down the stalks that they cannot serve as stalk pas- ture for the cattle and horses during the winter months. Men who husk corn by hand can make good money, while the season lasts -- Sincerely -yours Chris-, Beckier ZION Mr. Alf. Brook underwent a seri- ous operation in a London hospital on Wednesday of last week and is ig a critical condition. The residence of the late Geo: Lingard, which was purchased by, the Blanshard Telephone Co,, has been moved to Iiirkton. The house was jacked up, placed on three wagons and hauled away by a trac- tor. A house in Woodham is also being moved to the farm of Mrs. Jas. Shipley. Mrs. W. J. Brock, who has been: indisposed, is improving. The W. M. S. Presbyterial of the United church of South Huron will meet in Elimville on Wednesday, September 1st, morning and after- noon sessions. Dinner will he serv- ed by the ladies of Zion anal. E im- viIle. Greenway (Intended for last week) Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Luther and Mr. and Mrs. H. Belling attended the funeval of the late Mr. Henrys Luther in Exeter last week. Mr. and Mrs. Archie McIntosh of Port Huron, are guests of 1VIr. and Mrs, R. English. Dr. Gourley and Miss Lillian Ulens, of Toronto, have been visiting in the neighborhood. Mrs. Annie Hicks motored to De- troit last week with Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Nichols and daughter. Miss Mar. Mthar. Langford Ridley hada ': vale-' able cow killed by a passing motor- ist last week. Miss Jean Hodgins, of Detroit is spending her vacation at her home here. Miss Ellen Hicks visited in Cen- tralia last week. A community reading club is be- ing planned. Any one wis1#in to join will please apply to Miss Mao Wilson. FoIIowing is a partial list of summer visitors in our community Mrs. G. Robertson, of Wheatley' with Mrs. W. Sherritt; Mrs. Hall. with Mrs. Geo. Luther; Misses Marry. Jean Matthews, of London, Jea Mn, with a Miss Nellie Brophey; Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Rainsey family, And f roily of Michi- gan with relatives; Miss Newman, Mar and Miss Stewardson of St.Marys , of Forest, with Miss Alma Steward - son; Mrs, Watson, of Detroit, with, Mrs. Eggart; Mise Carlotta, Wilson, of Toronto and sister, Mrs. TaltheI Gilbert and daughters, Dorothy and:. Franctivesvi, of Southampton, with re - Miss Ada McGregor visited vela- tives at Grand Bend for a week. Mr, and Mrs, Stewart MoOregor. of Windsor, leave been holidaying with Mrs, Frank Stephen and Mtn. J. H. McGregor. Mr, J. Laurie and Miss Leask and, th it guests Mr. and Mrs. Leask and family visited at J."14. Mcg Gregor's Sunday evening.; ;..