The Exeter Advocate, 1924-1-31, Page 4r
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Sanders & Cree.:h,.Propdietors
Subse•ription. Price—Iia advance, $1:50
per year in ;Canada; $2.00 in the
t}•isited. States:" All subscriptions not
paid in advance $OCG. ' rr i charged,
THURSDAY, JAN, 31st, .1924
Crechton
easegee
GREAT REDUCTION SALE, i
In order to make room for bit spring
stork and to bnlitd,ge us, over the slack
season we 'are offering Twenty (20)
Suits at Greatly Reduced prices for
two weeks, commencing with Jan. 24.
The regular price of those suits were
$35 to $40—Sale price $30, no more
and no less hand tailored and "the
Very B st •of Trirnminge. 411 other
Suits 10 per cent off. Come early and
get first choice.
J. H. HOLTZMANN,
Merchant Tailors-
Crediton.,
ailor -Crediton, Oat,
lir. Eli Lawson was called -:to :Are-
berstbure awing to the seriousillness
of his brother., Thoma,
Miss Clara Oestreicher has accepts•
ed a position in a wholesale store 4n,
London for a few weeks.
Air, Godfreid Mangnus, whey lune beein
sick for for the past few months; le
improving. "
,Airs. Will Heatherley of •T°oadott
spent a few days •visiting her parents,•
,Mr. and Mrs. Henry ivIotz, ""
miss Lyla Kuhn of London; 'spent
Sunday at her home,
1Ir, Jacob Sweitzer, who eutfered a scholar in Forms 2 and 3, Exeter
slight stroke recently, is, we are pleas-
ed to .state,an the mend. •
The late Mrs, Fra nk Snell, who
died in London., leaves oneelauehtere. lublic School—$1, 75c and 50e.
Mrs. Edward Taakey, and two sons, . lS Best Bird $,House, made 0.y any
Lloyd, who was married on Dec. 1st,.-,.
and Wellington at horn' also five ,,s; Scholar in Forms 1 and 2, Exeter
tens, Mrs. Wm. Flynn of Centralia,.;.."High School—$1, 75c and 50c.
Mrs, Robt. Flynn of Biddulph, firs, 1 9 Best Bird House, made by any
Jonathan Kydd of Exeter North,'Irs. Scholar in Forms 3 and 4, Exeter
Albert \icFalls _east of CentraljaFaad High School—$1, 750 and 50c,
Mrs. Gardiner Tuckey of Landon; ai'Oe ;SPECIAL by staff and Scholars of
five brothers, Joseph of Scott, ,bask,; Exeter Public School.
William, south of Crediton; Jon; ;Iat
thew and John Sims of Crediton: Z,ast ':- Best collection of Bird Houses for
Ali were present at the funeal,, ex different birds (not less than 5 hous-
cept Joseph and Job. The fungi was es) made by a Scholar of Exeter High.
or Public Schools. Prize collection
BIRD HOUSE OMPETITION 1 D'EW'S TOPICS OF WE:.I
E.'dubitiou Will Be Held in the +; J
Opera House, en Friday, ;,•
l'aarch gist. important •vents Which, Have'
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Occurred During the Week.
The Exeter HorticuIt'ural Society.
will hold a Bird House Exhibition. on
Friday, March 2,1st, A splendid
program will be provided in the even-
ing,
RULES
1 All exhibits, properly named,
must abe delivered at the Oper
House, not later than 2 p.m. on Fri-
day, March 21st, 1924.
2 Scholars in Forms 2 and 3,, Ex-
eter Public School or same grade,
Rural schools, may receive outside
assistance, otherwise exhibits must
be sole work of competitor.
3 All prize-winning Bird Houses
will become the property of The
Horticultural Society to be placed
about town under the direction of
the Parks Committee.
MUMS
1 Best Wren House, made by
Scholar of Exeter Public School or
Rural Public School—$2.00,
2 Best Blue Bird House, made by
holar of Exeter High School or of
Ru}al Continuation School—$2.00.
t3 . Best Marten House, made by any
Scholar of Exeter High or Public
,Schools—$2,00:
4 Best Bird House, made by Girl
regardless of Class or School—$2:00,.
5 Best Bird House, made by any-
body in Esetereor vicinity(man, wo-
man or child)-- 3:00.
6 Best Bird House, made by any
Public School—$1, 75c and 500.
7 Best Bird House, made by any
Scholar in Forms 4 and 5,. Exeter
very largely attended, and sh$lia,•d.a.
wonderful lot of flowers. The-ixearel's
were six nephews, William Kydd •of
Detroit, Earl McFalls, east of Cen-
tralia, Samuel and Garnet Sims, Credi
ton, Gordon Flynn of Cla•ndeboye, and
Charles Blake of London. Alt,,zSite)1_
and family left here twelve t'e'ars ago Dashwoodto reside in. London Mrs. Snell spent
Thanksgiving ion. Exeter with. ,her.sis- lfr. E. Tiernan and Wm. Zimmer are
ter. Heart trouble, the after.. effect busy these days putting in their sup -
of influenza, ca' used her death. me
Jonathan Kydd and Mrs. Fred Bloom- plv of ice,
field of Exeter, and Mrs. Samuel Hed-
Rev. Graupner is attending confer -
den of Crediton. also attended the tinea at New Hamburg this week.
ng an aunt of \fr. A. Bean of London is visiting
funeral, the deceased bei
the two last named. in this vicinity.
\Ira John Wein, Jr., is doing nicely,'Mr. ,l'. S. Gottschalk of Seafirth is vis -
after her operation 3x1, V.ictor:,a Hos- tt=ns with friends in town.
pita;, London. 1 Earl Gautier has opened the skating.
Mrs. G. W. Sweitz•er left the past rink which is being much enjoyed by
week to join her husband' in. Hemp-, the young people.
stead, N. Y. .elites Clara Kraft is cpeiting in. Lan -
Mr. Henry Eviber attended the an- , don-
nual meeting of the Hay Township \Liss M, Held is visiting in Detroit:.
Fire Insurance Co., in Zurich on kion-' Communion Services were held in
the Evangelical Church on Sunday
day. morning.
Mrs, T. Mawhinney and Mr. Ghris.
• Heist are attending the funeral of a Miss Clara Graupner of Fort Wayne
relat-vc en Kitchener.st pending a few- days with her par -
Mrs. Chas. E,ber is iy ill' at her Mrs, J. Hartteib, who has been vis -
home 1.V,1 hope fora speedy, recov-
ery. iting in 'Windsor, has returned,
- Clayton Pfile spent Tuesday in Lon. -
den.
to become the property of the School
to be suitably placed in the school
grounds—$ 5.0 0.
Mitchell,- ratepayers on 1londay ap-
proved a by-law authorizing the cor-
poration, to gua rantee payment of $75,-
000 to be borrowed by the A. Burr tt
Knitting Company. There were 461
votes polled, 344 in favor and 117
against which gives more than the -nec-
essary two-thirds majority.
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dull
wee
The.. early weeks- of"924
will not be dull for those
who go after business
w t°h special offers ;,by
Long Distance.
People have mo -at y
enough arid' confidence:,
enough to buy now if
you will make it worth: -
their while. •' ,
Snow, and later Spring
floods, will make at;.diffi
cult for travellers to call
on their trade. •
Long Distance will over -
tome the handicap
;Use the Bell to Sell May
we help you?
Every Bell Telephone is a
Long Distzno'd. Station
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McGillivray Council
At the Januaary McGillivray Coun
cil meeting •the following officers were
appointed,—Oliver Amos clerk, $325;
Alex. F. Smith, treas., $150; John. W.
Morgan, assessor, $25; R. J. Hamilton,
\I, H. 0. for east half of township,
S10; D. C. Wilson, M. H. 0. for west
half of township, $10; Geo. Meadd,
weed inspector, Walter Stokes, tru-
ant officer. $15; Alex, W. Stewart,
and Wilbur Slioldlce,, auditors, at sal-
ar•y" of $12.50 •each; James Wilson and
Hiram Tbompson, members of board
health; shVep valuators, 1,m. Lee, Wm.
;Northgrave, Albert Hariton, Jas. Gib-
son, Thos. Hindmarsh, Geo. :4Leadd and
Da -id Steeper.
The Busy World's Happenings Care{
fully Compiled and Put Intd
s. Handy and Attractive Shape for
Perusal by the Readers of Our
Paper.
Kirkton
The annual meeting of...the Kirkton
Agricultural Society was held in
Aberdeen Hall. There was a ' large
attendance . The treasurer's state-
ment showed : a balance an •hand • . of
1139 ,the:number` of members . for
i ti e teas t year was 346, and the nuni-
lier of ,entries at the fall • fair was 17o0
exceeding last year by '300,
"thesociety will again ester i.n, the
field . crop competition. 'I'ive varieties
014a* 1;eleeteci viers, fali».whea,t and
Dors Governs rat juiiges will be ein-
ploi ed in the judging of the light and
heavy horses: The fall fair will be
;1,eld on, September 30 and: October 1.•
The fol,iasr_rng officers were elected,•
'President, R. N. Shier; first
vice—prey--dent, Samuel Routley;' secotnd vice-
president, James -: more; directors,
William A. 'Brook, James Stephen,, Rob
,art- Bterry, Wiliam Brock, Jos. Creery,
John Duncan, Richard Paynter, Jasper
•Pridham, Wesley Hodge, John Morphe t
Joys Pringle, John .Gettler, Samuel
Pyn3; A. Berryliiiltl., A. Brethour, sec-
retary -treasurer, Amos Doi pe, Honor-
aey directos s, Wm. 1 orrester, 1i. P,,
Wni Black, M.P., N. W. Trewartha,
M L.A„ Mac, Irvine M,L'.A., William
12dbitnsons, William Atkinson, Jae. Cole.
The president and secretary were
appeinabed to attend the. annual fairs
consentaan to be held in Toronto oat
Fehruary 5 and 6.
Centralia•
Ir. "Iho :.Wil1Ja5 is havnn;g 'his sum
mp supply bf ice?put tn".:this wgak...
• 'cit Elir>er W s oa . 1irft .sn Moriday
for klunt, A?ich•
An ' nterestmng debatJ1 b.e gl ,cn
at .th,e z'sagtae ori Tliui Clay raver ng•
R e wdsned that the :;l T trrld is .growing
.better. Lunch will:lit served after the
program.
TUEDAY.
Seven firemen die in big 011 tank
at Pittsburg.
Canada watching Arctic aims of
United. States.
Girls of nine• Y marry boys of
twelve in Ang+b!!E°"''
First round games in Canada Life
Trophy are finished.
First winter fair at Chatham opens
with excellent exhibits.
Baldwin Government in Britain de-
feated by majority of 72.
Mayor Livingston of Grimsby
fights move to unseat him. -
Eight section men were killed by
passenger train in France. -
Annual meeting is held of Ontario
Division of Red Cross. Society.
Hon. James Murdock reads lesson
to labor men on Welland canal.
New Orleans racing is cancelled
for day because of frozen course.
Huron -Bruce Masonic Lodge pre-
sents regalia to Sir William Otter.
Unknown woman commits suicide
by jumping into the Detroit river.
Stouffville beat Claremont in
Tankard group final at Agincourt.
Ottawa defeat Canadlensin hard
pro. battle at Montreal, 3 to 2.
Rural school teachers defrauded
by book peddlers in Western Ontario.
Premier Ferguson announces On-
tario will contract for Alberta coal.
Strike of railway engineers and
firemen in Britain 50 per cent. ef-
fective.
Great Britain and Canada form
agreement to assist emigrants to
Canada.
President of German Reichsbank
gives evidence before Expert Rej?ar-
ation Committee.
Mrs. Edward Pennington, Otter-
ville, wandered away from home and
dies of exposure.
Kitchen Green Shirts lose to Pres-
ton in the latter town in an O.H.A.
senior game, 4 to 3.
Teapot Dome oil scandal in 'United
States takes graver aspect With ev_ i-
denceof Archie Roosevelt.
WEDNESDAY.
&wen Sound annual bonspielcom-
mences.. ."
Meeting of unemployed• is'•':held• in
Queen's Park.
Wardens elected in various On-
tario
ntario counties.
Traffic officials of C. N:.. R. hold
annual banquet.
Play in Canada Life curling trophy
games advances.
Better services are being•given on
British railways.
Ramsay Macdonald Cabinet will
take office to -day. • ri
First Peninsular Winter, :lir off
to good start at Chatham. •
Another party of Hebridean emi-
grants booked for Canada.
Young Hamilton bandits sentenced
to ten years in penitentiary.
Stratford O.H.A. seniors- score
their fifth consecutive victory.
Liquor treaty between Britain and
U. S. approved by Dominions.
Report condemns gratuities hand-
ed to former Grand Trunk officials.
Baldwin •Government resigns office
and Labor is called to form Ministry.
Nikolai Lenin, Premier of :Russia
and founder of Soviet, dies near Mos -
National express derailed near
Sudbury, but passengers escape un-
hurt.
Slayer of Bennetto at Ford, On-
tario, sentenced to 15 years in peni-
tentiary.
Home Bank depositors wait on.
King. Cabinet to -day, seeking reim-
bursement.
Re -organization of fire protection
system in North forecast by Premier
Ferguson, in speaking to deputation.
Government clearing houses for
farm ;produce suggested as solution
of marketing difficulties in Northern
Ontario:
St. Mary's hockey teams twice
beaten, the seniors losing to Aura
Lee, and the juniors to University of
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Toronto.
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THURSDAY.
Dody.of Lenin lies in state.in Mos-
cow.
Monarchy in Greece is on verge of
eclipse.
Special airship to be designed for
Canada.
No, dainage to ,•fruit trees results
from cold "snap, ; ••
Labor Government assumes office
in Great Britain.
Reparation experts to hold sessions
in German capital. ,
Y.M.H.A. • basketball . teams • win
five Ieague games. "
Experts at Ottaw a discuss' Can-
ada's fuel problem.
Sons of Temperance 'of Ontario
hold annual •meeting. >
Two Toronto policemen are hurt
while On traffic duty.
New Peninsular Winter , ''Fair
makes good showing,
Many Ontario counties call halt in
road -building programs.
Dominion Marine Association dis-
approves Morrisburg power scheme.
Unemployment reports,„ show no.
men out of work in Northern Ontario.-
. Osgoode Hall beaten by O.A.C. in •
intercollegiate intermediate hockey
game.
' Coolidge makes recommendations
for assistance to wheat growing areas
in U. S.
, Saskatchewan grain growers . are
advised by executive to take 'organ-
ization out of politics.
Walter J. Francis is elected presi-
dent of jnstitu>Ke of Civil Engineers
at Ottawa'eonvcatienr e, '' • '
Defaulting bank manager a '(2-i
c'cbeii, Ontario, allowed''leis freedom'
after restoring inoney
•Ottawa increase, lead. ' in Natienal .1
,League• by defeating St :Fatracjlti v5 ,
to. '1; • Ham>Iton s::wina at'. -1;0110.)e iknitl I
Canadiens. 4 to 1. •. :- z riMF, ,s-•
FRIDAY.
Mussolini .outlines policy .of Ital-
ian Fascist! a
S eriipg in Toronto,}.L4.a434„
New York, $ 4.22 % '
Provincial rights upheld in judg-
ment of Privy Council. :
Erie Y.M,O.A. swimmers :defeat
Toronto, in dual meet,
Seven St, Thomas folk arrested in
Detroit for shoplifting.
Special mausoleum to be builtfor
body of late Premier Lenin.
Lunatic thought to beperpetrator
of gruesome murder- at Toronto.
Nova Scotia miners' delegates
heard at Indianapolis convention.
Man severely injured and sleigh
deneollshed. on Toronto level crossing.
Mayor J. A. Livingston, of Grims-
by resigns in view of move to unseat
him.
Premier Ramsay Macdonald pro-
poses plan to Poincare on reparation
issue.
Motorists going 40 miles an hour
may land in jail, says Hon, George
S. Henry.
Inspector Frank Elliott, Stratford,
takes over work of A. T. Paxton of
O.T.A.'Raft
Text of bill giving effect to Italo-
Canadian trade pact published in Ro-
man Gazette.
Healthy increase in Canada's trade
with favorable balance of $124,788,-
609 for year.
Canadian National Railways pro-
poses new street railway agreement
at Niagara Falls.
Toronto District Trades and Labor
Council urges Premier Macdonald to
stop emigrants coming to Canada.
Kitchener Green Shirts win O.H.A.
senior game from Galt, 5 to 4,+ the.
latter suffering their, ,sixth -consecu-
tive defeat..
SATURDAY.
Canada considering trade • with
Soviet Russia. '
Montreal man dies when a• blood
vessel burst in his nose.
Two deep waterways associations
agree on resolution of merger.
Miss E. M. Knox, principal of Hav-
ergal Coi:ege, Toronto, is dead.
Ontario Cabinet is meeting in even-
ings to prepare session program.
Labor Government in Britain to
resume full relations with Russia.
Deadlock is reached between men
and rail managers in British strike.
C. D. Gerard, Sandwich business
man, dies when jugular vein bursts.
Toronto West End. Y.M.C.A. swim-•
mers win three Ontario- champion
ships,
Kew. Beach, Toronto, rink wins
Oak Hall Trophy at Owen Sound'
bonapiei..
Rum -runners at Detroit escape on
skates, while police pursue them on
creepers.
Niagara's thunder is reduced to a
murmur, the American falls being al-
most dry.
Conference between Nova Scotia
miners and operators fails to reach
agreement.
Lord. Parmoor will act as counsel •
of League of Nations in place of Lord
Robert Cecil. •
Many Ontario counties . will ; ask
Government to bear cost of provin-
cial highway.
Ontario Agent -General reports
British markets stagnant because of
railway strike.
Lord Grey of Falloden has new
plan to prevent wars by means of
League of Nations.
Seven Unionist pastors offer to ex-
change pulpits on some Sunday with
anti -Unionist pastors.
University of Toronto score
seventh consecutive victory, beating
Toronto Canoe Club, 7 to 3.
Canadian National official tells
how French-Canadians are being won
back from the United States. •
Heads of three churches interview
Premier and Leader of Opposition
in Ottawa on Church Union.
Krishina, last year's champoin
stallion at Canadian National, de-
clared champion at Chatham.
Optimistic outlook for future ex-
preesed by speakers at dinner held
uy Association of Municipal Electri-
cal Utilities of Ontario.
MONDAY.
Finland wins Olympic speed -skat-
ing honors.
Field corps of Canada worth $891,-
755,20Q
891,755,20Q in.1923,
Chicago murderer buried bodies- of
victims in concrete blocks.
Ottawa citizen drops dead just be-
fore memoirs are published.
Glasgow Labor gives approval to
new Labor Governnnent in Britain.
Ramsay Macdonald's League policy
aims to bring co-operation by powers.
Memorial service for late Hon.
Featherston Osier at St. Luke's,
Toronto.
Gene 'Sarazen wins front Arthur
vers, . Britishopen champion, 3n
golf match, •
University of Toronto plans sum- c
mei work leading to degree of Mas-:
ter of Arts•.
Parents, and children driven to
street ;1 J fire in apartment on Dan-
forth avenue`
Gerald' de C. O'Grady, Toronto,
prominent in bankingand financial
circles, is dead. •
Fred,,,,Gartrell,- well-known fruit -
grower, killed ,by owu'gun on hunting
trip near Hamilton.
Christmas presents which arrived
after "home" boy killed himself are
returned to England.
President -Lewis of United Miners
sayse Cape Breton miners used relief
funds for propaganda.
Contentious business is likely to
prolong sittings of •Canadian Parlia-
ment Until well into July.
Negotiations between committee of
labor Congress and railway man-
agers to end British strike.
B. C. proprietor believes he, has,
discovered famous "mother lode"
hidden under coating of tale,
St Partick's'defeat Canadiens 2 to
1, ands -Ottawa loses ; in Hamilton 5
to 1 in, National Hockey League. •.
Freight 'train crashes into snow-:,
plow near rSudbury ,dad sectionn air';
,•,1
eaugi?t 3n wreck+iSt bu,nned to death,s_,a
Un versity df T rkin.to boxers tiy,,i.ni':
four of seven 'bbift$ °'anC1 wresttc » ,
?are beaten 1- oints"'tb 18 in touynaz
ln't;with estyl'o#rat.
r •'r , oroj to rVOSt . tv 1 ''Z 51 C A. boats
ve} gity of "i"Uy`40,46 r7 iYt' Ii.,s t3bi,
VilifeWIESCIONNW ce
The reed Tells!
AND nowhere does it tell more than
in Live Stock.
LET us know what you would like.
to do for the improvement of your
stock, and we shall be glad to go into
the whole question of financing the
plan with you.' as
THE CANADIAN BANK
OF COMMERCE
Capital Paid Up $20,000,000
Reserve Fund $20,000,000
Exeter Branch • •M. Z. Complin, Manager
Crediton Branch • : - G. G. Maynard, Manager
Daahwood Branch • G. G. Maynard, Manager .
INCORPORATED ' 1855
Capital and Reserve 59,000,000
Over 123 F'ranahes,
THE MOLSONS BANK
FARMERS' WILL' SECURE+ SYMPATHETIC BANKING
SERVICE AT ANY OF OUR BRANCHES.
Ca.;ful attention to the needs of Canada's Agricultural
interests has always ••been a feature of The MVlolsons Bank
Savings Departments at . every Branch.
Deposits, of $1,00 and upwards invited,
EXETER BRANCH
T. S. WOODSt Manager,
Big Bargains in Furniture
At Gardiner's
WE CARRY THE• LARGEST AND MOST UP-TO-DATE ST0t K.
OUR PRICES ARE THE LOWEST. EXETER'S HOME FURNISHER.
M. E. GARDINER 4.
Director of 'Funeral Services
Day and Night Service.
Bu.si,nesss Phone 74w "
Motor and Horse Equipment,
Opera Housye Block.
Night Call 74j
Grand Bend '
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(Intended for last week.)
afr. John Stat,ton is on The sick list.
Mr. and Mrs. Stubbs of near Thad -
ford visited at ,Mr. John Baird's,
Wesley Ireland is at present :suffer-
ing from an attack of scarlet fever.
;fr, Baird bf the West visited his
uncle, John Baird, last week.
Airs, Walter England is on th,e sick
list.
Mrs, • Win. Patterson, who has been
in Sarnia for same: time, returned home
lio:nday,
Death of Airs. George Devine,—The
death occurred on Saturday, Jan• 12
of Mrs. George Devine, The deceased
bad been a victim of dropsy, from
welch she had been suffering for about
a year, hence her demise was not ix
the least unexpected. She 3s survived
by her husband, three daughters and
two sons. The funeral took place ,on
Monday, ]an.• 14. The bereaved fam-
ily and relatives have the, sympathy of
the community.
Cltndeboye
(Inben;ded for ,last week.)
Clandeboye public school is cloned at
present owing to the prevalence of
measles among the pupis. : -
The. oyster supper and concert held
in St. James' Sunday School, Jan, 23
was largely attended and an enjoyable
evening was spent.
Ur, Bruce. Simpson has returned
home, after spending a. few weeks in
Buffalo.
Mrs. R. Atkinson, spent a few da} s
this week with her parents in London,
The recent storm has blocked some
of the roads around here for auto traf-
fic.
Mr. Win. Boyle has returned to his
home in, the West, after spending,i?.
few weeks with relatives in th':,
inity,
Whalen
There was no ,.service in, this church
on Sunday on account of the storm
and bad roads.
Mss. Wni. Rodd spent -the past waek
with her mother, Mrs. Geo. Squireof
Granton.
ALr. and Mrs. Geo Millson are vis-
iting at the home of their daughter,
Mrs. Geo. Mardlin, Landon To hip.
All the homes that were under quar-
antine for measles have beean. released
and nearly all the pupils have returned
to Lucan High School.
Clothes a Good Clor
To have Clothes perfectly
cleansed and good color, the
Soap must remove all the vis-
ible and invisible impurities.
.-URPRISE will do this
thoroughl ,,