The Goderich Signal-Star, 1940-03-07, Page 2.41
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COMB i1110 GODE-ItIrlif SIGNAL AND THE GOD1411.10
Published by Signal -Star Press, 0 Limited,
West Street, Goderieb, Ontario
THURSDAY, MARCH. 7the 1910.
=MON, PROPECTS
Witmi the election Carl paige, less than
Utree weel;ei tO run, there is a notable
lack of Intereet, not to:say excitemente
among the Vetere. This is USIla,lle
eign that no „chaugei pendhig, that
the Government in. power will be ye
-
titivated to offieeit le when, it is felt
-that the .blowe of the OpPesit4ort, „ere
h Ylt1elfect, and, that the doors of
offite are beeinuide to crumble befere,
• the, 'onslatight, that UV fever a Cota-
.
Met eeizee the people and they disciisk
exeitedly the prospecte of an overthroar.
* Phere IS nothing like that at the pre-
efren.i etage; and, Indeed, the impression
egeeneS --t� \le, general treat' M. King's
Ooyernm.eut will be retunede ”The
z'- ihiPoSition makeesome-gainaAQntarIO n,
phrtioularly where "Conserva-
- 0.11,ie candidates were defeated in
the Steven4 Insurrection but with
.0:11(1,." Quebec, end no sign of any
• :great chapge'lia the, West- or -
Maritime. brevindes, the present Gornnient v -
lute iniereethallernr:ffn eboice.
whining .on -Merely 26th,
As We see it the one greatest factor
:Jet this,. prospect—of eVictore :for the
eleackenele, king; forces \elle Prtme
Ili./naleter'e Strategy in bringing' on the
lection circiimstances which make
e the Governeeent's war effort the mains
.7,a:incest:the onlyeekeue, The Oppeattion
' playeti,Mr.'..kingle genie concen:
Claes tho selection Or "Canada as the
celitro bt the Empire ,air-treluing
seheme. Ileaverbrook is the thepot lord
who made; his money in Canada and
with :it hinight a seat anu'iOng the feeree
tocra.ey ef Britain, where, when et seite
PleePoze, he pretende , to represent
Cana,dian • sentiment% Why he ehould
set up his °pillion ou the air echeme
against the Empire's aviation eeperte
Weer° aot 'more. Perh'apa he is A little,
TIM GODERJ= SIGNAL.ST,AS
PhliOsiferet Lazy Meadows 11
By WM' HOU
• 1.1NIORSAAND
I watched a golden,: curly -head eo-
night as it burrowed deep lute the
eushiony trouttort or,a trundle bed, ands
as I (lid ,I wondered. Today she'e
all and dependent on veletit we doefor
Tomorrow -there'll be independ-
ence as she grows and arerilehelay adds
on she'll be groevhig .up.- Can 1 ever
scold her? Will I ever spank to set
two tinyreet back ou the rata of truth
-
Illness after site has strayed awar"
just ever so
It seemed to me thdu as never before,
that Father knew what he wa,s talking,
l.bout back so many years ago. I was
jealous when it is suggested that Carel Mall and diecovered for the ilist e
acla ba % recovered and developee quite that uo- dire fate befell me ,wleeta 1
a, hit sinee lie left It:
There is -speculation regarding the
choice 'of a gpeernoe-general to succeed
the late Lorel,°Tweedemuir, and some
imposing names ape. being mentioned
, -
A saggeetion hes been Made that, -in
'recognition- of ---Canada'S estatusreae
"groavn-up" Member of the Cemmon-
wealth, a•Cahadien phoilld he appointed.
to .filVthe vTeetregal Post. - Would It
not be more Setelngeandet°ntrIbute to a
•eraerenaintaneerand iintleretandiaff
among the different .parts the Em-
pire,efs say, an Auetralian. were to be
appointed to Canada, a Can.a.ditin to
A.frica, and so on q.reend the
circle?, VanarlitaiS ' Would -like, to eiee,
for instance, General 'San /Smuts, and a
retired Canadian statesmen like' Mr.
Bennett might And a congenial post as
the represeniative of kis Majesty in
Australia or South Africa or New Zea-
land. -
etro;i14 404 flea wartime issue, with no'
rielePareriapeerrees.serfar as any impres-
r (*don upon the voters ie concerned.
Weida 'tie °ppm:lents of the Govern
-
Ment re'elr4iihVe done hetterto make no „. to
, • askue ot ,the. war •effort and in4eae
4'dta*'atterttionto mistakes and-WrOng
ree-;-eludgreteret.eahlereAtrearattees ei admin-
istration?: *Fair ii4stairci we have
eenoticed, eitice*theeampaige. comMenced
;rtte slightest criticism of the Gevere-
' 'Merit's increese of the salks tax.. The
IrelinetL Government bOosted. this tax
eeteessiee, pee ceateamle,euffered for it en
-et the lasteeleetien; When the Mile Gov-
reeninent"-exine la the 'people expected
'. some kelief, but instead: the.: tax was.
:said I hadn't eaten the forbidden VP e
frone, the neat pile $et out, to be. eold.
But that made me a little more Kohl
and I was nabbed In the act of telbertg
the next one. .„
No man. going . to his eXecutien could
have had a heavier 'heart than I did.
as I saw the dreaded black razor Strap
being picked up from its hook wbere
it hung over the washstand. I had an
IA •
appointment- With my -father -In:. the
-
woodshed._
One thing I alwaYs will remember,
he eXpilained wItyl was going to get
the licking. . I can, even -remember his
'words, if I let you go withont.a
'whipping `yeu,'d....frirget 'all, About what
rL "said. The_iugee time you: found yeinr-
self having done something that Wa'n't
right you would tell another lie to get
out of it. I'm ,going to give you. some-
thing, to remember, so that you won't
forget that it pays ,to tell the truth."
' remembered quite well. Sol well
did the 'memory pr that encounter re-
main with. me that I slept on ney.
stomach for an entire week . . . not to
gay anythingeabout - eating my meals
perched on the very edge of the chair.
1. Was chastiged many times, hoWever.
One of the -most painful incidents of all
was the time that we had 8.verysweet
little_girl visiting from the city. • I duly
fell • for her char* and lay . awake- at
night thinking abOlirways and means
LI) impress her. A cjgarette -given 'me
by the hired nian..,,sebreed the -perfect
thing and O. in tho ,drivb.g lie
Op and coughingly started smekin0.
Current Views on the War
OM CASE OF ME ALTMARK
Mikis letter in The. New Yerk Tifnee
s Written by 'AIr. Jamea W. Wan(
Chairman of the Ameriean 334r A.F3SOCia
don on bacii Protecting Anierleans anti
.their Property in Foreign Countriee Ana
on the High Seas.) • _
rt bas been law since tine lin mor-
tal that public vesaels of one country
mar not, In PeaCQ,, or war, enter the
territory of another without the latter's
etermiselonr The Only exception to it
is the special ease in which su.ch _entry
info another counery's territory. is- ure
.4.4_ a.
Ilepburn is providing spice. for
an .0therwise fiat .electiou campelem by
occasional verbal sorties against his
pet averston, Prime Minister efackenzie
'King IIis latest display of -temper 1,*)
the banning from Ontario, of the picture
,
• inereased. to eight per cent., 'against
many proteets- that, it Was unfair
to
ethe man with a .farally And that it was
•4 heavY drag uPort bneiness generally.
elfethe War 'had not intervened. this.
.'would ,t-hoeire made a first-class election
ge,:s tit -is, nothing is heard -of, it.
1 rear1O %.twet years ago the King
ee e „
, Oteeernment was More easily. assailable
Tj." because, h.e says,
•
the
it is propaganda for the King„Govern- ferg•te4,alty,eral cliffs on
:rriput We have .not seen the picture lugs
sent me up -to the*I6luk rai-tr:tr
gently neceesary to proteet, the orm
eitizene or property lawrully within the Britislt sailors for so many months in
latter's 'country freak an olarous danger order to keep its eoVell' location and
tha Wgre -not prisoners o War. AQl
lead they continittecd. any -offense or ad
of aggression, militaey otherwiee.
he captured merchant veSsele and.
teir eargoes were Prize, but the cal'
turing vessel sank them and. did net
assert anY right to have the' erewS as-
sist prise trewe in na.vigating the NTS-
sels to 'Germany ,fer condemnation ae
prieee. The duty 'of the capturing ves-
sel was therefore ;to bare the lives of
the seized British seamen and, give
them a reasonable opportonity to reach
freely a British or neutral port; The'
truth appears to he that the Graf Sive, •
the ca luring vessel, was holding the.,
_
enter a port of Norwey and Wae there,
fore not, etrieti?' Sp.ealrIng, Within the
twenty-feurshour Tele a$ e.-eltreaeied
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the Hague ,eoneeetion, ueverthelees the
facteie, ,Aecording to' the official sta,te-
ment of the Norwegian Prime Minieter,
that the Altraarla to the kitoWledge of
the Norwegian authorities, 'wee a bele
Iigerent pliblie vessel Which:had been
within' Norwegian territorial waters
from February 14 to Pebrutiey 16 'her
fore the Norwegian naval. anthoritiee
made the &eland, when. the .A.ltmerk
'arrived at or off Bergen, for leave to
revisit her which
was refused b the
THURSDAY, riA8011 7th, MO,
,eaptain Of tlie Altalark. The Alt**de
eould ,have proceeded on the 'high sees "
outside the three -utile Unlit during
these two deYee „atal indeed all the time
Until her subsequent'etranding at 4.0ea,
ing Fjord. It IS quite obviouse there-
fore, that the Altmark was. notan Nerr
NVeglan, tereiterial evatere from necee.
sity but beeauee she cleared protection .
frem attack by Dritieh .reeselS while ea
Proeteding toGermany. A. neiltral
•country is under 'no duty to' Permit .
belligereet public vessels to use its ter..
eitorial waterfor tueba PurPere.
•
menaeing , The danger must e
one which. the /Oval goverement is noet
'controlling ' and,,whiele is not the result
of 'anY illegal et,ct of the Perseus en-
deagered. ee, ' •
The fUndamenta.l. qnestioa in the
case, thereforei is 'Whether
the British. have brought theraselves
within that exception. After cateful'
consideration of the facts as publicly
•stated by both sides it. seem te me
dear that :tape hoe;
The calitaiii of the Altmark in apply-
ing for entry to Norwegian. waters con-
cealed the material feet that his vessel
Was -not Meeelyet pablieevessell.aa
crlbed in her shirre papers --namely, en
arieled tanker supplying oil to German
hattleships---reut was also temporarily
engaged in. acting- as a person ship in
holding by fprce a large niunber of
BritieheiVillaus:ar sailors from numer-
ous' merchant vessels Witer-lied' been.
seized:era" the htgh geas and had eon).-
rnittecl. Offon's.e pr forceful aggree-,
sion of any kind. The Alimark wee
funetionifig otherWise
ised by her ship's papers or government
coMmessions and was menaeing the
safety and. 'freedoin of 'innocent Bei-
tish sailors, who were withill Nerweg-
' Ian territory. The Norwegian GOvern-
ment not only was dOing nothing to
remove this danger,. but was actually
affording, the vessel an escort of two
Norwegian- gunboats.
If the -Norwegian-authorities did net
Kow that the prisenerS were on beard,
theeprepereNorevegere- attitede under.
internatiormI law would beeto- claini
lack of fault because_of permission
dranted„inhgoaa faith on an application, -
Whioh was. ,frandulent Or concealed'
armed raiding activities secret, , an
that when the Graf Spat Was unex-
pecte(ily scuttled the eaptain- etch°
Altmark mietakenly concluded that the
,eapttered men were Prisonere of war
velace ought to be. taken to Germany,
rattier than freed, althoughethere no
lengele ()Meted , the reason Ilee'reaPialn,
elf
the Graf Spee Mad for keeping the
seizure secret, ,
From any 'point of view" the holding
of innocent civilians as alleged prison -
era of war for several enoriths on the
high seas tinder misgeable conditions
on a tank steamship in the vicinity of
neutral portsevhereethemenseuld have
been ,delivered and freed safely, was a
clear violation of international law.
That violation continued after the Alt -
mark entered Norwegian territorial
• waters. and its further continuance
should have been prevented by the Nor-
wegian ,Governitent.
Assuming -that 'the Altmark did not_
Father appeared on die scene, took,tlie
. ,thatt, it. is today, with theeOppositiOn
eforcea dwelling upon a. single issue dee
beratell chosen by the Government.
net for nothing that Mi. Kink., LS
eoleepeeledged as an eleetion strategist,
of the first' order:
„ my room to do without my supper and
aljd eo. do .not know, but ea it purports b In mortillestion,I-cried, but
to.represent actual 'scenes of Canada's
Wai preparations gr. Hepburn -should
be glad to have It shown in 'Ontario-,
it might reveal the officer , without an
overcoat' and other evidences- Of ' the
King GOvernment'e _ alleged cruel
neglect of the seldiers for -the picture
JS not prepared by the GoVerhinent ,,bUt
-by a 1.1nited, Stats.' producer. A.
•
•Roebuck, M17. Hepburn's former At-
torney -General who is-now,a -friaokenzie
King candidate in Toronto, challenges
the Ontario Premier to 'contest a seat
in the present election And let the
,people have, a...say as. to his conduct.
11r. Hepburn, of course, will not accept
this challenger but, with- his Callinee
Ministers out in support of Maelreuzie
King candidates, he no doubt feels that
It is up to him, by. an occasional out-
burst, to let the people know thlit he
is still n_uyeing ,his grudge. '0 wad
some, pow& .the giftle gie ue to see,
oursels as -ithers see us!"
LITTLE SHORT OF TREASON
(Leamington Poet)
- Two and a half billion dollars may
not seem large sum' if enunciated
It.aPpears somewhat dame to
its true prietportion if 'written. *fit ii,--
tfigure're-r12,-500,000,000-
Tre* Thee -two .and a half billien-is the,
lowest. by Professor Jackman
o theeeSt.------Lavereace seaway, cost to
'Canadian taxpayers. MY:Jackman is
prefessor Of trensportation. at 'the Uni-
versity' of Toronto.- Among his pub -
'Belied books ise`Econontic Principles ef
Tetiesportation." Recently he has writ-
ten resshort survey of the St. ,Lavieence
deep ,waterway project; -
tin Passage in his stir-
, • •
sErlAtE iiREVoRbl"
-
aorile:Cerieervittive leurndis are coin -
that making aPPointments,
,..tO the Senate Mr.. King Is eonsiderini
only ilAberals., • But *what could they
'expect? . 'Under the Bennett Govern-.
'anent Vacincilee-were tilled by the ap-
.--i - , ,
9041,4aent ',Ok 3, ,Conservatives, making
ye-Vimisei-iatfve_inalotity in the Senate
"Aso large that afterfiveyeari-oi:Liberal-
" inthielits Liberals are still in
• appo
,the mlnetity:, • '•
the Signal --Star, Would be glad to see.'
- Senate` abOlished tato. has
inerelY a-inteanee yalne. When a tunt-• '
o'Ve17 4..,Governineit .Ocettrs, the, new
Ooverninent,7, fresh 'frail the. peOP„le,
lth ideas', that .the 'voters have en-
„ioped and '4,,xiiet to A • carried', into.
tInds.itself eorifionted by
'a lios-
tile majoritYr-lirihe-Senate.'which!..e.41.1,
and, Sometiliaes does block.,popular-Men.-
:itires. When the Government #oves,
and,_arrogant,mia. needs 'a. cheek
Such As the'Wenate could give, the latter
_ , *,
tiodl has, by the process of death' and
*mew. aPPeititinerit, beeoree conformed.to
'Ahepolitie'al'ephiplexiOn Of the Govern -
44t and pimply SaYS "Yes”, to o
eminent ineaStires.,
• We don't. know', lust how' much the
itippet."" chamber cost, init. Whatever
isn't worth it. .So long as it
*OWN; .it present ,ferni at least, ithe
fienate*will be mithling much more than
*le political holise of refuge. •Nit:heii
GAveihinent is in power the new
.itoointeeS Liherala. and wlieu
• Conseriative Goyerranent is in °Mee.,
vacancle. wilt be ow, with Conserv*.
go 11) niy scirrow was -eased trii.'seme exte,nt
by my another's appeara,nde With sand-
wienes whieh she smuggled up to ere
after suffering a refapse .of heart at
Ilio.ught Of a person. 'doing '.without a
meal.
At twelie I was driving the horses
ail having hearthseverarnew Wity
addressing thein in very forceful lang-
uage from the hirel'man,LId)piceeded:
to give them a severe' ralcing over be-
hind the barn when I• felt there • wile
just the horses and myself present. My
father happened to be bagging grain in
the granary. and talking to. of the
neighbors when the, foreign -language
fell upon his ears: With one ' hand
holding the- Iines he timed nee over his
knee and 'paddled:ere with his ha.nd...
and evhaf a rough, homy ,haneit was.
At fifteen I felt myself a grown Man
6d. when I was not allowed to travel'
to town by 'myse4,911 a certain oceaelon
Viet tongire wag just a little too
far, and I said things that.I „regretted
,the 'element they,. had slipped out
Father didn't say unything for a while
and then be said, eYou're top big a
boy for -spanking mow. a-Ded
is
a hard job. , Eve tried to show yoU that
what I do for Yen I -do -because I think.
IV'S best. ,Sonietintes -I May be wrong,
but soro.e day you'll understand that it's -
hard -to be a good Dad and always he
right in your own Mind. and that of
your. Children?'
Now rm beginning to tinderStand,'
and J, know that in the days to - come
underettted even hettetthen now..
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Another Bad Hight
Could Get No Rest
To -th.e.,thousands who toss, night
after night, 011 sleepless beds and to
whose eyes slumber will not coine.
To *those. who 'sleep in a kind of
way, but whose .rest is broken by
bad' dreams and, nightmares.
' To these who wake up in" the
inorningchs „tire as on-going to bed, .
We offer in lburals Health and
.materia'ffacts.. if the Norwegian, entire _ .
• Nerve Pills a remedy_to help soothe
and-cahn• the nerves and.brbw them
baek—to..-.,e;.„perp,e,V,,Icmittion.4„ and • ,
when this is done there shOuld,ba no
more sleepless •nights due to shat-
" teeedrnerves..
11.11eV,:liilborn, Co., Ltd., Toron,to
ePo:
Make or----mfn
Machinery
Wheu-eemeeheni.,vievare out ,sn' broOts (Iwo, on your Taactill-
.ery, binge pars us, if its fi:xildle, :we oin, 1b it
WBtIDIG :Pt:PAIRING 7,1AoniziE woux
eo. VV.. Stokes
&AIM. 13:0014E,:200i *GODERiCM
FOR SUPERIOR
BAKING RESULTS
USE
ori( did kale le' "-that the plisoners
getUn .'• It was guilty
of a ibretirroriTatiValtrteetatteleG -
:11eitain by voluntarily permitting in-
necent British *civilians to be incereer-
ated, by force witign its teeritore be"
'foreign . nation 116 war With Great
Britain. '
. Only merchant vesselSiave'the right
upaer. ieternatienal law of innocent
passage in the territorial waters of
other countries. But no vessel, public'
or 'Merchant; is-eXempt from reasonable,
in.spettion at fife time of entering an-
-country'e territorial waters for
tile purpose of esceetaining whether its
pa•ssa.ge should be permitted or is inno-
cent. In' the epee i5f the Altmark. the
caPta, ,slibMitted ;VVItliOnt' gnestion to
a visit or exatoinationYby ,boarding
party-frem a Ner,kegian nnbeat.-_That
examination, condlieted with resort -
able_ diligence, slibuicl have.diteloeed to
the Norwegian- authorities the pres-
ence of the British prisottere- and • the
varian.ce 'between. the ship's•paPers and
the service the vessel was actually per-,
forming. . •
The admitted,use by the Altmark of
her radie,transmitting eqdipinent with-
in Norwegian territory was a violation
of neutrality and Of Norwegian muted -
pal law, and was of itself a ciectiree
stance requiring investigation-. AS the
Altmark .was.in navel ervice, it lima
haev lbeen: an boort-ant- message in.
cede to the Gernlan'GOVeruntent-givin
-information regarding the immediately
observable military* situation or pres-
ence in the area. er 13eitish naval ves-
sels, or regarding :the, Altetterk's activ-
• Ries or *intentions within the next few
days in NorWeglaix waters, rbecause
otherwise the captain would eve have
risked the known and inevitablerpenale
ties from; sending it. If it were not
lor:,fileitt_eule„ebelligerent naval -riettiels
could In eftect use neutral terrftory ewe
a base ,of loyal iaformation or operei-
tions while being protected by theelea-
tral navy against attaek by the ether.
'belligerent:
It is incOrrpet to say that the British
civilians on, .016 Altniaek were prize.
At the ante they ,were seized by a ves-
sel other than the Altmark they were
.unarmed civilian sailors on Several Brie
Usti. merehant vessels:' Being unarmed,/
LEBURN
feEEDUerN, March 4.e—Mr. andieMrs.
Charles Moore of Listowel and Gladys
Nerson 13eechvi11e were visitorte in"
our burg on Sunday, e
The snow these last 'feve weeks has
enabled some of th.e fareaerS -te get
cl home ,) Mr.' Fred Horton,
, •
in On , e .
Idrew s.,the beginning
Ivy, .Professor ,Iacktaan, showsthetrue ante from Saratoga
relation of the two and alalf billion to
7 Of last week, Mr. Cree Freeman ,Int,P
Canada's economic po,SitiOn. Calculated
. been cutting wood with his.nelper, Mr.
on the basis of the 191418 war, he esti-- 3 -Hussey. iMr. Albert, Wolfe -and Ben-
„
mates, that at the conclusion of the
present one the. .national debt will be
eight and a half -billion.' The StI'Lavvr-
epee seaway woulcr-UcreaSe. this to
eleVen billion..
It Is difficult to.',..see any sense imedn-
• sidering Starting work ,c)n, the St. Lawr-
ence -while the War is upon Us. When
the war is done, then we shall be able
to lOolt around and talk of domestic ex-
penditures. But right now to spend
two and a half :billion dellars .on'any-
thing not aimed straight at Ender is
worse,than nonsense, and. little ,short of
treason, •
.•
to ideal arrangernent, for . Mareh
„„.,4
Goimacil TOWNS
oonizmon
..--The March meetirig,of the Drainatic
Club will 'be held Ffiday evening of
-this,,zweek at the home of Mr. anOirs.
It. \tcA11ist4ir.
Union Church Note --T
4.,he regtilar
inedtiog of the Y.P.11. Wag' held in the
ehurch on Sunday evening,'• with lane
members present. Nora SowerbY,f,eotk,
voter elf the Christian fellowship group,
had charge Of the Meeting, the therue
of which. was "Is Drinking, Necessary
to 1,'OpItIarity?''' The Scripture lesson
son Ilerton have been eutt3ing ,,an
drawing wood for IstFp.' ,J, Obis -
holm, and had a Wood bee oit Mendel
•getting It cut up with Mi. M. Fisher's
machine from Saltford. •
Missetizzle- Horton, .yona.cerresPonde
ent, has been 'laid up nearly .a week
with an attack of rliu.” She would be
glad If anybody would give- her, any
news. as she is not able tel get out
and find it herself. -
There, has' been it..iery poor attend-
anee at church' the, last two Sundays.
This is not ,verse eneouraging„ for the
Minister., As the funds of the Sunday,
schbol are not very large, it is ,•asked
"that allwho wish still to have the, -"On-
ward!' would please subscribe for
heniselves after the month of ;March,
giving ,their subscriptrint to the ,Sunday
echool secretary, Miss Harriett Rotten.
IVAGIC
KING
OWDER
•
•.lir.euld 1)e weather, coenough ter Wxodus 23) was read by Maur ce M-
ia
liwain and the prayer from the Vath-
hoekeyist and ei';ough for
\ • , • , finder" was read by JIarry,
Mrs Irerwood read a poem entitled,
"Our •..flaily 'Vigil," by '-•Mariani Urn. -
linger. . topie, !Vhe Fallacy of
,:sloderate Prinking," was read by
Esther' licilwaht. Nora,Sowerby led in
diseuesion period. roll call was
answered with the text word "Love,"
The next meeting will be held on Fri-
day evening, March 15, with Rev. O. L.
Brown git charge. The meeting cloed
vvitlt a hymn and the Mizpah. benedie-
tion. Mrs. Irarwood held elioir lode -
Hee. after the meeting, preparing tlae.
speeial, I.:aster (1.. L,
Brwon delivered Another Pplendid f -40r -
men at 'Union •Sunday, on "My
'struggle." from the text, "For the good
that I would. 1 do not: but the evil
whieh would not, that do' (ItInums
,
..e
etanV gardeners.
•
Siuggestions have ,been, made for a..
,let-up in the eleftion, eaniliaign during
Iroly But wo are afraid there
'44 11q week politics.
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It Wag bound to come. The Con,
osevittive candidate in Norfolk promises
the abolition of the radio license fee,'
, sr Its reduction to. one dollar. if the
• 4,40tioa. turned ou the ee,tactOlon of the
radio fhe ee, treeolt would be a fore-
sail* eofteiusion.
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.d ileseerbrook's nowspeper erlt
.m
CREWE
oftzw. titarch number ef the
hockey fans frail this locality attended
he hockey ,match: in Lueltnow last
Wednesday night between_ IducknoW,
and Paisley. *
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Blake spent last
week in. Toronto as guest's 4A -their
sister and brother-inelawe Mr. and Mrs.
,Ktanley Fines. . ---
We are pleased to report that Mrs.
Matt. Shackleton is gradually linProvil
in heat
' The meta ,rs of the WIM.S. eip to the
preeent time have made for the Ilea
Ceose 4 suits a pyjamas, 2 sweaters,
16 pairs cocks.,
lelot McWirinney of Echo Bay
,.)pent a day recently at 'Mr. Ioint
Menary's.
Congratulation's wore ektended on
Thursday last to Mrs. S. t. 11patriek1
%visiting Iter a hapPy birthday -and
many m 4' ore (-1them. It's not everyone
tha.t 0811celebrate a birthday On Febru-
ary 29th.
thley Acids
Rob Your Rest
Many
Man people *fever seem to get a good
aight'atast. 'fhey tarn andtoss-lie awake
and evat Attie, Often theibleme" it on
"nerves"when it may be their kidneys. --
Healthy kidneys filter poisons Irons the
blood, if they are faulty and fail, poisons
stay in the system and sleeplessness, heed- • -
eche, backache often fella*. if you don't
sleep well, . try 'Dodirs Kidney Pills--fer
half a century the favorite remedy. to
tOodd's Kidney Pith--
HowTo Relieve
Misery of Your
.-In six 'Months of. war the MackenzieKingAdministration has set animpreCedented
record of getting things dime without fuss and fury. Under its steady leadership,
Canada„ has gone ahead on all fronts—war, economic and domestic. With clear'
heads and with feet on the ground; this giont:t of purposeful men is making every
. ounce- of Canada's ;weight felt in our fight for freeelom. -What it has done has
- - been-llotte-tbOilhigialy; •there -bas been no loose thinking; no half -measures; no
Waste of men; money or materials. ' ' - - - — - - - - - -- - -
'Some of the Mackenzie ling Administration • Wartime
. .
Actoinplishme* _ ,
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It united Canada as never before—'Every Great. Britain's war financing problems
province is heart and soul behind the have been lessened through the co-operation .
Empire's war effort this time,. thanks - to thcof the Canadian Governinent.
,
Adminisuation's truly national„ policies. ' War Contracts totalling well riveer
$teo 000 000 have been placed, stimulating
The First Division, completely equipped, every branch of' Canadian industry.. ,
has been sent overseas to a Mother country %A4._mad,eu.s
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' employment has hit an all-tirne
prepared to receive it. . ' . high 'ovving to these orders anctto good in-
.•ternal business 'conditions.
The Second Division is recruited, equipped' ,
and ready to go over.' . Armament deliverlOs are approaching full-
. . - . , • speed: aeroplanes Bren guns ,tanks, artillery
.
sponsored and ancimdProirall'inAiyir TirartrinelidShSty hCealini—nada, '' :.7.Z7s74r1e/:,'Issi.1;inPtsit—ies-a•11. coming
forward
in
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has been launched on a planned and ordered _ Large purchases. of cattleman 'wheat,
`preventing a -serious wheat glut -- have been
. -•, arranged through a special mission seat to
Naval Defence for both East 'and West'' -London by the,Mackenne King Administration.
Coasts Including Air Force, Mine Sweepers .
and Convoying, has functioned efficiendy , 5,400,000 Pounds of bacon will be shipped
sino the outbreak of War. Of it, it Senior:-- to Great Britain each week, as well as large
British Naval Authority his said: "No finer ' quantities of floor and fish. ,
Huge shipments of Atiel and other mate-
rials essential to die conduct of the war
have been' arranged for.4 . .
* work is being. done ,anywhere by the Royal
Navy itself." .
Price Cantrell of all commodities, including
such vital necessities as wool and sugar; has
• been established, with prices pegged low for
the 1460r man. The profiteer is elut, and will
be leept out—in „marked contrast to the free-
for-all of the•last war.
'shipping centre, and Foreign Exchange 'fe its paqs never before. An this
Control are firmly established an soundlanes ,lingnes5ouf. Purl° -34-4:99sPicabu-slY absent
and a" ftinCti°11ing $111°othli FffeCtl"IY" ItaV9riV;I::fTnedgidttlilale" "Catisic:an;san* understanding
and
othi,ded Statesmen who back the Empire's
A $200,000,000 War IWO" wska oeer.sul). participation in the war with their eyes *vide •
suibed within two days of Its l!tunching„ a open and with full determination to play '
their parts to the full. .
We appeal to the, people of Canada for the
support which is essential to carry on and
complete a task, the groundwork ,,for which
Politkat and,Privati Patronage has b,eeili has been laid carefully,soundly, wisely •.
stamped ; et s the sole basis; for with ,foresight; determination and resoluteI/
Punch 'Somebody has invented
ttoothptote tubo'from witieb, the tooth-
paste einerges at either end. What IM
ti.were itels\about that?
Massage throat,
chest,. and back
with picot of
• Nricks Vapolkub at bedtime..
tprend a thick lay& on che.st and
cover with a warmed cloth.
VapoRub's double action brings '
double relief, it acts as a poultice
to penetrate the surface skin; and
its soothing medicintd vapors are,
breathed direct to the irritated air
'passages:
Try it, to l000tet Phlegmeet0
clearairpassagee-theek tendency
to cougli-t.and also to Mick the
tightness old 1‘: ItS4
triremes* of
chest Minelne, VA11114;KUIS
Make Your Vote Support Canadian 'Unity
Such a record simply didn't just bappin;-It
resulted from the efforts of a strong adminis-
tration working on behalf of a country united
record that ,,vroves Public con i eitce. Its
seasonable rate of 31,4% contralto With 51/2%
4, tax-free rate ,f the 'last War
outmri,i.
selection or promotion in our armed forces. courage,
On Mardi 26t1L show your faith; vote for. the Candidate snpporting
Mackenzie Kin* and help make fare, there can be no break in
$ Canada's steadfast stand in these, critica/ tirtat. '
re"
ORWARD WITH
CKE
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