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,Watnted for four weeks, Keith
he town eenneil took twe import-
ant steps towards 'keeping Ceederieh
the Prettiest 'town in Canada' at the
meeting last oThursday; ,When they
took up the *atterof the lighting on
the Square, ailit the papers that litter
the, mirk every ISunday morning.
. • The discission Was opened by De-
sciuty-reeve Turner who stated- that
tlie matter had been brought up two
er three „other 4reera but that nothing
bad been done about -it. '14.1 think we
could have a string - Of lights around
the inside of the peek," said Mr.'
Turner. "This is ,.rt tourist tawn and
;the way we are situated here,' the
town could be made beautiful."
Me. Huckins' speaking in agree-
ment with the deputy -reeve said. "If
• you go away to small placeshaif the
size of Goderich that don't profess
to be tourist towns atalt they are
better lighted than tours is." Mr.
Hu.ckins went further to complain of
the paper and rubbish that clutter*
up the park and the Square every
Saturday night, and is left theee all
day Sunday to be vieWed. by the
townspeople and visitors to Goderich
It was that
couple of men could clean the park
up in a short ,time early Sunday
morning. T.he matter was left with
the Parks committee.
Councillor Baker S%id that he
agreed with Mr. 'Turner in respec
tc the lightingequeetion, and he also
brought up the matter of havingthe
freight sheds at the 'dock painted. H
described them as being rather un-
siettly. '
Councillor 'Huckins said that the
harbor is the only place really that
Goderich has to develepy. and he ask-
ed, that the persons who are
for the junk pile which comes
into view just before tone comes to
the dock, be asked to have it. re-
moved. He agreed that the freight
shed could stand a coat of paint, and
said that there was a lot of junk
beside the C. P. R. shed and that the
tin sheeting has either rotted away
• r has fallen off thesides of the
shed. "I would like that „ junk re-
moved and new sheeting put up," he
added. •
The matter of the street lighting
was referred to the Water, Light and
Harbor Committee, who w . inter-
view the Water and Light °minis-
sion on the matter.
The minutes of the previous meet-
ing were not read On Thursday night
, since the,minutelbook_wassatilLheing.)
held as an exhibit in the cape of the
former tax collector.
The tax collector's statement for
e Month of May, showed'that $4,-
4.19 was collected in taxes. This
ount is $2,493.02 more than was
ollected in May of 1935.
The Goderich Elevator and Transit
Company wrote stating that nothing
has been clone about building up the
pier at the east end of the elevators,
and they ask the town to see that`the
matter was rectified. The letter was
left with the Water; Light and leart
leor Committee. .
A communication from'the Depart-
ment of Public Welfare, informing
-the council that from April let to'
June 1st, there Would be a redisetion
in the Provincial relief, was 'eft, with
the Special Committee. •
COMMITTEE camp
TO, MEET AGAIN
%Owing to the feet that only
1re, Mertibet4 ot the Dominion
.Day, Celebrations 'Committee
turned out for a meeting last
nigtit,the only matter decided
upon WAS that there wellid be
children's ,i0tiries in the Morn-
ing.- The sntereeted-Memher$
who were present were rather e
disappointed .and there was *
' -feeling that they should let tlie-
veniainder of the celebration ,
go. However, it decided to.
'hold another -meeting' next
Monday night tok.dt.cicle wheth-
er there will be a parade or not
.and also whether a softball
match will be held,
ushing Grain
To Sea Board
When -he appeared before Magi -
Ante Ma -Was on Tuesdi0e, he wee
Vensalided until Thursday, the plat to
come up .at Niringherie
)4Whirter was not represented by
Counsel and elected sumnutry'trial.'".
He is charged with failing to de-
liver stock certificates said to be
valued at $800, received from a Tor-
onto firm,.and alleged to belong to
lkfes. Novel* Palmer of Wingliam.
Large Grants For
„Eleiren Freightrs. Carrying Wheat
For Teeports
A.,BIBY PORT
•The speed iwith which grain. Is beeng
t handled thts week at the Goderkh E2e-
Vator gives . that thouse a war-tiree ap-
e Pearance. /Since last Prichey no lees than
eleven rreightele have dischened 'canoes
Tinto the local elevator, hoe 'cleared meth
-wheat for the Cast or are bound down
;or Goderich.
The Vendee started the precession on
ririday with 239,000 bushele• of _wheat.
, The other freighters are the Ontadoc
with 189,000 birehets of wheat and 70,000
of barieet ,. . .
Ohs. B. Eades-came in light and took
on board 1_80,000 of !wheat for Toronto;
Troisdoc clearecr with 95,000 bushels
ef wheat for Montreal. • .
•"Coteaudoc carried 96,000 bushels of
,wheae for afontreal;
The Sarnien was due yesterday to
load with 150,000 bushels of wheat for
Toronto. .
• The Durham Is headed for thi.sport
carrying 100,000 bushels,. "
The superior * eeethe 'Head el the
Lakes .taking on a argo at. wheat for
Godetich. - , up more enthusiasm among the
Three others, the Livalcioce Sarnadoc players this year. A fee ot ten tents
and cFeeranees are all billed for °ode.' wilt be charged on the Rield•Days to
rich to, tarry 'wheat to Montreal. ., coyer expenses and to gointe a fund
fotethe impreivement...._of„; ethereettlub
. 0 . house.
the band. The letter also stated that The Golf Committee wishes to
a number of the olderbandsmen in thank all those who helped make the
town have been interviewed, and pro- day a success, and hope that the next
spects ere good for a creditable band Field Day will be as well ettended.
this year. A program of summer •
zoneerteis being drawl'. up. The com- miss bit, povvELL ,
munication was referred to the Spe- '
Howitr4,, 41. Robertson Aerinittaa of ErSt:Allamt Ponvera400
mctpal Fund*. COlereeitt46111 on Reeellt Of lettelleepiit
100 telefeettiltatieele Meteeleetritil'of00,011e01 Ot.CeePitta TWO
HOWL Crown Attorney Emphasises ,Pact That , Auditors,
Approv.04 of Mannar and System of Books hit Town Oki&
Southern Ontario
Roads and Bridges Will Be Coni,
structed •
DIVIDING THE COST .
Tenders for betvieen three mililon
and a half /and four million dollars
for improvements to roads, and brid-
ges in....Seutheria Onteriee are to be
awarded next week by the Ontario'
Governnient. The cost will be divided
on a fifty-fifty basis %lbetween_ the_
Dominion and the -Provence.
. The work .includes con mots for
crushing gravel or stone from Sarnia
to Walleceburg, 12,000 tonst. Gode-
rich to Bayfield, 6,000;* an highWaY.
No. 9, for 5,5 miles north of Blyth,
10,500 tons;. Mitchell to Elginfield,
9,000 tons.
Five structures on the Blue Water
Highway will also be strengthened..
•
LADIES' FIELD DAY ,
EVERY .TUESDAY MORNING
The first of the weekly Field Days
was held by the ladies of the Mait-
land Golf Club last Tuesday. Play be-
gan at ten in the morning with 80'
ladies entered in the competition.
Two prizes were donated by Mrs.
R. Lloyd and were :won by .Mrs.
Poulthurst and Miss 011ene Lloyd.
Luncheon was contributed by the
ladiesand was served at OW o'clock.
A talk on the ,local rules of the Club.
was given by the pro., Mr. Annat.
It was decided that the Field Dey
.will be held every Tuesday morning
at ten o'clock, All lady members are
invited to attend and it is the ambi-
tion of the Golf Committee to .build
cial Committee. . LEAVING FOR EUROPE
Miss Lewis applied for road oil on
Wright Street, pest her eottagee.
Miss M. Powell received the .good
The tenants last year complained of
the ,great amount of—dust ori- the- awinstittif Lh rthoeestsudortgeofc,olileritafto:rotnh
Toad. Referred to the Public Works. ' I
Teesday afternoon when they apire-
The ,Collegiate e School Board asked -sented-ber with a leather writing
fote41800 for June Ist. s
The Public Sehool' Board asked portfolioeprior .to her leaving for
Europe next term where she is to
eouricil to itety and provide $20,700 , study French. for a year. The pre -
for expenditures and debenture pay-
nients, for 1036. Finance committee sentation was made in third form 136 -
will considerfore the students of thl:tthree classiels
Mayor MacEwan said that he had a
wasirlad"Y°
farewell address.eBarnesle),Ivis°3
received a telephone call flint the gave afa.."..
Powell exptessed her thanks and
Mayor of Seaforth, who had explain -
wished the pupils succe.ss with their
examinations. She also expressed the
hope that they would enjoy their
suirimer vacation. .
Sit15 Powell, who is Moderne spe
cialist at the Collegiate, will return
to Goderich at the .beginning of the
1937-38 term'.
ONLY ONE CASE
IN COUNTY COURT
large number of building appli-
cations were received .and referred to
the Fire Committee. Among them
was an application from the Impetied
Oil ,Company, for .permission to build
ant$1800. service station on -the north
west corner of ,Vidtaria and Nelson
Streets. The eteucture will be. cote
cute ane metal.
The City of Windsor wrote asking
for council's ea -operation in petition-
ing the Dominion and Provincial
Governments to institute a public
works program. ' The letter suggeets
that`cenvassets be sent around to the
homes. The matter will be decided by
the Special Committee. '
A letter from the Bank of Mon-
treal advised that the head office has
authorized a credit of $65,000.for the
/toyin to cover ordinarye current re-
, qutrements for 1638. The letter
stated further that interest rates on
leans are being lowered. On .1930
loans the rate has been reduced fteina
6% to 411% while on carry-over loans
the rate is now 5% where formerly it
was 514%; The interest tate payable
upon the iniatequitt menthly lathinee
on the town's account, his been re-
duced to 116%.
A letter was received .from the
Council of Windsor, 'welting- the
'Mayor and the Vire Chief, to attend
the Dominion Association of Fire
Chiefs' convention in Windsor, on
.leet With the Piro ConiMittee.
August 7th and 8th. The letter Was I
The Imperial Oil Cmnpariy. quoted
prices on asphalt and road materials.
Mr. Acheson, a representative Of the
Company who was present, eald that
had, noticed a number of streets
coming 'starved', i.e. surface tteat.
erit was needed. "All bituminous
alt retriiite•OsitrAdd, trefitiritlit
ter a certain number of years" the
epeaker said. The matter was left
eith the Public -Werke Ceminittee
With power to act •
ce M. :Robertson tomplairied
verbally, about the condition of the
° Sidewalk at the. eerier. of Ilareilteet
, street and the Square. He orplidned
that the sidewalk had given troublo
'in the past, bet that now something
*mile have to be done. Water Was
gettitig into the cellar of etee store,
and he felt thet 50 feet Of new side-
walk would hare to .he put fie The
:Nike Works Committee will deal
The 'Goccet:leb. Musical Soddy
*Otto *Wag for the usnal omit to
ed that Seaforth was planning a
Dominion Day celeiniatitee ti; year,
and that the town would aepreciate'
it if -Goderich would not put on much
eta show this, year.
"Send him our regrets," said Coun-
cillor Huelchis."
"/ beg your pardon?" said ''the
Mayor.
Councillor Ruelthist 1 said "send
him our regrets."
Mayor MacEwan, "I thought you
said Cemetery and Parks."
"We are hollered tonight to have Judge Micleinnon of Guelph, pre -
two members of the County Council siding at County Court here on Tuee-
with us," said His Worship. They day afternoon and Wednesday motel -
are Reeve Peter Scott of East Waw- ing, reserved judgment on the only
anosh. and Reeve Owen ,Geiger of ease on the docket, the case of
Heesall. • Davidson vs. Horsburgh et al to set
Reeve Scott said that he had ate aside a bill of sale.
tended the meeting iii the .lope of Davidson, who collies from Mathiee
learning something. He is alWaye en- son'Ontario, alleged that by reason
deavoring to learn, he said, and he of a fraudulent conveyance by the
feels that he is always learnink. He defendant McLeod to the defendant
referred to Mr. Geiger as the life of Horsburgh, he was unable to re,allze
the County Council, and made war under a Writ of execution directed to
for the lively octogenarian. 1 the Sheriff of Huron County.
Mr. Geiger said that his experience The defendants claim that the bill
with councils was that there were, of sale WAS dowelled between the de -
always little difficulties to be over- fendants by mutual agreement prior
come. "However you will find that to the plaintiff making any claim
in every thing. In your lioines, in and that the action is premature and
your work, all through* life." The frivolous.
speaker $oaid that he had always got
along with the reeves and deputy -
reeves of Goderich, but that some -
theca( ithefe were disagreements. "Of
course, if you haven't got disagree-
ments you haven't got anything.'rde-J Canon G. *O. Hill is recovering sat-
elared Hen '
sall's reeve. e isfaetorily from a idightstroke which
Geiger WAS Wardenofe Huron he Suffered on Monday night. Tlie
County itt 10110 and from that time affliction is not believed to ,be seri.
he had always been on the Kist Otis and n -q, paralysis resulted. Canoe
terms with the Goderich rePreseiltee Hill had been ill for some 'years but
titres' whom he believed Were out to his condition before taking the stroke
do what`waa "square and right.". Ho 1 on Monday night tete net unusual.
informed the Council that the County.
Connell was trying to, keep the _
county rate IOW because efethe pre- WEATHER CHANGED
sent held thrice. • FROM HEAT TO COLD
Mayor Mt:taw:ea tattling to this
n
CANON' G. HILL
SHOWS IMPROVEMENT
'sat sperikeet. Said "When yen think
,•
that Mr. Geiger was Warden 25 On Tuesday; evening * sudden and
years age, and is back in the Cotiticit .deneo fog, followed le day of. bright.
Iteit, and is likely to ie 'there for SUnshint and for ervientreeiratticalit
many, years' to,comeo it !eaves ,some. -smothered evetythint, Wednesdity,.
thing to think about." until 5, in 'the afterneon wasA metier% was passed' that Iregis-. ,selVlot# 24'04 boir * 0014 *Atli;
frition.of the platetot lett, lot gt WinCeerit oftAiilt474, citigoh
tilkettShtleee'lree Oiertesits.,
bornee the property' Of E V. titetteti, 1 Thursday contibued cold, and Fri..
(Ostithratst on Pile`dsill'atestber hasn't arrived yet,
• ,
- The Queen Memone hernialdenteoyeee' to the 'united States, is shown
from the air here ehurs&ig a White wake ht the Atlantid, or (Montauk Point
—on the eastern tip a Long island—tee ,she neared New York harbor: The new
liner, 42 minutes berend the record of the...pormandle, made the trip from
chetbourg breakwater to 'Ambrose lightship be four days, 12- hours and 24 min-
utes.
COLLEGIATE GRANTS REDUCED
BY FIFTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS
County Council Asked to Assist in Extermination of Jack Rabbits.
June Seision Finished on Friday Morning. No Permanent
•' tinprovernents on Roads Owing to Extra Taxes.
The Thiren COW*? COUttill combined
4,14,4111../eFet,sslo ePilq3046051,.. , ew,FninA
and iinalee wound ulluestumner session
on Friday morning.
A letter from the managers of Homes
for Aged and Int- rm with a program of
their 7th Annual Convention was filed.
graduated from the Western and was
tJlt carg,, graduate (from thst. seat of
learning to have a child aLso graduate
from that school.
(Warden Eowanan advited the Canon
that the Education Committee would
convery their wishes to him before the
• Repairs. Reduced coat BM next meeting of the Senate.
After Jack Rabbit;
attr. Geo. • Lalthwaite Goderieh'
Tewnship, "asked Council's assistance for
the extermination of jack rabbits and
apple maggots. •
Scott•JMelick—frhat all requests tor
money from this Council must be tee -
(Continued on page 7)
Mr. Geo. James, who is in charge of
the Court Howe, dnformed the council
that the saving in the coil bM last win-
ter was, in has opinion, due to the re-
• pel= anode in the building a year ago.
On motion of Reeves Boivraan and
Cardiff the Emestion of a grant to the
Sick Children's .Hospital was laid over
until I* tare, the clerk ta the mean-
time to gather information as to what
other counties are doing.
Reeves Gentili aitd Pryde had a, mo-
tion passed instreicting the Clerk to ad-
vise the East Huron ittroments Institute
that the council insists upon an re-
quests for grants being in the hands of
the Clerk for the January session.
Reeves Archibald rind Turner: The%
the request of the East Hums Women's
Dist:it/lite for a grant be left over to the
December session. :
Mott-Turner—That the matter of
a,fr. edoDonald, who left the County
Home without a proper disclutrge, be re-
ferred to Mr. Jambs and Mx. • Gosreii-
lock.
• 'Had Picture Taken
° Before' opening the afternoon session
the (members and °initials met at Trus-
slers eaullo and bad a glottis picture
taken..
Reeves /telick and. Geiger moved that
the Government be petitioned to take
over No, 9,known as the Zurich Road
as a Proeinotal Highway. This motion
was exit on division of 20 nays to 8 yew.
Catiteleined of Salaries
Mr. TWor of the Agricultural Com.;
ell, In hie address said 36 counties fn
.Ontarlo were now members and their
j�int tequeete lent welght to their re-
qinrenients. Reeve Hemingwa(y, ed-.
jeed, iltas irking good service as Huron's
repre.seatative in that leody. The
speaker referred to the Hydro rates,
which he considered too hegh, but bee
liereed an early reduCtion was hi eight,
Reigning to education he claimed that
front 40 to 45 per tent of the taxes ol
all farms went to Education; he eon -
deemed the high eahttles pald 40 tesch-
ers and considered. the Teachers' Fedete
ation Vas respansible for the bigh cost
of educatkn. ere exorcised the opinion
that the positity should have more eorte
trot over eateries; that the Board- of
tducatioe Weis an ettravagint body
that tespeetorse° selarlee ran froin Woe
to 34800, together with allowerices. 'rutt
said that the Agricultural °omen was
dealing with the needs. Hiehwites and
the ntthig etighte' Ettlety and pee
-
dieted some teaulte hi the neer future,
° Asko, ter Oeinkins
PAW. Canon APpleTard a d d ra:sed
Obunell as a trustee of the Sieeterth
Mlle:tette as well 04 fifinCeS 00feet-h.
Wive at the Western elnieerelkee, end
asked for the epieleas of the tetenbere
So that be eoted interpret thee evishee
When he eitinidett the *nett .of the
tleivettity. ife ierenoetei of "the etteite
Itittieet .Of an Interneelkile efeltool-
tbet pore* "womtd recetve an edteeittiet
teeteeeeesee
ied His Kings
Otto, Wierzhw Provided a,
la; ngi the Ceonu4nlyv *C ot I vuer8t asteisesniodn-
before Judge McKinnon on
Tnescity When Ise VMS asked to
tell the court Who the ruler Of
the eountry was. Wieriliu,
*i41:iunittraarnish:iti4oviserfiraaPtFlYaininnag:oariltdsle:
"Mackenzie %Jae In an effort
to 'get the. *wog man to nettle
King Edward, His Honor asked
, who else might be the ruler of
the country, • •
Hepburn,"
sussidmiirei.he
w
Flourished- Most -
When Opposed
Love Hate, Fear, Are Powerful
Motives
• GIVE FALSE TESTIMONY
SoinLodge etui5.1 esimeomur atm, oaf othhurceloch aloethOratice gtei
St. George's Anglican Churoh on Sunday
night alccempanied by a band. A large
congregation- was also -present for the
service.
Rev. . A. .0. Calder welcomed the
Orringernen and saki of the As.seciation
that it mai 'one that -among the clia,ng-
Mg systems of two. ceatunes had stood.
steadfast, for hi (m*1es and had len.
swervingly clung to its ambition for .the
maintenance of the throne of the Bri-
tish Empire.
Taking as ills text the passage from
Romans "Wherefore ye must needs be
subject, not only ?or wrath bUt also for
conscience sake,"' he declared that it
was perhape,Paul's greatest epistle:
• "It is a iiCarliciOns ttling that a Chris-
tian ehurch ever got gob* in the city
of Rome." said tHr.qoalder. 'We aro
told It got ging among the servants em-
ployed in powerttil homes.'' The min-
ister felt that the perseverance of these
--Teeple mud' tutVe been great.
wIthe church has always flourished
most in tee face of strong persecution,"
he pointed out that in the text, Paul
upholds the authority of the law. Ho
explained the.rulers are not a terror to
those rwho do good but rather to those
Who do evil.
"What are the most powerful motives
that eompee man to the various courses
of wet" he asked. "Some think lovi! Is,
He felt that love is, however, a cause of
patience and endurance and that it has
Its greatest power with • good people,
"Love ha a way a fading away as the
years go on," he declared.
"Some say hate Is the most imperative
motive. It has a great motive pallier but
hate has a force chiefly with evil people.
Pear, you will agree is a powerful motive
with -good and bad alike, Many people
have tried to conquer fear in vain.
Many a man has faced death bravely
who strangely enough was a coward in
life.
•."Pear a Hell used to be the greatest
motive for obedie-nce to the laws of God.
Slowly but sufely the fear of hell is sub-
siding and there is growing in the
minds or men and WOMCU that glorious
spina to be righteous tor righteousness'
take alone.
"The consequences that fear can im-
pose upon the human mind are real
while the rewards that righteousness
presents to the mind nem unreal and
remote. The Iiieat founder of the
Christie= religion, our i_Lord, /sounded a
edinite note when he coal, "Pear Not"
'We have for many, mew years been
ccustomed to pride ourselves in our just
Laws. 'Ibday we pkic up the newspaper
nd in place of finding an aecotuit of
les horror and that honor in the
united States we read of a. horror com-
snitted itt ebb Canada of otos.
"There is a thing eating at the 'Cot
of the government of Canada. One
reason is the increasing giving of false
testimony. Men and women no longer
ear the fires. of hell for they no longer
believe there are any Ares of hell. Many
people stand in a witness stand and
on't mind giving false testhnorly. 'The
estruction of the sancttty of the oath
Carries Us beck thousands of years in
eivflization.
'Today the religioas training of the
oung people hasbeen left to the Sun-
day school teacher," Mr. Calder said.
e also Pointed out that a Sunday
School teacher has only about 25 min-
utes eacli sendey to spend with 'the
ch2ldren. "We have here in Oodtrieh
Bible study in the schoc•Le and it is
working out splendidly but it la taught
only once a week.
"We 'have Paid a lot for peace but I
don't think . we are ixdng to have a
mss,7e," He was not going to touth On
he side of the question that Ws in
Utica, but urged that race& be
light in the schools regularly and fre-
uently. "We must aeree to it. we
avereteleen einem."
e"1have teed to be ad careful with
the Inesentation of thee thing rig pea -
Ogee! said the tainister in eonetuaton.
"Thiele about it earefulto and prayer -
Fine Cruiser
Built By Boys
Harold Turner Compktes Classy
Craft After Ten Months
a
• LAUNCHED TUESDAY
r
•
A smart little racy looking craft
slipped into the water at the harbor
ori Tuesday afternoon when Harold
Turner, 19-yeartold son of Deputy -
reeve Robert E. Turner launehed•his
new boat. 4 .
- -Harold assisted -by 18 -year-old
George Graham, built the 14' 8%"
craft in a garage near the corner of
South and Raglan Streets. It took
the boys 10 months to build the six
passenget, outboard rue -about which
will be powered by a Caille twin out-
board motor.. All the wark was done
during spare time.
• The boat which has been .named,
and a 75 inch draft. It is built for a
speed of 25 miles per hour with suit-
able power installations. It was de.
signed specially by a Popular Mee
chanics designer in Ch'cago. • It is
streamlined, and its lines are symbo-
lic of fast Wes of fastel. high class d
eruisers. The boat has a double bee d
tom, 18 non -capsizable and absolutely
leak -proof. • ,
It is built of white oak and British
Columbia cedar. The sides have been Y
painted white, the deck a light buff
color and the rails black. The comb- H
ings are mahogany. •11„ is equippei
with comfortable leather car seats
and for heavy weather eilvers will be
provided. A radioavill also add tee'the
enjoyment of cruises about the lake.
.,The bo -at has ae its symbol a flying
horse. This emblem is painted on
each side of the bow and a white fly-
ing' horse adorns the red triangular t
flag that, flutters on the short mast ee
on the deck. The name and boat and e -e'
the town from whieh it comes are
painted on the Stern and ttee name is "
also en the dasti.'
'The- Meander," has a 57 ineh beam
A special arichoring buoy is to be
Macke in the Mirth west comer of
Dal harbor. This boat. le the sucees-
eor to Harold's lint attempt at boat.
building, "The Flying Duteliman," a
sloop Which , he built two
tieraeserteelesateyear he, leallteeerowe
best, The `owner of the boat is in
fifth form at Collegiate and finiebde
bed thill year.
funy."
atise Mut ,wiirteie 'gatfl ci tikz. tvhale
the ofteting was ;Whig takete up.
There/le leo eubetitute for Mot -
°ugh -going, ardent, Moore eatne3t•
nee's...Charles Dickens.
41111,11.
Goderich ,vetis left with a MySterr 00,
its handsthat mite; never be solved teeth -
.theseeenttal byeJudge 'A M. °teethe oft
Thursdeeeof liovatrd J. Rebertson, for-
mer tee collector and Ammer of the
Ton ,of Goclerich, charged with:1414u-
lent'conversion ot 3100 tutinteiPaCtittem
Ilinrsdars acqUittal t the" eliniaX of
Ins'estigation that has held the inter-,
et OZ the ttemsPeople ter. over
Court resumed on Thereeltee to hearete
aigumenta of both the devise Ott the
Crown after having eeee adjouneet on
aseyeaoth when the evrktence bad art
.been Preeented to the 009.rt.
After having summed bp the case
Judge Costello said, "1 haVe SOint xet-
eo.nable moOil dote*" Ordering the Ac-
cused to etand up, lie mild, "Von are
discharged."
•
Mr. Robertson, who had •sat in the box
throughout the (*tele of Tharadaali_Leeal_
SW and *beanie' aged to *One oeusid-
erable extent since the tin* of het ar-
rest, smiled and stepped down from the
box and was congratulated be his °Coun-
sel and a number of _friends, Only a
handful cyf spectators were present for
tl.ts final session of the trial.
!At the opening of Court, Crown At4
toniey Holmes stated that Ur. Joseph
Sedgewick, K. C.,:of the Attormy-Clen-
erars Department and, who has been
prosecuting in the trial, was busy at. the
Appellate Court and would be unable to
be present to present his arguments.
Mr. Holmes said that he had received
.wcwdfrom the Depeatment that he Was
to tarry on hi, lift: Sedgewleit's absence.
In beginning his arguments. Mr. Gor-
don Shaver, of Toronto, pommel
for the defence and who has ix‘en.
•sa.ssisted by Mr. Gorden Ford of London,
said that he would like .to weal !some of
the simple print/pies that apply to 'crim-
inal trials. Mr. Shaver laid stress on
the fact that the charge was one of
fraudulently onverting to hie own use,
or fraudulently- failing to account for
he sad, "Not one of• those cases can be
the money. “Therefore, the foundation
of the charge is the ward 'fraudulent."
said the counsel. "So Your Honor will
see that the charge ts one of theft, and
the Crown must show that the money
has been stolen and that Robertson stole
It. A man can't be Convfoted of steal-
ing a hypiothetical balance."
'Referring to a n-urnber of receipts that
•,P00Ple had brought in as a result of
vetilleation' toffees -that -were) sent eat
-shortly after the shortages were discov-
ered, Mr. Shaver recalled that, although
he had • repeatedlY asked that the re-
ceipts and theirowners be produced in
court this was never, done. He then
pointed out that no "hearsay" evidence
could -be admitted by the court.'
The report of the special auditors
brought in by the 1834 council to con-
duct a speeial audit of the municipal
books, the council 'for the detente said
It WAS "not worth the paper t was writ-
ten oil.' He declared that Mr. Grey in
his eVidence had stated_ that the only
way to get a truepicture of the thing
would he to start at the beginning. "I
submit that the report cannot be proof
of theft or' embezzlemvu," said Mr.
Shaver. He went further and. said that
the "outside" auditors had not made
the kind of examination that should ,be
used, in a criminal _trial.
Returning to the question of the re-
ceipts that were brought in to the tax
collector's office during what Mr. Shaver
termed, 'the informal court of enquiry."
considered unless a receipt is produded.
That's British law."
"The receipts are not evidence for a
great, many reasons." Mr. Shiver coritin-
tllyfed. "The defence had no opportun-
ity to'inspiect the reeeipts. They had no
opportunity of examining the holders of
the receipts. There was no proof that
(contipued on peg° 2)
"
PLAYED THE PART
OVER 1800 TIMES
With the showing of "Rose Maria,'
at the Capitol Theatre the first part
of this week, it is recalled that Mr.
Charles Meakins of Goderich, once
played the roll taken in the picture
by Nelson Eddy. Mr. Meakins started
in the' production 'Rose Marie' at the
Imperial Theatre in New York in
1925 and continued in the roll of Ser-
geant Malone, Mounted Policeman
until 1929. • The last time he played
in "Rose Marie" was in Drury Lane,
London, England. He played‘the part
over 1800 times. Mr. Meakins attend-
ed the screen showing this week.
He takea an active part in theatri-
cal activities in Getlerieb, and often
gives hie services In the way Of dir-
eeting musical productions and sing-
ing baritone solos.
BOY SCOUTS ATTENDED
, NORTH ST. UNITED CHURCH
Taking the disastrous downfall of
the notorious ,bandit, Norman "Red"
'Ryan at an example of what alife of
crime and sin will lead to, Rev- W. P.
Lane; preaching !cot Sunday morteilig
to 30 Boy Scouts, urged them to pay
heed to the injunction in hi text,
"Remember now Thy Creator in the
days of thy youth; while the evit
days come not, noe the years draw
night when thou shalt. say. 'I have,
no pleasure in them."
The ecouts attended in a hotly
under the comouted of SOutritestero
Olen Loilge,• Ad. were iteconipatiled-
lerlfeetree'ilV'lltqW041941t1IN114;7-t-
Ve and F. E. Ilibberie *ho With
ev. W. P. Line represented the By
'Scouts council.
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