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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1915-10-07, Page 4Fage Four Ind am AbilanCce JoIIN JorNT, Proprietor A, G, SMITRI, Managing Editor THURSDAY, OCT, 7th, 1015 If Bulgaria is wise it will take out a heavy insurance policy. Uncle Sam's stomach must be beginning to gag at its long contin- ued diet of German crow. According to one school of medi- cine the war should prove an effectual cure for military auto- cracy. He would be a great guesser who could to -day sketch a European map of what the Continent will be like when the great war is over. Goderich will undertake a whirl- wind campaign this week to raise funds to be used for the benefit of the wives and children of Canad- ian soldiers. If there is anything that should induce some Wingham men to en- list, it ought to be the fact that a portion of the fighting is being done in Champagne. Germany has lost fifty Zeppe- lins daring the war. It looks as if the Kaiser's plan to invade Brit- ain bas gone up in the air—and come down hard. In the judging ring it should never be "How 'good a fellow is the owner" but "How good an animal is the contestant" that .should decide where the prize should go. For Major-General Sam Hughes to think is to act. Hearing that Millionaire Ford said some things "about what he would do if money 'was loaned the Allies, Gen.Hughes has wired information as to wheth- er such a statement was really made. Ford wants to be careful. The Globe advertises that from a circulation in Listowel of 99 in 1910 it has increased to 234 in 1915. BO let them bring on their election; the Grits won't need to worry over how she'll go.—Lis- towel Banner. We never knew that it was only Grits that read the Globe, or that it's readers always vote the way it wants them to. A SMILE TREASURER'S SALE OF LANDS FOR TAXES By virtue of a warrant issued ttedor the hands of the Mayor and Clerk of the Town of Wioghani, and having the seat of the said Corporation attached thereto, bearing date the /6th. day the arrears i hssroiise due her wpot. respectively in accordance with the°Assessment Act that I shall proceed to sell by Public Auction tno said laude or so much therot as may be sale - lent for the payment of the Taxes and wide thereon, unless the same bo sooner paid. 7 he sale will commence at the Town Ball in the said Town of Wiugbam. on Monday, the 25th day of October A. D, 1015, at the hour of two o'clock in the afternoon, LOT STREET ACRES S. pt, of No. 1 Josephine PAT. or UN1'AT, TAXES COSTS TOTAL Patented $10.91 $1000 $31,91 J. G. STE WART, 3t Treasurer of the Tows. of Wingham. Mr. Editor Dear Sir A few' weeks ago you invited any, Who could creat a smile to send it in to the Advance. Allow me to tell of some smiles that have been created but are not yet stale. All smiled when presented with their tax papers this year. Why? Because instead of going up, up, up, they came down, down, down. And some smiled at the pessimist rwho must growl anyway) exclaiming, Oh, but we shall have to pay up for this another year. Mark my word the Doctor knows what he is doing, and so does Mitchell, Crawford, VanNorman, and all the rest of them, yes Binkley, Currie and Patterson they are all laying their plans, but we'll frustrate their plans, see if we don't for they are all greedy and their usuriousness is stuffed to the superla- tive. I often wonder Mr. Editor how that busy business men can give their energy. brain and time for the well - fare of our town only to receive the anathemas of a lot of parasites. Were I in their place I would feel like telling them to go South for the good of their health. A goodly few however would smile if the council of 1915 were re- elected for the coming year of 1910 by acclamation. Strange is it not that so 'many people have to die before a kindly word is spoken or a pleasant smile be giver, but directly the ear 'cannot hear, nor the eye see, then the eulogies blaze forth like the eun, and flowers which cannot gladen the poor pale face are given in profusion like enowfiakee in a blizard. The churches are not altogether exempt from this flagrant act of deprecation, those who will speak kindly and smile sweetly are almost as rare as June roses in the winter time but the few who will smile tho their hearts are breaking are the saints whom all adore, and the angels admire. Please do not misconstrue my mean- ing in the above sketch, if public men prove false in either church or state and you can prove them false then expose their knavlsh tricks and thrust them from positions whether high or low, ignore their presence, shunning them as you would a Siren of the Vampire. But if worthy of praise juet give them a few flowers, a few smiles and a few kind words before they He cold and silent in the narrow casket. Thanking you in anticipation for apace in your newey cheerful paper. I would respectfully remain Yours truly' A Lover of Smiler, SYNOPSIS OF CANADIAN NORTHWEST LAND REGULATIONS milli sole head of a family, or any male over 18 years old, may homestead a quarter. section of available Dominion land in Mani- toba, askatchcwan or Alberta. Applicant must appear in person at the Dominion Lands Agency or sub -Agency for tho Dia, riot. Entry by proxy may be made at any Dominion Londe Agency (but not Sib -Agency), on certain con- ditions. DUTIES—Six months residence upon and cul- tivation of the land in each of three years. A homesteader inay live within nine miles of his homestead on a farm of at least 80 aures, on certain conditions. A habitual house is re- quired except whore residence is performed in the vicinity. In certain districts a homesteader in good standing may pre.ompt a quarter -section along side his homestead. Price $3.00 per acro. Dunes --Six months residence in eaoh of three years after earning homestead patent; else 50 acres extra cultivation. Pre-emption patent may bo obtained as soon as homestead patent on certain conditions. A settler who has exhausted his homestead right may take a purchased homestead in cer. tain districts. Price $3.00 per sore. Duties— Must reside six months in each of three years, cultivate 50 acres and erect a house worth $300. The area of cultivation is subject to reduc- tion in case of rough, scrubby or stoney land Live stock may bo substituted for cultivation under certain conditions. W. W. CORY, C.M,G.. Deputy of the Minister of the Interior, 414.4 TLWAt E,U' 1411 . ice+ THANKSGIVING DAY SINGLE FIRST CLASS FARE Good going October 11th., 1915 Valid for return date of issue only First Class Fare and One -Third Good going October 9, 10 and 11, 1015, Valid for return until October 12, 1915. Return tickets wilt be issued between all stations in Canada East of Port Arthur and to Detroit and Port Huron, Mich., Buffalo, Black Rock. Niagara Falls and Suspension Bridge, N.Y. • PANAMA PACIFIC EXPOSITION Reduced fares to San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego. For particulars as to tickets West of Winnipeg, etc., apply to any Grand Trunk Agent. ' % CENTRAL STRATFORO. Ontario's Best Business College' Our instructors are experiencek. Pupils get individual attention ands and graduates are placed in posit- ions. \Ve are receiving applications we cannot meet. Students may enter at any time. Send for our free 3 catalogue and see if it interest you. ) Ln. A. IlloLACBLAII - Prinotpat Farm for Sale In East Wawanosb, 100 acres, frame house, bank barn, orch- chard, good water, close to school and church, rural mail, Best of reasons for selling. A bargain. Houses for Sale Frame cottage and stable, big lot. Good situation. Two etory brick house with 3 good lots. Small frame house with 2 lots, One and one half story dwell- ing with 2 lots and stable. No better situation in town. Frame cottage in Pleasant Val- ley. One and one half story dwell- ing on Minnie St. Ritchie do Cosens REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE Constipation— the bane of old ags is not to be cured by harsh purga- tives; they rather aggravate the trouble. For a gentle, but sure laxative, use Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablet.. They stir up the liver, tone the nerves and freshen the stomach and bowels just like an internal bath. 4w'. CHAMBERLAIN'S TABLETS Woman's best friend. From Girlhood to old age, these little red health re- storer. are an unfailing wide to an active liver and a clean, healthy, normal stomach. Take a Chamberlain'. Stomach Tablet at night and the sour stomach an'] fer- mentation, and the headache, have all gone by morning, e All d wrests, 25e., or by maul from CtaMNtIale Moles Csmf ll , Unto 12 To new subscriber's only. THE AD VANCE from now until Jon. 191$ for iS cents. A Letter From The Front The following letter was received by the Red Cross Society at Clinton re- cently: •France, Trenohee 5 Sept„ 1015 Dear knitter of warm socks;—At present I am wearing a fine pair of heavy grey ones in which I found your note. If sock° were ever wel- come, those pair were. It was pour- ing with rain and we had just moved into the front line again. The trench- es were full of mud and water and everyone was wishing they had a change pair of socks. I had yours in my pack and about 11 p.m., directly I came off guard, I 'started to fish in my pack for them, It was pitch dark, and as I was sleeping in a machine gun implacement I could not light a match. I found them and felt the note so went directly to a dugout to read it. It is awfully nice to get a note in the socks as it reminds us fellows that those behind are working for us, whereas if there is no note it is just "another pair of issue socks," Things are pretty quiet except for our daily ration of German shells which they throw across and of course our bat- teries give them a British ration. It bas been beautifully wet the last four days in the trenches and it has been raining today. I never knew till I came across that there could be so much mud. The way the country is devasted is terrible, What before was a picturesque cottage or an im- posing Chateau are now ruins either knocked completely down or else gaunt skeletone. Fields are left, ow- ing to 'their proximity to the firing line, to grow rank with weeds. One thing that strikes us is how close to their old homes the peasantry like to stay. They work and live as close behind the firing line as they are al- lowed to, and make good money by selling coffee, eggs, sweets, etc. There is a heavy bombardment going on to our left some distance away, but there always seems something doing in that part, of the line. Well I guess I will close thanking you very much indeed for the eocks, I am Yours Very Sincerely, Pte. H. Arthur Rees, M. G. Section, 10th Battl, Canadian Scottish B. E, F. CANADIAN PENSION RATES THE HIGHEST Generous Treatment Assured Our Re. turning Soldiers. Some critics of the Government have been complaining that the rates of pay and the pensions for Canadian soldiers are not higher. To these critics it may be pointed out that the rates granted to Canadian soldiers are higher than those of any other country except Australia, and equal to those of that country. Fol• a mar- ried soldier and his wife the total monthly rate for a Canadian private is $50; in Australia, $52.50. For the unmarried private or the private without dependents the Australian rates are a little more generous, but with this exception the Canadian rates compare very favorably with them. Rates of pay for the rank and file of the British Army are only about one-half that of the Canadian, while in European armies where there is compulsory service the rates are but a more pittance. Pensions the Highest. The pension rates paid by Canada are easily the highest in the world. They are higher than the Australian and a third and more higher than the English rate, and higher also ` than those paid in the:United States army. In addition it is pointed out that the peb.sion does not represent all that will be done for the men. The pen- sion is merely a minimum allowance that will prevent a man from experi- encing hardship. The Government, however, provides convalescent homes, or if the invalided or incap- acitated soldier goes to his own home it provides an attendant to wheel him about or take care of him. After the war it is expected that in various ways assistance will be given to in- aapacitated men, according to their deed over and above the Lsension. MAY MAKE HEAVY CANNON IN CANADA THE WINGiHA M ADS A NCB Morris Another forward step in rural im- provement was celebrated on Satur- day, Sept. 25th., by the opening of the fine new schoolhouse, No. 10. Morris, known as Bameay'e school. The en• joyable event was favored with very pleasant weather and a large number of ratepayers, pupils, old boss and girls of the school and their friends and well wishers assembled to give the new school a rousing start towards -a long and successful history, The building ie well situated on a corner lot, which allows a good view to be obtained from all directions. It is built of red brick with concrete base- ment and the roof is surmounted by a fifty dollar belfry and fisg ro'e, The outside dernensions are 42 x 27 feet, Mounting the concrete steps, the front door gives access to the vestibule from which stairs teal on either side to the 'schoolroom landings above, while steps descend to the basement at right and left. The cloakrooms are situated at the bottom of the basement steps and contain shelves for holding the school lunches, From their dcors Lead into the basement playroom, the walls and floor of which are concrete and the ceiling and other wood work painted gray. This will make an excellent playroom on cold days and contains the Kelsey furnace. There is a separ- ate coal room and a closet for the caretaker's use. Upstairs the school- room is very bright and cheerful with its white walla, ge raglan pine wains- coting and metallic ceiling painted in light harmonizing tints. It is lighted by six large windows most of them on the North side and at the left of the pupils- From the picture moulding are hung pictures of the royal family, the late Queen Victoria and Sir Wil- frid Laurier and a picture of Sir. R. L. Borden is being donated by a friend of the school. The blackboard is of slate and a new teacher's desk Is to replace the one now in use. Above the vesti- bule•and at a higher level than the schoolroom is the teacher's room, the walls and ceilings also of Georgia pine and commanding a view of the school- room through a window. The stairs and all the other woodwork are beaut- ifully finished and the windows, floors and all other parts of the building are spotlessly clean revealing the con- scientious work of the caretaker, Mr. Thos, Smith whose services give the utmost satisfaction to the trustees. During the last few weeks a number of bees have been held for the pur, o:e of leveling and grading the grounds and other necessary work and the greatest harmony and cooperation has prevailed throughout. Next year it is the intention to put down concrete walks, seed the grounds and plant trees which will add greatly to the appearance and usefulness of the pro- perty. The) building contractor for the new building was Mr. George Haney of Bluevale and the trustees speak very warmly of the honorable andthorough way in which his part of the contract has been carried out. The brickwork and plastering was in charge of Mr. John Adams, Wroxeter. Mr. Fred lllcCraken of Brussels, did the painting, decorating and finishing and the furnace and tinemithing were done by Wilton and Gillespie of Brussels. These men all gave the best of satisfaction. The trustees who have had the supervision of the build- ing work deserve a special word of commendation for their faithful ser- vices. Only those who have had obarge of a similar undertaking can appreciate the amount of time and trouble the building of a new school involves. Mr. Anson Shaw is the veteran member of the school board having been in office nearly twenty years, a striking tribute to his popu• larity and usefulness. The other members are D. Ramsay, P. Moffatt and Chas. B. Forrest is Secretary - Treasurer. The teacher, Miss Bessie Motes is a general favorite with young and old and her work in the school is warmly praised by parents and trus- tees, in fact the latter admitted on Saturday that the main object in building the new school was to retain the services of Miss Moses and prevent her from yielding to the attractions of some other career to which, he might be exposed. An enjoyable afterl400p was spent by those prevent at the school opening. The, leading event was a baseball match between the famous Jamestown girls and the married men of the sec- tion, Owing to the respect due to age, the young ladies allowed the mem to win by a narrow margin, the score being 18-14. There were races for the children other sports and hot coffee and refreshments were served and greatly enjoyed by those present. The proceeds of the booth and a pecial collection go to the Red -Cross and amounted to $28,40. One Practical Result of Sir Roklerti Visit to Britain. While in England Sir Robert Hughes and Sir Sam Hu Borden g dis- cussed with the Imperial Government the manufacture of heavy artillery in Canada. Since their return they have consulted with leading Canadian manufacturers, financiers, and trans- portation men the possibility •f es- tablishing such an ,industry. At the conference in Ottawa one hundred of the leaders in Canadian industrial and financial work were present. The British War Office is prepared to order between. 2,000 and 3,000 heavy guns of different calibres in the Dominion, delivery to be made with- in two years. The question is whether Canadian manufacturers could handle the -order as they have handled the orders placed here for shells. Tho War Office requirements were laid before the meeting by Gen- eral Mahan, the expert who came over with Mr. D. A. Thomas. His proposition was that the different parts of the guns be manufactured, in tho Dominion, and the assembling done at some central point. The whole question was finally re- ferred to the following committee for a report to the Government: Sir John Gibson, Chairman; Members of the Shell Committee, Messrs. Frederic Nicholls (Toronto), W. D. Robb (Grand Trunk Railway), Hector Mc- Innes (Halifax), F. L. Wanklyn (C. P. R.), Sir Lyman Jones, Sir William Mackenzie, Senator Edwards, Mr. R. W. Blackwell (Montreal), James Young (Dundas), George Burn (Ot- tawa), J. Chaplin (St. Catharines), Mr. Miller (Canadian Vickers Com-, pany), and Mr. F. Pa Jones ,(ft-1 real). .144,.1' Clothes cleaned and pt"eered while you wait--JOI-INsTON's, Phone 179, Turn berry Minutes of Council meeting held in Bluevale on Monday,Sept. 27th, 1015. All the members present, Minutes of last regular 'meeting were read and adopted on motion of Messrs. Wheeler and Adair. Moved by Mr. Rutherford, eec'd by Mr. Adair that the Reeve together with the Reeve of Culross, be auth- orized to get legal advice re sink hole on Turnberry—Culross boundary and act accordingly. The award on the Eadie drain was laid before the Council and filed. The following accounts were passed and chequee isened:•--Coulter Bros,, grading $41; McKinnon Bros., gravel. ling $30.22; Geo. Walker, inspecting $1 50; 8, Vanetone, gravel $0.81; Wm. Haugh, drain and tile $0; Alex. Hill, iron for culvert $03,95; Ben Ringlet, gravel $4; Mise Burgess, rent for hall, $5; P, Powell, revising Voter's list $53.13. Next•meeting of the Council will be at Bluevale on Monday, Oct. 25th, 1915, at 2 p.m. COMMUNICATION Dear Mr, Ildltot ;—On Sept, 11 h. there appeared in The Free Press an article foul Seaforth under the head- ing "For Sale Ouly When In The Bar." The article closed with these words "The decision is an important one from the Hotelkeepere S tan cls point," The sentence should read, "From the law -breakers standpoint' as it means nothing to the honest hotelkeeper. Allow us to quote two clauses from the C. T. A. and ask those not versed in law to red them and compare with the decision of the Police Magistrate in the Seaforth case, The general public can,then appreciate the difficulties of the Temperance par- ty in Seaforth, also see what the In- spector is compelled to face, Clause 130 of the C. T. A. under which Messrs Fellow and Wallis ob- tained the Search Warrant, reads:— "If it is proven under oath, that there is reasonable cause to suspect that any intoxicating liquor is kept for sale in violation of part 2 of the C. T. A. "In any dwelling house, store, warehouse, shop, out -house, garden, yard, croft, vessel, building or other places" the constable, armed with a warrant, may lawfully seize the same. Messrs Pel - low and Wallis with a warrant, pro- ceeded to search the Queen's Hotel of Seaforth. Mr. Pellow swore in the witness box (and was not contradicted) that when he entered the Bar, he found a pump in working order, Mr. Wallis entering the cellar found all in darkness. In the confusion no keg was found until it was disco'iered just outside the cellar door. Everything pointed to its being in the cellar and connected with the pump. a Clause 139 of the 0.T.A. which deals. with"proof" says when in any house, shop, room or other place in any mun icipality in which the C. T, A. is in force "a bar counter, beer pumps, kegs or any other appliances or preparat- ions simular to those usually found in tavern and shop where intoxicating liquors are usually sold or trafficked in, are found and intoxicating liquor is also found in such house, room or place such liquor shall be deemed to have been kept for Bale un- less the contrary is proved by the defendant." In the Queen's Hotel case the de- fence offered no evidence. The magis- trate dismissed the case. If Police Magistrate Holmstead thinks his de- cision just, well and good. It may to law to say that "place" does not mean the yard, but it is not the common interpretation of the Englieh language, nor is it in accord with the spirit and intention of the law, To say that the pump and beer must be foundin the same room is quibbling and makes it possible for the hotels in Seaforth at least if they so determine, under the protection of the law to eel', so long as they keep a man on the jab to disconnect the pump when a con- stable appears. It is perhaps fair to say that a decie- ion of Justice Middleton in the case of Rex ve. Nero, 0, 0. W. 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