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FIND ENGINEER
WAS BLAMELESS
Coroner's Jury Investigating the
Death of Solomon Fries Suggests
Appointing Guard
Listowel, Aug. 20.—The engineer
was cleared of blame for the fatal
accident, in which Solomon Fries, of
Wallace, was killed on Tuesday after
noon, near Palmerston, by the cor-
oner's jury, which met in adjourned
session yesterday afternoon, near
Palmerston, by the coroner': jury,
which met in adjourned session yes-
terday afternoon with Dr. James
Moore, the coroner, presiding.
Following was the text of the ver-
dict:
"The jury beg to report their find-
ing in respect to the death of Solo-
mon Fries that the deceased came to
his death from the wagon and horses
being struck by a Canadian National
train, going from Gowanstown to.
Palmerston os the afternoon of Ang.
17, shortly after 4 o'clock. Weare
of the opinion that the place. of the
accident is a dangerous one and
that a man should have been station-
ed .at the crosisng during the time
that the teams were working and
strongly recommend that a watch-
man be kept at this crossing until
the present contract is completed.
The jury attach no blame to the en-
gineer in charge of the train."
The members of the jury were as
follows: George Melrose, foreman;
Henry Koch, J. Johnstone, William
Roe, R. R. Lang, R. Nelson, and W.
Koch.
SEAFORTH TATTOO WAS
A FINE ENTERTAINMENT
Excellent Musical Program Given,
Followed By Fireworks Display
and a Dance
Seaforth, Aug. 20. — The tattno
put on last night by the Seaforth
Highlander's Band and the Lion's
Club attracted a huge erowd and
was a most enjoyable affair. The
bands taking part included the well
known military band from Guelph,
the C.N.R. band from Strafford, the
Mitchell Citizen's band, and many
others from' the surrounding: coun-
try! Peculiar interest attached to
the visit of the Guelph band since
the leader is Tom Miller, formerly
leader of the Seaforth Band.
Following the musical part of the
evening-- an impressive display of
fireworks was given. Thi,. was fol-
lowed by a dance at the G. W. V. A.
elub rooms and closed a fine even-
ing's entertainment. The members
of the band and the Lion's Club are
to be congratulated on the, excellent
entertainment offered.
WEEDS A NATIONAL PROBLEM
rHE BRUSSELS
OST
WEDNESDAY, Al'GUST 25, 1926.
are more or less indicative of oi, i
reliance on grain crops, others pre.
rail in clover -seed growing di.strites,
fruit or truckhig land,, we, Peren-
nial sow thistle invades the richer
tion,
eepecially if poorly.P•rind;
Russian thistle the lightee • regions;
sheep sorrel those in need of liming.
Everywhere some weed .e ready to
seize an opportunity. Maris only
hope now' of comparative. freedom
from weeds is to occupy every inch
with adapted crops, well planted' and
carefully husbanded according to
sound principles of tillage and plant
growth. Only so can he possibly
forestall nature's constant effort to
Travelling through Canada in mid-
summer one is struck by the prevol-
enee and diversity of weeds. Whole
districts, certainly fields, can be r1e-
seribed as white, blue, yellow, or
green, --the green too often, unfor-
tunately, of couch grass rather than
of clean, vigorously growing crops.
The occurrence, here andathcu'e, of
exceptions to the rule, simply dem-
onstrates the possibility of bettor
things.
Losses to farmers and to Canada,
totalling many millions of dollars an-
nually, are' represented by this riot
of color. Any means however par-
tial, of reducing such waste, moat
therefore command respect.
Much of Eastern Canada is fit only
for a forest crop. Fire and axe have
exposed to the, incursion of weeds,
millions of .acres that can only be a
menace to adjoining lands until re-
stored, by governmental or municipal
action largely, to its own proper use.
In large additional, areas the farm-
ing can only be described as very.
low-pressure cropping indeed. The
land lies in bay or pasture olt'iefly,
and in a year or two from tie plow,
produces herbage unmarketable as
hay. Until brought under a more In-
tensive agricultural, or correct per-
manent pasture management, returns
from such farms will be meagre.
In more advanced farming districts
there is a noticeable degrease of
such conspicuous, but readily (under
cultivation) suppressed weeds as but-
tercup, ox -eye daisy, ani the hawk-
weeds. In their place, according to'
locality, appear various mustards,
thistles and others, - Certain Weeds
replace, lost vegetation—of li tc t, HOME AT LISTOWEL
e:'st and veeet, and prairie in the vast DESTROYED BY FIRE
interior of Canada,
Blaze Believed To Have Started
From Defective Chimney in Kit -
We can't recall ever getting' chert
any cheerful news nut of one 01'
those- envelopes with a sun par L, t.o�s rl Aur,. i1i
1!i d?iro, s ' d
ler in front. --Toledo Baud, , par -
to have :darted front d f. c �'
, 4. shimmy in the kitchen, completely
Johnny wasp packing his ba4 raised the hone of Walter Forman,
to go camping when ills moth'r on Main Street, about 4,20 this morn -
came in. Ing. The blaze had it14 eteu•rod
"Why, Johnny," she, said, when the fire departrnent was caned
"you haven't put in any soap:" out, but as the house is situated just,
"Aw, fiddlesticks!" said the beyond the limits, the department
boy, "we're' going for a boli- found It was several hose lengths too
day;" I short to reach the blaze.
Being a frame building the flames I
soon spread and in a very short time t
the home reduced to a pilo of
smouldering ashes.
The contents of the home were in-
sured, but the loss has net been c"'-
t.imated as yet. The building wee
owned by William Simon and the loss_l
in his ra•;e will be :shout $1,-100.
"Poor Tom fell into a for-
tune last year.".
"Well, why do ye,a :say.
'poor'?"
"Ilecause. he fell int) it so
hard he went right through
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,4JG,n0/atir8005V:V."0":•p %'0�vy.'ilaror,r','•r5?:.'. .. 11
Theis constitutional issue pure pcl,LticaI buncombe, designed to
divert attention from the ing Gov rnmeW a. s administration n of
the Customs Department, upon which issue it was i nil niousi y
defeated in the Hip use of Commons.
Here are the vital stubborn facts:
1 In September 1925, Mr..King was granted dissolution
by His Excellency Lord Byng, on the representation
that he must be given a chance to secure a clear
working majority. He stated at Richmond Hill that.
if such a majority was not forthcoming, he would
not attempt to carry on.
2 In the old Parliament thus dissolved there had been
234 members, of whom 117 were Liberals, 66 were
Progressives or Independents and 51 were Con-
s'ervatives. Y
In the new Parliament, elected in October, 1925,
Mr. Meighen had by far the largest group—almost
half the total membership of the House. Out of 245
seats the Conservatives had 116, the Liberals 101, the
Progressives 24, Labour 2, and Independents 2.
4 Instead of immediately resigning, as he should have
done in view of the ground upon which he had been
granted dissolution, Mr. King asked for and was
granted leave to carry on, on the assurance that he
would leave the fate of his administration to
Parliament itself.
5 On Friday, June 25th, three separate motions by so-
called independents, in support of which Mr. King's
Government marshalled its last ounce of strength,
were decisively defeated and the original motion of
censure, to which the foregoing had been moved in
amendment, was still awaiting decision in Parliament
3
when Mr. King asked His Excellency for dissolution
on Monday, June 28th.
6 To have granted Mr. King a dissolution under such
circumstances would have been a direct denial of
the right of Parliament to pass upon the vote of
censure then pending.
7 Following Mr. King's resignation, Parliament by a
majority of 10 did actually adopt a direct vote of
censure on the King Government, and declared it
unworthy of confidence or office.
8 It was Mr. King's refusal to follow British precedent
in co-operating with the incoming administration to
pass supplies and complete the sessional programme
that left Mr. Meighen no alternative but to ask for
dissoluti on.
9 Mr. - Meigher>: followed the same course as that
adopted by Sir Wilfrid Laurier in 1911, when he
saw that it was impossible to carry on and abruptly
dissolved Parliament.
10 If His Excellency had recalled Mr. King to office, he
would have done so in the very -face of Parliament's
vote of censure:
1 1 Under Mr. King's interpretation of the constitution a
Premier need never resign, but could demand dis-
solution after dissolution, despite the verdict of
Parliament or the electorate, and the Governor
General must perforce accept his advice.
This is the story. It calls for no comment—it speaks for itself !
The Conservative Party stands solid as a rock for sound British constitutional
practice, the maintenance of the British connection, and the right of Canada to
enjoy the blessings of stable Government.
For H. J. A. McEwen in North Huron
For Andrew Hicks in South Huron'
nd avoid another Ele
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