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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1921-11-24, Page 1Established 1$65, Vol, 50, No, 21 ON NEW ERA CLINTON, O'NT.ARIg, . THURSDAY NOVEMBER 24th, 1921, W. tI, Kerr 'I; Som, Editors and Publishers. eneral Electi�n, Tuesday is INCORPORATED 1855 THE MOLSONS BANK Capital and Reserve $9,000,000. Over 130 Branches , The cost of living is falling, also the price of tood stuff. This necessitates increased production. Produce more and deposit your surplus in The Molsons Bank where it will be ready for any call and yet be earning interest. H. R. Sharp, Mgr., Clinton Branch Safety Deposit Boxes to Rent. PROTECT YOUR VALUABLES If kept in your home, fire or thieves may rob you of them. Our Managers will he pleased to tell you about the protection afforded by a SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX. THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA li SPECIAL. FOR SATURDAY MANY THINGS YOU VALUE, Can be made permanent fixtures for all time to come if you use a KODAK and gat us to &metope your films and print your pictures. Many of the yood pictures you see are made by us. You can get a Kodak from $2.50 up, Do it Now, ,s. W. S. R. HO L3.S Phm, B. ' THE REXALL STORE is INCORPORATED 1855 THE MOLSONS BANK Capital and Reserve $9,000,000. Over 130 Branches , The cost of living is falling, also the price of tood stuff. This necessitates increased production. Produce more and deposit your surplus in The Molsons Bank where it will be ready for any call and yet be earning interest. H. R. Sharp, Mgr., Clinton Branch Safety Deposit Boxes to Rent. PROTECT YOUR VALUABLES If kept in your home, fire or thieves may rob you of them. Our Managers will he pleased to tell you about the protection afforded by a SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX. THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA li SPECIAL. FOR SATURDAY 100 Men's Suits and Overcoats, regular $35 to $40 your pick of the entire lot on Saturday for $25.00. 1 •• Sizes 34 to 46 MAKE 1:. YOUR SELECTION EARLY The Morrish Clothing ( • A Square Deal for Evcryebiau -4/ Try.The a New Era lor Job Work in va 1 I c. Big Liberal Meeting Friday Former Commissioner of Board of Commerce, States Case Against Cabinet Ministers -- Mr. McMillan Address Electors Last Friday evening, the electors of and the action of the Liberals In the last Clinton and surrou»„dtng vicinity pack- • Parliament to still seek better relations ed the Town Hall and standing room with the people to the South, so that was at a premium, eve0 at the en- with farming, which is the basic In- dustry of .this country and stockrais- Ing the right arm of agriculture, are flourishing, all Canada • would make ' progress. The speaker referred to the valuable advantages- to the .people it trade was opened up, with the people of the New England States, New York and Philadel}4hia where the people of that section import one billion worth I of foodstuffs more than they can grow. } Mr. McMillan went into detail the - Liberal policy and the policy of the Progressives and the action of the 11. F. 0. in South Huron. In closing his remarks he asked for the votes of the electors on the Gth day of December, as 'the representative for South Huron. Mr. McMillan was warmly cheered as he took his seat. Mr Murdock was given a hearty ovation as he rose to speak. He ap- pealed, he declared, to the great jury of the people' of Canada on questions of the greatest importance that had come before the people of the Domin- ion in many years. The great ques- tion before the country was the con- tinuance in power of an autocratic and special class interests government yersus the election to power of .all classes of Canadian citizenship. "The same bugaboo is being handed out to the Canadian people as has been handed out on other occasions," said Mr, Murdoe "solely for the purpose of detracting; from the real issues that confront' the, people, but 1 know what your answer will be." Referring to the Arntistire celebra- tion, Mr. Murdock declared that the people at that time were of the belief that they were being charged prices of a greater extent than they should. There were doubtless some in the 1 Winnipeg strike, and to a lesser degree in Montreal, Toronto and elsewhere, who were working outside of the con- stitutional laws' of Canada. But the great majority were men and women who were protesting against general conditions under which they had to live, conditions which meant that every cent they could make went to keeti then alive. they were not in revolt, not rebels againslt the Crown. He lied had something to do with the set- tlement of the Winnipeg strike and he knew that most of tate strikers were just demonstrating against 'the condi- tions of the day. Board of Commerce. . Mr Murdock referred to the pas- sage of the acts against combines and relating to the formation of the Board of Commerce, to which he was appoint- ed, accepting only when it was pointed out to him as a public duty, and for that reason was going around Ontario telling the people how they had been betrayed. Hhe started in to carry out the law as he understood it, and the law was clearly defined. He saw pro- fiteering, saw excessive profits being taken out of the people o/f Canada. "Scores of people in Canada Aide more money out pf the great tragedf than they had ever made before—became millionaires over -night, , so to speak during Canada's greatest distress," he charged. With the coming of the arm - (continued on page 2). trance to the auditorium, and the meet- ing lasted `'sintil abodt eleven o'clock, and the attendance retualired at the high mark until the end. Dr. J. W, Shaw of town was chair- man ofthe meeting and in his opening remarks referred to Mr. Thomas Mc - Milian, the Liberal Candidate, who was well-known to the electors as he had appeared before them' before and who had been on the Tariff Commission In the interests of the farmers, and that Hon. Mr. Drury, Premier of Ontario, recognizing his ability, had asked -him to meet the other parties In looking into the question of Rural Credits and from which the new Banking Act is now coming into force. Mr. McMillan had also been one of the delegation to wait on the Dominion Railway Board in regards to a decrease in freight rates to the ocean ports on live stock for the English markets. Dr. Shaw also referred to Mr. Murdock as one of the great representatives of Labor and for his work on the Dominion Board of Commerce frotn which he resigned on a5ount of the action of the 'Dominion Cabinet. He then introduced the Lib. eral ,Candidate for South Huron. Mr. McMillan, upon arising was greet ed with loud applause from the electors and for over an hour the big crowd listened attentively to the can- didate as he dealt ,with his position as Candidate and to his work before the Railway Board and the other National Commissions. He welcomed the ladies to the electorate for the first time in the history of Canada and explained what Liberalism was. He hoped with their entrance into the political arena that it would be for the upbuilding of Canada, and that present conditions with its paltry spirit in Canada today would be swept away, never to return again, for we are only here for a few short years and we should be building up for the future and for those who conte after who will have a better heri- tage in the great Canada, and these were ;among the true principles of Liberalism. Mr. McMillan dwelt upon the finan- cial obligations of Canada and upon the great obligation we owe to the returned soldiers, along with inose who tare !mined and whose pittance the government is now paying them is out of all proportion, to that which 'the present Government is allowing the nig interests to take from the people of Canada, He stated Mr. Murdock would go more fully into this subject, and passed on the Merchant Marine of Canada, which we find are in the com- bine with the other shipping concerns of Canada. To ship cattle, and Mr. McMillan, was in a position to know as ]re has been an extensive shipper -to ' the Motherland, he foruid out this sum- mer that the Merchant Marine charged $40 a head from Montreal to Glasgow as compared in the olden days before the combine of from $5, $6 or $7 per head. He also. complained of the high freight rates, which had been greatly increased, adding to the Increased cost of living. He spoke of the action of the Liberal part in 1951 when they went to the country for Reciprocity • Hon. G. E. Foster Forntilr Minister of Commereo Will Speak Town Hall, Clinton Mon. Nov. 28 At 8 o'Clocic . Ladies • are Specially Invited -' Hon. Mr. Poster is one o f the outstanding nten of the Con- servative Patty Today. SAVE A IrTHE �, V KING oftefor T ;os. McMillan Nonagenarian Will Vote for "King" and Country St, Marys, Nov. 23,—A happy event in the ploneef life of the Stone Town occurred yesterday when one of the oldest and best known citizens, MIS. George Grant, celebrated her 90th birthday at her Scottish home, "Blink Bonnie," where she resides alone in perfect health and happiness. Her birthday was observed by a wide circle of friends, "a tremendous bouquet of chrysanthemums, one contributed by each of twenty-six friends, being a feature of the birthday ceremonies, as well as showers of gifts and greeting cards. All day Mrs. Grant kept "open house" to receive the scores of callers who came to pay their respects. Mrs. Grant is as bright and vigorous as one half her age, and takes a keen interest in the present election campaign, on which she has strong Liberal convic- tions, and she looks forward with much satisfaction. ,to casting her vote on December• G for "King" and country. Mrs. Grant is the mother of Mrs: John Wiseman of town, and "has visited here on many, occasions, and Is mall known to a great number of citizens, -- Elector's Know Hina (London Advertiser) And so William F. O'Connor, K. has been dragged out to try and put a spike' ss James Murdock, former mem- her of the non-functioning Board of Commerce. O'Connor is well remembered by many of the daily and weekly news- paper men of the Dominion. He was, as a member of this Board, appealed to to keep paper -makers from putting prices so high that the pub- lishing business would be ruined. Owners of little country papers also came asking that their supply 'be not .cut off. And then one day the publishers woke up to find _that O'Connor had re- signed, and was handling the case of one of the biggest paper mills in the country. Yes, Mr. O'Connor is quite well known, James Murdock On the other hand had the sense and decency to quit clean when he found himself tied hand and foot. " 0000000010000000 OVER THE TEACUPS 0 000000000000000 License Inspector Pellow, of Gode- rich, was in town on Friday last. Miss Millie Williams visited her cou- sin Miss Mary McConnetl at Dublin. Mr. A. E. Betts of Ridgetown, was calling on friends in town last Friday. Mrs. J. L Kerr and Miss Mary Helen are spending a couple of weeks in Brus sels. Miss Jessie Maguire attended the Maguire—Fraser wedding tit Goderich last Saturday. Miss Daisy Nediger took part in the program at Duffs' Church at Winthrop on Monday night. Mr. Bert Jervis returned home last week from the West where he went out for the harvest. Mr. C. W. Waliis returned home on Tuesday from his western trip. He reports snow and cold weather in the West. ' Mr. W. H. Robertson and Mr, Cam- eronfi of Goderich, were visitors in town last Friday evening attending the big Liberal meeting. Mrs, Libby, who recently had been visiting her mother and other old friends in town, is now spending the winter at Winter -Haven, Florida. Brig. Moore, of the 5, A. force and an old Clinton boy, is visiting his sisters in town, accompanied by his wife, who was a former S. A. officer here some years ago. Mrs. John Wiseman is M St. Marys where she attended the 90th birthday anniversary of her mother, Mrs. Grant. The many friends of Mrs. Grant in Clinton offer hearty congratulations. Mr. Roy East and his sister Miss Kathleen have been the guests of their sister, 'Mrs. !G, Cunningjhame. Mr. Balt has lately tome back from Ber- muda, where he was with the Royal Bank staff. IPOTTBR.—]n Goderich Township,. on Tuesday, Nov. 1Sth, to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Potter, a daughter. CREIAR—In Hamilton, on Saturday, Nov. 19th, to Mr, and Mrs. Crerar, (nee Miss Jean McTaggart, Of Clinton) a s011, Returned from England. Mr. Jos Ryder returned 10 Clinton from his trip to tife Old Country on Wednesday night, We have not inter- viewed the traveller yet, but will do so before another day passes, Canada's Comnig Man Hon, William Lyon Mackenzie King, Leader, of the Liberal Party in Canada, who is fast gaining ground oil over Canada. 1111111@IIIIIII111J1,41.1IIIIIIgh11111111111111111,111111111111141111111111111111111110111111110111IIllll111111111111111111111141111151115411,. 11 1111 1111 104114 111 101 tl 1111 11111 i ( 111111111111111111 c 01111111' 1111 IIII 11111101611I1 11 110lo,1 111111111111111111102 1111111111111111111111 Down 120 Feet. T'he well -drillers at the new town well are pounding rock down 120 feet and snaking fair progress. New Teller Coming Mr. J, M. Graham, of Toronto, is expected here tomorrow to assume the position as teller in the Roal Bank, Mr. Frank Mutch, who has been acting teller here, has been notified to be ready to 'make a move, but no place has been mentioned yet. Frank will be missed lit the Kittle Band and junior base ball team. Armistice Day et Walketron. The Walkerton Telescope of last week referred to the special service held there on Armstice Day and the Ve'teran's Banquet at niglht. The fol- lowing paragraphs refers to a former minister, why was the Baptist minister here and who went overseas as the Chaplain of the 161st Battalion:—At 1 1 a.m. Capt. J. K. Fairfull stepped forward and took charge of the cere- mony. ` Taking the time from his watch, be asked the people to observe two minutes of absolute silence "while we think of those we love." The two minutes silence was most impressive, the common thought of ail seeming to be reflected on heir faces. Then fol- lowed one of the finest addresses which it has been the privilege of Walkerton people to listen to. Capt. Fairfull re- minded hie hearers of the memorable day in 1914 when our Empire threw its all upon the altar of our ideals and made the decision to cherish our honor untarnished even unto death. What made the nation great was character, based upon righteousness, and it was by exalting such unperishable things that our Dominion would become greater still and would justify the sac- rifice made 1» Flanders by her finest manhood. Capt. Fairfull paid a high tribute to the women who, to use the scriptural expsression, "had stayed by the stuff." They were the real heroes in all ages and to build a nation great we have to look to the home and its influence. . , At the Banquet Capt. Fairfull replied to the toast "Oitr Departed Comrades", Rev. J. K. Fair - full followed with a description of men Suffering disabilities from which they will never recover; how that many have died while on the way home and very many others have reached Canada only to find that their disabilities bar them from -taking their proper place In the world. Capt, Fairfull said that today there were 50 more patients hi the Military Hospital at Kingston than at any time during the war. Men by the recurrence of their disease to go back to Hospital, Thousands of discharged soldiers show no outward,Signs of disc - ability but are suffering the effects of being gassed, shell shock, etc., and these should have the more considerate freatnlent. 111 11 WS1111 01111111011 11111 "��'Ill1 S IDDM IIliiWIM 1111111111 1111111111111 11211111 111111 111 1111 00 Wagon Upset. The oil wagon of Mr, L Paisley up set with a full load on Wednesday morning when the axle broke. Missionary Banquet. The annual Men's Missionary Ban- quet of the tow Methodist churches was held on Monday evening in the Wesley Hall. After a splendid supper, Dr. Arnup, Missionary Secretary for Canada, addressed the gathering. New Rector Appointed. Rev. S. Bllkey, Rector of 1•toly Trin- ity church, Brantford, has accepted the call to the parish of St. Paul's church, and will take up his new duties the 1st of January. The new Rector is leaving the same church that Rev. Mr. McKegney was in charge of, prior to coming to Clinton. Married at Goderich. • ' A quiet wedding was solemnized at Goderich at noon on Saturday when Mr. Hugh Maguire of town, was united in marriage to Miss Einmie Fraser, by Rev. Mr. McDermid. The young couple were supported Vy Miss Jessie Maguire of town and Mr, John Bowler of Goderich, The young couple Wilt 1 reside in town. The best wishes of their many friends wish there long life Iand a prosperous one. , Good Amateur Concert. '31, I 1 The concert under the auspices of the Clinton Firemen, held on Tuesday evening, was not as well patronized as the Fire fighters deserved. The outside -talent was Miss Grace Tremaine and Miss Agnes Cullis, of Stratford and both lyoting ladies delighted the audience i with their solos and the duet. The local i talent did well, and tack ,of space for- bids going into detail. Following was the program:—March, "The Pioneer", Waltz "Three o"Clock in the Morning" Overture "Lucky Strike" Phalen's Or- chestra; solo, "Sunshine Rose" Master Dorland Glazier; Dance, "Highlands Fling, Mr. E. Cook; solo "in the old,. old way", Miss Grace Tremaine; dances 1 "On to Victory", . Miss Smith; solo„, "You made meforget how to cry" Mr., Chas. Cook; cornet solo, "Boccaccio"' Mr, Morgan Agnew; solo "Happy days"' Miss Agnes duliis; Comedy sketch, Messrs. E. and C. Cook; Fox trot,, "Sweet Lady", Phalen's Orchestra; duet "Fairy Queen" Misses Cullis and Tre- maine; solo, "When the Bells In the Lighthouse" Mr. B, Potter; dance by Miss Smith; solo, "Daddy", Miss Grace Tremaine; "Lasses Candy" Phalen's. Orchestral solo "Why must we say• good-bye" Miss Agnes Cullis; Nationall anthem. '. Greenville (S G) Piedmonts Mose of us keep at least one eye on the tetftpta`ioti, we pray not to be led into.