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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1919-2-27, Page 4Qlilttola Newar+Record 1919 Canadian Almanac Diaries Peloubets Notes on , S, S. Lesson Gist of the Lesson Subscriptions received for all magazines and papers. A. T. cooper /Agent: C.N. Railway, G,N.W. TelegraPh Clinton, Ontario Buy War Savings Stamps, The W. E. Sanford Manufacturing Company, Ilamilton, has granted its employees a reduction of working hours fron, 48 a week to 44. Put 25 cent pieces into Thrift Stamps, Buy War Savings Stamps, RAND TRUNK SYs EM The DoubleTrack Route between— MONTREAL, TORONTO, DETROIT and CHICAGO. Unexcelled dining car service, Sleeping oars on night trains and parlor cars on principal day trains. Full'information from any Grand Trunk Ticket Agent or C., E. Horn- ing, District Passenger Agent, Tor- onto. ummtmose Paper can be put to ,Many Uses A motorist, Who has had experience offers t10 following i f llowi Simple sohttion "I always have stored away some• where la my, ear a $itaolc of old news- papers, They don't take AT so much room but that I can. always find a piece for then). When I strike a anucl-hole and the wheels begin to fly round in that exasperating way which bells me that I am firmly and defin- itely stuck, I got out my bundle of papers, Taking a newspaper, 7 fold it to half, horizontally across the page and proceed to the Valk of work - tug the "paper between the tire and the mute, This is a simple natter, and is accomplished by feeding la the paper while the wheels are being re- volved, I feed the paper length,vise, Usually only a few will stave "been worked in when the car will pull out. without difficulty," Buy War Savings Stamps, Great Britain's War Sav- ings in s Caln n p Ig War Savings Certificates were first placed on sale in Great Britain on Feb. 22, 1916. Between that date and January 18, 1019 inclusive, 287,- 030,200 Certificates. were sold. These represented $1,435,151,000. Of this amount the redemptions amount to probably a little over 4 percent, The sales by years are as follows': 1916 Certificates. sold54,394,059 1917 Certificates sold 82,985,268 1918 Certificates sold_140,761,805 As the financial year does, not end until March 31, it is quite probable that the sales during. the present' fis- cal year will exceed those of last by over -30 percent. That the sale of Certificates is continuing strong may be seen in the fact that for the week ending Jan. 11, 1919, sales brought in $11,500,000 ; while for that end- ing Jan. 18 they were about 017,- 000,000. It should be borne in mind that while these millions of War Savings Certificates were being sold, the sale of National War Bonds reached the huge total of $8,226,688,670. The sale of these bonds began on October 1, 1917, and ended on January 18, 1919, which means that during the 68 weeks of the issue the average week- ly sales amounted to 9120,000,000, At first the sale of War Savings Certificates was attended with dis- appointing results, possibly because it was hedged about by cumbersome re- strictions. It was not until these were removed in June of 1910 that appreciable results were secured. Ev- en though the War feeling has sub- sided the sale of Certificates contin- ues to he very brisk, 9,428,191 hav- ing been sold during the week ending January 18th, which average, if maintained, would double the sales for 1917, Dry Goods and House Furnishing Couch & Co. PRONE 76. Furs and Ready•to- Wenr Garments Last Call For Winter. Coats Just 14 coats left, including ladies and misses. All this season's garments. All good wearing cloth and good lin- ings. Some of these sold as high as $25, none less than $18, As we are anxious to clear the balance of our win Pater stock before the new spring coats arrive. Take your choice of any coat Saturday at 12.50 All. Wool Pull -over Sweaters Saturday $3.74 1 doz. only, ladies' and misses 1'ulhover Sweaters. Colors, grey and blue, green and white, and white and green, Would be good value at $5, Saturday 3.74 Last Call for Ladies' Furs We have several odd pieces of Fur, including Lamb, Sable,HudsonSeal, Fitch and Marmot For quick clear- ance, 25 to 50 per cent off reg price Ladies' Cashmere Hose 50c 25 dozen ladies' Cashmere Hose in black only, sites 9, 9i, 10. These are very special at 50e a pair, A.Schoolboy's Tribute The •following was written, without 1tovtolas preparation and Without ut a Iklst by ErnestLivermore" , at the o Tuesday merninb, February 18, belare the daily neWspapers, flooded with similar . tribute$, had reached the town: Ernest lutist have grown up in aa atiuospltore of admir- Alen of the statesman who has jus, passed away, but he also sweets to leave enure ideas of Itis own rind a- nthem thein well r Sir, Vi'ilfrid Laurier—An Appreeletion Yesterday afternoon the pews flash - pd over the wires that Sir Wilfrid Laurier had passed away, at his home in Ottawa. It caniu as a shock to all Canadians who are i rberestod Ill the doming. session, of Pariiement. Alontentousissues are to be discuss- ed, and the advice of that sagacious statesman would have: been of the greatest value to 'Canada. Many will bo the opinions express- ed on the life, career, and ..13aracter of, the late. Sir Wilfrid Laurier,. some by bigoted "Tories," some by rad- ical "Grits," but whatever these, op- inions are, we cannot' ignore the fact that Sir Wllfrid.Lauricr is the great- est Canadian statesman since • Sir John A. MacDonald. His name will go clown in Canadian history as one of the greatest benefactors tate Dom- inion has ever had. Liberals and 1:„'gnservatives will have different opinions. A Liberal will exalt his successes and hide his failures, while a Conservative may exaggerate his failures• and belittle 1115 successes. Froththe standpoint of our Dom- inion, Sir Wilfrid Laurier has ren- dered signal service in uniting the country, increasing its general pros- perity, and, by his strong denuncia- tion of "graft," party patronage and many allied evils, he has won the respect and admiration of even his greatest political enemies. Sir Wilfrid Laurier was a great, Imperialist and has done much to solidify the Empire byadopting im- perial preference and by revealing the true spirit of the Dominion la his various speeches delivered in the Motherland. It was his firm con- viction -that an empire is stronger when based on the affections of the various component parts rather titan on any imperial parliament or cab- inet. Quebca has been the stumbling - block in Sir Wilfrid's career. She has been instrumental in alibnating the affections of a great many peo- ple from this great statesman. But when we consider the problems with which he was faced and tihe :nanaer in which be solved them, we Carnot help admiring his sagacity and wis- dom. He may have made mistakes but he has had his successes and he succeeded in doing what no other statesman could have clone. FIis op- ponents never tried to aid hint in un- ifying Canada ; on the contrary they have greatly hindered shim. Whether a man be a Liberal or, a Conservative, a Roman Catholic or a Protestant, he cannot find one blot in the long and illustrious. career of Sir Wilfrid Laurier. Ile was a man of integrity. He has, always obeyed the dictates of his conscience and whether it was in the hour eta vic- tory or of defeat, ho firmly believed his principles to be right and true, There arc no scandals with which the name Laurier may be connected. Ile always carried out his elections in a clean and fair manner. Whether it was in the Press or on the public platform, or in the House of Com- mons, Sir Wilfrid Laurier has al- ways advocated' the principles of government by the people and for the people. Sir Wilfrid Laurier has left a gap which it will be difficult to 1111. He has played a very prominent part in the public affairs of Canada tor the last twenty-five years. His princi- ples may not have beau the sante as ours, nevertheless we must respect his principles. Ise may not always have done what we thought was in the best interests of the country but when we think ot what he actual- ly has, done for tate country, his fail- ures nein to vanish. Within the next few days Liberals and C'onser- tives alike will join in mourning the loss ot a man who has guided Can- ada anada through many a crisis and done much to enable her to play the glor- ious part which she has planed among the nations of the world. A QUESTION OF INTELLIGENCE The sale of army mules at Tattor- sall's rec0,lls an incident which sent a ripple of sheer joy through our farces in France when the war was still young. It was a routine order from G,H.Q', as to the transport of eta- cbine guns, then being greatly in- creased in numbers. The, gun on am - February 37th '1919 'Publicity 13epartment Repatriation Committee The work of Repatriation is ito a' d else ru n s .lobi tis the duty an the privilege of every eftizen of the Dom - Mien ,of Canada, Tho War was not the work of the soldierit alone -.it was the taslc of every Canadian, and it is our pride that Canadians a5- a whole recognized that, pnd sot a standard for self- saoriAoing, intelf- Ijaenty joyful service not surpassed- ha any nountr•y. '1'lie war 15 not yet won, Those soldier boys who have been in the midst of alarms for four yore and more still eerier frons its effects, although many, very many, are coming bane physically sound, These boys most change -their, whole scheme of living. Their outlook on life must be changed, To do so, they will need Help. They will need sym- pathetic, kindly treatment. That is where everybody can help. Not all have -jobs to oiler. Those men must have satisfactory work at a .pro.per compensation, A body of public senthnent must be created in favor of geeing the returned man, every possible chanceto make himself thee sett supporting man that he wants to be, Meet him when he conies home, Give the him 1 , ie glad hand, and then help him to got a good position. And when be gets that position, be still symy,athetio with him, so that be may get back to that place in the community to which his talents fit him, but which his experience has in a sense unfitted. slim, The Land Settlement scheme 15 un- der nder way, The Government will se- cure land for the men who want to go on the farms. The Provincial Governments are co-operating in a most splendid manner. Soldier farm- ing communities will shortly dot the land. 'There is no danger of a fail- me in this proposition "We will go the limit for .the Returned Men," is the substance of a resolution passed unanimously by the Saskatchewan Legislature at the session just clos- ed, That is an excellent motto for all Canadians, 'fele limit is not too much. The Repatriation Committee has .named Major Beresford. Topp, M.CI. with bar, as its representative in England. It is absolutely neces- sary to acquaint the man coming Home with the. plans adopted by the Government for their re-establish- ment into civil life. It will prevent their worrying, and will enable the men to make their,plans accordingly. Major Topp is a first class fighting man, with,four decorations for gal- lantry, a newspaperman of experience and ability, and his 'work 'will un- doubtedly , bo _most productive of good.: Lt. Charles W. Lavers, formerly ed- itor of the, Sunday World, Toronto, has been appointed to take charge of the publicity department of the Sol- diers' Land Settlement scheme. Mr. Cavers was in France two years, be- ing gassed, but returned during the tali of 1918: He is a capable soldier, and an experienced netivspaper man.• Employment offices have been nam- ed in over: 30 cities in Canada, and others will be opened at once. It is the intention of the Repatriation Committee to have employment ag- encies in every city with a population of over 10,000, if there is need of such offices. Returned men are put in charge, and every ellort is being made to bring employers and return- ed men in touch with each other. A Repatriation League has been formed in Toronto with Brig. John A. Gunn as president. This league has been approved of by Mr. H. J. Daly, chairman of the Repatriation Committee, and will divide the work, and share the responsibility of get- ting returned men into positions. Municipalities are doing -great work in connection with receptions to re- turned men. The councils Have as a rule entered into this most heartily, with beneficial results. The major- ity of the municipalities are also planning for civic improvements on a large scale., This will give, employ- ment to many men, and • will help solve the problem of unemployment. There is a cry for farm labor at the present time. It is expected that when spring, seeding arrives, many men will bo discharged from the army, allowing them to take up their former occupations on the farm. In- creased production is essential to Canada's prosperity, and the expec- tation is that the shortage will not be so acute when these men get back. munition limber was to bo drawn by "a mule, or if not available, by an intelligent N,C.O, and five men," The army had not ceased chuckling over this gent of red tapedom when there appeared in orders the notice : "Reference G.R.O.—of such a date— lino 7 ; delete the word "intelligent."' FREEN For ail gardeners—a com- bined textbook and catalogue. It tells you everything — Study It before you commence your eeason's work, FREE For fill poultry keepers and stock raisers, a book that tells you what to do, what to use, and where to get it. Write for it, hang it in a handy plane-� Of in finite value as a read reference, orinion Seeds, Limited LONDON, CANADA Fond licenses are being Revoked Tho Ciaaeda Food Board the r:tboa day Weed an order xovokiiii, eight Of its previous orders, 11cen31ng cer- tain classes of balm, Those orders are Dine elated :December 13, 1917, regu- lating wholesale fruit' and vegetable dealers ; order No. 6 of December 22, 1917, wholesale lisle merchants ; or- der No. 27 of April 18, 1918; general regulation of licenses ; order No, 30 of April 30, 1918, wholesale flour and feed orders ; order No. 88, May 7 (with amending orders No, 48 and 50), paokers (though in view of or- der-in-counell the revocation here af- fects only time packers whose annual turnover is loss than 7750,000).; or- der No, 39, May 8, 1018, canuer5 ; order 17o. 41, May 21, 1918,' -produce merchants ; order No. 54, July 19, 1918, regulating manufacturers' using sugar, an order which became re- quisite by the unexpected shortage in the allied sugar supply, 4 -- U.S. RETAIL STORES' SALES. In the, United States 'the retail stores have helped greatly in the War Savings Stamp campaign. A re- port recently issued shows that 72,- 589,051 worth of Stamps have been sold by the department and retail stores of New York city, f 1,800 of which placed their services at the disposal of the War , Savings Com- nlittee, R. I4'. Macey and Co., led with sales totalling 7539,769, John Wannamaker's came second with 7207,420 and James A. Hearn and Son third with 9174,586. The re- tail stores in Canada may also ren- der a very valuable service in this way, and some have already render- ed it. In St, Jolm, N.B., 250 stores aro selling these Stamps, and in London, Ont., over 200. A KINCARDINE', .70I(E-110 SAE I3AD., The latest, Peace Conference jokelet was perpetrated on Saturday • by our most serious-minded merchant, Go- ing into Moore's barber shop for his accustomed shave, he said, to no- body in particular : "'1Ve11;, France wants to buy 'Ireland." The audience was mostly Scotch, so the joker was nearly shaved before curiosity over- came caution and Sandy asked, "What for 7" As the merchant reached for his hat, he replied, "To make Paris green." After a painful silence, Laughie ventured : "Weel, wha'd a' thocht that o' Peter 7"— Kincardine Review. 122 ,y. WJ its ASSAM quality gives it that rich flavor TEKis good ted' Sold only in sealed packages -FIRST SERIES 'r (1919) COST DURING • —1919 -- JAN.$ 4.00 F1EI3. 4.01 (III IIIhllll14144 IIIIIril,i iI1I nil.» I. —10.011101i4101.2.., Y2.., t" Wait SrAMl,."V� a1S re, MAR.$4.02 'S APR.$40,3 MAY $4.04�i *JUNE $4.04 . JULY$4' AUG. SE NO 0 DEC. 4.11 Read Buy W55 Where You. SeeThis Sinn =-� WHEN AFFIXEDTOA WAR - SAVINGEi CERTIFICATE AND SYOJECT TO THE CONDITIONS' PRINTEOTHEREON - - FIVE DOIr dRS WILL BE PAYABLE -4 NAal.4•9224 25 the Figures Notice how the cost—and the cash value—of the stamp ad- vances each month until, on the lst day of January, 1924, the Dominion of Canada is pledged to pay $5.00 for each W-S.S. To Solve Canada's Employment Problem P VERYONE in Canada should understand just what the Government is doing to solve the unemployment problems that may arise through the demobilization of our fighting forces. (1) Employment Offices. So that everyone—male or female, soldier' or civilian --can get quickly such jobs as are available the Government is co- operating with the Provinces in establishing a chain of Public Employment Offices. Employ- ers are being urged to make use of these offices to secure any help they need. Farmers, for example, who need hired men should apply to the nearest office. There will be a Public Employment Office in every town of 10,000 people—and wherever the needfor one exists. There will be 60 different offices in all—one-half are already in operation. (2) Employment Opportunities. The war held up much work that will now be carried on at once. Public works, shipbuild- ing, roadbuilding, railway work --construction of bridges, im- provement of road -bed, making of new equipment—these will provide new opportunities for employment. In addition, the Government has sent a Trade Mission overseas to secure for Canada a share in the business of providing materials and pro- ducts required for reconstruc- tion work in Europe. It has also set aside the large slim of $25,000,000 to be loaned through the Provinces to encourage the building of workmen's houses. This will mean much new work in the spring. (3) Land and Loans for Soldiers To help soldiers become far- mers the Government has de- veloped a programme that includes the providing of land, the granting of loans, and the training and supervision of those inexperienced in farming. At present, the soldier is grant- ed, free, in addition to his or- dinary homestead right, one quarter -section of Dominion lands, He also receives a loan up to the maximum of $2,500. These original plans are now being broadened. If Parliament passes the new proposals during this session, the Soldier Settle- ment Board will be able to buy suitable land and re -sell it to the soldier at cost. Land up to the value of $5,000 may be bought by this plan—the money to be repaid in e0 years, The low iutereat rate of 5 per cent. will be charged. 'These new proposals will also permit the Soldier Settlement Board to loan the soldier -farmer up to $2,500 for purchasing equipment, etc„ .in addition to $5,000 loan on his farm. The Repatriation Committee OTTAWA