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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1919-6-26, Page 1Establislbed .18.65, • Vol. 53, No, 52 C L I N T O WillN, The New Era be Sent t T::•:.NEW ERA ONTARIO, THURSDAY. JUNE 26th, 1919, W. H. Kerr & Son, Editors and 1Pubiishcre • Subscriber till January 1920 for 60c4, aNe wvVwMWoprirrvwvwwv�aw�oanvww vavvvvvvvvvvyvvvyvvvvvvvw dainty UL I ! JONTEEL COMi3 NATIONCREAMry Absolutely :in toa class . by itself. ' JONTEEL FACE POWDER. -Expressly for those who want the best. JONTEEL TALCUM -You will be satisfied .with nothing else JONTEEL TOILET WATER—The best in the world. SOLD ONLY AT THE REXALL STORE S. .. TKO Phhl. B. BEST QUALITY DRUG STORE wyvvVv1AhIVVvvs WviA/vvvvvvvvvvvOWvvvvvvVVvvvvvvVMVW.e Vie Royal ark OF CANADA Incorporated 1869. HEAD OFFICE, MONTREAL Capital and Reserve ..$ 31,000,000. Total Assets 030,000,000 576 Branches •A general banking business transacted. Interest paid n Deposits. Safety Deposit Boxes to rent. R. E. MANNING,. Manager : Clinton Branch INCORPORATED 1855 [MOLSONSBAN Capital and Reserve $8,800,,000. Over 100 Branches OPEN A SAVINGS ACCOUNT WITH THE MOLSONS BANK. And pay your accounts by cheque: You avoid the risk of carrying sums of money, and the cheque is an absolute receipt. Interest allowed on deposits. H. R. SHARP, Manager - : : Clinton Branch ra..aq...r.■..a.a........ ...a.a•..w...e.n.. uuu.i•.0 umss p arli M.] .2.11719. Asa DRIUMEDI ,tarma nomasts The Morrish Clothing Co. "A SQUARE DEAL FOR E'VER'Y MAN" Social and Personal Miss, Jessie Thompson is visiting her sisters at Blyth Mr,. W. Miller was visitor in Sea- forth on Sunday. Co, Clerk 13olmai, of Goderich, was in town on Monday, Mr. J. Wiseman, Custom officer, was in Goderich on Monday, Mr. W. D. Bright, of Seaforth; was a caller in town on friday night. Mr, Edgar Torrance, of Sudbury, at- tended the wedding of his sister. • Mr. Mike Graelis was a visitor at Detroit last week with his sisters, Barrister Best, of Seaforth, attended Police Court hereon Friday night, Miss Kathleen Virtue, Ottawa, at, tended the Virtue -Torrance wedding. Miss Eleanor McKenzie was 'a visitor at 'Toronto for a few days last week. Banker W. Bailey, of Dungannon, was a visitor in town last Thursday evening. Mr. Percy Fair, of Detroit, was a visitor with his .sister, Mrs, James'Scott last week. Mr, Ackersviller, of Stratford, was the guest of tvlr. and Mrs, J. A. Sutter, over Sunday. Registrar W. Coats and his two little grandsons of Goderich, were in town last Thursday. Mr, Melvin Torrance, Toronto, at- tended the wedding of Virtue -Torrance on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. George McKenzie, of Lampman, of Sask., are visiting at the former's parental hone. Messrs. Earl and Cecil Cooper were at Zurich on Monday5playing with the Goderich Baseball team. Mr. Malcolm McTaggart, of Ridley College, St, Catharines, is home spend. ing the summer holidays. Mrs. John McKenzie and two sons, of Regina, Sask., are visitors with Mr. and, Mts. Thos McKenzie.. Mr, and Airs, E, E. liunniford and Mr. and Mrs. Luke Lawson called on Au- burn friends Sunday afternoon, Mrs, (Rev.) Diehl leaves this week for her home in Paisley after a month's visit with lar mother, Mrs, J, A1eGarva, Mr. E. F, Best, representative of the Toronto Saturday Night, was in town thi paper, Mrs, (Rev.) Jones, Miss Madeline, and Mrs. Shaw left today for Grand Bend where they will spend their va- cation. In its report of the Belgrave Recep- tion to the Soldier Boys, the Brussels Post adds a note of local interest — A real life like touch was given to the Re -union by .the presence of Col. C,'nbe, Major Shaw and Lieut. O'Neil, officers of the 161St, There were many hearty handshakes given them by the returned soldiers during the af- ternnooar. Among those who attended the Mas- onic service hi Goderich on Sunday morning were Messrs. 11. E. Rorke, D. D. G. M., Dr, Axon, X,, W. Treleaven, J. Schoenhals, E. E Hunniford', G.. Ilowes, J. A. Sutter and J. L. Kerr. After dinner the visitors went over to the Resistry Office to see Mr, W, Coats' rose garden but the roses were nearing the end of the bloom, The first four maned attended the funeral of the late Bro,.A. Straiton in the afternoon. Phone 146' Estimates Giues A.EW000 Inerior and Exterior Decorating. We protect your floors, furni- ture, etc., by plenty of drop sheets, Wall Papers, Mouldings, Signs, Etc • . , -,.__. _- S Isaac Street KED AEATS Loaf 1 Macaroni ~ongt1e lam lead Cheese tics Bologna Ise 'NEIL U l3 GROCER Phone 4f Fobd Board Mime Co, 84495, ICHIPPEWA ELECTRIC PLANT New Amendments to the 1 SUGGESTS THE NAME J SHOULD LOWER COST Workmen's Compensation Act OF THOS. MILAN Mr, Willie Kyle, of Ktppen, wheeled. up to 'Clinton on Monday. Mr. W. Fulford drpve to Seaforth on Sunday to spend the day. Mr, C. F. Libby was in Toronto and Ottawa last week on business. Ernest Livermore spent' the week- end with friends at Hariock, ' ' Mr. Morley Counter was a visitor Iwith Wingham friends last week, I Mrs, 3, T. Ross and Miss Dorothy, of 1 Toronto, are visiting with Mrs, J. E. i Cook, , Mr. and Mrs. Sharp, of I•lensall, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. B. 1 Kaiser. Mr, John Carter, of Pontiac, Mich,; has been the guest ,of his uncle, Mr., J. K, Wise. Mr. A. P. Torrance, of Akron, Ohio, attended the Virtue -Torrance wedding this week. Mr, and Mrs, Tamblyn, of Cobourg, are guests' of Mr, and Mrs, Higgins, ljigh street, • Miss Agnes Campbell, Ripley, was in town attending the wedding of Vir- tue—Torrance. Mr, and Mrs. Jas, Cornish are visit- ing isiting relatives and friends in Port Huron and Carsonville, Mich, Mr, and Mrs, Wm, Stanley spent Sun- day with their old friends Mr. and Mrs. Mrs, George Holland. Mr. Joseph Cook, of Dunlop, was vis- iting his brothers in town during the first part of the week. Misses Jean and Ruth Argeu, return- ed to Toronto today after visiting with their another, Mrs. Argent. Miss Frances Virtue, of ,;ew York, was in town on Wednesday attending the Virtue -Torrance wedding. Mr. Wm. Bell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robt, Bell, of town, has taken a posi- tion at Union Station, Toronto, Mr. Newton Wylie and his bride, of New York, are the guests of Rev. and Airs. J. E. nogg, for a few days. Rev. Mr, Garrett, Rector of the An- , glican Church, at t-lensall, was the guest of Rev. S, E. McKegney on Friday Lieut. Earl 'Neil is progressing as`• well as can be expected at Clinton Hos- pit;d and will soon be able to be re- moved to his Ione. Miss Marggl•et 'Torrance Port Arthur, is visiting at the home of her parents this week. She, carte down to attend the weddng of Virtue -Torrance. Mr, and Airs. J. L. Kerr are visiting in Toronto this week Mr. Kerr is at- tending the Ontario Liberal Convention as a delegate from Centre Huron, Principal C. f), Bouck of the Model School and Aliso Eva leave next week for Bracehridge where Alr, Bouck will teach at the Summer Model Schoch. Mr, W. J. McCracken and the Misses McCracken, of Brussels, and Mr. Wilk-, inion, of Toronto, were visitors last Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. C H. Bartllt, • AM, Couch, Mrs. Ross and Miss He- len, Airs. Paxman and Miss Dora Sch- oenhals spent Sunday at Baytield, Mr, Will 'Cooper, of Kippen, was also a i guest at the Couch cottage, Rev S. Anderson and Master Blythe, ' of Lambeth, were visitors in town this ' week, The' Anderson fancily expect to get to the Clinton Ontario St, Parson- age by Wednesday of next week. Messrs. G. D McTaggart, W. R. 'Counter, E. Graham, and M, Counter, motored down to London for Saturday afternoon. Capt, Mcl'agga•t returned with thein for Sunday at his home here. Mr, John Ransford has not been so well during the past week, He address) ed a Deanery meeting at Kincardine the Other week, during the extreme warm weather, and along with the tumble he had has made his rest -up at hone, • Miss Helen Y. Beil, of London, and formerly a member of the C. C. 'h staff, bus just successfully passed her final examination at the Ontario Cbl - lege of Physicans and Surgeons. Miss Bell has many friends in Clinton who will congratulate her. Mr, Chas. C. Lee, owner of the God- erich Sunset Hotel accompanied with his son and' Mr. Layton Walker, were in town posting up bilis for the Chautau- qua which is to be held in Goderich' beginning on the eighteenth of July and lasting the whole week, Pte, T. Scarlett, of Leadbury, was a visitor int town over the week and also visited relatives and friends in Goderich twp. Pte. Scarlett only returned from overseas a few weeks ago and is-'a',son of the late John Scarlett', who died while the son was serving His King and Country,. y ALEXANDER STRAITON Superintendent Chant Enthusiastic Over This Power Project ,Mr. 1.1, 13, Chant who represented -the Clinton Utilities .Commission at the convention in Niagara Falls last Friday and Saturday of hydro nmunleipalities and hydro engineers, was given an opportunity during his 'Clinton visit to inspect the new Chippewa 'power de- velopmeel project, ;ld returned! Mon- day tremendously enthusiastic over what •he had seen, Mr. Chant stated 'that the new scheme would have the effect, when completed in 1925, of making possible the production of electricity at greatly reduced cost, owing to the facilities provided for producing a greater head of water. The Chippewa ditch," he said, was eighf miles long, and brought ;water from the level of Lake Erie to a i concentration pool three hundred feet above Lake Ontario, into which it emptied This head of water was near- ly twice what was available at the preseift development point at Niagara Falls, where the drop was only one hundred and sixty feet.e,. More Power; Less Expense. This meant that, with the sane vol- ume of water,•and, therefore, the same machinery and the same expense, 180 horsepower could be produced for every 400 horsepower now developed at Niagara Falls, or an increase of 80 per cent, and the cost would be in ex- actly inverse ratio to this increase of power for a given volume of water, Speaking of the work as he saw it in progress, Mr. Chant said he was particularly impressed by the blasting operations. Into a solid mass of rock holes were sunk every eight feet to a •depth of twenty feet. Into every hole, several cartridges were placed, and all of these, over an acre at a time, were exploded simultaneously by electricity, the result being an awe-inspiring erup- tion of the whole rock mass, which was afterwards cleared out of the excava- tion so formed by the largest electric shovel in the world- This immense machine was capable of dipping down SO feet, gathering up 125• cubic teet of rock, or 512 cubic feet of earth at a time, and depositing lit 80 feet to the side into cars. in (souse cases where the rock had been well pulverized, Mr. Chant saw this shovel pick up single masses of rock measuring six feet each way as easily as a man could stake up a spadeful of earth, For Roads and Banks The rock taken out was used as broken stone for roadways, and also for making an embankment to prevent landslides along the side of the canal from which it was excavated, The canal was dug several feet wider than neces- sary, and the surplus space was filled in with the rock, forming an absolute barrier against sliding of ,the banks. The buildings where the electricity is converted Into direct current to operate the machinery of• the plant, where electric machinery Is manufac- tured and where machinery • and parts are stored were also visil~ed 5Phe store- room was described as a marvel of sys- tem. Millions of nuts, bolts and other accessories were stored in their respec- tive places and properly labelled, and no piece was allowed to leave the build- ing without a poper order and a re- ceipt for it. Aitogether, the visit was one which proved wonderfully interesting and no less instructive to those who were for- unate enough to be in the inspection party, which was personally conducted over the entire project. • iir111111Er*5•S,flet'3r',4.natidmcorooOG • WITH TEA` C33URC1Ut8 Y C 0Bd tS•.dli0•••••••• GOODS Paul's Church Preacher at both services, the Rev, J. Edmonds, of London. Wesley Church Rev. A. E. Jones will preach his fare- well sermons on Sunday, Baptist Church Special Opening of morning Sunday School at 1 1 , o'clock, Flower service; special programme by the children. 7 p, nn; The pastors subject will be "Justification by Faith." Willis Church d '� The Pastor's subject on Sunday evening will be "Our National Birth- day., irth- da • The Sunday School/ will be 'at 9:45 and will be 5 Patriotic service, The • Pastor will show lantern slides. - PASSES AT GODERICH Former Grand Trunk Station Agent end Several Years Town Treasurer Goderich, June 20,--3eath re- moved one of Goderich's oldestand most highly respected citizens '' last night, in the person of Alexander Straiton, at tine age of 80, , The deceased was born in Scotland, 'end come to Canada while a boy, with his parents, settling at Whitby. Ile entered tine railway service and for some years was station agent here. Upon retiring from his position he be- came naive in municipal affairs, being town treasurhr for about 12 years; also treasurer of 'the local school bond, re- tiring froth'these positions just a short of Wesley and Ontario street ieagnes time ago, was held in Ontario street church, Miss 'For litany years Mr ,Straiton was one Marion Gibbings sang s solo in her us - of 'fha prominent workers of Knox Ind good voice. Savage, District l'ratsbyt'erian Glrurch, lfe leaves n President, addressed the League on ttuhnber 'of daughters and saves, hna "The League in Co-operation with wife having predeceased hint a few God." Miss Peat Shipley gave a son_ yearsIgo, The funeral was held art did reading, Suhday with Masonic horrors, The dedased was a hast master of Matte , 'land Lodge,. No. 33, A. P, & A. M, Praetically slit the equipntetnt for 'hie late Mr, Straiton was a forirer The Sunday School Picnic will be held at Bayfield on Wednesday, July 33rd. • Ontario Street Church ' Last. Sunday morning there was a 'reception service for new lnedibers, a- bout fifteen joining , Rev, A. J. Agnew will preach farewell services both ' morning and evening. His morning subject will'be, "The Mes- sage to the Congregation," and at the evening service, "The Ideal of a Real Church," At the evening service the choir ren- dered special. Patriotic music. 1Nrs. Wnt. Walker was presented with a medal on behalf of the allied mothers in sacrifice who are presenting ,'the mothers who have lost a son with a medal as a token of honor, On Monday night a union meeting Attention is called to the following important amendments made at the last session of the Legislature. Except as otherwise stated, these take effect from April 24, 1919. . Increase in Widows' and Children's Pensions The widow's monthly pension is rais- ed from $20 to $30, and Hte allowance for a child, where the widow Is living, from, 55 to $7,50 and the maximum an$40 to60 to all dependants front 5 , in so far as the 55 per cent of average earnings permits of these increases; and the 55 per cent limitation is not in any case to reduce the widow to less than 20, nor, so long as the tgtai does not exceed 1140,,is to reduce a child to less than $5 where there is a widow, or 1110 where there is none. The for- mer flat allowance was less adequate under present conditions than when the act was passed in 1914. The in- crease in wages automatically increased the workman's compensation while leaving the widow's and children's al- lowances the sante. Accidents happen- ing on or after April 24, 1919, will be governed by the new scale. Medical Aid as Long as Necessary. Medical aid is now to be provided as long as neccesary instead of for a period of one month. Experience has shown that the limitation was un- reasonable and unsatisfactory the work- man being less able to pay for subse- quent medical aid than for the first month, Numbers of employers urged the amendment which has dhow been made. The change should also assist in arrangements for satisfactory medi- cal services; none but the must reli- able and capable doctors•shonid be cho- sen Contributions front workmen for any of this medical aid are unlawful and any contract with doctors or others must be revised accordingly, it is'now expressly provided that the employer at his own expense is to furnish td an. injured workman in meed gf• it the necessary ambsrtance or transportation to doctor, hospital or homme. As most employers had been doing this, and as the varying cost depends upon conditions control- led by the employer, it will be more equitable as well as more simple to leave the natter with the employer in all cases. No Compensations To Residents of Enemy Countries. This is to be retroactive from the commencement of the Act. It applies also to residents of countries failing to establish peaceful and harmon- ious relations witJs the British Empire The provision is • in effect little more than an express confirmation of the practice that has been followed by the board.' Work' Let To Contractors' For the protection of the workmen of contractors and sub -contractors and to assist In preventing contractors or sub -contractors from evading liabil- ity under the act it 1s provided that workmen of 'the contractor or sub- contractor are for the purposes of com- pensation and assessment, to be dealt with as workmen of the principal who has let the work to the contractor un- less and until the contractor or sub- contractor is 'assessed under the act, or, if lie is it schedule 2 employer, un- less and until the sufficiency of his in- dividual responsibility is established. The provision applies only to principals carrying on an industry under the schedule 1 or schedule 2. and covers only work in or for the purpose of such industry. The principal is en- titled to reimbursement frons the con- tractor for any assessment or com- pelnsatont the contractor should have paid. The amendment will apply, for instance to a mining company letting a contract for sinking a shaft or runn- ing a tunnel; chi mining company must either include the workmen .of the contractor in its own pay roll or see that the contractor furnishes itis pay roll statement to the board. Often in such cases there is uo cleans of dis- covering the facts except as the prin- cipal or the contractor may report them. It does not seen' too much its such cases to ask the principal to look after the matter, and even though through his failure to do so he May in- cur liability it is more ,equitable that he should pay than that the burden Should be put upon outer employers, Respecting Number Limit Exclusions. It is provided that no number lim- it exclusion shall in future apply to Schedule 2 industries, such as muni- cipalities, and that in the case of in- dustries which would but' tate small• number of workmen employed in the industry in Schedule I a work man ill the industry may, by notifying the secretary of the hoard, cause the indus- try to be covered in the sane way SS the employer may elect to have it cov- ered, Clerical Exclusion Abolished wireless stations that are to be erect - 'G, T, R. Agent in Clinton prior to go. ad in remote parts of 'China will be 'itigt'to the County town, carried to the sites by aeroplanes, In its editorial column last week the Arnprior Watchman in discussing "Lilt. eralisin attd Leaders" makes the follow- ing suggestion;—Now for a leader. This is the day of the farmer and commoner —their innings has arrived. The far- mers have been organizing throughout Ontario and In every bye -election have succeeded in electing their candidate. The principles adlvocaled by the farm- ers are identical with those of the Liberal party. Hence the Liberals should select a farmer as their leader. The matt for Liberal leader is Mr. Thomas McMillan, of Seaforth, son of the late John McMillan, who repre- sented South Huron in the Canadian parliament for 18 years. Mr, Thomas McMillan is a successful and progress-•. ive farmer. tie understands pubrtc and political life thoroughly. rte was trained and schooled by his father, who in his day had few equals as a parlia- mentarian and leading Liberal. Mr., Thomas McMillan was the Liberal can- didate in South Huron at the federat election in 1917 and was only defeated by a small majority. For several years he was a member of Mullett township council, serving as councillor and reeve. In our opinion Mr. Thomas McMillan ig a man, for leader of the Ontario Liber- als. This is not to take effect until 1st January, 1920, From that date per- sons engaged in clerical work are to be covered 'by the Act .the sante as other employees in the industry With- out any question as to whether or not they are exposed to the. particu- lar hazards of the industry. The ex- cltisiou of any class of employees in an industry seems an anomaly, Though accidents to clerical employees will not often happen, there seems no good rai- son why they.slaould not be conpensat_ ed for when they do happen. The ad- ditional burden upon employers will be slight,• and when it is remembered that under the assessment system the employers only pay what the accidents cost there does not appear to be any objection to the change, It will, in fact, be ttmucii more equitable to 5511- ployers as well as much more simple to have all employees included rather' than to have file clerical staff covered in some cases and not covered in others, and to have difficulty .and controversy arising as to who are covered and who are not. TWO NIECES DROWNED AT NEW LISKEARD Motor Car Went Off Dock into Lake an Alma and Louise Wyatt Perish Mrs; 9abez Rands received word blas her drowned e tido nieces had been d � d , Lake 'I'entiskaming at New Liskear The Wyatt family lived here mann years ago, but the girls were born ha the North Country. One brother has just returned' front overseas and tntz others are still in England. The press report states:—Cecil Edi. lett and two of his girl companions„ Alma and Louisa Watt, were drowned, ;and Miss Gladys Kennedy and Claud. McMillan are in the hospital as a result of shock received, The young folks: were out motoring and drove on the: New Liskeard new dock to watch e,, new steamer arrive. the machine ic, some manner went into the lake: The bodies were all recovered. • HURON BOYS HOME Sergt. J. Dick, •Seaforth, Corp. A. F. King, Bayfield. Corp. A. T. Strachen, Ethel, Dry. R. M. Hahkirk, Seaforth, L. -Corp. Harold Turner, Clinton. Dry. W. P. Mack, Exeter, Pte. B Mundy, Winghant. Pte. W. E, Forrester, Brussels. • Pte, 0, J. Fulton, Brussels, Pte. W. E, eKlly, Brussels. Pte, J. R. Platt, Goderich. Pte. R. W. Wilson, Goderich, NEWSPAPER ARREARS... Tine following Information regard- ing a subscriber's liability for arr- ears of newspaper subscription ap- peared in a legal column of Test Saturday's Mail & Empire:— W. S. Bond, Stroud I subscrib- ed for a local paper for one year rods paid for it. After that they kept on sending the paper to me for three years and now demand payment. Ana I liable? (2) They also demand'edl the subscription price for 1920. Mus' I pay it? Ans, it is difficult for a news- paper manager to keep in mind the date when the subscription of a sub- criber will expire. Naturally the circulation department continues tip send the paper, expecting to hoar from the subscriber if any change is made or tate paper is to be stopp- ed, If the subscriber continues gm take the paper from the post -office after the time of his subscription has run out, as "implied contract" is thereby created that he will pay fat' the paper which he has allowed the proprietor to send him, and that tfh; subscription will continue :on the: terms ofthe original contract, (1 The original contract prsababty rev mitred a six months' notice to be given to put an end to the contract.,, and it may state that it will contin- ue until terminated' by some notice, given before the end of the subscrip- tion year. On account of the mei-. Hess of the amount, and the number of subscribers, these conditions are not unreasonable. But, of course;, the newspaper cannot claim :for the year of 1920. There is 110 impYit:a- tion that subscribers are bound be- yond the current year, * * * x, * * * * C Sr * HANDY PHONE LIST * FOR EMERGENCIES * Hospital ' 70 Chief of Police , , , , , s.r! Town Clerk 1315 Public Utilities Office • 20 New 'Era Office 30 0.x. R. station , .. • 35J :s .a s' * * $r * * 0 * * 5 * :, ik C, C. 1, NEWS the first forth are writing Om • final'• he11115 this week. Quite a nutv'ter of the scholars are at from e studying for the departmental exams which rote.. mence on the second of Jtaly. ,;t, llama,