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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1915-07-22, Page 1Established 1865, Vol. 50, No. CANAI).A. CALLS—The Empire Needs You. "If we do not do more in the fature than we have done in the past. we " These are the words of Sir John Simon, British Homs,, Secreta` �r�' . We are going to do more. are going to be b eaten.. and WE WILL NOT BE BEATEN, but Canada must send more men and Huron �,�>.�t d® its �h�,� e. CLINTON ONTARIO THURSDAY JULY 22 1915 W. H. 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E3 0 L �r� 'Phrn.B, ; VVVVVVVVVVVVvvnAVVV vvWWVWVVVVVVWVVMVVWV Amsterdam—The Berman papers Today At Bridgeport are now publishing forecasts of the —_ Government note, fc.r the American Gov VVHNMMMMMAAAAA HMMMM submarine attacks on unarmed, non- Bridgeport, Conn —tile strike at WWV 1. registry merchantmen, with the con. the Remington Arnisr and Ammu'•- c y niti jn Co , as about' laver the Com•- Sequent leas of American life, and promise settlement between thcr the are expecting firm; 1 Y �`he Royal ��a�k serious crisis as ,m and strikers is expected. to-- 6onceseions of any ,rind are impossible clay, ranch it will give better 'con - OF • (;d• NADA f the le of Kultur. The Wash- 1 anions to the men but -will grant 1 1 l );25 000,000 President Wilson and Secretary off day when the h 1 111ed 3 or le peep eco, ninon There' have only ingtou cote left Wednesday stguec by been about 175 men out Since Tues - Capital t le• S t'i .e was o: Capital Authorized••• •• , Capital par r p _ d , 11,560.000 Reserve and undivided profits 13,500,000 Total zAssets ...... ......•. . • 185,000,000 With World-wide Conj(1eetions Stale, Lansing. • interest Allowed on Savings Deposits Petrograde—Official reports that the people of Warsaw may evacuate row is now admitted. The army is now desperately fighting to save communi cations. Prayers are being said every where for the su ccess of the Russian Army. General Banking Business Transacted, --••- Alberta dotes Two to Warsaw May be Evacuated by Now One to Abolish Bars the Seth Battillo-1,, which is now encamped at Ira gars• oil-the•Lake Rev. Jerald Potts, rector of St. Pall's Church,inn who has re- cw;ned, has d cded to go' onac- tivex service, and) it is nnderst'ocd wilt be attachad ,.s chaplain to R• E, MANNING, Manager, Chilton Branch • VVWWWWVYNAN WW VVVVVVVVWVAIVV INCORPORATED 1855 MOLSONS BANK CAPITAL AND RESERVE $8,800,000 96 Branches in Canada: - g lInSiness Transacted 9 Gt,neral Banking LETTERS OF CREDIT CIRCULAR BANK tt,N„ONEY ORDERS ' s Bank Department Savings interest Allowed at highest Current bate (JaC.E, 111) (till „',l hlal111;;CY (tinter Brsuc11 r t�'•fp••O®•9••••m 4400'li00004•O •1 CD • Ordered Clothing --••-- Gig Strike in Oil Centre At New Jersey Bayonne, U.S.—The standard Oil 'strike here has resulted in two strikers being mortally wounded and three • slightly. 'A girl was wounded while aesau!ting the Standard plant. - 'Over three hundred directors are now guard ing the big plant against incendariep, as there have already been five fires started, Washington Labor Depart ment has sent two members to try and bring the strikers and general manager together, --00-- •••0.0••0••••00¢00•©••••OO • u 4) • • • 0 • 's A a 0 6 4y Beady -to -Wear I Clothing Jllj 29! 96C It is not a Question of Profit Now want to clean out our entire Straw Hat stock We regardless of profit and cost. No Goods Carried Over" is an unbreakable rule of this store. These prices will prove the truth of our rule. Commencing Saturday morning you :r. t•.50 1 any$ , t can take your - nick o 2.00, 2,25, or 2.3O Straw Bat tor 98c 39e • tor r 75c Hat or° any GOc, 60c , o See Window Display • • Clothing The Morrish 4 Square Deal tor Every Ilanl •••00••••••••••••0•••••01 00014O••••••••aN0!•• 00+• 4 4. •. o: 0 • • • • e O • O • 4 4, ••• • • • •s 4. • • • 2 • 22 •S •' 1i i • Edrn'o'n'ton, Alta , tiJlyt 21.—By a mai'oc•ity that wilg rix two tolone teff• province of •Alberta, 5n a ple- biscite vote under the new direct legislation act, today - pronounced in favors of the proposed liquor • acct Prohibiting the sale of liquor throughout the province: •Returns received up to• 10 o'clock. showed 39,020 in favor and 20,104 against with half the polls heard from Thd biggest majorities in favor of prohibition were piled up in t ' l L-ho'sou h thd country distlnets u erri part of the province, while in 0.ome,�lorthern onstituencieswhere liquor; is now partially, la':ured,the majorities were against prohibi- tion All the cities' went'cdry with the with the exception of Lethbridge, Edmonton showing a majority of 3,600' and Calgary.' about 3,300 The neve liquor prohibition act goes into effect July 1, 1016. 05800060015 ®0000®00000.0000® Loca eno®em060(510 S®'&Q§000;10®e0m®441(4 Germans a y BAND' TONIGHT. Germans are Gibing Band will play d next tonight C1Oil Sunda/ night and next week will play on Friday night They have pQ9g worn a number 'of engagements S'ridny n to am 'it Vtun x such 1'ucsclay at Bnv- Berlin—The Gro. ernnlent ieports that Von 'Hende(rburg ;is novo within 12 miles of Warsaw,, but, on the attack on Georgievitct( for tress the GermarXs have been se - 110 how- ever i B uelow • uishec -°•'el> )a tt y 1 ever making the best ln•ogress now towardd Riga ia.nclfthis is bad for Russians as it has railway con- ructions between Poland, andi(Rus- 1 2 2 2 I 2. 1 1 • ♦• • 1 field They will go to Thoroldon I Aug 4th with the ,Firemen. A !FALSE RUMOR Thai Stratford 'Herald says that the Loddon aid Port 'Stanley the rumor td(the effect that Mr •electr'illed rirleoad, in command of Lieut Col, 11. A. Genet The reverend gentlegnan.is following in the footsteps of his father, who wag for miiny years a doctor with: the army 'His many friends will WW1 him Godspeed -on MS new walk in life AivaiMoidweihMil Local News PARWMPPPRAWRAE CLP ' rucc. (;BASS AND WEEDS The street Committed have some Let the property ow, ers finish and weeds along the ro dside men on the streets cutting the the loll on their property STFALIN'I GARDEN STUFF A well known citizen told the New, Era Tuesday morning Haat boys were Y'''!1 in his ;garden Monday night stripping his gar. - den fleas and false small carrots. A ,prison term awaits grirden thieves anti this should be a warning to them. ATTENDS( OPENING 046. HYDRO RAILWAY Mayer J551:5o11, Reeve ITOrd, citizens were indeed surpris tied he was a staunch Conserve early ive, 'Fridays. morning that, R J. Chuff In lodge circles he was amembei- had passed away suddenly at his for over 30 years of the 'Masons;. the obliging financial secretary and ttreasul -r 'of the Workmen and for. the pasteigght• years a, faithful member ibf the L 0. L. Murphy Dodge, Clinton He is survived. by Iris wife; and three 'daughters Misses Mabel and Eva at home( and('Molly (Mrs. Phoenix, of Hamilton). The : de- ceased is alsol survived by two brothers, Rev: W. T. Cluff, of Strat ford and Joha Chuff, of Goderich Township ' ' The funeral was held. on Sundry afternoon' and w!asl in charge of the'Masorde brethern and service was held in 5t. Paul's Church, Rev. J C. Potts, rector having charge of the service. There ;were: 48 Masons' in the, tparade (and the p1a11bGrCoirrt o, Dr. Axons d H M Brien, Jas% Connolly and Oliver Johnson, of Goderich There were many, bIas'Oas 'from Seath; and Goderich Tho remains' were laid to rest:tat the Clinton+ Cemetery. home( that morning He had been al tending: to his' business the clay before and was in the tr'aveller's room on Thursday night looking over his samples when he took a chill Mr( Clu`f went,; home and went to bed, but about three a m. become worse and the doctprs were; called( and did all in their power to relievef the sufferer but he died, ab'ou1 5' o'clocki in the morning Ile was in his 65th year and had 'bee 1 n prominent, citizen of. Clinton for many years He was/ well- known(' to everyone in this vicinity as . he; was born in Goderich Township and was in 'the slide, business 1 ere, .for a •-great number 'of years 'He served as serve:(- as Councillor for several 1 yearn and. was chairman of alta ;Centre Huron License Board up till May whcu its work was taken ov- er byt the Pro',incial Board - He was a £aithiul member 'of the Anglican Church and -was always in 1115 place on Sunday. In polit= Pour ( iro•istrat- Andrews, Super ir•,tenilontLCh.xnt, Of the 'Hydro plant and Dl Slew, (11irntan of Public Utilitu 5 C',nnmi Sion at- te fled the official opening of 1 ,s Ir Building Up Your Home Town :- We have in 'cur; columns rep eat odly drawnf the attention of the citizens Of Clinton to the im- portance of patronizing Local in- dustry as far it is possible to do so in preference to sending out of town for goods and we di not think. boo much emphasis can he laid 'on this point The attitude of ti to individual al citizens era tow ards the body corporate is what makes a 'town If the citizens of Clinton believe in their faith by assisting ing with their(' own, personal en deavors on every possible occasion there( is no•doubt that. Clinton will grow and prosper. This spirit coupled with its. great natural act vantages, will make Clinton grow Without( this spirit,, the town will not grow even with its NATURAL advantages The advantages will never be developed I6 is after all, the ;ample who 'matte the town We have pointed outthat people are continually shipping out of the town, money that is earned here to buy goods from ,nail order houses in outside cities If every- one practised this method and id• this opted selfish attitude; the merchants would be driven Out of business, and: Clinton would. dwindle Irma town to a mere railway statib.'i• It follows,. there- fore, that if anyone practices this method of shopping, the town suf— fers correspondingly( and the ex- tent to which it suffers 15 in pro- portion• to the amount of money which is shipped away. Every dollar spentf Ln ' Toronto and Landon helps to support Tor - Tinto( and London workmen lino f linilies Every dollar spent in Clinton helps to support Clinton workmen and their families Be loyal to your sown town, patronize' local industry, and) by doing so, your will? help the citizens gener- ally. end -also help -yourselves. It is a' case] of eoyopeiution, •Co- operation means Working together and working "together" for "in harmony" is whatl will build up any town The. various businesses• of l;hcd town are inter•dependWit ogler upon the cther to a large ex- tent for their success, and any one. who sends money out of ,tfewn when; he could haver kept it in town, impoverishes -the 'general welfare 10 the extent that he does 60th Annual 'Communication of Grand Lodge, LE and it`, •1 at Hamilton Loins Eickmier, proprietor Of the Ontario House a temper'tnce hotel MANY CONTRACTS FOR HYDRO j Thcdiamond, jubilee of its in - in thiscity anl a brother\ of Ir. ThcOntario H ydro•ElectricCon mission rthie the paaltwo months has concluded contracts with 177 municipalities, while at the pres- ent time vetoes! inn hydro electric bylaws are pe.ldingl in 11 others 1) Eicko 0 rut a 'e � ' f town, had been elle • • stied charged with theft bf plana !orf g plante where shells are being made, is absolutely ground si , Mack:.nsan who it com'ng from less - , ®ci®e ®�C9 •® ®•0•®Cr00®�ltP®• • •0000�aeo•®00000soos®o�000(ro��®®®ov��so®oo°mood•®oA•o. oo®•»®® ie fo HucCeoaful Pupils at the Recent Entrance Examinations ions p O 0 • O 0 •Gette•eeeeeeeeeee•oa••e000®®•0••0000.0000®••0000.0®0000006Desesegeoe60600a(us 000• Thd name's'!o :the successfful speetor FLald. Irene lienar candidates .as approved by the I The highest' ,total obtained 'in Wesley; Killougll Department of Education, 61t )the junior 'High'( School Entrance Ex- aminations, held la't the Clinton 1 Collegiate Institute, on June` 21st, ' 22nd. and 23rd last; were rann'ounc- ed'het week, Candidate's) receiving 75 per scent Or. over are reported in the honor lint, and those receiving 60 to 75 pen cent in the pass list. The candidate's,, in both' lists are ar- ranged in alphabetical order land wet in order` of merit. Thd marks 'obtained by 'nnsue- ee'ssful candidates' will be mailed Id themt in the near future, ana'- certificates; will be mailed to the is0,cctissfu'l, 'candidates ;by €i awld 6511? Something new , and pleasing to the taste, very rich chicken meat, just sr the thing for o r urimer salads. Ask for Tuna Fish or Chicken of the Sea only 15c per Tin The Store of. Quality W, T. O'NEIL THE RUB GROCER. Phone 48 Clinton was by Harry Rance, 520; in Blyth by Lyalk Robinson 492; in the 1 •, f t i centre Ma Sc. or bel Livingstone, 545; in the Brim se'ls centre, Watson Brown ,540; in the Winghans Centre, Cameron McDonald 503, in Wroxeter, Alex Rasmussen 524, in F'ordvvich Roy Gadke,, 127( Thehighest marks'ob twined in the Inspectorate were by Mabel Livingstone The cases of Jean IPox, Charles Smith and Plor ei ee McNaughton are under con- siderati'on by the Educational de partmen't The results, are,— ' CLINTON Marion Andrews, Honors Pond Bouc,. Florence .,Cartwright: Mabel _ r asttd ' Eclea Crich, Honors Mabel, Criah Phyllis Crich' Guy Cunningham' Sachet Draper Clete Dunford, Honors •A-eL xt Eagleson, luso + n 'Honors George Evans Emile, Ford Helen PDF rester Nettie Glazier, , Daniel Glidden George Green ' ', b leacher' Gibbings Harriet Grieg. Ernestf Hall Leonel Ti°era 'Fanny Hellyar Eulalie Hill Maryl 'H'olland Winnifred Hunt lJessieJackson 'Spence,' Jackson ' Arnold' Jamieson, Honors ', Cora Jervis; Honors W-innifred Jervis ) ., 'Harry Lawrence, Honors Jean "Lindsay, 'H'onors Ernest -Livermore, Honors. Lyda Livermore, 'Honors Edna McCaughey Ronald' Mackenzie George Middleton, Honors Edythe 'Mogridge, J'. Edgar, Morris Orville Murphy Ceeil Pekitt Myrtle Po'wahl, Honors Harry Rance, Honors Mae Rutledge` Robert Sehi lenk, 'Honors Madeiory' Shaw Pretoria Shipley Vesta Synder, 'Honors Clifford' Stewart Kenneth' Stewart Edythel Stirling Eldeal Stoltz, 'Honors Fred: Wallis, 'Honors Ethel Wasman, 'Honors SE nFORT'H Evelyn Adams,, Verna. Adams • Edgar Allen Edward Archibald, 'Honors Evelyn' Blake!' Russell Bristow Me's's' Boyd 'Harvey Burrow's, Honors• Della; Button, !Honors Janet' Calder rFranlf Coates;, Honors Clendone Colbert bert Mary Crosbie, Honors John( Dobie Elsie . Dodds • Kate Doig • Continued on page 6' ch 1 will be celebrated( I at the citation -ul 65th' annual communication, of the grand lodge of Canada, in the pro- vince of Ontario' of the Ancient Fred an& Ac;ceptede-Masons which meets on Wednesday and Thurs- day 'of this' week in `Hamilton. Thd, gathering,-vhiclt, will be held in the I 0. 0. F. temple, was look- ed forward to with pleasurable anticipation/ until a fewl days ago, when the death, was announced of 5f W. Bro. Aubrey White, deputy minister of lands, forests {and Mines for Ontario who was the immediate past grand master of the- order MrA White. was (very well' known( in ; Ontario, and was greatly ted: belt11 rand, lot e members e f the snorting' € order, and his death east a gloom over Masonio circles (throughout the province• The grand - dodge was organized in 'Hamilton in 1865, and it was fitting that it 61)011a return to the place of its birth for the diamond Jubilee meeting M W.• Bro Win. D. McPherson, 1:i C4, M L. A., the present grand master, will preside at the open- ing of the meeting and the m ayor Will deliver an address of -welcome to the delegates The worship - fol masters of "Hamilton lodges will also( present' an address . 1ldress to the+ master, . grand, In connection with( the meeting the board of general purposes met on Mondays morning, at: 10 o'clock: and the benevolent board on Tues- day OnWednesday clue. dy g. a night meet ing of 11c4 various; district tre ro- scntativeS was held, when selee 11Ons twill be madek of he district deputy grand masters for the"com- irg• year, A t the: session of the grand lodge) to be held, on Thursday morning, the election of 'officers. for the ensuing year will take Piave The tenure of office of the' Present grand master" expires with this meeting Of the grand lodge at d :hBo.S. is place will be taken by I2 V A Luke, of Ottawa the '• present; deputy. grand master, ' R W. Bro. W.H. Wardrope, K. C. of Hamilton is meant Toned for the,. 'office of deputy grand master. The 'officeof grand senior warden goes to a representative of the place'of meetiog and in this con- rection' the names of W Bros.`1,V. I ; Montague, Geo. Moore and; Jas. F Mercer. are mentioned as ccan- didatesl for the position. Putting FIax on its feet 4Front, Canadian Flax Growers) It( is net y 't' generally! realized even in the flax industryo let alone among the general public how acute. is the; present. crisis and 'O -A7 magnificent ,the present op- portunity in the flax industry of Canada There is 011 hilliness: about which there are So many miscon ceptionsl no ` crop against, which there is so much unjust prejudice no plant whi•eh can be made so gen orally beneficial/ to rho1 country, In respect to other industries' we • t ' can say drat. the comcp Ationof Eur'opeanyproducers has been off- set by tlhe\ greater{ use' of machin cry in Amertc. x, It is not so of flax' Partly because bf the lack of enter prise among milhnen,.because • of aloofness of our Dominion Govern ment and because of the peculiar conditions and necessities of flax culture and manufacture, the fiber next business in Canada( has fallen behind in the .march 'of progress. Though this century has become ncntablya century of organization anvongl industries such in. 'almost; et eryt othell sphere • of human ace tiviLyi: flax, men( until i•ecentty have failed to see the necessity of co-operation and united off ut for the' common gctodt T.hc4 European( war,C in upsetting 4thd flax! pr'oduein ,centers of Europe andl thereby raising /the price offered `6or spinning lax Sib - Ur," ;has spurredt,Canadian gr'o'wers to seize this grand opportunity` for making flax once more, and permanently, an Outstanding Car- nadiarit crop. To accomplish this purpose the farmer and, the flax factor must work hand in land, In some sec - "lions the farmis have somehow got time idea, that; flax takes more fea,tility out of the soil than, other crops in propo:tvon to the ret'lirns. There are various ways of explain' ing how this' error came about There is noi need to recite them. The fact remains that flax is easier on the soil per dollar of crop that any 'other of the common farm crops Statistics compiled hytlhe official bodies Dominion Departmei'it< of Agricul- ture, and by other of f in countries ,where flax is grown, prove' alis, L•eyonclt all doubt, When farmers generally ('ealize the'sft facts, as they have already done in mostt enterprising).localit- ies, there will be as much favor. Continued „!olp page 0.