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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1913-04-17, Page 17lr Established 1865, Vol. 47 .No: 4; CLINTON ONTARIO THURSDAY APRIL 17 1913 There are a Lumber of N W, I --I. Kerr & Son, Editors and. Publishers ° in arrears for their Paper and we ask them to call and Attend to Swine w Era Subscribers stili THE Five Teams for iso wh CID o ra1. fa r1 It hag been announced by Secre- tary Feibig, of the 'Western Foot - QF CANADA ball Association that the :Tough. cup series has grown in popularity Head Office, Montreal far beyond all cxleoctcttionr { The W. F., A. finds that there are 1 too many challenges on hand to e allow 'a seperate play-off in each Capital Authori''zed..__,....-.,$25,000,000 case. There are five W,e,stern On - Capital Paid-up -. 11,500,000 ta:•.ic soccer football eenttes who Reserve and undivided are seeking a chance to nte•et Listo profits -_. 12,500,000 )vel, the holders of the trophy al TOTAL ASSETS ,..A75,000,000 the p r c ti t. --In order that atvinner be de - 325 BRANCHES clared in this event, there will. be 'Wirth world wide connections, Interest allo'ved on De,poslta General 1Bankimg ;busilnese trans- acted. R. E. MANNING, Mgr. CLINTON BRANCH FormIdehyde Prevents Shirt on Gran We. guarantee our Formaldehyde to be of standard strength 50c Ib. Dispensing Chemist, a series of home -and -home games between Clinton Galt, 'Wingham, Stratford, - 'Woodstock College and the champion Listowel eleven, In all probability these teams will be grouped as follows for home: - and -home games, in which goals will count on the round: Clanton and Stratford, Galt and Wood- stock, Listowel and Wingham. The Association is anxious to have winirers declared in the first round before May 3, Making the games to be played on April 26 and May 3: • The teams •returned victorious in the first round wilt go into (the semi-finals; while one gets a bye.. In this manner a holder to the sup and honors for this spring will be decided. This scheme is meeting with co- operation, and, althong•it not defi- nitely arranged, will in all proba- bility be the most successful zue- xbibit tar ale Till Fria Marn4n Many Points of interest in Con- nection With White Plague The Provincial ;Board of Health exhibit car arrived in Clinton on Wednesday and is now o:na Siding at the •Grand Trunk depot. It would be well worth while for every man, voendan incl Child in the town to visit the car and carefully note and digest the information to be gained by.a Close scrutiny of the photographs, pictures, placards and other exhibits contained in the car. Children will no doubt take a great deal of interest in the differ- ent photographs which deal with diseases contracted by childrer. Lessons of great value may be learned by them • although they may visit the car through curiosi- ty SIiaHWe Try The Scott Act? Christian Guardian, • After a long period' of forgetful- ness the temperance peo:pli of On- tario' are beginning to bethink them again ,of the Cea-nada Tem- perance Act, commonly known as the/ Scott Acft, and are wondering wh-etleer it"ntay • not be made to serve a useful purpose, in this pro- vince in bringing in more quickly Charges of 'llribery ire local Aptiaanpaig Witnesses Allege Attempts to Purchase Votes by Brenner Senior and Junior. Exeter, April 13.—After adjourn- ing :the hearing three times pencl- ing' the • decision in the Conrt of Appeal in the Rex, V. Durcchez case;, the evidence in conneletion with the bribery charges in the re- cent local option'campaign in the long looked -for era of pro- Stephen township came up before vincial prohibition. The Local Op- .iVM'agistrates John Moir and W. D. tion clause of the License Act has Sanders yesterday. Ezra ;Brenner, done excellent service, but itis hotelkeeper, at Grand Bend, ap- thought that in some cases even , better results may be obtained, by neared on three charges, and his father Jos. Brenner on one, Con- the ' introduction of the Scott Act, siaerable interest has been aroused Under the circumstances itis well in the case, and the investigation that. the temperance •ele,ctors has been ordered by the Attorney - should have clearly before them General's Department. the relative merits ,and demerits Henry Eilher, M. P.; P !Clerk of of these) two acts. the township of Stephen, was the A printed list of 'l7ealthgrams: One aclt antage pegs-easedbythe fust called, and testified thet spelling1 Scott Act is (that it covers a wider 'local n optioby-law .had been sub - p g outand discussing such territory, and a majority vote minted tb the electors of Se,phen on maxims as "Ni, spit—No Consmnp- ,� a will bring it into Force in any i January 6, Nelson Desiardine nest' thud, Cion, When we really become an county, The county is the unit i testified that on the Thursday be- • intelligent people, consumption of operation, and if there is a ma- fore the election Ezra :Brenner had I Owing to the lligiL Standard will vanish from our n • 1 •'" " the,, fly ,or the fly may hill volt,' Acti the whole county goes dry, ."Only fly killed in May means a with the exception of any cite - million million fewer in August wore tc {which may be located therein. The be seen on the walls of the car. city, does not go dry except by its In connection with consuznption, ownr majorft •vote nc st, % 1, liority of votes cast for tthe "Scott driven into his yard and calling him from where he ants cutting wood, the two entered the Lara, Brenner said : "You tote for me and Iwill give you e dollar," He gave it to witness, the latter tee - or tuberculosis, there is an interest- But while the Scott Act reguires tilled, and drove aly, Brennen ing exhibit of the various serums1vonly a ngj •city lt vo`e, unci Loc; 1 came back on Saturday and learn - known to science as helping in itr Opt',, require, atwo-thirds vc`t • ed that Constable George Down had been there on Friday and had got the nic,n ' '., 11 Diel :on, manhood franchise n':,t tt s nod who appeared for the defence. the women voters are excluded, after cross-examination failed to Just what this may mean to the shake the witness. Win. Desjardine temperance vote each community was next called and remembered must determine for itself, but it Brenner having come into the yard certainly should betaken"b,to ac- and called his brother aside. count; •Constable George Down was the Another fact should be borne in next one to be called and was put mind, 1i7, that if the vote is favor- through a grilling -examination by abler it will be six months, alt , the defendant's 'lawyer. Mr. Down Iea't, before it conies into forcm\ stated he was working in the calm,- which ap t -which means that the vote must city of County Constable, and Ind 1 Maintained in the Popular. ELLIOTT TORONTO, ONT. the demand for the graduates is far in excess of the supply. Col- i lege open all year, Enter now. •es,t t Write for a catalogue. The Moiso Incorporated 18Ga HEAD OFFICE, ank Established in Clinton 1879 MONTREAL SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT tiait Crest allowed at highest current rate. on sums of 51 and upwards from date of deposit .1 emu Accounts Allowed .1111$,D. COES AND AGENTiii, ALL, OVER CANADA AND AGENTS ALLID%'ER TI1E WORLD A GENERAL BANI3IAM„ BUSINESS TRANSACTED. C E. DOW DI NG, Manager Clinton Branch- Iioot00000so••4 ♦♦•♦♦♦0♦••o* ♦i 0000♦♦♦♦•♦+♦♦♦'9♦♦0♦♦0♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ e O • • 4• e • • •lr;_�IIII I (? • ♦ Y,.. ♦ e • i ��I Oji ; o ♦ • • • ( • •. • — • • �` w ♦ yt a • I+ • II ,, • .i I ♦ f • e 1• ♦`'�IIII. 411 Hmiy• ♦ +r•,a , r� •• ♦ io e Ii , lu I hI, Ii : eVeI yon e .S p • • ll •ee.• come within the range of almost sf •• ♦ 14.I II • • AL; E. H. Jones is in Cha e of •♦ ( ..,I I ♦ I��•�U i a the car willing and an\ions ••t0explain anything to those who ♦ Z would learn, He says that in Loi- • ♦• • • IillMPHOM `:i•many people visited the car, and * don) the last place visited, a great • ♦ , •♦ arrest or cure, and of the instru- ( this difference is lessened some-, ments used in the administering what by the fact in ; he Scott;. Act Of these serums. Smallpox—its awful] results on health and "appearance—and its Prevention evention by vaccination, are also brought vividly before the visitor, Carel of the teeth :receives speci- al attention in the car, 0.1711 there are numerous pictures, photos, etc, explaining how the teeth sit old be treated and the 3111 exults at- tending on their negler't; back- wardness in school . children, i11 - health and Lack of proper develop- ment. Qne ]itftie lesson can be learned, is that teeth shoil'd l brushed up (and. down as well as across, to keep clean the spaces between them, •The awful • dangers of ti'' pul'k drinking cup a'e portrayed, end the smallest intellect can 00n0- preltended the risk run when tho;. suffering from tubcz'cnlosis, sca fever, blood diseases, sore mouths are seen clrinl ing from the same public trips as healthy persons. In this connection ,`there is an c•xhib:t of sanitary drinking cups. made of paper, and the totes, sputum sups, etc„ of the same material, Care of the eyes of school child - be taken on or heforc November 1 if the Act 10 to some into fore: on May lst. Manitoulin for instance, carried the Sent Act4:otii,e months ago, . but Manitoulin will not go dry, until May lst, 1914. investigated the cases when com- plaint bad been made, Re was working without promise of fee or reward, and had threatened no one with punishment orimprisonrisnt. Said Money Did Not Sway 'Vote. In regard/ to the penalties for The second case charge•:) breach: or the Seoct Act, the law is ).Brenner, father 01 Ezra ,l3i'4'0j)5'1' strict enough, and probably in this l with bribing Theodore Devine, a re•speet Loral Option has no ad- farmer in Stephen. Devine had vantage. There is, however, this been at defendan't's hotel about to be considered, ered, tl at 1110 Scott eighteen days before the 4,lLcticx. Act is a Dominion measure, and in Local option and the hard luck of the past its greatest clra.vt•back was the witness, who had lost leis crop the fact that it was only enforced that summer, were the topics of in a very half-hearted way, 1i et conversation, and the defendant: all, by the provincial governments, put a two dollar bill between the and in Now Prunsvt'icic and Nov:' buttons of his test, He sta`xi the Scots to-ciay we understand that money had not influenced his vete. Payment of `l .90 alleged, The next charge was against Ezra Brenner, charging him with paying Frank Periso $t+. Pe.niso is c. young ratan of twenty-eight, living with his another about two miles. front theY, en a. According to Periso's e i s stor y, on Thursday pre- ceding ceding the election Ezra Brenner drove o e into the yard and asked him if he had .a vote Brenner looked up on thea voters' list, and told hint if he would help him out he would give him af ve- sr t. His mother was a at the tt>lndow near where the tr a s' n action took place, and saw the money change ianca , but clid not understand English sufficiently to follow t1te cont ersation,' Friday he intended returning the money to Brenner, but put tit: off on ac- count of rain. Down carne the same night . and the money was handed over to him, together with a signed statement. Brenner appeared on Saturday and asked witness if Down had been around, if he had `scared him and if witness still had the money,' Witness re- plied that Down had not seared him, and that he had some money. .Brenner ,advis•ecl witness to go to the poi!, and, 31 s\vol'n, take the oath, and he would not let iltout Mr. Dickson put witness through a lengthy examination, :but failed 'Yo tangle him. • Witness Refused :Pi 11; 1311e Said. • T'h,e next case eharg,ed Ezra defeat may 'be better, than inac- Brenner with trying to",Ua r.Uo tion, ren the clanger of adenoids when the enforcement of the Act leaves not removed, the preventive treat- muchto be desired, 'Wouldit be ments for diptheria, tetanus an3 o tti better her es man = iter given wculd, s So fa't as the law is concerned, d, if ap Ie,, there seems to be no difficulty. The save many lives, Tuberculous cows, and mill: from bringing into force of the Scott Act these animals being sold from would suspend the penalties of the housetohouse,ar�1 portrayed;ea , 07 Local Option, On, but sections 1 15a d the other hall 0 -Ilene are ice- 146 of the Liquor License Act chests, pasteurization cans formilk Ontario make it the duty of License an d other very cheap utensils for Comm i ssioners And In s e eto r s to enforce the Irti iozs 0f the Can - the preservation ofhealth, which add, Temperance Act, and if the Ontario Government abides by its declared r a ed otic i i policy O nf01'Cln the g Liquor License Act we do not see ao I w i there can be any difficulty tn. regard. gar to the proper enforcement of the Scott Act. In easel any county desires to try the Scott Act, -a petition of twenty- five per cent, of the electors whosz names are on the provincial voters' lists, •is required before the Act will be • submitted to a volts of the people. • The question before the temper- ance electors of the province is whether the Scott 2,ct will accele- rate the present rate of tcntper,- ance progress. To many the Act will. Commend itself; to some its adoption will appear of doubtful utiiit y. ' In any case the action tak- en by the temperance electors Should be united and enthusiastic. +++++++++++++++4+1+04+++++ Let the whole rnaftter be. weighed • carefully, and whichever poliicy< is REGISTRATION. adopted let it beheartily and en - Dr. J. W, M•cCullougb:_ secretary of thusiastical l,y carried mit. ; Even a • the, Provincial boars of Health, and. deputy registrargeneral is sending circular tetters to al It the division. registrars in the province requiring. that the names of parties who ne- g]e ct register the'' birthof a child be reported to the county crown attorney to institute a prosecution: The penalty. for this offence Linde ri etfine ie of $10,00.< Many instances have oc- curred recently where tire.' ach- vantages of a birth registration has been apparent Dr. McCullough sdnt on Monday aloeg letter to the British consul in Mexico con- firming a birth registration of a Canadian vho's r now in• jail, and claims, the protectionas a British citizen. Another instanee happen- ed where a young girl of obscure parents fell heiress to a fortune, and would have lost it entirely'but • .•. • • * • N THE YEARS we have been handling 20th Century Brand garments we have • never had such fine ;clothes from these famous • ` tailor shops as we are showinspring. ♦ guThey ♦ are smartly styled, beautifulty tailored. and produced • • • • ♦ •♦ ♦ •♦ •. ♦ • i - in the WORLD'S BEST FABRICS. •• ♦. • ••• ♦ ♦ ••• We are exclusive Agents, Coast Maker. Wanted For our Tailoring Department. Good price. Stead Job Steady The iV10 rr C, i sh Clothing 9 r Every A De ,a1 � , ltd t®r Man � • 4 4 +♦ • I •••••40.10♦♦141.000♦64♦40.00*♦fi+AOA•N0*♦44♦4l4lOrr* al I' showed deep interest. His moving picture exhibition which was given free in the Town Hall, he considers more interest- ing than even the car exhibit, the latter being only abou',t, oneethir d of what was prepared for this trip, as there was no r'oonr in the car for more, • +++++++++++++++++4+4++++ N Local IS IT RIGHT? We have irrevised our mailing' list to date, and would ask our subscribers, to loolk. at the label on their paper, compare it with their receimlt, and if there be any error to call and have it corrected at once while the batter. 1: ireen'7:n their memory. Y Ifyour u s osurs iron as aid u for the proof of birth obtainable at see that your p label shows it the Parliament birtBuildings. " Tf you are in arrears, now is the. I. time to make yourself straight. George Devine, Brenner had driven into nisi place, and, after be- ing informed that witness dict not think he would vote, pulled out a bill, which witness refused. Summing up the case, Crown At- torney'; Seager asked to have the case sent up to Godeticli to be fully investigated and tried by the Judge. The :` lawyer for the de- fence -argued that this case did not come under' the same section as the� Rex. v.Durocher; case, and that this 1 case was not affected by the de- cisionti f the e. other 3n spite of ,he fact that the, t Attoz• r z e-Galic,el states that it does. y t The hearing against Ezra Rs'onn-• erv was adjourned for one ryesk to investigate the qualification of the two our' meet. who . had received m tc once•._ lite Case against J 3• s g .. u, Brenner was dismissed, oem000te000s000tacee00000rso Q Men and Events. amam000mooesoos000nocios000 MR: 0. JOIINSTON License In- spector for 'C'entre lit;_ on, who is • a terror to evil-doso r.. 4, - .* Personal d .Note s .9* If those having relatives or friends kt. visiting in town or going away roof)' va of the fact each week, we , aouidannounce itin the New Ear, ✓s.' t°of.44` 4"` '" rl, 4 a" ' i' r J X Airs. 1','. Kilbride was a visitor in Seafort17 this week, Uri'. (Rev.) Deihl, ofFais1ey, who is visiting her mother, Mrs. 11•Ic- Gar, a, attended the v\T•omen's Auxiliary of Huron Diocese in Lon- don this week. They three delegates from S't. Paul's Church to the Women's Aux- il:ar'y of the Diocese of :Huron are Mrs. Jeakins, Mrs. J. McLeod and Mrs. Pant. AIr. Erie) Burdon, of Exeter, has taken the position of junior In ti.•e Moison's Bank here. Rev. C. E Jenkins was in Vying - h am hist week calling on Rev. Air. Croly, wllo is very sick. Mr. and A, ilailey and daugh- ter Winnie, of Balm -piton were guests over Sunday with '11 , and Mrs. 13.W. Bailey, of town. 7he two gentleman are In other) . The visitor took over the agency at Wingham this week of the 'i'ru- dential Life Insurance Co, Mr, N, Cahn, rep esOnting the Walker Pant and Shirt Co. 01 11'alkeryil:e, • was in town lost week in the, interest of that Som-, pany, ;He appointed Tozer& Brown as the )Deal agent. 1117+, t'alin is a ,hustler, and r'epresen'ting a good concern, hekTIOW$ hvyv top,ush 'business The St Marys Journal of lost week speaks of aformei t I. student: -W, N. 'McQueen, 13 A., secretary Toronto University i:.\1, C'.:1. gat -e, a very int estieg lantern leetut'7 in First •t'huzcli ot• Monday evening under the aus- pices of the P.P,S. The subject of the address was tit•e work of the Knob :College S:ud' to Mission a.'y Society. • Mr. Vile r. 131111011 who has been learning the barbering business at Lawson s bather shop,• has se- cured a position with one of the. big1 tL Seed Time; Is here, Insure your crop by pickling your grain with Star Brand Formaldehyde i maldeh de IT KILLS SMIJT Just received a fresh stock of choice Sweet Peas and Nasturtiums Get them Early at THE It1;1ALL SWORE W.'Z.R. Llolmes Buy Sugar When Cheap Our first car of Redpath's. Sugar will arrive next week. Order early and get in on the bottom price, Cash—Limited Time 100 lbs 1-tedpate's Extra Granu- lated Sugar at 4.90 Not more than 0 sacks to one customer This is the. cheapest eve have sold sugar in two years W. T. O'NEIL THE DUB GROCER Phone 4S SZUNSELPZUSCOVNIMININIMISOMMISepamp Coming. to the... Pictureouse ('oopeI• 'rtisira31 Corin ply (i'olBl�)any. Singers, Dancers, Musicians veil -h illusions and novel acts Strictly respectable and first-class Change M' proeram and 2500 feet of pictures each night. A barrel of tun for old and young Thursday, 1� eiday and Saturday of this week, Adnnissioa 15c Children 10c Weare sorry to )t. tgp:9 a London.'hear that Aire. A. Macdonald CombeSi',, is andel the doctors are!, We trust she will soon rc- ,,,,� cover her usual good health.. Mrs. Latltornel and daughter Edith are hero, the former was called hole owing to the illness or her mother, Alis. Combe sr. Mr. Keller has moved from the brick cottage 00 Ontario St to the house recently occupied by Mr. R, Keyes. Mrs, T. Crich got word on Tesday thalt her granddaughter Miss IOsteL+ lcoatofC alifornia \,as dead, Mayor Gibb.ings 1e,ayes for Winnipegog on Monday next. . Mr. R. Beattie, of Wingham, Was in town this week. Mi•, George McLennan . is in'l'o- a •.onto for a few. days &his week. ® O a WITII' TT•!:'• C13URCHI.IS• y O r ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH. The Forty '::lours Adoration Ser vices closed on Wednesday morn ing in this church under the Chang of Rev. Fr, Hogan, Those- who ail sisted him were e Rev, Fr: McRae, 0 Goderich; Noonin, Donbl.in, Stroe der, Zurich; and his brothel i3ev ▪ Hogan, of Mezlin. Tlie services were well attended. WESLEY CHIIRCH e ONTARIOU ST. CHURCH. Large con is aC tous attended the services on Sunday last. The pastor, Rev. Mr. Allan, preached morning and evening. His text in Use evening was, "On this rock I wilt build my church," Shelleys "Hark, Hath My Soul" was sung with good effect by On- tario St. Methodist choir Sunday', eyenng The two Contralto solos, by Miss Mayfud Arlin end 'Solos, with Oblig•alte taken by Mrs, , ,B, y ., Gibbings ,and Nlass Wiltse were, highly appreciated, Miss Fernie Albin sung "0 Happy Day" whale ' the ,offering was being taken, Mayor Gibbings Who has been lead- er of Ontario Sit. Church choir for eighteen years, leave', fosI Winni- peg on Monday. L h.a League en Monday ni0.0 was under the direction of the literary coalvuitltee. 1 si'nal1 pro- gram was given after wliiclt an election of Officers was held.' Tlie officers are asfollows :— Pre,sident—Miss. ,Carrie Shipley. ist Vice Pres,—'Ethel 'Bradshaw, 2nd Vice Tres,—Lucy Stevens, • 3rd Vice Pies Harold Pickett. 4th Vice Pres.—Prank Tyndall, Secretary—Mrs. Dixon. 3 Corresponding s i ondI'n g Sec. -.Lucy Coop ar _ Treastry er—Bninaa i1umsteel. Pianist—Elva Wiltse, Assistant Pianist— Clara :Goltz- kut•; Nnsext, week Mr. Het lyar will ad- dress the league on "watch -mak- the CHURCH NOTES The annual session of London Conference of the Illethoclisft• Church will open on 3000 5th inth,eFirst Methodist Church, London. Rev. J. E. Fiord, of Clinton is.the 're(tir- ing President. He has filled the post in an A 1. manner. A Tees water, correspondent says "Rev. W, J.F;ord, L.LD, a former. pastor of Ontario street L hurcl, , Clinton, will superannuate at next Conference and will :locate in Glencoe, allele' charge of his:' Clinton would beglad tohave him become a resident once m02,0. Rev. R. dicks, of Mensal I, preach- ed two excellent sermons in Wesley Church on Sunday last. His morn- ing text was "The Print of the. Nails" and in the evening "Dream- ing, Daring and Doing the Secre'f, 1"he League was under the charge of the Literary Department on NIo • clay evening. Short; address dsweie given en • "My Fat orite Pale Characters,'' The 1asto t,rIl preach next S i - day. TIEIURCH. The servicBAPes oSTn Sunday ).est were. exceedingly interesting, and here well attended. TWO papers on 110 subject "I can do all things' were giveni arthe P . r X. P. t7, on Monday evening. The pastor also con tri bated a beautiful story 011 "Life in W the s.e. h e t.,inr`a' `' s p , ilae • On Sunday first the pastor will Preach in the rtoirning on"Divine '.te'stimony and. Eiuinan witness" and in the evening on ""A Blessed Confession A glass bony le blowing milclr:lne invented in Germany Inas a speed of 2000' bottles an hour equal to the Work of 250 expert glass blowers. Ane library t lI V J1 flY n table is i' (Eli I. ]?ped with four or more electric socltets for supplying current to lamps,' cooking utensils and other appara- nus.