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The Clinton New Era, 1913-11-13, Page 1Established 1865, Vol. 48, No. CLINTON ONTARIO THURSDA' To ; atm fy the Se f -Interest Ni • n i� the ;Enid ®f EMBER 13 1913 tai; W, H. Kerr •&``San Editors and Publishers Successful Advertising. THE MAC o;0ads C01141111651011, 1oya1 Bank OF CANADA Head Office Montreal 0 9 0 CsPltal Aut>:orirLed.... $95 ,00 ,0 Capital maid -up 11,500,009.? Reserve and undivided Profits ..- • 12,500,000 TOTAL ASSETS 175,000,000 325 BRANCHES 'With world wide eonneetion4 ,Interest allowed oa Deposits General lRank,ing :busilnes's trans- acted. R. E. MANNING, .Mgr. CLINTON BRANCH Holiday Mc -- k Time C Tike a Kodak with yin Everything for kodakery at our store, and prompt de- veloping and printing. El. 1-1.4CYNT Dispensing Chemist. Some of the Meetings Which Are to be Held. Wi:h a vi aw to obtain_ng :Weenie - tion as to .local road require,pleets' throughout the Provinee,the Public Roads • nd 'Highways gcommissiori willns' •' ens o P public sittings bola a ori to which reeves and other munici- pal representatives are 'especially invited. The places' and dates of sitting's proposed are the following ame.,g others; London, Tuesday, December letli council chamber, county buildings'. Representatives would perferably be heard from the counties of E,sls•ex, Kent, La ale cfs almost; most; Elgin, Midilesex, OxforQ, Guelph, Tues'dav, January 20th, 1914, county fbuiljd'ngse. ' Reneee sentatives would preferably be heard from the counties of Water- loo, ater i,00, Perth, 'Wellington, Grey, Bruce, Dufferin. The sessions will be from 9.30 to 1n o'clock noon ; and frons 1,30 P. m,,' to 6 p. ni. Evning or further ses- sions will be arranged when found necessary. These meetings will be held in the county buildings in each of the towns or cities specified, un - le s otherwise .publicly announced. 1 s s e p S will be in Tlie Commision vs r fre- quent session at their offices in the Parliament Buildings, Toronto and will, upon application, be -pleased to aritange appointmelnts for;repres- entatives who cannot attend any of the foregoing sittings, Get the Best. It Pays. ELLIOTT TORONTO, ONT. Offers the best advantages in Fus_nss,s and Shorthand Education ,,, Enter any time. Write for catalogue The Molsons Bank 'incorporated 1855 Capital and Reserve $8,7000,0'0 SI BRANCHES IN CANADA A GENERAL ILANHI\u B1JJSINESS TRANSAC FED. CIRCULAR LET1'ERS OF CRLGIT TRAVELLERS O11EQUille 1'SS UED` BANK MONEY ORDER' SAVINGS DEPARTMENT AT ALL BRANCHES Itaterest:allowed at highest current rate. C E. DOWDING. Manager . Clinton Branch. 1anadian 'Shore Leaving Clinttin 'Rev. •C, E. Jeakins, B. A., B; D., Accepts • Call to Brantford 4 Ou. Wednesday evening at the mid -week service Rev, C.E. Deakins who has been Rector of St. Paul's church, for the past two year's, an- nounced that he had decided to accept the Bishop's invitation to go to St. Jude's church, Brantford. and will leave Clinton about the end of December. Rev. Mr. Jeakins has had won- derful. success, since corning to made, a a Clinton •«Yrncl hasde, s:tron g church here. , The new improvements to Sun- day School and Vestry also mark his successful pastorate. The New Era is sorry to gree Mr. and 71Irs. Jeakin ,sand son, leave town but hope tgo hear of still bet- ter work in the growing city of Brantford. 1 ; Librar;yV1 Heads d Use The New Era to be Successful of Lake Huron Graveyard ladies of Many are being Washed aad it os Expected mDre are yet`: toy cone Clinton. was not alone in the an xious towns to hear about her 'sons on the lakes, What, the New Era can find out there are 6'young men out on the lake ;— Plerb Schoenhals on the Kenora- no report yet.• Free, Ford supposed to be on the Midland King. Gorden Holtzhauer„ on Turret Chief, vessel wrecked, but crew re- ported, saved. Wellington 'IToltzhauer on IIur- onic, vessel: reported hate. Ernie Huller not known on what vessel, he is on. Bert Cook, not known what ves- sel or if' safe: One `.Body TrougIit Here. The body of James, Glenn, the first body found off tho Wexford was brought to Clinton Thursday afternoon, he being anephew of Rev. Mr. Wylie. Deceased was a- bout 29 years and came out from Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland in May, 1 and took to sailing. This was' to have been his last trip ; had, re-' calved his money, which was found on his body, and was going back to Scotland with the intention of returning with his family in the Spring. The funeral will be held on Friday afternoon from Ball & Atkinson funeral rooms at 3.30 and service at 3 o'clock. Goderich, Nov. 12.—This morning. an oar marked "Janes Carruthers•' was picked up off the harbor here and under instructions ' from Su- perintendent u- Per'mte d nt Pareans of the Gode- rich Elevator Co., a systematic search was commenced. Wreckage was found along the shore for a mile or more below the harbor, in- cluding the rudder of a lifeboat also marked '"James Carruthers," part of an oak finished cabin, pieces of oak chairs, part of a pilot house, • and other pieces of the upper works of a longe boat. It is •evident that the James Carruthers the largest Canadian freighter on the - takes, went down in Sunday's storm, She was owned 'by the St, Lawrence and Chicago Naviga- tion Company. A. A. Wright'of Toronto, marine superintendent of the company has been notified. This Last night seven bodies of the lir Strafford ojo�( Charles 8. II_ Price Dame ashore A bciow Crrand Bend• This is bo- Bevel to be the boat lying off Sarnia upside down. A lifebuoy from the Edward F. 'Holmes', a H•♦i•♦•♦N•O' •�••H••••O• •,e:000rya•aee04'•04,, 4••••• institute for Perth, Huron and large American boat, also has been. Bruce on Thursday and40 fottn`1`` ,• ••♦. IOrdered Or e r 1 Clothing tca d • a-i F c .r Clothing +• + Friday. • • y •• s We '•are Especially Anxious to have th o ' r • a + YOUNG MEN < • • ' + • y : • S•ee our Suits and Overcoats this Season + 1 We know that the young man of to -day is the most critical dresser in the worlu. and with a clothing ;: display like ours we know we can please him. • • • 1 We Save Ilim Money, Too: Toting Men's • • Suits and Overcoats • . Z 2 • • $&50 10 $25.0 • 1., • • 1 •• 1HiUtiil` nilt'll yi3i • expe('t. ,to buy.' C el •' ' • r r 1l try Ort tri i n -al �t • g alta y • sone (4 the new 1 • styles •TheMorrish ClothIngCf 9 .. • A Square Deal tor .Every Matt The program for the sixth annual meeting of the Eastern District Li hriiry Institute, to he held in the Stratford Pnhlic Library on Thursday and Friday of this week, is announced A profitable and interesting series of ireetings is promised. Assembling at 10.$0 Thursday morn ing, the delegates will inspect the Library, register, etc. Brief reports from each library on the district will he given, and Mr. Walter R. Nursey, • Ontario inspector- of public libraries, will be present. The afternoon program will Ye: • Address of welcome, Mr, J. M. Me • Outcheon, chairman of Stratford Li ♦ braes, Board. • brAppointment of committees. • Annual address of t'be president, Mr .1. Davis Barnett. • Instruction hour, conducted by Miss • Patricia Spereman, official cataloguer of the Department of Education._ • Address, "The Place of the Public • Library in the Rural Community",, • by Rev, Andrew McNabb, Under • wood. • THURSDAY EVENING. • At'8 o'clockMayor Greenwood will • welcome the delegates. A Address on "Children's Work," by • Mr. Whrsey. ; t Open conference on children's work • led by Miss Louise Johnston, Strat • ;Ford, • Report of nominatingcommittee, • A dress tobe nc d a d rano. a ter. • l • FRIDAY MORN;ING. • • At 0 o'clock; the Executive meets es and the convention resumes at 10 • o'clock with an instruction hour con • ducted by Miss Speremnao.. • Address. "Books and How to Choose' • Thein.' Mr. James Warren., Walker- • ton. A Repor's and discussion of resolutions • committee. •• FRIDAY AFTERNOON. • O • • • z' 4 e • i. • •• •• s' 4 4. • •• 130. "Departmental Matters," by Mr, Nuraey, Open 'conference, with five minute papers on: "Our Lilt ary and its Dilti citifies,' Miss Laughlee, Cargill. Our Income, Our l3ooks. Our Problems;" "Our New' Library and How It was Established'' Siiss Laura M. Kerr, Milverton; The Library, Situation in Our Village," and "The Past Year With Our Library. , The counties of Perth, Huron and Bruce are included in the Institute, with 45 libraries to be represented. The officers of the Instisute are : President, J. Davis Barnett, Stratford vice resident 1tov. W. A. Amos, At wood; seeretareMise Louise fohnstou Stratford, Executive—Wm. : Elliptt, Mitchell; W, H. Kerr, Brussels, Jas. SVarren,•Wallserton: W. E. tauqdens. Ethel;' Rev, Mr, McNabb, 'Undet'wood John Glancy, Cargill, Seal orth Mr. Thompson Scott, eon of Sir, and Mrs. T. G. Scott, has:rleceived his diploma from the' S.tratforel Bust, Toronto. Nov. 12 .—General Man- ager A. W. Wright of the St. Lawr- ence and Chicago Navigation Com- pany here, says the lash: -word the company received from the James Carruthers was that slhe left the Canadian Soo eastbound Sunday. Mr. Wright has' received 'official word of the finding of the wreck- age on the Lake Huron shore, but declines to admit the loss ;of the vessel.. Captain W.H. Wright of Toronto was in command, with 25. men, most of the, latter from Mid- land and other 'Georgian l'Bay points. Goderich, Nov, 12—A C'aft end some oars from the Argus{ were picked' up here this afternoon. The Argus is not known here, Dashwood, Nov. 12 — Nineteen bodies of sailors lost in the worst Great Lakes disaster in history, have been washed ashore between Grand Bend and Bayfield. Two miles and a hall north of Grand Bend nine :bodies- have been washed on the shore. All of the men had life -belts on, and most of then 'had . considerable amounts of money in their pockets. it is. believed that one of'thebodies is that of a captain. Seven bodies have been cast np by the waves in the vicinity of, Port Franks; and thilee have been discovered on the shore north of • Thedford. The nine bodies found at Grand Bend havee taken, to'the ben ke home of Mr. 'Robert Turnbull; who lives near by, and aninquest will be held' this !afternoon by Dr, Campbell, up, The district.. where the bodies have been cast up'haire :been peace tically cut off With- communication from London for 'several days, and this morning the bines were kept busy with "messages from anxious owners and relatives. The discovery of the bodies was made by farmers who saw the bodies being rolled about by the waves close to the shore. The bodies' gives every appear- ance of preparation for the worst by the men who (were drowned. They wore heavy clothing and evi- dently depended on 'life. belts to keep them. Apparently their ships were wrecked at sucha distance from the shore that it was impos- sible for the ,sailors 00 survive an the cold water. It is ;said that sone of the life-beltis found were s.ouie of the life -belts found were defective and would not hold a man above water for long. Goderich, Nov. 12.—Goderich is stirred as never before in its his- tory. The town that provides 'so .many sailors for the Great lakes is: a house. of mourning. It is'practically;certain that half e dozen (of young ;Goderich men were victims of the sinking of the Wexford. Glen and Malcolm Macdonald, two well-known young townsmen, are among those who were lost, it is believed. They boarded the Wex- ford at Fort William. One of them was 111, and the other was bring- ing frim home. Goderich boys "ser were o her Godeu 1 There lot her the crew, among them a youg man named Rodney. The town is full of rumors of wr+eeks. The calamity will hit Western On tario a dreadful blow. Most of the sailor boys . on the Great Lakes come from some place in the pen- insula, Goderich, Nov, 912,—Four more bodies 'wore washed ashore this morning, and the beach is being watched by old mariners. 10 is said by old sailors that the third day after a storm of this kind will cause more bodies to come to the surface, if the water is not too cold, nreeefield, Nov. 12,—It is report ed here from .Bayfield that thirteen ,bodies have been washed ashore, suppo ('d to be from some of the steamers from 'Goderlich, as the' wind was from the northeast, and caused' the current' tto carry the e bodies in that direction, ' Goderich, Ont., Nov. 11, —That the steamer Wexford of the Wes tern Steamship Company, Limited, Toronto, was lost in the storm of Sunday is evidenced in the find- ing of five bodies(bearing the steam er's life-preaeevers, at it -point about twenty miles below here. or halfway between Bayfield and Kett' He Point. Two bodies were found this morning alonlg the shore by residents from the village of Blake,' who, after conununisating with Cor oner Dr. Campbell of Zurich, con- tinued their search and afterwards found three more. Five more bod- ies' are reported to have been found j between 'Kettle Point and, Port Franks, strewn along the ,beach, but I as, yet their identity is unknown. Description of Wexford The Wexford was a ;steel vessel of 2800 tons capacity, built in Lon- don, England, and brought out by the Western Steamship Company of Toronto, carrying a crew of pro bably fifteen to twenty. She had been engaged principally in grain carrying, and was on. her ,sway down from Fort William' to Goderich with a cargo of wheat for James Richardson Sr. Sons. The lash word received' from the vessel was in pas sing the' Soo Last Friday midnight, which ,Ander ,ortlinary . Weather would have brought her hese on Sri daYramming. n Perhaps ,Tried to Reach Goderich Nothing was seen of any vessel from this, point all, day. Sunday, but it ie reported) . by' some residents that a steamer was blowing off here during -Sunday night ,when the storm was at its, height. It is thought that the Wexford ivas caught in the middle of the lake, and unable to snake her way to shelrter against the force of a sixty mile gale, turned before it, possibly attempting to make this, port. Froin the 'location of the point where the bodies were'foundand the 'direction of the gale, it is eonjec- thiel' that the vessel, foundered d ,south- westt �or fifteen' mires s abo rt en fift ri west of h:,ee. Could Not' be Capsized Vessel. The report that it hs the, Wex- ford floating u3aside down near Port Huron can -mealy be' credited. The vessel, would fill with water when she turned turtle; even be- fore the grain ear,go could flow Thebottom of the theoh b 1 -from holds'. x Wexford svgs painted "red, , not black, as, that reported from Port Huron, and from the, fact' that she is only '270 feet long there would be little visible above water, The finding of the bodies above Kettle Point indicates that the foundering occurred above the point, preclu- ding any possibility of the vesltel floating over 30 miles down the lake in an inverted position. The E•. F. Holmes Lost. A -patrol despatched from here to sei4rcls the 'shor'e, 0outh of Ithis ••••60•••••••••••••• • e •' WITH TEM CHURCHES,: • • • •••A•••••d©O•••••i'•• ONTARIO ST. CHURCH. Mr. Dyer, a native of Armenia, spoke to a!large audience, en Mon- day evening oli-the :struggl'e be- tween the Balkan provinces • and Turkey, On Sunday evening next Rev. S. J. Alainwill preach on the "Present Phase of the Temperance Question in Clanton." Junior League will meet an 'Fri- day evening at 7 o'clockk. Meeting of tho Board in the School, room this Thursday even - WESLEY CHURCH Rev. J. Greene addressed the ti League on Monday evening under the charge of the Literary depart- ment Mr, Lloyd Willem sang a so11o, The W. M. S. hold a -"Rubber Social" in the Lecture room to- night. Miss Greene will give en interest- ing talk on temperance on Friday night. The pastor will preach next Sun- _ day. - T1 e-seng eerviee given last Sun - 'day night will be repeated. 'next u (1: y igl t. •• • tress College and bas' accepted a •▪ 14•••.....eiObfzQles®64#AeAAefl•G•*w+'•••'•a®•0♦'A••14•••0• situation in Galt. point reports finding a life -preser- ver with the name Edwin F. Holmes painted on it. about five smiles down the shore. Considerable wreck age, consisting of pilothouse, win- dow sash, doors, bottles, etc. would indicate this as of a comparative- ly orativ , ly new boat. The Holmes' is about 406 feet hong. , EARLIT+,R DESPATCHES. Iidtit was on the great lakes(the full fury 0f the 'storm twas felt. The Saronic, after one of the sew- erost?Storrns, the captain had eves; experienced, arrived at the Sault 'covered with ice, The 'Huronic,of the Northern Navigation Co„ was driven ashore in Whitefish Bay, on lake Superior, The Acadian of the Merchants', Mutual: Line of To- ronto, ran aground near Sulphur Island, Thunder Bay, and was some 'what severely damaged, The Tom- linson Line steamer 'is' sunk off G•roseap Point, The big .steel steamer 1H, 13 Haw - good, owned by W.A. &. R. Haw - good, of Cleveland, is high up on the shore a couple of miles above the mouth of the St, Clair river on the Canadian side Two sttiers e arre opted ashore cat e at IsleRoyale. and Cooper Rarboresin Lake Su- perior. The watchman at the Por- tage Lake U.S. ship canal reports that the steamer Simon Langell and two eonsorte aleft .there Fri- day :morning, unbound, and have not been heard from. The steam- er Andre -Ws. of the Steinbrcnner Line, is hard aground on the Cor- sica shoal, two mules from the mouth of the St. Clair River in Lake Huroe. The steamer Saxona ran hard agrjound on the east eide of the Gt..Clair River, just below Sarnia, The barge D. 0. Mills and two unknown tow barges are hard aground at Harbor beach. Freighter, over -turned The worst disaster of all occur- red when a 600 foot steel freighter Corned turtle in Lake Huron. The name is not known. It is believed that the entire crew, numbering probably 30men, were caught like rates' in a trap and drowned. It is thought possible that the vessel collided with another big freighter and that both were lost, The Leafield, with steel for the C. P. R., is several days overdue at Pert William and it Is feared she also is lost, A. U. S. lightship on Lake Erie is believed to have gone down with all hands. The storm was the worst on re-. pori; for the month and it is be- lieved' that scores of lives' have been lost. The losses, great as they are. would have been much heavier, had not timely warning upward of 50 vessels, brined for Lake Superior ports, tools shelter between 'lie Sault and White Fish Point. ,> The Result of Ole Gale on the Lakes Chief on. the long l rg 1 is" Of loses L re orated ftom the lakes as 0 re- sult of Sunday's storm. are,— Thirty men'believecl to have pe •- ished 'in the capsizing of a 600 - foot stool, freighte4 a few miles from the mouth of the St. Clair River, in Lake 'Huron. A big steel,steamer, supposed Ito be the Joseph Das=ideon, wrecked off Gross, Cap Point, Lake Superior. Efforts to'Sescue the crew failed'. Large steel freighter, MB. How- good, owned in Cleveland, strand- ed high on Canadian shore of Lake Huron, two miles from mouth of St. Clair. Caravel Santa Maria, reproduc- tion of Columbus' ship, swept from harbor 'a0 Erie, Pa., to sandbar. Probably lost, Steamer 'Acadia, owned in To- ronto , is Bard aground, but hopes are held that all members' of the crew are safe. Iiuronie, passenger steamer of Northern Navigation Co., stranded on Whitefish Point, Lake Superior. Later released. Two 'steamers reported ashore at Isla Royale and Copper Harbor', Lake Superior. Steamer Simon Langell and two consorts not heard from since lean in.g. U.S. ship canal at Portage, Lake Michigan. A ship with a crew of r20 is stranded on Gull Rock 'oft Mani- ton Island. The Corsica Shoal lighthouse dragged het ar > flew distress signals, and led the Matthew An- derson to crash on the mocks: Steamer .Wexford -Wrecked off St. Joseph, Ont. Twenty-three pro bably dead. Steamer Charles' F. Price—Wreck ed near Goderich. Steamer Edwin' 'F, ;F1ol:fines — Wrccked near Goderich. Steamer Northern Queen -Wreck led on Kettle Point, Lake Huron. Overturned Freighter in Lake IJ;uron, near Sarnia. Thirty believ- -ed dead. Steamer Regina— Reported wreck ed on Canadian side above fort Hur Steron.ner Turret Chief, of.. Toren.. to -Total wreck on. Keweenew e mi es '1: et. r 'Point;ss. ea of Coope Har bor. Loss, $100,000. Twenty-six ink and two women saved from L. C. Waldo, of 1?0- troit, on Gull Reek, Lake Superior. Steaiucr perosis, with 50 passes gens; is pulled off bar at Whitefish without damage. Steamer J, G, Grammep, on beach rear Cleveland n •I i .Simon Lcai c 1 and two par, e5 safe at Duluth. • Steamer Matthew Andrews on Corsica Shoals, near port Huron, Schooner 'Weaver safe at Les Clienea0r. Steamer A..01. Hawgoocl grouncl- ed on Lake Heron Beach, north of Point Edward. Schooner Sophie ion bottom of 1 Cape Smith, Georgian Bay district. Crew safe. Crew• lof 18 saved from: !steamer Hanna, wrecked near -Port' Austin., •Total:' loss. Cold in •the Head. Catarrh, Roughness of Skin', Etc. Don't Koff Your Head off : Use Cherry'Bark Koff Syrup It heals while you sleep -25c It's a sure cure for = Koffs and Colds 25c and 50c. THE REXALL STORE W.'Z.R. Holmes Something New Our many customers are always lookingfor "Some- thing New." We are h'eadyy for them now with a full supply of fresh. new Fruit for Christmas— New eelect Valencia Raisins 3 lbs. for 25c New e'leaned Currants' 3 lbs, for 25c Fresh new Figs 8e per Ib. Fresh new Dates 10c per lb. Fresh new "Dromedary" Dates', 10e per package ALSO NAW PEELS, Lemon, Orange, Citron New Shelled Walnuts( New Shelled Almonds. We have also a quantity of 1912 Raisins, white they last at four Bass for 25e. W. T. O'NiE1L. THE HUB GROCER Phone 4$ •••®resile eSeeeestrosSe•••• Loa s .. ••eseea•oeseeee®m••®o•eeow SIGN YOUR NAME Articles, news or letters, sent to The New Era without the name of the contributor cannot be publish- ed. The New Era is always grate— ful of ews' but,that f an item n ful or Y Snot b-• e known 10 u its source may be m ,( _pub- lished) it must be signed by the writer. WILL HAVE A. MORNING EDITION In the editorial column of the London Advertiser Ion Tuesday night, 0 was stated that the Ad-- vertiser expected about Januaryto publish a morning edition.as well, as an evening one, It should have a good field in Western Ontario to- work o work and a great aid to the Liberal party. HALL DATES Nov. 15— Guy Bros. Nov. 120-21—"Alice in Wonder- land" Nov, 28—Ledie's eAid .Business Meeting at Mohawk Crossroads.. Dec. 14-5-6 (Perry's Peerless Players. Jan, 13 Chicago Glee Club:, CLINTON MARKETS. Hoge $8.25 Eggs' 35-36 Butter 23-24 Wheat 80-83 ' Oats 30e to 32c .Barley 50-55 Peas 50-85 P s Bram,—M3-,$24, - - Shon't 2a s Toronto Markets Top yuotiations t11is week,— Cattle, ($8,00' Lambs $7.75 Sheep_ x$5.50 Hogs' x,8.85. Cheese - 131-4 Butter - 25e Ito 27e Eggs 3&: (saes 40e. Wheat 88c Barley s,.,.,,..5 to `5S. Potatoes' per 15a 1,0(Y , g Beans $1.65 to 1.75 - We Want An The News - Phone 3o