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Every little while -we read of some
province that has "fleeted a' very'
successful loan." It was "over -sub-
scribed in one day." etc. Really good
news, however, would read as foie
lows: "By keeping its expenditures
within the limits of its ordinary re-
venues, the province of—has suc-
cessfully avoided floating a loan.."
Xis mind tortured by painful re-
collections, .Ellis, the English hang-
man, committed suicide, He must
have been a very lonely man, no one
.caring to associate with, hien because
he had preformed the Final act in the
administration of justice in capital
cases, Police and detectives who fere
retdd out the evidence,: crown counsel
who prosecuted, jurymen who said
"Guilty," judges who pronounced
death sentence and :sheriffs whose
duty it was to carry the sentences
into effect passed up the dirty work
to him, and retained their own re-
spectability. Under the law, all those
duties haeme to be performed, but only
the final act carries with it odium,
astracisnl and contempt. Why is it
that these do not attach themselves
in the same degree to the inan who
switches the current on to an electric
chair?
The late Aube'ey White told me
once of a trip which he was taking
to the west by rail, He and several
others became acquainted and spent
some time together in the smoking
compartment. One man in partieu;
lar impressed Mr. White, Ile had.
charming manners and was an in-
teresting talker. He had literary
tastes, used excellent language, dis-
cussed books and quoted poetry.
When he announced that he had to
get off at Rat Portage (now Henora)
they were all sorry to lose so de-
lightful a travelling cotananion. Just
as he was about to leave, he opened
his bag, drew out something and ,
asked them if they knew what it wag.'
They saw it was the end of a coil of I
rope. and he proudly announced that
he had been selected to take the
place of the official hangman at an
execution the next day?
"Consult your banker tbefore buy
Iiig good stocks" is advice, but Iva).
Krueger consulted bankers before
selling to thein.
And now the theory is advanced
that goitre is caused by cabbage. 'We
Pass this or in the hope that some
of our friends will stop smoking
cigars.
et
Low interest rates hired Canadian
Provinces and municipalities as well
as industrial and financial corpor-
ations to borrow in the United States
when there was parity of exchange,
It looked like good (business at the
time, but like many other things it
did not turnout as well as expected.
Interest accruing and loans maturing
have to be paid in U.S. funds with
an adverse exchange rate of from
10 to 20 per cent. In Ontario, this
has resulted in an increase in light
and power rates, except where .it
could be taken care of out of re-
serves.
A German hotel keeper in .Penn-
sylvania has 'ordered fifty barrels of
beer to be shipped from Germany to
hint in April, 1933. Now, there is ea
man with faith not in one political
party but in both. Ile reckons not
with the filibuster, and the devious,
tortuous course of legislation through
Senate and Congress. It is the tri-
umph of hope over experience, Still
it is a great thing, this belief in
destiny. Many years agog they told
a story of two emigrants coming to
America, a German and an Irishman.
They quarreled 011 board ship. ,'I'11
get aven wicl you when we get to
NOV Yana" said the Irisllman. "flow
vill you get even mit me?" asked the
German. "Pll arrest you for selling
beer after hours,' was the trium-
phant reply.
ore
And you'll believe them. Old sten
always say
O1cl times were better than times are
to -day.
Ninety Per Cent of Fires Caused by
Carelessness
FIRE PREVENTION WEEIi:, OCT. 9th TO l50h 1932
By Royal Proclamation, the people
of Canada are urged to observe the
week connneneing October 9th as
Fire Prevention Week. In the most
emphatic manner they aro asked to
correct those conditions which lead
to our immense annual destruction
of created wealth and hermit life. At
the present critical period in our Na-
tional life, the vital importance of
using every effort to curtail the
fire waste of Canada cannot be
questioned.
Records `covering the past ten
years illustrate in striping fashion
the extent of our colossal fire losses.
During that period, 407,000 fires in
Canada have destroyed property val-
ued at over $415,000,000. In addi-
tion, 3,514 lives were lost in burning
buildings and 9,067 persons were
seriously injured by fire. These
figures do not take into account our
losses in forest fires.
In the year 1981, there were re-
ported 40,284 fires -With a property
loss o£ $47,120,000. That, however,
was not the total cost of fire. To it
must be added the incidental cost of
insurance protection and the cost of,
maintaining municipal fire depart-
ments and water supplies for fire
extinguishing. Including these it-
ems, Canada last year incurred an
unproductive expenditure of over
$100;000,000 through fire, or roughly
$200 for every minute in the year.
Capitalized at five per Bent this re-
presents the gigantic suin of over
$2,000,000,000, which is only a little
less than our national debt. If de-
voted to programmes of constructive
effort instead of being wastefully
dissipated, such a sum would go far
towards the amelioration of many of
the social and economic ills from
which we are suffering at the present
tune.
Fire waste is real squandetieg. All
wealth destroyed by the flames is
gone beyond recall. Paper values
may shrink, stoop markets collapse,
financial machinery cease to func-
tion and commerce itself face bank-
ruptcy but these vicissitudes of for-
tune destroy no actual wealth. They
(are but adjustments of our credit
'structure to meet changing condi;
tions. 'Canada's ash heap is not built
of such abstractions. It is composed
of physical values produced by brain
and hand and is paid for by means of
a gigantic tax that falls .inescapably
upon every man, woman and child
in the land. Through insurance
.
channels, fire waste contributes tq
the cost of everything we eat. drink
None an wear. canevade its d on ev d
im-
poverishing influence nor can they
conscientiously ignore their respen-
sibility to assist in curbing its dis-
astrous consequences.
When industrial plants and large
commercial establishments are :at-
tacked by fire, numbers of employ-
ees,are permanently or tem-
porrily thrown out of work.
Last year, more than 80,000 persons
were thus affected. In ten per cent.
of the large loss fires the businesses
were altogether abandoned. Burned
property pays 00 taxes and an in-
creased charge trust, therefore, be
levied upon citizens whose propertl,
remains intact.
Most indefensible of all in the
fire retard is the faet that seventy
per cent of the fires in Canada occur
in dwellings. During the past ten
years, 210,000 houses and 42,000 out-
buildings sustained damage exceed-
ing $112,000,000. Roughly in this
Period a fire occurred in one .out al
every ten dwellings in Canada, Of
the, hundreds of lives annually lost
through fires, %sixty per cent of fat-
alities occur in the home. In the year
1931, it was reported that 47 men.. 7i)
women and 126 children were burned
to,death. This year, up to the end
of September, 286 fire •casualities
have ,taken place. Surely such a
wanton waste of life should arouse
the most indifferent to action.
Now the question will arise, can
this destruction of life and property
values be avoided? 0f course it can,
Ninety per cent of the fires are a-
voidable 'because
.voidable'because they are caused by
sheer carelessness. It is in an effort
to bring this fact home to every in-
dividual in the land that the Domin-
ion Government has instituted Fire
Prevention Week. With the active co-
operation of the provincial and local
governments it is hoped that the
campaign will effectively reach every
municipality, every industry and ev-
ery public scohol in the Dominion.
Asa contribution to the effort, the
Fire Marshals of Canada make the
following . practical suggestions:
Let the owners and occupants of
property insist upon clean premises
and clean communities. Every neg-
lected pile of rubbish is a potential
fire -breeder and disorder invariably
is a sign of fire 'hazard. Then, let
every individual. recognize his res.
ponsibiliiy towards - the common
causes or fires. There are about
sixfire cause that i'given proper
s t propel'
attention would wipe out ,half of our
fires. For example, we strike about
`oneunc r million c
h 1 ed mhon mat hes every
day and smoke enough cigarettes, in
twenty -tour hours to stretch five
hundred miles if placed end to end.
Here are two potential hazards to be
constantly borne in mind. Then there
are defective electric wiring, over-
heated stoves and furnaces, 'Sparks
from chimneys and carelessness with
rubbish fires. The 'list is not long
for memorizing and if made a part
of our daily thought our losses ,by
fire would be substantially reduced;
Again, let us support whole heart-
edly all fire prevention efforts in
our :own communities. Cities, towne
and villages everywhere need (better
buildinglaws and proper °ordinances
for the retuovaI of fire hazards and
for the_correetion of dangerous cone
ditions in buildings and 'many oe
them need better epnipped fire de -
pavements. It is to the interest
everyone to urge pudic action in
"'espect to these things, thus im-
proving
m-
ro i ,. condition 'r the n -
p v n;; sat e comms rt
ies in which they live.
Most vital of all is an awakening
of the ,public conscience to the fact
that the carelessness of individuals
with regard to fire imposes an ines-
capable burden upon the nation at
large. In Great Britain, where this
responsibility is more fully recognize
ed, the number of fire's per annum:
is loss than one-quarter` of the num-
ber of fires in Canada. In 1931, fire;
losses in the United Kingdom with
its fifty million people amounted to
only $51,000,000 or just over one dol-
lar per capita as compared with $4.5C
in Canada. As a matter of. National
pride, this comparison 'should arouse
the whole Dominion to the seiousn-'
ness'of thesituation and should con-
vince every individual of .his or her
obligation to join in this crusade a-
gainst the senseless destruction -of
life and property by fire,
Looks Back Over Four Score
Years
Fortner Hol mesville Lady
Remembers Early Days
The Goderich Signal recently car-
ried the following little sketch of a
lady resident in Goderich who was
bprn at Holmesville and remembers
many interesting events of the early
days:
"On Tuesday, at her pretty little
home on Trafalgar street, Mrs. M. A.
Howell was the recipient of many
congratulations on having reached
the good age of eighty-seven years.
Mrs. Howell is in fairly good health
and retains a keen interest in cur-
rent event,, especially those connect-
ed with the missionary work of her
church and with the activities of the
W.C.T.U.
Mrs. Rowell was born at Holtnes-
vilIe in 1845, the daughter of Mr.
John Holmes. She lived in Holmes-
viIIe until her marriage in 1874 to
Mr. Isaac Howell, of Onondaga, in
the county of Brant. There she lived
until the death of her husband, then
after a few years spent in Brantford
she carne to Goderich, where she still
resides.
Her father, Mr. John Hohnes; and
his brother Samuel settled in Goder-
ich township in 1532, on land oceupied
now by the village which bear's their
name. They took an active part in
municipal affairs. Mr. John Holmes
was reeve of the township for some
time, then warden of the county, and
in 1857 was elected member of Par-
liament, defeating Mr. Wnt Cayley.
Though Mr. Holmes was a Conserva-
tive be was elected by the Reform-
ers, who later presented hire with a
cane as a token of esteem.
In Mr, John Holmes' family there
were ten children, two of whom died
in early childhood. Mr. Samuel. Hol-
mes, too, had a number of children;
a sister, Mrs. Proctor, lived on the
next farm, and another sister, Mrs,
Sneyd, lived not far away, so that
when the families assembled to cele-
brate any holiday it was easy to
muster twenty, thirty or more cou-
sins. The amusements of those days
were the singing school, cornhusk-
ings, quilting bees and sleighing par-
ties. Easter was always a notable
day and Mrs. Howell tells of the
great platters of boiled eggs which
formed the main dish .for the day.
Mas. Howell recalls the great fire-
place with the crane for hanging the
kettle, Bread was frequently baked
in a great circular "bake -pan" whirl'
stoodon iron feet over the coals.
Coals were also heaped on the cover
of the pan and, 'with heat above and
below, the bread was well baked. Out
of doors was. a great brick oven.
This was heated by a wood fire.
When the oven had attained the pro-
per heat the fire, was raked out and
pans of bread put in where the coals
had been. The pans of buns were•
placed nearest the door, as they were
always done before the bread was
thoroughly baked.
An event which created a great
stir in Holmesville in those early
days was the threat of Fenian raids.
These nisi -contents did invade Upper
Canada in 1866 at Fort Erie, and,
marching inland, were repulsed by
the Canadian Militia at Ridgeway,
It was rumored that a band of the
invaders had landed at Bayfield and
were approaching Brucefield and
Holnesville. Mr. Holmes was ex-
cited and alarmed at the thought of
danger to hie wife and children, 'ea
he loaded them all into a great wa-
gon and took thein across the'river
into Colborne township, where ho
deemed they would be safer than on,
the IIolreesville side of the stream.
There were two churches in Hole
m.esville in those early days: a. Me-
thodist church built on a corner of
the Holmen farm, and an Anglican
church on the opposite side of the
road. A United church 'still stand-
on almost the same spot as the first
Methodist church; but a short time
ago the Anglican church building was
sold and removed. Among the prea-
chers of those days were Rev. . Mr.
Brock and Rev. Mr. Stafford. Rev.
Thomas Hurlburt, missionary to the
Indians, visited the circuit when on
furlough, and Mrs. Howell also re-
members hearing Rev. Wm. Ryerson
a brother of Rev. Dt'. Egerton Ryer-
son. The Hohnesville church was a
part of the Clinton circuit, and the
members of the village church al-
ways journeyed to Clinton to cele-
brate the communion service, or
"quarterly meeting," as it was cal-
led in those days.
Among Mrs. IIowell's memories are
those of a trip to England and Ire-
land which site took many years ago
as a member of one of Dr. Witheow's
tourist parties. On another occasion
she accompanied her son, Melvin, on
a trip to Montreal and Quebec, in the
!latter city seeing tate Parliament
!buildings at which her father attend-
; ed as a member of the pre-Confed.
eration Parlianment. Another trip
was to Western Canada.
Mrs. IIo'tvell, who has survived all
her brother's and sisters, has seen
Igreat changes in this district, having
witnessed the coming .of the railway,
the change from 'candles and oil
!lamps to electric lighting, the
changes in household applianees
!which make work so much easier for
women, and the gradual development
of this most )beautiful section of the
province.
!- The Signal extends its congratula-
bone to ]1Irs. Howell and wishes for
her "many happy returns" of her
natal day."
TEB MUNICIPAL CLERK
(With apologies to Radyard Kipling)
If you can be a general factotum,
And fill the office of a public drudge,
Anti answer fully every half-wit's
question,
And statutes ]snow as well as any
judge;
If you can fill out ail the registea-
tioni
And governmental forms that edme
each week,
Correct mistakes of other public ser
vasty,
And give your time for this without
a cheep;
If yen can frame up all tine resolu-
tions
For councillors, who '(don't know
what they want,
And don't know what to say, or how
to say it,
(And you must write because you
feel they can't);
And when the Mayor or Reeve come
es in (important) e •
With extra work (some thirteen
tines a week)
And you state all the facts and have
the papers,
As if you knew his mind before he
speaks; •
And give top all your work that
brings in money
To do the work you're not, required
to do,
But do it with a sense of much in-
justice
To your own self and all your, family
too;
If you know all the bylaws and their
contents,
And answer every question on the
'phone,
Which you pay rent for monthly.
though a nuisance
That takes your time nor pays your
bills at home;
And when the councillors talk of
cutting salaries,
Your brain and nerves may now be
!but a wreck,
If you can carry on and do your
duty,
On half -pay, and retain your self-
respece,
If you can do all, this without com-
plaining,
And bravely face the wort' and the
work,
Lose holidays -. and all that your
heart longe for,
You'll make an ideal "municipal
clerk."
—Winghanr. Adyanee-Times,
COUNTY NEWS
TU!RNSLRR1Y:" Rah it hogs, r
pioneer resident of the Township cf
Turnberry, clied Monday morning, on
the Tann 110:wht
ch hemoved with his
pwrents, 77years ago. 3awas boon
in IIIbbert Township, Feb. 1, 1852,
and at the age, of three years moved
with his parents; the late Mr. and
l2vs. Janes Hogg, to Turnberry. Mr.
Hogg had ; been ailing since last
Christmas, when he fell . and broke
his hip. His Wife, Agnes Porter, died
13 years, ago. ..le is survived by
three sons, Frederick, on the home;
stead with whom he was living, and
Robert of Turnberry, Perce .of Wing
pant; three daughters, Mrs. Cliff.
Bartlett of Logan. Township, Mrs;
Thomas 'Ellis of Morris, Effie of
Turnberry; also one brother, Rich-
ard, of Regina. The funeral wa:
conducted at his late residence, Wed-
nesday, at 2 'o'clock, Iby Rev. Ernest
Reyes, rector of St. Paul's Anglican
Church, Winghaeh, of which he was
a member. Interment in the Wing-
ham Cemetery. 1
GODE'RICH; Judgment for $54.50
was awarded Mrs. Caroline Box, of
Seaforth, in division court here on
Monday as against F. J. Holmes, De-
troit inventor, for injuries suffered
by her when she was struck by Hol.
Ines' car on July 10 last at G6dmiel'
harbor. Holmes had just stepped out
of his private yacht and entered his
automobile, and in the act of backing
up Mrs. Box was struck down by the
oar. The woman, it was testified
suffered bruises, abrasions and cuts
and damage to her clothing. In as-
sessing the bill, .judge Costello al-
lowed $1 for hose, $1 for broken
glasses, $5 for shoes, $5 for a coat,
$7.50 for the services of a maid and
$10 for a doctor's services. The
claim was for $120.
GODERICH: The funeral took
place on Friday of Mrs. Donald Gra-
hatn, aged 86, who died last Monday.
She was been on the Isie of Lewis,
Scotland, but came to Goderich with
her parents as a young girl and lived
here all her life. Her husband, Don-
ald 'Grahan, predeceased her by 23
years and seven children survive.
They are: Kenneth Graham, Detroit;
Donald, Port Stanley; John and Mal-
colm, Goderielr; Mrs, J. S. Warring,
Detroit; Mrs, Franit J. Hastings;
Chicago, and Mrs. J. S. Smith, Port
Arthur. There are 21. grandchildren
and seven great grandchildren, The
deceased was a lifelong Presbyterian
and the services were conducted by
Rev. D. J. Lane, of (Knox church. All •
the fancily were present,
DASHWOOD: Hairy T. Hoffman
Dashwood, received word from J. S.
Atkinson, secretary and director of
the Can tda Bureain,foe the Advance-
ment of music, that been nr sr , t a he lfac] l
a-
warded the $75 scholarship in the!
men's solo competition at the Cana-
dian National Exhibition. Theme
were 61 competitors Toone all parts
of the Dominion. Mr. Hoffman also
won a $50 scholarship at the Perth
County music festival, held, at Stiat-
fbrd this year. •
SHAPORTH: The September
meeting of the Barbara Kirkman
Auxiliary was held in the schoolroom
of. the First Presbyterian Church.
The Douglas group was in charge,
and Mrs. M. A. Reid presided. Mis.
W. R. Plant followed with prayer.
The Scripture lesson was read by
Mrs. Robert Aberhart. The business
part was conducted Iby the president;•
Miss Belle Campbell. A pleasing
duet was rendered by Mrs. J. H. Dal-
ey and Mrs. Ernest Geddes, accom-
panied by Mg. .1. E. Keating. The
Glad Tidings prayer was. given by.
Mrs. II. E. Snaith. The topic was ably
taken by Miss Pear'1 Patterson.
WROXETEIR: The interfield meet
between Blyth, Brussels, Fordwich
and Wroxeter schools was held on
Thursday afternoon, in W)ioxeter
Park. The events for the girls in-
cluded the standing broad jump, 76
ycl. dash, hoop, step and juutp, ham-
per and nail race, throwing softball)
thrlee-legged race,' running high
jump, relay race, running broad
jump, and shot put. F,or the boys: 100
yd. clash, running broad jump, shot
put, running high jump, 220 yd,
dash, standing broad jump,: relay race
pole vault and hop, step and jump.
Brussels carried off the shield, the
result; of the schools being as fol-
lows: Blyth, Boys 26, girls, 22, total
48; Brussels, boys 59, girls, 34, total,
93; Fordwich boys 0, girls 5, total, 5;
Wroxeter, boys 20, girls, 47, total 67.
The junior girls' champion is Olive
Dungey of Wroxeter, who had 21
points. The senior girls' champion-
ship was tied between Catherine Rus-
sel, Brussels and Marjorie Paulin,
Wroxeter, each having 17 points..
They tossed up and the decision was
in favor of Marjorie Paulin, The
junior boys' champion was Jack
Bates of Brussels, who had 16 points.
The senior boys' champion also came
from Brussels, being Jim McCall,
who had 20 points. After the sports
were over the teachers and students
went to the school, where refresh-
ments were served.
The advertisements are printed for
year convenience. They inform and
save your time, energy and money.
DOINGS IN THE SCOUT
WORLD
A 'fon of Moss For Poppy Day
A ton of it
mess 'o •
s Lady +a'
17 1g"s
poppy factory was collected by the
Boy Scouts and Girl Guides of Perth
shire. The moss is esod for wreaths
I -eitteer
New Heavyweight Champion, a Scout
I Tack Peterson, the new amateur.
heavyweight boxing citampipu of
Great Britain, is a Rover Scout in
an East Glamorganshire troop.
Scout Guests at C.N.E. -
Nearly 200 Scouts from outside
points, including the U.S., were
guests this year at the Scout camp
maintained at the Canadian National
Exhibition by Toronto Scouts.
it>
Swiss Chalet for Girl Scouts
The International Boy Scout Chalet
at Kandersteg, 'Switzerland, new
has its counterpart he an Interna-
tional Girl Guide and Girl Scout
Chalet at Adelboden. The .chalet was
the gift of Mrs. James Storrow o€
Boston, Mass.
Scout's Free Trip on Graf Zeppelin
In a radio message from the Graf
Zeppelin after his last visit to ]011g -
land, Dr. IIugo Eekener thanked and,
congratulated Middlesex Rover
Scouts on their exceptional effic-
iency as a landing crew for the big
dirigible. He took 'one of the Rovers
back to Germany. .
Scouts Were Match for G. B. S.
Addressing 'Boy Scouts after an
annual Scout marathon not far from
his .home in Hertfordshire, George
Bernard Shaw offered the typical
Shavian advice that for future con-
tests the .boys not sleep out under
the skies nor carry food, but take
possession of homes whose owners
were absent, and beg their meals.
Returning to his own home, Mr.
Shaw found on his doorstep a troop
of Scouts requesting food, and en-
tering, found several Rover Scouts
making themselves comfortable for
the night. No one enjoyed the joke
better than G. B. S.
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