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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1924-03-20, Page 4F, SNOWDON, Proprietor. -:General Observations 1 Day by day and in every way the dhow is growing' less endless. e r, It was a very expensive experiment handing over the finances of Ontario O. the Drury 'Government. ea: • 1 No wonder Onntario had a deficit of ,$15,000,000 last year, when the Hon, Peter Smith paid nue man $100,000 .for 24 hours work. •a Spring is the most welcome ntocth. fn the year. The cold of winter gives 'Place to milder days. New life is springing up, 'bringing promise of the ' Ooming harvest later. e* battlefield, but where does he not smile, a smile not quite as inexplic- able as that aF'the'Ivlona Lite, het at.. most as constant, We arc inclined to have misgivings a9 to the mentality of the person who smiles all the: time; but the Prince of 'Wales does not smile all the time and in some of his public addresses he has given utterance to sentiments that would do credit to the "statesman :vise!' A kindly nature and abounding health fully explain his cheerful countenance. w t It is too 'bad that the heavily tatted people of Ontario should have to pay more than $500,000, for an investiga- tion which snivel'bund out what the inajority of tie people suspected, and that was that the investigation was not needed. The people of Ontario as a whole, had confidence in Sir Adam Beck and the Hydro Electric Commission, of which he was the head, But the Drury Government, with that suspicion which is said 'to haunt a guilty mind, concluded that the do- ings of . the .Hydro Commission should be looked into. Accordingly a commission consist- ing of W D. Gregory (chairman), and R. A. Ross, M J. Haney, Lloyd Harris and J. A. Ross, was ap- pointed. This commission has'4>een at work for two years and at last has'brought in a report which is embodied in 19 large volumes -rivalling in extent the famous legal code of the Roman Em- peror Justinian. The following clipping from the London Free Press of Last Saturday shows what a good thing this in- vestigation was for certain highly favored individuals: There is touch room to question the wisdom of those who advocate spending money iu technical schools and household science. Nowhere will a boy on the farm or a girl at home get a better training in technic - el work than helping father or moth- er in the daily work of home. In this way, unconsciously they 'learn, and are a help at home instead of a 'Burden. A laxge deputation from members of the postal service in Canada met in Ottawa on Monday to urge on the 'Government the need of increasing their salaries. To the ordinary man on the street it is somewhat of a puzzle to work out the problem of the Struggle put up to secure these situa- tions which are so 'poorly paid In mercy to these applicants some one ought to do like the Scotchman, who, when asked what he was putting a fence around a sandy field for, replied "To keep my cattle from. starving on it„ s A peculiar situation has arisen in the town of Forest where the Pro- vincial Board of. Health hits attempt- ed to force the Council to spend $60, 000 in building a system of water- works, and the Council have resigned rather than burden the ratepayers with the cost. The claim of the Council thatthe health of the town is good and that there have been no epidemics, would appear to be sanc- LinnPtioned the new thepeople, ase ed by , p Council appointed, are against the expense. The Provincial Board of Health is a very unpopular Depart- ment, as their orders are not always consistent, and are arbitrary. It is the very opposite of democratic gov- ernment that any body of mens. in no way responsible to the public should be clothed with arbitrary power. It has in this. case •built up a strong sus- picion that some one interested in contracts for these waterworks is be- hind the scenes Tite Government should at once investigate and, if ne- cessary, take steps to correct it. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS By W. H. T. :veritas.. ' says=== (Fa'rntastic Flivver Froth on Hia. Favorite Instrument.) THE SEAFORTH ' NEM ' • ``Ti'i' .SDA"St";e1W,ARCil,;2d, THE LEGISLATURE. It was a 'big 'week in the•»Legisia h Io i' tufa The'bus.iuess .of t e House as being expedited by a leadership. which -for some years it has., lacked; ' Without " the slightest desire or at- tempt to curb free speech,, or expres- sion of opinion, the Government. nevertheless seems to forge .right: ahead with the 'business of the prows ince. Monday and Wednesday saw many bills advanced, Tuesday was! devoted to the " Ontario Temperance; Act, 1924," or in other words the hill providing for a plebiscite on the O.T,A:, by way of implementing the Prime Minister'spledge in Opposi- tion. Ott Thursday the report of the so-calted 'Gregory Commission, aplrginted to enggire into Hydro, was tabled, and members of the House discussed it all afternoon and evening without 'hindrance„ though it is doubtful if they were at all in order. Friday afternoon, as usual, was devoted to routine 'business. . The Gregory Report was perhaps the outstanding feature. The person- nel of the commission—W. D. Greg- ory, M. J. Haney, Lloyd Harris, J. A. Ross, and R. A. Ross—have been re- garded, by reason ' of earlier utter- ances and actions, as opponents of public ownership:,•: When the nd}V;i Government came in, it 'instructed the Gregory Commission, then a year, and a half in operation, to report the facts it found, and the Government would undertake to formulate its own policies. As a result, the report, though containing a few left-handed compliments to the chairman, and critical as to relations between the Ontario Government and the Ontario Hydro Commission, is a complete vindication, of the tatter body and the Hydro project. Premier Ferguson, in a carefully prepared 'summary of TOASTS TO LAUGHTER. By Veritas. Here's to laughter, the sunshine of the soul, the, happiness of the heart, the leaven of youth, the echoof in- nocence, the treasure of the humble, the wealth of the poor, the bear in the clip of-isleasure 1 Without it hu- mor would be dumb, wit would with- er, dimples would . disappear and Smiles would 'shrivel. Lt dispels de- jection, 'b-anishes the blues and Mangles melancholy, for it is the foe of woe, the destroyer of depression, the birth cry of mirth and the swan song of sadness. ":1 Costly :Commission:" "The most startling feature of the Gregory report is its cost, The tax- payers of Ontario will have to pay over half a million to be told some- thing they already knew, namely, that pubic owuership is a success in On- tario; that the hydro .commission is an honestly managed. institution, and that Sir Adam Beck has done a won- derful work for his native province. The commissioners for barely two years' work have drawn the tidy sum of $104,680. The chairman, W. D. Gregory, was compensated to the ex- tent of $26,320. R. A. Ross received no' less than $33,750, and M. J. H, $22,090. Lloyd Harris and 5. A. Ross, the other two commissioners, were more modest in their lbills, getting only $11,820 and $10,700, respectively. Thecommission was a fat thing for the engineers. The chief investigat- ing engineer of the commission, W. J. Francis, got the small fortune of $56,678.70. F. J. Brown,C. consulting engineer, was paid $26,491.50, and two other consulting engineers, $3,- 925 and $2,606 each. The accountants were re-imbursed to the extent of s7 $,515.85. Th is abill forphoto- graphic • hoto- are graphic work which seems astound- ing in its extent, totalling $13,781.23. The lawyers, as usual, got their share of the pickings. The firm of McAndrew, James & Evans were paid $7,817.82. The firm headed by Han. N. W. Rowell had bills totalling $4,715.25, F. W. Wagenast was paid for legal fees $2,915.39. Several other legal firms had bilis totalling $2,000 mare. or a total of some $18,000 for legal fees. A flat pocketbook and ' a flat tire are about the worst combination. Veritas says some people have made a decided success in life by at- tending to their own business. One trouble seems to be that the girl who has the initiative to make a Leap Year proposal probably will turn out to be a back seat driver. Veritas says: A man is but a worm of the dust—he comes along, wiggles about a while and finally sotne the general findings, declared them chicken gets 'him. "a monument to public ownership, • and the greatest tribute ever paid a *An old resident of Alaska had public man in this country." As to never seen a motor car. One day he the Chippewa - Queenston develop - was astonished to see one go by,- but Pant, which the commission was was dumfounded when it was follow- primarily designed to investigate, ed by a motorcycle. "Gee, whiz!" he most of the war -time cost over esti- said, "who'd s'posed _that thing had mates is justified. The commission a Dolt!" in so many words, declares public Ownership in Ontario vindicated; Veritas gives a health hint to mo- .praises the work of 'the Hydro en- torists: A lightning -bug is about the gineers, and extols the Chairman for only one' that can get along with just .the fight he has ;put up on behalf of a tail light. the people's power project. . The speeding motor car swerved, Nothing more eloquent could, ' be collided with a telephone pole, and said about the effect of the report turned wrong side up, with the driver upon the grodp "representing the late underneath. Government" than the fact that Hon. "Tain't no use trying to hide under Manning Doherty said all he had to there, young feller," called Constable say in 15 minutes. In his remarks Gillespie, rushing up, "I know where was included a statement that the re - ye are 1" Famous Last Words—"Watch me pass him at the next corner." The reckless rider musk go. We all know that. • But the reckless rider thiniks he must go fast. .Hell may be paved with good in- tentions snaps Veritas, but at least bonds did not have to be'issaed for all the paving. There 'are three classes of motor- ists: Those who know how to use a horn properly, those who view a horn simply as an ornament and those who retain their childhood attraction for noise and lots of it. "In God We Trust" is an excellent motto for a dollar, but entirely inade- quate for a bashful bachelor in 1924. Damages and Repairs. A negro woman of mammoth pro- portions and inky complexion, was in an automobile accident. She was taken to the hospital, where she soon regained consciousness. The doctor, seeking to comfort her a bit, said to Iter: "You will undoubtedly be' able to obtain a considerable amount of damn - ages, Mrs. Johnson." `Damages!" said Mrs, Johnson, "What Ah want wif damages ? Ah got enough damages now. What Ah wants is repairs." Go to church and learn about the hereafter or go autoing and see it. Often 'when the wolf comes around to the door, he finds the fam- ily out at the movies. Car Catastrophies. Here lie the remains of Percival Sapp He drove his car with a girl in his lap. Lies ' slumbering here one William Blake, He heard the bell, but had no bralce. The Prince of Wales, as everybody knows, is the heir apparent to the British throne, but he is so very harebrained that we are in danger of having no more heir apparent than there is hair apparent on the top of a bald headed man. Somebody ought to look after him. During the war he was at the front, and we are told that when brave men trembled there, he bobbed up with smiling indifference, and con- sidering how precious he is, it was no sm'al'l task to keep him out of the danger zone. Of course we would rather see him like this—"a creature of heroic blood" —than see him showing a timid spirit that would prompt t him,amid the din P P of .battle, to slink away and crouch where the 'bullets were the thickest— under the emmenition. wagon. Lately, . on two . occasions, not • many weeks apart, he has imet with mishaps, which would seem to show that, as a horsemaq, he has not what. is called a "firm seat." It must be borne in mind that while "'princes and kings may flourish or may fade,, a breath can make them, as a breath has made," their anatomy is exactly the same as that of common people. Isis first mishap ` resulted in the', breaking of his collar bone;' his sec- ond, ttimble `%did not turn out so seriously, bit, nevertheless, to speak nautically, it necessitated his going into drydock for repairs. All this em- phasizes what we said a moment ago, that'`'soittebody ought to look after 'rsslt .i him: ' ^ 1irg� - We spoke -of itim arttrtmg on the Ben Hickins He bragged never ar'sl a dube rance He passed six cars with backward glance- ' His wife has his insurance. Asthma Doesn't Wear Off Alone. Do not make the mistake of waiting for asthma to wear away by itself. While you are waiting the disease is surely gathering a stronger "foothold and you live in danger of stronger and yet stronger attacks. Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy taken early, will prevent incipient condition from 'becoming chronic and saves 'hours of awful suffering. Do your best to live. A person can prevent the By memorizing "SAFETY FIRST." orst Worms are encouraged by morbid conditions of the stomach and bowels, and 'so subsist. Miller's Worm Powders will alter these con- ditions almost immediately and will sweep the worms away. No destruct- ive parasite can live in contact` with 1 ' •this medicine, which is not or} y worm destroyer, but a health -giving a ng medicine most beneficial to the young constitution, Epitaph: "He didn't•have time to stop at the crossing; he has plenty of leisure now." Useful in Camp:—Explorers,' sur- veyors, prospectors and hunters will find Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil very, useful in camp. When„the feet and legs are wet and cold it is well'to rub them freely with the Oil and the re- sult will be the prevention of pains in the muscles, and should a cut, or contusion, or sprain be sustained, nothing could be better as a dressing or lotion, Selling Farms in Arkansas. Toronto Star: They seem to• he getting good roads in some.parts'of the United States at too high••a local cost. Five hundred small farms`. in Arkansas, were recently sold at auc- tion to satisfy unpaid tarces for high- way” ifti'p o' eraents--: Beneath this stone lies William Raines, Ice on the hill, he had no chains. • .: Here lies the body of William Jay, He died maintaining his right of way. Veritas says run away from diffi- culties and you won't go a long way Best cure for longing for the old home town, say the Re -union of- ficials, there and •try, it ds is to go b ficta Again. In this auto age the hen may cross the road because she is despondent over continued bad health, Wm. Hopper says when the well driller encounters 'boulders or rocks he does not let them swerve him from his course. Do you ? .'Who can remember the good old days when every man, .woman and boy iii Sea£otth. knew how to 'hitch up a horse ? Veritas says: Listen to only one knocker—Opportunity, Veritas says' it costs more than double to live a double life., Veritas heats that white 'Mr. Thos. McMillan was away in Ottawa last week one of his valuablecows swal- lowed a flivver. It forgot to shut off port was "the greatest boost public ownership ever got in this province." W. E. N. Sinclair, Liberal leader, also got in line by 'declaring hisparty be- hind Hydro and public ownership. It Vas a great day for Hydro and Sir Adam Beck: The O.T.A.. plebiscite bill got sec- ond reading after' midnight of Tues- day, following lengthy debate, in which members for once devoted themselves to, the . features of the amending.hill itself, rather than the O.T.A. Col. Carmichael (13. F. 0., Centre 'Grey) nuved .an amendment calling on the Gpvertunent to show Proof of•a..popular tall a vote, and also providing for a submission to the courts of the. constitutionality of the bill, but this was ruled out. Hon. Manning Doherty's amendment .for the ':six months' hoist" was put to the House, but was supported only by U.F.O, members and was lost by a vote of 80 to 11. The Prime Minister made an in- formal statement on Monday regard- ing forthcoming Government legisla- tion not yet on the order paper, One bill, to a'boli'sh . municipal bonuses, with the single exception of fixed assessments to certain cases, was later in the week introduced. Others are bilis by Hon. James Lyons to prevent export of hardwood in the e. log and to take measures for obtain- ing revenue from summer resorts in unorganized territory. A hotel bill is coming down; some additions to the Highway Act; a securities bill to take the place of Mr. Raney's "blue sky law"—never proclaimed, and: a bill in connection with rural power service. Preliminary .to what will no doubt prove controversial legislation, in connection with the church union bill, a large deputation of Toronto clergy, representing Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregational denominations, met members of the Rouse in the Public Accounts Room on Friday af- ternoon and presented the argument for union. The bill ,of which C. R. McKeown (Con., Dufferin) is spon- sor, has not yet come before the priv- ate bills committee, and J. A. Mc- Causland, M.L.A., Toronto, said that the "antis" should also be heard before the committee stage was reached. Rev. Dr. S. D. Chown, Rev. Dr. Gunne and Rev. George Pidgeon Were spokesmen for the delegation, which Was introduced by Hon. Thomas Crawford. The latter had no hesitation• in expressing him- self personally in favor. .of organic union, 'but Hon. W; H.- Price, repre- senting the Cabinet, said it would not be wise for •the Government to take any stand, since it was desirable that members should ,vote according .to their own views ,upon the merits` of the bill the eii'gine ,"^however, and shoolrete death 111 lfteen^'etinutes. PROFESSIONAL CARDS varataasammiamaammosavaseagemawaia DR. ' R. HUGH ROSS;' Physician and -Surgeon. 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Squeeze the juice of two lemons into a bottle containing three ounces of orchard white, shake well, and you have a quarter pint of the best freckle and tan lotion, and complexion beautifier, at ■cry, very small cost.. Your greeer has the lemons and any drug store or toilet counter will supply three ounces of orchard white for a few cents. Massage this sweetly 'fragrant lotion into the face,. neck, arms ,and hands each day and see how freckles and blemishes;disappear andihow,eleag,;tof8. snd' white the skin„ becomes: 'teat .11 fa. ksetniesu. FARM HELP CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS IN CO-OPERATION WITH ONTARIO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF COLONIZATION WILL AGAIN 'ASSIST FARMERS IN SECURING FARM HELP. HERE will be an urgent demand all over Canada this - year. If you need farm help apply early. The Canadian Nationals Colonization and Development Depart- ment, through its representatives in Great Britain, Scandinavian and other European countries, offers a free service to farmers• Order your farm help as early as possible in order that they will reach Canada in time for Spring. BLANK APPLICATIONS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM ANY CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS AGENT DEPARTMENT OF COLONIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS MONTREAL, QUA. DRS. SCOTT, & MACKAY. Phys. .efans and Surgeons, Goderich St.. apposite Methodist church, Seaforth. SCOTT, Graduate Victoria and Ann Arbor, and member of Ontario -Col- ege of Physicians and Surgeot.e, Coroner for County of Huron. MACKAY, honor graduate Trinity University, Gold medallist, Trigitg, Medical College, Member of ,Cpl- - lege of Physicians and Surgeons, Ontario. r,. Princess sREeiaIL MORGAN ROBERTSON'S GREAT SEA STORY DR, V. J. R. 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