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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1925-02-19, Page 4YY THE SEAFORTH NEWS ` IVE ;FAVOUR OEM J. F. ''SNOWDON, Proprietor.Seplorth General Observations While uo one • admires a stubborn fellow who sticks to a wrong opin- ion, simply :because he has once taken it up yet he eian is admired who only forms an -opinion after careful investi- gation and then sticks to it, until he convinces others they are wrong. This was the way the country 'felt about Premier Ferguson and the stand 'he took after the vote on the 0. T. A. The countryfelt proud of. him because they felt he was a man with back bone, who could form an opinion and hi time prove to other% he was right or take the consequence. They •had become sick of political leaders who promised one thing and did another, They feltas if they could breathe •ntore 'freely when one arose wh'o kept his word. Now this does not mean that the Prentice 'has yet fallen down. No legislation has yet been brought. in to the con- trary. That will be time enough to judge °him. But at present there is much anxiety on thequestion, and it is to be hoped that legislation will ' prove better than the forecast of the speech from the thrgite implies. iY GENERAL OBSERVATIONS 1 By W. H.'. I Our legislators at Ottawa are to . be cougrahilated on the speed with which they are 'getting through the business of the "session, 'The address in reply to the speech from the throne was •carried without division, and without amendment from either the Conservatives or the Progres- sives, after one of the shortest de- bates on record. If they keep up this rate of going, the session will not need to be 'prolonged, as it was last year, away Otto the hot weather. The "Kaiser and Kaiserin" have again been heard from. A message of condolence from the former kaiser and his wife at Doorn, to the families bereaved byrecent mine ex- plosion the plosion at Dortmund is couched in the 'following terms: "His majesty the kaiser and her majesty the kais- erin are deeply shocked by the Dort round catastrophe, and desire to ex- press 'their heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved." In the first place, 0 is a question for some country debating club to decide whether 'Wilhelm and his wife may still with propriety . speak of themselves as his and her majesty, and as the. kaiser and kaiserin. We had supposed that before these titles the prefix •ex" -was now in order. In the, second place we wonder that hie sympathies are so stirred be- cause a few families are plunged in grief, • What about the anillions of young men that were cut off in the flower of their days, and the greater number of millions of young men that were crippled and rendered inefficient for the rest of their lives? What about the grief of those to whom these men were dear? All tbecause of the war which he and his junker crowd brought on the world, and which they waged ,with a cruelty and a ferocity that would shame a 'Blackfoot In- dian. In comparison, the grief of a few miners' families is a mere nothing, s,* Men's lives are to us like beacons to the mariner. Some show the channels which we env navigate with safety, and others mark the shoals, the rocks and the breakers which we must avoid. The political life of W. T, R. Preston is a beacon of the latter class. C The other day in the House of Commons, Donald Sutherland, mem- ber' for South Oxford, took in hated the review of Mr, Preston's political career,and as he mercilessly un- folded 0 to theaze of the mem- bers—leaving nothing to the imagin- ation --but telling a tale of political chicanery, double dealing and plum catching almost without a parallel in the history of the chamber, they (the members), particularly the younger ones. listened with amaze- ment. Mr. Sutherland said, "This man, W. T. R. Preston, has been known for 25 or 30 years as one of the barnacles on the ship of state." Even such. staunch Liberals as the late Hots. S. el, Blake, and Senator Sir Allin Aylesworth, had to repudi- ate him, if Mr. Preston were in the House during the delivery of this speech, he must have 'felt like sinking Otto the earth .with mortification as his in- famy was laid bare. If -he were not in the 'House, ,his ears inust have ting- led. His character will be 'a herit- . age 'of disgrace for his„ descendants. Surely he must -realize that. Sol- omon was right when he said, "A goodname is rather to be chosen than great riches.". WEST -END TUCKERSMITH. The fanners, here are •busy getting their teaming done. 'The choir of Turner's church held their annual stepper at the 'home of Mr. Het+bert Crich on Friday even- ing last. After supper ,opeeches were zt l,y eeirs, H. Crich, A. Mathe- son and L. Tebbutt and others, and if is needless to state a very enjoy- able evening njoy-abble,evening was spent. No one need endure the agony of corns with Holloway's Corn Remover at hand to. remove them. llorticultural Society PREMIUM LIST, 1925 members are entitled to THREE CHOICES. Choice No. . , , 1—One Rose selected from the following;. Hoosier Beauty, dark red; Sunburst, creamy yellow; Opheiia, light pink; Prem- ier, dark pink; Dunlop, rosy pink. Climbers: Excels., red; Emily Gray, yellow; Dorothy Perkins; pink. 2.—Hydrangea Paniculata, Arboreacens, 3 --.One Peony. 4 --Butterfly Bush. , , : 5—Three Un -named Dahlias. 6-Spirea, Van Houttef (white flowering shrub). .. 7—Flowering Almond (pink). , , 8--Weigelia (shrub) pink or red, .,,, 9 --Eight Gladiolus. ...10—Twenty-five Strawberry Planta. ....11—Three Tuberous Begoniaa (started). ;12—One Grape, red, black or white. .,..13 --One Currant, red or black. ....14—Norway Spruce. ....15—Smoke Tree. ..16—The Canadian Horticulturist. Members who do not -take the spring options may select the equivalent in bulbs in the fall Members please bear in mind that the Premium List will close on March 25th. The Society will supply members with extra Trees —fruit or ornamental—Plants, Shrubs, Bulbs, etc. at cost Make out your order for extras on a separate sheet Do your bit to make Seaforth attractive. Get ready for 1925, Mark X opposite any three chokes and mail or hand it to. the Secy relary, or the Seaforth Postmaster, with One. Dollar. DO THIS TO,. DAY. Members will also receive bulbs in the fall. NAME ADDRESS WM. HOAG, - HAZEL REID, „ President. Secretary -Treasurer. ecretar reasurer. WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT 0. T. A. Little Encouragement for Change. II Premier . Ferguson is "listening in" to get 'public opinion on the pro- posed ro-posed change in beer strength, be must find a distinct lack of enthus- iasrn in the press. Here are some opinions gathered from exchanges on both sides of politics. Goderiehe Star (Com) The announcement that a change in the 0. T. A. is contemplated which would increase the strength of beer allowed to be so[d up to 4.40• par cent, does ;tot itnpress us as an amendment whish should be enter- , Mined. In support of the 'change it is argued that it would tend to elim- inate'the bootlegger and would 'help real tanaperanee by making a.conces- sion that would satisfy a large pro- portion of the "Wets" and so head off elle agitation for a repeal in toto of the 0. T. A. and the defeat of the government pledged to stand by the result of tete recent plebiscite. Our owtt impression 0 that, rather than satisfying the "wets," the amend- ment would only open the way for further agitation for further removal of the restriction's of the O. T. A., and that, so far front satisfying the "wets,"..the 'proposed amendment if made would be regarded only as a minor position attained from which to tnake a 'further attack upon the 0. T. A., and that the Government would find itself embarrassed as much as ever, The recent plebiscite was on the gueston of the retention or re- peal of the 0. T. A. and the veridct of the people of Ontario was for the retention of the 0. T. A.. What was the object of the large expenditure of money on the taking of the pleb- iscite if the wish of the people so ex- pressed is not to obtain In an interview with aur own mem- ber, Mr. E. R. Wigle, 'The Toronto Star published the following state- ment from him: "It apparently means about 4.39 proof beer. I don't ::now whether it will satisfy the wets or aggravate the drys. I wouldn't like to say that it was a violation of the pledges made by the premier. And besides, the fact that it 0 brought in as a piece of government legislation does not necessarily mean that it will.•be- come law. A lot can happen between then and now." The announcement of the proposed change in the speech from the throne was in the following words: "Legislation wilt be introduced to. amend the Ontario Temperance Act by enacting that liquor with an abso- lute alcoholic content by volume, of more than two and a half per cent., shall be conclusively deemed to 'be intoxicating, and to further amend the act to facilitate enforcement." Two and a 'hall per cent. by vol- ume; Attonuey-General. Nickle ex- plains, 0 equivalent to .approximate- ly 4.40 per' cent. proof" tepirits, and the present standard allowed under the act 0 2.5 per cent, proof. • Goderich Signal, (Lib.) The liquor question in 'Ontario, which 0 was thought had been set- tled by the plebiscite of October last, etas again been thrust Otto the poli- tical arena by the announcement of the Ferguson Government that it in- tends to introduce legislation at the present •session o'f the Legislature to nermit the sale of what is called. "5 .i per cent. beer," practically double the strength of the beer now legally. solei. In vice of Premer Fepeeeton's nleipes to accept the result of the plebiscite, and to strengthen the pres- ent 'law and give it vigorous enforce - teen' alt 1 lill•='reeent- declarations : of: strength now legal came.as`a surprise. That Premier ,Ferguson has • gone back on his pledge can hardly' be• denied, although he does deny it. Plain people, however, •camtot but;,. conclude that he 'has cepiitullted to that extent to the "wets' in his party. who have no doubt brought •nvuch pressure to bear upon hint, But 0 i did not seem necessary for him to do, it, even to hold his position as leader of his party. If he 'cottsiders that such a small concession will sat- isfy the "wets" h'e surely cannot have studied them to any advantage. Knowing as he ought to have known that the country would not stand for any measure which would 'satisfy them, 'his only hope lay in firmly sticking to his pledge to enforce bhe O.T.A., thereby keeping the support of the temperance element in his own party and in the country. His action is a suicidal one; it is mighty poor policy as well as an act of bad faith, Toronto .Globe, (Lib.) The vital public interest is the maintenance and defense of the One tario Temperance Act, and not any of the ,political'consequences of the Government's Act is itt danger, and the present is only the first of a' series of attacks upon the law. Thai cannot be• made clear 'without dip - cussing the action o'f tfhe Govern- ment, but it -is the law more than the' Government that we have in view. Premier Ferguson's first letter to Dr. T. Albert Moore promising en- forcement of the O.T.A. 0 sustained by the people contains the words: "We were dealit a with the question of principle, not as a matter of mere verbiage.' Apparently ,there is now an 'intention to use these words as a pretext for amending the latae by al- most doubling the. strength of beer, as defined in the Ontario Temper- ance emperance Act, Any one who regards this part of the law as "mere verbiage" can find excuses 'for repealing any part of tete law, and contending that he is carrying out its "principle." He' may say that he is not removing the foundation, but only the wall thereof. The distinction is too subtle for the ordinary Mind Mr. Ferguson may profess that this is what he meant. But the question is not that, but the electors understood. 'More than a million votes were cast by people who, we venture to say, believed that they were voting for or against the Ontario Temperance Act as a whole, not leaving the •Governnset t liberty to pick and choose such portions of it as it deemed. best. "Apart from .the question of pledges, we have todaya direct defiance of the the date to which popular mandate Gov- ernment itself -appealed. It was de- clared by the 'Government when the bill 'was under discussion that no at- tack on the 0.S: A. was contemplat- ed, but`sithpty•atf attempt.. to dis- cover what the- people wanted. 'The Government insisted on framing,thc questions itself, without giving the Legislature any voice in the matter, Mr. Ferguson; saifl that the questions would: -,be . intelf igi'ble, would be .'fair, and would ibe,,couchcd in languaigc that would' he -on. honest effort to get a :streighttforw,gird ; answer from the people Spring. and summer were available ler determining the form of the ballot. Questions relating to the strength of the beer omitted, and must have been deliberately at -ratted, because such questions had been submitted to the electors in the pleb- iscite of 1919. The clear implication from this :is that the 'Government had no intention- of changing that part of the law, unless the people voted against the 0 T,A. as a whole. That was the understanding on which the people voted. Those who wanted stronger beer had an, opportunity of expressing their desire 'in 1919. 'Tiley were de- feated. The Government, if it had been really desirous of discovering public opinion, might have asked the same question in 1924. It chose not to do so, but to make the issue solely between the O.T.A. and Govern - meat control. Until this 'week, it .based its' whole case upon the will of the •people. Now it . shifts its ground, and proposes to change the raw according to its own sweet will or that of its dictators, and- in direct defiannce Of the popular tribunal to which it appeared. The upholders of tate Ontario 'Temperance Act are to be robbed of the fruits of a victory which Sha won in a' fair fight, upon, Y ground chosen `by the Government. 93ut far more important than the attitude of Mr. Ferguson or the Gov- ernment is the preservation of elhe Ontario 'Temperance Act. The whole law is in serious danger. The flim- , sittess' o'f the excuses made by the Government points .to a far more serious matter, namely, the fortes which have .been at work to compel the Government to change its policy, towork for i -continue and w hien will inns t greater changes. Beer Of 4.4 per •cent. strength is only a beginning- for the powerful interests which stand to gain by the manu'fa'cture and sale of intoxicants, andalso for those.who want liberty to buy them. These people will 'keep 'hammering away at Premier Ferguson and at all suc= seeding Premiers and Governments of all panties with the ultimate ob- ject of restoring the old system. They must be met and fought at every point, and the .friends of the Ontario Act, of all political parties, must be ais ftrmfy united. and determined as its +foes. his determination to stand by the On- tario Temperance Act, the Govern- ment's announcement, which was made in the speech from the Throne at the opening of the session on Tues- daois nothing less than astounding, Prohibition leaders throughout the Province, Who a ,few days ago were praising the Premier for his supposed adherence to This pledges, are now denouncing his right-abouteface, and it ds difficult to see how snembers representing constituencies which gave a "dry": •majority in the plebis- cite can support the proposed change in the law. 'The, serious feature of ,the new sit- uation, should the provision for stronger beer be passed into law, will be the ,bringing •back`of the bar in Ontario. Real beer ,wilt' then be sold openly and.legally, end the bar business, which it was thought was permanently .banished. in this Prov- ince, will again be established. Pro- hibition workers state also that en- forcement of the law will .be .made much more difficult should the strongcr.,beer be legalized, Listowel 'Banner (Lib.) Premier 'Ferguson has broken his pledge tethe people of Ontario. Judging from his proposal in the speech from the throne on Tuesday to increase the strength of beer, he has suffered a change of heart on the temperance question, and the de- cision to amend the law is contrary to hie pledged word. When a majority of 40,000 voted for the continuance of the 0. T. A. last fall they believe that the pre- mier meant what he said whet he stated that Ite would strengthen the weakness of the act and give it act- ive and vigorous enforcement. At a stonmy meeting of Conservatives not long ago he said "there is no office in the gift of the people, not evert the Premiership of Ontario, that has sufficient attractions for me to violate an obligation given to the people." le. All • t votedfor the 0. T. A..were ere t1 1 s t ow pleased at the stand of the Premier and they took him at his word that there would he no tampering with 'the act. Does he now intend to strengthen the 0. T. A. by strengthening the. beer? Can Mr. Ferguson convince himself that he is keeping his word to the people when he proposes this legislation? The people in the plebis- cite voted for a stronger .prohibition law and trot stronger beer, • The temperance people of the pro- vince, regardless of politics, regard the proposal of the government as a bad breach of faith, and it is likely a ,. 'that a. very large attendance will be presentat the annual provincial gathering next week to register their protest. Clinton 'News -Record, (Con.) Before the referendum last 'October Premier 'Ferguson declared on more than one occasion that he would be guided by the Will of the peole and if they by their votes indicated that they ,wished the Ontario Temperance Act, to remain he would strengthen the act and etlforce it. strictly. When the vote was taken and the .people' so declared thetnselves, he said, there was nothing for the Govern- ment to do but abide by the will of the people and by leis firmness in this, he won the approval of many who had not had any too much faith in his goodwill towards the Act. Be- cause of this the announcement on Tuesday inthe speech` from the throne, which is, as everyone knows, en outline of the programme to be '1troduced throughout the session. a tnraeure. wtvttl'd ,be intrortuc",' 11lowing •the sale of beer.twicee the, WALTON,c Mrs, P. 13. Gardiner and brother; Wesley .Hackweil, went on a trip to Rochester, N.Y., over the week -end to see their mother, who is quite ill at, present. She has been spending the winter there; Miss .'fenny Clark went to 'Toronto on 'Monday to attend the •millinery' onenines which 'take place doming the week. Quite a number from this locality attended the 'funeral of the late Mr.,, "Win. Day.ldson, of :Seaforth;-" L it u'I ' I• Seaforth Monument Works Brussels, Melville Presbyterian church ''held their annual meeting last week and reported $6,618.85 as the total col- lected for t'hc year. There are 399 on the membership roll. r• David Lampnt has returned, to his home itt Melita, Man, Mrs. James Ferguson died aged 89 years. 'She was formerly ,Elizabeth Strachan. John F. and 'Robt • W. Ferguson and Mrs. Best of, Brussels, are children, 'Geo, Ferguson of Sea - forth„ se a grandson. Clinton. Miss Olive Sehoenhals has taken a position in the Parliament Buildings, Toronto. T,4iss Rena Pickett is assisting itt Clinton post office during the 'post- master's absence in the South. Clinton Masons are 'holding alt At Hoene on Feb. 20th, John Nediger, of the ,Clinton hock- ey team, had jaw fractured during a game with the Kincardine teatn, An Oil without Alcohol.—Some oils and many medicines have alcohol as a prominent ingredient. A judici- ous mingling of six essential oils compose Dr. Tho,.tas' Eclectric Oil, and 'there is no alcohol in it so that its effects are lasting. , Want and For Sale Ads. 3 times, SOc ., IT ,NEVER 1pxEs One of our monuments, made of enduring marble or granite, will .lastfor ages. Hundreds of years from now 0 will still be standing us a memoria.l to your loved ones; perhaps to you and to us. All of us like to be re- mensbered after we are gone. ‘Have YOU given it a:'thought? W. E. CHAPMAN Prop,, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1925, } PROFESSIONAL CARDS. that tired look and "ragged" feeling out of your face. Say "Bonilla Facial" to your barber and come up smiling with a new appear- ance of vim and fitness. Be one of the "million a week." ROBINSON'S (Just Around the Corner) Seaforth J?ilncess "Variety is the spice of life" witness Leatrice Joy IN ehangingba bus li If you think marriage is no laughing matter' see this merry mixup of wives and husbands with !hiss Joy in a double role adapted from the Evening Post story "Roles" THURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY Matinee Sat., 3 p.m. MON., TUES., and WED. Betty eorpson IN The Enemy Sex WITH PERCGY MARM©NT and HUNTLY GORDON, from the novel the Salamander, also the final chapter of The Way of Man RiNeas S A SPECIAL PLAYER PIANO USED FOR DEMONSTRATING ONLY SINCE CHRISTMAS. The company now offers to reduce the price $250.0o, if taken by February 19th. Also $25.00 worth of rolls free, This is..a special Piano and includes ,the Famous Auto; Heigle Player Action. - Phone 13-616 or write for further particulars, EJonathan PIANO' AND RADIO DISTRIBUTOR R.R. 2, Seaforth it DR. H. HUGH ROSS, JPhy.ichtti and Surgeon, .,Late of London Hos- pital, London, • England. Special attention to diseases df the eye, ear,' nose and throat, Office and resid tree behind Ddmit ton li'tspk Office Phone No: 5; Residence Phone 106. DR. F. J. "UtfRRO*S, Seaforth. Office and rebidence; Goderich street, east of the 'idetbtodjtv church, Cor- oner for the County of Huron.' Tele.. phone No. 40. DR. C. MACICAYr-C. Mackay, honortgreduade' of Trinity Univers- ity and gold medallist of Trinity Medical College; member of the Co - lege of Physicians and Surgeons' of Ontario. DR. F. J. R. FORSTEIt—Eye Ear, Nose and Throat. Graduate in Medi- cine University of Toronto, 1897. Late Assistant New York Ophthal- mic and Aural Institute, Moorefield's Eye, and Golden Square Throat Hos- pitals, London, England. At Commercial Hotel, Seaf o r t It , third Monday in , each month, from 11 a.m. to, 3 pan 53, Waterloo street south, Stratford._ Phone 2/67, Stratford. General Ftire, Life, Accident & Automobile INSURANCE AGENT and Dealer in Singer Sewing Machines James Watson North Main St. SEAFORTH, ONT. THE Mc'KILLO•P Mutual Fire Insurance Co. FARM AND ISOLATED TOWN PROPERTY ONLY, INSURED Officers Jamese Connolly, Goderieh; Alex. James Evans, Beechwood, Vice Pres- ident; D. F. McGregor, Seeforfth,' Sec. -Treasurer. Directors. Wm. Rinn, No. 2, Seaforth; Paha Benneweis, Brodhagen; James Evans, Beechwood; M. BdcEwen, Clinton: James Conolly, Godi rich ; ;Alex. Broadfoot, No. 3, Seaforth; J. G. Grieve, No. 4, W alto a Robert rt Fcrr "oH rlock, George McCartney, No. 8, Seaforth; Murray Gibson, Brncefield, Agents. Alex. Leitch, R.R 1, Clinton; IC. ' 4 Hinchlcy, Seaforth; J. A. Murray, R R. No..3, Seaforth; J. V. Yeo, liolmosvtlle; R. G. Jarmooth, Born- holm James Kerr and John Goren - lock, Seaforth, auditoria Parties desirous to effect'lnsuranec or trenacst other tininess* will be promptly attended to by application to any of the above officers addressed to their respective poatofBees, t D a i' t T h r o w f'mtlr Old Carpets Away ,Theytnake new raver. able "Qelvetex" Rugs. Send ter votrates Polder 2 CANADA Rio COMPANY ;LONDON, ONT-. FEATHERS WANTED Highest prices paid. Max Wotab phone 178, Seaforth. EZ for E ZEMA At Aberhart's Drug Store Seaforth THERE 'IS ONLY ONE GENUINE ASPIRIN Only Tablets. with "Bayer Cross" are Aspirin—No others I A ( AVIQ If you don't see the "Bayer Crowe on the tablets; refuse them --they are not Aspirin at ail, Insist on genuine,."Bayer Tablet., of,. Aspirin" plainly stamped with the safety "Bayer Crops"—Aspirin prescribed hy, phyelciane•for•nineteen years and proved safe by millions for Headache, Tooth- ache, , Earephe, Rheumatism, Lumbago, Colds,' Neuritis, and Pain generally. Handy tin boxes of 12 toblets-alae Jarger "Bayer" g 13ayet packages. Macho. in Canada. Aspirin is the trade mark (registered in Canada), of Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetieacidester of 'Salicylicacid. While it Is well known tient Aspirin means Bayer manufacture, to assist the public against imitations, thc„Tablets of Bayer Company, Ltd.,' will be stamped` with their' general trade mark, the ayer Cross ''.'' ,. ,iEN.