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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1934-08-09, Page 2■ ■ ■ Maitland Buyers I r Call Us For Prices M ■ 1 t. fit CO.OPERA t rE is in compoy, um/Int& in ill ■ ii 'til intittar t, - gill t°, ■ ■ 111.C4i i 21*iiigitigllaMIOIMIIMMIUIIII*i*ititiiiistliiiirigniiiitititiliiiiitiitj VG Awa IE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES The Wingham Advance -Tames Published at WINGRAM ONTARIO Ivory Thursday Morning by The Advance -=Times. Publishing Co.. Subscription Rate-- One Year $2,00 Six months, $1.00 in advance To U, S. A. $2.50per year. Foreign. rate, $3.00 per year, Advertising rates on application. BUY FROM THE STORES A news item appeared in the Sea- forth Huron Expositor that proves a •point often mentioned in this paper; It pays to buy from established mer- chants. A peddler, selling linoleum, was in Seaforth recently, and made a sale to a lady, who discovered after the salesman had proceeded on his way, that she had received short measure. Peddlers : very often get a high price for their wares or in some other manner gyp the purchaser. They pay little or nothing toward the upkeep of the community in which they trav- el and when the person who buys is not satisfied they have no means of redress, The stores of Wingham are well stocked with quality merchandise and the people of this community can pur- chase their requirements easily and with confidence. To encourage the peddler to con- tinue on his rounds, by buying:1ris goods is in almost every case, bad business for those who buy, and not fair to the merchants who pay taxes and in many other ways aixl the com- inunity. .F * * M GOVT. SHOULD BUILD ' AND MAINTAIN ROADS The Government collects 211 the gas tax and registration fees fur cars. Canadian motorists in 1932 paid by this' means $48,209,587. The idea of the gas tax was .originally to build and maintain roads, but up until the last election in Ontario the Counties and other municipalities paid 20% of the cost of construction of highways, With the motor owner paying such huge amounts for gas tax and regis- tration it is up to the Government to maintain the present roads and pay the full cost of all construction. It is true in Ontario that the 'Gov- ernment does give some back as road grants. They should not only do this but also carry the cost of construc- tion. When the cost of. the highways is divided between municipalities or counties and the province it in many cases creates a hardship on the mun- icipality. The people, it would appear to us, would be better served if the r�4�c Ain LiiiiffIIIIIIiiiIf m r eJ 1111 riQl11 s t�,� linirls.,,iema; w i"M :, (�,krI _r 1■Ot/AImu /emiinim inniu maiir--_ ILummonimumuunindulairmummuumuumagratimio r utwsutla'" c------- wommuummuimmuninimi�ir.Iri��nfr�i ) C t..? 1141 1 mer lie%. iminswgimiswitia l`t..rFt.,�r•re` � r� v� awn.,..„- a. ,....- l \ ��� ir wow' �■11°Ill 111 t 11 11 soma Lti ,,,, tH ,.79 I no i, f„„ mire you satisRed to do without Bathroom conveniences? And without up-to-date kitchen facilities or other modern requirements that running water in your home will instantly make available to you? Prices have never been lower for Canadian -made Emco quality bathroom equipment and Duro Automatic Pumping Systems. Three pieces --Bath, Shower, Lavatory and 00 'Toilet, as illustrated, with all fittings - $144 . Other complete Bathroom equipment as 90■ 00 Sow as - $ 'The Duro-Special Pumping System, all Canadian -made, having a capacity of 250 gals. per hour, complete with 30 gal. Galvanized Tank, 25 or 60 cycle, 110 volt motor, costs only $85,00. DURO-SptCIAL eveseetsatmemeosseassesszsasei Write for free illustrated booklets on Bathroom Equipment or Plumbing Supplies. Easy time payments both on Pumps and Bathroom Fixtures may be arranged. For Sale By Machan Bros. Phone 58 EMPIRE BRASS MFG. CO,, LIMITED London Toronto Winnipeg Vancouver 32 Province took care of alt highway construction and their maintenance without additional cost to the coun- ties or other municipalities. X- * * �c THE DISCOUNT OFF TAXES Many municipalities,-. Wingham in- cluded, allow those who pay their tax- es by 'a certain date a discount. In our town those who pay their taxes by July 15th are allowed 2h% and the discount lessens ,each month up to November 15th when 1'c is allowed. \'e believe that a much fairer way to collect taxes is to have two or three instalments 'during the year when tax- es are to be paid and a penalty im- posed on those who do not pay by the time set. It stands to reason that the am- ount given in discount has to be paid by those who cannot afford to tale advantage of the discount period. * *' The "Hunger Marchers” of London rode back home from Toronto in Gov- ernment trucks. Asit rained they ar- rived home very mad at being wet. We believe they were "all wet" before they left London. * * * In 1926 Marie Dressler was work- ing for $10 a week. When she died recently she left an estate of $300,000. She made all this money as a movie actress and all who have seen her on the screen feel that she earned her money. * * * Adolf Hitler, Chancellor of Ger- many, since the death of Paul Von Hindenburg, has been acting Presi- dent of Germany. This makes him an absolute dictator. It is said that he may become the monarch of that country. He should read the history of Napoleon III. That might change his mind. * * * * E, W. Beatty, President of the Can- adian Pacific Railway, stated at Wind- sor last week that even with business conditions good, there would be no justification for the economic waste represented by the existence of two great transcontinental railway systems in Canada, Canada no doubt has two much railway steel laid but what now is the remedy. * * * Hon. G. H. Ferguson, Canadian High Commissioner, in London, is back home for a holiday. He said in an interview that he was definitely out of politics. Since the genial Howard was last home there are many of his former colleagues out of politics but not for the same reason as Mr. Fer- guson, * * * The smart work of the Provincial Police in frustrating the kidnapping of James S. McLean, President of the Canada Packers, is to .be highly com- mended. Canada does not wish an epidemic of kidnapping such as takes place almost daily in U.S. * * * John Smith, of Peterborough, set out in a canoe for England. He is now missing somewhere between. Gaspe, Que., and Newfoundland. This was to be expected. He was not giv- en a chance to succeed when he start- ed on his way and should have been stopped. SPOTTON SEEKS TO AID FARMERS Made Long Speech in House of Com- mons Re Loss on Cattle Shipped to England Through Richleau Cor- poration. There are a number of farmers in this district and many in Western Ontario who were not paid by the Richleau Corporation for cattle ship- ped through that company to Eng- land, The Foss to these farmers is about $41,000. We have had many :inquiries as to what was done by the Govern- ment, overnment, if any thing, to aid these farm- ers. The debate in regard to this deal took place in the House just prior to. its adjournment and for the infanta.- tion nfortnation of the interested parties or oth- ers we are printing Mr. Spotton's speech and the Prime Minister's, Mr, Bennet, reply. Other members of the House join- ed in this debate but these two speeches give e all the facts. Mr. SPOTTON: Mr. Chairman; someone has said "save us from our friends". The hots. member for West Middlesex (Mr. Elliott) and myself were called in some four months ago an this matter. We worked upon it as a business>matter and I can say for him and his colleagues that they have kept anything savouring of pol- ities out of the matter. I am very sorry that the last speaker (Mr. Mo- therwell) has striven to inject some. political prejudice into it. The facts as I see therm are these. The farmers in the counties of Eur - owl, Perth, Latnbton and Middlesex, had a meeting at Ailsa Craig or some- where in the county of Mtddlsex and passed a resolution asking me to in- troduce a delegation to the Minister of '.Grade and Commerce (Mr. Stev- ens). They came to Ottawa and the Minister of Trade and Commerce gave us a very kindly reception in- deed. We presented this matter to hips as best we could, and those far- mers that night were .abundantly fair, They gave the Department of Trade and C:omaizerce a great deal of credit for fitting up ships to assist in the passage of 'cattle to England. I my- self With other members have' waited on the 'Minister of Trade and Com- merce and the Minister of Agriculture (Mr. Weir) asking that some assist- ance be given by way of fitting up ships. The ex -Minister of Public Works and myself, instead of acting Like children, stubbing our toes and running to a parent, . decided that we would go in and try to clean up the matter first, This we did. lrVe had a meeting in Montreal and this firm was taken into bankruptcy. Then we had the '.Clarkson firm, a reputable firm of auditors, go into their_ books. A padlock was put on the door, and Clarksons were put in charge. We find that there are no assets. There never were any assets, and we are not trying to place blame upon the Department of Trade and Com- merce particularly. but we would ask the department of Trade and Com- merce not to assume the attitude that they cannot make mistakes. While this government is as free from mak- ing mistakes as any government I. have ever known yet I have never known any men who were perfect, and my plea to -night with the administra- tion is not to assume the attitude that these farmers are the men who made the whole mistake, I think that is most unfair. I will ask 'the men from Western Canada if they know the Captain, Robert Pearson, Jno. Pearson whose two uncles were in the Ontario Leg- islature, and men of no mean mental- ity. By the way I do not think we have any longer any supermen. To me in future the opinion of the man on the street will be just as good as that of the superman because it was the supermen who led us into the de- pression and they were nowhere to be seen to lead us out of it. I would ask any person in Western Canada if they know this man Pearson in my riding who has lost $2,000, and can afford to lose it, and who is now out West again to bring home again more cattle and fatten them and pass them an to the old land. But Mr. Chairman, there are men who cannot afford to lose this money. Yesterday I drove around my county and it was borne in upon me that there was going to be a sad wreckage. I came upon the parish priest who had been cheering up two parishioners, urging them to hold on a little longer, that some re- lief might come. I was not able to' say that there would be' relief I had been led to believe here and there that there might be a little ray of hope. I had gone to the bank managers who loaned the money asking them to be patient and now tonight I am ask- ing the government not to take any cold business attitiude on this matter. It is the duty of the strong to protect the weak. To say that we fitted out sixteen ships and that fourteen were August 9th, 1914: jAST December, people said: "You can count on Chevrolet to lead the way in 1934!" And, as everybody knows, Chevrolet has justified the prediction. First of all came the new Chevrolet Master Six, pioneering fully -enclosed, protected Knee -Action! Then came the 1934 Chevrolet Stan- dard Six—the lowest -priced car in Canada. Now comes a brand -hew, five -passen- ger Master Six Sedan with built-in trunk —a further proof, if one were needed,; that Chevrolet leads its field in modern. body styling. Is it any wonder that the car to score all these triumphs is Canada's Great Sales Leader? Drive a Chevrolet your- self, today! Standard Six Coupe :yfF,r • lin7, l �4:7,,>$6,,,4y• } 0.1840 Master Sir Coad READY FOR' IMMEDIATE DELIVERY Standard Six from Master Six from '844 $710 Delivered, hilly equipped, at factory, Oshawa,. Ont. Freight and Government license only, extra. New low time -prices an the GMAC plana Crawford' W NGHAM rage ONTARIO good and two were bad is a fair bat- to the ting average, and the minister should be given credit that he selected four- teen out of sixteen that were good. I do not think he should be at all of- fended to be told that two of the six- teen which his department selected were tubs—and, if they searched the great metropolis of Montreal they could not have found three greater crooks upon whom to confer a dip- loma to go out into my county than the men they selected. E. A. D. Mor- gan is consulting, solicitor of the company. When I said to him, "Mr. Morgan, you are more than solicitor" he got angry. He was the promoter, the man who came with high press- ure salesmanship and put the thing over. There night be a medical col- lege that would grant a diploma to some man who never studied medi- cine a day in his life. They might give hien a diploma to go out and op- erate on the people of this country. And .here were people who, accord- ing to Clarkson's report, did not even have the proverbial shoe -string to start on, not a shoestring, not a dol- lar if the officials of the Department of Trade and Commerce had asked to 'see this company's charter, they would have seen the mostfourflush- ing document that ever decorated a page. That is what these men Who have no capital proposed to da ac- cording to their charter: To build, acquire, lease, or operate elevators, buildings, or wharves, for the handling or storage of grain, To buy, sell.,, or deal in cattle, hor- ses, hogs or any and every kind of live stock and poultry including feed- ing, fattening, and in connection with the business of the company to estab- lish stores, agencies, depots and other markets for the sale of the products of the company, including .the right to manufacture, ship, deal in and sell canned goods or prepared meats, or foodof all descriptions. I suppose the officials of the De- partment of Trade and Commerce Who were supposed to be a light u1 - feet and a Iamp unto the path tle." That is a rett fai t ti a ie as e o of the farmers of this country asked 'sal. I can think of no finer diploma ficials of the Department of Trade these people to show their testimon- given to any body of people, no great- and Commerce' had prepared in which ials. Further, they were going— er license to go. out and do business they stated they took no blame in the To build., purchase, lease and oper- among my farmers who feed a steer a matter, I claim that they are crimin- ate vessels whether propelled by' thousand days at six cents a day, pay ally negligent and. I shall assume full responsibility in any capacity this house asks me, to prove my, statement that tins titan McDonnell who was a the officials of the ,Department of bankrupt, this man Richardson who Tracie and Commerce are not going was a bankrupt and this man Morgan to take any blame in this lnatter and whose name is not sweet -scented at are going to lay the blame on my far- all in the city of Montreal, were avers that they are a bunch of dumb granted a license when they should bells, and if the officials have been not have 'been. We are all human; criminally negligent, then it is my we allmake mistakes and the offic- duty as the representative of .my far- ials of the Department of Trade and. Commerce, when their minister was very busy with other things—and his name will go down in history for his present activity—when he could not oversee everything, must have been responsible. ` But do not let us wrap that cloak about us and say: We 'can- ont melee a mistake. I never knew a government that did not make an oc- casional mistake. Inasmuch as mis- takes have perhaps been made on both sides of this question; inasmuch ` as there are no newspaper reporters here and we are just gathered in this chamber in the closing days of the session 1 would suggest that he who givesquickly give twice and I would n (Contitied on PageSix) t) steam or otherwise and to carry car- the freight to Montreal and give those go of any description in connection steers to these Montreal scalawags, there -with. I I shall not trust myself further. If Nay, more: To promote, organize, manage or develop or to assist in the promotion, organization, management or devel- opment of any corporation, coinpany, syndicate, enterprise, Or undertaking and to do all acts necessary or inci- dental thereto. This may be legal phraseology, but Pte, s to say . a word on their behalf. I call to my witness the wrecks that We thank the Minister of Trade and have been strewn over this country Commerce for his courtesy all through, and I do not think it would hurt hien very much to -night' to say that the farmers perhaps did. not use good business judgment, it is the duty of the strong to protect the weak, but inasmuch as we put stalls in, boats that were not seaworthy -and if .there is any doubt about that, with the knowledge I have to say: Give us an independent tribunal before whom we can place the facts — we r, ae t oa S Sit late 'i willing' the e t S 1. ) 1 O 191 bli- 1 ity of proving our case,' My attittidc in this matter has been entirely. changed within the hist poly clays, in the past, ten years, financial wrecks aided by legal phraseology. Imagine this, Mr. Chairman: To :subscribe for, underwrite; buy, sell, exchange, hold, hypothecate or otherwise deal in the stock, bonds, de- bentures, and other securities of any municipal, industrial or financial cor- porations or companies. To enter into any arrangement for sharing profits or union of interests with, any person or company carrying i.oraboutc carry 0 engage in or toc on tgag y or engage in and to take or otherwise acgiure shares and :securities of any n' e l l hold, such company; and •to sell, o d, re- sell with or without guarantee or oth- erwise deal in the same. A company' that never had a dollar —did not have adollar., and heaven knows, that will never have'a dailarl Two out of three amen bankrupt and the other a lawyer whose name is to- night a by -word in the city of lv;:ont-: real! Those were the three MOO who were granted the diploma studded by thirteen thousand golden dollars, to go up into my county and say to my fanners: "We would like to buy your cattle" "Well, we do not know who you are." "Well, we are just this ,good that the Department of Trade and Commerce spent $13,000 to fit tip boats to assist tis to ship your oat - 'e oi& o conservai-040,fmeig COL, A, E. GOObERHAM, t,L.D. CHAttMAN, SOAtib or GOVEAN0AS ERNEST MncMILLAN, t .A.,Mus,bot„ p.R,C.M,,1',R,C,o,y PntNct►At HEALEY WILLAN, Mus. all„ R,R,C.o„ Vtat,PatricrpAr. Re -opens September 4th1934 bE1ARfl gNT5 olr CNStRucrfON COMPOSITION ViOLIN THROW( 'lANorbli t VIOLA eLocUTION SINGING VIOLoNCELLti' teeterr:rnec ORGAN bee RLE SASS GALLEY' DANCING ORCNESTRAIIINSTRUMENTS OALCROze EURYTHMICS MIDWINTER eeelle1DSUM MER EXAMINAtIO!'tS itesitlenen kr Younn„Womun Stud, Witt Yf:r1R& . 0I ANC, SYLLApU5 ON Pt'Ou st— Ab1.ikJSS'z lss COLLI Gt: st,, rokoNTb, ;t,