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$191,550 IS MISSING
IN, TOM BROWN CASE
Stratford, Jan, 21..— 'Viten police
'bored "heir way into one of the safe-
ty deposit boxes in the Downie Street
office of Tom Brown, that of the
Misses Jane and Elizabeth Edmunds,
retired citizens of this city, they
found' the box .cleaned of'$42;500 in
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bonds and securities, this shooting
the known amount of which citizens
have been swindled skyward to
$191,550.
Pathetic cases are being revealed
among the victimized clients of Tom
Brown who had entrusted everything
in his care. Of the $42,500 missing
from the box of the Edtnund sisters,
$35,000 of it represented the estate of
their .Late brother, John F. Edmunds.
the remaining $7,500 wasin victory
bonds, the property of Miss Jane Ed-
munds.
The fact that Brown was caught in
of his maps. The encyclopedia does
not eveii mention his name, but a vis-
itor to theDeminion Archives at Ot-
tawa will find that the most correct,
interesting and artistic maps are the
work of this almost unknown man,
Ile grade neaps, copied maps, engrav-
ed them, and compiled them into one
of the earliest atlases. Not only are
the .maps .geographically correct -for
their time—but they are illustrated in
some cases with sketches of the in-
habitants of the country depicted.
-. One of these maps is a colored en-
graving of Denmark and Sweden, "ac-
cording to the newest and most exact
observations of Herman Moll, geog-
rapher," '.and it is dedicated to "His
Excellency, John, Lord Bishop of
Bristol, Lord J?rivy Seal, and Her,
Majesty's first plenipotentiary at the
treaty of Utrecht". The map itself is
antazingly correct and the printing on
it is •most wonderfully fine and yet
quite readable. The reap is a double
the recent crashes on the stock near, page of his atlas which appeared in
lot was learned today when Joseph, 1715 and has been carefully framed
Sedgwick of, the Attorney -General's
Department said that he. hadtraced
approximately $20,000 in the missing
bonds .to a Toronto brokerage house,
wherethey had been paid as a collat-
eral to cover marginal demands.
No trace of Brown has been secur-
ed, beyond that a traveller stated he
saw hint on a New York train. Sev-
eral legal points will develop in the
case. Will stolen bonds and securit-
ies from safety deposit boxes, dispos-
ed of by the thief, to brokerage firms,
be restored?
FASCINATING LINKS
IN CANADA'S HISTORY
History does not always give credit
to those who do the most for civili
zation. It is difficult to estimate the
benefit to the world of the work of
the cartographer, Herman Moll, a
Dutchman who came to England in
1680, and in 1715 composed an atlas
to preserve it, though the crease of
the page is still to be ,seen. The ter-
ritory shown includes Lapland and it
is of the inhabitants of this land that
the illustrations have been made.
Down one side of the map are
these: small pictures showing 'a church
for Such as are Lutherans, with a
basin full of brandy with a spoon in
it at the porch,' of which every one
who, enters takes a sup. The priest,
the chief man in the parish, and a
bride with two bridesmaids followed
by the bridegroom and other friends?'
Another picture shows figures ,stand-
ing upright in what looked like wood-
en boxes and this we are 'told is
"their way of burying." A' short dis-
tance. away a figure is kneeling be-
fore a skull •and cross bones, which,
the author tells us is "their manner
of praying to death to spare them a
while longer. Then follow many pic-
tures of their houses, dress, and food,
but perhaps the most interesting of
all to us is a gentleman on a very
modern looking pair of skis which is
•
"their way of 'sliding withgreat ac-
tivity over the snowy mountains."
The last picture is also very amusing
for it shows a gentleman with both
arms around his deer'and the inscrip-
tion, is "A Laplander whispering the
rein deer what he should do or whith-
er he must go,"
DIAMOND :JUBILEE
The diamond jubilee of Mr. and
Mrs. Jas. Kelly of. Morris Township,
was quietly celebrated. There was
the renewal of their nuptail on Fri-
day morning' at nine o'clock in St.
Michaell's Church, , Blyth, when the
bride and groom of sixty. ,years were
present at High Mass, Mr, Kelly is
the last surviving pioneer of Morris
Township and who has seen many of
the trials of the pioneer life. They
were married in St. Augustine, Janu
ary 10th, 1870, when there were no
snow plows to clear the roads. They
started out in the morning and it took
six hours to make the trip of sixteen.
miles with teamsand sleighs, over
snowbanks and through trails the
young couple pledged themselves to
love each other. On their return 150
guests were present to receive and.
congratulate them. Mr. Kelly was
horn in Tipperary, Ireland, 84 years
ago, and came to. Canada whenfour
years of age, He was a son of the
late John and Margaret Kelly and the
last surviving member of a family of
eight children. Mrs. Kelly was born
in Gore of Toronto, 76 years ago, a
daughter of the late Patrick and Mary
Phelan. To this union a family of
eight children were born, P. J, and
Albert of Morris Township; Thomas
of Blyth; William and Leo, at home,
and one daughter, Mrs. Wm. Dever-
eaux, Jr., of Seaforth,, and one son,
Michael, who died 17 years ago, and
one daughter who died in infancy.
There are fifteen ;grandchildren and
three great grandchildren. Mr. and
Mrs. ICelly will continue to reside on
lot .12, concession. 7, Morris Town-
ship, where they first undertook the
respons.ibiities of married life. Both.
are enjoying a fair measure of good.
health, which it is hoped will long be
spared to them, It is always a pleas-
ure to them to relate to their child-
ren inany en exciting experience of
former days. In those days when
churches were few in number, the
home of Mr. belly's parents many a
time saw the. Holy Sacrifice of the
Mass offered therein. Their hospi-
tality was beyond measure a d their
charity reached far and near, The
first Roman Catholic church and bur-
ying ground of Morris Township was
built on land which his father donat-
ed for that purpose, and several years
after this church was abandoned for
a better building and site in the vil-
lage of Blyth. Many years of wedd-
ed bliss, many trials, and many a hap
-
IV day has been the lot of Mr, and
Mrs. Kelly during those past 60 years.
and it is hoped that they will be spar-
ed to enjoy many another happy oc-
casion.
REPORT OF HOG SHIPMENTS
FOR MONTH ENDING
DECEMBER 31, 1929
Total Hogs—Wingham 69, Wrox-
eter 225, I3k ievale 118, Belgrave 52,
Huron Co, Locals 508, Huron Co.
5134,
Select Bacon-Winghain 25, 'Wrox-
eter 57, Bluevale 31, Belgrave 19, Hu-
ron Co. Locals 111, Huron Co. 1659.
Bacon Wingham 32, Wroxeter
129, Bluevale 61, Belgrave 27, Huron
Co. Locals 325, Huron Co. 2776.
Butchers--Wingham 7, Wroxeter
24, Bluevale 13, Huron Co. Locals
37, Huron Co. 430.
Heavies—Wingham 3, Wroxeter 5,
Bluevale 6, Huron Co. Locals 7, Hur-
on Co. 43. ,
Extra Heavies—Huron Co. Locals
3, Huron Co. 4.
Lights and Feeders—Wroxeter 1,
Bluevale 4, Belgrave 2, Huron ,Co.
Locals 12, Huron Co. 115.
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TOWELS AND DRESSES
Turkish Towels 18x40, pair 49c
Turkish Towels, 20x42, pair 59c
Corsets, D. & A. and Goddess 49; 95c
Silk Vests and Bloomers 794,.
House Dresses, clearing at
69c, 98c, 1.49
20% Discount on all Blankets, Lin-
ens, Spreads, Underwear, Crepes and
Dress Goods, Linoleums, Oil'cloths,
• and Rugs.
: Remnants at Half Price.
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Vests, all wool, reg. 1.25, 1.50 95c
Wool and Silk and Wool Vests,
regular 85c, at 59c
Ladies' Heavy Winter Bloomers,
regular 85c, for 59c
Children's Vests and Drawers, reg.
to 90c, for 49c
Child's Winter Drawers, reg. 75c 39c
Boys' Fleece Shirts and Drawers 49c,
Men's Fleece Shirts and Drawers 79c
All Wool Drawers and Shirts 1.79
Silk Vests and .Bloomers, reg. to
1.50, on sale 95c
LINENS AND STAPLES
81 inch Wabasso Sheeting 79c
Extra heavy Wabasso Sheeing, 81
inch wide, reg. 1.25 950
40 and 42 inch Wabasso Pillow
Cotton at 39c
36 inch Flette 19c to 24c
White Flette 36 inh wide 24e, 27c
Cotton Sheets, large size 95c each
Silk Spreads, large size, reg5.50
sale s le at 4.19
Table Linen, colored border, all
pure linen at
1.19
Table Linen, special 69c
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at Greatly Reduced Prices
Bargains for Everybody.
COMPARE THESE
PRICES
Factory Yarns, 2 and 3 ply 95c
S. F. Yarn, 3 and 4 ply $1.15
A. C. A. Ticking 42c
35c Linen Towelling 28c
40 Inch Factory Cotton 22c
Heavy Shirting Black and' Blue 30c
Ladies' 79c
Children's 49c and 59c
Men's 954.
Boys' ' 79c
Silk Hose, reg. 95c, for 49c
Mercury Full Fashioned, all pure
silk, reg. $2.50 $1.95
MEN'S WEAR
Boys' Pullover Sweaters, reg. to
2,50, on sale at 1.79
Men's Sweaters, reg. 5.50 3.95
Fine Shirts, reg. to 3.50 ..,.`1.79
Fine Shirts, reg. to 2.50. 1.39
Fine Sox, 39e to 69c
Work Sox 29c, 39c, 49c
20% off Sweaters, Underwear, Ties,
Gloves and Scarfs.
Overcoats, reg. to 25.00, for ... „.17.50
Reg, 29.50' for 19,50
Boys` Bloomer. Suits 2,95, 3.95,
9.95
Men's Suits
Men's Gloves, lined
reg. to 2,50, for
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1.69 .,
DRESS GOODS
All Wool Flannels, small check, 58
inches wide, reg, 2.50 1.49
56 In. all Wool Black Serge 1.19
54 In. All Wool Serge and Coat-
ings at 95c
56 In. Heavy Black and Grey Coat-
ings and Tweeds, e price 1.49
CURTAIN GOODS
AND DRAPERIES
36 in. Comforter Sateen, special , 35c
36 in. Cretonnes and Chintz 29c, 29c
Curtain Nets and Scrims 29c
Reversible Draperies Cloth, 46
inches wide at 50c
Silk Panels, 2* yd. long 1.95
Net Curtain 2* yds. reg. 2.50 1.95
36 inch plain Satins, reg'. 50c 39c
SPECIALS AT 19c
32 Inch English Gingharns 19c
Prints, light and clark 19e
36 inch Flannelette, light and dark,
reg. to 28; special 19c
Towelling, all linen 19c
Children's Ribbed Cotton Hose 19c
Girls' Corset Waists 19e.
GROCE IES
Fresh Figs 10c Ib.
Seedless Raisins, 2 lbs, for 25c
i Prunes 15c Ib.
1 Black Tea 59c lb.
Heinz Pork and Beans, large 220•
Olives, 26 oz. bottles 35c
Fresh Dates
11c
Macaroni
100
one 46
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HISTORY OF THE E
HOW TREY PIH'$T OAi*.E TO,
AMERICA.
Land that Once Was Without t► Morse
Now Has to Kill Off Surplus
Four Hunched Thousand Killed in
Montana 'Four Years Ago,
About four years ago font hundred
thousand horses were doomed to die
in a land that .was once . without a
horse,. It seems a dreadful pity that
these beautiful creatures should have
to be wiped out in this manner, but,
like the Australian wild brumby,
Which did such enormous damage in
the north some time ago, killing them
out was the only way to save the pas-
ture lands for the more useful cattle.
Exactly Ave centuries ago, 'Ferdi-
nand Cortes, the conqueror of Mex-
ico, set forth on one of the most des-
perate marches in history, through
the fever -haunted swamps and for-
ests of what we now call Honduras.:
He rode a great, blaek horse, and
rode it till it could go no farther.
Then he left it with natives at Taya-
sal, asking them to care for it till
he should return.
Until his arrival horses had never
been seen by men in America. It was
horses which gained the first battle
for Cortes. Twelve cavalrymen
against thousands of enemies, at the
beginning of the conquest of Mexico,
were hidden in a wood till the crisis
of the fight arrived. Then they
emerged. Seeing these animals for
the first time, and witnessing their
rapid gallop, the bright armor of
their riders, and the wounds and
death the riders inflicted, the natives
thought the man and horse were one;
they counted them as gods, and, sore
afraid, let certain victory turn to ter-
rible defeat.
Now, a little•later, at Tayasal, left
with the care of Cortes' sick charger,
they imagined they had a stricken
god upon their hands. They took it
to their temple and fed it on what
their own gods were supposed to like
—roast chicken and flowers. The
horse died, and the natives feared the
wrath o1 Cortes, so they made a sta-
tue of the horse and worshipped it.
Their descendants were still worship
ping it, still awaiting the return of
the terrible Spaniard, when Tayasal
was at last visited by a Christian
missionary, more than a century
later.
So begins the history of the mod-
ern horse in the horseless continent
of America. Civilization there has
ridden to victory on the back of the
horse, or in wagons drawn by horses;
but four years ago an amazing thing
Dame to pass.
Horses in the northwest ran wild
and multiplied to such an extent that,
in the state of Montana alone, no
fewer than four hundred thousand
horses were under sentence of death,
like rabbits in; Australia, like tigers
in India, like rats in England, writes
P. B. Pryor, in Humane Pleader.
Horses taken over by the old Span-
ish conquerors, and still more by the
early British settlers, were abandon-
ed when settlements were broken up
or raided •by Indians; or they man-
aged to secure their freedom by their
own initiative. In 1537, for example,
Buenos Ayres was abandoned and the
horses set at liberty. They roamed
and bred, and half a century after
they were found to have ranged right
down the continent to the Strait of
Magellan!
Down to the coming of the motor-
car it was always worthwhile to go
out and catch wild horses, but now
horseflesh is rapidly losing its value;
even the modern cowboy must drive
a car as well as ride a horse.
So the horses, wild as deer, have
not only extended their zone, but
have become armies, as it were. Man-
tana is a stock -raising state, and the
food required for sheep and cattle
was being eaten by the horses. For
the horses did not keep to the prai-
ries and the hills; they invaded cul-
tivated lands, broke down fences, ate
crops, and lured away the domesticat-
ed horses.
It was estimated that they con.
sunned food enough each year to feed
two million sheep or 800,000 head of
Battle. Their contribution to human
welfare was small, for at most Mon-
tana could take over only eight thou-
sand new horses a year, which was
far below the rate at which the wild
ones had been increasing.
Every Dell rele.phona is a Lang i7fsttrnte Station
Tell Her
'The %rte
—it saves money and time
Very often in making a long dis-
tance call, you may not need to
speak to a specific person. In
P p
such cases, just give the operator
the NUMBERy ou want and tell
her that ' " anyone there " will
serve your purpose.
By doing this you save money be-
cause an "anyone" call entitles
you to the lower "station -to -sta-
tion"
n-to-sta-
�� "person-
to-person"
rate instead of _ the person-
to-person" rate,
Even when you ask for a specific
person it will pay you always . to
give the NUMBER, because call-
ing by NUMBER* gets you the
quickest possible connection — -
often while you hold the line.
* t7f course, if you do not know the
NUMBER, "Long Distance" will
look it up for you.
IMPORTANT QUES-
IONS ON SESSION-
AL AGENDA
(Special to the Advance -Times)
Ottawa, January
Parliament has been summoned to
assemble on Thursday, February 20,
for the fourth session of the sixteenth"
Parliament. The date, a, week later
than last year, is said to be due to
the desire to have the three federal
by-elections concluded and to con-
clude other conferences and arrange-
ments before the House meets.
The volume of business in sight is
large, and may be said to be conten-
tious in 'many cases, especially in
view of the fact that, this being the
fourth session of the parliament,
there is usage fur dissolution and a
general election although no indica-
tion of such has been given by the
rta'n
last year.
I In line with domestic legislation,
;will be the ratification of.the agree-
ments with the province of Manitoba
{ and Alberta for the return of their
natural resources, and it is possible
also that Saskatchewan may be in -
eluded, although negotiations cannot,
'be said to be very complete with the
flatter government.
The Companies Act and Grain Act
'are two other measures due for con -
'sideration; and in addition the report
of the Royal Commission appointed
to look.into the question of salary
revision for the technical and profes
sional officials of the government
!service, is expected some time during
the session.
A large number of private bills and
;divorce bills in addition indicate that
'the session will be a heavy one, es-
'• pecially in view of the profuse dis-
cussion which the questions enumer-
ated are liable to evoke.
Government. Even if it is ee t t tat
an election will not take place, how- I
ever, political warfare is in the offing.
The tariff will probably come in
for chief attention, especially in view 1
of the fact that the United State: i Several of the young people attend
Congress is expected to dispose of ed the dance in Wroxeter on Wed -
its tariff revision. If the provisions day night last.
of the new tariff affect Canada ad -1 lir. and Mrs. Ramage were Ford-
versely, agitation for similar tariff ac- ; tvich visitors on Wednesday.
tiara will 110 doubt find its way into Mrs. Wilfred King and son. Earl,
the House, In addition the Canadian have returned home after spending a
Tariff Board has been extremely busy few clays at the bonne of Mr. and
for the past few months and will re- AIt s Is. King.
stone its sessions shortly, so that . Miss Irene Wright of l.akelet has.
there is every indication that tariff returned home after spending a few
chanes will be foreshadowed in the days with her aunt, Mrs. Thomas
budget.
it hod.
:Another proposal certain to evolve The play 'Diamond Chip" put 00
discussion is that of the United States
by the K.K.K. of Hardin„ 's School,
fur a large armed force along the best_ under the auspices of the Gorrie \Vo-
tler to enforce prohibition: Linked up
men's Institute, on Friday night was
GORRIE
with this question is the our prev- very much mitt-ved. The eytiting„
So the state decided on a tragically win•
ch was rather stormy, eta. per
drastic measure. The horses had iously discussed of prohibiting the ex -
been rounded up wholesale. Any port from Canada of liquor cart,*oes haps the reason for not too full tt
horse which bore a mark proving to to the I'nitccl StatesTwo main ar_ house. The players all deserve credit'
be private property was restored to for the splendid manner in which they
j„nlneltt�. pro and ewe are titTC.Syet1.
took their parts and especially Miss
its owner. But these were a small ° -
proportion; the bulk of the four hun-
dred thousand were wild and owner-
less, and had to be killed. They were
destroyed and their flesh sold to
those who eat horseflesh, while'"tlieir
hides were converted into leather.
There has never been an incident
kg before like this in all the long history
■ of the partnership between man and
■ the horse. Ancient men who were
■ hunters lived largely on horseflesh
0 captured in pitfalls or shot with dint -
tipped arrows, but they had no such
herds as these.
It Is a sad and amazing story, but
IN is the outcome of that terrible law of
nature that multiplication Must be
■ governed by competition. Thg'e is no
® type o? animal•'Which, if left to fn
■ crease unchallenged, would not in
■ tune Dover the earth and stat've every
■ other !•ortn 9! e. 3 Nod' IAg
reatest good of th'S greatest /nine -her
that tjle unib+yrs of wild creaatir 4
lid must be kept, dowti, cruel in tnanv
eliees as it iiay seem
r ` Aleiuilcttnt;s,
e
A
small change harvest of mere
than $125,000 is estimated to be
reaped daily by Professional beggar
of all types in New 'York City, «c-
eordiltg to the Bureau of It endi-
7
Will t e Y. S.
• tnr t i l i'lr, 1i U
is '1
What lkLi Y
tinoluding principal 'and interest,
tkf'eat Biitaln will pay to the United
Btates '$11,10'5,at5,000 during the
nekt 8t 'years. 'Franco will pay over
the 'tithe 'period '0,8 8 4'7,574,10 4.17,
On one. stele is stressed the supposed •
moral obligation of Canada to help Elizabeth Graham, who "carried 011"
out its neighbor in making prohibi—
tion
although she was rather badly shaken
tion 'effective, and the. fact that Can- tip, when the sleigh in which she
ada is collectingmillions in toll from • carne, upset.
a business which is in violation of the i
American statutes. The other side
points t,nt that On: cost of aiding the •
United States to enforce its laws
would be great; Canada would be los-
ing a large ttinI,t111t of revenue if it
prohibitied the export of liquor, and
other countries are not banning such
exports to the 'United States.
As for the armed force along the
border, such is looked upon as a po-
tential hazard to the present harmon-
ious international relations. Whether
itntcet tt-ilf ,sanction the et;-hp0i'.
1(11(111 mooted, is doubtful.
l'he St. Lawrence waterway pro-
j(et will also conte Up this Session,
although there is notliinc, to show st,
far, that the treatment will be legis•
intive. An international angle in this
connection is that the establishment
of the new lake terminal at Prescott
will necessitate the deepening of the
Channel. The channel is internation-
al al and dredging by both the United
States and Canada will he necessary.
The fourth international question
will leave reference to the Sockeye
Salmon Treaty, which was held tip
FROM NORTHERN SNOWS
TO SOUTHERN SUNSHINE
Zero weather has its appeal to the
winter sports enthusiast, but the ma-
jority of us like the fine warns days
with bright skies and sunshine. It
is therefore small wonder that so
many Canadians at this time of the
year wend their way south to enjoy
the sunny days and wondrous nights
of Florida.
The popularity of this winter Play-
ground is well established, for there,
at any of the famous resorts along
the East or West Coast,you can ell-
' Numerous. u-
jc7y a tial holiday; ltday; Num . t ts inter
Ming sports and pas -tit -nes * golf,
fishing, bathing, polo, etc —contribute..
to the slaking of an ideal vacation.
Wlit'n planning; .your trip, consult
any agent. a.t the Canadian Pacific..
He will tell you of our excellent ser-
vice withy
vice to T)eticlt, centnccting such
fatuous trains as the "Royal faint;'"
"Ponce de Leon," "i"lantitigo,' etc,
and will be glad to arrange, reser'vl
tions,tickets, etc,