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The Huron Expositor, 1919-12-05, Page 1i«gR 28 1919 Spt'vial `?ale of Iliincry hepir4 ensibte rhe regular 'ubsceil, _ I that pits' %•ilI le, L75 tevemC er'S €E:'f:1al PriOe is tC have identical words 7ding to what the our stocks re- -you want lea ure, then the 'went O LtSt ' ,r of lawn, linen ndkerohief, every .fiefs arranged in ›loves 15 1 :5 in ti£ tpensive. These k � i ite . Christmas ere too. ►dear de - the t ear. They are ';giving to their telling them to they have need 0 to $50.00 '+, $1.50 to $11 su with .Z'' €old up- -osery Silks free). one' let igit t if. to ae- , seinge. tie: free •FIFTY TRIRD YEAR CHOLE NUMBER 2112 Grig Clothing Go 9 1 " Second to .None " rhst m as. l ifts that reflect the Good Taste and the food Judgment of the Giver ' ' Reg1te the amount ofyour own idea and we venture to state there is no store offering better -hr�. � stm� �s shopping servrce than this store at the present time, We offer some suggestions indicating gg g the -price. Look These Over Gentlemen's Wool Mufflers .... , ..... Gentlemen's Silk Muffrs Men's Neckties Men's Silk Cashmere and Wool Sox. • Man's Gloves, Silk and Wool. Lined Men's Braces • . Men's Coat Sweaters • ... • 0''0 • .$1.50 to $4.00 • $1.00 to $5.00 50c to $2.50 • ..50c to $1.50 . :.$1.56 t 4 0 ;$ •Oa .....•50c to $1.0( ..$3,00 to .$$2.00 ....• Men's Fancy Shirts...., Men's Fine Underwear....... • • Men's Wool Gloves.... Men's Handkerchiefs......... Men's Fine Overcoats.... Men's Fine Suits ,..V..A....•..$2.00 to $3.00 ...$2,00 to $1,0.00 .....$1.00 to $1.50 ► • ..• ..••..... •• .e. • .. . ...... Men's Fur Coats... Men's Caps.... ..... •.• • Men's Work Shirts............ Boys' Mackinaw, Coats Boys' Overcoats •.. ...25c to 50c $ 20 to $40 $25 to $50 .......$30 to $50 •••.•- • •.•...•••u•.• ..,...•...$l.to $3 $1 to $3 $ to $Io ........50C to $i Boys' Coat Sweater s.......... 1.5o to 5.00 Boys' Stockings....... .. ...5oc to'i 00 Boys' Underwear 75c to 2.75 BoysSuits ..•• . . Boys' Gloves......... .......6.5o to 15.00 ...50C tO 1.00 ............ L allies' Fine Fur C;oats....,......,.. .. ioo.00 to 200.00 Ladies' Fine Cloth Coats...... .... . .. ....15.00 to 3o 00 Ladies' Fine Plush Coats..,.,.. ;... Ladies' line Fur Collared Goats Ladies' Fine Black Fur Sets, Ladies' Fine Wolf Sets..... Lad les' Fine. Oppossum Sets.•.. Ladies' Fine Coat Sweaters::.......... 25.00 tO 35.0o ...2'5.00 to 6o.00 ..........I o.00 to 40.00 ..... 18.00 to 40 00 30.00 to 70.00 ... 4.50 to 12.00 Ladies' Fine Pullover Wool Waists,........ 5.00 to I0.00 Girls' Fur Sets • 5.00 to 20.00 Girls' Wool Sets...... ... .....................2.50 to 4.00 Misses' Coats ..•12.00 tO 20.00 . i The above lines are only a few suggestions. Out: store is crammed full with unlimited variety. We in- vite all shoppers to visit us in the search for ": Some- thing Suitable. " Grei Clothing Co. SEAFOItTIT SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1919 MR. DRURY CUTS HIS SALARY Hon. E. C. Drury, although entitled by statute to draw salary at the rate of ,$12,000 a year, is having his checks made out at the rate of $9,000, leaving the remaining $3,000 in the Provincial Treasury. The Prime Minister's de- cision to cut his own- salary is not a recent one. A fortnight ago he - inti- mated to The Mail and Empire that in order toe set a properexample he would reduce his own salary, but re- quested that hat no reference be made to the matter. . It is doubtful, however, if the saving to the Treasury of the. Province will be more than the. $3,000 given up by Mr. Drury. None of his ministers has followed suit, the $6,000 salary plus $1,500 of sessional' indemnity looking none too big to them when viewed .i from the standpoint of the City 'con - ! sumer, They, of course, are still re- ( ceiving much less than their chief, who gets a total of $10,500, including sessional indemnity, for his services as Prime Minister. • Several of the Ministers, however, have an advantage over Mr. Drury, in that while the Prime, Minister rooms in anapartment house, they are ` able to economize by using the comfortable quarters in the Parliament Buildings occupied in the past by members of the . Government; and incidentally a subject of criticism by many a side- line orator in the recent election campaign. eek - TORONTO PAPERS REBUKED The recent Provincial elections -in Ontario were astounding from more than one point of view. We heard a distinguished professor of Toronto University remark that they were the most complete and crushing re- pudiation of a party ,in power that he had ever seen in his whole life. This repudiation of a governing party was all the more damning in that it came with the unexpeoted suddenness and' shock of a thenderclap! Another striking aspect of the affair was that the `advice of the newspapers was al- together disregarded and the press was included in the rebuke to the Government! The press' had abused 'its privileges at the last Dominion elections. The Government newspapers which. were joined by most of the Liberal press let themselves loose in an orgy of bigotry and race -bitter- ness without parallel, and almost led the country - into the throes of civil war: They evidently overdid the bigotry and the "loyalty" business, for the people the, them and rani the Provincial election without paying any attention to their remarks. Nobody was more surp'ised at the. result of . the election than the editors of :Vie the 'big Toronto newspapers; no-` body felt so much S'out=in-the-cold" or had snore reason to feel so! Before the election they triumphantly point- ed out the way to vote; they published cartoons showing the triuniph of the Government adherents, and the rout of the Opposition forces. They said, "Vote as we tell you and keep on the winning side." But the people had formed `their minds without consult- ing them this time, and no press ever felt cheaper over any result than the 'Toronto press feels over this. It was time for the electors to repudiate such vicious leadership. The news- papers had become mere narrow part- isan sheets, practising tyranny and terrorism, and' harping continually on the strings of racial hatred and re- ligious bigotry. - The message of the free electors of , Ontario has gone forth from the polls, and it is •a noble. friendly and heart- ening message. It is a message which shows that the days of terrorism and fear must end; and that a broad- minded conception of true Canadian citizenship is now abroad in the land. Arbitrary and oppressive measures of government, without consulting the people, must cease at once, and, dif- ferences of religion, race, and lan- guage are now to be merged in one splendid and generous ideal of Can- adian citizenship in 1 which Ontario and ' Quebec and the lother Provinces are cemented together in loving bonds of brotherhood and friendship to work in unity forthe common welfare of our great and noble country! -Cath- olic Register. LESSONS FROM THE STRIKE Speaking editorially of the lessons to be learned from the recent rail- road strike in Great Britain, the Lon- don. England, Times says: The great railway strike has come to an end after lasting nine days. Agreement was reached on Sunday about four o'clock in the afternoon. Much of the credit for finding a key to the deadlock belongs to the trade union intermediaries, who are to be congratulated on the results • of their truly indefatigable efforts. They are said to have greeted the happy term- ination of all these consulations in the Prime Minister's house with a cheer that was heard outside in the street. Mr. J. H. Thomas, who is understood to have shown, considerable courage in the later stages of the conference, will doubtless have shared their sat- isfaction, while the public will, we be- lieve, broadly endorse the terms of agreement. The main point is that the Gove ent guarantee the reten- tion of the resent rates of pay until the end of September next year. In other words, the guaranteed main- tenance of war wages independent of the cost of living has been extend- ed xtended from' six to twelve months -a con- cession rather of form than of sub- stance in: view of the probable per- sistence of the high cost of living. The other items in the agreed terms are subsidiary, though not unimport- ant. Negotiations on details will be resumed forthwith on the return of the men to work, and will be complet- ed before the end of the year. There is here no occasion for ex- ultation or for talk about victory or defeat on either side, and we hope peo- ple will refrain from it. The only victors are the public • and the only. defeated are the fomenters: of strife, who are their enemies. The former S have gained a signal victory and the latter have suffered adefeat which will materially influence the fclture course of events in a favorable sense,. But we must here emphatically .tepeat the warning we have several times utter- ed before, Let no one suppose . that °IIIIIilllli1 because one storm has been weathered it is now. all plain sailing and smooth water ahead. The railway men's case = has not been disposed of yet, and there is the question of the mines, to say nothing of others, There are more storms to come, but the prospect of weathering them 'has brightened. The = railway strike has not been in vain. It has been a lesson all round. It has demonstrated the existence of changes and forces not recognized or not properly appreciated ibefore; it hasr b oken downo s me stereotyped notions which had inmerce tibly .be- come obsolete, and it has confirmed some old and perennial truths. In short, it has swept away a good many fogs and produced a clearer atmos- phere which will facilitate the settle- ment of other harassing questions ly- ing before us. The determined resis- tance offered by the general body of citizens to an attempt to oppress them is not new, as we have shown before, but a reminder of its strength was a - a - - - - a a - - -- - a a a. - evidently needed. The men who or dered ` the strike without Consulting re anybody did . not expect, it. They had forgotten the general coal strike of .:3 1912, which was expected to bring us all to our knees in ten days, but failed to shake the .equanimity and E. spirit of the public in six weeks. If they had known what they know now, the Executive of the railwaymen's = Union would have stayedtheir hand. r a They had overlooked another: factor, which has greatly • helped the rests -1 tance of the public and, is itelelf ,a new development of profound andegeneral j• interest. The strike has proved that i neither railway men nor rail'w'ays are so indispensable to the li fe,' of the ; E. community as they supposed, Other ' means of locomotion and- transport at Ir. first merely supplemetary and still $o ' in normal times, hive been developed I E. so rapidly in recent years that they ,' • McLean Bros., Publishers $1.50 a Year is Advance 11111111111I,e mas Just three weeks away and all the buying of those glad= some gifts must be done in just that space of time. Why not buy a gift that never wears out, such as Jewelry of Quality. We suggest for him- _ MW WM .q WM Amm MR MM mme OS Mm MO MM Mm mm MM mm mm W M mm MM O M - Om11/▪ 0 MIN a a W▪ M MO MM MM - - Or - A Good Watch,- $10.00 up , Signet Ring 10k... 3.50 up Tie Pin 10k, 1.50 up Cuff Links 10k5.00 up Watch Chain .. , 2.00 up Fountain Pen (Waterman) .. 2.50 up Cigarette Caoe 2.50 up Watch Fob...:2.50 up = Gold Pocket Knife 2.50 up = Military Brushes . 5.00 up Auto Strop Safety Razor - 5.00 --- and and a great many other suit- ableg2f ' t s of excellent value and Quality. Shop Early. It Pays. Open evenings from Satur- day on, ate able to replacerailways in an w emergency. Few people 'realized the '` Fred S. Savauge extent of this change. - The 'railway- = Jeweler and Optician • .` SEAFORTH Issuer Marriage Licenses • Phone. 194. men , certainly did not., They thought they had a strangle -hold but found it slipping front their fingers This undermining of former monopolies ap- plies to many other things -and is one of the cardinal results of applied science. And it is not only the ma- chine or the process that is i. eplaced, 1 but the man too. The tendency of i modern mechanical pregresis is to Whig machinery under ever more ea nplete control and- within. the "ca- paeity, ,ef, anyone possessedx of.verage • intelligencesElectrical'm au of almost unlimited power can oper- ated byvery few persons, and driving motor is literally child's ,play. Skill- ed mechanics are becoming constantly- less onstantlyless indispensable through the evolu- tion of "fool -proof" machinery. Nor is any monopoly beyond the reach of similar encroachment. It is becoming every year lesspossible for any sec- tion of the community to "hold up" the rest effectively. Another lesson of particular interest to trade unions is that it is unwise to entrust too much power to an oligarchy, whether. it is called an executive committee or anything else. The irresponsible strike is doomed. The executive officers of the unions have been themselves fight- ing' against it, when it comes from below, for years; it is not less an a- buse when it comes from above. But 'the strike has lessons for others besides the strikers. The railwaymen had a case, which the Government did not take sufficient pains` to understand, or perhaps it would be truer to say hat the Ministers or officials who con- ucted the negotiations with the union ailed. to grasp the character and I m agnitude of the social change rough which we are passing. Every- ody. . talks about it and professes to ecognize the passing of an old order and the birth of a newone. But • while some enthusiastiand ill -bal- anced minds see it through a magni- Eying glass and visualize it as larger han it is, others- apply the other end of the telescope and see it dwarfed lmost to invisibility. There is to be change in social relations, they ad- d th b r t a a MO MO O W - - N M .. - - OW OM MS WM mm - OM MM MO MM Ms OM MM MM OM- MM O M w - a w - a .?ilIIIII11111111111 NI11111I1111111111111111111111 4 MYUUIIIHIUII11i111IHN11I1111 11111H,11h FIRST ND DANCE R't` A :CONCERT by THE MARLEY-SHERRIS CONCERT TRIO (of Toronto) Marley-Sherris "King of Baritones" Mdme. Helen Hunt, Violiniste Miss Ruby Ramsay, Pianists CARDNO'S OPERA HOUSE Tuesday Evening, -Dec. 9th, 1919 Two First Class Entertainments , for the Price of One. This Trio does not 'generally appear in towns under 5,008 popu- lation and is not to be classed with the usual "supposed musi- cal" entertainments visiting Sea - forth. I take pleasure in re- commending this first unique Concert-Dansant as being artistic, clean and thoroughly enjoyable. Direction A. T. CRAIG. . 4111111111111ii11111i1111101111111111i11111111111' mit, but it is' not to affect themselves very much. They must take a larger and franker view, and the others must moderate their notions, if we are to make a (real advance and not' be driven into the wrong road of violence followed by reaction. Part of the real GRAND BAZAARe and 'Christmas Fair in St. James' .Parish Hall, Seaforth Wednesday and Thursday Dec. 10th & 11th AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS ATTRACTIONS :- Fancy Work Booth - Candy Booth - Tea Room Plain Sewing • Servian Home-made Baking Booth Booth Booth Vocal and Instrumental Numbers. Drawing of Prizes Dec. 11th. This is an ideal chance to purchase beautiful, useful and in- expensive Christmas presents. _ DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY -Come and Enjoy Yourselves Special arrangements have been made with Santa Claus to be present each evening. ADMISSION FREE a and legitimate -indeed irresistible -- change is a higher economic and social status for wage-earners. It is verb- ally approved on all sides, but when the question presents itseif in a. con- crete form most of those who profess approval are found really cherishing the old notions very little modified and seeking; perhaps unconsciously; to narrow down the change to the small- est dimensions. There is a real found- ation for the fear of wage-earners that the superior standard of comfcrt they have enjoyed during the war - and it is very superior to the former tandard, in spite of the cost of liv- ing-will iv-ingwill gradually be sapped from under them. We should all ask our- selves seriously whether we wish the wage-earners to return to the old standard or - not, and if not, how it is to be prevented. The railwaymen have secured the war standard for a year in advance, and the same treat- ment will no doubt be demanded by others. Our hope is that there need= be no reduction next year, but the condition of its fulfilment is that all set to work honestly. Otherwise it will not. ONTARIO'S NEW LIEUT, GOVERNOR Lionel H. Clarke, of Toronto, has been named by the Federal Govern- ment as Lieutenant -Governor for On- tario. Official notification to that effect 'was sent to Government House at Toronto Friday afternoon. The ap- pointment of Mr. Clarke puts an ' end to rumors regarding the Lieu- tenant -Governorship that have been 'current for months past, the names of at least half a dozen prominent men having been mentioned. It is noteworthy that of all those regarded as possibilities Mr. Clarke is the only, one who has never held political office or sat in either the Federal or the Provincial House, his activities having been confined almost entirely to civic affairs. Lionel H. Clarke is likely to prove the most democratic Lieutenant -Gov.- ernor Ontario has ever .had, and his appointment is in keeping with the coming te power of a farmer Govern- ment,that proudly labels itself the last word in democratic personnel. Al- though he- is widely - known • chiefly through his splendid wodk as chair- man of the Toronto Harbor Commis- sion, a post he has held since the reorganization' of the Commission '7 years ago, he had been more or less active ' in civic and public life before that time. He was some years ago president of the Toronto Board of Trade, . , weir a commissioner repre- senting_•the city on• the- York Coun- t Highways H ghwayrt C:ifnimgaiont, and for years has been a member of tip Queen Victoria - Niagara Falls Park Commission. Mr. Clarke is a native of Guelph and was educated at Trinity College School, Port Hope. As a young man he entered the grain business. He went to Toronto thirty years ago and has been • a resident of : that city ever since. In 1891 he went back to Wellington county- to contest the north riding in the Conservative in- terest, his opponent being the late Senator James McMullen. He was unsuccessful, and fared no ' better when he ran against Mr. McMullen in 1896. - One of the matters the new Lieu- tenant -Governor wilt probably have to discuss with the Drury Government will be the question of Government House. The upkeep .of Government House over and above the consider- able sum the Government provides is a heavy drain upon even a well filled purse, and it is not unlikely that the Drury Government in searching for a means of making good on its pre- election condemnation of Govern- ment House expenditure, may find a bond of sympathy with the new Lieutenant -Governor. The formal administering of e the oaths of office and allegiance to the new Lieutenant -Governor, Lionel H. Clarke, took place in the office of the Executive Council at three o'clock Monday afternoon. The oaths were taken before three Justices of the Ontario Supreme Court, Sir William Meredith, Mr. Justice Hodgins . and Mr. Justice Ferguson. The ceremony was a brief one. Mr. F. K. Bennetts, Assistant Clerk of the Privy Council, Ottawa, read the commission appointing Mr. Clarke to the_ office. Sir William Meredith read -the oaths, and these were taken by Mr. Clarke. The Bible which was used in the administering of the oaths was presented to Mr. Clarke as a memento. Those present at the ceremony were: Sir John Hendrie, Premier Drury and the members of the Cabi- net. e Sir John and Lady Hendrie are at present engaged in removing from Government House to their home in Hamilton, and Sir John has assured Mr. Clarke that the official residence will be placed at his disposal with- in the next few days, Premier Drury, however, announced Monday'`hi'ght that the future of Gov- ernment House was under considera- tion by the Cabinet. HURON NOTES -Mr. Frank Triebner, Jr., has pur- chased the fifty acres of land on the fourth concession of Stephen, being north half of lot 20, and part of the estate of the late Joseph Davis. This property adjoins Mr. Frank Triebner's farm, which is being rented by his son, Frank. --John Denholm, who lost his barn in Hullett, received last week,. three car loads of material from Preston, and the men are here putting it to- gether. When completed it will be one of the most up-to-date barns in the section. Mrs. Denholm is a daugh.. tear of Allan. and Mrs. Speir, Morris township. • -An old re ident of Clinton passed away on Sunday last in the person et John Scanlon. He was eighty-two tl years of age. He was unmarried and was the las surviving member of his family. Het had been ill only about a week. The funeral took place on Tuesday morning, mass being said at St.. Joseph's church and interment beim made in the R, C. cemetery in Hullett. The pallbearers were: _ P. Quigley, D. Flynn, James and P. 0. Reynolds, G. Carbet and • J. J. Mc- Caughey. -The home of George Harmon, 7th line, of Morris, known as the Read - man farm, 'was destroyed by fire on_ the morning of the 14 alta, supposed to have caught from pipe upstairs. Mr. and, Mrs; Harmon were at the barn attending to the chores at the time. 'Little was saved from upstairs. There was + $500 insurance n an e o the building land $500 on the contents in the Howick Mutual. It is a hard blow to the family as Mr. Harmon was only ,get- ting nicely started. He is a returned soldier, who suffered from gas. Much of their clothing, etc., was destroyed; -The Clinton News Record of last week says: Mrs. R. Match, who has been spending the summer at Viking, Alta., but who returned a fortnight' or so ago, spent last week with Clinton friends. She paid a visit to the House of Refuge one afternoon, taking a treat of oranges and tobacco to the inmates, and was pleased to find them so contented and well cared for. Mrs. - Match, while matron of the House of Refuge took a personal in- terest in each of the inmates, a num- ber of whom are still there, and who were very glad to receive a visit from her. . --The twenty-fourth annual exhibi- tion of the Huron. County Poultry and Pet Stock Association will be held Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Jan. 14th, 15th and 16th, 1920, at, the town hall, Goderich, The prize list has been revised and made more liberal to exhibitors, and the directors are look- ing forward to what they confidently expect will: be the best exhibition in the history of the Association. Mr. George Beacom is president of the Association; Mr. . M. E. Lymburner, secretary treasurer; Mr. R. C. Postlethwaite, superintendent of the show,, and Mr, A. W:, Tyson, of Guelph, will act as judge. -The death occurred on Sunday, November 16th; of a much respected resident of Limdesboro, Mr. David Mountain. Mr. Mountain was born on the 12th concession of Hullett, nearly sixty-six years ago , ,and re- sided there continuously until his re- moval to Londesboro a few years ago. He was a man of excellent qualities and held the ,goodwill: of a large circle of friends. In religion he was a Methodist and in;' politics Li Besides- his =wife, he leaves .,_. . Willis Mountain, who resides on the old homestead, and three' dauihterss Mrs. J. H. Pipe, of Goderich; Mrs.. Robert Yungblut, of Hullett, and Miss Lilzie Mountain, of Detroit. A' Very interesting and impress sive service was held in the Methodist church, Londesboro, on Sunday morn- ing, November 16th, it being the oc- casion of the unveiling of the memorial shield in honor of two of our "fallen oldiers, Mr. Fred Gamey and Mr. Charlie Bromley, both of whom were embers of the young Bible class. - The service was conducted by Mr. iliiam Lyon, superintendent of- the unday - School. A very able address as delivered. by Rev. Millson, of Au - urn. Au urn. - The shield was unveiled by two returned soldiers, namely, Pte. Frank Brown - and • Pte. Harvey Hunking. A class of young girls ang a patriotic hymns and all the ongregetion joined in singing the national anthem. -Wednesday of last week, at high noon, George H. Hart, proprietor of Ethel cheese factory and Miss Lillian M., second daughter of Thomas and , Mrs. Davidson, Brussels, were united in marriage at' the Presbyterian manse Listowel, by Rev, Mr. Nicol. Immediately after the ceremony the newly wedded couple returned to the home of the bride's brother-in-law, Percy starlets, 6th line of Grey, where the • wedding dinner was partaken of. A -short honeymoon. trip was taken to Stra'ford and other points, several days being spent at the home of the groom's parents near Trowbridge. The bride was neatly attired in a navy blue traveling suit with hat to match and also wore they groom's gift, a handsome set of fox furs. --Dr, "Gaudier, of Clinton, had a curious experience on Tuesday even- ing of last week. He was calling on a patient on the 11th of Goderich township and on coming out of the house he took the robe from the engine and put it and his' grip in- side 'and jumped in himself. Just as he - started he noticed a smell of fir- e ,. and got out -to see whatwas the mat- ter and before you could say "Jack Robinson" the whole thing was in a blaze. The doctor managed to save his grip and the robe he had just thrown in, but could not -even save the spare tire which was attached. be- hind. As is usually the case with a man of his profession, Dr. Gandier made 'good use of his car and if the roads keep clear he will ' miss it dur- ing the next few weeks. The car was fortunately insured. s m W w b s c -On Friday last at the home of her sister, Miss Kate Webster, Clin- ton, Miss Mary E. , J, Webster, daughter of the late James Webster, of Lucknow, passed away.: after a Somewhat protracted illness. The late Miss Webster came down from Luelmow last year to see her sister, the late Mrs. James Reid, of Varna, and while there -had a fall on the stairs, which resulted in a fractured arm. Although . not in the most ro- bust health before, since that acci- dent she had been failing and during several months past she had been con- fined to bed, and the end was not un- expected. Miss Webster is survived. by her step -mother, Mrs, James Web- ster, two brothers, Robert and Jas., of Lucknow, and four sisters: Mrs. Blake and Mril. Ritchie' Ashfield; Mrs. George Coleman, Stanley, and Miss Kate Webster, of Clinton,