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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1920-08-20, Page 1AUGUST 13, 1920. 4 irseles ex - nate in be- e so fine ats for the n wear my difficulties in pro - matter of fact, we had [ uitie4 in securing the ?.ermined should corn - hat you are interested for your selection styles of the season. the favored fabrics— ,. novel ideas—you will • F4*4 aalrty ofselection, 'nt' one coat only. ' As women like to choose xis a kind. we will have,a better tlher time during the a lig shipment here n they are being ad- 15.0( CHARMING 'r'OUp of unusually Si . aters in Styles fascinate the 4 .. of the sports or Picturesque k ll�.f, ing a decided iii Coat and :lip ters �.� vyry one. FIFTY-FOURTH YEAR 1 IVHOLE NUMBER 2749 4 - e 4 lit' SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1920. McLean Bros., Publishers $1.50 a Year hi Advance Great Opportunii-ies' to BAY Clothing either for immediate use or later. We are showing a large assortment of Suits. and Coats at prices that should 011, d interest everyone who will require an outfit for the coming Fall Season. Every indication points to still higher prices for all'kinds of wearing apparel in the future, and those who continue to wait for a fall in price will be not only disappointed but shall also be minus many dollars which they might have saved. OUR -$25.00, $30.00 and $35.00 SUITS • ARE WONDERFUL VALUE OUR $10.00, $15.00 and $20.00 RAIN COATS means a Saving of $5.00 to every purchaser Boys' Suits at $7.50 to $14.00; could not be made to -day for this figure. New Fall Coats' For Women' Shipments of the New Fall and Winter Coats. have arrived and are placed in stock- ready for selec- tion, and they are beautiful, and, the : prices surpris- ingly low, ranging from $25.00 to $50.00. The Greig Clothing Co. 4 ecial 4o-tiC We are in a position to accept p orders for Hot Air ,and Hot Water Heatin Pumps and Piping p g Eave Troughing Metal Work a ReadyRoofing Bathroom Plumbing, including Pressure System -s. �. your at once.iven. t l r 1. ill (,��e 5 eat. � � given. r+at'E' ad over r 30 years' experience in all kinds of �isiltlig 4i I,h,enables me to plan your proposed bath- room ath-roon and furnace work, etc. he Big Hardware H, EDGE 2 .. VISIT TO SOVIET RUSSIA Of the five weeks I spent in Soviet Russia, from September 1st to early October of last year, ten days were spent in Moscow and eight in Petro- grad. The remainder of the time I travelled ,along the Western front Soviet Russia is not `unanimously Bolshevist, but Soviet Russia stands overwhelmingly in- support of the Soviet Government. There is some opposition among the peasants to the Soviet Govern- ment; but it is mainly : due to the de- ficiencies in transportation and the shortage of manufactured articles. They blame this on the 'government, much as other peoples lay their trou- bles_ to "the government." The peasants are reluctant to give up their grain for paper money which is of no value to them unless it• will -buy shoes and cloth and salt and. tools, and of these necessities there are not enough to go around. The Government strove vigorously to overcome the shortage of manufactur- ed articles brought about by the blockade, knowing that this must be done to satisfy the peasants. Whatever the state of mind of the peasants, they certainly are better off materially than the city workers. In. all the villages I visited I found the peasants faring much better than even the commissars in: Moscow. .They had plentiful supplies of good rye bread on their tables, - with butter and eggs and, milk—almost unknown luxuries in the cities. Their cattle looked well fed and well cared for. It was harvest time and the farmers were gathering their crops. They told me that the season had been ex- ceptionally good.. The Metropole Hotel in Moscow, like all others in Soviet Russia, had been taken over by -the government. The rooms not occupied by the Foreign Office were used as living rooms by government employees. The National Hotel is used entirely for Soviet workers, and the beautiful. residence in which Mirbach, the German ambas- sador, was assassinated, is now the headquarters of the Third Nationale. No one was allowed to have more, than one meal a day. This consisted, of cabbage soup, a small piece of fish and black bread, and was served at Soviet restaurants at, any time be- tween one o'clock in the afternoon and seven at night-. There were a few old cafes still in existence, run by private speculators, where it was possible to purchase a piece of meat at times, but the prices were ex- orbitant.' In the. Soviet restaurants ten rubles was charged for the meal, while in the cafes the same kind of meal would havecost from, 100 to 150 rubles. The old cafe life of Moscow was a thing of the past. If you wished any- thing to eat at night, you had to pur- chase bread and tea earlier in the day and make tea in your room. This was very simple, because the kitchens in the hotels were used exclusively for heating water, At breakfast time and all through the evening a stream of people went to the kitchen with pails and pitchers for hot water, which they carried to their rooms themselves, where they made their tea and munched black bread: There were no maids or bell boys to help beyond just- cleaning your room. The working people would buy a pound or two of black bread in the - evening on their way home. As a result of this diet, hundreds of thousands of 'people were sufferin,' from malnutrition. The bulk of the people in the cities were hungry all the time. I found the tramway service reduc- ed fifty per cent, because of the lack of fuel, miserably inadequate for the needs of the population which had :greatly increased since Moscow be-' came the capital. The citizens, in their necessity, have developed the most extraordinary propensities in. step -clinging. They swarm on the platforms and stand on one. another's feet with the greatest good nature, and then, when there isn't room to wedge in, another boot, the latecom- ers cling to the bodies of those' who; have been lucky enough to get a foothold, and. soon look like a cluster of bees. There were not many auto- mobiles to be seen. The Govern- ment had requisitioned all cars. The motors were run by coal oil and alcohol, and even the Government had very little of these commodities. . All the large department stores and the clothing and shoe shops have been taken over by. the Government. Here and there, however, were small private shops, selling goods without regard to government prices. The Soviet stores were arranged much like our large department stores. One could go in ' and buy various commodities—shoes int one department, .clothing in, another, and so on. Soviet employees had the right at all times to purchase in these stores at Soviet prices. They carried credentials showing that they were giving useful service to the Govern- ment. Without credentials one could buy nothing—not even fo —except from privately owned shots. To these -the peasant speculator would bring home-made bread` in sacks and sell .it to the shop speculators, who, in turn, demanded as much as eighty rubles a pound, This-a,'s the only way of getting breadwithout credent- ials, because the Government had taken control of the bakeries. In a Soviet -store a pound 'of bread could be bought for ten rubles. All unnecessary - labor in Soviet stores had been eliminated. Young girls and women acted as clerks; very . few men were employed in any capac- ity. The manager, who usually was to be found on the first floor, was a many and he directed customers to the departments which sold the things they wished to purcase. White collars and white shirts could be bought in some stores, but they were rationed, so that it would have been impossible to buy threeor four shirts : at one time. The win- dows in the stores were filled with articles, but there was no attempt to display goods, and there was no advertising. A shine, a shave and a hair cut were obtainable at the Soviet barber ,shops. They were not ration- ed. - Theatres and operas were open and largely attended in Moscow, and the actors and actresses, as well as .the singers, did not seem to mind the cold. The streets werAbut dimly lighted, because of the fuel shortage, but I saw, and heard of no crimes being committed. I wandered about the city through many .of its darkeet streets, at all hours of the night, and was never molested. Now and then a policeman demjandedt my permit, which was accepted without - question. The city was well policed, the streets fairly clean, - and the government was doing' everything •possible to prevent disease. The telephone and telegraph sys- tems ' seemed to me unusually good. Connections by telephone 'between Moscow and Petrograd were obtained in two minutes. Local service was prompt and efficient, and connections with wrong numbers were of rare occurrence. Many newspapers were being pub- lished, the size of all being limited on account of the shortage of paper. In addition to the government news- papers and the Bolshevist party papers, there were papers of opposing parties, notably publications controll- ed by the Menshevists and the Social Revolutionists. As soon as news came from the front, great bulletins were distributed through the city and posted on. the walls of buildings, where every one could read them. These bulletins contained the news of both defeat and victory. If prisoners had been taken or a retreat had become neces- # sary, the populace was informed of it frankly. These was no attempt to keep up the - "morale" of the civilian population by assuring it that all went well and that victory was cer- tain. Any one in Soviet Russia who accepted the responsibilities of the new order did so knowing that it meant hardship and defeat—for a time. Moscow, like all the other Russian cities I saw, had schools everywhere —art schools, musical conservatories, technical schools, in addition to the. regular schools for children.. On "Speculator's Street" in Moscow all kinds of private trading went on without interference, I found this street thronged with shoppers and with members of the old bourgeoise selling their belongings along the curb; men and women unmistakably of the privileged classes offering dress suits, opera cloaks, evening gowns, shoes, hats and jewelry to anyone who would pay them the rubles that they, in turn, must give to the ex- orbitant speculators for the necessities of life. These irreconcilables of the old regime, unwilling to co-operate with the new government and refusing to engage in useful work that would en- title them to purchase their supplies at the Soviet, shops at Soviet prices, were compelled to resort to the speculator, and under pressuressur e.of the constantly decreasing ruble and the wildly soaring prices, were driven to sacrifice their valuables in order to avoid starvation. The speculators charged seventy-five rubles a pound for black bread that could be bought in the government shops for ten raleles. The right to buy at the Soyiet shops and to eat in the Soviet restaurants was to be had by the mere demonstration of a sincere de- sire to do useful work of the ; hand or brain. Neverthiess, many defend- ers of .the old order still held out. It seemed at first glance a strange anomaly. I could see through the windows of the speculator's shops canned goods, and luxuries, and even necessities, for which the majority ,of the population were suffering. But hoarded wealth and old finery do not last. forever. As the ruble falls and the speculator's prices rise, their vic- tims are compelled to sacrifice more and more of 'dwindling resources. The government prices are a standing temptation to reconciliation, Only the obdurate bourgeoisie and the spee- ulators suffer from the depreciation of the ruble. Every two months wages are honestly adjusted to meet depreciation, by a government com- mission. This serves to :stabilize the pur- chasing power of the workers' earn- ings, although in the' past unavoid- able and absolute dearth of necessities tended to work against this stabiliza- tion. In. the meantime, the falling ruble and the avaricious speculators between them drive thousands of the stubborn into the category of useful laborers. In the two years of the revolution 10,000 new schools have been open- ed. There were but few children in, Soviet Russia who were not attend- ing classes in grades from kinder- garten to high school. I - saw few children Idling indoors or outdoors during school hours, nor,,did I see any at work in, the factories. They troop out from the schools in great bands into the parks at recess hour. Teach- ers complained to me of the cold class rooms and of lack of text -books, due to the scarcity of paper. ' But in spite of meagoa facilities, everyone connected with the govern.- tient overntient worked hard to make every possible provision for the care and protection of ' the children. The gov- ernment was feeding 359,000 children daily in the schools of Moscow, an 200,000' in Petrograd. The mos nourishing food obtai€fable was re- quisitioned for the children, Milk, butter and eggs went first to hospitals and to the school restaurants, where the children were provided with food free, Women conductors were em- ployed on the street cars in all of the cities in the day time, men being employed only at night., Women police were also employed, and no one seemed to think this extra- ordinary. Housekeepers were accorded the same rights to vote as factory work- ers. If a married woman had a de- sire to work elsewhere than in her home, she did so, and took her meals with her husband and friends in a Soviet restaurant. Women shared in the discussions in the Soviet, and were elected to offices, Far from be- ing "nationalized," women were. ac- corded the same respect and treat- ment as men. In Moscow, I visited a - lying-in hospital, under the Division of Motherhood and. Infants, of the De- partment of Social Welfare. This was one of the many similar institu- tions this department had established in all the large and many of the small cities. Here the working women re - Lawn Social on the CHURCH GROUNDS St. Columban WEDNESDAY 25th AUGUST SOCIAL AMUSEMENTS SEAFORTH ORCHESTRA Supper served from 5- to 8 Admission to grounds and supper, 50c. EVERYBODY WELCOME ceived care and nourishment without cost for several weeks before and af- ter child -birth. They have the best food and medical treatment obtain- able, and are paid their full wages during the time they are out of their accustomed employment. In connec- tion with ,this hospital in Moscow, which was established in an imposing white stone structure formerly an elite finishing school where the daugh- ters of the rich learned French and the gentle arts, there was a training college where five hundred young worsen, chosen by various trade and peasant organizations throughout the country, were attending a six months' course of lectures and practical dem- onstrations on obstetrics and the care of children. Moving pictures were shown daily, portraying to the mothers the best methods of bathing, dressing, and caring for their infants, and these were supplemented with lectures. •" More than 2,500 libraries had been established throughout - the country since the revolution. All the larger towns have their high schools, tech- nical schools, and Musical conserv- atories. As every able-bodied adult must work in Soviet Russia, I. wondered who went to the advanced technical schools. Each local. Soviet I found elected its group of special students. The schools were free; the 'students were, furnished with .food, clothing, living quarters and books, and were provided with tickets for theatres, concerts and other entertainments. All students were granted loans, to be used for spending money while in school, if they preferred to pur- chase their own clothing and other necessaries. In Moscow the average loan was 1,200 rubles, varying accord- ing to the rise or' fall of the ruble's value. Throughout the country, homes for the aged, had been established where t . e t men. overstxyandwomll,caver fifty were cared for by the government, provided they did not have - children or relatives who wished to keep them. i s andchildren c_ The Bold}er the ch d en erne first' in the consideration of the gov- ernment. Here the greatest ingenuity and energy- have been applied, and here the best 'results are evident. It has been. the purpose of the Soviet leaders to make the first line of de- fense --the array -'-unconquerable. Gov- ernment officials elaiin they have suc- ceeded ue-ceeded in this, and point to the map as, evidence. The childr,em, they, say, are the strategical reserves of the communist state. They are aiming to,keep them healthy in body, despite the privations impoeeel by the biotic - ode, No one can deny the .large meaeure of success realized.—Isaac McBride. - HURON , NOTES —A bad accident occurred on Tues- day night opposite Mr. A. E. Coling's- residence on Victoria street, Winghani, when William Naylor's auto and Robt. Beattie's buggy collided. The buggy was turned over and. the two boys were thrown out. Jack Beattie, who was driving, had hie leg hurt, and his pony broke away and ran headlong into Mr. T. C. King's auto, stopping the auto and -hurting the horse so badly that it died a couple of hours later, —The little two year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex. McDougall, 10th concession of East VTawanosh, awhile reaching over the side of the cement watering' trough overbalanced and fell it. Her little sister went to see where she had toddled' to and was horrified to see the little form rise "to' the top of the water in the tank. Mrs. McDougall and neighbors worked frantically to restore life and finally their efforts proved successful. The little girl is a favorite in the neighborhood and her many friends are delighted because of the little child's life being spared. —The prize list for the Clinton school fair, which takes place Sep- tember 22nd, has been issued and arrangements are being made for having a particularly interesting' fair. .Prizes are being offered for grain, roots and vegetables, poultry, live stock, nature study, drawing, art and writing, manuel training, domestic science, flowers and fruit, sports, public speaking, parades, etc. There are eighty-eight entries in all besides those for sports and in many cases four or five prizes offered. The fair is being held under the direction of Inspector Field and S. B. Stothers, Agricultural Representative. . 1--A former old resident of Cron - brook locality, in the person of Mrs. John Ballantyne, passed away at the home of her son, William J., at Flint, Michigan, on . July" 30th, in her '73rd year. She had a stroke of paralysis on July 9th, effecting her left side from which she gradually weakened until the end came. Everything that was possible in medial skill and nursing care was secured but with- out - avail. Deceased was horn in Oxford County, Ont., but from her girlhood she lived in Huron County. For years the family lived in this locality. They ' moved from the neighborhood to Flint in 1915, and Mr. Ballantyne died four years ago, —There passed away on Monday morning last an 'oldresident of Turn - berry in the person of Janet c - Arthur, widow of the late George Fortune, in her 84th year.' The de- ceased lady had been able to be around and wets quite active until a few weeks ago. 'She was born in the Province of Quebec, near the city of Montreal and settled with her late husband on lot 5, concession 8, Turnberry, fifty- two years ago and had made a large circle of friends during her long resi- dence in that township. Mrs. For- tune was a Presbyterian in religion. Mr. Fortune passed away nine years ago and the surviving members of the family are John W., George D. and Miss Barbara, at home, and Miss Margaret, of New Liskeard, The funeral was held on Tuesday after- noon to the Wroxeter cemetery, —Mary Geddes, widow of the late Archibald McLean, passed away in Rochester, Minn,, on Sunday, July 25th, following an operation. De- ceased lady was a daughter of the late William Geddes, who was one of the highly esteemed pioneers of the 3rd line, Morris, and after her mar- riage to the late Mn McLean, she lived for a number of years on the farm at the corner. of 3rd line of Morris and the gravel road. After the death of Mr. McLean the family moved to Winghanr, residing there for some years and then moved to Winii peg. Mrs. McLean had not been enjoying good health for some time and went to Rochester and un- derwent nderwent an operation, ';She was a woman most highly' esteemed by a large circle of friends, being of a kindly disposition, a true friend and neighbor and one who will be long re- membered by her large circle of friend's. In religion Mrs. McLean was a Presbyterian, She is survived by two daughters. —The first serious auto accident that has ever happened 'n Gorrie• neighborhood occurred about nine o'clock last Thursday evening half a mile south of that village. Mr. and Mrs. Mel. Johnston were driving into town in. their dairy wagon and Mr.. and Mrs. -George Hargrave were driv- ing riving south in their auto,nd when just in front of Mr, Alex. Robinson's the auto collided with the rig, cutting it right in half and otherwise smash-. ing it badly. Mr. • Johnson was thrown against the glass front of the rig and jerked headfirst out onto the ground by the sudden jolt and by the horse breaking away. His face was, terribly cut and torn by glass, re- quiringtwelve uirin-stitches to close the larger wounds, and he was badly shaken up and suffered severly from shock and loss of blood. Mrs. John- son was pinned down in the wrecked vehicle and was badly bruised and al- -s�#f u. f ered severe e s er s lock. The horse and the occupants of {the car escaped uninjured, and the car was only slightly damaged, Mr. Hargrave was driving his car with only one light and did not notice the rig until he - struck it, being also blinded by the glaring lights of another car coming. in the opposite direction. —About 3.30 o'clock Monday moan- ing an old and well known resident of the 6th line, of Morris, in the per- son erson of James Hall, paid nature's debt, in his 86th year, He had beers, in failing health for several years and his demise was not unexpected. Through his illness he was faithfully looked after by his 'daughter, Maggie,. and son, Howard, Deceased! was born, in Darlington township` and went to that locality over sixty years. ago. It is sixtv-three years since he ccs united in marriage to Miss. Elizabeth. Baxter, who predeceased him by nearly three years. There was born- to the Hall home ten chile dren, as follows: Alex. (deceased), -Peter and Charles, Toronto; Mrs. Hamilton and Miss Mary, Toronto; James in the United :States, John, of Saskatchewan; Howard, Brussels.; Mrs„ Boyd, Thedford, Ont., and Miss Maggie, at home. Mr. Hall was buried in Mount Pleasant cemetery, Toronto, alongside his wife, the casket being taken on. Tuesday morning's, train from Brussels, Rev. W. E. Stafford conducted service, The sub- ject of • this. notice was an honest, thrifty going man who was not slow in doing a good turn. At times he - was a' great sufferer. STANLEY Temperance Mee#ing.-ln view of the Com- ing referendum, a meeting of the ratepayers of the Township will be held in Varna, on Monday evening, the 23rd of August, - Mr. A. T. Cooper, Field secretary., will be pxc- ent to address the meeting and give informa- tion concerning the coming campaign. A good attendance from eadh polling sub -divis- ion is urgently solicited, James T. Via, President. 274e-1 The Late Mrs. John S. Cameron.— Janet-McDiarn'uid, widow of the late. .John S. Cameron, and for over sixty years a resident of Stanley, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W, Henry, of Hensel', on Aug. 6th, For the past two years Mrs. Cameron had been in declining health bedfast for r t e and had beenb o w months previous to her death, Deceaseds whose maiden name was Janet Mc- Diarmid, was born on , the 2nd con- cession of Stanley in 1.846, She was married in 1869, from which date she and her husband resided on the 4th concession of Stanley till 1011, when they removed to Brucefield where Mr. Cameron died in 1915. After her husband's death Mrs. Cameron made her home with Mrs. Hugh Aikenhead, near Brucefield. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church and was a regular attendant while health per- mitted, She is survived by a family of six; Mrs. George Forrest, of Alberin,, C.; Mrs. Hugh Aikenhead, of Stanley; Mrs, • W. Henry, of Hensall; John A, of Victoria, B. C,; Hugh D,, of Brucefield, and Peter T., of Kendersley, Sask. The funeral was held on. Sunday from the home of Mr. Hugh Aikenhead, the services being conducted by the Rev. D. Mc- Intosh. The funeral was largely at- tended by many old residents and friends of deceased, who wished to show a last tribute of respect to one who had held their friendship and esteem through many long years. • REMOVING. S iE Seedaid' F We are moving our Stock of Flour and Feed 'on the 2nd of September to the store lately vacated by H. R. Scott, opposite the U. F. O. Store. We wish to thank our many custom-4 ers1 for theii past favors and av s a d ask you to visit us at tine New Store on SEPTEM- BER 2nd. W. 14 STEWART SEAFORTU - - - ONTARIO. ' the departments which sold the things they wished to purcase. White collars and white shirts could be bought in some stores, but they were rationed, so that it would have been impossible to buy threeor four shirts : at one time. The win- dows in the stores were filled with articles, but there was no attempt to display goods, and there was no advertising. A shine, a shave and a hair cut were obtainable at the Soviet barber ,shops. They were not ration- ed. - Theatres and operas were open and largely attended in Moscow, and the actors and actresses, as well as .the singers, did not seem to mind the cold. The streets werAbut dimly lighted, because of the fuel shortage, but I saw, and heard of no crimes being committed. I wandered about the city through many .of its darkeet streets, at all hours of the night, and was never molested. Now and then a policeman demjandedt my permit, which was accepted without - question. The city was well policed, the streets fairly clean, - and the government was doing' everything •possible to prevent disease. The telephone and telegraph sys- tems ' seemed to me unusually good. Connections by telephone 'between Moscow and Petrograd were obtained in two minutes. Local service was prompt and efficient, and connections with wrong numbers were of rare occurrence. Many newspapers were being pub- lished, the size of all being limited on account of the shortage of paper. In addition to the government news- papers and the Bolshevist party papers, there were papers of opposing parties, notably publications controll- ed by the Menshevists and the Social Revolutionists. As soon as news came from the front, great bulletins were distributed through the city and posted on. the walls of buildings, where every one could read them. These bulletins contained the news of both defeat and victory. If prisoners had been taken or a retreat had become neces- # sary, the populace was informed of it frankly. These was no attempt to keep up the - "morale" of the civilian population by assuring it that all went well and that victory was cer- tain. Any one in Soviet Russia who accepted the responsibilities of the new order did so knowing that it meant hardship and defeat—for a time. Moscow, like all the other Russian cities I saw, had schools everywhere —art schools, musical conservatories, technical schools, in addition to the. regular schools for children.. On "Speculator's Street" in Moscow all kinds of private trading went on without interference, I found this street thronged with shoppers and with members of the old bourgeoise selling their belongings along the curb; men and women unmistakably of the privileged classes offering dress suits, opera cloaks, evening gowns, shoes, hats and jewelry to anyone who would pay them the rubles that they, in turn, must give to the ex- orbitant speculators for the necessities of life. These irreconcilables of the old regime, unwilling to co-operate with the new government and refusing to engage in useful work that would en- title them to purchase their supplies at the Soviet, shops at Soviet prices, were compelled to resort to the speculator, and under pressuressur e.of the constantly decreasing ruble and the wildly soaring prices, were driven to sacrifice their valuables in order to avoid starvation. The speculators charged seventy-five rubles a pound for black bread that could be bought in the government shops for ten raleles. The right to buy at the Soyiet shops and to eat in the Soviet restaurants was to be had by the mere demonstration of a sincere de- sire to do useful work of the ; hand or brain. Neverthiess, many defend- ers of .the old order still held out. It seemed at first glance a strange anomaly. I could see through the windows of the speculator's shops canned goods, and luxuries, and even necessities, for which the majority ,of the population were suffering. But hoarded wealth and old finery do not last. forever. As the ruble falls and the speculator's prices rise, their vic- tims are compelled to sacrifice more and more of 'dwindling resources. The government prices are a standing temptation to reconciliation, Only the obdurate bourgeoisie and the spee- ulators suffer from the depreciation of the ruble. Every two months wages are honestly adjusted to meet depreciation, by a government com- mission. This serves to :stabilize the pur- chasing power of the workers' earn- ings, although in the' past unavoid- able and absolute dearth of necessities tended to work against this stabiliza- tion. In. the meantime, the falling ruble and the avaricious speculators between them drive thousands of the stubborn into the category of useful laborers. In the two years of the revolution 10,000 new schools have been open- ed. There were but few children in, Soviet Russia who were not attend- ing classes in grades from kinder- garten to high school. I - saw few children Idling indoors or outdoors during school hours, nor,,did I see any at work in, the factories. They troop out from the schools in great bands into the parks at recess hour. Teach- ers complained to me of the cold class rooms and of lack of text -books, due to the scarcity of paper. ' But in spite of meagoa facilities, everyone connected with the govern.- tient overntient worked hard to make every possible provision for the care and protection of ' the children. The gov- ernment was feeding 359,000 children daily in the schools of Moscow, an 200,000' in Petrograd. The mos nourishing food obtai€fable was re- quisitioned for the children, Milk, butter and eggs went first to hospitals and to the school restaurants, where the children were provided with food free, Women conductors were em- ployed on the street cars in all of the cities in the day time, men being employed only at night., Women police were also employed, and no one seemed to think this extra- ordinary. Housekeepers were accorded the same rights to vote as factory work- ers. If a married woman had a de- sire to work elsewhere than in her home, she did so, and took her meals with her husband and friends in a Soviet restaurant. Women shared in the discussions in the Soviet, and were elected to offices, Far from be- ing "nationalized," women were. ac- corded the same respect and treat- ment as men. In Moscow, I visited a - lying-in hospital, under the Division of Motherhood and. Infants, of the De- partment of Social Welfare. This was one of the many similar institu- tions this department had established in all the large and many of the small cities. Here the working women re - Lawn Social on the CHURCH GROUNDS St. Columban WEDNESDAY 25th AUGUST SOCIAL AMUSEMENTS SEAFORTH ORCHESTRA Supper served from 5- to 8 Admission to grounds and supper, 50c. EVERYBODY WELCOME ceived care and nourishment without cost for several weeks before and af- ter child -birth. They have the best food and medical treatment obtain- able, and are paid their full wages during the time they are out of their accustomed employment. In connec- tion with ,this hospital in Moscow, which was established in an imposing white stone structure formerly an elite finishing school where the daugh- ters of the rich learned French and the gentle arts, there was a training college where five hundred young worsen, chosen by various trade and peasant organizations throughout the country, were attending a six months' course of lectures and practical dem- onstrations on obstetrics and the care of children. Moving pictures were shown daily, portraying to the mothers the best methods of bathing, dressing, and caring for their infants, and these were supplemented with lectures. •" More than 2,500 libraries had been established throughout - the country since the revolution. All the larger towns have their high schools, tech- nical schools, and Musical conserv- atories. As every able-bodied adult must work in Soviet Russia, I. wondered who went to the advanced technical schools. Each local. Soviet I found elected its group of special students. The schools were free; the 'students were, furnished with .food, clothing, living quarters and books, and were provided with tickets for theatres, concerts and other entertainments. All students were granted loans, to be used for spending money while in school, if they preferred to pur- chase their own clothing and other necessaries. In Moscow the average loan was 1,200 rubles, varying accord- ing to the rise or' fall of the ruble's value. Throughout the country, homes for the aged, had been established where t . e t men. overstxyandwomll,caver fifty were cared for by the government, provided they did not have - children or relatives who wished to keep them. i s andchildren c_ The Bold}er the ch d en erne first' in the consideration of the gov- ernment. Here the greatest ingenuity and energy- have been applied, and here the best 'results are evident. It has been. the purpose of the Soviet leaders to make the first line of de- fense --the array -'-unconquerable. Gov- ernment officials elaiin they have suc- ceeded ue-ceeded in this, and point to the map as, evidence. The childr,em, they, say, are the strategical reserves of the communist state. They are aiming to,keep them healthy in body, despite the privations impoeeel by the biotic - ode, No one can deny the .large meaeure of success realized.—Isaac McBride. - HURON , NOTES —A bad accident occurred on Tues- day night opposite Mr. A. E. Coling's- residence on Victoria street, Winghani, when William Naylor's auto and Robt. Beattie's buggy collided. The buggy was turned over and. the two boys were thrown out. Jack Beattie, who was driving, had hie leg hurt, and his pony broke away and ran headlong into Mr. T. C. King's auto, stopping the auto and -hurting the horse so badly that it died a couple of hours later, —The little two year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex. McDougall, 10th concession of East VTawanosh, awhile reaching over the side of the cement watering' trough overbalanced and fell it. Her little sister went to see where she had toddled' to and was horrified to see the little form rise "to' the top of the water in the tank. Mrs. McDougall and neighbors worked frantically to restore life and finally their efforts proved successful. The little girl is a favorite in the neighborhood and her many friends are delighted because of the little child's life being spared. —The prize list for the Clinton school fair, which takes place Sep- tember 22nd, has been issued and arrangements are being made for having a particularly interesting' fair. .Prizes are being offered for grain, roots and vegetables, poultry, live stock, nature study, drawing, art and writing, manuel training, domestic science, flowers and fruit, sports, public speaking, parades, etc. There are eighty-eight entries in all besides those for sports and in many cases four or five prizes offered. The fair is being held under the direction of Inspector Field and S. B. Stothers, Agricultural Representative. . 1--A former old resident of Cron - brook locality, in the person of Mrs. John Ballantyne, passed away at the home of her son, William J., at Flint, Michigan, on . July" 30th, in her '73rd year. She had a stroke of paralysis on July 9th, effecting her left side from which she gradually weakened until the end came. Everything that was possible in medial skill and nursing care was secured but with- out - avail. Deceased was horn in Oxford County, Ont., but from her girlhood she lived in Huron County. For years the family lived in this locality. They ' moved from the neighborhood to Flint in 1915, and Mr. Ballantyne died four years ago, —There passed away on Monday morning last an 'oldresident of Turn - berry in the person of Janet c - Arthur, widow of the late George Fortune, in her 84th year.' The de- ceased lady had been able to be around and wets quite active until a few weeks ago. 'She was born in the Province of Quebec, near the city of Montreal and settled with her late husband on lot 5, concession 8, Turnberry, fifty- two years ago and had made a large circle of friends during her long resi- dence in that township. Mrs. For- tune was a Presbyterian in religion. Mr. Fortune passed away nine years ago and the surviving members of the family are John W., George D. and Miss Barbara, at home, and Miss Margaret, of New Liskeard, The funeral was held on Tuesday after- noon to the Wroxeter cemetery, —Mary Geddes, widow of the late Archibald McLean, passed away in Rochester, Minn,, on Sunday, July 25th, following an operation. De- ceased lady was a daughter of the late William Geddes, who was one of the highly esteemed pioneers of the 3rd line, Morris, and after her mar- riage to the late Mn McLean, she lived for a number of years on the farm at the corner. of 3rd line of Morris and the gravel road. After the death of Mr. McLean the family moved to Winghanr, residing there for some years and then moved to Winii peg. Mrs. McLean had not been enjoying good health for some time and went to Rochester and un- derwent nderwent an operation, ';She was a woman most highly' esteemed by a large circle of friends, being of a kindly disposition, a true friend and neighbor and one who will be long re- membered by her large circle of friend's. In religion Mrs. McLean was a Presbyterian, She is survived by two daughters. —The first serious auto accident that has ever happened 'n Gorrie• neighborhood occurred about nine o'clock last Thursday evening half a mile south of that village. Mr. and Mrs. Mel. Johnston were driving into town in. their dairy wagon and Mr.. and Mrs. -George Hargrave were driv- ing riving south in their auto,nd when just in front of Mr, Alex. Robinson's the auto collided with the rig, cutting it right in half and otherwise smash-. ing it badly. Mr. • Johnson was thrown against the glass front of the rig and jerked headfirst out onto the ground by the sudden jolt and by the horse breaking away. His face was, terribly cut and torn by glass, re- quiringtwelve uirin-stitches to close the larger wounds, and he was badly shaken up and suffered severly from shock and loss of blood. Mrs. John- son was pinned down in the wrecked vehicle and was badly bruised and al- -s�#f u. f ered severe e s er s lock. The horse and the occupants of {the car escaped uninjured, and the car was only slightly damaged, Mr. Hargrave was driving his car with only one light and did not notice the rig until he - struck it, being also blinded by the glaring lights of another car coming. in the opposite direction. —About 3.30 o'clock Monday moan- ing an old and well known resident of the 6th line, of Morris, in the per- son erson of James Hall, paid nature's debt, in his 86th year, He had beers, in failing health for several years and his demise was not unexpected. Through his illness he was faithfully looked after by his 'daughter, Maggie,. and son, Howard, Deceased! was born, in Darlington township` and went to that locality over sixty years. ago. It is sixtv-three years since he ccs united in marriage to Miss. Elizabeth. Baxter, who predeceased him by nearly three years. There was born- to the Hall home ten chile dren, as follows: Alex. (deceased), -Peter and Charles, Toronto; Mrs. Hamilton and Miss Mary, Toronto; James in the United :States, John, of Saskatchewan; Howard, Brussels.; Mrs„ Boyd, Thedford, Ont., and Miss Maggie, at home. Mr. Hall was buried in Mount Pleasant cemetery, Toronto, alongside his wife, the casket being taken on. Tuesday morning's, train from Brussels, Rev. W. E. Stafford conducted service, The sub- ject of • this. notice was an honest, thrifty going man who was not slow in doing a good turn. At times he - was a' great sufferer. STANLEY Temperance Mee#ing.-ln view of the Com- ing referendum, a meeting of the ratepayers of the Township will be held in Varna, on Monday evening, the 23rd of August, - Mr. A. T. Cooper, Field secretary., will be pxc- ent to address the meeting and give informa- tion concerning the coming campaign. A good attendance from eadh polling sub -divis- ion is urgently solicited, James T. Via, President. 274e-1 The Late Mrs. John S. Cameron.— Janet-McDiarn'uid, widow of the late. .John S. Cameron, and for over sixty years a resident of Stanley, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W, Henry, of Hensel', on Aug. 6th, For the past two years Mrs. Cameron had been in declining health bedfast for r t e and had beenb o w months previous to her death, Deceaseds whose maiden name was Janet Mc- Diarmid, was born on , the 2nd con- cession of Stanley in 1.846, She was married in 1869, from which date she and her husband resided on the 4th concession of Stanley till 1011, when they removed to Brucefield where Mr. Cameron died in 1915. After her husband's death Mrs. Cameron made her home with Mrs. Hugh Aikenhead, near Brucefield. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church and was a regular attendant while health per- mitted, She is survived by a family of six; Mrs. George Forrest, of Alberin,, C.; Mrs. Hugh Aikenhead, of Stanley; Mrs, • W. Henry, of Hensall; John A, of Victoria, B. C,; Hugh D,, of Brucefield, and Peter T., of Kendersley, Sask. The funeral was held on. Sunday from the home of Mr. Hugh Aikenhead, the services being conducted by the Rev. D. Mc- Intosh. The funeral was largely at- tended by many old residents and friends of deceased, who wished to show a last tribute of respect to one who had held their friendship and esteem through many long years. •