The Huron Expositor, 1921-08-26, Page 1".t'k�fav
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ATUMiS1�W 2ho2
The Big Sale of
Women's -Coats
is attracting buyers from all directions and from
far and near. We are receiving compliments on
our splendid selection of Coat Styles, and we are
selling lots of Coats. THERE'S A REASON.
.$15.00 $25.00 $30.00
Boys' School Outfits
There'll be many a dollar saved in the purchase
of the boys' clothing requirements IF BOUGHT
HERE during the next 1Q days. We are putting
on a Special 10 days Sale of Boys' Clothing.
'Boys' - hirts and Shirtwaists 65c to $1.00
:. Boys' Knickers $1.25 to $2.50
-Boys' Stockings 25c
Boys' Caps 75c to $1.50
Boys' Jersey Sweaters 45c to $1.25
Boys' Rain Coats . $8.00 to $12.00
Boys' Khaki Bloomers $1.25
Boys' Overalls $1.00 to $1.50
Boys' Long Pants, Khaki $1.25 to $1.50
35 Men's Rain Coats, your choice $10.00
The GreigClothingCo.
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NEXT TO ABERHART'S DRUG STORE
West Side MainStreet
Sooner or Later
you will come here for your Clothes
-if you wait until later you'll wish
you had come sooner.
Tailor -Made Suits
20 Up
''MY WARDROBE"
MAIN STREET - - - - - SEAFORTH
HA POLm'CAL''OUTLOOK
•
The return of Mr. Meighen has re-
vived •fietereht in doipestic .polities.
Although the Government Press has
protested•against the Liberal demand
for en *peal to the country before
the passage of a Redistribution Bill,
there are obvious, reasons why the
Government may reconsider the ques-
tion and disre ai'd the arguments
which were put forward by their
Press against an early dissolution of
Parliament.,
As the defeat of the M ighen Ad-
minisltr&hien is beyond doubt, it is
natural. that the Prime Minister and
his colleagues should be anxious to
unload their cares upon their succes-
sors with the least possible delay.
The failure to provide against the up -
employment that now threatens the
country, the tangle in which the fin-
ances of the Dominion have become.
involved, and the general discredit
that has overtaken Ministers who dis-
play no capacity for the :task of na-
tional reconstruction after a war that
called for the•higheat•gifts of states-
nuanshilp, all tend to strengthen the
belief that Mr. Meighen contemplates
an early dissolution.
By an early appeal to the con-
stituencies the Government would
have the satisfaction, such as it is,
of seeing their opponents saddled
with the thankless task of steering
the country safely through the ,mor-
ass into which Mr. Meighen has driv-
en it. The only hope for any Party
so unpopular as that which now is
in power, is to retire to the quiet
shades of Olpposition, leaving to its
successors the onerous duty of res-
cuing the nation from the legacy of
evils bequeathed by an Administra-
tion that has not a single construc-
tive achievement to its credit. The
offspring of a war Government that
dare not face the country on its war
record, the Meighen hyphenates have
done nothing to save the reputation
of the Tory Panty and have done
much to increase popular discontent
with the Tory attitude of mind on all
public questions. From every Prov-
ince in Canada the Tory Party has
been driven from power, and any
hope which the advent of the Union-
ist Coalition may have fertilized in
Tory breasts as to the prospect of a
long lease of power has long since
vanished. Nothing, remains but the
husks of a misspent career and the
knowledge that a discerning public
eagerly awaits the opportunity to
pass judgment upon its political
crimes and ,misdemeanours.
A careful survey of the situation
leaves little room for doubt as to the
relative strengths of the various
groulps in the next Parliament. The
Liberals will return at least one
hundred members. A sanguine esti-
mate places the number at one hun-
rued and ten. The Agrarians will
nnt.ster same seventy-five or morn,
and the Tories- will be thankful if
they succeed in returning fifty-five.
Reports from the constituencies agree
in assigning pride of place to the
Liberal Party. The responsibility
will fall upon Mr. Mackenzie King
of winning the active support of the
Agrarians in the next Parliament.
With a general election impending
some definite plan will doubtless be
decided upon, so that the progressive
forces will not be split by third can-
didates in constituencies where such
an eventuality would hand the seat
over to the Tories. In the event of
a failure to establish a coalition be-
fore the general election there is
grave danger of destructive rivalry
between the Liberals and Agrarians,
unless the Liberal Party takes steps
to prevent such an unfortunate con-
tingency. If the Liberals were able
to return to Parliament by a major-
ity that would make them independ-
ent of the Agrarians the question of
third candidates would be of minor
importance; bet where the ,task of
carrying on government depends up-
on the goodwill of the Agrarians, it
would be suicidal for the Liberals
and Agrarians to come into conflict
in the constituencies. The Liberal
Party would play into the hands of
the Tory Opposition by any action
at the general election which would
make it more difficult for the groups
to reach an understanding when the
next Parliament meets.
In addition to the outlook for the
several parties, the personal equa-
tion always gives rise to interesting
rumors. Chief among these is the
report that Sir Tomer Gouin may
take his place on the Liberal benches
in the next House. To his friends
even Sir Lomer is a man of mystery.
His reputation as a successful state -
man has been made not as an orator
(although in this capacity iie is gift-
ed above the average of statesman),
but as an administrator. His 'pres-
core at Ottawa would have a stabiliz-
ing and stimulative effect capon the
fortunes of a Liberal or Coalition
Government, and we sincerely hope
that the Liberal Party will have the
good fortune to secure his active en-
try into Federal politics.
The desire of Toronto to control
the political destiny of the Dominion,
despite its failure to appreciate the
temper of the times, is very strong.
The late
: rumor from that centre
st
ofpo litical intrigue attributes to Mr.
Rowell l the ambition to be the next
Prime Minister of Canada. For Mr.
Rowell'a ability as an' administrator
we have a profound respect. In many
respects he would fill the office with
credit to himself, if not with 'general
acceptance. It is a pity that one so
richly endowed for public service has
prejudiced his chances of leadership
by acts that are as strong to -day in
the public memory as when commit-
ted. We have no hesitation in say -
CITY ' OF HURON
to be held in
ally
victoria Park, Seaforth
4>�T WEDNESDAY'
ust 31st
AT 1.30 P.M.
WHEN
Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King
Leader of the Liberal Opposition
Hon. rr. Beland
ex -Post Master General
W. C. Kennedy M. P.
For North Essex
and other speakers will address the electors
Huron County.
"GOD SAVE THE KING"
of
EXECUTIVE HURON LIBERAL ASSOCIATION.
ing that Mr. Reeve!! is impossible as
leaderof a Progressive Party.
g y The
time may come when the unhappy
memories of the war perish may be
forgotten, but the unsavoury record
of the anti -Quebecers is too recent
to admit of a reconciliation so dis-
tasteful to the great bulk of Liber-
als. That Mr. Rowell has powerful
support is beyond question, hurt it is
from a tainted southe t^at would.
prove to be hurtful to the Liberal
Party. His ,friends count upon an
impasse between the Liberals and
Agrarians over the que-tion of lead-
ership. They believe ti'at the same
difficulty will aria• hen as in i:ng-
land at the time Mr. Ba.`four's resit: -
nation, when Sir Max Aitkin, nuts
Lord Beaverbrook, shined the dead-
lock by putting forward the name of
Mr. Bonar Law, It is hoped that
the rivalry between 'tl r. King and
Mr. Crerar will provid.• the oppor-
tunity for the selection of a cotnpro-
wise leader in the p,.rson of Mr,
Rowell. But there i'u,uld be 'no
rivalry between Mr. King and Mr.
Cretin-. If the Liberae come back
as the strongest group the leadership
of Mr. King has the be --t of all pos-
sible recommendatione the mandate
of the country. We be.,eve that Mr.
Rowell has no particular desire to
re-enter the stormy 'reen'a of pol-
itics, but his powerful friends see
in his selection as I'rirne Minister
opportunities which tory will not
lightly abandon, and it may turn out
that his personal cnmi�i •rations may
be overborne by Ter :.to interests'
that demand leadership.
It was said during : he war that
it was a grand privily •e to die for
one's country in such e.•acious times.
lit is a great privilege to live for
one's country in these more spacious
times of peace. Canal:, needs good
government. It has tossed through
an orgy of autocracy' and extrava-
gance such as this c:'.intry has not
witnessed since the day of the Fam-
ily Compact. Never was it more
necessary for the Lih nal Party to
renew its fidelity to the old-time
doctrine of Peace. Retrenchment
and, Reform. The polis • of the Tory
Party would keep tr in perpetual
vassalage to outwore and 'warring
Europe, bind ripen us financial bur-
dens too grievous to he borne and
shore up the old nul.'ratic system
of gxvernntent wh,ivii woo entered the
Great War to destroy -The States-
man.
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WEST WANTS RFC'fl'ROCITY IN
CATTLE Tlt 1DE
A. Dominion -wide campaign to
promote reciprocity between the
United States and Canada on cattle.
exports and ianporis is now likely to
be the request of the livestock in-
dustry in Saskatchewan and Alber-
ta, in order to erevent a complete
demoralization of this business in
these two provinces. With the bar-
ringfrom
of Canadian cattle the
United States market, coupled with
id
thegeneral decline in the returns for
farm products, the live stock market
in Western Canada has been subject
to a grave depression. So acute
has this condition became that cattle
men are at present being advised:
"Unless a man is prepared to give
away cows, heifers and stocker
cattle, he had better not ship to the
stockyards under present conditions."
To show the extent of the depres-
sion, livestock men are referring to
a shipment of 23 head of average
cattle front
Lady Windemere, B. C.,
to the Winnipeg market, the entire
transaction netting only $111 to the
shippers. Andther shipment of Sas-
katchewan cattle netted $3.65 for a
cow sold in the same •market.
The cattle men want quick relief
and two or three suggestions have
been made. One is continued pres-
sure for the removal of the British
embargo, although there is little hope
that this will be successful. Another
proposal is for some financial 'provis-
ion, such as was recently announced
in the United States, where a $50,-
000,000 fund is -being created for the
hanks to citable there to carry cattle
paper for two or three years. The
third suggestion and one which is
setting with the greatest favor, is
'he cnnrmuncnntimt of diplomatic ne-
gotiations fur the establishment of
reeciprocity with the United States.'
I . H. Auld, Saskatchewan's deputy
minister of agriculture, is one of the
advocates of 'the reciprocity proposal.
He says that while the low conditions
into which the livestock industry has
sunk are not generally known
throughout the country, the low point
has been reached and that conditions
will soon show an upward trend.
METHODS OF SALE AT
STOCKYARDS
The annual rush of live stock to
Canadian Markets will -soon start. In
the ne'ct few months, thouaards of
farmers will deliver Ka it • cattle,
lambs rod hogs to the local shipping
points, leave them there and return
home, taking no further interest in
their fate excerit to cash the cheque
received in return for them.
It is this very lack of interest on
the part of their owners that is fre-
quently the reason why their cheque
is smaller than it neer] have been,
Some of the heavy losses on the way
SCIENTIFIC PALMIST
Here Thursday For Week
Have your hand read by scientific
lady•palmist. Iles read the hands of
'hundreds of distinguished people, in-
cluding Marconi, Bernhardt and Laur-
ier. Here for a week at Queen's
Hotel, Hours: 10 to 12, 2 to 5, 7 to
9. Terms, $1.00. 28(12-2
What We Farmers
can do to Improve
Conditions
Hear the
HON. MANNING DOHERTY
Minister of Agriculture
and
MR. IL W. E. BURNABY
President of the U.F.O.
U .O
who will oppose the Hon. Mackenzie
Kingat the comingelection, n
e t n, a d
Mn.sMcNaughton, of Middlesex
County and Mr. Hicks, M.P.P., of
South Huron
on
TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 30
on the farm of Mrs. W. Glenn, Lot
33, 'Concession 7, Usborne.
Admission 26e.
Refreshments served from 6 to 8-25c
An Orchestra in attendance.
'to Market bb alio
farmer brought ipresapre
'parties "who were
handling. of his atm*, #heat
his even though he turned ,the
sting ever to other 4ndividu
The following despniptian.' '$;0 ser Land other Y •T
operation, of our leading ,,stoelr ragdtt be bent klip ahpi
_gives some idea of the pletheda• An. Ji Ali_Moult Is
� ployed in placing the stock from .the it, is' unfatidel ' from "tile
cars to the packing houses. ft would ear4Rads being l
be :better worth while, though,: for With•'Dir ed ears �..
each shipper to follow ap occasional in bite' car is weiglied of ,.
shipment to market end study, there, •this weight the 'ra£lwtt
the various market types and inspect fusels -its freight charge'
for himself the methods followed In Lug. Itt dune, on' the stook y`s
grading, selling, and treating the, -by a weigh master approve(
venous products secured from the eter of Agriculture, and: all ,
live animals which loft his 'fa a are subject to regular teat: :ge
The different stockyards in ment testers. Sei'liag on .,ttjhe pyea
to which most of our live' stock is is mostly done on is weight;:b, 5
shipped, are owned by various organ- though occasionally individual ..p
izations. •For instance the Union small groups of animals are soldiby
Stock Yards at Toronto are owned by the head. On all sales mac ty tjtee
the packing companies there; the weight,' the stock is reweighed Pules
Point St. Charles Yard do Montreal the buyer and seller agree to
is awned by the Montreal Stock the off -ear weight and fix their prieq+
Yards Co., and the East End Stock accordingly. Sheep and boa areifre« -
Yards in Montreal belong to the quently sold on off -ear weights, cattle: -•
Canadian Pacific Railway. Owner- are usually re -weighed. Wh.lcb,ewer L -
ship of the yards, however, does not method is followed a scales ticket
affect the selling of the stock par- must be made out by the weigh -timet --
Ocularly, as all large stock yards are er showing the date, weight commis-,:,
now under bhe control pf the Domin- sion merchant, owner,' dealer, buyer;' '
ion Live Stock Branch and uniform number of head, class of stock and; •,•
rules are laid down, which all of them price. This ,provides a record of all ...
must follow. In addition, the Health transactions in the yard.
of Animals Branch has control of the Once the stock is in possession' or
sanitary arrangements and of all in- the buyers for one of the large pack-
spection of meats. ing companies it is placed in large.
Methods of handling stock in the pens adjoining the packing plants,
yards and of making sales follow the and thence driven to the abattoirs.
same general principles in all the and slaughtered. For the slaughter -
large yards and of making sales fol- ing operation the majority of the•
low the same general principles in all packing houses are well equipped and:
the ,large yards. The cars of stock a large number of animals are turned
on their arrival at bhe yards are into meat, hides and other products
shunted onto a siding beside the un- with a minimum of time and tither- '
loadfsrg chutes, and from there are and the „paving of every portion of
taken to various pens in the yards the carcass. Nothing is entirely dis-
that have previously been bedded and carded as waste.
supplied with feed. In this regard
some yards differ • from others. At
Toronto different commission firms
have certain, pens allotted to them,
and stork consigned to these men is
placed at once In their pens. At Pt.
St. Charles there are several large
stables where the cattle are tied in
stalls, each stall bearing a number.
In every case the pens in all yards
are numbered and the various car-
loads are located by the number of
the pen in which they were put.
Selling on the market is carried on
chiefly by commission Firms, and
the selling organizations for the large
(1, -on er,ttive Societies are on the
sane else, as arty other commission
firm, and :rust charge the same fees
for soiling though they are at liberty
to make their own arrangements for
settling with the Farmers' Clubs ant
other shippers who consign stock to
them. In order to have a --uniform
!an v,f s -King, and to provide snore
me'„aure of control over the individual
ceneniss:';•n firm, the various firms on
ihr markets have established organ-
iz.rt ars known as Live Stock Ex -
*items and the bylaws of each Ex-
ctar,� e have to be approved be the
Federal Minister of Agriculture he -
foie
y;
BAYFIELD
Successful Regatta, -Bayfield held its.
first regatta on Saturday afternoon.
The villagers and summer residents,.
together with visitors from Goderieh,
Clinton and Seaforth lined both sides
of the harbor to witness the interest-
ing events. The races were without
any mishap and were hotly contested.
The following were prize winners:-.
Canoeing: Men's doubles -Gem and -
Jack Atkinson, Detroit; E. Chapman,
London, and R. Brownlee, Toronto;
ladies' doubles -M. McTaggart and E.
McTaggart, Clinton; D. Hodgins,.
Stratford, and H. McMillan, London;
men's singles -R, Brownlee, Toronto,
J. Atkinson, Detroit; ladles' singles
-N. McTaggart, Clinton; M. Mc-
Taggart, Clinton; gunwale race -W.
Reid, Detroit; J. Atkinson, Detroit;
mixed d.,uhles--+Gem Atkinson, De-
tro.it; M. McTne'gant, 'Clinton NiSe
Wallace, Coderich; M. McKellar,
Goderieb; crab nice -W. Reid, De-
ireit: .1. Atisinaon, Dcitroit, Swim-
ming: i:o;•s, I6 and under-Upthe-
grove, Sraf•.rth; Bright, Seaforth;
girls, ld and onion -H.- Monkhouse,
Toronto: M. M'T-ut•rart, Clinton;
they can operate. The estab- bas,. under 12.-R. Daly, London; B.
li>ie :enc of the Live Stock Exchange Girt •, 1 nr I tt: l:nlc "pen race-M-
d•.es not affect the right of the •indi- Me-rir.r.rt., Clint in; E. McTaggart,
vi,tt:rl shipper or drover to sell' his ('!i•,':.n: men's 'nen race-Upthe-
otsn ;,tock on the market, direct toI'`•'`'"• S"r.fnrih; C. Mustard, Toron-
thr butchers or packer buyers. This t^. Dn'rr'r: id•.r:s, under 19 -Heard,
is always allowed. It does, however, l;'rias; B. Doty, Lnnd.;m; ladies -M.
provide for the bonding of commis- vicTa:re-::rt. (linton : K. Partridge,.
Sion houses, and for the regulation I.,ndnn; itrn G. Atkinson, Detroit; ,
of their operations on the yards, It
requires that the commission firms
shall make uniform charges on each
market for handling the stock. At
Toronto they arc allowed to charge
$17 per ear for cattle, $13 per car
for calves, and 617 per car for sheep
and hogs and no commission first has
the right to increase or decrease these
changes.
Except for the transportation fiilIBERT
charges (and feed charges if they •1'l..:• (-.':un,'i:. The council met on
cattle are kept in the yards for much 55'..1:'sday, :1u;•"st 17th, with all the
over 24 hours', the commission for nb. s .tt,•, .•n:. Minutes of last
selling the cattle is the heaviest in- rtieC:itt 1 tc''i' e. cul anti adopted. The,
dividual charge they have to meet. It f illnwir • r ,t: e struck for the
is not, however, considered unreason- ye;rr11.21: C'r ttty- rate 3.5 mills;
able and has been approved by ,the tor -n: -.inn. 2 111 :he; police village,
Federal Minister of Agriculture, But Dublin:. 2; :e'n' .l school, 2.85; road
although other fees are individually an.: b.: inio ,ie-',:^:tture. 506; general
small they amount to a fair sum whoa ;hid:, r1 lighting, Dublin,
totalled together. First there is thin .t;.t S. u' dhrh:in. 2; U. S. S.
stock yard company's charge for N,:. 1, ii i.. .1,24; U. S. S. No.
moving, housing and providing the , ll. I. ti •',: ,,St2: U. S. S. No. 1,
first feed for the stock. This amounts -li., 5l •1: R. C. Saturate
to twenty-five ccs+s per head for S. S. N • 2. I..:1• rn. fl; R. C. S. S. 5:
cattle, ten cents for calves and six ' a , . S. S. Nn. 4, .7; P.
cents for hogs and sheep. Therm s. I ' ' S. S. N'. 2, 2.1;
is a charge for unloading and clear N ln. Ni, 4. 3.07; do.
ing the eau's ss•hic"h amounts to about i N.
th
$1.50 per car and finally there is y' I
insurance. passed and signed
Two kinds of insur:vtve are paid h ' t' ,. .1 cIoric, and sealed
rot the clock at some market,, on ;.,:.: . , n;. sea'. Tenders for
others only one. The highest charge .i:: .. . - ,ettc,i, but offers
is that. for insuring the stock against n.,' b. .. c y, the sale was
condemnation for utberenlosis; this ,1. -''err'. • r, :' : more favorable offer
forint of insurance has been develop- c:,:. ; t::'•• ' The tender of
ed to protect: the farmer front loss C:r-,mt�•'' u..) t.'d • y for the Shilling -
when animals ore condemned as unfit Ite d,.. ', bldg the lowest,
for food and have to be thrown into v-iaw No, 208, for
the tank and rendered into soap, fel•- .'r..^ -int. , G's'ernment grant for
t.ilizer, etc, It distributes the losses two n34 t r'•ai, expenditure, was
among all the shippers since it is ire. e,„e.•-i . ' •••1. The following
'possible for the shipper to detect the r.I te- - ,1 nn the treasurer:
disease at the time the cattle are de- H. Sm, I.. and tile, $19.20;
livered to him, and thus charge the O. Kerslake, lamb killed by dogs, $7;
Mee L .aloe n
loss directlytothewho .1. 1l. v: 4• E and H.
producer h
.�,
n
V. R b .son }•� utt tile,0 .b0• F.
mar+ketrd the diseased animal. Th1 2
se a a g $
c a. ter. ,8 John Balfour,
sl s i,. S t iB on
producer in fact, is equally blame. e..
in the matter since he has no means reptir hridge, $11; P. Feeney, repair
of knowing, except through the tu- bridge, $f,• Y. :'sirries, haul tile, $5;
berculin test, whether his cattle are i'. Mor - is, put in sower pipe $2; P.
diseased or not; therefore, to require Mouse, v orb or: road, $6; �. Yeo,.
all cattle to bear a percentage of the rerivel contract., 6126; F. Yeo, repair
loss seems to be the easiest and fair- culvert, $5; W. Hills, for hall license,.
est way of meeting the difficulty. The $3; J, dm -dine port salary, $100; Jos.
insurance charge for this purpose is Feeney. repair bridge, 4(1. Council
60 cents per head for cows (which then adjourned tel Monday, Septem-
are by far the most frequently con- bar 19t.h, at 1 o'clock parr- J. Jor--
demised), and 20 cents per head on can. Clerk.
W, Reid. Betroit: relay race -Won
by Not a Be:,: -it W. Reid, W. Greig,
(. V_-Toreart, C. Mustard. The fol-
lowing gentlemen kindly acted as
,iudoes: S. Fronk Class, M.P., Lon -
den; George \IcTagetart, Clinton; Dr.
Pru•trifiee lee Ion; Rev, J. McFar-
'r.ne, Itte,Tit•'•': W. Doug, Windsor;
te„yd leid•tin-, ctratford.
eit
Announcement e
Convenience of location to the Schools, and abund-
ance of room, has led us to put into stock
SCHOOL STATIONERY
consisting of Scribblers, Exercise Books, Note
Books, Examination Paper, Rulers, Erasers, Pen-
cils, Pens, Ink, Etc.
GROCERIES
Again we wish to draw attention to the excellence
of our Spices, and our Pure Spirit Cider and Malt
- Vinegars, at prices just the same as for ordinary
qualities.
CROCKERY SPECIALS
DINNER SETS Choice up-to-date patterns
50 -piece Sets at... $19.50 100 -piece sets at,,,$38.50
97 -piece hand -painted -China at $49.90
F. D. Hutchison
The Cash Grocer.
Sooner or Later
you will come here for your Clothes
-if you wait until later you'll wish
you had come sooner.
Tailor -Made Suits
20 Up
''MY WARDROBE"
MAIN STREET - - - - - SEAFORTH
HA POLm'CAL''OUTLOOK
•
The return of Mr. Meighen has re-
vived •fietereht in doipestic .polities.
Although the Government Press has
protested•against the Liberal demand
for en *peal to the country before
the passage of a Redistribution Bill,
there are obvious, reasons why the
Government may reconsider the ques-
tion and disre ai'd the arguments
which were put forward by their
Press against an early dissolution of
Parliament.,
As the defeat of the M ighen Ad-
minisltr&hien is beyond doubt, it is
natural. that the Prime Minister and
his colleagues should be anxious to
unload their cares upon their succes-
sors with the least possible delay.
The failure to provide against the up -
employment that now threatens the
country, the tangle in which the fin-
ances of the Dominion have become.
involved, and the general discredit
that has overtaken Ministers who dis-
play no capacity for the :task of na-
tional reconstruction after a war that
called for the•higheat•gifts of states-
nuanshilp, all tend to strengthen the
belief that Mr. Meighen contemplates
an early dissolution.
By an early appeal to the con-
stituencies the Government would
have the satisfaction, such as it is,
of seeing their opponents saddled
with the thankless task of steering
the country safely through the ,mor-
ass into which Mr. Meighen has driv-
en it. The only hope for any Party
so unpopular as that which now is
in power, is to retire to the quiet
shades of Olpposition, leaving to its
successors the onerous duty of res-
cuing the nation from the legacy of
evils bequeathed by an Administra-
tion that has not a single construc-
tive achievement to its credit. The
offspring of a war Government that
dare not face the country on its war
record, the Meighen hyphenates have
done nothing to save the reputation
of the Tory Panty and have done
much to increase popular discontent
with the Tory attitude of mind on all
public questions. From every Prov-
ince in Canada the Tory Party has
been driven from power, and any
hope which the advent of the Union-
ist Coalition may have fertilized in
Tory breasts as to the prospect of a
long lease of power has long since
vanished. Nothing, remains but the
husks of a misspent career and the
knowledge that a discerning public
eagerly awaits the opportunity to
pass judgment upon its political
crimes and ,misdemeanours.
A careful survey of the situation
leaves little room for doubt as to the
relative strengths of the various
groulps in the next Parliament. The
Liberals will return at least one
hundred members. A sanguine esti-
mate places the number at one hun-
rued and ten. The Agrarians will
nnt.ster same seventy-five or morn,
and the Tories- will be thankful if
they succeed in returning fifty-five.
Reports from the constituencies agree
in assigning pride of place to the
Liberal Party. The responsibility
will fall upon Mr. Mackenzie King
of winning the active support of the
Agrarians in the next Parliament.
With a general election impending
some definite plan will doubtless be
decided upon, so that the progressive
forces will not be split by third can-
didates in constituencies where such
an eventuality would hand the seat
over to the Tories. In the event of
a failure to establish a coalition be-
fore the general election there is
grave danger of destructive rivalry
between the Liberals and Agrarians,
unless the Liberal Party takes steps
to prevent such an unfortunate con-
tingency. If the Liberals were able
to return to Parliament by a major-
ity that would make them independ-
ent of the Agrarians the question of
third candidates would be of minor
importance; bet where the ,task of
carrying on government depends up-
on the goodwill of the Agrarians, it
would be suicidal for the Liberals
and Agrarians to come into conflict
in the constituencies. The Liberal
Party would play into the hands of
the Tory Opposition by any action
at the general election which would
make it more difficult for the groups
to reach an understanding when the
next Parliament meets.
In addition to the outlook for the
several parties, the personal equa-
tion always gives rise to interesting
rumors. Chief among these is the
report that Sir Tomer Gouin may
take his place on the Liberal benches
in the next House. To his friends
even Sir Lomer is a man of mystery.
His reputation as a successful state -
man has been made not as an orator
(although in this capacity iie is gift-
ed above the average of statesman),
but as an administrator. His 'pres-
core at Ottawa would have a stabiliz-
ing and stimulative effect capon the
fortunes of a Liberal or Coalition
Government, and we sincerely hope
that the Liberal Party will have the
good fortune to secure his active en-
try into Federal politics.
The desire of Toronto to control
the political destiny of the Dominion,
despite its failure to appreciate the
temper of the times, is very strong.
The late
: rumor from that centre
st
ofpo litical intrigue attributes to Mr.
Rowell l the ambition to be the next
Prime Minister of Canada. For Mr.
Rowell'a ability as an' administrator
we have a profound respect. In many
respects he would fill the office with
credit to himself, if not with 'general
acceptance. It is a pity that one so
richly endowed for public service has
prejudiced his chances of leadership
by acts that are as strong to -day in
the public memory as when commit-
ted. We have no hesitation in say -
CITY ' OF HURON
to be held in
ally
victoria Park, Seaforth
4>�T WEDNESDAY'
ust 31st
AT 1.30 P.M.
WHEN
Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King
Leader of the Liberal Opposition
Hon. rr. Beland
ex -Post Master General
W. C. Kennedy M. P.
For North Essex
and other speakers will address the electors
Huron County.
"GOD SAVE THE KING"
of
EXECUTIVE HURON LIBERAL ASSOCIATION.
ing that Mr. Reeve!! is impossible as
leaderof a Progressive Party.
g y The
time may come when the unhappy
memories of the war perish may be
forgotten, but the unsavoury record
of the anti -Quebecers is too recent
to admit of a reconciliation so dis-
tasteful to the great bulk of Liber-
als. That Mr. Rowell has powerful
support is beyond question, hurt it is
from a tainted southe t^at would.
prove to be hurtful to the Liberal
Party. His ,friends count upon an
impasse between the Liberals and
Agrarians over the que-tion of lead-
ership. They believe ti'at the same
difficulty will aria• hen as in i:ng-
land at the time Mr. Ba.`four's resit: -
nation, when Sir Max Aitkin, nuts
Lord Beaverbrook, shined the dead-
lock by putting forward the name of
Mr. Bonar Law, It is hoped that
the rivalry between 'tl r. King and
Mr. Crerar will provid.• the oppor-
tunity for the selection of a cotnpro-
wise leader in the p,.rson of Mr,
Rowell. But there i'u,uld be 'no
rivalry between Mr. King and Mr.
Cretin-. If the Liberae come back
as the strongest group the leadership
of Mr. King has the be --t of all pos-
sible recommendatione the mandate
of the country. We be.,eve that Mr.
Rowell has no particular desire to
re-enter the stormy 'reen'a of pol-
itics, but his powerful friends see
in his selection as I'rirne Minister
opportunities which tory will not
lightly abandon, and it may turn out
that his personal cnmi�i •rations may
be overborne by Ter :.to interests'
that demand leadership.
It was said during : he war that
it was a grand privily •e to die for
one's country in such e.•acious times.
lit is a great privilege to live for
one's country in these more spacious
times of peace. Canal:, needs good
government. It has tossed through
an orgy of autocracy' and extrava-
gance such as this c:'.intry has not
witnessed since the day of the Fam-
ily Compact. Never was it more
necessary for the Lih nal Party to
renew its fidelity to the old-time
doctrine of Peace. Retrenchment
and, Reform. The polis • of the Tory
Party would keep tr in perpetual
vassalage to outwore and 'warring
Europe, bind ripen us financial bur-
dens too grievous to he borne and
shore up the old nul.'ratic system
of gxvernntent wh,ivii woo entered the
Great War to destroy -The States-
man.
-
WEST WANTS RFC'fl'ROCITY IN
CATTLE Tlt 1DE
A. Dominion -wide campaign to
promote reciprocity between the
United States and Canada on cattle.
exports and ianporis is now likely to
be the request of the livestock in-
dustry in Saskatchewan and Alber-
ta, in order to erevent a complete
demoralization of this business in
these two provinces. With the bar-
ringfrom
of Canadian cattle the
United States market, coupled with
id
thegeneral decline in the returns for
farm products, the live stock market
in Western Canada has been subject
to a grave depression. So acute
has this condition became that cattle
men are at present being advised:
"Unless a man is prepared to give
away cows, heifers and stocker
cattle, he had better not ship to the
stockyards under present conditions."
To show the extent of the depres-
sion, livestock men are referring to
a shipment of 23 head of average
cattle front
Lady Windemere, B. C.,
to the Winnipeg market, the entire
transaction netting only $111 to the
shippers. Andther shipment of Sas-
katchewan cattle netted $3.65 for a
cow sold in the same •market.
The cattle men want quick relief
and two or three suggestions have
been made. One is continued pres-
sure for the removal of the British
embargo, although there is little hope
that this will be successful. Another
proposal is for some financial 'provis-
ion, such as was recently announced
in the United States, where a $50,-
000,000 fund is -being created for the
hanks to citable there to carry cattle
paper for two or three years. The
third suggestion and one which is
setting with the greatest favor, is
'he cnnrmuncnntimt of diplomatic ne-
gotiations fur the establishment of
reeciprocity with the United States.'
I . H. Auld, Saskatchewan's deputy
minister of agriculture, is one of the
advocates of 'the reciprocity proposal.
He says that while the low conditions
into which the livestock industry has
sunk are not generally known
throughout the country, the low point
has been reached and that conditions
will soon show an upward trend.
METHODS OF SALE AT
STOCKYARDS
The annual rush of live stock to
Canadian Markets will -soon start. In
the ne'ct few months, thouaards of
farmers will deliver Ka it • cattle,
lambs rod hogs to the local shipping
points, leave them there and return
home, taking no further interest in
their fate excerit to cash the cheque
received in return for them.
It is this very lack of interest on
the part of their owners that is fre-
quently the reason why their cheque
is smaller than it neer] have been,
Some of the heavy losses on the way
SCIENTIFIC PALMIST
Here Thursday For Week
Have your hand read by scientific
lady•palmist. Iles read the hands of
'hundreds of distinguished people, in-
cluding Marconi, Bernhardt and Laur-
ier. Here for a week at Queen's
Hotel, Hours: 10 to 12, 2 to 5, 7 to
9. Terms, $1.00. 28(12-2
What We Farmers
can do to Improve
Conditions
Hear the
HON. MANNING DOHERTY
Minister of Agriculture
and
MR. IL W. E. BURNABY
President of the U.F.O.
U .O
who will oppose the Hon. Mackenzie
Kingat the comingelection, n
e t n, a d
Mn.sMcNaughton, of Middlesex
County and Mr. Hicks, M.P.P., of
South Huron
on
TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 30
on the farm of Mrs. W. Glenn, Lot
33, 'Concession 7, Usborne.
Admission 26e.
Refreshments served from 6 to 8-25c
An Orchestra in attendance.
'to Market bb alio
farmer brought ipresapre
'parties "who were
handling. of his atm*, #heat
his even though he turned ,the
sting ever to other 4ndividu
The following despniptian.' '$;0 ser Land other Y •T
operation, of our leading ,,stoelr ragdtt be bent klip ahpi
_gives some idea of the pletheda• An. Ji Ali_Moult Is
� ployed in placing the stock from .the it, is' unfatidel ' from "tile
cars to the packing houses. ft would ear4Rads being l
be :better worth while, though,: for With•'Dir ed ears �..
each shipper to follow ap occasional in bite' car is weiglied of ,.
shipment to market end study, there, •this weight the 'ra£lwtt
the various market types and inspect fusels -its freight charge'
for himself the methods followed In Lug. Itt dune, on' the stook y`s
grading, selling, and treating the, -by a weigh master approve(
venous products secured from the eter of Agriculture, and: all ,
live animals which loft his 'fa a are subject to regular teat: :ge
The different stockyards in ment testers. Sei'liag on .,ttjhe pyea
to which most of our live' stock is is mostly done on is weight;:b, 5
shipped, are owned by various organ- though occasionally individual ..p
izations. •For instance the Union small groups of animals are soldiby
Stock Yards at Toronto are owned by the head. On all sales mac ty tjtee
the packing companies there; the weight,' the stock is reweighed Pules
Point St. Charles Yard do Montreal the buyer and seller agree to
is awned by the Montreal Stock the off -ear weight and fix their prieq+
Yards Co., and the East End Stock accordingly. Sheep and boa areifre« -
Yards in Montreal belong to the quently sold on off -ear weights, cattle: -•
Canadian Pacific Railway. Owner- are usually re -weighed. Wh.lcb,ewer L -
ship of the yards, however, does not method is followed a scales ticket
affect the selling of the stock par- must be made out by the weigh -timet --
Ocularly, as all large stock yards are er showing the date, weight commis-,:,
now under bhe control pf the Domin- sion merchant, owner,' dealer, buyer;' '
ion Live Stock Branch and uniform number of head, class of stock and; •,•
rules are laid down, which all of them price. This ,provides a record of all ...
must follow. In addition, the Health transactions in the yard.
of Animals Branch has control of the Once the stock is in possession' or
sanitary arrangements and of all in- the buyers for one of the large pack-
spection of meats. ing companies it is placed in large.
Methods of handling stock in the pens adjoining the packing plants,
yards and of making sales follow the and thence driven to the abattoirs.
same general principles in all the and slaughtered. For the slaughter -
large yards and of making sales fol- ing operation the majority of the•
low the same general principles in all packing houses are well equipped and:
the ,large yards. The cars of stock a large number of animals are turned
on their arrival at bhe yards are into meat, hides and other products
shunted onto a siding beside the un- with a minimum of time and tither- '
loadfsrg chutes, and from there are and the „paving of every portion of
taken to various pens in the yards the carcass. Nothing is entirely dis-
that have previously been bedded and carded as waste.
supplied with feed. In this regard
some yards differ • from others. At
Toronto different commission firms
have certain, pens allotted to them,
and stork consigned to these men is
placed at once In their pens. At Pt.
St. Charles there are several large
stables where the cattle are tied in
stalls, each stall bearing a number.
In every case the pens in all yards
are numbered and the various car-
loads are located by the number of
the pen in which they were put.
Selling on the market is carried on
chiefly by commission Firms, and
the selling organizations for the large
(1, -on er,ttive Societies are on the
sane else, as arty other commission
firm, and :rust charge the same fees
for soiling though they are at liberty
to make their own arrangements for
settling with the Farmers' Clubs ant
other shippers who consign stock to
them. In order to have a --uniform
!an v,f s -King, and to provide snore
me'„aure of control over the individual
ceneniss:';•n firm, the various firms on
ihr markets have established organ-
iz.rt ars known as Live Stock Ex -
*items and the bylaws of each Ex-
ctar,� e have to be approved be the
Federal Minister of Agriculture he -
foie
y;
BAYFIELD
Successful Regatta, -Bayfield held its.
first regatta on Saturday afternoon.
The villagers and summer residents,.
together with visitors from Goderieh,
Clinton and Seaforth lined both sides
of the harbor to witness the interest-
ing events. The races were without
any mishap and were hotly contested.
The following were prize winners:-.
Canoeing: Men's doubles -Gem and -
Jack Atkinson, Detroit; E. Chapman,
London, and R. Brownlee, Toronto;
ladies' doubles -M. McTaggart and E.
McTaggart, Clinton; D. Hodgins,.
Stratford, and H. McMillan, London;
men's singles -R, Brownlee, Toronto,
J. Atkinson, Detroit; ladles' singles
-N. McTaggart, Clinton; M. Mc-
Taggart, Clinton; gunwale race -W.
Reid, Detroit; J. Atkinson, Detroit;
mixed d.,uhles--+Gem Atkinson, De-
tro.it; M. McTne'gant, 'Clinton NiSe
Wallace, Coderich; M. McKellar,
Goderieb; crab nice -W. Reid, De-
ireit: .1. Atisinaon, Dcitroit, Swim-
ming: i:o;•s, I6 and under-Upthe-
grove, Sraf•.rth; Bright, Seaforth;
girls, ld and onion -H.- Monkhouse,
Toronto: M. M'T-ut•rart, Clinton;
they can operate. The estab- bas,. under 12.-R. Daly, London; B.
li>ie :enc of the Live Stock Exchange Girt •, 1 nr I tt: l:nlc "pen race-M-
d•.es not affect the right of the •indi- Me-rir.r.rt., Clint in; E. McTaggart,
vi,tt:rl shipper or drover to sell' his ('!i•,':.n: men's 'nen race-Upthe-
otsn ;,tock on the market, direct toI'`•'`'"• S"r.fnrih; C. Mustard, Toron-
thr butchers or packer buyers. This t^. Dn'rr'r: id•.r:s, under 19 -Heard,
is always allowed. It does, however, l;'rias; B. Doty, Lnnd.;m; ladies -M.
provide for the bonding of commis- vicTa:re-::rt. (linton : K. Partridge,.
Sion houses, and for the regulation I.,ndnn; itrn G. Atkinson, Detroit; ,
of their operations on the yards, It
requires that the commission firms
shall make uniform charges on each
market for handling the stock. At
Toronto they arc allowed to charge
$17 per ear for cattle, $13 per car
for calves, and 617 per car for sheep
and hogs and no commission first has
the right to increase or decrease these
changes.
Except for the transportation fiilIBERT
charges (and feed charges if they •1'l..:• (-.':un,'i:. The council met on
cattle are kept in the yards for much 55'..1:'sday, :1u;•"st 17th, with all the
over 24 hours', the commission for nb. s .tt,•, .•n:. Minutes of last
selling the cattle is the heaviest in- rtieC:itt 1 tc''i' e. cul anti adopted. The,
dividual charge they have to meet. It f illnwir • r ,t: e struck for the
is not, however, considered unreason- ye;rr11.21: C'r ttty- rate 3.5 mills;
able and has been approved by ,the tor -n: -.inn. 2 111 :he; police village,
Federal Minister of Agriculture, But Dublin:. 2; :e'n' .l school, 2.85; road
although other fees are individually an.: b.: inio ,ie-',:^:tture. 506; general
small they amount to a fair sum whoa ;hid:, r1 lighting, Dublin,
totalled together. First there is thin .t;.t S. u' dhrh:in. 2; U. S. S.
stock yard company's charge for N,:. 1, ii i.. .1,24; U. S. S. No.
moving, housing and providing the , ll. I. ti •',: ,,St2: U. S. S. No. 1,
first feed for the stock. This amounts -li., 5l •1: R. C. Saturate
to twenty-five ccs+s per head for S. S. N • 2. I..:1• rn. fl; R. C. S. S. 5:
cattle, ten cents for calves and six ' a , . S. S. Nn. 4, .7; P.
cents for hogs and sheep. Therm s. I ' ' S. S. N'. 2, 2.1;
is a charge for unloading and clear N ln. Ni, 4. 3.07; do.
ing the eau's ss•hic"h amounts to about i N.
th
$1.50 per car and finally there is y' I
insurance. passed and signed
Two kinds of insur:vtve are paid h ' t' ,. .1 cIoric, and sealed
rot the clock at some market,, on ;.,:.: . , n;. sea'. Tenders for
others only one. The highest charge .i:: .. . - ,ettc,i, but offers
is that. for insuring the stock against n.,' b. .. c y, the sale was
condemnation for utberenlosis; this ,1. -''err'. • r, :' : more favorable offer
forint of insurance has been develop- c:,:. ; t::'•• ' The tender of
ed to protect: the farmer front loss C:r-,mt�•'' u..) t.'d • y for the Shilling -
when animals ore condemned as unfit Ite d,.. ', bldg the lowest,
for food and have to be thrown into v-iaw No, 208, for
the tank and rendered into soap, fel•- .'r..^ -int. , G's'ernment grant for
t.ilizer, etc, It distributes the losses two n34 t r'•ai, expenditure, was
among all the shippers since it is ire. e,„e.•-i . ' •••1. The following
'possible for the shipper to detect the r.I te- - ,1 nn the treasurer:
disease at the time the cattle are de- H. Sm, I.. and tile, $19.20;
livered to him, and thus charge the O. Kerslake, lamb killed by dogs, $7;
Mee L .aloe n
loss directlytothewho .1. 1l. v: 4• E and H.
producer h
.�,
n
V. R b .son }•� utt tile,0 .b0• F.
mar+ketrd the diseased animal. Th1 2
se a a g $
c a. ter. ,8 John Balfour,
sl s i,. S t iB on
producer in fact, is equally blame. e..
in the matter since he has no means reptir hridge, $11; P. Feeney, repair
of knowing, except through the tu- bridge, $f,• Y. :'sirries, haul tile, $5;
berculin test, whether his cattle are i'. Mor - is, put in sower pipe $2; P.
diseased or not; therefore, to require Mouse, v orb or: road, $6; �. Yeo,.
all cattle to bear a percentage of the rerivel contract., 6126; F. Yeo, repair
loss seems to be the easiest and fair- culvert, $5; W. Hills, for hall license,.
est way of meeting the difficulty. The $3; J, dm -dine port salary, $100; Jos.
insurance charge for this purpose is Feeney. repair bridge, 4(1. Council
60 cents per head for cows (which then adjourned tel Monday, Septem-
are by far the most frequently con- bar 19t.h, at 1 o'clock parr- J. Jor--
demised), and 20 cents per head on can. Clerk.
W, Reid. Betroit: relay race -Won
by Not a Be:,: -it W. Reid, W. Greig,
(. V_-Toreart, C. Mustard. The fol-
lowing gentlemen kindly acted as
,iudoes: S. Fronk Class, M.P., Lon -
den; George \IcTagetart, Clinton; Dr.
Pru•trifiee lee Ion; Rev, J. McFar-
'r.ne, Itte,Tit•'•': W. Doug, Windsor;
te„yd leid•tin-, ctratford.
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