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The Huron Expositor, 1925-03-27, Page 1i" a.: Ii u.( t • Reasonable Prices The wonderful reception given our Millinery Display this Spring more than..,confrms: our, belief that no more attractive "Mats are available anywhere regardless of price Among the many Hats -displayed, you will find a par- ticular and: distinct type to suit yourparticular and per- sonal needs. We invite every woman to come and see these delight- ful new ereati©n-s. • Our salesladies will appreciate your visit, and take pleasure in showing you the new ideas, whether you intend purchasing or not. Come in any time.. Come in, Men, and Look Over Tthe New Suits If we seem a little over enthusiastic or .;eVenn, boastful this season overour new Spring Suits, you will ' know that we are quite justified when you see the extra large stock of these beautiful Suits we have "on hand. To wear one of these Suits you are assured of that well-dressed appearance, which is the worthy desire of every normal man.. Come in and have a look at these new Suits while the stock is particularly well assorted. We are always pleased to show new Suits. We are actually proud of these new ones. Prices $15 to $35 eE et1 IGtni4nt o1i .the 9>E4 Yerinlaent'I'' rOPaeea agree- me>rl : Witliam, Peterson to au eentrOl of ocean freight ra s. was given a second reading. in the: Hbtiae. O Omnibus last 'a ' lluffbt, and is. now ready to.,,g(i41.0ire; t special eamnrwittl* tarp. bra a A ted 1:0 week..'It wad W a liven it 2a9tifiF r mbe $ t40i4- wb le: Ll ai .rdng sg ens the Conserva- it'orlCel - the Pro- R4g important con- .":10 on- rtbull�gnl to . he omission. %ibera opinion on .the . project,as expressed by the (Prime Minister, most forcibly, and'. by his colleagues, is that the existence of a combine known ae the.. North Atlantic Conference, which.fixes ocean freight rates, has beenabundantlyproven. Also, that it i$ serious handicap upon Canadian trade through Canadian ports, be- cause of gross discrimination both as to the freight rates themselves and as to marine insurance rates. So serious is the injury that the time has come when drastic measures must be taken to provide a remedy. The proposed agreement with Peterson, which provides for the payment of cash to Petersen in return for the. Government being given control of freight rates is, the Gpvernment be- lieves, the most practicable , remedy immediately available to remedy a situation which_has existed for many years and about which the- previous Government seemed to be deeply agi- tated but did nothing. . The feeling of the Progressiveson the proposal was expressed by Mr. Forke succinctly when he declared that he was not hostile to the plan but simply critical. The attitude of himself hnd his followers is that they prefer to wait and see; to await what further evidence is produced before the special committee and see if the charges in the Preston report are substantiated. Also they will wait and see if the agreement itself can in any way be modified. They feel that the proposed agreement is not adequate to meet the situation. They also dislike the idea of paying cash to get control of the rates and would prefer some other means of reaching that end. However, if no other means is available 'they will support the Government plan. As to the Conservatives, Mr. Meig- hen and his followers were very bit- ter itter in their criticism,' of the govern- ment's contract with Sir William Petersen bunt they offered. no other constructive remedy. They declared• their opinion that the plan was futile, ill-considered and not worthy of the consideration of the House. They wanted the matter to 'be referred to the Imperial Shipping Committee which meant practically that nothing would be done to disturb the present situation_ They also expended much language, some of it almost unparlia- mentary, in abusing W. T. R. Pres- ton, author of the report to the Gov- =ernment, one or two of the Opposi- tion speakers being obliged to go back to 1896 and other remote years in which to rake up something ',to say. All of this, as was pointed out by Liberal speakers, was a way of evading the real issue. An important statement was made by the Prime Minister on March 17th, in concluding his speech which lasted four hours. "I would like to point out," he said, "that the Government's policy with respect to the reduction of ocean rates is only part of the larger policy which the Government has in view. We are desirous of de- veloping the production of our basic industries. We have sought to re- lieve the capital that is essential to the development of those industries from some of the taxation to which it has been subjected. We have been endeavouring to develop a vigorous immigration policy. But having re- gard to figures I have quoted to -night with respect to immigrant rates, the difficulty with which the Government has been confronted will be readily appreciated. The only way to over- come that difficulty is to grapple with the ocean rates on immigrants; if we are to be successful in getting immi- grants into Canada we must take some steps to control ocean rates." Then another significant announce- ment came from the Prime Minister near the conclusion of the debate on Friday night when he made it known that the Government was of an open mind on the whole question of secur- ing the most effective remedies and would move that the resolution be- fore the House, on which the bill it- self is to be based, would go to the special committee for consideration, instead of the bill and that those who voted for the resolution in the House would not necessarily be committed to voting for the specific plan in com- mittee. This announcement came as interjection in a speech by Joseph T. Shaw (Progressive member for West Calgary) who was urging that the memlbers of the House and of the committee be left free and unfetter- ed to deal with the question and not be compelled in the preliminary dis- cussion in the House to approve the Petersen contract itself. In an exceedingly -able presentation of the case Hon. George P. Graham, Minister of Railways, speaking on Friday of the previous week, declar- ed in his concluding remarks: "The Government, after a study of the case, believes this is one good plan to establish the principle of Govern- ment, control of , cean rates, and if it proves to be a success then the Government will be prepared to, pro- ceed a step further. I make the prophecy, before I sit down, that be- fore this is , all through the, leading shipping ci�irixllianiei that sail the Ot- tan ,will be prepared to Melte Uinta t: tYtag Geteviono tt at.oalit� - xeeeAiwa, to' R004 gAnetinees a a new office - o. o:'.: •S is+' Sons' e Store, MOW St.,. 11, for the practice tistry, after April 1st, 5. Phone No. 151. One other eventt, week was the debate on Mon' xthe resolu- tion of George G.:- Ct4 rr ('rogressive member for Maclecld;, hjprta) , call- ing for a substantial- e 4tion in the duty on automobiles kli} ucks. Dur- ing the debate the Mei inister of Finance, Hon. James .' ' Robb, re- peated a statement ma everal times that members were Thar in sug- gestions on how to 'Te lde the rev- enue of the coui t abi were as fruitful of suggestions on ow to in- crease the expenditure. The final vote against the motiptre!' 86 to 67, party lines- to a slight '.e nt being disregarded, some of thMaritime Conservatives supporting '4 e motion. _ l The Prettiest Coat Styles in Y'earse You Will be Delighted With Them We do'- not -remember a season that provided so many new and becoming, styles in Women's Coats. We have -a superb showing of the very latest of these becolh.ing Coats: No woman who ,.cares would want to miss these ioveiy'garnents. A. showing replete in all that pertains to genuine tauty exclusive excellence and •abso- lutely new designs, acid what is even more interesting, you will unquestionably be very agreeably surprised at the low prices we are'asking. Come in and see them. Prices $12.50 t Iii /400king wee tle VW fat'her' papers a eliortt Pi*g9, l± eat cross document 9 f A 'g8nieatf of -t -1 wn Owl. and' ►a oil .til sulricAptiitf list of those 'who :%al • eegiribot d- • to the l►t>alditir fes' of deaths REMEMBER THE S.ABIBATII DAY Dear Expositor:— We read a great mangy letters in the newspapers and beer different discussions regarding the. matter of Church Union. We wjll,:`admit that union is strength and there should be a greater spirit of tip»nimity. I think at the present time we see the lack of strength, of union, and un- animity in the fallowing, away of people attending the Mouse of God. In a speech given 1y: Lieutenant Coekshutt at a luncheon At the Gov- ernment House a 'fortnight ago, he referred to the fact that' our young people of to -day wire not taught the discipline that their fathers and mothers were taught. There were so many allurements to draw people a- way from the right.etandard of liv- ing, of the proper dbseryaice of the Sabbath day. ' We have our Lord's commandto remember the Sabbath day and -='seep. it holy, and- yet; we'find' " cuog •people absenting •themselves frons ''e'i►urch on the Sunday morning to make ready for a trip in the car in the afternoon. Be we.Presbyterian or be we Meth- odist I think we would have more Highland Cedar Fence Posts Best Quality 8 feet and 9 feet. N. Cluff & Sons Lumber and Coal SEAFORTI. - ONT. 4 tise by some of our, will I say, nice young men and women. I recall to memory what points back to the Sabbath observance of my childhood days. On Saturday all preparations that possibly could be made were made ready on that day for Sunday. When the chores were all done up by nine o'clock and we were all bustled into the democrat to drive perhaps four miles to Sabbath school, divine worship being held af- ter Sabbath schooll. It was a long time for youngsters to sit quiet, but when Sunday came again we were ready and willing to fill up the old democrat. It- is something one is not so easily apt to forget, for when we drew near the church we would see neighbor so and so coming with his democrat pretty well loaded and neighbor so and so coming from an- other direction with his democrat full. The old church was packed. What strengthmore unanimity if the habit a unity; what an example. These of church going was more generally I fathers and mothers were setting the observed than at the present time. I true example, a true patterns for the We are living in times that try I next generation to follow. men's souls. Those in high places of It is very easy to form the habit trust know little, of the causes that underlie the present state of. society. Those who hold the reins of govern- ment are not able to solve the prob- lem of moral corruption, the great extreme of wealth and want ,produce unnumbered evils_ As Christians it is our work to represent Christ. We are to set an example that shall be in striking contrast to the practises of the evils of this age. Are parents setting a divine example when they absent themselves from the House of God? The family grows up forming the habit of dishonoring the Sabbath and yet we see this evil put in prac- LO We have secured the services of Mr. William Wright for the coming season, and we will be prepared to give you prompt service at strict- ly cash terms. Your truly, AAM DODDS- Phone 17. Seaforth. said church. It is date d`L Tucker- smith, nalb smith, 20th of Noveerp 186.6. - The wilding. Coinm tt,ee teres = William Blair, Chairman •John Doig, Secretary; and William Cooper, Treas- urer, together with Robert Bell, Sr., Alex McLean, John McMurtrie and Alex. McLaren. The list of subscribers contains the name of John Doig, Alex. McLean, Angus McKay, John McGregor, Sr., Thomas Young, John McGregor, Jr., Michael Heffernan, Patrick Ford. John Ford, Andrew Bell, John Caldwell, Daniel Whitlock, William Gliders, William Buchanan, Charles Gilchrist, James Miller, William Stoneman, James Lang, Robert Lang, David Dougall, William Wood, Robert Stew- art, Sr., Alex. Stewart, Alex. Buchan- an, George Moir, William Traquair, Alex. Thompson, John Inane, Sylves- ter Latta, James Dallas, Mrs. Mc- Farlane, 'Duncan McFarlane, James McFarlane, James Stewart and Thos. Robertson. The subscription list 'had the fol- lowing heading: "Know all men that we, the undersigned members, ad- herents and well wishers of the Estab- lished Church of Scotland, in the neighborhood of Kippen, bind our- selves to pay the sums that we sub- scribe opposite to our names to Wil- liam Cooper, Treasurer of the Church Committee, or his successors in of- fice, said sums to be applied for the building of a church in connection with the Established Church of Scot- land, at Kippen, in the Township of Tuekersmith. We bind ourselves to pay one-third of our subscription on the first day of February, 1867; we bind ourselves to pay another third on the first day of February, 1868; we further bind ourselves to pay the re- maining third on the first day of February, 1869, but if any person wishes to pay their subscription at once it will be thankfully received." The document is in my father's handwriting and was doubtless draft- ed by him,. I was a boy eight years of age at that time, and was one of the first pupils of ,St. Andrew's Church Sabbath School, during the summer the church was being built (1867). The church services were held in Mr. Cooper's barn, where Mr. Harvey now resides. Rev. Daniel Mc- Dougall, an organizer, from Scotland, organized the congregation and bap- tized a number of children in that neighborhood. The first Sabbath school was held in the old log school house that stood near where the of not going to church. We see chil- present Manse now stands. Mr. Wil- dren staying home because the par- I Liam Blair, Sr., who was one of the eats do. If this practise of negligence first Elders of that church, taught my keeps going on, our churches will class, and he strongly impressed on us to always walk the straight and narrow path. The late George Thomp- son, Sr., was the other Elder, and was also a Sabbath school teacher. The music in the church was led by Robert Bell, Sr.. and Thomas Hislop, and in the Sunday School by Thomas Whiteman and Andrew Blair. W. M. DOIG. Port Huron, March 24, 1925. fast fall away because they will lack the strength, the unanimity. It was our Lord's desire that His Kingdom should be established on earth, and that it should spread from shore to shore, that it should be strengthened, not diminished. How encouraging it would be for the minister to see a well filled church. It would give him fresh tsrength, more zeal to see the work prospering in his hands. We see young men come to church of an evening or rather -loiter about the door. Perhaps the lady of his choice is inside, while he awaits outside, meanwhile smoking cigarettes until the service is over. This particular young man has a car and its's per- haps his duty to sit outside and watch the car. Would any sensible brother want his sister to keep company with an example like that? It were a pity if this was to be the conditions existing in the coming generation. While attending divine service in one of the large churches in Toronto, I went to service alone. I made my way into the church on a Sabbath morning. A very kind lady greeted me at the door --was glad I had come to worship with them. I took my place in ono of the pews. Presently a lady took her seat beside me. I remarked how few were out to ser- vice. She replied that the cars took people away from the church. These are some of the allurements that draw our young. While the cars are a great privilege and a great, luxury. yet we should not forget to say with n t W alt fly$ inter Get your Coal in April and May. Free your mind from worry. We are ready to fill your order and save you money. WM. AMENT SEAFO1 T @Ccs ONT. the last . Year, ai Goad merit .nmade by Oil* Sowton. The cox liaeli stated that a similar aturgber woUhi brought over this year. Regina, Bask.—Upwards of I.6,000 horses vtere shipped from Weete , : Canada to Eastern Canada. in -1924, the bulk of these earning froaal. •the• province of Saskatchewan, which ' -is• maintaining its lead as the greatest' horse breeding province in the Dome►: ion, With a total of 1,170,745 head,. an increase of 33.44 over 1923. Charlottetown, P. E. L—Over 1,- 000,000 dozen of eggs, valued at, $7453,971, were handled by the Prince- Edward rinceEdward Island Egg and Poultry as— sociation during the year 1924✓ The total included 926,387 dozen extras - and 164,072 dozen No. l's and 2's. - While the 1923 price was a fraction.: of a cent higher, the yield for 1924. was about 300,000 dozen greater and' brought about $69,000 more than that - of the previous year. Vancouver, B. C.—British Columbia berrygrowers are looking forward to a good season in 1925. A recent sur- vey shows that there are now 2,528. berry growers in the province, locat- ed in the Fraser, Kootenay, Okana- gan, Salmon Arm, and Vancouver Is- land district. The same survey shows - that the acreage under cultivation• to - berries totals 6,308 largely devoted to the cultivation of raspberries, straw- berries, loganberries, blackberries, red and black currant and gooseber- ries. Edmonton, Alta.—A thirteen -year- old Slavey Indian boy, Frank Hardisty - ran 950 miles, in front of Rags Wil- son's dog team, breaking trail from Wrigley to Fort McMurray. Thirty- - nine days were consumed in this ardu- ous journey and the lad withstood the rigorous experience extremely well. His feat is the talk of the North. country this spring. The boy is en- joying a visit. to Edmonton as a re -- ward for his good work. +P CROMARTY Notes.—Mr. and Mrs. John McCul- lough and son, Roy, who have had a severe attack of the flu, we are pleas- ed to report, are improving.—Mr. 0. Walker; Jr., is spending a week visit- ing friends at Brussels.—Mss. James Scott spent the past week visiting her sister, Mrs. Gillespie, in Seaforth. —Mrs. James Gardiner, of Kirkton, is spending a week with Mrs. Robert Gardiner of this place. ---Mr. Norman Park spent the past week with friends in Toronto. Hamilton, Ont.—Including such ad- joining suburbs as Mount Hamilton, Bartonville, West Hamilton and the Beach, this year's city directory gives Hamilton a population of 141,685. Without these suburbs the population is given at 131,493. Pointing to the city's growth in twenty years, the publishers of the directory forecast that Hamilton should have a popula- tion pf 225,000- ten years hence. Ottawa, Ont.—The contract for a carillon of 53 bells, one of the larg- est on the continent, to be installed in the new Victory tower of the parlia- ment buildings here, has been let, it is understood, to the firm of Gillett & Johnson, of Croydon, England, who also will manufacture the great clock which will adorn the tower. CANADA Montreal, Que.--Dr. A. 0. Wheeler, director of the Alpine club of Canada, has just announced- that the next an- nual encampment of the club will he held at Lake O'Hara, in the Canad- ian Rockies, from July 27th to Aug- ust 8th, inclusive. Lake O'Hara, a jewel of a mountain lake in an open 1 Alpine meadow that was once the cup of an old glacier, is surrounded by snow-covered mountain peaks. An excellent trail leads to Lake O'Hara from Hector station, a few miles west of Lake Louise station. rrA Winnipeg, Man.—Signs of a farm- ing boom in Western Canada this year following the rise in the price of grain, became evident on the recent arrival here of the largest shipment of hardware to the West in the his- tory of Canada. This shipment, fill- ing 23 cars and invoiced at $150,000 was moved by the Canadian Pacific Railway from Beatty Bros., Fergus, Ontario. Ottawa, Ont.—Immigration to Can- ada, including Canadians returning from the United States, has averaged a little over 14,000 a month for the ten months of the fiscal year up to and including January, according to• a statement issued by the department of immigration and colonization. The total returns for the ten-month per- iod are 141,609. Regular immigra- tion, not including returning Canad- ians, amounted to 102,577, of whom 49.462 were British, 13,721 from the United States, and 39,493 from other countries. Toronto, Ont.—Electric develop- ment continues to hold a strong place in the newer features of Canada's in- dustrial life. The latest announce- ment from the Ontario government is to the effect that the Hydro Electric Halifax, N. S. --A total of 1.003,672 commission of that province will spend barrels of apples have been shipped $5,000,000 to develop another 40,000 horsepower en the Ottawa River. It is thought that this is hut the begin- ning of a general plan for the pro- duction of power from this river. to the English market from this port since the beginning of the shipping season to February 24th. London, ac- cording to shipping figures, with im- ports to date of 354,715 barrels, re- mains the premier importing center for Canadian apples. Liverpool comes next, with 267.323 barrels, and Man- chester third, with 172,685 barrels. Quebec, Que.—Eighty-four thous- and automobiles are now being oper- ated by citizens of the province of Quebec, representing, at an average upkeep of $800 per year each, a total expenditure for maintenance alone of $25,000,000 in each twelve months, according to a statement made by the president of the Montreal Auto- mobile Trade Association. Ottawa, Ont.—Employment through - might Canada showed considerable re - covert' during February from the losses at the, beginning of January, ae indicated by reports- of Mlawyer Oil 12c Ottawa, Ont.—Canada continues to buy less in the United States. In the twelve months ending in January, according to returns from. the Do- minion bureau of statistics, imports from the United States were $518,- 000.000. 518;000.000. a decrease of $80,000,000 compared with the corresponding 12 month period. Canadian exports to the United States in the same period were $416,000,000, a decrease of $6,- 000,000. Montreal, Que.—It is expectedthe about 75000 automobile liecusee and plates will be issued during, the nett few `weeks by the provincial govern- ment. Nineteen different platoa veil$ be used this year to deem the different types of at(,tonrtebila9 a3. tt 4i