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Green Says Labor Cause Hurt
Washington—yVilliam. Green, Pres
ident of. the American Federation of
Labor, declared the steel strikes dir
ected by John L. Lewis had been lost.
“Violent” and undemocratic policies
pursued by Lewis and his industrial
union allies not only defeated the
strikers but did great damage to the
labor cause generally, he contended,
Word was brought to the office of
the Maitland Spinning Mills that the
Canadian National Express truck had
been in front of the factory for a cou
ple of hours and Mr. A. L. Fleming,
his employer, was notified and a hunt
started. After a short search the body
was found in the corner of the yard
below the tank. The police and doc
tor were notified. The inquest will be
held July 15th.
China to Buy U.S. Gold
Washington — Secretary Morgen-
thau and Dr. H. H. Kungj Chinese
Finance Minister, announced conclus
ion of an agreement under which
China will buy “a substantial amount”
Told Not to Strike
Washington — President Roosevelt
ruled that collective bargaining priv
ileges afforded" under the Wagner La
bor Relations Act could not be ex
tended to the Federal Government’s
of this country’s gold. Gold sold to | 800,000 non-military employees. At
China, Morgenthau said, will come the same time, he warned the Ameri-
from the Treasury’s inactive .gold ac- | can Federation of Labor and the Com-
count., which now contains about $1,-
144,000,000 <of the metal.
"“Caledonia” Makes Successful Flight
Port Wasington—Imperial Airways’
silver-winger flying bog.t “Caledonia”
-dropped into the water of Long Is
land -Sound off (Port Washington late
Friday to .end the first westward trans-
Atlantic trip of a commercial sea
plane. The '3,300-mile flight, from
Foynes, Ireland, was ended by a 3-
hour Sflig'h^ from Montreal, Cap't. Ar
thur S. Wilcocksqn, commander of
the Caledonia, said the entire trip re
quired 24^ hours of flying time. The
Caledonia will make the return /trip
this week.
mittee for Industrial Organization
.that .the .Administration would not
tolerate .strikes conducted by the un
ions of Government workers affiliat
ed with the rival groups.
Plan Another Trip id South Pole
Grand Rapids, Mich.—Admiral Ri
chard E. Byrd announced he is plan
ning another expedition to the South
Pole in 1938 or 1939 and that he in
tends to spend the “rest of my life
promoting
trip.
world peace” after that
Navigator Died
R.I.—Captain Donald- Mc-
T.
Endeavor’s
Newport,
Phee, navigator of Endeavor II
O, M. Sopwith’s challenger for the
America’s Cup, died in a hospital here.
He had been operated on June 29 for
gastric ulcers. He was taken ill aboard
Endeavor II shortly after it arrived
here from England, and he was ord
ered to the hospital by Dr, P. J. Mijlil
gan, Sopwith’s physician. ,
Brussels Tax Bate 30 Mills
At the regular meeting of Brussels
council the tax rate for the year Was
struck at 30 mills, divided as follows:
for school purposes, 14 mills; county
purposes, 4 mills; local purposes, 12
mills. As compared to last year the
school rate is up 2 mills, the county
rate down 1 mill and the local rate
down 3 mills, a net decrease on last
year of 2’mills. »
"Britain Again 'Conciliator
London—Oreat "Britain, in "her "fam
iliar role of conciliator, accepted an
assignment by the twenty-seven na
tion non-intervention committee to
seek a solution of the impasse reach
ed over the question of isolating the
Spanish civil war.
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Japs and Chinese "Had Skirmish
Pe'rprn—Strong contingents of Jap
anese and Chinese soldiers’ still fac
ed each other along the Peipin-Han-
kow Railway near 'the shell-scarred
walled city of Wanpinghsien and
terms of a truce which .ended twenty-
four hours of "bloody fighting were
in dispute.
Arabs Call on Moslems
Jienusalem—The Arab High ^Com
mittee appealed to Kings, Princes and
Emirs of the Moslem world to save
Palestine from the “iniquities” of the
British .plan to divide the Holy Land
into sovereign Jewish and Arab
States. The Arabs’ committee said:
“The .report of the royal Coilimission
and .the statement of policy of the
British .Government contain a propos
al ‘.to divide sacred Palestine in such a
way that the most fertile and most
important portions of the coast and
the ^northern part of Palestine, includ
ing .Haifa, Acre and Tiberias, are giv
en 'to the Jews in order to establish
a Jewish 'Government.”
Western Wheat Crop
40 Per Cent, of Normal
Winnipeg—Drastic decline in crop
conditions in Western Canada with
the wheat crop estimated at 40 per
■cent, of normal, compared with 68
per cent, ’three weeks ago and 70
cent a year ago, was reported in
Searle Grain Company survey.
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Franco Hints Break With Italy
London—Havas News Agency, in a
copyright story, says it is reported
General Francisco Franco has com
municated to Great Britain, through
the medium of Portugal, a note ex
pressing uneasiness over the political
character of Italy’s‘intervention in be
half of his Spanish insurgent admin
istration.
Restrike Call Fails *
Youngstown, ZO.,—A restrike call by
the Steel "Works Organizing Commit
tee for employment of Republic Steel
plants here apparently failed. Repub-
lis Steel officials said ‘“not a man left
the plant.” Tom Wh'ite, President of
the S.W.O.C' Lodge at Republic
plants here, contended that "some
men had left the plant,” but 'he'sald
he did not have a report of the num-
No (Change in Defense Policy *
Canada’s defense policy apparently
has not changed one bit as a result of
all the reebnt Imperial Conference de
liberations -over the serious interna
tional situation, Prime Minister W.
L. Mackenzie King indicated shortly
before the liner docked at Quebec.
Although Rt. Hon. Anthony. Eden
.may ’have told the Imperial Confer
ence otherwise, Mr. King said he was
a firm 'believer that neither the peo
ples -nor the countries he visited—Ger
mans and Hitler included—wanted
war.
To Study Arctic Conditions
Ottawa—Personnel of the East
Arctic Patrol which sailed on the
stemship j'Jascopie from Montreal on
Saturday was announced by the De
partment of Mines and Resources.
The expedition will be under com
mand of Major D. L. McKeand who
has commanded several similar expe
ditions. It will visit points in Hud
son Bay and the’ Canadian Arctic ar
chipelago.
Pavement Exploded1, Causing Death
Miss Lily Cruikshank, or Sarnia,
died in St. Joseph’s Hospital, London,
Friday night, from head and chest
injuries suffered When her motor car
struck a portion of torn-up pavement
and hurtled into the ditch. Friday’s
intense heat caused the pavement to
explode and brought about the acci
dent on No. 4 Highway, four miles
south tff Exeter. Miss Cruikshank
passed the spot only a few minutes
before and there was no sign of any
eruption in the highway surface. It
was on her return from Exeter that
she was fatally injured. Miss Cruik
shank taught in the Commercial De
partment of the Sarnia Collegiate for
25 years and prior to that lived in
Clinton.
Car Hits Wagonj Seaforth Man Killed
John Storey, 62, Seaforth, was in
stantly killed early Friday evening
when a wagon he was driving was
struck by a car on No. 8 Highway,
two and a half miles West of Seaforth.
Police say the driver of. the car was
Mrs. Grace Watson, of Goderich, and
with her was her mother, Mrs. I. O.
Moseley, also of Goderich. The wag
on was struck from the rear and driv
en into the ditch. When found, Stor
ey’s badly crushed head was lying
within a few inches of a large maple
tree. The wagon was completely
molished and the horse lay partly
der the wagon and partly under
car.
CANADA REPRESENTED AT PARIS EXPOSITION
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Canada is well represented at the pavilion in which Canada exhibits her tracted to Paris this year to attend
Paris Exposition and the ABOVE ware and products to the world, Many the great exposition.
picture shows the imposing Canadian thousands of tourists have been at-
Rooms in the municipality. Rev. Mr.
Cowan explained that according to
law, the council had no option in the
matter but that following checking by
the clerk the list was to be forward
ed to Toronto and a day' requested,
possibly near the middle of October,
when the vote should be called. The
petition contained nearly 40% of
names when only 25% was required.
—The Port Elgin Times.i
Piano Tuner Works Racket
Residents in the vicinity of Harris
ton are complaining of the activities
of a well-dressed individual announc
ing himself as a piano tuner. It is
claimed that this visitor suddenly dis
covers that the musical instrument is
infested with moths or other insects
ind for an additional fee will destroy
hese bugs and save the piano from
urther destructibn. This procedure,
t is claimed, has resulted in him se
curing from $5 to $7 from the people
-vith whom he comes in contact.
Purchase Site for
Post Office
Word has been
now from W. R.
that negotiations by the Government
for purchasing the Cain House prop
erty in Lucknow have been complet
ed. A post office is to be erected on
the site purchased.
Further Taxes for France
Paris—The Council of Ministers,
calling for sacrifices to cure France’s
financial ills, decreed a series of new
taxes calculated'to balance the 1937
regular "budget at a single stroke.
This will -eliminate a deficit of $308,-
800,000.
Guelph Winter Fair Plans .Building
Guelph—A proposal to construct a
$30,000 building to provide additional
accommodation for the Ontario Pro
vincial Winter Fair will be submitted
to the Ontario Government for ap
proval. A‘ series of meetings between
county and city officials and direct
ors of the winter fair is said to have
led to a definite plan in connection
with enlarging the present fair build
ing.
“Red Dye” Free if Claims Justified
Toronto—If inquiries .under way
justify high claims made for “red dye”
used for streptococcus infection and
social diseases, The Government will
issue it free, Hon. Dr. J. A. Faulkner,
Ontario Minister of Health, said. He
said the “red dye” a German prepara
tion, would be issued on the same
basis as insulin and diphtheria toxoid.
Dr, Faulkner said Dr. John T. Phair,
chief medickl officer of health, will
be in charge of inquiries being made
Into “red dye” or prontosil.
Old Telegraph Wires at Clinton
Were Removed
In the removal of the C.N.R. tele
graph poles along King street, Clin
ton loses a landmark of 60 years or
more. Removal of these poles and
wires over which no message has
been transmitted for 15 years, oper
ating since then having been done at
the station, is preliminary and in keep
ing with the plans for new under
ground hydro and telephone wiring.
Work is being done by a gang of C.
N. R. men, the company having com
plied.' with a request from the mayor
that they be taken down.
Auburn Woman Fractured Hip
Miss Elizabeth Nicholson suffered
a broken hip when she slipped in her
home at Auburn. Miss Nicholson lives
alone and her neighbor, Miss Sadie
Carter, heard her call for help and
found her lying on the floor in a help
less position. Medical aid was sum
moned and an ambulance from Clin
ton took the injured lady there to the
hospital.
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E^tra values at no ex
tra 'cost . . . that is your
positive guarantee when
you buy Firestone Tires.
Among these are
Firestone’s 2 Extra Cord
Plies under the tread that
bind the tread, and body
into an elastic inseparable
unit making it safe at any
speed. You pay nothing
for this extra feature that*
gives you extra safety and
extra mileage.
Get the most for your
money. Firestone Tires
do not cost one cent more
than ordinary tikes. Have
the nearest Firestone
Dealer replace worn tires
today. Specify Firestone
tires as original equipment
when buying a new car.
LOW PRICED
TIRES
No matter how little
you can afford for tires
go to the Firestone
Dealer first. He has a
genuine Firestone tire
to suit every purse that
will give you the safest
lowest cost mileage.
Hanna Automobile SalesHanna Automobile Sales
Gas Explosion Wrecks Launch
—Injures Two
Fifty gallons of exploding gasoline
ripped apart the 40-foot power cruis
er, “Arawa,” at the National Yacht
Cl-ub, Toronto, injuring twp men, one
seriously.
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Woman Found Hanging
Miss Bessie Lein, 43, Elmira, was
found hanging- in the basement of a
general store, where she had been em
ployed as clerk. An electric wire be
longing to egg-candling equipment
had been knotted around her neck
and tied to a basement beam, police
said. Miss Lein had been in ailing
health for some months. Recently she
suffered a nervous breakdown. No in
quest will be held.
Tragic Death at Listowel
The tragic and sudden death Thurs
day morning of Mr. Bert Alexander,
a popular young map of the town,
shocked and saddened the entire com
munity. His dead body was found in
the yard of the Maitland Spinning
Mills, and it is believed {hat he threw
himself from the platform surround
ing the water tank, A couple of young
ladies living near the factory noticed
him on the platform of the .tank but
thought nothing of it at the time.
Bell Is Removed from
Grey Township School
The school bell has been taken off
School No. 3 in Grey Township. It
is not known whether it has been
taken as a joke, or in the mad rush
these days for old metals.—Brussels
Post.
Finders Not Keepers
As Mr. Wm. Andrew was cleaning
up the street in front of the Tirnes-
Advocate he swept up what he
thought was some rubbish and was
in the act of dumping it into his cart
when he was attracted by its appear
ance. Stopping to examine it he
found two one hundred dollar bills
and.some bills of a smaller denomin
ation. What a heart beat that would
giv6 to the most of us? The owner
of the money is visiting in this com
munity, having discovered his loss, a
casual enquiry as to whether or not
Mr. Andrew had heard of anyone
finding the money, elicited the fact
that he himself had picked it up. The
money was identified and returned to
its owner. In the meantime, however,
Mr. Andrew had posted a notice to
the effect that some money had been
found.—Exeter Times-Advocate.
To Teach- in England
Miss Eleanor Fisher is the guest of
her parents, Mr, and Mrs. R. J. Fish
er, for a few weeks before leaving for
England on the Empress of Britain,
which sails from Quebec July 31st.
Miss Fisher was nominated by the
Winnipeg School Board aS an ex
change teacher to Grimsby, England,
for the coming school term.—Clinton
News-Record.
Stole Scrap Iron
Pleading guilty to the theft of s,crap
iron from the property . of John Joynt,
James Dreeman and Mat Johnston,
two youth of Ashfield township, were
both remanded for 'sentence by Mag
istrate F. W. Walker in court at Wal
kerton. The charge was laid by Police
Officer Moore, of Lucknow, who
claim'ed .that 1,000 pounds , of scrap
was taken.
To Vote on Beverage Room
Continuance
The local Temperance Federation
‘executive, Revs. C< B. Hcckendorn,
Ward Woolner, D. A. Cowan, G. W.
ohnson, Messrs. Algie George, Adam
Brill, headed by Mr. John Schrank,
presented a petition signed by 264,
names of local voters to Port Elgin
Council requesting that a vote be call
ed On the continuance Of ^Beverage
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received at
Tomlinson,
Lucknow
Luck-
M.P.,
Charles K. Johnston, President of
the Northern Business College, a na
tive of Ontario, who for the past ten
years has been in charge of the com
mercial Department of Mount Allison
University, Sackville, New Brunswick.-
Miss Marjorie H. Willson, Secretary-
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Treasurer of the Northern Business
College, Owen Sound, who. for the
past six years has been in charge of
the Commercial "Department of the
Ontario Ladies’ College, Whitby, On
tario, prior to which she spent thre<
years on the teaching staff of Shaw
Business Schools, Toronto, Ontario.
Illicit Liquor
Said Scourge
In “Dry” Area
Bootleggers Started as j
Soon as Hotels Closed, 1
Fenelon Falls Rector
Declares i
Lindsay, April 1 (SpeciaD-Trade l|
in illicit spirits in Fenelon Falls,
Bobcaygeon and neighboring dis
tricts was the background of two
cases in police court here yesterday.
In the first case, Fred Gubbins
of Fenelon Falls was chargedwith
assaulting his wife. Crown Attorney |
Anderson stated that Mrs. Gnbbms ]
was sb badly beaten by hei husband that she could not show herself m
nublic The accused told the couti
that he had obtained bootleg gin m the village, and afterwards did not ,
know what he was doing. He was
given two years’ suspended sentence
by Magistrate Gee on condition that
he abstain from drinking.
Archibald Johnston of Verulam
Township was charged by Corpoiai
T. J. Woods, R.C.M.P., with allow-
ins a still to be operated on his nrlmisos. Last week Bruce Free
born was sentenced to 18 in the Reformatory for !°P.eraTt‘PS Jhe
still. The charge against Johnston was dismissed when defense counsel
claimed that the f-arm was owned hv Tn estate and that Johnston was
not alone responsible for the actions
of the tenant. w _After the court session. Rev. L.
F. Geary, rector of St, James An
slican Church, Fenelon Falls, tola
The Telegram that he .was certain
the beverage rooms there, but some times I think it would have been
had lc“ ‘hcm.
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need never
have happened
Here and now in Ontario people are
learning all over again that you cannot
make people “good” by law.
Sincere but mistaken reformists play
into the hands of the vilest elements . . -
they create unnecessary crimes and new
criminals by depriving decent citizens of
the chance to obtain legally the whole
some relaxation of a glass of beer.
May we remind them of what were
the conditions thirteen years ago just
before the repeal of the Ontario Tem
perance Act. We quote from a newspaper
article published in October, 1924:
“The law has not stopped drunkenness:
in Ontario. It has not stopped boot
legging. It has not stopped young people
from carrying the “hip flask”. It has not
stopped hi-jacking. It has not stopped
the bootlegger from collecting all the
profit. It has not lowered the taxes of the
Province. ... It has not prevented the
debauchery of young girls in dance halls
and automobiles from drinking bootleg
whiskey. ... In not one particular has
Prohibition in Ontario performed what
its advocates hoped for, promised for it, and
doubtless believed it would accomplish”.
Lei tts not make these things true again!
• advertisement ft inserted by the.
Brewing Industry in the interest 0/ a better
public, understanding of certain aspects qf'
Problems of temperance and local options
Clipping from Toronto Telegram, April 1,193T