The Signal, 1917-4-19, Page 29 THURSDAY, APRII. 19, 1917
that they have the franchise, it looks
wad like a sensible thing for them to do.
I Young fellows who wept ft free trip
ims amogia, josiNTING vim. to Berlin will have to hurry. The last
' Peausaans trains will soon be leavonS.
- _
•
416;Theilet. le_pahhabood oven Thursday • Adislirial Jelli.:oe tells the United
.eas the pa.» in The Signal Building. North
%rem, Ooderich,. thwart. Telephone No. 3& Metes that the mood ueeful contribu-
l'••cann"N Tsm"--o,0Digiar'" ntia tion to the war, en the naval side,
own. ear olio; if paid strictly in advance Do•
Dollar will be aeoepted , to eubeerthers ln the would be the supplying of a multitude
Vatted &ate.the rau. b. Ore Dollar and Fifty
000to „..notb, to oo,,,..00gobotonisio Woo of small craft, trout destroyer'. to Lugo
ate to 1-.V.V. THU 610/4•L regularly by mall out a waeo.aboat. dreadnaughts.
Rill confer a favor by acquainting the pubtish.
of the fact at as earl a data as possible W ben
change of anther. . &wired, both old arid I Professor F. C. Elford, chief poul-
l.ba new &darer should be given. Remittances
ss07 be made by bank draft. szpree. money trytnan for the Dominion Department
eider, powodio• caster, or registered wow. of Agriculture, wants moorybody to
labseriptios. tally commosoi at sal thee.
ADVIIIITIeleeTLI011-ltate. tor dleplay and keep chickens this year -for patriot,
40015110t advert leaments will be rives os spell. .
Gauen. Lagral mid other Jollier advertisements. Ism and profIL Fred i. doing his beet
lee MALI per RDA for Met rod four to speed up the ehell-makIng businese
-mita per tine for feel subsequent ineerDon.
It sainted by • wale of solid nonpareil -4 welve during the war.
Rom to an inch. Beghbeee card. of III linen
meow of Lon. Found, 8traywd. Situation.
sad usder, Five Dollar. per 'oar. Ad centre. 1
"One Intereeted"(a Goderich tuother
Vacant, t uauer", Want", 11°"" for 1/..1e Cr interested in the education of the che-
w Rent, F•rme for bele or to Rent Antoine
tot itale. ohs, Dot exceeding oWnt Bahl. TwentY- (1reit') .end s a let ter to which The
See Cent.. each insertion : One Dollar for 0' 4
month. Fifty I:eine for eiskaatis-quent r000tte Signal very gladly gives space. The
uounclments in ordinary read1ing type. Teo
Isoger aciferitrememc Pr'3w11"- A°. teaching of mut& is an eminently
Crnts per hos. No notice hw than 'roma,- proper subject for instruction in our
Seri Cents. Any "pedal0. toe, tbe object ot
which tbe pecuniary benneth of any tooty.g. 84110.1110, and the reboot trustees by re-
sider aeociatioc. to Icv owmdderi'd " "v" storing it to the curriculum will confer
Clement and charged aoordingly.
To CORALAPONDUNTS.-The coeperatiao of an inestimable benefit upon the rising
our antwertberand readers is cordially invit-
ed toward. making Tag SION•l. A weekly raeord generation.
of all local. county sod district doings. No own-
muniestion aui „tome., to "loos oon- 1 The granting of reciprocity in wheat
tains the name and addreat of the writer. not
oeosearlly tor publication. but.. an evideure told flour reettlln t he discussion of 1911.
at. good faith. New. items should reach TAW when anti -reciprocity orators told us
entest oaks not later thin Wadnesda7 n000
of 014b week. t hat "free wheat" would destroy the
"east and west" traffic, and -almost in
the same breath -that Canada maid
not sell wheat in the United titates
anyway. As for the milling business.
ELECTION TALK. it would hardly Nurvive the adopti
lof reciprocity. Yet the Borden 6
This it; no time for an election or for ertunent, in the face of these aster-
teolitkal activity. What would the I tions of ite own members • few years
boys, fighting and dying in France, ago. is now bringing reciproefty into
think of us if they learned we were effect.
spending our time and energies in i
political strife and neglecting what The reputation of the Cnadians as
determined fighters perhaps kelpod
should be, and is, the most important
them to win such a deeisive ry at
business this country has on hand -
the war ? Vino? Ridge. It ie said that the 'Aer-
An election at this time would create mans, if theyhidhad more sand,
THURSDAY, APRIL 19,
1917
divisions among the people the.t it should have able to hold the
position against *11 comers, so strongly
should be the aim to avoid during
fortified it was. But when, after a
such a time of street. One of the
terrific bombardment, they sew the
topics shat would most certainly come
"ferocious" C
up for discussion during an election
them they threw up their hands.
campaign would involve questions re- Johnny ommek with red in his eye
)(other Country, and there would be
imputations of "disloyalty" a
not a very pleasant person to mart
nd "sep-
aeatisme and both parties would try I How Toronto doer like to appropri-
to make out that the opposing party ate all the honors that are going 1
was not as "loyal" as it oughttsozhe ; The other day in The Toronto Star
and altogether there would be an woe were pictures of twenty "Toronto
edifying spectacle of division arid -di.- officers" who figured in the recent
union that would be motet unfortun- casualty lista. Among three was
ate at such a time as thip. A good Lieut. W. Proudfoot, and we do not.
deal of the election talk along these 'know how many others in the twenty
line, is, of course, mere guff and is had no more to do with Toronto than
not taiten very seriously among olio "Billy" Proudfoot had. Lieut. Proud -
.elves; but it rouses angry feelings foot was born in Goderich, has had
for a time, and to outsiders, who do his home in Gederich all hie life, and
not understand our politics, it must before he enlisted in tile Battalion
look a good deal like the beghtuint of (it Weeterh Ontario obit) be Practised
civil war. paw in Goderich and was a member of
According to Porn, of the newspaper the town ',ounce of Goderich. Of
correspondents at Ottawa, who may course, he attended the Law School at
or may not be well informed, the Lib. Toronto, and probably he pastedTovonto,
erais intend to oppose Nether gm_ through Torunko Oh his way to the
tension .if the life of the present Par- front; -
liament. 11 this really is the intention
of the Liberal leaders, we believe they
should consult the rank and file of tir •
party throughout the country befor.•
they take any step that will plunge
thl. 1)' *nion into an election
pair]. Not that a good deal may' Wit
be said in support of their powitiote
There is some danger in allowing a
moribund Parliament to extend Ito;
own lease of life without a olireet mon-
date tone the people. Further, Can-
ada is &Ingot unique ))))) ng the war-
ring nations in allowing one party un-
interrupted sway during the war. In
Britaip, while there has been no gen-
- atileTeetion. there have been two
changes of Geroornment, and the aim
has been to seeure the oeoperation of
all parties in the task of governing,
hy should it, nut he so in Canada ?
The Liberal party, comprising twee-
tically one-half of the people of the
country. should be recognized in the
n
, Goverment. at Ottawa Whether it
he called a 'loath ion Government, or a
national Government, it should be A
Government of all parties fee the v ig-
orient pressecution of war measuree. a
Government that would unite the
people trent Atlantic to Pacific in en-
thusietiedevotion to the common in-
tereets. On his return from ovet4eas
Sir Hubert Bonden should call Sir
Wilfrid Laurier to his nide and to-
gether they should frame a Cabinet
truly representative of united people
Then boreeteothifiou
l shld Tie-hell-ais
r they are in Britain -for the nunterime
vecancies in the House of Con )))))) not,
and in thio way 'amt.. fresh blood
would be introdueed into, thH
e ouse.
The country needs leadership. The
present Government menu to he pats -
perhaps through the tendency
on both aide. (of the party line to play
polities ; and there 'should be a change.
The change, in the opinion of The
Signal, should he sought through
getting together of the two great
parties rather than through • general
election at this critical stage of the
anadias,
anadi ens coming against
Wing to our connecties witb the
and a bayonet in his hand is probably
War.
EDITOttiso-INOTrili.
1P17-tbe yewof victory.
It looks like the Big Drive at lam.
At tkillhorwriod the women are Rete-
lls. together to study politics. Now
WHAT OTHERS bAY.
An Example of Economy?
To o..to 9tar.
When 'Otero's .ti asked to practise
thrift they might be invited to ex•
*Mine the expendioire on Govern-
ment House -and take warning from
that bad example. Lest any eztrav-
%pane. 'looted be forootten the Gov-
ernment architect viaited the resi-
dences ot New York millionariee.
The house of Cbterles M. 14.hwah, the
steel king, was examined for put -poises
of inspiration. Eurupean cronies were
visited for the SAM* purpose.
The vivt.. ical fixtures cog( 11115,000.
A combined mottle, garage and coach
house co t 114,000. The •trium, taking
the place of the ordinary citizen',
"fr ont hall," is estimated at R26,000 or
$30,00U. Here are a few tube' item. :
"Donegal rug, d in ngroone SLOW i
"One conitnoue, $711.10.00.
"Sixty dieiogrooni cbair., each
11124.09.
"thirtaine for ballroom archway,
41445.00.
"Eight pairs rnee silk curtains for
diisIi.gsoonj, 1e00.00.
"Braes poles, 11.219(1.).
"Goirment rod. and coot bangers,
41137 77.
•Selith jar., dishes.. ete.,
"Kitchee uteusil.„ $5110 55.
"Fite guarde, gr blither., pokers,
etc $337.50.
*•Repeirs to and supplies for billiard
toble. 1175135?
Many a het d -work ing man with his
ram ly lives in a house the whole cost
of **bleb Wee only equal to that of the
Donegal rug or the bream pOles. All
this for a huilding which serve. no
public purpow, cnn i. merely • piece
of social entertainment for wealthy
people.
The Kind of Men Wanted.
London Advertiser.
Farmers are eaid to prude as they
read of the anxiete• of city folk to oo
genie.. for their help. One farmer to-
day is entitled to a smile, and a broad
one at that. tie haa SOM. idea of the
helpleownee, of the average 'town man
if platted on a fernt. Patin labor b.
not so seam.. Intelligent farm lahor
is the scar -et kind of lahnr in the
workaday world. FAelld OK has be-
come • pursuit in which intelligence
rout te, and wher • igner ince may be
some degrees worse than so help at
.11.
he Mt, man who goes eat on the
farm to rise at 5 o'clock in the morn
Inc, dreria in overalls and etout ones -
h hoot." and engage in farm work la
oat unlike t he wet ren: reit este enters
the rankle t h• army. H. moat be
beedetied to the week by esey pre-
emies. And Ones Isis stay oe the
farm la to he a ihert duestiessasseeeh
in the nature of • holiday as presented
to bien-the farmer is not ewe to bo
THE SIG AL
- GODERICH, ()NT I()
e -
este; \reit
LUX
To dive sweater costs
new lease of life
Now that sweater coats are getting more expensive, it
is more than ever desirable that you wash you4s with
LUX. Of all things a sweater coatwhich is seen
so much, must be kept soft. fluffy. fleecy and "new -
in appearance. You can keep yours that way and
wash it again and again if you do this:
Pour boiling water over LUX flakes -pure essence
ef soap -allowing 3 or 4 tablespoonfuls for every gqoas
water you use. Whip into a creamy lather-, few
is weeded. Then put in the garment and atir
it about. Let it soak until cool enough for your
lunch/ to squeeze the water out of the coat -the &et
just runs .way. Rinse in two or three relays of
tepid water, and hang to dry.
Very simple. Anyone can do it -just a few minutes'
work and you get a result that the most expert
French cleaner might well envy.
wont shrink woollens. Won't hart any
Or color that pure water can safely touch.
made
Lower Brothers Limited
Toronto 21
THE WORK OF THE AVIATOR.
11*111.0 Welke.)
The key fact upon both !LOUD and
French hetets co the Somme is
complus aeceodency of the Allied
aeroplanes. It is the necessary pre-
liminary conditloo for the method on
wbicb the gr -tat geoerale of the French
army rely in this monitory task of
shoving the Greaten riling off the
soil of Belgium and France, beck into
WI own land.
A man who is frequently throwing
out prophecies is bound to score a few
*ecotone., and one that 1 may legiti-
mately claim is wy early indigoes...1r
upon the fact that the quality of the
German aviator was likely to he in-
ferior t s that of his Freoeh or British
rival. The ordinary German by
neither the flexible quality of body,
the quickness of nerve, the tempera -
meet, nor the mental habits that
make a successful aviator. This idea
was first put it_to ruy head by cousid-
ering the way in whicb Germans walk
and carry themselves, and by notinr
the differences in nirubleness between
the cyclista in the etreets of German
and French towns. It was continued
by a conversation I bad with a Ger-
man aviator in 1912. He broached the
view that aviation would destroy de-
mocracy, because, be said, only •risto-
crate would make aviators. With a
duke or ao in my mind I asked him
why. Becauee. he explained, a man
without ertstooratic quality cannot
possibly endure the **high lonelinees"
of the air. That sounded rather like
nonsense at the time, kind then 1 re-
flected that for a Prussian that might
u• • be ue. There may besomething iii
111
. .
111
• •
secaesbeeed with "help" of this char -
a.
eaetealliloalt problem turn con-
fronted the Government than this
question of how to bring the assist-
ance that can he gathered together in
the city to bear upon farm produc-
tion. There ate in the cities uudoubt-
ecily large numb ,rs of nsen who have
a familierity with farm life that just
now would be invaluahle if they could
he enlisted in tee cause of form pr.,
duction. There are hundreds of forme
ors' sons still in tbe heyday of youth,
and there are also the retired tumors.
These are the men to whom tbe cell
comes, and upon their response de-
pend• the practical succeis of the war
production movement.
A WORD TO LOVERS OF MUSIC.
t
Totes Uttar of The Mel aL
great nuniberof our citizens
have wondered why the school trus-
tees have cut out mute from the public
school curriculum.
imagination. In all of these omelet
enter's as an important element and
play. de part in any scheme of gen-
eral culture.
It. u unfortunately true tbat made
is to • three exteot •n exotic to Can-
ada. Previous to the war times wany
of our people went to tbe European
cities for the study of music, not be-
cause European teachers are superior,
but because the atmosphere over there
is (Lore conducive to artietic develop-
u-ent
We must insist that the esthetic
fundamenuele be part of the education
of our children. We have plenty of
talent and our own town never
abounded in more efficient teachers
tbao it doee at the present tine ; but
what we need is a disetinsinatrug
and intelligent public. the par -
Mita of ourcchildrlett take dam interest,
in this, subject and let the trumeee
know whether or not they want music
taught in our public schools, and by
teaching music in the school,, we shell
find the •rt, which has remained for
9., many years the privilege of • fay -
I cannot believe this is other than , ored few. becoming more and more
the result of want of thought and I !the possession of the many. We
should like to impress upon the minds Ic.inot create • soulhut we can de.
of the trustees, as well as upon the "elop toe soul, the 01130L101/11 and the
minds of every man, woman and intens O. let ha •
child, the serious loot we sustain by 1 made" musicians., let us have Cenadian
on -
the neglect of tbe teaching of music in !genius, and we can have it only by '
our public schools. I giviog our. boys and glee tbe chance
The important place ho Id today hy , when at the early age the rhythmic
art in the development ot that well. *moo 1. so alert.
rounded personality which ie the p.n.-
poee and AIM of all nue education
now thoroughly recognued. The
cf teaching music in the public
school. is not the education of erofeo-
Fiona' aitoiciano, hut the cultivation
of mimics/I understanding and appre-
ciat on in the children, leading to
deeper feeling and doer, r thinking
and thorough these to nettler ant-
bitions and nobler deeds in the com-
ing goonerstron. It might he said that
the °fleet of all etudy is
he !reining and cer. tr. of the facet
lhanking you. M, . Editor, for the
large epees 1 have occupied in your
valuable paper. Oen iNTEE11.13T/tD.
Algonquin Park.
In the "11 ghlands of Ontarie," 2,000
feet eh ore sea level, a region of for-
esee lelo.s and rivers covering over
2,000 0011 acres. 14 noe trip. camping
and fishing galore. Good hotels.
Highland len opens May 7th. Free
oeseeireive nor turf on request to
Ft Horning, Union Statiou, Tor-
tiee of memo' y, reasonfeeling and onto'.
i
• 'MADE IN CANADA"
• THE 1917
FORD TOURING CAR
$495.00
f. o. b. Ford, ont.
•olre—t pay less for this car but it gives you more en-
joyment, more mileage and longer service
than those which cost more
The Touring Car gives the utmost in automobile
value. pride of ownership and economy.
Buy a Ford this year andnosave
savstationaldut7.oney --when
Kelly lit MacEwan, •
Daakers. Coderich.
•
the German composition that does de-
mand association and the support of
training before dangers can be faced. '
The Germans are social and methodi-
cal. tbe French and Englieb, by coat-
i pari -nn, chaotic and Instinctive ; per- 1
1 ' baps tbe very neediness for &conscious
orderliness that makes the German so
forntidable upon tbe ground maker
him glow Amu unsure in the air. At
say este the experiences ot this war
bave seemed to carry out thie hypo.
theteig.
Tfirst phase of the offeneive is
the cleat -twos of the sir. Sucb (lemma
neocbinee as are up ore put'down by
lighting «niacin. These last fly high;
iu the clear blue of the sally morning
they look exactly like gnat.; some
trail a !title emote in the sunshine ;
they take the r machine-guns in pus -
suit over Lbw usrusan hoer, and the
Getman astiourcraft guns (ib. Arch-
lhold.) bean to peoteru trie,sky shout
tbew with little balls of elect smoke.
Clove atter the ligtaing otachioes come
toe pho..ographic 90.1ot:ernes, with
camerae se hong as a man is high, fly- .
lug low. at 4,0l5e or 5,4100 feet that is,
••
ACHESON & SON
Suiting Serges and
Gabardines
A splendid choice of French all -wool Serges and
Gabardines, warranted to be of old dyes, genuine
indigos and deep beautiful colorings, 42 to 56 inches
wide, at per yard $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00.
HALIFAX TWEEDS TABLE LINEN
All pure wool and origioal
Halifax. Weight, good fo
ladies', men's and boys' wear
Greys and navy blues, worth
111.00, at per yard
ORGANDIES AND
VOILES
36 to 40 inches wide, crisp,
new in every cqlor, neat pat-
terns and many in bold stylish
floral, stripe or check designs,
for waists or dresses, at per
yard —2Se, 35c sad We
• L --
Silk Gloves
Still a large choice of gen-
uine"Old Bleach" pure Linen
Damask Cloths and Napkins.
Double Damask, heavy, pure
Linen Cloths 2 x 2 yards... .
$4.00
2 x 24 yards 85.00
TAPESTRY AND
BRUSSELS RUGS
Old values while our present
stock lasts. No advance.
24 x 3 yards, heavy pile
Rugs, at $11 and $10
3 x 34 yard Rugs, at
$19 aid $12
3 x 4 yard Rugs, at
912'1491S
34 z 4 yard Rugs, at
$15*a'.$I,
Heavy, double-woveutipIlilk Gloves, 2 dome fasteners
Every size in black or white. et\ per pair froc, The gad fat
W. ACHESON &
xfl
over the enemy frenetic.. The Arcbi-—
bald leaver these latter alone; it coon- May Run Steamer Rochester.
not the a shell to explode wifely so it 1. understood tbitt the Northern
soon aloe ifling ; but they are shot at Navigation Co. will mete wood for the
with rifles and machine -.,1u05. They purchase of the etelellbef Ifocheeter, a
do not amid being shot at. ; only the passenger boat which has operated in
petrol tent and the heed and throat I the past on the Lake 0 aerie divisioo
of the pilot. are to be considered told. of the Canadien eteatinehip Liner.
Tney will come beck witb 40 or 31) Th. Rocbeeter has been tied up winos
bullets in tbe fat r.c. They will go 1915 owing to United otsiee
moiler this are along the length of the sod is offered for aide by order of
Gelman positions, exposing plate after , Judge 'Mountie of Buffalo, and the sale
piste: one machine will got a combo takes Owe next TonatoY• It ie re -
toms panorama of many utiles and ported that if the Company is emcees.
then come Nick straight to the seso. ful in procuring the steamier she will
demur to develop its plates. be placed on the Collingwood-Owen
Au air photograph to an inexper*- Sound -8'o route, to reptees the istea01-
awned eye is not a very illuminatinger Derrnithic. it 1. said that extensive
alteration* will he made. At preresot
the steamer is exclusively • passenger
steamer and it. would be necessary to
rearrange the maim deck to actestu
modiste freight. I'be Rochester is
uo-
der United States registry, having
been Nutt in Detroit In the spring of
1910 by the old R. & 0. Navigation
Co.. for a special route betweeo
lotte, Oswego and Thousand Island
points on the American side. Three
years ago the Steamer was taken off
the route. The Rochester is one of
the finest. passenger boats on the
lakes, having two stateroom decks
and five cabinc-Owen %nod Sun.
thing; one mates out roads, blurs of
wood, and 'tuber vague building*.
B at ine.etiatuterr has a.n eyersbet bar
been in trainiog ; he is &flocked man ;
he has at bend yeaterdayS photo-
graphs and last week's pbotographs,
marked maps and all aorta ot aids and
records. If be Is • Frenchman be is
only too happy to explain his ideas
and tnethods. Here, he will point out.
is a ti,, difference between the Get -
nun tremih beyond the wood since
yest orday. For • number of reaeons
he thick. tbat will be a new machine-
gun emplacement : here at the corner
of the sonsfwall they have been mak-
ing another. This battery bere--isn't
it plain ? Well, it's • dummy. The
grass in front of it hags t 'scorched
and there'r been no eerioos wear in
the road here for a. week. Presently
the (1. rondos will send one or two
wagons up and down that road and
'no ruct them to wake figures et eight
t.s imitate scorohing no the grass in
front of the gun. We know all about
ibis The real wear on the road,
coiopare this and this end thie, end.
here at 'his lot. It turtle off into
the wood. l'here's a 'bort of ti ack in
the trees. Now look where the trees
ate nut a little dieploced (me lens
is rather better for that.) That's one
gun. You .ss? Here I will .bow you
another
That. process goes on ten or three
nide, behind the front. line. Very
clean young Mee lo wbote overalls do
it as if it were • labor of love. And
theGermana in the trenches, the Ger-
man gunners, know it is going on.
They know that in the quickest pos-
sible way these °him -reaching of the
aeroplane thet was over Lb re putt
now will go t • tbe 'miners. fee
careful gunner, firing hy tbe map and
correcting by ger...plane, will be get-
ting on to the located guns and ma-
chine-guns in another couple of hours.
Every day the French print special
moms showing the guns, sham guno
teenebee, everything of eignifirtance
behind the Germ an lines, showing
everythitig that has happened in the
left twenty-fotir hours. And. as I
say. the Gremlin army knows of hoe
and knows that it turnout prevent it.
horeause of It. aerial weakness. That
knowledge is not the kebab among flit
fore«, that are crumpling up the Ger-
man resistanee ospou the g0111110134. -The
D•ily Chronicle (London). -
The 0011001' is not without a settee of
humor sorely. A soldier reeenely
writing hese to his described
bow bie had hoses hur4s4 alive for •
out, hat orootaisity V. elle i
e
omit& of hours ie a.d•nmilabttdort
hi. etscara�es. etified. be Hit7 of
eonsoletbsft 1 had tbe satiallhetima
of sendiee the 01,1•••••tri h.
The sensor. la oisestast use latter. hail
draws • line tOrons0 the iteinellee,
bet sir eel osadsomeasels i It ea est
paralleled to twee to tie whereabouts
sedis sossit."
Remember that there are some
things that should be forgotten.
When a man becomes thoroughly
contented be has outlived bus useful-
eess.
Burned
USE
In 25c, 35c,
75c. $1.25
sizes
ECCA
Ointment
“This Savo for tea Famllie
Sold by J. A. Campbell, Galeria:
Directory First !
wrnemorg Of when you guess at It you
you earla telephone number from
ars apt to be wrong.
q Themind has a trie.k of transposing figures
instead of "1263" you are quite likely to say
1623.•*
I And when you thus ask for the wrong
etrunber, you waste your own time, the opera-
tor's, and the time d the person called through
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