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The Signal, 1917-4-26, Page 8E THURSDAY, ARIL 26. 1917 WALL PAPERS FOR SPRING DECORATING ,Everypne is agreeably sur. prised to find Wall Paper has 4; advanced in price like so oy other lues. Just think of getting dainty little bedroom and kitchen papers at 7c, tic and l0c per roll. Higher -grade papers at 12c, 15c and 20c, while the most. expensive papers we are able to supply you at `lac, 35c and 50c per roll. This will save you at least from 16 per cent. to 25 per cent. by buying your papers Three equal.• meals a day constitute a satisfactory board of health. The hardest thing in .hie world for a dead -game sport to do i. not tell you about it. a THE SIGNAL - CODERICH, ONTARIO•. FROM THE FARMERS' STANDPOINT 'Question of Increased Production Discussed at Meet- ing of Colborne Farmers' Club. The Colborne Farmers Club held a they were available was longer than special meeting last Thursday evening that of the men offered, and they to discuss the question, of increased would be more adaptable and would production. Considering the wet have an opportunity to study farm evening, the meeting was well at- conditions. The proposal to send wen tended. An invitation had been ex- out for harvesting would not meet the tended to the Goderich Booted of Trade situatioo, as the harvest was not the to attend. but the invitation was not busy season of the year, and If help accepted, and so another opportunity was not available for seeding the was lost for better co-operation be- acreage would not toe increased If tween town and country. there were se many men •vailatole In President Arthur Fisher opened the the cities as the papers promised, meeting by Inviting everyone present there must be • lot of people engaged to contribute his ideas regarding the in unnecessary work or else trot work - situation, and It the remedy of the Resources Committee to increase food ' production did not satisfy them they might suggest some better plan. He thought that It was the people in the towns and cities who were feeling the threatened food shortage and not the British people. The people in the cities had been and were living too extravagantly, too many women not even doing their own housework, and ton much time and rnoney being spent in theat:ee and picture shows. He bald that the discharged or rejected enldiers who were patriotic enough to fight should be patriotic enough to work on the farm•, though he had tiled without success to engage s re- jected soldier. Mr. J. N. Reroighan said that if the farmer had been consulted as to re- medies they would have been Netter able to form plans than the city peo- ple who were, igoot•ant of conditions in the country. He could not under- stand why farmers were &ways being instructed how to work, and no other industry. +Vby should not the rail- , way companies have been instructed slim, and called unpetri@tic when they were in difficulties last winter ? The farmers should resent the implied itt-_ salt that the food ahm nage was dl# to their inability to pioducr, or that they would return to were impelrist c when the declined not in favor of makeshift hlodift brailles Ito tall in with ors t webers devised m. sud the farmers must be assured of by their educators to instruct them. i He thought good might come out of teener remorse for their labor by the the propose) to send high ,choral boys removal of mile prlvllege. which ether out to help, as the term tor which industries bad obtained. Unnatural industries., such as sugar refineries. ing at a11. He doubted it five mem in the whole township of Colborne could be found who were not filling a noose - eery position. Any remedy for the threatened shortage must be of a more permanent peture than the proposed one, as the war might not be over this year, and in any event it would be the producers who would have to repair the waste of the war and pay the war debt it was as important to prevent • recurienee of vier as. it was to win the war. Mr. Gordon Lamb pointed out than the outcry about the shortage of labor came from the towns and cities. Ferment had become so accustomed to dolog without help that they were not likely to he enthusiastic over the offer of city help. fire shortage of labor on the faith was not due to the war but bad been aggravated by the war. For thirty years, industries which we bad fostered bad raven away the labor to the cities, an during that Vale the relative position f producers and non - producers had ch ged until now they were about equal -a most abnormal condition in a country, where agricul- ture should be the leading industry, Food had been iutportedieto Canada. and he believed the shortage of food had to become more acute and returns to the farmer larger before labor cotton and strel manufacturing, should never have been fifi:tered and could never have succeeded had they tat t been fenced in and pr teemed by special privij.g... which in the steel intim t• y amounted to the cost of pro- duction. More orgawiz.tion of fat wen was rlquired, and the epeaker drew an illustra,t ion of the situation by likening the feriwing class to a poisoned man shire only hope of life was in move- ment tnokercome the effects of the SPECIAL PRODUCTION --Al -f' e Model Theatre Friday and Saturday MAY 4th and 5th George Beban IN "AN IEN " in 9 1• "The Alien" is an amplified ersidn of the re- markably successful playlet, " he Sign of the Rose," which -for five years sere Mr. George Beban as a starring vehicle both in this country, nd abroad. A ntion to detail is apparent in every scene of the bine Feels, and the production as a 'bole is a woe of art. CANER s HERE'S Nit Buster Brown for the kids, and for grown-ups, too. Takes a picture 2431 inches and costs only $2. Other Anacos up to $55. We'd like to show you the entire line' Our photographic de- partment has established , quite a reputation for developing, printing and enlarging. Come in, won't you? A.L. CALDWELL PPESC RIPTION DRUGGIST Godericht - Cnt ONE SI-104,STARTING AT Price 25c to Everybody (no re Special Saturd\ailliadi • e IOc and I5c The New S Garage oor to Bank of Com! Bicycle and General Repair!? ty 4 narcotic. Farmer' lives were pois- oned at the outlet by the educational System. w'icp was moulded entirely os urban ele*s, and were caved only by the efhwts of some of their num- ber who used every effort to keep them alive and retrying. Tbs slams was being sounded by the Western farmers, who were calling. calling to old Ontario. **Caddy, Dandy. the hogs are la the corn." Mr. tVill•8tevens thought the mis- take bad been made in taking so amity producer. from the farm to the war, and it there were so many inexperi- enced wen in the cities available it would be better to have them go to the war rather Lbw that any more should be taken from the farms. He thougbt that the high wages paid to munition workers had • great deal to do with the present situation. Dlr. Aaron Fisher was afraid the ftwount of help likely to be ohtained from towns and cities would be very limited. He had himself tried the two past seasons to secure help in Goderich by personally canvassing workers in the factories, but without success, and judging from the wages asked tbee compared with conditions now farmers would have to pay 11.0is) a year for their men. 11 the eight- hour day became general, farmers would be able to get a living, tut he could not ere where there would be anything produced for the rest of the people. He intended by the help of his own school boys to produce ell he could. and if the townspeople wished to produce more be wee willing to rent them ten acres at a nominal rent. Mr. Ezra Fisher bad prepared a statement of the cost to produce one acie of potatoes the coming season, figured at a price of 30 cents per hour for labor and 113.50 a bushel for nerd; and taking the amount of time.actual• ly epent by himself on an acre...last season. Allowing 115 rent for the land and 111.00 for depmeciat`on on maehio- e be found the cost to be 1147. without considering the marketing, whieh might cost 812, depending on the amount of crop. Figured at an average crop of 116 buchele, the cost would sleek out at 11.30 per bushel, a price not likely to prevail again foe some time. He would be willing tolast at least three acres, and run shrieks as to crop and seem- ing labor, hed he a contract to produce aerated pr e, but unless anmething w e done concede securing this price be ould not feel justified iu increas- Ing h eareage. Mr. Frank Stanley eonsidered that the autharitstive atatentent that the shortage of food matted was sufficient. The proposed securloof tractors to break up more laod in stated that the lend would be hroug t into cultiva- tion, but no etfnrt had n made to secure • fair return to the producer. The same condition exiated at the time of the French Revolution ; fanners then wereinducedt0cultivate their pasture land. production was in- creased, with the result that formers not only wete forced to take unprofit- able prices, but also were romper/0 to cultivate their land at a low until they got it seeded`io grans again. At p ant the farmers of the Old Country fused to be found in the same di culty and the Government had now', guaranteed v minimum price for tbree varieties of production for a term of three years. He thought the stn ruga would soon be overcome if the Cana- dian Government would enact similar legislation. Mr. Albert Mugford stated that though students were likely to be available those with whom he had conversed all wanted a situation near the lake. so as to have bathing facili- ties. He thoughttbe')uthoritiee would not have had to appeal for production had they not swept the country dis- tricts clean of farmers' eons. Mr, John Long pointed out that the shortage of food was not due to fail- ure of the farmers to produce but to weather conditions the past season. A farmer with present prices was • fro' if he did not produce all he wax able to prodnce; and he believed that every farmer would do as farmers had already done -produce all they could. Mr. Levi Snyder wondered what was keeping the laborers in the cities and towns now if there were so malty unnecessary men as had been stated, f le considered the laborwould net be de- pendable enough to warrant' increased production. The shortage of potatoes at present was due largely to market manipulation. Ton many had been exported, others allowed to be frozen in storage and transit, with the result that the price had been raised alter they were omit nhtbe control of the produ- ces. He regretted that he, like ton many other farmere, was like the old lady 'aclever parrot, which though un- able to speak was "a beggar to think." Mr. Herb. Fisher hoped that en ef- fort would he made to show the cont of producing. Town people were ton slit to think th.t produce fell down from heaven without any labor on the part of the farmer, who only had to gather it and reap the reward. A committee was appointed which drafted the following reanlution, which ix to be forwarded to the exe- cutive of the L'. P. 0., to secure the eodorsation of other club. : . We, the members of the Colborne Farmers' Clnb, after considering the proposal to increase fnnd production by means of manual labor from the urban centres, ere unanimously of the opinion that awing to the advanced season -of the year when no Icor for increased sealing is available, and as the proferred help is only offered for abort term., and the xupply being in no way guaranteed as to suitability or availabilit , the farmer. would not be juxtif-d in attempting to greatly 'novenae their cultivated acreage for 1N17. "And '•f the fond Monition be really .erlons we would respectfully urge the 1 Canadian -Government to enact mirth legislation ,as would remove the prey - rot preferehree in favor nt other In- dustrie* wbieb en serinu.ly handicap sgrlrultnre and which have caused the large de -ream in rural population, the removal of whirh preferences would permit labor to finw natmrall to the production of the fond which the ii mantle of the eitt(ation require : or if this r-movai Is not considered to be warranted be the gravity of the tdtustion that a minimontt end mast - amen peters be fix• d by I f.Mttnn for more lfe,�u� * egil p+wlpddla'wee anti art - t the .sijailon .ekuiH Wedgies 'aGor- mal.'• ( SPECIALS FOR SATURDAY a MONDAY APRIL 28th and 304h - r EXTRA good value, each and all, and it is worth your while making an extra effort to take advantage of them. Values that it will not be possible to repeat for many a long day to come. Silk Waists $I.39 Ladiee' Blouses, made of fine quality white habutai silk, cut in one of the s beet styles. Right up to the minute, will.. Ifke a piece of cotton. Special each . • 101.N House Dresses 98c House Ihesses made from good quality print. cut hill size, will stand any- amount of wear. Really an extra bargain. Special each... 980 Berlin Wools 5c :Ifst ounce skeins Berlin Wool, single and double, practically all color represruted. Cleating out the entice stock. Worth today lite to 125c and hard to get at that. Clearing Saturday and Monday, at per skein........ 60 Hooks and Eyes ic • 500 cards Hooks and Eyes, white or black, as- -sorted sizes, per card only lo 3 Linen Handke?chiefs 25C Ladies' hemstitched Linen Handkerchiefs, real Irish linen. fine quality, narrow hem. Saturday and Monday II for Oso Buy all you think you will need for a year or more. 3 Navy Handkerchiefs 2oc Men's navy blue Handkerchiefs. tine quality sateen with white polka dot. Regular for apiece before the war. Saturday and Monday special 8 for !Oo Boys' Handkerchiefs 2 for 5c Boys' navy blue Handkerchiefs with white fancy slot or polka dot. Special bargain.... 2for 60 White Vestings 19c White cotton Vestings, mostly mercerized finish, beautiful quality, splendid assortment of attractive designs. Specially good for waists. Saturday and Monday, per yatd..190 Pillow Cases 15c \White cotton Pillow Cases, 40 inches, splendid uality, worth more money than this wbolc s le today. Each only ......150 Col ed Voiles 12%c ' Cotto Voiles with neat colored stripe. very suitah for children's dresses or odd waists. Special rgain per yard 14'io White tton 12r,c Extra quail white Cotton, round even thread. full ard. wide. will wear well and launder beaut ally. Month-end special, tar yanf 123z0 Heavy Factory Cotton 121c . dfeavy Factory Co ton. English make, im- - ported by ourselves. \Will bleach well. Per yard 1 'l! iO Reversible Creton a 25c Reversible Cretonne. fully rd wide, nice dark colorings. suitable foto arc ways. doorway. etc. A decided bargaiu. per yard,. 250 Ends of Curtain Nets 25 ends Curtain Nets, Scrims, e Lengths ton from 1 to 5 yards. Willits', ream and ecru shades. Clearing the ends out t pretty near the half-price mark. Window Blinds 48c Extra quality Window Shades, heavy aces ht. utounted on strong spring rollers, green r .team shades, 1/ inches wide, 6 feet ton C,,mplcto with brackets and pttll,ear•honly Ends of Linoleum and Oilcloth 25 short ends Linoleum and Oileloth. Some quite entail. others fairly large. Bring the size of the place you wantoto cover. Alt to be clearest Saturday and Monday at bargain prices. Veilings Inc 200 yanls colored Veiling.. mostly navy. grey and brown.- Clearing Saturday at per yard 100 Nemo Corsets $2.95 Genuine Nemo Corsets, the famous American make. Standard 15.75 quality. Sizes 21 to 31. Style made specially for tall figures. one of the biggest bargains we ever offeree: you. Clearing at per pair $2.95 A Big Millinery Bargain loo SAMPLE HATS AT HALF-PRICE Here is a Millinery bargain ready early in the season. 100 Sample Hats, all spring Shapes and colorings. No two alike. Regular prices up to 14.50. Saturday and Monday take your choice of the 100 for exactly half-price. Waists 69c 15 or 20 alMite muslin and voile Waists. A clean-up of lines that sold npto$1.110. Special bargain, each only ..r-.. 690 Sample Underskirts There are some frig bargains on the table of Sample Underskirts. Skirts clearing at from 75e to $4.60 that areaway below regular prices. This is a lot of factxy't amples and we cannot begin to duplicate them. Coats $7.5o New Spring Coats, misses' and ladies' styles. all sires. Exceptionally smart garments, fresh from the factory and marked for Saturday for quick selling. At each.... 37.60 Raincoats 55.5o These Coats are eaceptioaslly good value, plain grey and tweed effects, !stetted hack. All sizes. Special 25.10 Panama Skirts $3.8 Ladies' Skirts, made of pare Panama. Extra. nice quality nod two splendid styles to edifices, from. Special each 33.88 Odd Corsets 39c 25 pairs odd Corsets, odd sines aad\nrld Act.Regular tip to 11.50. Clearing Saturds per pair ..........890 Lace Curtains $1.15 2.i pair. Lace Curt.nn,m•at and attractive pattern and extra good qualit\ Special, per pair..31.15 Black Duchess Silk 51.39 Fine quality Black Duchess Silk, full yard wide. Rich lustrous black that will make a beautiful dress, waist or skirt. Silk houses are laking 11.50 per yard for this wholesale for next fall's trade. This is part of a purchase made a long time ago which has just come to hand. Sat- urday and Mopdsy, per yard .1.89 Colored Madrais.3t c Colored Madras Muslin. Two very attractive patterns. Worth regularly 80a. Clearing Sat- urday and Monday at per yard 390 Red Cross Yarn, per pound, $!.39 Genuine Scotch Fingering Yarn just received this week. Hae been on order for months. Made specially for Red Craw work, four ply. Saturday and Monday we will put on sate 100 pounds at per pound only. *1.89 Raincoats, Half Price 8 f.arliea Raincoats. These ('oats are sliglitly imperfect hut in no manner that will at all effect „the wear. Splendid garments for rain or dust trental' prices 96.00 to 112.60. Clearing Saturday a d Monday at exactly half-price. Extra Quality Linoleum Our extra heavy Scotch Linoleum "Wear Ever" and "W€ a Hutt" qua 1ttes are the hest &tor coverings We know of. We have sold them for years and batik them with our unqualified guaran- tee. Splendid range of patterns now in stock.. _Azmyinster Rugs $20.00 Two only Azminsteeltege, si.e 8 x 854 yyards. Extra heavy quality and seamless. Green shades, Saturday and Monday, each. - *moo Bath Towels 25c \ 150 Bath Towels, very superior. quality, uptendid ga dryers and an undoubted Nieman, at each OM 1-iOLGENS BROS. f • 4. r. w:6mtri,,.ds,.: st ..a4•_. attaoolt.6.11._. - ..