The Signal, 1917-11-8, Page 8r•
'hrtrltsa&v,'Nov. A, 1917
THE SIGNAL - GODERICH, ONTARIO
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this week for the pur-
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will help to win the war.
keep factories and other
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For lines we would
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see show windows.
t
fisesr men to Organize Union.
,Vanua, civ. 1.-A meet ng to organize
the Canad' ftsbernen of Lake Huron in
the Sarnia dr lrict will be held next week
in this city. a Which a large number of
*firemen will . present. The union
will enable the icemen to deal direct
with the cottsu , and in this way a
Liege amount of y will be saved to
both the fishermen the retail men.
both of wham are • subject to the
prises offered by the frig sh concerns of
Chs ago and New fork. ' he fishermen
will very likely ship in carlo. a lot,. hand-
ling the whole business mselves,
Pikes at present go up and •rwn too
saw h for the fishermen, being se by the
A:h conipwnies, and the producer. have
to take the prick offered or let th • fisn
rut.
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THF LAURIER MANIFESTO.
(Continued from page 2.1
'Very different was the introduction of
conscription in Canada. It came as a
complete surprise. It never had been
discussed in Parliament, and the voice of t Tib. Joy Of
the press had been strung against it. 10 `FRIJi r.I►-TiVES- Brought
the month of July, 1916, such an im- Health Aft.. Two I'M': Sdfwins
portant paper as the Toronto Globe dep.
recated the very idea ort conscription
„i FEEL LIKE w
NEW DEIIG"
Premier on Conscription.
''No leas emphatic had been the lang-
uage of the Government. At the been-
ning of the session of 1916. in answer to
my Inquiry whether the promise recently
made by the Prime Minister of enlisting
500.000 men meant conscription, he
answered in these words:
My rigs honorable friend has al-
luded to conscription -to the idea in this
country or elsewhere that there may be
conscription in Canada. In speaking in
the first two or three months of this war
I made it clear to the people of Canada
that ee did not'propoee conscription. I re-
peat that announcement today with
emphasis-
•
"Equally emphatic and unqualified
were my owe declarations on the sub-
ject.
••Throughout the whole campaign of
1910 and 1911, I may recall that the
Nationalist -Conservative alliance which
opposed the naval policy of the Liberal
Government of that time asserted that
such a policy meant conscription. Again
and again after the outbreak of the
present war I insisted in�
shouldnot beintroducedCanada.
Such was my position when the Govern-
ment reversed its attitude. and. without
warning. introduced this Military Service
Act.
-To force such a drastic measure upon
a people thus unprepared and against re-
peated assurances to the contrary. was
neither wise nor prudent, nor effective.
It may bring men to the ranks. but it
will not infuse into the whole body of the
nation that spirit of enthusiasm and de-
termination which is more than half the
battle. It will create and intensify divi-
sion where unity of purpose is essential.
Persuasion Rather than Coercion.
"I am only too well aware that the
views which 1 here present have not
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•
We have a full new stock
\of cosy, warm clothes or
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bo nets, jackets; teggiugs,etc.
La 'es, come and get ideas
for Ch ' mas gifts.
Pirst-c ss stock of bath
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cloths with serviettes to
snatch, tie rac , towel racks,
knitting bags, arious little
handy cases whit make neat,
inexpensive gifts.
Pompadour combs,ba`crettes,
hair ribbon holders, beanty
pins.
Miss Susie Noble
Successor to Mrs. Tape.
Delco
Light
Means city comfort
and convenience for
- - the farm - -
When you are in town for
the Fair next week call and
let us show you how you
can hay, all the advantages
of electric light and domes-
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Many up-to-date farmers
are now installing Delco
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boon.
Robert Wilson
The Massey -Harris Shop
Ilamilton St. Goderich
MADAM LAPLANTC
$5 St. Rose St., Montreal. April 4th.
" For over two years 1 was sick and
miserable. 1 suffered from constaal
ileaduAes. acrd had Pal/illation of Me
/liar/ so badly that I felarecel would die.
There seemed; Yea be a lump in my
stomach and time. ('pnatipation was
dregdful. 1 suffered from Aria is Me
Bach amid kidney Disease.
1 was treated by a physician for a year
and a half and he did me no good at all.
I tried "Fruit-a•tives" as a last resort.
After using three boxes, I was :really
isepruved and twelve boxes made me
well. Now 1 can work all day and there
are no headaches, no Palpitation, no
1leart Trouble, no Constipation, no
Pain or Kidney Trouble and !feel like
a mem brag -and it was "Fruit -a -fives"
that gave me back my health".
MADAN ARTHUR LAPLANTE.
50e. a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size, 25c.
At all dealers or sent postpaid by Fruit-
a-tives Limited, Ottawa.
met with universal acceptance. even
m the party to which 1 belong. but
even yet 1 hold that to coerce when
persuasion has not been attempted is
. not sound policy. and in this 1 appeal
to the impartial judgments( all Cana -
JURY DISAGREES.
(Continued from page 1)
the matter and she said something
about a long drive and her nerves. Her
husband then spoke rather harshly to her,
telling her to go into the house.
James Kearney, of Morris. a cousin of
the matinee was at the accused's (albs rb
house that day and saw tete accused there.
He was not in very good humor. He said
he was gang to be on hand when the
auto party came back and tell them what
he thought of them. He said it anybody
else came and took itis wife away he'd "put
a hole in them." Witness said, "Don't do
anything rash." and prisoner said, "Oh
no. I'm not. '
S William McCracken. of Morris, father
of the prisoner, said his con was thirty-
two years of age and was married about
six years ago. After some prompting by
the Crown counsel, witness said his son's
wife's home was at Arden. Man., and her
maiden name was Mary Stewart McGee.
The next morning after the marriage she
went West again and it was some months
before she came back. She and her hus-
band stayed at witness' house fur two or
three years. and then a house was put
up for them on another farm owned by
witness. Jim lived at both places. spend-
ing most of the time at witness' house.
This was because most of the work was
there. The child also stayed most of the
time at witness' house and the wife would
stay alone. The witness heard no com-
plaints about his son's not staying at his,
own hone with his wife. Witness did
not recognize his daughter-in-law's
handwriting in a letter produced by
counsel. On the Sunday his son told•
him that Kearney had come along with
his auto and taken his wife for a drive,'
although he did not want her to go. He
went back to his own home about 5
o'clock -to unlock the door, he said. He
returned in the evening crying "I'm shot." 1
Who did it?" he was asked. "Myself." ,
Witness went to wash the wound and
his son then said he was afraid Mamie
was shot, too. and his mother should
telephone for a doctor. His son said he
had the revolver in his pocket and she
caught his hand and jerked it out and the
revolver went off. He never knew his
son to carry a revolver. His son said
that if Kearney and Thynne went to do
anything to hire he would use the revol-
himself. Neither the wit-'
ver to protect
ness nor his wife went to see the daugh-
ter -in-law. nor did they go to the funeral.'
His son gave the revolver to the witness,
who took out the remainn bullets.
ss
Witneexplained to M-. Proudfoot
that the house where his daughter-in-law
lay dead was locked by the coroner, so
he could not have got in, and he was not
informed as to the tune .of the funeral.
"In combatting the policy of con- Asked as to what kind of house it was at
scription, all that 1 asked was that a his thous place. witness said it was "a lot
measure of such moment should not be better than the one 1 live in."
enforced by Parliament without an appeal The Court then adjourned to 2.15 ,
to the people. 1 supported a referendum o'clock.
for the reason that the referendum is the In the afternoon Dr. W. J. Milne. of
most advanced, the mast modern method Blyth, who was the coroner. was the first
of consultation of the people, without the witness. On receiving a call from Dr.
complications inseparable from a general Bryans he went to McCracken's place. ,
election.. A referendum had also been found the body lying in the barnyard,'I
asked on this very question by organized put it on a door and took it into the I
labor. My request was denied. house. Atter fastening the doors he
"1 appeal with great confidence to the went to Wm- McCracken's !Nene, where 1
fair judsment of the country that the he found the prisoner had gone on to
introduction of conscription at this luno- Brussels. and he followed him there. in,
ture and in the manner above described a conversati n with the prisoner, the
was a grave error. if it is remembered latter told witness that he and his wife
that the supre'tne object should have had had a row and he had shot her. He
been and still should be to bring all classes said. "L looked and saw she was dead and
of the community to hearty cooperation turned the revolver on myself. 1 was un -
in the task which we assumed. , conscious for a short while and then got
(Remainder of Manifesto in next issue) up and ran for home as fast as 1 could."
James McCracken, of Godench• uncle
�.� of the prisoner. testified that he was at
A' Minister's Evidence his brother's house on the day of the oc-
currence. His nephew talked about
-- I Kearney's coming to his house and was
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Wm. Sharman
Goderich, Ontario
That Piles, or Ile mor- vexed about it. The witness told Mr. Proudfoot that he
rhoids, Can Be Quickly had been at his nephew's place two weeks
before and noti:ed that he and his wife
seemed to be ors the thee(
terms.
Cured -A Justice of the
I Phomas Gundry, constable. of Gode-
Peace Cured i-lany Years rich, identified the revolver which be got
' from Mrs. MlCracken, sr., on the Z:trd of
July. It was a 371 -calibre, self -cocking re-
volver. Witness had a long conversation
with the prisoner the same day. He
gave the prisoner the proper warning
that anything he said might be used as
evidence against him. but the prisoner
said he had no objection to telling what
had happened.
The prisoner's story to Constable I
Gundry was much the same as that re-
lated by Dr. McRae. Regarding the '
re-
volver, witness said he had intended tell-
ing the men in the auto what he thought
of them: they were both Nigger and
stronger men than he and if they per-
sisting in com
Ago.
Toronto, Ont., Nov. 8. -There have
come to us recently these two letters from
prominent men who bear unquestionable
testimony in regard to Dry, Chase's Oint-
ment as a prompt and lasting cure for
piles.
These men give their evidence freely be-
cause they know what it means to suffer
from the tortures of piles and then be
cured. They feel it a duty and a pleasure
to let others know how they too may* be
cured.
Rev. Frank N. Bowes. Methodist
minister, Priceville. Ont.. writes: "In
the winter of 1912. i wan stationed in
Cobalt. I went for a snowshoe tramp
one day. and sat for only a few minutes
on a cold sturnp waiting for some com-
rades to catch up to me. From sitting
on the damp stump I contracted piles,
and suffered so severely that it caused me
great pain to walk. A friend recom-
mended 1)r. Chase's Ointment, and 1 im-
mediately purchased a ,mall box which
very rapidly effected a cure. 1 always
keep a box on hand and find it excellent the revolver, and in the scuffle at went
for any kind of wound or sore." I and she immediately fell. He then turned
Mr. W. B. Thorne, J. P.. Alderside, the revolver on himself and was stunned
Alta., writes: it was twenty-eight for a minute, then got up and went to his
years ago that 1 became acquainted with father's
the merlt,of Dr. Chase's Ointment and Frank Kearney. brother of the previous
would not be without it on any account. witness of that name. said he talked with
as it never fails to do its work. i was i the prisoner at his father's house the night
first induced to try it for plies. Les I of the occurrence. The prisoner said,
than one box cured me and 1 have never � ..This is something awful 1 didn t �et
been troubled since. That was twenty the one 1 wanted Bill Kearney is the
eight years ago, so i think the cure is one 1 wanted. If Kearney had stayed
permanent. It is good for sore tips and
state. awn and attended to his own affairs
hoes chafing stat, in tact, f sorts cis this would not have happened."
You are at liberty to
use this Mrs Sarah Rutledge, of Morris. said
statement for the benefit of others." cC
You can put Dr. Chase's Ointment to
the test in any caae of piles with the ut-
most assurance that you will obtain re-
lief from suffering and ultimately tasting
cure 60 cents a box. at all dealers, or
l-dmansan, Bates & Co.. Limited, Tor-
onto.
g at him he would use the
revolver. but t to kill. After his wife
returned she d he should not have
as he did before the others. He
sa
said if they had said much he would have
shown them this (pulling out the re-
volver). At this his wife became hyster-
ical and the two walked about the place.
he trying to quiet her. After a while he
remarked. "I( any more of this goes on
i'11 do away with myself." She reached
for the revolver with her left hand and
caught hia i fight hand, which was holding 1
15 New Tailored Suits at X19.50
Saturday morning we put on sale 15 only
NEW TAILORED, SUITS FOR WOMEN
These are positively up-to-date styles every one of them. The materials are
Berges and broadcloths. Every suit is a masterpiece. The coats are lined
with silk. The actual values are $27.50, $30 to $37.50. Without any re-
serve whatever we place the entire 15 on sale Saturday $19.50
morning at your choice for only
We cannot too strongly emphasize the high quality of the material in these
suits. It is better by far than anything you will be able to buy next season
at double the price. There is not a style among them but would be per-
fectly all right to wear next season. It is the suit chance of �' 9 a 5 0
the season. Do not miss it. Suits wcrth up to $37.50 for only
M1
rrloAidtsdyed1c1r1501ctr11t XXX
The Big Hat Sale a Phenomenal Success.
Our big Sale of New Hats has been an unqualified success. It could not very well be
otherwise for we are selling new and up-to-date Velvet Hats. that are fresh in stock
inside the last ten days, for actually less than half their value. Two big clearing lots
from a wholesale house at less than half wholesale prices is the reason for these un-
doubted bargains. This is the way they are selling :--
NEW-
NEW HATS $I.59
Dozens of the Meawin'i Aew,
ityles. Of hardly any
shape are there more than
one or two alike. They •
conte in good quality vel-
vets. Hata worth up to
94.00 each. Choice of this
lot
111.80
NEW HATS $2.59
In this lot are better qual-
ities and more expensive
shapes. Covered with Ane
silky velvets. Absolutely
perfect in every way.
Hats of style and quality.
Regular np to $8.50. Choices
of this lot 54.89
NEW HATS $3.59
1 hese are the cream of the
lot. There are Hath In 1t
tbatcoull not be bought
wholesale for the price.
Beautiful shapes oovered
with the finest silk velvet.
Of hardly any style are
there two alike. Regplar
up to $1s.00 and I9.00.
choice of thin lot
118.8 •
It is your chance to get your Winter Hat at a big saving or an extra one at a little
price.
An Array of Smart Styles in Coats
We specialized on coats at this price and are show-
ing an array that we know is hard to equal: Phere
is both variety and good style. The materials are
those most in demand. The colorings are all dark
and every popular style of the season shown. Coate
that are undoubtedly good value at each ...$2116.00
Ribbons for Making Bags
With the season for making gifts alniost here,
these ribbons will be sure to appeal to you.
There are pretty dresdena, stripes and smart
plaids in the season's best shales and com-
hlnations of colors. The widths are 8 In. to
7 in. Particularly suited for fancy bags.
Superior qualities at per yard-80e,78o,11180
Of moat of these we have limited quantities
and strongly advise making your selection
early.
Good Warm Underwear
Women's veata and drawers, heavy weight, inside
fleeced, making them very comfortable. Well
made, perfect fitting garments, vanes that we
know are exceptionally goal, either white or natural,
at per garment 780
Oilcloth for Under Stoves
Special selling Saturday morning of odd pieces of
Floor Oilcloth and Linoleum, suitable for ander
stoves, psussage. etc. These vary in Boner' from nar-
row strips to pieces 1y to 2 yards 'vinare. On. sale
Saturday morning at prices decidedly interesting.
Cachemerino Hose are Comfortable
Cachemerino Stockings are the best medium priced
stocking to he had today for cashmere is out of the
market at a low prim. These are made from
Mtrong serviceable yarns. spliced heels and toes.
They are very durable and comfortable. Large sizes
at, per pair - 480
Other Good Values in Winter Hosiery
We have particularly govt) values In Hosiery for
winker wear, both lathe's and children's sizes, and
woukl like to emphasise upon you the fact that any
Hosiery buying you have to do for the next year, it
will be wiwlom tado it now. for today's prices. can-
not be duplicated for many a long clay.
Children's ribbed cashmere hose.
Chiklren's ribbed ootton hose.
Children's ribbed woollen hose.
Ladies' ribbed cashmere hose.
ladies' plain cashmere hose.
Ladies' plain lisle and cotton hose.
Every size in stock and exceptionally good value in
each quality.
Flannelette Night Gowns
that are Good Value
These Flannelette Night Clowns are really good
value. We have them in medium and 0. N. sizes.
Made from exceptionally strong white flannelette.
Cut full, 'strongly neap, high neck and long aleevea, .
at each. _ 51.80
Special Sbowiag of Muskrat
Coats
a.eu,duliy marked. ,h,ckh-furred ,nh pelt.
Made from chose .elected d,n. A,
56 8.00. 575.00. 588.00
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Direct Importers Goderich
agree. His Lordship therefore sent the
case over to the next assizes.
Mr. Proudfoot asked if bail would be
granted and Hie Lordship replied in the
negative but said the application could be
renewed later on.
It is reported that the jury stood nine
for a verdict of murder, two for a verdict
of manslaughter, and one for acquittal.
There were four civil cases on the
int, but all were settled out of Court.
During the year 1918 the Farmers'
San promises to be more profitable and
interesting to those engaged in agriculture
than at any time during the past twenty -
Bis years of its production. News and
Views from the Farm" by W. 1.. Smith.
for twenty years one of The Sun's editors.
will continue this neat pleasing and pro-
fitable part of the paper The farm
markets will be given extra and special
attention by Mr. Crane and Mr. Thurs-
ton, while many others will contribute
iron week to week topics of interest
to those actively engaged in
farm week. One dollar to Ist January,
1919, is a wan print for The Sun, a paper
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J.
she was at Wm. M racken's that day
She heard the prisoner say he did not
mean to shoot his wife: he would have
slot Kearney if he had got out of the
car or said anything.
John McCarter. a near neighbor of the
prisoner's, said he heard the two shots,
about haft -a -minute apart. He and
Robert Geddes later went over to Mc-
Cracken a. The dead woman had a white
handkerchief in her right hand; nothing
in her left. McCracken and his wife
seemed to get along all right.
John Leckie, J. P., lussiels, told of
the prisoner's having aerie to his place
w th 0.. McRae to give himself up.
John Long. aneable, of Brusuds. was
held. on Mr. Proudfoot s objection, not to
have given the prisoner the proper warn-
ing before receiving his statement. and
the statement wan therefore not taken.
This closed the case for the Crown and
the defenoe did not call any witnes*ra.
After the addresses n( counsel and the
judge's charge., the jury retired at 7.30
and shortly before midnight returned with
the announcement that they could not
CHURCH NOTES.
At a meeting of the Sunday
workers of the town of Goderich,
school
held in
Look at
Yourself
"What does your mirror tell yon?
If t\Na light hurts your eyes, if
tyou have to squint when looking
at Ane print, if you are blinking
and Jrowniag r rubbing. your eyes
yon should havAsna At yon with
gleams that will "Pen your eyes"
to the futility of going without
thens-
the Sunday school room of North street
Methodist church on Monday evening, Kincardine Reporter: Mrs John B
the Sunday schools of the town and McKenzie and sister. Catherine, of
vicinity were organized in connection with Wiggins, Sask.. and Mr. and Mrs. H. D.
the Centre Huron S. S Association, which McIntyre, of Godefich, are visiting Mr.
is a branch of the Ontario S. S. Asaocia-
and Mrs. Angus McKenzie at Arnow.,
tion. Mr. A. T. Cooper, of Clinton, who
is the county secretary of the Association,
was present and gave an address explain-
ing the needs of organization in Sunday
school work. The following officers were
elected: President, Mr. J. P. Hume;
vice-president, Mr. J. H. Millian: secre-
tary -treasurer, Mr. H. R. Long; superin-
tendents of departments -missionary,
Miss Eva Dunlop; teacher training, Rev.
G. M. Holmes; temperance. Mr. G. M.
Elliott; home, Mr. John Dustow; adult,
Rev. J. E. Ford; secondary, Mr. J. A.
Campbell; elementary, Mise 1. Elliott. At
the same meeting two excellent reports
of the recent Provincial S. S. Association
meeting at Chatham were given by Miss
M. Aitken. of Goderich, and Miss Irwin,
of Clintnn.
The following announcement is mhde
of the exchange of pulpits for missionary
Sunday, November 25th, in the Metho-
dist churches of the Goderich district:
Goderich, North St. -Rev. Arthur Sin-
clair, a. m. ; Rev. Dr. Rutledge. p. m.
Goderich, Victoria St. -Rev, Ili. Rut-
ledge. a. m. ; Rev. Arthur Sinclair, p. m.
(Clinton, Wesley -Rev. C. C. Keine,
a. m. ; Rev. R. J. McCormick, p. m.
Clinton, Ontario St. -Rev. R. J. Mc-
Cormick, a. m. • ; Rev. C. C. Keine, p. m.
Seafoeth -Rev. J. W. Hedley.
Holmesville-Rev. 1. A. McKelvey.
Blyth -Rev. J. A. Agnew.
Dungannon -Rev. J. E. Jones.
Nile - Rev. G. H. McKinley.
Benmiller-Rev. J. H. Osterhout.
Auburn -Rev. F. W. Craik.
Walton --Rev. F. S. O'Kell.
Londesboro'-Ren. A. E. Jones..
Rel. P. S. Banes.
. W. E. Darling.
in r•eaponegMe Inc his own
December 2nd. when ap-
saade. F expenses N is respon-
whopC. Kans. Su. eirCaw
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The Angers were those of 114x.
.1. W. Besned, of 519 Craig 8t
F.., Montreal. He says, -" A fall-
ing beam badly smashed my hand.
Two fingers were so severely
crushed that the doctors Bald they
would have to be amputated. Nat-
urally I didn't want this, se de-
cided to try Zam-Ruk flrat. 1 ap-''
plied Zam-Buk dally, and by the
time 1 had used 14 worth, the In-
jury was completely healed. Ky
fingers were saved!"
Jest another illustration of the
(healing power of Zam-Rut. Acci-
dents will happen. it may be roar
turn next. Better get a box 'and
keep It handy. Accidents are leas
frequent than skin diseases, and
rem. miser this --
la Just as good for
teams.. ulcers, skin diseases, and
Wins, se for cuts, burns, bruises.
/ i; druggistsand stores 50e. bot.
or 3 for $1.25. Refuse sub.Ututea.