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The Exeter Advocate, 1923-2-22, Page 4If The Exeter Advocate Sanders & Cree.:h, Proprietors • Subscription Pricey—In advance, $.150 per year in Canada; $2,00 ii the United States. All subscriptions not, paid in advance 50a: e'en charged THURSDAY, )i EB'X' 22, 1923 Geoffrey Shakespear, NEWS TOPICS OF WEEK ;Important Events `Which:' 'Have Occurred During the Week. The- Busy World's Happenings Care- fully Compiled and Put Intra Randy and Attractive Shape for Perusal by the Readers of Our Paper. TUESDAY. Turk ultimatum not intended to be Geoffrey Shakespeare, formerly taken seriously. Lloyd George's private secretary, is British House reopens. Big prob- one of a half-dozen promisingyoung- lems for debate. sters who have been elected to the new Parliament, all of ..whom are staunch followers of the little Welsh- man. The name of Shakespeare, though fairly celebrated in England, has not hitherto figured in polities; and it is noteworthy that the young M. P. of that name, his brother Wil- liam, and their sister, Mary Arden, are all reoognized minor ,poets, Thy, are the children of the Rev. John H. Shakespeare, the leading Baptist' dte4 vine of England, who is. European secretary of the Baptist World'Al- liance. However, Geoffrey Shake- dpeare's literary ability is not limit- ed to verse, minor or otherwise.. It ie an open secret about. Downing Street that as the Prime Minister's secretary he wrote many of the for ener's speeches. He is p'erticularly well informed in the field. of Eng isil political history. He is a Cavi- ride pian and was president of e mous Union of that university. , Shakespeare is twenty-six year's runmarried, tall, slim and red- aired. ed- m ed. While none of the Shake- n earee of the present day deny r.e 11,tionship with the bard of Avon, J1 ould be remembered that the poet ed in 1616, without male issue, and that none of his grandchildren had issue. A British Adniiral. Vice -Admiral Sir Michael Culme- teymour, K,C.B., the new head of he British fleet in North Atlantic and West Indian waters, who suer Leeds Vice -Admiral Sir Willoughby Pakenham, comes of a fighting fain- tly. He is the fourth baronet of `his line and the head of a family which teas supplied a succession of officers to the navy without a single break since the reign of Henry VIII` "A Seymour served as vice -admiral against the Spanish Armada under Queen Elizabeth. In fact, the ijame WEDNESDAY. of Seymour has figured on the°r ;vy Greeks and Bulgars clash in list without any interritptien-what- Western Thrace. soever since the.,tee:1e of the' eche- Turkish troops are moving towards eovery of, thee' continent by Cbluuni- bus, laid no other name has been ",'mehtioned" so often for distinguish- ed service. Besides commanding,.tpe battleship. Centeriee at the battle of Jutland, Culme-Seymour saw active service during the war as second in command of the Mediterranean fleet and also as admiraz commanding the British forces in the Black Sea. Argonaut 0. H. A. seniors defeat Parkdale C. C„ 6 to 1. "Battling" Siki is reinstated by French Boxing Federation. Kitchener seniors win from Uni- versity of Toronto, 4 to -.2. Maitland ,McCarthy, former judge of Dufferin coiinty, is dead. Hotels in Essen boycott French and are cleared of occupants. -.German mark's value rises in re- sponse to Reichsbank's effort. President Harding opposes em- bargo on coal coming to Canada. - U. S. will now go after other war debtors. France and Italy next. Irish rebels murder father of Min- ister of Home Affairs O'Higgins. Likelihood of reunion of Liberal party in Britain grows more remote. Toronto Board of Health, in esti- mates, asks for. $56,062.82 over last year, Canadian Sheep Breeders and On- tario Yorkshire Club hold annual meeting. Trappers in Thunder Bay district report wolves are extraordinarily numerous, Cyril Victor Ketchem ends his life at Toronto following a disagreement w.te his girl friend. lepper Canada Bible Society re :eirts that the Bible is issued in 4:; -eligeagos in Canada. • Dean McGay of McMaster 'Caterer - are/ ief will receive from Acadia Univer- sity degree of Doctor of Letters. A Toronto street car hit an auto truck, hurling it into another street car, demolishing it and injuring the driver. • Hamilton Board of Control backs up Board of Education in asking modifications of Adolescents' School Attendance Act. A report from Montreal that Hon. Ernest Lapointe is to succeed Pre- mier Tasehereau of Quebec is denied by both. men named. Boys as Bishops. In olden days it was customary at many of the great churches to appoint one of the choir boys a "bishop" for the Christmas season.' The boy -bishop was waited on ` by dean, canons, and clergy alike, and during his few days of authority his word was law. " At St. Paul's Cathedral, • London, Eng., he had the right to claim -sup- per from the dean, and he atteeded with a retinue of clerks, vergers, and choristers. On Innocents' Day he dined in state, and afterwards went in procession through the city. He had also the right to demand contributions from any whom he could waylay. Dean Inge , records that in 1396 the boy -bishop of York collected no less than £77. As money' was of far greater value in those days than it is now—eggs, for exe. ample, were then twenty-four It penny!—this. represents something. like £1,500 in "Fishers." the Maritza river. Dublin Government puts ban on two London papers. Barrie rink .wins Hunter Trophy at Brampton bonspiel. South African cricketers plan to tour England next year. Rhineland is now a portion of France for practical ends. Lord Curzon suggests United States as intervener in Ruhr. Frank Keefer explains St. Law- rence waterways scheme to Winnipeg brokers. Jersey breeders favor elimination of young heifer classes at larger exhibitions. Hamilton seniors by beating Aura Lee, 5 to 2, create tie for leadership with Granites. Report from Cuba says sugar crop will be small. Sugar prices advance on reduced crop estimate. Evidence at lake freight rates hearing reveals new plan by Amer- ican carriers for handling grain. Great Britain is averse to war, but if conflict prove inevitable she will not flinch, says Premier Bonar Law. Australian peelers arriving here give strong supp.:rt to scneme of Canada -Australia closer trade rela- tions. - Steel and coal industries of Nova Scotia fear complete tie-up; men go on strike because spare supervisor was discharged. • Memorial to be presented. to Pre- mier King will, it is understood, ask for prohibition of manufacture of 11 - Some attain immortality by hitch- fluor in dry provinces. 'Mg thee;r wagons to a star, and soma -Edgar Watson, U.F.O. member for by filling their jitney with moonshine, North Victoria, and chairman of the Special Hotels Committee, advocates milder penalties for infractions of the O. T. A: THE HEALTHY WOMAN The Ontario Hardware Association IS ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL Convention opened yesterday in the IN -THE EYES OF MAN -Toronto Armories, and an exhibit of all descriptions of hardware products Stratfoid, Ont a is being held in the same building. —"I do think: 1 - Dr. Pierce's Fa- -;. voriie Prescrip." tion is one of = the test ,medi- cines I hav#ever, known.'Tot the: ailments of4 women.' I had`, for quite a long' e,ti ne, been hav- e-beg av- e Sieg inward trou-, , ble which caused me to become all run-down, weak and nervous. I doctored, but nothing' seemed to give nae relief until I be • - gan taking the 'Favorite Prescrip- tion' and this medicine gave me such wonderful relief that I am glad, to recommend it to others."—Mrs.' A. Godwin, 60 Brant St. All druggists.. KIDNEY TROUBLE? - Take Mr. Brown's Advice Montreal, Que.—"For three ;months: 1 was ander the doctor's care and got no better. I was always com- plaining of my kidneys. "Finally, I took Dr. Pierce's Anuric Tablets arid don't complain any more. I have gained in weight and am still gain- ing, my appetite is great and sleep has come to me. That is what Dr_ Pierce's Anuric (kidney and back.• ache) Tablets have a done for me. I do truly recommendthem to those., who are suffering the way I did. Th w tablets are mighty good, though not expensive; easy to buy, but hard to, beat." -T. A. Broat±i,' 415 Dorchester TRURSDAY. ,;;Ships battle heavy gales in. North :Atlantic. Lady Astor plays star role in scene British House. R r f• Re'E sugar advances *i• 'Per hundredweight locally. •pt •''Patrick's and Hamilton'.win professional hockey games. ." Wiarton secures two -goal lead1rat home over --Stratford, 4 to 2. German -=mark makes spectacuter rise, bringing ruin to traders' . Hereford and Brown Swiss Cattle Associatfone hold annual meetings. Boycott battle still continues in Ruhr area between opposing forces. Sault Ste. Marie seniors tie group in. N. O. H. A., by. defecating Sudbury, 4' to 3. French. Minister go to• London to negotiate: regarding, occupied strip in Ruhr. . Charles Jewtraw breaks' world's re- cord' for 220,: yards at St. John skat- ing meet. Chairman of Joint Commission presents Canada's case on proposed coal embargo. Giacchimo Micele has returned to Hamilton after being released on bail from Buffalo jail: Ontario Game and Fish Protective Association asks. Government to pro- hibit spearing of fish. Lawyers engaged -:in .McLarty case flatly contradict each other., Chil- dren are 'with mother's parents. ,Sault .Ste, Marie: Board of Trade sends resolution to' t:Jltawa to im- prove navigation ;J ,.Lake Superior. Don't wait for serious kidney ail- ' Rev. Dr•.'9',i shart .of Pitts- ment to set in. Help your wc•tkened burg, eeeeeeeng l resb tezuian annual kidneys with;l7r: P1erce'S'Atituric.'At' l h all drug,stores or send 'tti� conference„' declares that': Presbyter_ to Dr, ianism needs a complete restatement Pierre'La;berdtory in Br:(..?,4'tit*, of creed to bring it up to modern Ont., for trialpka. „e' —terms of -thought. Heated. epithets, indulged in by Dr. Forbes Geslez ey, 'Hon.. 'W E' Raney and Hee. 1**: Hov.krd Ferg,i son, in -the Legislature yesterday earned the disapprobation of Speaker - Nelson Parliament, and a iv.'arning that the, ttinnity” of the. House must be preserved, ' F11IDAY. Peterboro' junigrs win round from Trenton.P. ' Arthur Staff wins. three races •at Saranac. 'Lake. High German officials are to be court-martialled in Ruhr. Better Live Stock --Train will tour Ontario at an early date. Universebe of Toronto seniors de- feat Parkdale C. C., 16. to 2. Four vessels are destroyed .by, gales in North Pacific ocean. St. Catharines is suffering because of fuel shortage following the storm. German extremists in •Ruhr advo- cating guerrilla' war against French. Irish• Free State commissioner . in London sees bright future for Erin's Isle. Labor M. P. in British House 'raises row over grant to the Duke of York. Canadian and Uil;ited States offi- cials plan efforts against`postal law violators. French IVlinlsters are seeking-Per- mission eekingper.-mission of British Government to use Cologne railways. Member from Dundee will intro- duce "prohibition" bill in the British House of Commons. USiiversity of Toronto juniors win first of home -and -home games from St. Michael's, 4 to 0. Sir Henry Newbolt arrives at To- ronto and gives interviews on his Canadian impressions. George Post, London,: seriously hurt when he poured a bucket of lubricating oil on a fire, 'believing it •,vas water. ii, i . ~sellers tells commission that chippingbrokers operating on Win- ,upeg market did not usually under - .;l each • other. Bill giving the Provincial Board of aalth control over streams used. by ..Manufacturers for the deposit of refuse is finally passed by Legisla- ture, after slight alterations. ' Seed growers at annual meeting request Government to pass legisia- ,ian requiring that all seed offered fur sale be labelled with the names of any noxious wends contained. SATURDAY. Argonauts defeat Kitchener, 5 to 3. Oshawa curlers win McLaughlin trophy. U. S. Senate passes British debt funding measure. Inner chamber of Tutonkhamen's tomb at Luxor is opened. ' Month-old baby boy found in club b-, .:n steps of Toronto building. ;french take over control >of`cus- t•.:.is in. Ruhr and levy tax on lin- p.,rts. Teakle is appointed head ' of .,:.reliant Marine and G. T, P. coast services. • Washington definitely abandons eruposal to put embargo on coal to eanada. Epidemic of what seems 'like diph- taueea is spreading among ;rows at leacuener. Joan A. Wismer,teacher.in Park - dale (Toronto) Collegiate, .dies in rata year. Huron County. Old Boys', Associa- tion,holds:successi'ul at home;in Odd - fellows' ,Temple, Yoronto.. Gordon Waldron, ,K. C„" Toronto, deciares proportional representation is "theory of voting" and is not work- .4ble. P. D. Sullivan tells commission that removal of Canadian coastal. laws would "liurt Canadian ship- owners. Stay of one month is granted in execution of two convicted' of mur- der of Constable Lawson in Alberta last fall. Dr. James W. Barton has resigned his position as Director, .of Physical Training at the 'University of Toronto. An attack on administration meth- ods of the Workmen's Compensation Act was made by H. H..Dewert, K.C., in the Legislature. The C. N. R. committee investigat- ing the radial situation in Ontario is actively at work and will report soon, declares Naulon Couchon of Ottawa to Toronto ingi.*firers. SATURDAY. Canada enters Davis' Cup competi- tion. Granites defeat Aura Lee seniors, 4 to 1. Native officers Are to command units of Indian ai y. . Atlantic liners creep into port bat- tered by terrific storm. McGill basketball team defeat Uni- versity of Toronto, 27 to 20. Provincial and. city officers are .both held to blame for friction in Peterboro. Alex. Campbell,long a resident of Parkdale (Toronto), . district,dies of pneumonia. Twenty-two 4, patients and; three nuraes.•loae. leges:in fire in Manhatten • State Asylum. ' _German passive resistance in Ruhr area fails, and mediation is now be- ing attempted. Motionto amend Civil Service Act will be shelved 'under rules of House et Commons. Pole and Lithuanians battle in;. Vilna district; Lithuania appeals to League of Nations.' Amnesty offer by Irish Free State Government expires. to -day; Cosgrave '. gives last hour warning, University of Toronto water polo tem wins 'first of home -and -home games from McGill, 4 to 1. Priceless art treasures of ancient Egypt are found in the inner charm-'' ber .of Tutankhamen's tomb. Steel • mills at Sault Ste. Marie' starts ,on double shift to 'fill raliorder from Canadian National Railways. Hon. G. H. Ferguson' at Hamilton said he would demand some ;actiou. on redistribution from the ` present -Government• Investigation. by New :Fork r'State: Fuel Commission Into`'eoal shipments`. across border refutes 'reperts'of ex-: eessive; Shipments into Canada ' Presbyterian Churelis 1n,77urope'is, desperate iced oD •financial assist-,. a'iice, say's Rev. 3ames I Good; Insert: mon ifi"Coo'Ife's.Cliereh; Teronto NOT INTERESTED • • The profiteer was buying boo$L, "Here's one ypu ,should, have; tfir,11 said =the assistant. "Boswell's. 'Life .;of Xoiinson' „ `The` profiteer drew himself up. "I am not interested in the careers of, colored pugilists," he said, and continued to turn the pages aid look at . the illustrations of the various books ,on the shelves. Inefficient Office Boys. "Where's .your office boy, Dave?" "Fired him. Saturday—never did anything but ,stand around, looking. wise." • "Well, he :won't be in your way any, more, I reckon, now you're rid of him." "Don't be so sure about that. • He may turn up here some day as an efficiency expert."—Everybody's Mage ague. Explained. "What is your regular business?" asked the judge of the man who had just been convicted of sei'iing a gold brick to an unsuspecting citizen of New. York city, which is the only place they can be sold nowadays. "Your honor," answered the man. "being honest is my regular trade and I was on my vacation."—Farm Life. BANNED "When I was engaged to her I USN to call her 'Cutie. " "When 1 was engaged to her II called her 'Hob' now no plrl'H let you call her either 'Cootie' 0' 'Hun.'" How About It? When knighthood was in flower Each damsel got a seat. She didn't have .to glower Or tire her dainty feot. Strategy. •'You always take your husband along when you go to bay a new gown?". "Certainly. In the, presence of half a dozen beautiful models and a mod- iste who speaks perfect French he hasn't the nerve to talk about econ- omy." SEAFORTH-The death , occurred on the 19th • of Paul Cachlu,x, who o is survived by a wpidlgw and two child- ren.—aPul ;Devereaux, On 'of the late Edward Devereaux, is dead after a brief illness. He was a popular busi- ness man. His wpife,, who was Miss Margaret Daly; and four children sur- vive. . , ,A SHORTAGE OF 80,000,000 LBS. The Tea. Bushee:ea, like nearly ev- erything else: hats • bleep having its hard times 'since the war. Urffavar- abl'e tea growing weather„labor trou- bles on the plantations?, and th•e un- settled political atmosphere generally - have. sla seriously reduced this year's crop, :that the worldis now faceld with a shortage of over 80,000,0001bs. or znore than tw,o years' supply for the %hole Doaieneon oaf Carnada. The in- evitable result hay beeit steadily in- creasing prices until today, tea as bringing higher prices than ever be- fore iii the history of the industtry,. Inn Canada the Saluda Tea C.emparny, our laerg•est Tea Concern,' has been forced by this condition to recently ilncrealle• the piece edfl all their blends, lid order to mairttain their standard of quality. Tells 1 The Breed AID nowhere does it tell more than in Live Stock. LET:_. us know what you.,would like to' -do for' the improvement of your stock, and we shall be glad, to go into the whole question • of financing the plan with you. es. THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE Capital Paid up $15,000,000 Reserve Fund $15,000,000 - M. R. Complin, Manager. R. S. Wilson, Manager. Exeter Branch Crediton " Dashwood INCORPORATED 1855 Capital and Reserve $9,000,000 Outer 125 Branches. THE MOLSONS BANK In all departs ents every effort • Is made to eliminate' .. ufinecessary formalities and to assure speedy and courteous eervace to custamers. Saavings Departnis is at every Branch EXETER- BRANCH T. S. WOODS Manager, ' Centralia Branch open for business daily. BIG Furniture Bargains REDUCTION IN FURNITURE. :WE CARRY THE LARGEST AND MOST UP- TO -DATE STOCK, BUY HERE AND SAVE MONEY Funeral Director & Embalmer, M. E. GARDINE • . You can use sweet milk, sour milk, buttermilk or water with OPOER FROM YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD GROCER' 45 ay-- . r .•..m . McGillivray William Pierce of Siiverwater, Man.-. itou'tin Island, 'died last Thursday af- ter a two weeks' illness with: influ- enza. Deceasled, who was in his 75th year, was a brother of Moses P:ilerce aT tVlcGillivray. AILSA CRAIG—While playing on the street with a number of oj{her children, Edith McFarlane suffered a broken leg, when a hands7leigh on 'which she .was riding !overturned, thrcnving. her. onto the frozen surface of the street, W. Dobatildsan picked the child up and carried her to ,((ker home. Isn't it funny how; mane- f'elks you meet, who; having, no experience il d�iing either, can tell, you just how to 'run" a newspaper—gar a hotel? The two hardest. jobs' in, thei world to ban. dle right. . ti,r1;ti A full-siie, full `» weight, solid . r of good soap is • IJ est fan o e- - . _ � an.. � all household d_ _.,. ,.... _. U1sC .or se> to was tog Ipachines shave or slice a- po>t�tlon of` the''`SURPRISE" bar direct to the- .jt- . will' do fine work: 514