The Exeter Advocate, 1924-9-11, Page 1TIi:`S TY -SIXTH. YEAR,
EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 1924
SAND/AS. ;Si CREECH
The Canradiaan dollar es. now of great -
Our Corner er value than, any other money .in the
world.
It is easy to stab in the back the
man whet keeps ahead of you.
It something must be hugged let it
be the cur f;' not the driver.
We can't all go away. Someone must
remain, at home to receive, the post
cards. ti
If you insist of keeping on the
wrong road you will end up in your
right place. t .
Sze threshing machines are hummiing.
merrily in this district, and the new
crop is a good one.
Many a man who thinks that he is
a hero to his wife is merely a freak
with a swelled head.
Don't decry your job; the man
steadying the foot of the ladder is as
essential as the autocrat of the paint
pot at the top.
Trifling actions affect a man's credit.
The sound of your hammer at five
in the morning, or mine at night heard
by a creditor makes him, easy six
months longer:
It is said that employment candle
tions are better tri Canada than en
United States, and many of our peo-
ple, who went across the border early
it -teepee year, are now returning.
There is very little difference be-
tween inhaling gas .and stepping on it,
if you are disposed toward suicide,
except that there is less danger to
the other fellow in the first method.
Strathroy will holo its municipal
elections on the first Alonday in Dec-
ember. Gradually the municipalities
are getting away from the New Year
election, and they (never go back to
it.
London township farmers have de-
stroyed over 100 dogs in the past few
few weeks in a community effort to
get rid of an unknown pack of cheep
killers that have through their depre-
dations done fully $5;000 damage to
valuable registered ,tock this year.
It is well worth while to note that
Stratford Lias a few unmarried men
to be asked .of. The C.N.R. last week
laid off 145 seen, some single and some
married. Several single men, who were
not laid off work, voluntarily offered
thee,: positions to the marred men. The
action of these young men is a bright
spot in this day of dollar chasing.
There is every chance of a gasoline,
tax being imposed by the Ontario gov-
ernment next year, the receipts to be
used on .the roads. Ae long as the tax
is placed only on road -using gasoline
machinery there is to fairer method
of taxation. As it es to -day the man
who runs his auto 1000 miles a year
pays as much as the man who runs
10000 miles.
Some people except that a newspaper
man should attend all meetings and
shows and entertainments and ball
gapes, and pay his way in, and give ae
Ii if colunnrL write-up, or at times sev-
eral columns, —all taking time and
money and work—and them{ when they
want a. job done, where he might make
a shilleng to help to keep the wolf
from the door, they give the job to
someone else, or ask hien to do it
for next to nothing.
Now is the time to repeat the warn-
ing
arning of the perils of eating roots and
berries gathered in strange places, and
even in the garden. Hands off should
be the watchword, unless there is an
absolute knowledge ,of fruit and vege-
table growth. When the young people
set out for a walk,.. warn them, against
berries, however beautiful, and roots
however tempting iril the ileitis and
hedges and woods.. The pods and
seeds of laburnum resemble, peas and
have been eaten by children with fa-
tal results. The brilliant ,red berries
of the night shade have lured many a
little one to death, and certain roots
which resemble parsnip, carrot and
turnip, have taken toll, too, You can-
not too seriously impress upon the
children the danger sof {eaititng wild
growths,
9
"IN THE PUBLIC EYE
REPAIRS
We are now ,prepared to do !all kinds
repair work .on broken frames,
heras before we had to send them ;to
London or esiewhere.
Heavy Shell, Frames to Your
Own Lenses While You Wait
$3.00'
Broken Shell Rims Replaced
While You Wait
Spectacles, Large Lenses
$1.00 tip.
DR JOHN 'WARD
CHIROPRACTOR and OPTICIAN
Phone 70 Mama St., Exeter
Always get in the bathtub when
you are alone in the house; for then
someone is sure to ring the doorbell.
Great Britain is' about to payoff
another $90,000;000 of war debt, Al-
though small in size;, it is the great-
est country in the world in many oth-
er ways,
The Federal government at Ottawa
is making a change in the method of
collecting the income tax after tlds
year and will have the same officials
that collect customs and excise else
gather in. the dollars{ faces, the income
tax. The branch income offices well
then. be:more {numerous throughoutthe
country. The cornb:nationis'houid have
a tendency to reduce: the number of
government employes un these off tcee.
THE COMING PLEBISCITE
Local News
A number .from town attended. God-
erich Fair last week,
The General Synod of the Church
of England opens) in London on Sept.
24th.
1VIr. H. C. ,Rivers
has recovered from
his. recent illness and is again in charge
of his meat market.
.Messrs. I. Armstrong and F. Taylor
got fixst prize at London Fair foe
two year old thoroughbred filly,
Miss May tonnes is recovering nicely
after her operations for appendicitis;
and hopes to ,return home soon.
Very chilly weather has prevailed
foe two or three days this week. It
must have been near the frost line
on. Tuesday night.
The Trivitt Memorial Harvest Festi-
val will take place on Sept. 21st, and
the special preacher will be Rt, Rev
W, H. Thonieser Bishop of Brandon.
•
• Mrs Rich. Delbridge fell on Mohr.
day when about to s it an. a chair and
in so doing injured her hip. It is not
known whether the{ limbi is broken or
not.'
All over the province an increased
interest is being taken in the prepar-
ing of land for fall. wheat. More fields
than usual at t his date are being work-
ed, and the prospects are that the
acreage sown this year will be larger
than, that of any of the last three
years.
WEDDINGS.
e At the Rectory, Exeter, on Friday
_ last the marriage took place of An-
e drew Solomon of West Lorne and `tics
ve Mary Jane Dodds of Centralia, the
_ ceremony being performed by Rev, A.
u
t A. Trmper.
Li. view of the corning plebesctie •in
thin Province, the public inn general
are having all kinds of statements,
both true and false, thrust upon, them,
and it es with some of the latter var-
iety that I desire, to deal. One of th•e.
favorites is, "If liquor comes back
in any form lo-day,int will • bie( unsafe to
drive a scar.'; Just ask anyone who
drives a car in Montreal, Winnipeg.
Regina, or Vancouver whether their
feeling of safety is Impaired to -day.
and they would reply that they would
just as soon drive. a car 8n any of
these cities where liquor can be legally
obtained as in Toronto. The Chief of
Police of Winnipeg has stated eu':t
frankly that street accidents have de
creaded since the passing of th
Moderation Bill„ and I quiete belle
it in view of what I saw under nip
pose: prohibition, The pretence tha
the world,is made better by removing
temptation is an insult to the Almighty
God, insofar' that it insnnua)tes that we
know better than He does what is
best for us. God 'placed all t,hinge in
this world for our proper use, and we
are taught that, "every creature of
God is good and nothing to be refused
if it be s-eceived with thanksgiving."
Prohibition as advocated by many
people. to -day says, "Every drink con
twining alcohol is bad, and must no
be received, and God made a grea
blunder when he put alcohol :n the
world for poor sinners to be tempted,'
Opponents of prohibition to -day are
charatibly 'christened, "enemies of
temperance," whereas we, stand four-
square against .intemperance in all
forms, especially the{ O..T.A. which is
one of the mast intemperate pie,:es
of legislation .ever put an any statut
book. It says : If you break . a man
law you pay, the penalty by contrib
using $200, but if the moral and Devin
law of moderation is broken; it ju
costs $10. There is{ no crime in
drinking in moderation, it trangresse
none of God's laws, and is not im-
moral, whereas the present prohibl-
tory law, is unjust, unnatural, and con-
trary to Scripture. Prohibition was
voted out of British Columbia, Manit-
oba, Saskatchewan.and Alberta by an
overwhelming majority of reputable
citizens who were utterly disgusted
with the debauchery and corruption
that prohibition was fostering, and ai.
is most signnflcant that in Manitoba
the strongest opposition to any re-
turn to the bar in any form was made
by the Moderation League, who were
responsible for the passing of the
present act. The statement was re-
cently made+titat it will soon be. quite
easy to enforce the 0.1".A. How soon?
And by'what methods? Perhaps the
methods employed in the past of Gpv-
ernment hirelings shooting men in cold
blood,, as was done near Sandwich.
or a3 was done in London the other
day, getting a seventeen year old
bell -hop to purchase a bottle. It is
further stated that it would not be
right for anyone to have the. privilege
of buying and carrying' home liquor.
IiManitoba to -day you can buy yit,
but you must not carry it home, It
must be delivered to your home in
broad daylight without any of the sub-
terfuges resorted to in these days
in Ontario. Liquor ,in a multitude of
forms has been here ,F',om the very
begimnjin,g, and will' most certainly be
here to the end in spite of prohibl
tion. Therefore, the premier of this
province is to be commended on pro-
mising, after a favorable vote, a sane
system of .Government control, and *.it
could; hardly'be modelled on a better
system than the one en force in Man-
itoba riow.
Ashlyn ▪ A. Trunn,per,
(Editor's Note -Letters on either
side.,. oL' the plebiscite question are
welcome, but they must be reasonably
'short and in our ba'ndj early,)
A quiet wedding took place at the
,\lapse, Exeter, on Sept. 9th, when
Charles Dean Holmes Little of Exeter
and .Miss Mabel Austin of Farquhar
were united in marriage, the cere-
mony being performed by Rev. James
Foote.
At the, home of the bride's parents,
on Thursday, Sept. 4th, the marriage
- took place of Clara Irene Batkwil,l,
daughter of.bir. and Mrs. W. A. Balk-
s will of Exeter, to Charles Hart of Ver-.
, dun, Quebec. The, ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Clysdale in the pres-
ence of a number of the. relatives of
the bride and a few friends from Lon-
don and Clinton, They left the same
evening for their home at Verdun,
where they will reside.
Mr, Davidson of London visited at
- the Rectory over Sunday.
jus • Mrs C. W. Christie spent a week
with her mother, Mrs. Ferguson at
s Chatham
FOR TAKING THE O.T.A. VOTE:
The machinery for taking the vote
ire Ontario Ocitober 23rd' 'on the pro-
hibetino question will be scimitar to
that di the last prove clad; general
election.,, Returning officers will be
appointed by the {government for each
electoral 'district, who in turn will
name deputies for each subdivision. In
municipalities where the 1924 voters'
lists ane completed in time, these, will
be used. It is expected that en most
of the rural subdivisions these lists
well be ready itt plenty of time len tad
larger cities, however, where the lists
are not 'usually completed until near
the end of the year, the. 1923. lists
will. be •employed,
SEA.FORTH—Mr. and, leers J. G. Mc
Micheel of Sea -forth announce the en,-
gagement of their daughter;. Helen
Margaret, to Ray Beverley Hoimes,the
marriage, to take.- place early in Sep-
tember r ,
less May Flemming of Windsor is
e visiting b er uncle and aunt, Mr. and
I Mrs. Chas. Birney.
I. Mr. Janes Creech of Rochester,
N.Y., spent a few days with hie mother
leers. James Creech.
Mr, and Mrs. Jas. Green, were at
London this week spending a couple
days at the Fair and visiting relatives,
Miss Jean �allurray., who Inas been
visrding with her father, Mr. James
Murray, returned to Dunnville Wed-
enesday
Mr. R. Stone, Miss Stone, Mrs.Craw-
ford and Miss Crawford of Parkhill
visited at Mr. C. W. Christie's on
Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Flemming and other
relatives of 'Windsor visited with Mr,
and Mrs. Chas. Birney for a few days
during the week. '
HURON PRESBYTERIAL W. M. S.
There was a good attendance at the
annual conferennce( of the Huron Pres-
byterial W.M.S. on Tuesday ,urs Cavell.
Church, Exeter, which was beautitully
decorated. The president, Mrs. J. i:.
Hogg of'Cli .ton was In the chair. De-
votional exercises .in the morning were
conducted by Kirktoit -auxiliary, and
in the afternoon. by Goderich auxiliary.
Miss H. I. Graham, etecretary, read the
minutes, Mrs. H.,C. Dunlop, treasurer
made a few remarks, Mrs. Wel). Fair
supply secretary reported that 470 lbs
of good clothing, value $707 had been
shipped this 'month to the west. Mrs
i Dunlop gave an interesting report of
field aria be the text place of meeting.
'Mrs, ' Janne, Foote of Exeter favored
the audience with a solo, and prayer
was offered by Mrs. Dougall of Hen
sale The delegates and members of
the presbytery, which was ineetin;g
the someday in, MnaiSt. Church, were
very hospitably entertained to dinner
' by. the Exeter ladies.
In the afternoon Rev. R. D. Mc -
Dermal of Goderich, in the absence
of Rev James Foote, conveyed greet-
ings from the{ presbytery, Reports of
the general' council diamond jubilee
nneetin,g in Montreal were given by Mrs
James Hamilton. ped 3VLrs, Hogg. Mrs.
ID. L. iMrCrate of London gave a, most
inspiring address, semen scent in char-
acter, and Mrs. Armstrong contributed
a solo, A sessions of prayer for our
missionaries was ;taken part 3m by Mrs.
P, Gardiner of Blyth, Mrs. D. Finlay-
son of Kippers,. MA'S,. Fraser of Bay-
fileld and {Mess Helen Monteith. Sev-
eral past presidents were present and
messages were read kora others. Rev.
Dra Fletcher of Hensaill gave the{
closing message, after which Mrs. Les-
lie ',Mullen
eslie'Mullen, Seaforth, engaged in prayer,
A !vasty vote of thanks to the Ex-
eter ladies sane) those who ,assisted 'm,
the program was moved by Mrs. G.
Telford of Blyth ,and seconded by \Irs,
R G ulcDernnid of Goder:uch, Bruce -
the provincial 'meet rig at Haan;lton..
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REGI9ThRED OPTOMETRIST
Exeter Council
Monday, September 8th, 1924
A regular session of the Municip-
al Council, absent Councillor Coultis
The minutes of the meeting held
August 25th were read and approved
A letter was read from the Secre-
tary of the London Chamber of Com-
merce voicing the appreciation of the
Board of Directors at the reception
tendered their organization on its
visit to Exeter.
The report from the Provincial
Board of Health regards the enlarge-
ment of the Exeter Public Cemetery
was read. The same having met
with the approval of the Board.
The Clerk was instructed to order
one copy of the Ontario Municipal
Blue Book for 1925.
Per Hooper -Davis. That the Coun-
cil recommend to the Exeter Public
Utilities Board that an extension of
a 4 inch water main be made on Hur-
on Street east from the corner of
Albert Street to Edward Street, and
also that the main on the Lake Road
be extended further west so as to
give supply to those in need. Carried
Per Hooper-Southcott. That the
property committee see to the nec-
essary repairs to the Bell Tower of
the town hall. Carried
Per Southcott-Davis. That Com-
missioner Bissett secure for himself
a new suit of clothes. Carried
The following accounts were read
and ordered. paid.
John Kidd, labor at cemetery, $11.25
Wm. Smith, labor at cemetery, $6.25
E. Elliott, insurance on town hall
$15.60; Grigg Stationary Co., 'books
for library, $35.00; John Norry la-
bor R-& B $9.00; John Parson, la-
bor R & B $10.63; Peter Coleman,
team labor R & B $11.00; R. E. Da-
is, team labor R & B $8.25; Clyde
Heywood, team labor R & B $11.00
Samuel Kirk, labor R & B $6.75; J.
Hunkin, labor and rent of mixer $4.
50; Wm. Yule, labor R & B $1.25;
Jonathan Kidd, team labor R & B
$7.50; Rd. Qnnance, labor R & B
$2.50.
Passed on motion of Davis-South-
cott. t3arried
Adj. by, Davis.
Jos. Senior, Clerk.
Owing to {the aimless. of Premier Fer-
guson at I5emptville the questions to
be asked the electorate in the plebis-
cite in connection with the Ontario
temperance act on October 23, will
not be. announced by the Ontario Gov-
ernment until the latter part of this
week.
Frosts occurring; last week were se-
vere, enough its various southern' and
eastern districts of Saskatchewan to
Lower thef grade of the wheat crop and
inflict considerable 'damage on late -
sown crops, according to telegraphic
reports .received by the statistics
branch of the provincial department
of agriculture, -
BIRTHS
Hockey—In Exeter on Saturday, Sept,
6, to Mr. and Mrs Norman, Hockey,
a sem„
MARRIAGES
Little-Austite—At the Manse, Exeter,
by Rev. James Foote, Charles Dean
Bolrne.s Little of Exeter to Miss
Mabel Austin, daughter of Mr.
Thomas .Austin, Farquhar.
Solomon—Dodds—.At the rectory, Ex-
eter by Rev,. A. A. 'rrumnper, ,on
Sept 5th, Andrew Solomon,. of West
Lorne, to Mary Jane Dodds of Cen-
tralira. •
Harr.—Balkwillr-At the home of th e
bride's parents, Exeter, by Rev. Clys-
da1e, Charles Hart of Verdun, Que-
bec to, Ceara Irene Ballcw.ill, 'daugh-
ter .of "Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Balkwilll,
Exeter.
DEATHS
Gravelle-At Grand Bend, on Sept. 3
Asaph Gravelle, aged 82 years, 5
months, .18 days.
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Service Grocery
Delivery
ZINC RINGS
PER DOZ 25
AMMONIA POWDER
3 PCKGS
-CLEANSER
3 CANS 25
WONDER -WASH TABLETS
- 2 PCKGS 25
25
1
Ye GAL. SEALERS
PER DOZ 1.75
IMP. QT. SEALERS
PER DOZ 1.50
WINE QT. SEALERS
PER DOZ 1.35
IMP. PT. SEALERS
PER DOZ 1,30
Neal's 100 p. c. Whole Wheat Bread 10c. I
TOOTH PICKS
BOX
BORAX POWDER
PER PCKG.
PEERLESS TOILET SOAP
05 3 CAKES 25
WHITE SHOE POLISH
05 PER CAKE 10
CHILI SAUCE -11 qt. basket of ripe tomatoes, peeled,
4 large onions chopped fine, 4 small red peppers, chopped,
20 table spoons brown sugar, 5 teaspoons salt, 5 cups cider
vinegar; put on stove and boil till done.
SWEET CUCUMBER PICKLE
Soak 4 quarts sliced cucum-
bers, or gherkins, in strong
brine for 3 days, then soak in
clear water for 3 days, chang-
ing the water each day. Sim-
mer slowly in weak vinegar,
with a small piece of alum for
3 hours and drain, boil togeth-
er with the following and pour
over for 3 days, heating each
day: 1 oz. all -spice buds, 1 oz.
cinnamon buds, 1 oz. celery
seed, 3 pints White Spirit Vin-
egar, 4 lbs. brown sugar.
TOMATO CATSUP --Take 1
bushel of tomatoes, cut them
into small pieces, boil until soft
then rub them through a wire
sieve, add 2 pints of White
Spirit Vinegar, 1 pint of salt,
'ie lb. of whole cloves, 34 ib.
of all -spice, 1 tablespoonful of
black pepper, 1 good sized pod
of red pepper (whole.) Mix to-
gether and boil until reduced
to one-half the quantity. When
cold strain through a colander
and bottle, sealing the corks.
It will keep two or three years
as fresh as when first made,
HARVEY & HARVEY
TWO STORES
DOME THEATRE
For Friday and Saturday, Sept. 12th and 13th, AGNES AYRES in "THE
HEART RAIDER" a Paramournt Picture. With the usual Comedy.
For Fair'Days, 16th and 17th, "DADDY' featuring MAE MARCH in an
all .star cast, a feature Comedy.
DANCING AT DOME RINK
Fair Day, Wednesday, Sept. 17th
DANCING FROM 8 TO 12 P. ilei.
GOOD ORCHESTRA IN ATTENDANCE.
ST., WAR'D'S
COME TO EXETER
on
WEDNESDAY
The BIG DAY of Our Fall Fair
Special Display
FOR FAIR DAY WE WILL MAKE A SPECIAL DIS-
PLAY OF THE. NEW MERCHANDISE FOR THE FALL'
AND WINTER SEASON; WE INVITE YOU TO COME IN
AND LOOT; AROUND AND MAKE THIS STORE YOUR
HEADQUARTERS WHILE IN TOWN,
The New Coats
.1)0 NOT FAIL, TO SEE THE NEW COATS FOR FALL
AND WINTER. THE CLOTHS AND STYLES ARE EN-
TIRELY NEW AND DIFFERENT AND PRICES FOR THIS
SEASON ARE, MUCH LOWER THAN YOU WOULD EX-
PECT.
Fair Day Special
Chambray House, Dresses, 98c.
Silk Lisle Stockings, 49c,
Cotton Stockings, ale sizes, 25c,
Alen* Leather Work Boots $3,90
Alen's Work 'Shirts, 98c.
Cotton Sox, 4 pair for 98c.
J. A. .., ,.x