The Brussels Post, 1927-12-28, Page 2WEDNESDAY. DEC. 28, 1927
THE BRUSSELS POST
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Duck or
Why is it that duck Ms are not as popular as hen eggs? The only
reason we know, is, that the hen ADVERTISES just the moment
she lays an egg, while a duck keeps quiet and hides her egg under the
straw. We try to be like the hem. We try to tell the world we have
a great line of building lumber, dimension etc.
All No, 1 6x 8, C. Red Cedar Shingles [Edge grain]
All No. 1 Extra N. B. White Cedar Shingles
Alex. Murray & Co, Asphalt Shingles
Cedar and Hemlock Shiplap and birds
Siding, Flooring, Ceiling, Mouloing-, Etc.
Orsesed 2x4 Hard Maple for Hay For ,t Tracks
1 1-4 in, Pine Wagon Box Lumber, Eto.
Let's not be Ducks
Gibson Intel & Cider Mills - 1?roxoter P.ll
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Huron County Council
(Coetirettel flare. Last Week.,
Bylaws Passed town line of Howick be aided to tee
Several bylaws were put throug.e. ...may mud :;y,,t1,,m. We recommend
Bylaw No. 15 confirms the appoint- that this receive consideratiot, at
rent of Gordon Young as county such time in the future as a bylaw
'treasurer, to take effect January 1st. making such additionie submitted
1928. Bylaw No. 16 fixes the (mum to the Department for approval.
ty treasneer's salary at $1500 a year. Second Report of Roads Commission
Bylaw No. 17 confirms the appoints Re motion of Messrs. Hackett aril
relent of John 1,1. Govenloeic as re- Cameron re Ontario West Shore Rail_
specter of the county house of refuge way right-of-way, we recommend that
to take effect January lst. 1991, and action be deferred till 1928, until the
bylaw No. 18 fixes the salary of this proper ownership of these lands be
official at $250 a year with no mile- established.
.age. Re motion of Messre. Cameron and
Bylaws No. 19 assumes as county Hill, that this council memorialize
'bridges all bridges over twenty feet the Provincial Departtnen of
in span on roads which are townshipPublic Highways that the Blue Water
boundaries, exclusively of those 'Highway be designated tre a PrOvin-
-whieh are already county rod e or
Provincial highways; and provides
that nfl bridges of twenty feet or less
in span which were formerly assumed
eas county bridges aneany roads other
than county roads or Provincial high-
ways, Anal revert to the local muni-
cipalities in which they are situated.
Bylaw No. 20 confirms a bylaw of
the township of Howick closing a
certain road allowance in that town -
shop. Bylaw No. 21 confirms the
appointment of county auditors as
above noted.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES AND
OFFICERS
The special committee reedmmend-
ed that the bylaw from Howick tewit-
ship for the closing of a ccrtaie road
be approved; also that the council
give its suptport to the resolution of
the united counties of Prescott and
Russell asking the Provincial Depart-
ment of highways to assume the en- -ported having inspected the. various
tire cost of Provincial Highways. county buildings and found every -
County Road Commission thing in order. A steel filing cabinet
and a new typewriter were recom-
During the year the proposed pro-
gram of work has been followed, bet mended for the Sherrifre office.
(Report was amended by omitting the
a few items of work have not bean
Completed. The expenditures to date recommendation of filing cabinet.)
is $195,822.82, and it is expected that
by the end cif the year about $220,-
000 will have been spent. This is
about $12,000 les e than was eetimat-
• ed in June.
Mal highway, we recommend that
this resolution be carried and a copy
of the 'same be sent to the Minister
of Highways at Toronto and to the
Blue Water Highway Aseoeistion.
Re communication from the assoc-
iation promoting the creation of a
Provincial highway from Clinton to
Fennels via Hermiston, we raeommend
that the proposals of this aseociatirn
he endorsed by this council, and we
also recommend that a copy of this
letter with this endorsation attached
he forwarded to the Minister of Pub-
lic Highways.
We further eecommeni that,
should a deputation from the Mee
Water Highway Association, or from
the Clinton-Harriston Hiehway As-
sociation, attend at Termite, delegat-
es from this council he sent.
County Property ComMittee
The county property committee re -
Capital account and per-
manent improvements $
Stock (Ind implements
Salaries: limpector, 'keeper,
inatiem, asset, matron,
chaplain .
Phydeian's salary and
. •
ip-
1%'piir0 to building , and.
T').,)yL,ions and (denting. •
'eum! end light
• reeteee• gni eth-
tionere• . .
tawdry t•xpi•neest for farm
Executive Committee
The executive committee
Re request of the Canadian National
Institute for the Blind for an in-
crease of the grant of $50 made in
Re paving in the village of Ford -
January to $800, we recommend no
further action. Re request 'of
War Memorial Children's hospital
for a grant, we recommend that in
the absence of a report from this In-
stitution no action be taken. Re
Re motion of Mesers. MacEwan and
leleKibbon with regard to the request
of Mr. McCoy of Turnberry (wino
is receiving aid under the Mother's
wich, which wee' asking for in June,
y -our commission has looked owe this
proposal, and find that this village
is in a similar position to others M
the county, and that all should be
paved at, or about, the same. time,
when ever ciee the county efit to do
so. When each le decided upon, de-
bentures would have to be issued to
81,108.14; $33e.20; St,
540'17' $403.45; Harrison, $302.09;
502.35 Lucknoev, $1,488.45.
Re motion of mihu: and Bf
eeker o
the Juno SeSSIOla, 1927: We recline
1997.50 mend that continuation schoole with-
in the county be placed under chap
511.,13 ter 82, section 16, 1924, of the Hiatt
&the al Act, the same 1-4e High
318.21 Schools and Collegietee.
3:406.40 House ef Refeee Committee
1507. 86 This has been an exceptionally
busy year in eonneetien 401111 metters
.4.80 relating to the County lone, Your8(16.
sea. 61 committee met in all sevene
time
during the year, four times in regal,
• er inietitige :old three timee in epee,
ial meetinge, re the contracts for
redling, wiring and peinther.
The four regular meetings were
held at the times fixes and the (Mar -
telly accounts were aud,ted and Or-
ders iesued as follow:: March, $2,-
057.54; 'June, 52,675.04; September,
$2,975.46; December,. 32,638.34;
-a•total, $-10,3.16,3A.
Since our June meeting 1111'? very
mureh needed improvements ee-
pairs were deeded on. It wile found
that -the wiring for electric purposes -
bad got ve-y date 01111on inspection by experts it was•found
to be positively dangerous and that
a disastrous f ire might occur at any
time through the imperfect and ex-
posed wiring.
It was alsoe decided to have the
buildinge rodded as a reverie of
protection from lightning and also to
be made including a new front door
for the home.
The report of the Government in-
spector in the hands of the local in-
spector was presentted;at our Septem-
ber meeting and was very favorable
and ihighly creditable and compli-
mentmy to the management.
Although we have in no way slight-
ed the interests of the old people
committed to the county's care, but
on ,the contrary they have always re-
ceived the best of care, food and at-
tention, yet through economical man-
agement the cost per inmate in Huron
is much less than in like institutions
,in the Province. Taking seven of the
'houses in Western Ontario, the aver-
age number of inmates is fifty-three
while that- of Huron ia eighty -severe
which is fee higheet, and the lowest
is thirty.
510,053.38
The farm in emnetetion with the
Home had a yrry stleroSsfill year.
All- the eropil Wore good. Or, one
acre of onions, Meer paving $116 for
Aped, the r$4 profit was 5444.10. Two
tobncea represented a new
venture. 1111(1lumector Torrance
'-..tates. "the results denote a profit -
fettle crop for the future, ne we will,
teetliee a profit of tit leaet $250 an
lore on it this year." *.
Dr. J. W. Shaw, phyeleien of the
Home, reports fourteen (teethe. at an
everage age of seventy-two years.
Causes of (loath were: five apoplexy,
three cancer, two pnenmopia, one
euinal disease, and three. reeumatic
heart,
Education Committee
We beg to report as follows:
High School grants: Clinton. $8.-
771.05; Seaforth, 59,048.25; Wing -
ham, $6,573.78; Goderich, 57,935.94;
Exeter, 57,072.40—plus the grant
per chap. 82, See. 16, 1924, which
will be as follows:
Clinton, 5653.33; Seaforth. 8715.-
95; Winghana 5671.60; Goderich,
$1,858.02; Exeter, 5518.77, -
So that the totals paid to the vari-
ous High Schools in the county ac-
cording to statutes will be: Clinton,
$9,424.38; Seaforth, 59,764.20;
Winebana $7,245.44; Goderieh, $8,-
393.96; Exeter, 57,586.17
We recommend following pay-
ments to continuation' Schools as per
statutes in our county: Brussels,
$1,865.54; Hensall, 52,333.05: Myth,
$2,443.48; Wroxeter, $1,763,95;
Fordwich, $1,891.02.
We recommend the following pay-
ments according to the statutes to
'schools outside the county: tietowel,
rover the cost.
Allowance Aet) that the county pay
Re Hensall and Wingeam agree- for an operation on tale of her child -
snouts, we recommend that; theee .ren, We recommend that as the ()per-
municipolities be given credit for the Wien lees not been performed the.
seventy-five per cent. and fifty per matter be kr1 ovier till the January
cent, relettee, ea are :fflowed to other meeting. Re t341' expensee of $87
oelien 4011 113)111111'14. Credit to be
given on the agreement retumls. We
further recommend that eleneell bit
relievoil from payment of thle year'st
eefunde in a similar rammer
House of Refuge Report
ham •ky.i.' in 1925.
;titian paesed'by the emeity F000) the, mete the h.:sato:a
11: that the Ontario (1t'.'the Comity lion, the following tam -
(met assume 100 percent of 1 (eat tkelarit taken1 Total number
itomrrod by the agricultural reprr-
,enlatito in eallapeVoil with the
.hole:rg erintest, W reeolltMeild that
the illaotInt be paid.
of Provincial Highways, we r 'com-
mend that this council entiors, this
resolution, and thatebhe Onterin (env-
ernment he petitioned meteedinaly,
as 11 10 felt that the eltito ere not
bearing es much of the teed of the
Provincial Highways ae the hem Fits
from the ]highways accruing to thorn
would warrant.
Re the Wells drainage byllw from
the township of Morris, aeseeeing
51 00 against the county road eystein,
the court of revision an till eelicerte
wee to be held on September 26,
1927. and the Minty will have no
alternative but to pay the assessment
Re assessment notices for drainage
in 'oho township, of Bowick, these eta
pear to be M order,
RC' 11Plition of ratenayere en the The items of expenditure were as
'township of Rowick that the south follows:
inma'es it(irritted eines the openi ng
of the Home, (185; number. of deaths
tering the year ending November ;10,
1927, 14; almeoneted durii,g the
year, 1; atebnier of inmates on 1st
DerTIllber, 1927, 89 (51 male atel
38 females); admitted during the
year, 12, from the following muiel-
*Hies; Goderich townsleip,1; les -
borne. 1; Stephen, 1; Ashfield, 2;
Exeter, 1; Godeeich totvn,5; Seaforth
1, The total expenditures on house
and farm for the year was $10,055,-
38, and the net expenditure, deduct-
ing cost of produce sold, amount re-
ceived from paying patients, etc,,
was 55,820.71. This figures out at
an average expense per inmate per
day of 17 2-3 cents.
The Case of Aemilius Jarvis
In its issue of Dec. 5th, The To-
ronto Globe dealt at length with the
case of Oscar Slater, who recently
was released from prison in Eng-
land after serving 19 years for mur-
der, the sentence having been re-
duced from one of capital punish-
ment owing to a doubt as to the
man's guilt. Through the efforts of
Fir Conan Doyle, it was proven that
Slater, aeiGerman with a criminal
record, could not have committed
the murder of which he was found
guilty. Though free, he still has
the record of a conviction hanging
over him. No a special Act of
Parliament is to be passed to enable
one of the highest courts in the
land to re -open the case and give
the man a new trial.
"He may be of alien birth," said
The Globe, "a native of a land with
which Great Britain was recently
engaged in bitter warfare, but'
Britons insist that he is entitled to
what is well and favorably known
throughout the world as British
Justice. And they will see that be
gets it."
Have we, right here in Canada,
a case analogous to that of Oscar
Slater?
The Toronto Ster, in its issue of
Dec. 10, dealt editorially with the
Aemilius Jarvis case in a manner
which will be of interest to all
Canadian readers. Following is
The Star editorial in full:
"The friends of Mr. Aemillus
Jarvis in Toronto and throughout
111.4 province are still Pressing neon
the Ontario government and the
federal government et Ottawa their
geptesentations that Mr. Jarvis has
enneeecl a great injustice and that
the eremite (should be righted in so
far as that is poselble. The sum of
8200,e00 was collected as a nue
from Mr. Jarvis and is now being
b, -I.1 by the province, subject ,to
emert direction as to its disposal.
e also served a period of imprison -
meet.
"The friends of Mr. Jarvis are
for anew triel-aa now trial
at wiled) could be produced detest -ye
new evidence that was not available
for his defense at Ills former trial.
"Mr. Jarvis was tried in October,
1924, and acquitted by the jury or
all charges except that of having
"commired" with others in connec-
tion with bond sales. A year later
Mr. Andrew Pepall was tried (Nov.
1925), and evidence was produeed
that completely demolished the
haSili for the conspiracy charge
against Mr. Jarvis. The evidence
that was available in the Pepall
trial and which caused the acquittal
of Pepall,, with whom Mr. Jarvis
was supposed to have wrongfully;
conspired, would completely exon-
erate Mr. Jarvis.
"This new evidence consists of de-
tailed proof by M. Pepall of tho
disposal he made of 5140,932 of
bonds, which, at the Jarvis trial and
in the absence of Papal!, were sup-
posed, in the theory of the prose011-
tion, to have been passed on to
Peter Smith as a bribe. This in.
jurican; suggestiott the defense
&mild not dispose of at that tittle,
A year later at the Pepall trial it
was disposed of completely,
"At the second trial evidence was
produced showing that the law arm
of Blake, Lash, Anglin & Cassels
had revised the document wherein
It was agreed between Jarvis and
the Drury government that the re-
muneration of Jarvis was to be in
the profit made on the re -sale of
the bonds to the province. At the
second trial, too, Mr. Drury and Mr.
Doherty appeared as witnesses 'and
confirmed this as the agreement that
bad been entered upon. The price
to be paid was fixed iji advance at
80 for one lot and 90 for each of
two other issues. There could,
therefore, be no conspiracy and no
bribing of Smith to accept bonds at
prices fixed long before in the writ-
ten agreement between Jarvis and
the government. - In these bond
transactions Mr. Jarvis had not met
nor dealt with Smith at all, but
with the premier and cabinet.
"The Star has on several occa-
sions declared its belief that a very
grave wrong has been done Mr.
Aemilius Jarvis. His bond trans-
actions were entirely in keeping
with his agreement with the gov-
ernment, and notwithstanding all
that has been said about those
transactions an 'accounting would
show that the net result ot them
was a gain of several million dol-
lars to the province.
"Mr. Jarvis has suffered a great
injustice and is surely entitled to
a new trial at which would be avail-
able much Important evidence that
was not procurable on the former
occasion,
"It is believed by the friends of
Mr, Jarvis that'the fodcral Minister
of Justice could and should Inter-
vene to cause a re -trial of this case.
.But the reepoutsibility for righting
this grievous wrong does not rest
only upon the Justice department at
Ottawa. The ease is an Ontario
one, the administration of Justice
is in the hands of the province, and
the friends of Mr. Jarvis should
press their case on the attention of
the Ontario government. Premier
Ferguson and the attorney -general
should, on an examination of the
evidence produced in the Pepall
case, clearly perceive that there is
every ground for the granting of a
re -trial of the Jarvis WO. This
being the ease ancl the miscarriage
of Peace having occurred during
proceedings for which the attorney -
general's department were ofticially
responalble, that department ought
to accede to the request of Mr.
Jarvis' friends that it intimate to
the minister of juetico its acquies-
cence in their application for a new
trial. Nor is it only the personal
friends of Aemilius Jarvis who
should concern themselves in the
matter, but an those people in the
city and in the province who pride
themselves in our courts and in the
administration of Justine (erelong us.
The case is tip for consideration
and nothing can be 01010 injurious
than a lethargie public opinion un-
willing to exert itself and ready to
let a Wrong remain unrighted be-
cause doing anything about it may
involve a little trouble,"
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Quebec, the Birthplace of Winter Sports in North America
9,4p,9
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Woe/
Why should Winter, that severe
and blustering season, yet be
the perennial breeder al a hearty
and tingling cheer? To avoid asking
you another, you should be told that
this riga-roue season gives mankind
the chance each year to reassert
a strong faith in itself. The
north wind may blow, and we may
have snow, but that is no reason
for despondency—it is, in fact, a
supreme cause for rejoicing in a
young strength that does not shrink
from wintry weather. It is only
fitting that the true center of this
recurring faith should be Quebec,
-which for more than 300 winters
has been laughing ort the chilly
threats of winds and ice and snows.
Long before the Pilgrim Fathers
set foot on Plymouth Rock, the
French-Canadian colonists had set-
tled Quebec. Here they started
the custom of winter sport carni-
vals during the months when Nis-
zards and a frozen St. Lawrence
would diminish travel. The snow -
shoo and the toboggan of the In-
dian then entered sporting life as
did the ski of tile Norwegian in
later years. On the whole the
character of winter sports has
changed very little during these
centuries. A new winter game is
Indian golf, introduced by J. G.
Strathdee, sports director at the
Chauteau Frontenac, Itt this game
the player uses bow, arrows and
targets instead of clubs, balls and
holes. But the outstanding fea-
ture of Quebec's winter season
comes in the week from Christmas
to New Year's. In this period of
continued -Play and infectious good
spirits the snow-covered Plains of
'7n' cgarstui
coy -rz,am
Abraham, Battlefields Park and the
Chateau Frontenac toboggan slide
are the main carnival grounds.
Thousands of visitors from the
United States engage in the sports
and M the old Norman observance
of Christmas and the dawn of the
new year. During the last week
in February comes the annual In-
ternational Dog -Sled Derby. This
race of 120 miles, covered in daily
40 -mile stages, attracts famous dog -
=shore like the veteran Seppala
and the young St. Godard who won
last year's race. .These two driv-
ers have become North America's
symbols of wiry age and supple
youth.
It has been said that Huron House May Again
of Refuge houses a number of in- •
mates who should be sent to other Ontario
places provided for such, but we take
pride in the fact that Huron taxpay-
ers are never weary in supporting
those unfortunates cainmetted to our
care. Besides furnishing the inmates
with food, clothing and care, it has
been decided, to recommend also that
they be supplied with some amuse-
ment in the long winter evenings, and
the committee suggests with the ap-
proval of he council that a radio be vincial fire marshal, vac' today. Such
installed, and steps have been taken a survey on a complete scale, how -
,to secure a good radio equipped. ever, would be beyond the means of
The produce of the farm this year money and men now at the disposal
was all first-class. The samples et of the deparbment, be said.
barley and oats would be herd to
beat, while all the other crops, In-
cluding potatoes and onions were
good,
a:trial of growing tobacco was dren's home in Toronto for a survey
made this year with good results. The and for suggestions looking to en -
crop 'has been disposed of at 20e a t creased attfety, Mr. Heaton said.
pound, bringing 5500 dollars for two —0
In the manufacturing districts
The manager arra matron spoke to, of • London nearly four torts of
your committee at the October ses- mot and dust fall front chiinneys
to the ground each day.
Survey BUTTERMILKFOR HEALTH.
Few beverages are more popular
than buttermilk. It is a universal
favorite and extensively used on 11.5 -
count of its flavour and food value.
It is often prescribed for babies with
weak digestion and for older people,
and in a Dominion Department of
Agriculture circular on buttermilk
healthy people are advised to drink
more of it. Buttermilk may be made.
,cut .of skim -milk, Allow the Milk
to sour at ordinary room temperature
until it curdles, then shake vigorously
until the curd is broken up. It should
:then be strained, covered and kept
in a cold place. If a little whole milk
or a very small amount of cream is
added before serving the flavour will
be very similar to old fashioned but -
termitic. The souring of the Aim -
milk may be hastened by adding a
small quantity of buttermilk or sour
milk, but this starter should be freeh-
IY soured and of good flavour, But-
termilk may be used in many recipes,
a number are given in the circular
which may be obtained from the Pub -
Regions Brenda Department of Ag-
riculture, Ottawa.
Buildings
Fire Marshal's Department Would
Eliminate Fire Hazards
Toeonto, Dec. 20.—Plans for a
complete survey of the fire safety of
Ontario industrial schools, convents
and similar institutions are being
considered by the Ontario Fire Mar-
chal's Department, E. P. Heaton, pro -
Following the recent Hospice St.
Charles disaster in Quebec leis do-
partinnt had received requests from a
convent in Niagara Falls and a chile
eion regarding a raise in selery, and
considering the success that has at-
tended the efforts of both in con-
ducting the County Home, Med tee
. et that as much as 51700 a year has
been paid for the same services, your
e0111111ittee is of the opinion that the
council should make a liberal increase
in their salaries, which is now 51,200
for both. •
We. recommend that Dee Shaw,
Hoeg' physician, be allowed to charge
up to the county all medielnee and
medical necessittee used at the Home •
and that the matron he permitted to,
employ assistance in malting, mend-
ing, darning, and *thee' work of this
nature for the inmates.
We cermet close this remelt of the (1'
work during the year now closing
without acknowledging the deep
sense of loss we aim experiencing 311
the retirement from office of our hie
speetor, Mr. John Torrance. Owing
to advancing • years, and :declining
health, Mn. Torrance -after a emylce
of twentythree years well and :faith -
rendered as our County Home
inspector has handed in his rosig.-
nation to take effect at. the end of
this,year.
The proud positien occupied by
our House of Refuge among the old
people's homes of the Province ir4
due no doubt to the excellent service
rendered by all Close who have been
pined in .contrel from time to time,
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