The Clinton New Era, 1921-4-21, Page 1as•,
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THE ROYAL DARl:K OF CANADA;
WAR MEMORIAL
The following is a list of names to
be'placed on" the Memorial in the Clin-
ton Postdffte. If there are any oauis-
s1o11s from, or mistakes in the list
please let the Secretary -treasurer. Lt, -
Col. Rance, know at once.
KILLED
Pte, O, Hannent
Pte, William Walker
Pte, D, A, Cantelon, M, M. '
Major B. McTaggart, D. S, 0.
Lieut. J, K. Mair
Sergt. R, M, Draper, M, M.
Pte, Harper ,Cantelon
Flt, -Lieut; W. Hall.
Pte. A, L„ Fisher
Pte. S. H. Brown
Driver Newnan Cluff
Pte, Riohard Walton
Pte, J. Usher.
' Sergt. G. B, Sewell
Capt. 'C. McPherson
Pte. B, Furniss •
Pte. F, C, Graelis
Pte. C. A. Neidger
Pte. F, Forrester
Pte. 13 Blacker
Pte. W. Seaward
,Pte. James Lockwood
Gr, Frank Fair
Pte. W. E. Morgan
Pte. William Grant
Pte, Arthur Grant
Pte. E. 13. Hill
DUD.
Jack Hall
E. Pattison i
Il, Twyford
Ray Cantelon
FORI4 CLINTONIANS
GO'TO CAMIIOSt ALTA.
Mr.' J. A. 'Constiiitine, "Manager'
Of Molson's Bank, Teeswater,
and Formerly of Town 'Goes
West.
;TeeSwater,' April ,19.—Mr. J, A.
Constantine, local manager of the Mol -
sons Bank •for the last six years, noti-
fied of his 'appointnment' to a similar
position in Camrose, Alberta, left this
afternoon for his new post in the West-
ern province, A number of the profes-
sional and,business men and ladies of
the village timet last night at the home
of Mr. David Kennedy, and presented
i"Mr. and Mrs. Constantine with two
beautiful rattan chairs as a mark of
the esteem in which tliey are held
after which a dainty lunch was served
by the ladies present, Mr. Constantine
was a citizen who id'entitied himself
with every interest of the town dur-
ing his residence here. M-, Robinson,
of Toronto, is his successor.
Public Utilities•Comrnission Want
I'o• Make This Department Self,:
'Sustaining -No De~finite'Acton
tet."
The Public 'Utilities Co)immission is
considerbig the wisdom' of raising the
water nates so as to make the Water
Department self-sustaining,. it 'the
past there has not been enought rev-
enue to• pay the interest and pinking
fund for the 'Debentures, and this
shortage has been paid by the Council
out of •tire taxes,
The Commision thinks each Depart-
ment. should pay its own expenses.
The "Hydro" '13iparttnent pays all of
its.expensse and the water Department
should do likewise.
No definite' action has been decided
on yet, but it will likely be arranged
before the end of the year.
There are so many user: now, a
small amount each, year''-', will rise
the necessary amount.
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Over ti1e •Teacups
NEW RATES
FORIll USER'S
.OF TELEPHONE
Mrs.''Rumball; of `Bell'TelepHone'
Company, 'Explains New Raters.'
Mrs, Rumb'all, di the• Bell`Telephone'
'Company gave the,New Era some In-
teresting data concerning .the .new
classification of long distance telephone
service, which'accordiog to the (Weis -
EX -MAYOR coLECLINTON AGAIN
PASSES -AWAY ,, t
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VOTS IN EAVVR•:
Took a Weals "SpeYl ,On Monday
Morning ancll Died Qn Wednes-
0' ENIPE A NCE'
" day.=Funeral' �wil]'`Be Private A " � R
'On'Saturday.
Citizens in general were surprised
to hear Wecllnesday morning' about
noon that Ex -Mayor Thomas Cottle
passed away, as many bad been un-
aware' that' he had been' sick,
Monday horning he took a weak
Spell lu' his greenhouse 5051 dial:bag the
i ion of the Board of Railway Comics- night Was very bad. tie Was in' his
Jotters, become. effective April list. 73rd year, and for years had been a
long lis faithful servlet of the town
It is evident that users of
ce" would be• well repaid its )mak- Last year he was elected Mayor and
to
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ing careful study of their' business as some years ago had been on the Coun-
related to the new classification. Ob -
be assessor, a job lie held for many
viously such study will snake possible
many economies under the new plan,
Said Mrs. Rumball, "The 'principal
changes in long distance practice deal
with What are called "Station-to-Sta-
tion,"and "Person -to -Person" calls.
Hitherto, the calling party wh o was
content to speak to ANYONE at the
distant telephone; paid the same rate
as the caller for whops a particular
person had to be located and summon-
ed to the telephone. Now, when you
•f•' •k ,e * * * * * * x * drake a long distance call without
Mr. Fred L. Ford has returned from specifying that conversation is desir
Detroit. ed with a particular person, and the
Col. McEwen, of Byron, was in -town connection is established and conver-
oh. Friday last. sation held, you have made a "Station -
Mr. Gordon Hall was a visitor in to -Station' call, and a lower rate will
London on Saturday, apply than when you ask to speak to
Mr, 3. J. Merner, M. P„ of Seaforth a particular person. The word "Sta-
was in town on Saturday. tion' means simply telephone instru-,
Mr. Fred Thompson, of London, was ment
.home over the week end. "When you place a call specifying,
Miss Myrtle Mair; of. Kippen, vis ted that you want to talk to a particular
at her home here over, the week etyd. person and connection Is established'
Mr, H. C. Struthers, the new /flax and you have your talk, you have
proprietor, is in London this week. made a "Person -to -Person call. As
Lieut -Col, Combe inspected the Sea- operating service performed and the
forth Collegiate Cadets on Tuesday. circuit time used are greater than
Alderman Wesley Walker, of Code- with the "Station -to -Station" call, the
rich, 'was in town on Wednesday after - 'rate is about one-fourth greater.
i on f "You will observe," said. Mrs, Rum -
Mr. 'V, F. Libby left on Monday for ball, "that under this method the user
New York lin the interests of the who is content to use the type of long
Clinton Knitting Co. distance service requiring less operat-
Mrs. Geo. McLennan returned on i ing labor and circuit time gets the
Friday from her months' visit with her benefit in the, rate' charged.
"Again, wlsen a "Person -to -Person"
call is made and the person desired
is not in or will not talk, or when an
exact telephones address of the per-
son wanted has not been given and
brothers in Detroit,
Miss Wallace and Mrs. `(Rev.) Diehl
were calling on old friends in Gode-
rich on Wednesday.
Miss Jean Chidley returned to Tor-
onto last week after visiting with her he cannot be reached at :l telephone
mother, Mrs. '1'. Jackson• I within one hour, a "Report' Charge"
Mr, Angus McLeod has been con- applies. This charge is to snake par -
fined to the house with a severe cold, tial compensation for the operating
but is now able to sit up, work performed and tate circuit time
Mr, Roy Choweu has finished his usd, and is usually about one-fourtif
year's course at Toronto Universit y, of the "Station -to -Station" rate.
and is !some for. the holidays. "There are also special rates for
Mr, d Mr',Ogle Miller and child, "Appointment" and "Messenger" calls,
nn .
O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 of Goderich, spent the week: r.ad in and for "Evening and Night" service
O 0 town with the former's mother, on the "Station -to -Station" basis.
I 0 THE k IALFi' HOLIDAY 0 ; Dr, J. C. Gandier has been laid up "There are other features of the
I 0 0 with the grippe and is taking some new schedule," Mrs. Rumball con -
No Man will want to appear on Easter Sunday in the dulled 0 ' Nearly all places of busi- 0 "holidays" as it consequence. eluded, "that will repay study, but the
• 0 ness in Clinton will close O i t Rev, Mr, Burns, Baptist minister, above are the main points, We will
O every Wednesday . after 0 took charge of the services in the be happy to give our patrons every as -
O noon commencing inMay 0 Goderich Baptist church on Sunday, sistance in adjusting this new plan to
Mrs Geo. E. Ferguson and Master the special needs of their business,
and dingy clothes he has worn through the Winter.
Don't Do It. The time is ripe'to buy. In one
season's Nerv'est Models of a Suit or Raincoat a Man
Proud 'of'his appearance.
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a 0 . and continue unitl Oct
of'this '�° j O Ober. This holiday is a 0 Russel Boyd, of Toronto, were visitors Careful study will mean economy in
0 • popular one and is being 0 this week with her sister, Mrs J. L the use of "Long Distance."
Will be ' carried out in nearly all . 0 Kerr, to r;', ?"+« s` 'n r' "�°` -
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Suits $15.00 to "$50.o0
Raincoats $7.50 to $30.00
Handsome Outfitting for Boy's of All Ages. ' Don't
overlook the Boy's Easter Outfit!
Our Hats and Haberdashery •Departments are also in the
bloom of Easter freshness.
New, Correct and Exclusive tyles in Toggery at evry turn
,JUST . COME, SEE!
The J larrLsh Clothing C
A Sqi ttre'114411 for'Eviry clan
U of the towns in Ontario, O i sir, and Mrs, W T. O'Neil re erne C. C. . CADETS
:U Keep in 'hind the fact' G last week from their winter's vacation .
1 Ia rime t
O •thatthe holidays will 0 in Florida. Both had an enjoy,
'O' dommence on the first O ' while away.
'O' Wednesday in May. The 0 I. Exeter Times:—Mr. F, Wiley and
30 .blacksm!itlli: shops of 0 Mrs. (Rev.) Hoyg, of Clinton, were
(CI Flynn, Rands and Jones 0O the guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Mc -
will also close on Wed -..O 'Innis last week, .
i:. uesday afternoons. O Mr. Hutchinson, of Ottawa, sl flax
O "O man, was in town last week. Ile has
O 'O 'O 'O '0 '0 'O 0 0 just recently returned Irons Ireland,
5. _ 4 where the flax and linen prospects at
present are not bright.
INDUCTION AT THAMES ROAD M Betts as called to Ridgetown
Tr...5Thi ,,New i4 '.
Work for Job Won k i
years.
He had also been a faithful member
of the School Board..
The funeral will be held on Satur-
day afternoon and will be private.
More fuller particulars ' of the de-
ceased will be published next week. To
the widow and other relatives the synr-
pathy of the community -,goes out to
them.
ONTARIO VOTES
'RONE'DRY' BY
Not'Mus E, citement in"xowri=••
Many Votes not Cast on Marr ,.
day.
13y a'majority of 360 the Temper-
ance forces captured Clinton on Mon-
day and while Some predicted iarger-
majority, most of the citizens fi(;ured
that it would rain anywhere from' 25o
to 400.
It is estimated roughly that over
400 citizens did not vote on Monday
and a peculiar'' flecture about ,hose •
who registered recently for a • vote,
nearly every one voted! There were'
only a few ballots rejected.
There was hardly any stir during the -
'day, but the Temperance forces were
bringing in all tis votes available, to.
the variolic polling booths. In the
evening many came down street, buts
owing to the recent storms, telephone' and telegraph 'wires' were not svork-
ing extra good and so the full votes
could not pe given. What returns
came were announced at the Princess
Theatre,
Following are the results by divisions
as obtained frothe Deputy Return, -
Mg officers:—
•ST. ANDREW'S WARD
Yes
R en' t�]® T 79
A'DIC F1oiE
No. tta 92 27
ST, JAMES' WARD
,Only Two Counties Vote "Wet"
—A smaller Vote cast in the ' Yes No
:'Province 'than- in 1919—All 82 51
No, 2a 90 4
Huron 'Votes Dry.'
Maj.
No Dry
23 56
65
MAKE' `GOOD SHOWING
Toronto, April 20—With forty-eight
electoral districts out of fifty-one No. 3
heard frogs, and returns from these No, 3a
centres only paritly complete, Pro- ! ST. GEORGE'S WARD
hibition leaders estimate that Ontario
has declared for a hone -dry province
by a majority of 113,645 votes on No, 4
computations made this morning. No. 4a
FORSEE 200,000
They claim that only sixty per cent. Tanis 630 270
of total vote of°opproximately seven
hundred and fifty thousand las been
heard from, and point out that their
majority will reach two hundred
thousand when the complete returns
are available, as it is. understood that
th remaining sub -divisions to be heard
from are essentially dry districts, i
DOES NOT FEAR COURT ACTION
Monday afternoon the '0, G L, Cad-
ets paraded down town and went
,through their paces in the Main Street
to the delight of many citizens,
Upon marching back to the C, C. 1,
grounds, they were inspected by Lt.
Col, McCrlmmon of Headquarters' Staff
at London, and the boys made a credit-
able showing.
ST. JOHN'S WARD
Yes No
Maj.
Dry
31'
49.-
Maj
Dry-
82
ry
82 26 56
52:.
85 33
Maj..
Yes No Dry
67 34 33
53 35 58
r, e' s w' The cadets were under command of
to attend the funeral of his brother, Mr, Fred Wallis who. had as his assist-
, Exeter, April 15.—Rev. 0. M. Chid- Mr, 13, 1•i. Betts, who died on Tuesday. ',tilts, Messrs. 13, Livermore and Fred
ley,,new minister of Thames Road The deceased had beenoperated an for Ellioft,
Presbyterian Church, was inducted appendicitis last week,
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yesterday,. A large congregation wit- Miss P, Dinsmore, who has been
ceremony. visiting ler sister, Mrs. R. Roberton,
left last week for Vintage, Sask., where
messed
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On Tuesday evening a meeting was
She rias secured' a position as teacher held at Turner's Church to elect the
in the school there,
Rev, D. N. MtCanius took the even -,1
ing service at the Seaforth Presbyter
Ian church and addressed a mass meet-
ing in the Methodist church ,at the close
of the church service,
r A few cf the lady friends of Mrs.
A, J. Holloway paid her a surprise visit Johns,
Mast Thursday evening and nlad
'present on account of her birthday, A
pieasant time was spent during the re-
niitinder of the evening. Crich,
Dr, 1', C. Bruce, of Calgary, and a The following teachers were appoint -
officers ' and teachers for the ensuing
year.
Superintendent:—Mr, 11erbert Crich
Assistant Superintendent —Mr. L.
Tcbbutt,
Secretary: -Mr. Nelson Crich '
Assistant Secretary:—Mr. Howard
e her a Treasurer:—Mr, John Turner.
Organist: —Miss' Mabel Crich.
Assistant Organist: — Miss Edna
Rev, Dr. Grant, of the Ontario Re-
ferendum 'Committee discountenanced
report to the effect that court hearing
relative 10 the deciding constitution-
ality of Referendums would effect tune
limit for inauguration of Sandy Bit,
prohibiting inter -provincial traffic and
reiterated his former statements' that
Ontario would be bone dry after July
18th:
,HURON COUNTY GOES "DRY"
, . former dentist in 'town, 'vas renewing
old acquaintances- Iii town on Tuesday.
The Dr, has just heart deiroblized after
serving overseas; at Camp Borden and Adult Bible Class—Mrs, R. Fear
other military centres, with the Dental Assistant for .junior 'Bible Class:—
, corps, His olds friends were glad to Mr, L. Tehbutt. •
see him again. Enfant Classs-'-Miss 1.1 Ina Crich,
Miss' ivy lvison, who has been in lnteitnediate Girl's ,Classy—Mrs. L.
Barrister Brydone's office for tlas past Tebhuti. ,
year, has resigned her position mid', Intermediate Girl's Class Assistant—
, after a short visit at her horse in Kip- Ni I
Pear Crich.
pen will leave with relatives to visit iii I intermediate Boy':6 Class — Caen
,Oregon and California, Matheson.
ed,--
Junior
d,—Junior Bible 'CIasJ,—Miss Hattie
Huron county gave a dry majority
of 50,682„ or over three to one, not
a single municipaltiy going into the
wet columns, In many of the polling
divisions there were less than a score
of "No" votes. The following is a
summary of the majorities:—
SOUTH HURON
Clinton 360
Seafotta .. , 3-57
Exeter ,559
I3ayiield 72
Henson 204
Goderich Twp,
Hay....
hullett
Stanley
Stephen
Tit ckcrsmillt
Usborife
,1'icK lion
Goderich
360
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Baptist Church
Rev, J. E. McCauley, of Goderich,
took the services in the 'Baptist church
on Sunday. Air. McCauley has resign-
ed his pastorate at Goderich, to take
charge of the church at •Cochrane.
Willis Church
The Pastor's subjects for, next Sun-
day are:—Morning "Lighting Life's
gidonr,", In the evening "The mis-
understood Jesus."
The Synod of Hamilton and London
will meet at Chatham on Monday next
April 25th. Rev. Dr. Campbell, of
London, Eng., will deliver two address-
es at the meeting.
Ontario Street Church
The regular meeting of the W. M.
S., of Ont. St. church was held on:
April 12th, After 'a short business
'session and the appointment of dele-
gates to the Branch meeting at Lis-
towel and to the District convention at
Goderich, the Society elected the fol-
lowing officers: --
Hon. Pres. —Mrs, E. G. Courtice
President—Mrs. 0, Shipley .
404 ist Vice—Mrs. Beaton . • y " a
41
349
417
499
466
642
223
Total 4,593
NORTH HURON
fWItight nr
Itlyth
Brussels •
Wroxeter
Ashfield Twp
Colborne
Grey'
liowick
Morris
102
531
140
260
137
536
447
S37
808
539
Turnbcrry+ , , .. r 463
Bast Wawanosh 544
West Wawanosh 464
Total.. 6,088
'Grand Total . . • 10,682
LICENSE PLA 'ES MUST BE
KEPT FREE FRbM '1510.T.1
Stratford Beacon:—Mr, Passmore, of
the department in tisarce .of the ;LI- 1
niirjisttration of, .iae .it,:ai;; Vehicles
Act was in the city yesterday and is-
sued a warning that infringements of
s .
the set such as dirty license numbers,
etc., must cease or they will be stint-
niarily dealt with,
and Vice—Mrs. W, Shipley
3rd Vite-- Mi's, J. Steep,
Ret, -Sac, --Mrs, 13, Jervis.
torr -Sec, -Mrs. Dr, Thompson
'Treasurer—Mrs. R. Tiplady
Supt, of S. ,G.—Mrs. W. Walker
S, and Citizen Comj—Mrs, Govett.
and Mrs. Govier.
Pianist—Mrs. B. J. Oibibngs.
Asst. Pianist—Mrs. 13 Jervis
Supt. Mite Boxes—Mrs. Rodaway.
The delegates appointed areiTo Lis--
tosvel, Mrs. Govett, alternates, Mrs. S.
13. Stothers and Mrs. Downs.
, To Goderich—Mrs. Geo, Shipley or
Mrs E. Jervis.
The Ont, St. Epworth League elected.'
the follo ving ntiicers , at the annual:'
meeting last Monday night:-
• President—A, J, McMurray
ist Vlce—Miss Eva Carter
2nd Vice—Mrs, Shobrooke
3rd Vice—Mrs, F. Dixon
4th Vice—Bert ,Jervis
: 5th Vice=4t1ss L, Potter
Secy—Miss Ruth Evans
Treasurer—Miss 11. Anderson
.PreSSS Cor..—Miss if, Livermore • .,
Pianist Miss C. Evans 1..
Asst PlaniSt—.Miss L. Crich,
The Lesgaie irlteiidls holding a
"Snipping Soctat" .on next Monday
mig'.'a, La;h 'L'eltgdier'Is regdested Pm
Isrlilg a sijtall atiicle, yalue riot more
than 15c to be sold, 11,^,cli Leaguer in
turn is to buyone of these article's
for 25c. A .excellent musket
again s c
g
and literary program will be given atter
which a light lunch wilf.be served,