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The Clinton New Era, 1919-9-25, Page 3SUBSCRIPTION RATES IN CANADA Three months . . , , , , , , ,$, 4o' Half year . , : , . • , , $ .7S Yeijr , 4.50 -if not paid in advance, �$2,0o per annuni - Ofrac'e . '!kite ®. THE CLINTON NEW ERA, COUNTRY TOWNS INJURED SUBSCRIPTIONS OUTSIDE OE CANdADA Great ' (Advance Only) p Great Britain ,,,,enPORP, $'1..5 United States .. �, , , , , , , , , „ 2.Q0 Pr.ancc .......... ........ .. 2.00 Thursday, September, 28tH, 1919: At Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. The Prince Inspecting the Locks. HON. P. COCHRANE PASSED AWAY Failing Health Had Previously Forced Him To Retire From Public Life. Ottawa, Sept. 22,—Hon. Frank Cochrane died at 3.30o'clock this41/1this morning, +;after a linger - ling illness. The flag on the par- liament build. AN OLD TIME ELECTION. Port Huron, Mich., Sept. 6, 1919 A short ince ago Mr. Isaac Carling, Barrister, of Exeter, gave me a copy of the poll books for the townships of Tuckersmith and Hay at the elec- tion in 1867 in which his feather, the late Isaac Carling, was the Conserva- tive candidate and Robert Gibbons, of Goderich, was the Reform candidate for the local House. The election was held in the harvest season, and there were two days' voting, and as this ings is halfmass was prior to the introduction.' of the ed 'owing to: ballot every man's name was taken ,the death of. ;the former cab- down and he voted openly for the can- rsi;tet minister. didate of his choice. in looking_over Although al man 'of quiet habits who ra- t H0(LFfankCOChPdfl€rely spoke in parliament, Mr. Cochrane was exceedingly popular with the members of parliament .and their regret of his death is -.sincere, In 1917, Mr. Cochrane's health'. was .not of the best, and whet' Sir Robert Borden was .forming. the Union Gov- ernment he placed his resignation in the hands of the premier in obder to make way for a Liberal -Unionist. Sir Robert, however, anxious to retain his ripe judgement and ad- vfce, insisted • on his remaining in the cabinet without portfolio... Since then, however his health failed ra- pidly and those who were most inti- mate with hint say that the early death of his favorite son, who had served overseas, hastened his end. Mr. Cochrane's illness' has really covered a long period of years, and compelled him to take long 'rests when he was a member of the gov- ernment. Since his retirement from the cabinet, Mr. Cochrane has keen chairman of the government rail- way board. He was the connecting link between the government rail- ways and parliament. A MOTHER'S TRIALS the Tuckersmith' poll 1 find Very few 'nen now alive who voted' at that election fifty-two years ago, which was the first election after Conferderation, 1 was a boy just eight yeas of age at that time, but I remember it w's bitterly contested. This was before Seaforth was incorporateed and all south 'of the Huron Road voted in Tuckersmith, and the votes were all polled at one place. When, the poll opened the first clay, the first vote cast' was by William Bell and the second vote cast was by Robert Mc- Arthur, both of whom voted for Gib- bons, who received nineteen votes be- fore Mr. Carling had any, but he then got four in succession, viz; William \Vesticoat, Thomas Foster, James Mc- Bride and Samuel Wallace. At the close of the poli the first day Gibbons had 126 votes and 'Carling 41 votes. At the opening of the poll the second day the first two voter' were Hugh McMillan alta Jahn Templeton, both of whom voted for Gibbons. George Sproat was reeve that year and my father, John Doig, was deputy reeve, both supported Gibbons. At the close of th poll the second day Gibbons had 312 votes and Carling 129, leaving Care of Home and Children Often Gibbons with a majority of 183.• 1I find that three Presbyterian ministers, Causes a Breakdown John Ross, William Graham and John Logic voted for Gibbons. On examin- ing the list 1 also find the following Grits stilt alive who voted at that election, Robert McCartney, John Doig, Thoihas Hill, William Forsyth, Dun- can McGregor, David McIntosh, Geo. McKay, Alexander Buchanan and Miles McMillan, and two Tories, viz: John Fitzgerald and George Stanbury, There •may be others that I do not know. On the face of the returns. Gibbons had only ten of a majority, but he was unseated as a number of his votes were' thrown out on account of the• voters being Germans, principally in Hay town ship, and not having been naturalized, and Mr, Carling held the seat until 1871 when he was defeated by his old op - L' The woman at home, deep in house- hold duties and the cares of mother- hood, needs occasional help to keep her in good health. The demands upon a mother's health are many and severe. Her own health trails and her children's welfare exact heavy foils, while hurried meals, broken rest and much indoor living tend to weaken her constitution, No wonder that the wo- man at home is often indisposed through weakness, headaches, back- aches and nervousness. Too many women have grown to accept these visitations as a part of the tot of motherhood. But many and varied as her health troubles are, the cause is simple and the cure at hand. When well, it is the woman's good blood that keeps her well; when ill site must snake her blood rich to renew her ponent Robert Gibbons. who held the health. The nursing mother more than any other woman in the world seat until he resigned in order to be needs rich blood and plenty of it. appointed sheriff of -Huron County, and There is one always unfailing way 10 was succeeded by the late Archie His - get this good blood so neoessary to hop who held the seat continuously for perfect health, and that is tin•ought the twenty-two year's. use of Dr, Williams' Pink Pills, These 1 pills make new blood abundantly, and I On the same days a Dominion elec through tlieir use thousands of tweak, tion was held in South Huron, M. C, ailing wives and mothers have been Cameron being the Liberal candidate. made bright, cheerful, and strong, if'rats was his first contest and an you are ailing, easily tired, or depress- ed, it is a duty yon owe yourself and eloquent able and fearless candidate your fancily to give Dr, Williams' hs was. 19is oppOuent was David bink Pills a fair trial, What this Hood Ritchie, a Scotch Tory, who liv- medichre has done for others if will ed on the Hayfield Road in Stanley surely do for you. township, Cameron was elected by a substantial majority, Fall Wheat. 1 In North Huron the candidates for People going tifrough the county are the load l'louse Were Thomas Gibson, already exclaiming at the • satisfactor Liberal' and U - Y William Hays, Conserve - greenness and growth of the fall wheat. tive, Mr. Has 'wa s • elected ut Y U Autumn is here when the wheat Conies Gibson redeemed the 11ding in 1871 ur anti the c0r11 s st p i Coked offs the t, e and held It forMany non Y Yas r , s. huskings. Whitehead was the Liberal candidate and was elected for the House of Commons in North Huron at that time. This election was also hotly contested and Y remember my brother, Andrew, leaving the harvest field in Tuckersmith, and going north on the stage to Howick to vote for White- head and Gibson. After this election Sir John A. McDonald was appointed the first premier of the newly formed Dominion and John •Sandtield Mc- Donald was the first premier of Ontario. Both governments at their inception were supposed to be coala- ,; tion, but it was not long' till both ' were charged with being Tory, and the Globe, at this time which was very ably „edited by the late George Brown, vig- orously opposed both.. At this• elec- tlu„'n Edward Hlake and 'Alexander Mc- Kenije , !}ad been elected la:, both houses and were leading a sfi'» g1 op" position in both to the two McDonalds. At the electionin •Ontario in 1871 the 'Sandfield Mcponald administra- tion was defeated. and Edward Blake was chosen the first ..Liberal .premier of Ontario. Blake, in any judgment,' was tine gfeatest orator i ever heard either tin Canada or the United States, 1101 even excepting the silver-tongued Bryan 'Some' time after theflrst Liberal ad- ministration was formed the,l,ostigan set was passed which abolished Dual Representation, and Blake and McKen- zie retired from the Local House and Sir 'Oliver Mowat succeeded Blake as premier of Ontario, Meanwhile Blake and McKenzie continued their assaults at Ottawa against the administration of Sir John McDonald until 1873, when after the exposure of the Pacfic scan- dal, the McDonald Government resign- ed, and Alexander McKenzie formed a Liberal Administration which continued until 1878 when he was defeated by the. National Policy. W. M. Doig EVEN COSTS MORE. TO BE AWAKENED IN MORNINGS NOW Alarm Clocks Up in Price and They Are Scarce, Too. Hardware ' and jewelry merchants announce that there is a shortage, of alarm clocks. However this is one thing which will not cause the people to lose' any sleep. Unlike some other places, however, Clinton,has been able to secure enough to meet the demand although they are hard to get, and orders have to be placed a long time ahead, The supply has been low for years, and the condition so far has not improved very much. Then, too, it cost more to get up in the morning than 1t formerly did, The :"Big Ben" which formerly sold for $3 is now being retailed for $5, while the lesser noise maker, the popular priceof which was about 98 cents, is now derttanding $2,50 Not Enough Postage The Postoffice Department directs, intention to the number of letters ad- dressed to Civilians in Belgium and France that are short -paid in postage, being prepaid but three cents. All letters addressed to civilians in France and Belgium are liable to postage at the 'rate of five cents (5c) for the first ounce or fraction thereof, and tin'ee cents (3e) for each additional dunce or fraction thereat,' Letters addressed to members of the allied troops in these countries require to be prepaid at the, rateo - [ titre e3c for each three(3e)a additional Refttrifler, .It is the intention shortly Decreased Production and Further De population Follows The following article, written by Mr fl, J, Pettyptece, editor of the Pores Free Press, aud who is tut ex-melnbt' of the Ontario legislature, yin tlefenc of the trade of the towns of Ontario Is well worth careful perusal by our farmer readers, and in fact by every- one who has the welfare of the home- town at heart. A rumor to the effect that the establishing of a co-operative store in Clinton by the 11. 1'. O makes it of greater Interest, here, The ar- ticle was submitted by Mr. Pettypiece to the Farnars' Sun for publication but was refused by that paper, ignur ing the right of its readers to have any information on the matter. Tile• wis- dom o6.tlia U. P. O. entering om mei•eial field is questioned the byeMr Pettypiece and many fanners agree with him, while others have not given the matter the attention that it de- mands. The national necessity of an in- crease in food production is recogniz- ed by every citizen of Canada who gives a moments thought to the great financial crises which the country is facing to -day, How vital this necesssity is need not be reiterated here, The ways and means by which production can be increased should be discussed candidly, frankly and without ill -will, Therefore, in this spirit, it will not be out of order to .consider how the or- gantzed farmer's movement is likely to effect this great and inttnediate national problem. A candid investiga- tion of the trade operations of the organized farmers of the province of Ontario must lead to the conclusion that these operations, instead of aiding the cause of increased production, are bound to cause a still further decline in tite production of food throughout the whole province. Recent issues of the Farmers' Sun, the official organ of the United Farmers of Ontario, have contained many editorials, special articles,' and reports of speeches by officers of that organiza- tion all pointing out and deploring the gradual decline of rural population and the consequent decline in produc- tion, and the abnormal growth of the big cities, which they truly say is a national menace. The Same papers carry large and attractive display advertisements, urging the farmers to buy all their coal, salt, , fertilizers, building and fencing material, ,paint, flour, feed, stoves, groceries, etc., direct from the U. F, 0. headquarters in Toronto, instead of from the local dealers in their respective country towns, While it is doubtful extremely. doubtful, that the farmers can, in the long run;• save anythig by this mode of buying, it is certain beyond the preadt'enture of x' doubt, that it will bring dtatistgi''' to the farmers•'"them; selves. The prosperity of the farmers is as much dependent on the . prosper- ity of the nearby country towns as the towns are .011 the farmers. • Their interests are, one and inseparable. If the farmers Will not deal in their own country, towns these towns will die a natural death, and then farming operations in their neighborhoods wil become less ,and less profitable ac- cordingly. Land will depreciate • in value,' and the young people, especial - the boys, will seek employment in the large centres of _population even fo a greater extent thanthey have been doing its the past. It is no ex- aggeration to say that no fanner who, can get away will continue to carry on • farnrittg operations unless he is in convenient proximity to - a town where he can dispose of his smaller products, and where he can readily obtain the thousands and one things required in his home and on his farm. • There are always necessities and often accommo- dations which he must have, and which cannot be obtained fAppin the distant cities. Churches, sclibols and meeting places are as essential to the well- being of the farmers as they are to city residents, and those can pros- per only in community centres. in a word, the prosperous county towns make prosperous farmers, while de- clining towns mean declining agricul- ture. Do the•farnters of Ontario real- ize that their operations, apart from politics, (which are commendable) are calculated to increase, rather than remedy, the very evils they so much deplore? Do they realize that in tak- ing their trade front their home -town dealers, and sending it to the cities, they are depreciating the value of their own farms and diminishing the contforths of their home life? His - C t � Hydro -Electra sewer Commission Carrying of i S ilir House Phone 95. reTsg r. r i'a ,,W LIFT CORNS OR, • CALLUSES OFF Doesn't hurt! Lift any corn or callus off with fingers Don't suffer! A tiny bottle of rreezone costs butt a few tents at any Ong store. Apply a ft•Av drops on the corns, calluses and 'lard akin on bot^ tom of feet, then lift then' oft'. r/ When Ii reezone ren Mlle Irani the goes or calluses from the bottom of feet • the skin beneat h is left ink an dhealthy' and r ce te>5ct_orareitatol Daxde Meal Power ilaverxad 'i :a`w :i:t: ��Work -at N:{it :t:. -t.:. Y.iS`"""',%� S;: �"`��.Jr3J.d Pari . ":a Cc. Operating the lar^:::;1 shovels is :•.le:, llrr::,vd s striking, Picture. The the world, and m141%4013the flour of . (' 1('s• h nl ;,•h. l•'el• 1,1110111v feeding a river, the Hydro l.Ileo.trtit Commission of ttntari, (, e..rry,otr oil an enormous engine-: t ''e, at Nlagara Fails, practically with- out out lite Lisa or aoaut. There are many startling phar••:; t:o this work,wider*lit the lar;-•nt engineering teal otte:apted lu the Domhinloit of Canaria, a•hd the biggest engineering jou at present beim; tarried on in the North American Continent. In order to get water to the new power louse which will be erected just above Queen:nun, the Co - mission will utilise four and a (tom-- termiles of the Welland River, HYDRO ELECTRIC: D11.. VGLOPIVIENT WORK AT NI •GAR 11, , Yui , ec •d,,t i , y t wet, fr Li 1- tui i.o. two ot , .,l, Sia wlal.r(',( I r'i t:..l 1'..au v e l ::I. Ile cn„r:nit:, rf : r _ ,t u,v-.�L•t ivhieh pL•I: rp •.'f;u1❑ c.t:ut t,r ten. lona or 1.:;,ltrio'l. lift P. 70 fern. Int, filo ,i:' tai lupoett it Into wttlin; euri,, oil t:lt 1iu the ser,. t spie,• of 40 •:.rands. i ' til,, hauled Ly (1,5, trio locnnlo- tires, convey the nein tut.1 clay tr, the dump at f4t, David's, The buul- dci•:, and rockfro.0 the canal acre lotto, away to the stone crusher on the cliff above Queemaon, and eonversed into material for roadways, railroad roadbed and rlprap which will Poe the shores of the canal. 'II eLFCTRIC TRe,Naewtc, LOADED T,Ir t Con olpp5R aPc5(5 p TNIwILLANO Rryr( causing this sluggish stream to flow The stone crusher, which has a backward and to take water from capacity of 4,000 cubic yards, is well the Niagara River instead of empty- worth a visit. The rocks from the Ing Into it above the Falls, Con- excavations are cast into a trough fleeting with the Welland River is opening into gigantic steel jaws a power canal, stretching from which grind and munch, breaking Queensten and encircling the city of the largest pieces into smaller bits Niagara Falls, Ont., which will be that are carrled' away on a belt con - eight and a quarter mile's long when Ivor. .A. series of crushers reduce completed.. the rocks to a form where they may The original survey for the be utilized for building purposes and Niagara developmbnt•;wale 'rnitde in stored for future use, 1914, and 'the Construction work be- Fifty-five miles o1 rallway, all elec- gun. In. May, 1917. The commis- trifled, and tapping live trunk 'lines, sion expects to have the new plant Are regdired in the construction wgrjelng order in 19,22. War con- work on the development. On this tions handleapped'the"engineers, railway thelro{nmission has in opera- . but this year's operations were bogu3 tion Aldi(' electric locomotives than on a.gigantic scale, .4. trip, over the any railway system In. Canada.' At right of way •will impress the ob- present2,000•• men are employed on server with, the 'vast scope of the the big fob, These men are housed undertaking which, in Its completed and fed'by'the commission, A sur- e -tale," 1,111 cost approximately $27,- geon, an ambulance and a hospital 000,000,00. maintained by the commission are at Two miles above the brink of the disposal of the employees in case Niagara Falls a steam dredge is of accident. The adoption of lite gnawing -away at the channel of the newest safety devices, '•Las Inhtjm "ed Welland River, removing in generous the danger of accident on the de - chunks the river bottom and a pot- velopmcnt, and the commission has tion of Rog Island, w_hlgh guards the devoted a great deal of time to safety entrance to this historic creek. The first propaganda in order to safe - lone dredge and its attendant tugs guard the men in its employ. About are the only pieces of equipment en- 2,600 acres, or GO per cent. of the gaged on Cie entire Niagara develop- lands aoctuired by the commission ment which are not oirned •by the for its right of way, have been con - Hydro -Electric Power Commission, vetted into farms, and the produce They, with six or seven switch from the farms is sold to the em - engines, are the only apparatus In ployees of the commission. The nom - use on the development which re- mission maintains its own telephone quire steam in their operation, system on the development, and it Even the drills employed on the has connections throughout the prov- rock deposits of the canal right of ince. Garages, machine shops and way are operated by air, electrically office buildings line the right of way. compressed. A mile or two Inland a By establishing its power house at huge.`clamehell"" swung from an Queenston the hydro-lnlectric Power aerial cableway, drops into the river Commission is enabled to take ad - and then emerges, bringing with It vantage of the full drop of both NI - generous bites from the river bot- agars Falls and the Gorge, a total tom, which are deposited on the drop of 806 feet, affording 100 per river bank at the foot of the tower cent. more electric power from the from where the operator directs the same amount of water. The largest, activities of the clamshell. Deposits electric units In the world, '65,000 of earth and clay along the north horsepower generators, will be in - bank et the river reveal the effect- stalled in the power house, to pro- iveness of the clamshell in this par- duce electrical energy for distribution ticular portion of the development, throughout the Province of Ontario. A short ride from Niagara Valle This great work Is a striking ex - over new roadways built by the ample of the big vision and initiative commission from crushed limestone of Sir Adam Beck, under whose di - removed from its right of way, rection the commission carries on its brings one to the canal proper, functions. Thio work la one which where the activities of huge electric gives the people of Ontario just shovels, electric trains and gangs of cause for pride in achievement. tory tells us that a declining agricul- ture means national ruin, and our farmers should ponder well the great risks they are taking in centralizing in the big cities the trade which belongs legitimately 10 their own home towns. While they are right in their denun- ciations of a fiscal policy that has been unfairto their interests they are at the same time advocating a line of Boat Sinks in Lake Huron. action that will cause even greater Down bound with a cargo of iron ore injuries to themselves, and, to their and iii tow the mCenturon, country as well, Patriotism and self- interest are both involved in this the woodenof barge Chickamasteaer uga filled movement of tile farmers towards the and, sank is Lake Huron early Friday cities, and every effort should be made morning while a heavy sea was running. to check it. A Brew of ten men and one woman 0 V11 r x was rescued by coast guards after they Z tij had been tossed about on a life raft and FOR FLETCAER'$ fn a yawl boat for several hours. Three "�" ntentbers of the crew are slightly injured, a Clandeboye Station Destroyed by Fire. The G. T. R. station at'Clandeboye was burned early last Friday evening. It is thought that a spark from the work train started it; the safe and papers of To Edit Oshawa Paper. Press Association Meats in November. Mr, A. R. Alloway, for the past two years managing director of the Stratford , The 61st annual meeting of the Herald, has resigned to take tite Canadian Press Association, Inc„ will be position of editor 01 the Oshawa hold in the King Howard Hotel, Toronto Reformer, It is the intention shortly' on Thursday and, Friday November a7 to change the Reformer front a Weekly alto 28. Business missions will be held t semi-weekly i weeks a v a er Previous to •drrr9lr the two its • , paper, s 1 d of the annual g v Joiningthe He rlc staff Mr: A110 a l wa.Y ''vas meeting, and the evening of the first far two years assistant manager of the day will be devoted to editorial Canadian Press Association at Toronto. I llro.;'ta t .'. w' wre31 enough whom your lover is f Cnaao%•"y*.AaUort &i Lite first RV,^,ra ia'; ; i. so 1 ycau begin tfo "iewa ,;.:odea all over." '! oua' skits soon gets the €,. bid news, u': grows dull, ye -oar, muddy and tart. nightly, vs Violent purgatives are not what you need -just the gentle help of this olds time standard remedy. CARTER'S Ti.` MILL-- &' WIER PILLS denuine bears 'Signature Colorless faces often show the absence of Iron in the blood. <74 Carter's iron Pills will help this condition. A„.Pra,lc topics and will be known as "editorial night." W. BRYDONE BARRISTER SOLICITOR b10TAR PUBLIC, ETO CLINTON H. T. RANGE Notary Public, Conveyancer, Financial and Real Rotate INSURANCE AGENT—Representing l4F$a earaaoe Companies. Division Court Oleiace. Piano Tuning Mr.'Jsmea Doherty wishes to in- form the public that he 'le pre- pared to do fine piano tuning„ tone regulating, and repairing, Orders left at W. Doherty'e phone 61, will receive nromnt attention, Ms�1i,.a 1.0. DR. J. C. GANDIER OFFICE HOURS 1.30 p. m. to 3.30 p. an. • 7.30'p. m, to 9.00 p. m.. .j Sunday 12.30 to 1.30 Other hours by appointment only. Office at Residence, Victoria Street DR. W. GUNN Office at Residenee Corner High and Kirk Streets. Clinton Ontario '• DR. K. A. AXON DENTIST ('yawn end bridge Mork a'Bpeclalb+ Graduate of C.O.D.S,. Chicago. and RD,;o,N Toronto, frayaeid an ,Mondays, Nov Int ton DR. H. Fila%LE:g., DENTiBT. Offices over O'NEIL'E afore, Flpeoial sane taken to make den0Al keel meal ae palnleee ae eoseible. THOMAS GUNDRY Lire stook and general Auction +e,• GODERIOH ONT Datil stela' sales a spectral), White sf 0 N1ew Ent office, Chetan ptY,Lu t y 10,tent. to, Terme reasonable. 'Farmers gala 1lanonnted 0 L. hloTaggart M, U. MoTaggar ItleTagg,.r Bros. ALBERT ST , CLINTON Generali Banking %minassa t: annaCted .VOTES DiSOOGN"I'ED Drafts issued. Interest attowea u dopoeite The McKillop Mutual Fire insurance eo. Barts and isolated Town Prop. erty Only Insured, Plead Ofice-Seaforth, ti•_�- Officers .. ✓ J. Connolly, Goderich, President; Jas. Ratans, Beechwood, Vice-Prestdenit Thos. E. Hays, Seaforth, Secretary. Treasurer, Agents Alex. Leitch, No. 1, Clinton; 8dwartl Hinckley, Seaforth; Wm, Chesney, Rgg mondville; J. W. Yeo, Goderlch; R. O Jarmuth, Brodhagen. Directors Wm. Rine, No. 2, Seaforth; John Bea. newels, Ilrodhagen; James Rvans, Beast/. wood; AYi. Nlawan, C inton James Connolly,tloddrleht D, >r. McGregor No. t,5aaforth J. G. Grieve, No, 4 Wrattn; Robert Farris, Harlock; Get MoGlartne, No. 3. Seaforth,