The Clinton New Era, 1914-04-23, Page 1Established 1865, Vol. 48, N
CLI:NTON ONTARICO THURSDAY APRIL' `2'3 -1914
H. Kerr & Son, \Editors and Publisher
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'AYES NAVY SEIZE MEXICAN PORT
THE's' ,�/�{�y 4t Personal IVC' es
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visiting in town or ::6oing amps ,,,'H.
.e re , notify' usoi'thefaot•'eac week, We
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Head Office, Montreal IX4444-1144444,44+44+44.11,
Riegistrat Ceats,;,ofG oderieh, was
in town on ,Friday..,.,
Miss Gertrude Fox, of Goderich
was in taws 1ae't weeek,
Mrs Whitely, of G:orrie, called on
old 'fen:aid,is ! Ins town on Tuesday.
Mr, A Ti,I Cooper • and Mr. J. A.
Irwin wee •in Goderich, last Fri-
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Mrs. 'Wm. Grant is co/Ian:al to
the tiousee With au attack of
quinsy. se
'Mrs. W. L. Rutledge ileat*ies• .f or
S'o•uth Beady Indiana, where, ,shle
will visit -for•isometime with her
,dpaghter;
Master Charlie Bell, is sick with
an attack of • pleuro-pnekimonia,
Everybody{ -Wishes 'for a speedy
relcovery.
0,000
Capital., Authortaed....:......$25,00
Capital' Palld-up . 11.500,00D
Reserve ,and =divided 12;fiOD,o00
rants
TOTAL ASSETS 175,000;000
326 ',BRANCHES
iVailth world wide coemectiaml
Interest allowed on Depor1ts
General (Ranking .business' paten-
acted.
R. E. MANNING, Mgr. ,
CLINTON BRANCH
ormaldeliyde
Prevents Slant on Grain
Fresh stock of best quality
just received.
-T. E. H.OVL:Y
Dispensing Chemist.
The Quality Drug Store
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Miss Jean' Wylie returned. on 14Ion'
day from Durham, :where, she spent
her holidays with, her parents, Rev.
anal Mrs. Wylie.
Mr. Geo. 'Raithby ' tof Auubrn
:spent la ,short time in Clinton on
Sunday while here hie attended ser
vices in the Baptist church.
Miss May Smith returned to her
school in New Hamburg on . Sa-
turday after spending the Easter
holidays with her :Aunt, Miss Lydia
Smith.
Business Men do not want
improperly prepared" young men and
women in their offices. Attend
ELLIOTT
TORONTO, ONT.
, A. school that has a great reputation
for superior work and or placing
many in choice positions. Write for
l catalogue.
The Molsons Bank
Incorporated 1555
Capital and Reserve $8,4000.000
85 BRANCHES IN CANADA
A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT
TRAVELLERS OHIQUE3 };ISSUED
BANK MONEY ORDERS
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
pp 1 vV
AT ALL BRANCHES
Interest allowed at highest current rate.
C E. DOWDING. Manager Clinton Branch
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ing clothes our policy is
to furnish our, patrons
with the best clothes that
can be made.
In the selection of our
garments we are generous
but not extravagant.
very detail that makes
for Better Clothes is care-
fully looked after.
Nothing Slighted
Nothingis
Overlooked
No. fancy prices—every
figure is'. based. oh actual
cost and the resplts ,of our ,
efforts are apparent,
We have a good busi-
ness becaue'' ,we offer
the best of clothes at the
least possible price.
Se OW New Spring Stilts $1o,,.$12 to $20
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Here is a Chance
To Mahe $160,000
Old Spanish Prisoner Swindle
Still Seeking Victims
Last week we reported that the",oid
'Spanishj,Prteoner swindle was still be;
ing worked, at has been exposed so;.
often thin onewonders that tilers are.
any ,Suckers" left who have dot be.
eomeiwise'enough 'to bite on it. As
"Bin O'Neil does not care to try his
luck at the fortune, we decided to pub.
list the letter and report from 'the
foreign newepaper.
Here is a letter, which is written on
foreign notepaper, in a foreign hand:
23, 3, 1014,
w Era Want A
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r'Su::s is F
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Dear Sir,—Although I know you
only from good references of your.
honesty, my sad situation compete me
to reveal you an important affair in
which you can procure a modest for-
tune, saving at the same time that of
my darling eater.
Before being imprisoned here I was
established as a banker in Russia.- as
you will see by the enclosed article
about me of many English newspapers
which have published :my arrest in
London. T beseech you to help me to
obtain a sum of 4S0,000 dollars I have
in America, and to come here to
raise the seizure of my baggage, pay
ing to the Registrar of the Court the
expenses of my trial ,esd-reeevrr my
portmanteau, containing a secret pock
et. where 1 have hidden the document
indispensable to recover the said sum.
As a reward I will give up to you the
third part, viz., 160,000 dollars. I can -
nut receive your answer in the prison
but you must send a cablegram to a
person of my confidence, wno will de-
liver it to me.
Awaiting your cable, to instruct
you in all my secret, I are, sir,
Yours truly
S.SOLO V1EFF.
First of all, answer by cable; not by
letter, as follows:
1 ALV ARO REQUEJO,
1 Like Telegrafos, Santander,
(Spain).
Here is the alleged clipping from an
English newspaper, which is very ob-
viously a fake, are it is full of typogra-
phieal errors, wrong font type, etc.
Arrest of a St. Petersburg
Ranker
Charged With Fraud in Russia
and Manslaughter in Spain
INTERVIEW OF THE TWO
AMBASSADORS
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Some months ago, as our readers
may remember. we referred in these
columns to the great scandal caused
in St. Petersburg, and Russia gener
ally; by a noted Banker who abscond
ed leaving a deficit of over five mil
lions of rubies.
The Russian Police sought for him
for a long time in vain for itseems he
had not Lett the least trace of his flight
and the cr,ntinued search over Europe
and America proved in -manning:
Yesterday, however a Spanisle In
Spector accompanied by two officers
from Scotland Ynrd and acting under
instructions of the Spanish Amhassa. BAND SHAPING UP '
dor, who had previously interviewed The Mitchell Corres ponelent to
the Home Secretary, arrested him nn the Stratford Daily (Herald makes
ehewa.s;
•,vhei commenttoo .heir•
the hotelvi com A
• way from 1v0 'foll0l �
his , t 0the g
•l bis trial for manslaughter, an
•1 only.after his trial can the 'Russian
• Government ask Spain, through dip
• • lomatic channels, for his extradition
•` What the Sucker Does
The sucker is expected, after he has
received further ••confirmatory" evi ,
dence in response fo his cable, to go to
Spam with -about $30110" an his posses
Bron: Head toay the •.eapenees lipid
to,receive la -Tatum thee luggage of the
unfortunate banker, Ile veils find' the
cheque, note' is 'number. Wand before
paying over the money, will cable to
the Boston bank .to find if the cheque
is -all right. At this stage the confed
erste, who is a telegraph operator,
will appear ' He will answer the tries
sage, assuring the 'victim that the
cheque is 0.1a, Then the money will
• he.paid over, and the -swindlers will
disappear When the victim arrives,
• in Boston hewilldisco%er that he bas
• fallen among thieves. Of course ie -e
Nwill take a couple of- weeks or more
• before the fraud is detected. and I
gives the gang ample time to bide.
• After all, no one has much-symp,
• tby for the victim who loses hi's money
e j in trying to participate in someone
else's illgotten gains. It serves him
right,
W.00DROW WILSON
President of •the United Staple= Cruz tonight is in the hands of
',forces from the United States war
ESIDrNT Huei'ra. „'
ole. M-EXICO'
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Vera Cruz, Mex., April 21—Vera
To The Business
Clinton
men ships, but the occupation of the
Men of port' Was not ilceomplisheid with-
out loss' of American lives.
Four Americans,'b1uejackets and i
mariners,' were' killed by 'the
of the Mexicans, 'ancla 21
woundled. The,. Mexican lossia
Ove
not known, but it is believed to
acups ,
have been Meavy..
The- wate,ifront, the /customs
house and all important piers,an-
eluding those under" the terminal
works (from which extend the
railwoads ' to the capital, have
bean occupied.
The Meeican commander, 'Gen'.
Gustave Maas, offered a stubborn
nesiateiece to the American ad
Vance, and many hours there was
fighting • in the streets. Towards
nightfall it, was reported that the
main body of the Federal garrison
Tho Horticultural. Society ask'
your co-operation in a inovement
'for a general clean up of the busi-
nese portion of the town.
The society appreciates the diffi-
culties the merchant has met with.
informer years inlg'e4tintg gid of
the unavoidable ;accumulation of.
reuse in the rear of this place of
business by rection of the. scarcity
of teams to dray it, away during
the busy spring •aeaspn.
This ear thesocie
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'W. J. BRYAN
Secretary of State
fire ; .
fell
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dlatydfrremoving the refuse thld was in retreat to the Westward.
urges the merchants to make every Tletcher Demands Surrender
use of the opportunity to elean out
their cellars anal back yards of tins, Rear Admiral Fletcher, in com-
mas etc., to be parted; away on the mend' of the United States war -
General clean. up Day. appointed, by .ships, prellaced his (occupation of
the Board. of Health,. April 30th'. the port by e' demand, through;
Clinton has the reputation now the American corcul, W. W. Canada
of having the best kept and neat- 'for' Its surrender.' Gen. ' Maas
est streets or at lea' t one of thief promptly declined to accede to
best 'for a town of its population this demand and shortly ;afterward
in the province, why not make an ten whaleboats were ,Dent off from
effort and make the back yards in the 'side of the transport prairie
keeping with the 'front. loaded with marines. These boats
The Horticultural Society respect lefaecl:ed' a landing in the neigh -
The
request the merchants to boyhood o£ the customs house be -
separate the refuse in town for fill- yore noon, and a few minutes af-
ing 'from tiny cans, broken glass, etc ter Capt, William R. Rush, of the
that will leave to betaken to muni- battleship Florida, who was in
cipal dump. This will Sower the command', of the operations a -
cost of teaming very au,ateri�ally, shore, brought his Hagan.
The Society woui,, ,also .suggest to I Capt. 'Rush's men had.'already ta-
the property owners ageneral re - ken up .their positions. They num-
pair of outbuildings. I befred 150 bluejackets 'from the
A great many of them have a veryFlorida, 390 marines: from the
neglected look and apart from their I Prairie and 65 marines -from the
appearance they are a constant Florida. Later these were 'aug-
fi
re hazard,
M. D. McTaggart, President
T. Cottle, Secretary. ,
mented by a detachiulent from the
iTtah,
LINER CHARTERED
TO CARRY MARINES.
Washington, April 21—Secretary
Daniels late tonight chartered( the
liner Morrocastle at New York, a
transport 1t tO carry
to
Mexican ican
wet -
staying, to the Steamship office. to Bantl.—Mitchell brass band, under ; ere, the regiment, of inarmes or -
seems that it was his evident intention ' the leatlers,hip of Mr. Poubester dteeed assembled at Philadelphia.
to tests passage for New York, b'rorn (of Clinton, who comes •down two
information received by the Ambassa' nights a week, is bushy practicing
dor, he had been in hiding in Spain, for the summerand under the new
where he lived with a women and teacher the citizens expect to hear
before
da s
r. A fewo+
• u Utey,' band music.
with dagood n
willthina
gsome
arriving in London he had quarrelled The gaps mde i.n the band by
with another Russian who was mor members going away are fast fi.1-
tally wounded by a revolver shot der ing up again.
ing the scuffle and who only lived
long enough to denounce hie assailant.
In an interview with the Russian
Ambassador it seems that the name
he had Been using hi Spain and which
he gave, on being arrested was not his
real one, Manasseina being simply an
alibi, but after comparing the prisoner
with photographs in his possession,
the Russian Ambassador recognized
him as Serge Solovieif the criminal
ha.3ker who eloped with five millions
of rubies; he is a native of Sl. Peters
burg, a widower 48 years old with an
only daughter that•he left in Spain on
escaping from that country.
On being arrested, two of Manes
seine's or Sero Solovieff portman
teens were seized but although strict
ly searched nothing but personal of
fects were found in them. in spite of
which the'°'Russian Ambassador de
clams that, prisoner ought to have
several million rubies somewhere.
The Russian and Spanish Ambassa
dors conferred yesterday evening as
to whether the prisoner should he con
veyed to Spain or to Russia, a.nd:after
an interview with the Rome Secretary
end in accordance with the extradi
tion : treaty of England, Russia and
Spain, it was agreed that the prisoner
should be conveyed to Spain to stand
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STARTS BUSINESS
IN MILVERTON
Mr. Frei Mason, who ,werked
with Mr. Lawsoii,at the b'arberiug
is going to open a slather ,shop in
Milverton in the, neltr future.
14IEX.ICANS ORGANIZE
AGAINST INVASION. -
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Eagle Pass, Texas, 1?I 21—At a A t
a
meeting of Mexican 'citizens, an
Continued on Paee 5
.eSam
The First Concert of the Season will be Given by
CL1NiTON'S CONCERT BAND
TII
IN THE TOWN .fIPILL,.ON
IS
R�' ALMA �.• `�'OSWO
of St. Thomas, will assist, along with'local•talent:.
25 in number, will,appear in their new kilts tor the first
time, under the leadership of
O'NDueTeR 1 ecfIsTER.
The •mernliers of the "Musical. Society" will be
admitted fret
iO 1lESJ16tI'11 SEATS. 1 ADMISSION 25c
Mr. Jno. S. Scott,!eof Dundas,
gave the New Era a call on Satur-
day.
Miss Lily Kingston "hay taken a
position with the McPauI Store at
Sefalforth.
Councillor Chas. Wallis returned.
on Monday night 'from his Wes-
tern trip,
Mrs. E. Crich, of Brussels, has
been visiting her ,daughter Mrs. S.
Castles jr.
Mr. Davo Forrester, of London,
visited at the home of his parents
over Sunday.
Mr. Wilbur Manning, of London\
was calling on old, ,friends in
town last week.
Miss Nora McCaughey, of Blyth,
wast a visitor at the Commercial
Hotel last week. ,
License Commissioner Cluff, was
in Goderich last 'Friday attending
the Board meeting.
Miss B. Webster, of Clinton visit
ea 'friends in town the past week.
-Luckoow Sentinel.
Miss Gortie Laidlaw, of Detroit,
was a visitor with Mr, and Mrs. W.
R. Counter last,Friday,
Mr. and Mrs. James. Reynold! of
Gotilerich spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. J. J. McCaughey.
Master Gordon Pearson, oft Port
f as the uest olelasit r
ei
Albert was
Melvin Schoenhals last week.
St. Mary's Journal.—J, Shanahan
of the Royal Bank, is spc(ndling
Easter at his ]tome. in Clinton',.
Inspector Johnston was in Gode-
lastattending the
Fr'da
rich on i
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License C.ommissioner'if meeting.
Blyth Standard.—Mrs. (Fawcett
and, Mrs. John Leith, visited with
Clinton 'friends on Good Friday.
Mr. Joe Sills, of Seaforth, was in
town last week, calling son his
old friend, Mr. Morley Counter.
Misses Jean and Violet 1•IcGuine
were visitors last week with Coun-
cillor McGuire's family at Brussels,
Mrs. Hedieg Cook, of Stratford,
has returned 'home after a week's
visit with her ',sister, Mil, Middle-
ton.
Mrs. Armour and Missse
and Aileen Armour lspe(nt
week ,end with relatives at
rich,
Engineer Castor, of the
de:partme_at, was in town
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs, 'H, T. Rance left last
Friday 'for New, York and Atlantic
City where they, will spend, several
weeks,
GLT IT IN
Be ready for Stied time,;;:
and insure a good. clean''"
, crop by using
Star Brand
Full Strength 50c Pint at
THE REXALL ; STORE ' ,
W.S.R. Holmes
Maida
the
God e-
flydro
least
Zurich Harald.—Mi'. Oliver John-
ston, of Clinton Ispent ithe Easter
holidays with his uncle, Mr. Thomas
Johnston,
Mr. W. J. Kilbride and Miss Irene
Collins were in St. Thomas on
Tueesday attending the Callahan;—
Ki.tndree wedding.
Miss C. Sipes, of Platte'ville,
who has been the guest of Mists al.
Irwin sang a eelo,tat 'Wesley:church
last Sunday evening.
Licenso 'Inspector . Torralnce (at-
tending the meeting of the Li-
cense Boards of South (Huron at
Hansell on Weidnlesday.
• Mr: and bIrs -W.F. Saun3e is
autoed down: from ,Gode,rialra on
Sundiay andvisited' with llrie1ids,
in and around 'Clinton '.
Last weelcls Lueknow. Sentiniel'
had the, following locals—Miss 'Har
riat Cantelon, olf Clinton, visited
'friends hese ovier 'Easter.
Rev, J. Greene wee one of the
,d,spuitation that tvlaited (on the
Centre Huron, License Board: on
Friday last at Godeaich.
Mlr. and. Mrs. A. E. Allen returned
to Toronto on \Saturday after
speraling aweek with; the £ormer's
b6J
eia
Paterson's
Worcestershire; Sauce:
is unequalled in quality and
flavor. A most delicious,
appetizing family sauce -and
a favorite wherever intro -
duced. This week we have
on sale
3 Bottles
Paterson's Worcestershire
Sauce
For 2i Bents
owl
W. T. O'NEIl..
THE HUB GROCER
Phone 48
small ilropes are, entertained for
Itis recovery.
Blyth Standard,=Mi•, and Mrs.
Thos. McKenzie and family, of Clin
ton, visited Mrs. McKenzie•s. par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. 'Jas. Nesltritt,
during the week .
Mrs, Jos, Townsend *era ,alfew
hours in Seaforth on Saturday and
was accompanied home by her
niece, Miss Lily Kingston, who
spent tho week elm" 'here,
Mr. James Gadsby, of Stratford,
and ;gather of Mr. H. F. Gadsby,
the brilliant Toronto Star Jour-
nalist, tiled at his hone at ;mid-
night Saturdlay at tho age 01 ,72
years.
The olcl friends of Mr. J. W. Van
atter of the Goderich Star, will be
glad 'to hear that he has had a
successful operation at the •Godle-
rich hospital and in .a efelw weeks
evork.
able to go
back( to
be I
will
Rev. MM. Manning, of Toronto,
formerly of Wesley church, Clin-
ton, is supplying the pulpit of
Centennial Church, Toronto, until
the meeting sof Conference in
June, owing to the illness of the
regular pastor, Mr, (Emory.
Rev. E.G. Powell, of Exeter, was
in town on :Fria ay. ''He intimated
to the New ,Era that probably he
would move ito ,Clinton if
suitable house could be found .as.
Clinton{ would (be central ,for his.
work in connection with the Temp
potence movement.
The London advertiser of Tues-
day reports 'from Strathroy that
Principal A. P. Gundry, 01 • the Col-
legiate Institute, and a former
principal of the C. C. 1., has hand-
ed is bis resignation and wilt take
a similar positron an, Galt when
school re -opens in September.
The Ethel correspondent to the
Brussels Post had the following lo-
cal which refers to a ,Clintoniarij;-
Daniel Eckmier, of Clinton, was
renewing old 'friendships in and
about Ethel over Easter. It is 10
or 12 years since Mr. Eckmier lived
here. He ire well pleased with
Clinton:
parents, Rev. and: Mrs. Ailin„
Mr. H. B. Chant, Supelrinten.11ent
of the :Hydro and Waterworks,Sys-
tems, was la). Toronto for a couple
of days last eweek 'looking after
matters
Mrs, L. T. DeLacy and Mrs. (Dr.)
Reagens, and daughter Nora, of
Sc0ilforth, spent a few hours in
town last Friday with Mrs. W.
R;l Counter.
• We aro sorry to report that Mr..
1 Wm, Marshall is seriously ill at
bis home on William street, and raised at Seaforth.
The, newly organized Foot Ball
team at Clinton tl>,a's Harry Bartliff
and J.Leslie Kerr, both 'formerly
of Brussels on the officiary. If the
other officers ' . put the `fstingov
into the 'menagdmlent as our o1,a
boys are inure to der there shout.
be something d•oing, toward silver
ware'honora—Brussels Post.
The popularity of Rev. T. Neal
pastor of ;Bathurst St Melt todiat
brother
of
d
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�Churoh,'•Tororrto, am
M'r Albert Neel, is ,shown; ay Elie
fact that'every Sunday the Church
is orowdledt fto its utmos✓a, Ile
oonnteatiose with, Easter s'ervicese
congregation) was ;asked for the
sum 'of $2500, and responded by
giving over $0,100. •
Thos. McCuaig, of Toronto, pore
of Donald-McCuaig, formerly- of
Clinton, met with a nasty and
painful accident lafew days since,
Htillingoff a moving,streettear•.
e ,straied his back so devlelrely
that the may be laid up for lsoine •
time, What adds to hisenisfortuua
is the fact that he has been out
of employine,nt all. winter.
The Toronto School) Board has
eu
pe raenuated a number of teachers
who had reaelvedt'the agle limit, a-
mong them being;Mr. timbres, for
some time Principal of Jarvis St.
Collegiate. air. Gilbert Smith, of
reekdald. Collegiate, is mentioned
as the likely eucces;sor of Mr.
Emhree. Mr. Smith is sanative of
Huron, {having (been born, and