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The Clinton New Era, 1914-05-28, Page 1A' Established 1865, 48, No. 48 If you have what (-1LINTON ONTARIO THURSDAY. MAY 28 1914' W.'H. Kerr & Son, Editors and "Publisher • 44' ou want not, and want what you have not, TryNew Era Want Ads. - Mormitiverimaimsaimummulaum , THE, '- orner Stone of,.Brussels J.. G. . Wm. firaudfriot is, Again Kie44***(4++++,11.44+0,74' R(coyal , . L9Cai 1`,01,e4 EPITORIAL ; OP CANADA Charch • Huron candidate Named 'for Centre,. ' • APARAMA114VIIAMMIVM. ' •. flead Office, Montreal ' Dr. McDonald, of Toronto P for th C non Capital Authorized . . ... ........$26,000,000 Capital Paid-up 11.500,000 Reserve and 'undivided weft* „ 12,500,000 TOTAL ASSETS . 195,000,000 325 EBANCHES 'With World wide connection. Interest allowed on Deposits General Planking business **m- ooted. R. E. MANNING, Mgr. CLINTON BRANCH BAD AN' 'UPSET. Last Saturday Mr. W, 0, Ellatt and Mr. Lai. Paisley drove to Sea - forth; tcylook over some horses, - • The 'wheel broke and the two gen- tlemen were thrown out, and Mr. Elliott received some scratches. The horse did not get away. Let n Prepare You for a buSinesS career. Attend ELILIOTT, TORONTO, ONT. where you will get correct instruction and assisti ance n obtaining employ. ment when competent. College open all summer. Enter any time. Cate, logue free. Bruseels, May. 25 -Thee laying of the corner stone of thd, irew Mel- ' ville 'Presbyterian ,church to -day proved to be one of the biggest events in the village for some time, Rev, A. J, Mann, who, as minister of the ,church toecupled the chain opened proceediings , by giving an interestfing though r lengthy ac- count Of Presbyterienniern in Brus- sels. Dr. 3. A. Macdonald, of Toronl 0, -with a silver trowel suitably en- graved, placed the corner stone in position( ,and declared' it to be well and truly ;laid. On the pretty grounds pf Mr. Fox, across Mae street, where the crowd went after the ceremony, Dr. McDonald gave an, interesting.- talk of some 45 nairinte& duration. Among those who followed the visitor from Toronto', with brief speeches were ; Wm, Prouclf oo t,` M. P. P., A. Z. Mus- grove,. ay.?. P.', James Bowman M. P., A. Elston, ex -M. P. P., Rev. Perry, Wingham; Rev. Lundy, of 'Walton ; Rev, Wren and Rev. Mr. Page, of Brussels; Rev. J. Bell, of Wroxeter. Reeve Leckie =nod a vote of thanks to the speakers, Mr. Fox and.' the audience. A collection of $500 was received. Supper was was served in the town hall at the end of the proceedings. arionm=" The Molsons Bank Incorporated MS Capital and Reserve $8,7000,000 , 85 BRANCHES IN CANADA A GENERAL BANRIM. DVSINESS TRANSACTED. CIRCULA.R LETTERS OF CREDIT TRAVELLERS OFII7QIJI'A }ISSUED BANK MONEY ORDERS • Interest allowed at highest current rate. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT AT ALL BRANCHES C E., DOWDING. Manager Clinton Branch .rramagroarismoomatura, SIK44400•••••• .40000******•• •••••••••••••••••••••••••• • • [ Ordered • Clothing • • • • • 1 • 4 YOU will En'® the Pleasure • • • 1 Ready.to-Wear Clothing Straw Hat Time - of Buying a Hat Here • I, ' Boys' Bats The assortments are so complete in Panamas, Sennettas, Splits, aud-Soft Mlllaiis that you, Will surely find just what you want, 10e to S1,00 — Men's Bats—. .. . ...... ...... .. ........ 50e to T.50. • We will fit your face as well as yotir head SPE I InM OR S1T[ Eive dozen Men's Stiff Hats, in ,black and colored, regular $2 and $2.5% to clear on Saturday ' 99 cents. 4 • 4 Was Gerr'ynlandered Out of South Bruce, Made Fighting Speech Wing•ham, May 22. The annual m.eetin,g of the North Huron Lib- eral .Assoeiation was held here this afternoonnwith the President, Mr, Robert Shan ,Easte,Waavanosh, in the chair. There Was 'a large re- presentation, delegates being pre-. sent from every maxamtennality. The first business talon up was the selection , (of a earicy:date for the coming •Provinnial election. The names of six genitlethen were placed in nomination as follows ; J. G, Anderson, 57.?.1P., .from South Bruce, who was gerrymandered out et his riding ; Currie, ex - Warden of Huron .nottnrty;, J. D. Murdock, and R. D. Cameroe, of Lucknow; John A. McLean, of Winghani; and Charles Stewart, De piny Reeve of Ashfield. Mr. Anderson Accepts Nomination. All the 'candidates [leen/iced the nomination, with the exception cif Mr .Anderson, and on inoltipn his nemination was made 'unanimous. Word was immediately sent to Mr, Anderson at Lucknow, and he came tq Wingham ,inan auto. and in, ' a rousing speech accepted the nomi- nation.'w His first ord was of ap- preciationof the courtesy ' of the Liberals of ;North, Huron in tenderIng him 'the .nornlination in face of the fact that( anumber of good men were in the riding, and he felt the electors of this riding wbuld elect hina . as a protest to the Government in forcing him out of South Bruce. "Bold and Hen,est Government!" The speaker said the "bold and honest" ,Government had 26 per cent, of -the representation in the Province, Sn face of the fact that the Liberals (had pulled 45 per cent of the votes in the last election In the face of this the Government, had gerrymandered Bruce counity in such a makner that dt hoped to I have two Tory members. The only reason for the gerryinallider was merecroorremsone the fact that Bruce County had elected Phree Liberals, Mr. And- erson said that in the House be had I almost received an iniiitation from Mr. Musgrove to come over, into North Huron, and now he was the Liberal standard-bearer, Good Work by Opposition. The speaker -fully explained the good work being done by the Lb - eras at Toronto, such as forcing + • the ,Government to enact the Work * men's .,eceneensation act,' The • 4. reckless expenditure of public money was 'condemned, 'especibtly in reference to 'Government House and the revision of the stet/Ines. Ho paid a high tribute to the lead- en, Mr. N. W. Rowell,K, C., and • in closin,g urged all the Liberals to rally to his support and send a 1 supporter no Mr. Rowell to Toron- to. Excellent addresses 'were also • delivered by John T. Currie, J. G. IMurdoch and Chas. Stewart 1 • Officers Elected, • • • The officers e,leeted were; -Pies • 'dent, Robert Sheill, East Wawa- : nosh; let yice-president, Arch. • Anderson. West Wawanosh; Ind • vice-president, 'Sheldon Bricker, Howlett; 3rd Vhce-lpresident, Abner Cosens, Wingham; treasurer, J. A. Morton, 'Whigham; Seoretsry 71. B. Elliott, Wingharn ; The 'usual le - solutions e?cpressing 'continued. cOnfidealco ba the leadership of Mr. * • Ni W. Rowell and Sir Wilfrid, Lan- A) I e en s Stir a s he Morrish Clothing cgo. 'rier, Were passed, and the meeti•ng ,closed With usual cheering. Wise Selection Made. , • • . The; I.A.11,eals of ' el:Dinah :Heron hive made an mistake. &nil -161r' eel- ettiOnnOtesa cthdJdate IsFf Ander.; has had al,Snecesefill career as nti'obe.4;for Smith Bruce:fen three' sessions. Ile.,:han'ibeen forced, .ont • oflii0 ownenclingNetid the Liberate • • •'ef,Nenthi Huro'n feal Ithitt isa hini iti").4Y4, have a candidate who will he able tto defeat 'Mr. Musgrove, one • of the imen who voted in the House * te; force the South Bruce member : • Out Ot his riding. Mr. Anderson is • as lunch a Huron, ,,aralit as . he is of -Brame... Hd neonnborn and brought up in the toWnehin of Ashfield and his .homo town of Lucknow is as much in Huron osit is5n Brifee, evening- • • • A Squaire.Deal for 'Veil', Mali ••••44144.**4".:4,..*iki44'k4:. uronPractical ;work Sisbeing done by ENG A GENE T ANNOUNCED. Motor Leagues throughout the - do Enthusiastic Gathering IndOrseS the Rowell andr Laurier POliCieS Seafonth, May , 26.nAt the most enthusiasfic , Liheral convention ever :held in this riding William Proudfoot, K. C. P. Pe was acclaimed 'again ,asthe standard- bearer of the • 'Liberal party for Centre Huron, Strong resolotions. were .adopted iindorsir4 the Fed- eral, 'and Proviannal party . leaders. TWO! hundred, delegates came by train, 'automobile „.and carriage from all parts of the district( and as an, evidence of -the harmony that - prevails !n the party ranks the usuat ,precaution of (demanding credentials was dispensed with. It wan known that the choice of Mr, Proudfoot 'would • Inninaninhous, his clean fighting record having im pregsed his .nonatituents as .beihe all that could be desired. Ten •antomobiles carried the God e - rich delegates, but Mr. Proudfoot did, amt come by this route, and arrived some Minutes after the convention -had started.. 'His ap- pearance was marked by a remark- able ,demonstration, every dele- gate rising to his feet ' and cheer- ing as he entered the hall, carrying one !arm in da sling as a result of his recent acciderik With his good arm the waved back an acknlowledg xnent of the kin'dly reception. Reiterates Charges. He was greeted pith another splendid ovation when he rose to speak following unonimous nominathon, and repeated the charges made in the Legislature a- gainst Hon. W. J. Hanna, Premier de facto. He created a grOat deal of laugh- ter and applause by telling the delegates 'what ,they might ex - expect to hear in the way of an apology from the Provincial Sec- retary when he appears in this town next Thursday. Mr, .Proudfoot name out positive ly on the temperance 'question and to remind 'all who would hear that he had moved some resolu- tions in the House on the question himself. Ileseverely criticised the present admhnestration Son ex- travagance aod loose nrinciples. His remarks were frequently in- terrupted by applause. Addresses were also delivere,d by Thomas McMillan df Hullett, W.H. Kerr of Brussels, and Dr. Shaw of C tinto(a. Endorse Rowell Policy, The following resolutions were carried amidst enthusiasm, - Moved by James Smith, Clinton, seconded by C. A. Nairn, Gorier:eh, "that we, delegates assembled- attthis neenventioni desire to ex- press our entire approval of the :policy and conduct of our leader N. W, Rowell, and the Liberal party in ,the Legislature, 'and •we further approve of ,the able support given by ,our member, Mr. Proudfoot, be- lieving, as we do, that if this policy were adopted it would ensure very greatly to the progress and pros- perity rot the province, and we pleclgei ourselves to do our 'utmost to return Mr. Proudfoot, who will .suppoet this policy," Approval Tor Sir 'Wilfrid, Moved by Dr. J. Shawl, Clinton seconded by II, H. Hill, Bennillen 'that representing the Liberal party ofCentre Tfuron conven- tion 'assembled, we desire to ex- ' pressnnot only our approval of, the policy of Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the Liberal' party Ori.the Dom- inion parliament, but also ' our ad- miration fertile splendid figh•nbe- ,in,g nut. tn- Parliament. by ' that party. .againiit- the' retrograde and reactionary, legislation; whieh -the Gpvernmente tried tenforce 'upon ..thec cotintrynfors the' benefit- .of the Blg'hnterests."'.- - • -nen. 'nee arranged for an organization -,, AVjai0PIniured Mithell flight Machine Fails to Make Necessary Altitude and Crashes Into Board Fence. Mitchell, May 25, --Aviator Mc- Cauley, an ,Amerileatn birdman, ad- yertisecl Ito make a flight at the faingrounds as a feature of • Mit- chell's Vi&.01.:10, Day celebration, met with a.serlous accident and (Meetinentn(0.9w413:' 'O;ineenter 1111#3er the' ouggeoclis . care, l., Tlio „eralSnlinfileniilte*e nian:nn esarn .altitucleetinctinte,. clean,' :the -'61"ri' :00:0 k,Oi.p.#alg14,1', failed. to aionce. thentreCes- 15tp:Iilt6oience lan4thet. °ir5sa • • three ribs and one ,• lire. John ,Pickett announces the Province inthe raking .off of stones engagement of her daughter, Orpha from (the highways. Whfile the , Emily to Mr. Robert Percival • ;.11FieL charg,ed, with elfiishness in, adding. s mehael the marriage will take Owners of ,automobiles may be :place EMPIRE, DAY. ' 7 , tolthe life of rubber tires many a TIM' various rooms -p1 the Pub- diver of a horse, and the equine , lie School held a, patriotic pro- could it speak, wfill Offer a, hearty griar Chl Friday (afternoon last, Vote of (Planks for the kindnese and afterwarde marched51 to t.." done to th e t3;avell.t4g, town (hall to hear the 'Bell Ringers Surely the day will Soon, go by DANCE ,AT BAYFIELD, whe,r4 the aast remnant, of loading The "We Six', held a successful up the roa'd ;with boulders • wils danee at Bayfield On(Mondayev- designated as' Statute ..labor 'and ening . ling: A good crowd was at- tend= ce. supposed tp be improving the hthway when lariybody can tell ADVEItTISING-1SMS. you that it is n delkiment Some The advertisement of A. great Pathmasters follow 'the same usages store is simply the news of • the as to road making that were in store. When? it becomes anything more, it becomes a fraud upon the vogue 50 years ago. It is Cane fei• store,,and (a delusion to its mist- a change of ' either the method or tamers. the Pathmaster.. There are ,a.num- .00 ,YOU WANT SPORTS ' -ONITTIE"FIRST OF JULY. ' . , . . There is to be a meeting of - all interestedpi getting up a cele- bration ornthe 1st of July and fit will be held in the Council Chant ber on Friday event:gigot this week at eight to'clock. Everybody in- vited to attend. REMEMBER -THE DATE. The 'Girls Club of Willis church wilt told a loom party, arid Bazaar at the 'home of Dr. Gunn on' Satur- day, June 6th, commeneing at 2p. m. The sale will consist of home made Baking, candy and fancy work. Refreshments will be served during the afternoon. DECORATION DAY. The Ocldfellows are going to hold a, "Decoration Day" about the 16th of June, and it would be &net° see the 'cemetery property looking well kept and tidy for the .ocea- slop. The sympathy of the gen- eral public es solicited. The Clin- ton Kline -Band will be in attend- ance. I. 0, D. F. OFFICERS, At the regular meeting of the I.O.O.F. Lodge on Tuesday night the following officers Were elect- ed .for the next term, - N. G., Bro. Half • V. G.. Bro, • Mulholland Rec. Sec., Bro. Alexander Tint Sec., 33ro. Wiseman Treas., Bro. Chant. Representatives to the Distriat Meeting, Bros. Moore and Wise- man. :Representative to Grand Lodge, 13ro. !Webher. WROXETER 1, CLINTON 0. 14 ,t;he first game. played at Wroxeter on the 25th of May, in the "Western Football Assoc/m(21in between Clinton and Wroxeternthe- home team won by a score of 1 to 0, The game was fast a.ed clean in every respect. W. Caldwell ; backs Beacom, and Mustard"; halfbacks,. Weir, Smillie and Innes; forwards, McDougall, Wright Draper, Dale, and •Dae, Wroxeter -eCroal „Ballan tyro ; backs, Lowry, MeEwan; halfbacks, McKercher. Hastie, Bank; ter- -wards, McLennan Jacklin, Carter Rolston and Nash. Referee -And- erson of Brussels. A CHALLENGE TO DR. SHAW M. II. 0 AND FARMER. A4 fan old "Has Heen or 'Never was"in Base Ball, I challenge you on behalf of the eitizen4 and base ball players of sit. James Ward, against the other iilinne Wards, to u series of three gamesnof base ball, of best 2 out of 3, f or a prize not exceeding $500. Yon to „produce a team of boys that you have helped into thee world (which are many) they must be boys. Also to a tug-of-war be tween 'girls of the North and'South for a purse to be agreed upon later I also beg to appoint Win Shep- herd as official. referee to settle, all clispntes. If you accept this challenge. please meet me at Dick Tains any time • after 7 in the morningl for arrangement of dates 'etc.:\ etc. Yours in behalf of the 'South End TOM JACKSON, JR. THE+, BELL RINGERS. \,7 At rather small audience greeted the above 'talented compantyrwhen preeenting then ,varied program at he town hall, on.!FrIden ev- ening. Those :who were present enjoyed the various musioal Vora,- bers, 'or if ithey ,n,ot they 'were very hard to please. The bells produced extremely mellow tones, and the differert selections were weln.calculated to bring 'out the fine IteWcilialeties, "Onward, Chris- tian Soldiers " "Auld Lana Syne" Modley of National Airs" were `thb', greatest' favorites and wero played with fine expressioin L. Whitaker ,tho.s a bass voice of rich quality !and great range', ' and was encored' repeatedly. His tendering of .0Asteep In the Deep" was a magniffeent effort, and his •encore number, "Sleep, My Lady, Sleep," was simply grand. The chorus slumbers by the coning)* were well 'sung and drew unstinted applause: Variety was Igirven to the program by the readings of MisS Jean McDonald, who proved herself a young lady. of eaptiva- ting stage presence and posseseed of • rare elocutionary powers. Her perfent naturalness won her the instanti sympathy of her audio ence. All the numbers were gbod and :she was•generous 'with her encores, , Mr. J. E. Doherty's enter- prise' rangeng such a telented coo:Leann"' to 'ClInten i to, 'be commended, The "; only ' dra-arback , was the ,,somewhat tthall nit:teat:le ande. The COneertweill deserved 4 (packed honge,'.• ber of Pathroasterh itino are bus tlere , and :you Can ntellwhen, you strike their "beat." 'What'the" ccitintry needs ' JB a multiplication • of such men. High old times are on the pro- gram in the Old Land by the mad freaks of the suffargettes in some .places.' ' :It looks very much as if the methods of the past in deal ing with them have only excited and incited them to go from, bad to worse. While Ihoman sym- pathy, is most desirable there is a "gush" over violators of the law that raise an outcry at once•against severity, and the ,consequence is sentengee are of ten repealed or reduced where the full penalty should have been exacted. There is little doubt, but that the torch, minor assaults, etc. are not:going to s.ati.hty the belligerent suffs, and itI looks s 1,1 ,the punishinent will have to be made commensurate witty the offence, sentiment or no, Benne:Lean before the violators will learn that laws are made to be kept. and those who so f Lagraotly defy the powers that be, will have to, suffer the consequences. What 'a pity some woman of good 'judg- ment could mot whisper into the ear of the fanatics the danners of the, road they are travelling and stay them in their mad career. It looks as if murder will be added to the category before long finless the firm voice of Justice says Stop in such a tore as .will give the transgressors to realize they can no longer play the unwomanly role that has brought their cause into disrepute. ' - Premier Okuma, of Japan, al- though small of stature, is big in common, sense:nit not too plentiful gift to be blessed with by the hu- man family. Yoa say how can you prove the Jap has a level head? Because Japan has the heavy tail end of 'the great war debt incurred when, she gave Russia: the drubb-' ing a few years ago ,anSi. when the pugnacious Japanese generals say .let us increase our military. equip- ment, 'Count Okoma, intimates such apolicy will be in order when the war debt is ,paid off. Some folk are great hands to run into .debt but wretchedly , ,slow to get free from it, The Jap Premier has hold of t-heightend of the string and the principle 4s one to be warmly encouraged and approved, Debt throttles the efforts of many an honest man , and entails worries and discomfiture , that often be- come unbearable. All governments are not as wise as Mr. Olturna and as a result . expenditures pile up, interest increases as new loans have to be made (to keep the ship of State from . the rocks. What a eplencli(d thing it would be if the practice .of economy was more prevalent as , withput 'doubt, it would; soon help' in the solutiCh Of "the problem of the high cost of diving and set financial Wheels in motion that would' remove mach of the stringency of the present day. , "A nenny sayed 18 a penny, .gialbedmis Ood doctrine and, Yen. don't befiene" OttrY it for a neare. • - Toronto 'Markets 'Hogs ,$8.70 Cattle 8,60 Lambs , 9.00 Sheep t 7.00 Cheese , 3.2 1-4' Batter , 20c to 22e Eggs 1. 20e Wheat - 1,05 Oats ...... ..-.. 45 Barley • " 62 to 64 Potatoes, per bag " $1.00 Beams $1,75 to 1,85 Get One Now •, • ' • If von have not got a 'Rodak you are missing a IOt of genuine pleasure you shoutd.be enjoying,. • We have in stock a full line of , EASTMAN KODAKS BROWNIE, OA.,MERAS, PREMO CAMERAS Alto a complete line of Films, Printing Papers, etc. Developing, Printing and En- larging properly and promptly done at THE RE.XALL STORE VV.c.R. Holmes VEST QUALITY DRUG STORE Pineapples This will be Pineapples week. The Largest, Biggest Most Jucy (Pineapples• are IROW't ready for canning., • Spealal prices lin dozen lots fon canning. SUGAR Although sugar is advaneing wo can 'still supply you with the best sugar (Recitiathni) at wholesale price. • IME W. T. O'NEI THE BUB GROCER Phone 48 Londesboro Miss Edna Lyon spent the,haliday her home here. Miss Pearl Lee left this week for Port Colborne. Miss Elsie Lyon spent the holiday with Miss McCartney of Gocierich. Miss J. Mains' of 1,onclon visited ate' her home here. Mas. Whitely is spending a few weeks with Men Cunningham sr., who. ,,#,, •-• is confined to her bed. Mr. William Tamhlyn and his friend, • Mr. Walker of Toronto spentthe week- "Wcii.leelbea lr. Ners. Stalker of Woodstock, spene'the week end at D. Geddes'. Mr. and Mrs. Walters. of London, were holiday visitors at Mr. Reiley's. Miss Chrysler, of Delhi, visited her 4, lieut. accpmpanied uy the following . saidsstderelea,,srsm,si_rsa.te.ii, G, noundsberrY' f°I. a visited her pareets here over Sunday. few days. of Inc Methodist chinch, was held OD sticcess, A very excellent program The proceeds including the talent. tenon of a:beautiful quilttoMrs. Osterhout. Victoria Day evening and was a great • was given and refreshments served.. rnoney, were nearly 845, One of the , items of the program was the presen- Miss Margaret McOoll. of Toronto, 1 -non -We the members of the W. M. 5, desire to express to you. our sincere thanks and gratitude for - the interest yon have taken in us as a, society during the past four years, We feel gratelul to you for the faithful as in which you have filled the office - of presideet in our society and as Another, one of 's'eaferill's oldest-, residents has passed away :'4:1 the person of James ,Weir„proprae,ten, .1 of ,thH . Royal 'otel wile died after a ,lin, ering illness. Mr. Weir .was94 le rsoof 'age. -,t ''',IT ,.', -,,.:,,, The annual at home of the W.M. S., ‘.- slight token of our appreciation we - ask you to accept this quilt, and when, you look at it think of us. We feel. sad to'have to part with yon, but we, . pray ithat wherever your lot is cast God's richest blessing may accompany you and that yon may still:have enure dant success in your work for Him. - Signed on behalf of the W. 50. 5, Mrs,. Brogden, Mrs Bell, Hensel! Outshoots The Clinton Gun Club. Team, Competition 'VVOil iby11ensalI Hoveyof Clinton is High Glut.. Hensall„ -May 25.-J. 11, Hovey of: Clinton. ',was high gun in the indl- vidual competition here' to-dOe in ;connection with the slioot , thegeasall Blenstll w•on trona ialintliern in. a -fie-un terinci. ecinipetition: ll'he• score, sin- - • glese- Shot at i4,.i J. E. Hovey,. Clinton 150 Fred Kerr, Clinton "nee 150, 121 .. i).J. E. Cantelon, ,Clinton 150„ .85 J,„ Passmore, Renee)]. 135 ',94. R. ,Graham, Clinton 1135 . SO T. Newer, Clinton 135, . 83 R. D. Bell, Henson . 135 •;91 Gr. Dalrymple, Ilensall I130 , -,96 H. Soldau, Hensel! , 115 .; 07: ' Poo Hay, Hensell ' 100 E Bnitnell, Hensel' nen85 3, *414e, Plitaton 60 28 • Lketsbri, Clinton...20 *"."'", The. teaea iscere- Clinton 48 ; , • LA: stroink prevented pdott ri,oniene • • .