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The Clinton News Record, 1934-01-18, Page 2PAGE '2 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD Clinton News -Record With which is Pncorperated THE NEW ERA CO Terme of Subscription — $1.50 per year in advance, to Canadian ad- dresses $2.00 to the U.S. or oth- er foreign countries. No paper discontinued . until all arrears are paid unless at the option of the publisher. The date to wjtich every subscription is paid is denoted on the Iabel. CI Advertising Rates—Transient. adver- tising 12c per count line for first insertion. Se for each subsequent insertion. Heading counts 2 knee. Small advertisements, not to ex- ceed one inch, such as "Wanted", 'Lost," ']Strayed," etc., inserted. ones for 33c, each subsequent in- sertion 15e. Rates for display ad, vertising made known on applica: time - Communications intended for pub- lication must, as a guarantee of good with, be accompanied by the name of tate writer. Q . E. HALL, M. R. CLARK, Proprietor. ' Editor, H. T. RANCE Notary Public, Conveyancer Financial, Real Estate and Fire In- surance Agent. Representing 14 Fire Insurance Companies. Division Court Office, Clinton. Frank Fingland, B.A., E.L.E. Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Pubiis Successor to W. Brydone, K.C. Sloan Block — Clinton, Ont, CHARLES B. HALE Conveyancer, Notary Pebiic, Commissioner, etc. Office over J. E. Hovey's Drug Store • CLINTON, GNT. BEATRICE R. GREENE Teacher of Piano, Singing and Theory. Studio—Commercial Inn. Phone 172. DR. FRED G. THOMPSON Office and Residence: Ontario Street — Clinton, Ont. One door west ce Anglican 'Church. Phone 172 Ryes Examined and Glasses Fitted OR. H. A. McINTYRE DENTIST Office over Canadian National Express, Clinton, Ont. Phone, Office, 21; House, 89. D. H. McINNES CHIROPRACTOR Electro Therapist, Massage Office, Huron Street. (Few Doors west of Royal Bank) Hours --Wed. and Sat. and by appointment. FOOT CORRECTION by manipulation Sun -Ray' Treatment Phone 207 GEORGE ELLIOTT feecensed Auctioneer for the County of Huron Correspondence pramptly answered. Immediate arrangements can be lnadc for Sales Date at The News -Record._ Clinton, or by calling phone 103. Charges Moderate , and Satisfactior Guaranteed. Henri Beauty Shoupe Over Counter's Jewelry Store Isaac Street Phone 223, open evenings. THURS., JAN. 18, 1934 SYNOPSIS Ruth Warren, born and raised in an Eastern city, is willed a three- quarter interest in the Dead Lantern ranch in Arizona. With her youthful husband, who is in poor health; and their small son, David, they come to Arizona, to take up where Ruth's brother, reported killed in Mexico, rifle came slowly to rest on her knees. She was trembling, Ruth had been gone half an hour. Ruth nodded. "I think you'd bet- ter. make ,• out the amount in two checks; one for three-quarters and Ann decided it would be safe to let the other for one-quarter. Then I'll him go, Darkness was coming fast have my share and Snavely's heir Ann looked down at the rifle, then will have hers. I'm going to buy at the man by the trough. He would an annuity forMartha with her need this gun. Ann again looked at share: Judge Carson agreed that was the rifle. Quickly she rose, and run- the best thing I could do for my ning with her body bent low, she ward," Ruth smiled. had left off. They reach Dead Lan- reached the trail Snavelywould soon "How- is your ward?" ?" asked Will tern, 85 miles from the nearest rail - pass pass over. She ,placed the rifle across "Just fine. One of the Sisters is road, with the help of Old 'Charley the path and returned, a slow smile bringing her out for, the fiesta to- Thane, neighboring rancher who also on her face: morrow. Martha's a dear," carries the rural mail. At the ranch they find the partner, Snavely, and a huge woman, Indian Ann, who greet them suspiciously. As they trudge the 5 miles from ranch gate to the house they pass a huge rock in a gulch where a voice whispers "Go back, Go back." Ruth's husband caught in a rain shortly after their arrival, contracts pneumonia and pas- ses away before medical aid can, be brought. Ruth, penniless and with- out friends attempts to carry on but is balked at almost every turn by the crafty and plotting Snavely. De - THE McIULLOP MUTUAL Fire Insurance Company Bead Office,Seaforth, Ont. President, George McCartney, R.R. No. 3, Seaforth; vice-president, tiJas, Connolly, Goderich; Sec. -treasurer, Martin A. Reid, Seaforth. Directors: Thomas Moylan,R. R. No. 5, Seaforth; James Shouldice, Walton; Wm. Knox, ` .Londesboro; Robt. Ferris, Blyth; John Pepper, Brucefield; A. Broadfoot, Seaforth; George Leinhardt, Brodhagen. Agents: W. J. Yeo, R.R. No. 8, Clinton; Jahn ']Murray, eeaforth; James Watt, Blyth; Ed. Pinchley, Seaforth. Any money to be paid may be paid. to the Royal Bank, Clinton; Bank of Commerce, Seaforth, car at Calvin ,Cutt's Grocery,. Goderich. Patties desiring to effect incur - once or transact other business .will. be promptly attended to on applica, 'inn to any of the above officers addressed to their respective post of- flees. Losses inspected by the direc- tor who lives nearest the scene. As she reseated herself she saw that Snavely had already started; the tip of his hat bobbed along over the corral Wall. She leaned forward, chin on palm, one huge leg thrust across the trail. Again .she smiled slowly—he'd be right pleased when he come on that rifle. Sugarfoot came to the back screen door of the ranch house and scratch- ed. Ann grinned—it was supper, time and nobody eould fool that dog. "Here I is, Sugar—come up an' set a spell;" spite •obstacles of all kinds Ruth - A, rifle cracked from the direction gives notes on her ranch interest to of the trail to the west, Ann's band purebaso cattle. She is assisted by Old Charley Thane and his son, Will Thane. A ]Mexican family has been hired to assist with the work. A peculiar sickness developes with the livestock. Snavely calls it "liver fever" .. , and says he has a pow- der for the water to cure the disease. Ruth discovers trickery in Snavely's tactics of poisoning her cattle, but says nothing. waiting for additional evident*. Drought is overcome by sinking a well in a ravine, getting water for the perishing stock. At the round -up Ruth has enough stock to sell to meet her notes. raurzeiVratr NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY Snavely passed her on the run, shouting, "Pack my stuff!" She had left his riding horse at the saddle shed, and now Snavely hurried into the shed, returning with saddle and bridle. At the house Ann set about pack- ing the horse. When sho saw Snavely getting into his chaps, she paused and watched him for a mo- ment. Then her eyes turned toward the trail to Old Charley's. It would would not be dark for some time — Miss Ruth could not have gone far. From the top of the first little hill one could see a long way along the trail; and the rifle would shoot a mile. TIME TABLE. Trains will arrive at and depart from Glinton as follows: Buffalo and Goderich Div. Going. East, depart 7.08 a.m. Going Bast depart 3.00 p.m. Going West, depart 11.50 a.m. ,Going West, Jdepart 9.58 p.m. London, Huron & Bruce Going 'North, ar. 11.34. lve.11.54 a.rn. As Snavely mounted his horse at the barn, Ann suddenly ran to the rifle snatched it up, and disappear- ed around the southern side of the house. From there she crossed the small gully, and, stooping low, made her way to the trail and hid behind a large bowldor. ` Snavely missed the rifle almost as he dismounted at the house. He called Ann in a furious voice. He looked about, ran cursing into the house and out again. Several times he slapped the two revolvers belted around his hips with an air of vexa- tion—revolvers were only good at close quarters. He wanted the rifle. He would need it badly when a posse took his trail. Be soon gave up calling Ann and hastily finished packing the buck- skin horse. The last thing he tied an was a half sack of rolled barley he had just brought from the barn. He would look after his horses al- ways. With the lead rope of the pack horse in his hand, he swung himself into the saddle. And as he mount ed, his eyescame to rest on the country he was to ride. Slowly the man's eyes dropped until they rested on the trail which passed over t he hill, A sudden tenseness came into his face; his lips fell to twitching and jerking without pasting. With a wild insane yell he dug the spurs in- to his horse, dropped the lead rope Of the pack animal and started to- ward the trail Ruth and David had taken.r Before he had crossed the little gully south of the house, he pulled up his horse with a jerk; Ann stood above lune on the trail, the rifle to her shoulder. "You rain'' hurt them' people! You got totake the other trail to ,Mexico." Snavely held his hands away from the guns at his hip; a mask of stony hatred .settled aver his face. lie' said nothing. "Ride, down to th' barn—you kin go afterwhile. But wait at th' barn, I doan want you here where you Idn talk at me." For a' long moment the man look, ed at the woman above him; his face set, his eyes' narrowed. Then he slowly rained his horse about, rode to the buckskin, and gathering up the lead rope, continued on. 'to the barn. As soon as he was beyend the Point where he would dare try ' to use his revolvers, Ann settled her flew to her side. . She sat very; straight for a moment, an expres- sion of bewilderment on her face. Slowly her head drooped, the great body crumpled, slid from the rock and fell across the trail. Sugarfoot whined and Licked the big open hand. It was long after dark when Oi(1 Charley, Will and Ruth crossed the mountains and came among the lower foothills on the Dead Lantern ranch. Old Charley rode first, his ancient forty-five on .his hip and a Winches- ter in a sheath under his left stir- rup. ltuth followed, then Will. Da- vid had been left behind with old Juan and Juana. The riders where coining down the last hill when Old Charley suddenly halted. His revolver sprung into, his hand, and he leaned forward, peering' at the ground. "It's Ann!" • Sugarfoot stood guard, growling fiercely. He would allow no one to. approach but Ruth, who did not heed him but dropped to her knees beside the giantess. ''She's alive, I think— Ann! Ann!" "Yes, little white girl," Ann whis- pered faintly. "I been waitin' fer you." "Let's get her to the house," said Will. "Here, dad—" "Wait," cried Ruth. Ann was whispering; the girl bent her head lower. "Don't move me—I ain't got but a minute, little white girl. I jos' want to tell you—Mr. Snavely, an' me was together long ago in Texas --]he's my man—we ain't married. Wei got a little girl—at Saint Mary's Convent in town, she is—Martha Jackson Ann rested for a moment. "Will you look after my little 'Martha? She—don't know --who her folks it *thinks good people. Don't tell her no different. Mr. Snavely don's want nobody to know—but be's been payin' fer her a little—I tol' him I'd tell if he didn't—" Again the whisper died away for a moment. "Ann," said Ruth. "I promise to alevays look after your little girl as long as she needs rue." Ann sighed. "Was that where you went, dear., those times you used to go away from the ranch?" "Yes :that was it. I seen her with the other girls—sometimes I could. But she never know'd noth- in"'bout me—don't tell her no dif- ferent—she thinks I was good—" Ruth was sobbing. "I won't," "Then—,if—you'll kinda look after Sugarfoot—where is you,Sugar " Ruth pulled the little ;dog's heat] clown to Ann's cheek. There was a moment of silence, then a faint sigh. tuna South $,0A gm, self on a rock beside the trail, and the "Now where are we?" asked Old Charley. "I wish Will had brought Martin along with has documents — this legal business comes too fast for me. As far as I can see, Ruth hasn't got a mite of .interest left in the ranch. "Not a particle," smiled the girl. "Mr. Will Thane is at this moment in entire possession of the Dead Lantern ranch. I have received the value of my interest and Martha, hers. But look at this—" Ruth solemnly tore her check in two pieces. "Hey!" shouted Old Charley. Will smiled. That's all right. Dad. Ruth's just simplifying ,mat t:rsf, "Yeah? That's nice," replied the old man dubiously. "Sure" -Will pulled another docu- ment from his pocket—all she has to do is to sign this and she comes in with us for the value of her 'origin- al interest in the Dead Lantern." '`Ole, yes." Old Charley lapsed in- to thought. "Now there's another thing," said Will. Since the rancees are combin- ed we ought to decide on a brand for all the stock. As it is, part of them are carrying the Dead Lantern iron and the rest have ours. We ought. to have a new deal all around. Don't you think so, Dad?" "Eh? Oh, sure. Yes, everything ought to be under a new brand." Three pencils began making fend. ful scrawls on as many pieces of pa - avec :me It was just after the fall round- up. David' was down by the saddle shed putting the finishing touches to •a racer boasting four wire wheels. Sugarfoot lay in the warm dust at a safe distance and watched with alert eyes. A few yards from the barn, old Don Francisco and Alfredo were laying pipes across,a long pit, in preparation for to -morrow's barbe- cue. Just beyond them, under the shade of . the big mesquite, Magda sat on a rawhide -covered chair. The small bundle lying so comfortably in her arms stared with great brown eyes into the lacy foliage above. On the porch of the ranch house Ruth, Will and Old 1Cearley sat as round a small table littered, with pa- pers. The old man laid •aside his pen, scrutinized the last of three signatures on a legal document, blot - bed it, and removed his spectacles. "N1ow"—he raised his eyes to Ruth and Will—"who knows what's the next step ° in this business?" "I guess the money comes next," said Will. "I'll write Ruthea check and then, as far as I can she, the Dead Lantern is legally sold." per. At last Ruth pushed a design to the centre of the table. Wouldn't that do?" she asked. The two men regarded it for a moment, "It would," said Old Char- ley. Ruth had drawn the outline of a lantern, identical with the Dead Lantern except that in the centre she Britain. Back of then, of course, had -placed a small half moon with down -turned horns, "It's lit," said Will "Ruth has Working up Peace Enthusiasm Among Those Who Never Start Wars A "vigorous drive" to arouse pub- lic opinion to the 'seriousness of the international situation is being launch- ed this year by the League of Nations Society of Canada, according to an announcement by Hon. Ernest La- pointe, K.C., •i1.P., former Minister of .Justice and president of the so. ciety, who points out that the society has prepared a syllabusof studies' dealing with the major problems of peace, and groups and individuals are asked to co-oopetate by reading this matter and spreading the Bose pel of peace. Mr. Lapointe reported that copies of this syllabus would be distributed to more than 10,000 or- ganizations throughout the Domin- ion, accompanied by strong appeals from the leaders of our three politi- cal parties for Canadians to arouse themselves to the growing menace of war. Far be it from us to ridicule any effort to spread the gospel of peace, and yet we wonder just what results. will follow a great deal of the peace activities which are launched, There have been several powerful books written and dramas presented to show us the awfulness of war it- self—the killings, the hate, the de- struction of the"flower of the iia: irons," the agonized suffering, both among the actual participants in modern warfare and among the non- combatants. , - After the catastrophe of,1914-18, surely we should have learned the folly of war—it proves nothing, that the 'victors lose almost as much as the vanquished, that millions ofmen lay down their' lives in mass butch - cry, that passions of hate and fury are unleashed which are carried from generation to generation, and that our entire economic system is throws? out of 'pear to such an extent as to inflict misery and want among all the nations years after actual warfare ceases. All these facts are so well-known 'and so deeply imbedded in human minds that they hardly need to be pointed out. We doubt if there is one per cent. of the people in our country who are not heartily sick of war, and so, -while it may be desirable to have their enthusiasm for peace maintained, yet they are not the ones who start wars. Tho thing to do is to penetrate the minds of leaders of all countries with the necessity for peace. •Officially speaking. the actual decision that started the last war rested with a- bout half a dozen men in Europe and lighted the Dead Lantern. "She sure did," observed Old Char. ley, thoughtfully. He teetered back on the legs of his chair and fell to. sucking his pipe. With only half a mind to listen to the voices of the young folk; his eyes wandered over the distant valley. The voices fad- eel from, his thoughts. After a time he awoke from his dreaming; David was plodding toward the ranch house, proudly dragging a wobbling contrap- tion on wire wheels behind' him. From the boy his eyes dropped to the bent heads of the young people:"—great, est idea in the world, Will; we can move the south pasture fence half a mile east -re' "Fine; then with the old line fence and just a bit of new fence we'll have a wonderful bolding pasture." • There was a shrewd light in the old man's eyes as he regarded the studious young faces. Rising, he sauntered over to rneeie David, the gray smoke from his pipe drifting in; the air. While down in the gulch a soft Arizona breeze stirred to flute a harmony of peace and happiness in the cavern of whispering rock. THE END WHO DISCOVERED AMERICA ANYWAY? Just who did dissever America ? Christopher. Columbus got away with the honor for a long time but the claim of John Cabot cannot be set aside. Christopher Columbus discov- ered the. West Indies but not the con- tinent of America, it is claimed, John Cabot in 1497 bumped into the island of Cape Breton on the eastern Canadian shore at the tip of the pro- vince of Nova Scotia, thereby estab- lishing a claim as the discoverer. Then along came claims on 'behalf of the Norsemen who also, it woulol ap- pear, made: landings in the province of Nova Scotia about the year 1000 A. D,, leaving behind them stones with runic inscriptions, one of which was found at the head of Yarmouth harbor and is now seen in the pub- lic library in that town. ' Now - the Egyptians are being put forward, one of the basis for the claim toeing that when -'Christopher Columbus ar• rived he found the Indians calling the constellations of heavenly bodies by names similar to those bestowed by the ancient Egyptians. In Mex - leo there wore pyramids, hieroglyphics' and sculptures in which the hair on. the human figures portrayed is. dressed much like that shown in Egyptian paintings, so, who did dis cover America, anyway? were their governments. But Canada whose contribution to the war was of no mean proportion, had little, if any, power to influence the actual decis- ion which precipitated the conflict. If we are to have peace, we must' secure it through the leaders who control such events. The average ,cit, izen of this or any other Gauntry has as little power to secure peace as he or she has to start a war. The thing is done through the higher-ups. We believe it would be possible to get 99 per cent. of the people in ev- ery country to declare themselves against war. We find in England that the powerful and 'numerically strong Trades and Labor Congress have gone op record as refusing to join in an- other war. University students have declared they will never join in an- other war. The church has repeat- edly declared its opposition to war. We could go farther and have all school children "sign the pledgee" that they will never bear. arms. Yet all this would be no assurance that we shall never see another war, Recent developments in Japan, Rus- sia, Germany and Italy showthe enthusiasm which can be created by leaders looking to secure 'a place in the sun." It is conceded that power- ful armament manufacturers have created 'war scares" and are still do- ing so and attempting to foment in, ternational unrest and distrust. No matter how well-meaning their inten- tions may be, the rank and file of the citizenry pray quite easily be placed in a position, by cunning and propaganda, where they feel they must defend themselves. And the "conscientious objector" is soon over whelmed in the tidal wave of war. We need only remember what hap- pened to Premier J. Ramsay Mac- Donald of Britain during the late war. Here was a confirmed pacifist; who was shunned, denounced as a traitor, expelled from clubs, and oth- erwise humiliated and villified be- cause he would not subscribe to the war doctrine. To the extent that an alert and powerful public opinion may influ- ence government leaders to keep on the path of, peace, such movements as are being launched in Canada by the League of Nations Society are all to the good. But national action may not penetrate into international realms. We may be a peace -loving people, but we of ourselves cannot instil into the Germans or Russians or Japanese the same minds as in ourselves, Only by international, concord among the nations of the world, can we hope to establish peace upon earth. The Kellogg Pact's re- nouncement of arms as a feature o1!' government policy was one of .the greatest steps forward. Yet there are many indications that some na- tions signed i with 'their tongue In their cheek. • They haven't attempted to carry out in theirlives that which their lips have professed. We have made advances in ,our peace ,efforts. Every move toward this end is worthy of all support and fit' commendation. There are, however, still too many "ifs," "andse and "buts" in our acceptance of the peace doctrines. When this policy of peace is fully established, it will comae a- bout, we feel, not by mass action a, mong the citizens of each separate country but by the united actionof the small coterie of foreign secretar- ies whose power it now • is to lead na- tions toward war and wee can simil- arly lead them toward peace. --.Hanover post. • PREFERS LIVE BIRDS TO DEAD SPECIMENS Jack Miner he 1904 saw that the Game Warden system wasn't going to protect the birds from extermina- tion because a gpme warden couldn't be like Santa Claus and be all over at once, so he conceived the idea of creating sanctuaries where no shoot- ing or molesting of birds is allowed and where the birds are fed in these safety places. The bird sanctuaries have proven so effective that every province in Canada and every state across the border has adopted the system. Jack Miner. says "Isn't it far more sane to create sanctuaries and protect birds alive than to build museums to preserve dead speci- mens." CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY EARNINGS The gross revenues of the all-in- clusive Canadian National Railways System for the week ending January 7th, 1934, were $2,359,093 as coin - paled with $2,000,014 for the corre- sponding period of 1933, an increase of $359,679. No Cold is a Fixture with Buckley's ix*ere No, sk. No matter how hard ohd deep-seated your cough or cold may be, BUCKLEY'S MIXTURE will conquer it in next to no time. The vary first dose sets down to business — yor. ran Mt it doing you good. *Its lightning -last action amazes everybody when they take it for the first time. If you, or any mamba of your family, has cough, cold, 'au or bronchitis, try Buckley's end be convinced. Refuse substitutes. Buck. ley's is sold everywhere. TOO FEW BUSINESS FIRMS EMPLOY ADVER- TISING TO LESSEN THEIR COSTS OF SELLING. Business enterprise today has two major prob- lenlsl 1. To increase sales; 2. To lessen the cost of selling. Yet so many omit the use of advertising, despite their readiness to agree to the proposition that "advertisinglessens the cost of selling." We're frankly amazed at the avoidance of ad- vertising in the face of the knowledge that it costs less to sell with the assistance of advertising than without it. Strange, strange—this human tendency to go contrary to what•, knowledge and experience have taught us is right! To lessen your cost of selling, we commend to you an adequate campaign of regular advertising in THE CLINTON NEWS -RECO O A FINE MEDIUM FOR ADVERTISING-R.EAD ADS. IN THIS IS SUI: