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The Wingham Advance Times, 1935-12-12, Page 3Thurs., 'December 12, 1935 Salada 'Orange Pekoe Blend will prove a sheer ,n delight to lovers of fine tea. World Wide News In Brief Form $1,000,000 Fire at Hamilton• Hamilton, Ont,Damage estimated in excess of $1,000,000 was caused early Friday by fire that destroyed the six -storey Royal Market Apart- ments, extending `along . James and MerrickStreets, in the heart of clam - town Hamilton, chasing 75 tenants to the streets. A half-dozen stores, lo- cated on the ground floor 'of the ap- artment building were destroyed with all their contents. Dense smoke ,pour- .ed from the windows when firemen arrived and terrified occupants shout- ed for help in the corridors. Tall lad- ders were swung against the windows and scores of persons were carried down. Others were assisted along fire escapes and several elderly women were lowered to the sidewalk with ropes. Ask Lower' Interest on Bonds Ottawa -Owners of Alberta bonds are being' asked to consider a rear- rangement of interest charges, it was announced here by Premier William Aberhart. He is here attending the Dominion -Provincial conference. China, Clipper Reaches Home Alameda, Cal.—The big flying boat "China Clipper' completed her •first round-trip air -mail flight to the Phil- lipines seven hours ahead of schedule. Seventeen hours and 1_ ninute from Honolulu, 2,400 miles and 68 hours and 28 minutes from Manila, 8,000 miles, was the flying time. Premier King Explains Oil Question Ottawa -The Dominion Govern- ment's statement denying responsibil- ity for Dr. Walter A. Riddell's oil sanctions proposal at Geneva, had re- ference only to the origin of the sug- gestion, Prernier Mackenzie King de- clared. "It had no reference to the merits of the proposal, which will be consideredwhen the proper time ar- rives," the Prime Minister said. Stolen Money Found Hull—Solution of the theft of $15,- 090 from the Provincial Bank and the murder of Armand. Nadeau here Wed- nesday last week moved • closer as Provincial Police whisked a .fourth man to Montreal for questioning and definitely revealed the money had been .found. The stolen money, in bilis of other banks, was found in a house in Hull, but police refused to indicate the address. - Power Contracts Now Void: By Order -in -Council the Hepburn Government late Friday , afternoon proclaimed the Power Commission Act of 1985. Contracts which would have, obligated Ontario to the extent of nearly $300,000,000 over approxi- mately a 35 -year period are now void. "We're through," the young Prime Minister said last night. "But the four companies can return to us if they like; they can go to the Hydro Com- mission with new offers if they so desire." F. P. O'Connor Now Senator Ottawa -F. P. O'Connor, well- known Toronto manufacturer, has been summoned to the Senate to fill the vacancy 'caused by the death of Hon. Charles .Murphy of Ottawa, it. was announced • by Prime Minister Mackenzie King. Naming of Senator • �rk���.+77.G�. aK1'Ti�. irrD5Jf7` Pl''� %Ei as Specials --ATTHE — HYDRO. sH A full Line of useful Electric Gifts at reason- able price, Irons, Toasters, Percolators,, Table Lamps, Xmas Tree Lights, Etc, Place a Xmas Tree on your lawn and have it wired with electric lights. We instal and supply the lights at a rental of 10e per Light for a 10 -day period. If you have a beautiful evergreen tree on your lawn, brighten it up with colored lights. Place your order now. gingham UtIilti€s Co; e. WINGHAM ADV',NCB-TIMBS O'Connor will bring the Government standing h the upper House back to a total of thirty-two, as the late Sen- ator Murphy also was a Liberal, hav- ing been Postmaster -General ' in the Xing Administration from 1921- 25. Conservatives have sixty-four mem- bers in the Red Chamber, a majority of thirty-two, Governor Befriends"Hauptmann Trenton, N.J.—A source close to Governor Harold, Hoffman said he is determined to "see that justice is done" in the Lindbergh slayipg, and will delay Bruno Hauptrnann's execu- tion of any "plausible" evidence in produced in the condemned man's' fa, vor. Anti -Hitler Demonstration 'Anti -Hitler resentment threatened to burst into rioting when the police were called to disperse a crowd of 200 men and women who gathered outside the Royal York Hotel, Tor- onto, to protest a reception given by ^German railway and Government re presentatives in the interests of the Olympic Ganes in Berlin next sum- mer. Japan Warned Washington—Japan was warned by Secretary of State Hull that the Unit- ed States Government does not look with equanimity upon the autonomy movement in N.orth China, Iii a for - ,mal statement, which followed close upon a sharper and even more point- ed warning to Japan in the British House of Commons, Hull called upon "all nations" to respect all existing treaties. Peace Proposals Premier Laval, of France, racing against time in an effort to solve the Ethiopian war before an oil embargo is declared against Italy, has sent Premier . Mussolini peace ' "sugges- tions" it was disclosed. Sir Samuel Hoare, British. Foreign Secretary, ad- dressed a new peace appeal to Italy, but coupled with it an assertion that "this appeal' is no sign of weakness." $3 Per Pound! for Champion Steer .Chicago — "Pat's Blue Ribbon", grand champion steer, was auctioned off at $3 a pound, equalling the value of the 1934 champion, but far under the 1929 record of $8,25. Cleo Yoder of Wellman, Iowa, who raised him, was happy at his fat cheque and the $750 cash awards "Pat's Blue Ribbon" brought, a total of $3,900. Heads U.F.O. • W. G Nicholson of Underwood was elected President of the United Farmers of Ontario, succeeding R. J. Scott of Belgrave, who has held the position for .the past five years. Dan Stauffer, of Bright, was elected.Vice- President, and R. S. Hetherington of Freeinarx was apponted third execu- tive member. At a social gathering held in the evening Mr. Scott was presented with a life 'membership, Want. Trade With Russia Resolutions urging prison reform, the establishment of improved trade relations between Canada and Russia, the taking of the liquor question out of politics, -and that a plebescite be taken before Canada declares war, were among those passed at the an- nual convention of the United Farm- ers of Ontario in the King, Edward Hotel, Toronto. May Appoint Deputy Premier Appointment of a Deputy Premier of Ontario to relieve Mitchell Hep- burn of some of the burdensome rout- ine' duties of his office is being talk- ed of among Cabinet men at Queen's Park. More than anxious to keep the young Leader at the helm of State and party, his colleagues are casting about for some means of easing the daily grind of the Prime Minister's department, and saving Mr. Hepburn for the direction of policy and for settlement of major issues. Ritchie Estate Pays $350,000 The public purse is richer by $350,- 000 through an amicable settlement. reached with the Harold F. Ritchie Estate, Premier Mitchell Hepburn an- nounced. Stern warning was issued by the Prime Minister that his Gov- ernment would impose 100 per cent. penalties under the act upon estates that "tried to escape making the pro- per contributions to the Treasury" • rkYlIMJIH iHleiYnk,,,, tNnbii"nr" rdtlY"Yri NEWS of the DISTRICT 1 ne�'7"1e1N.n171.n11i71(17.1.Me.l.a1100ta1"17"b. N741..U., Missing Dogs Pound Three of four thoroughbred 'dogs inissed from Goderich have been re- turned, one dead. Two of them, an English Setter and a bird dog, were found hunting "together in the hush near Beniniller, about five miles front BYRAN'S GRANDSON ACTS Grandson of the great commoner, William. Jennings Bryan, ` has joined the Hollywood film colony. Here's Bryan Hargreaves, 19, applying make- up before going an the set as stand- in for Donald Woods, whom he re- sembles. Goderich. The third, a Newfoundland, was killed by a C.N.R. train south of Goderich. The body was found near the tracks. A hound is still missing, Scarlet Fever Epid'emic Checked As a measure against the epidemic of scarlet fever in Huron Township and Ripley Village all public meetings have been cancelled and schools clos- ed. Toxoid treatments are being giv- en and every possible step is being made to keep the epidemic in hand. No further cases have been reported. Fraud Charge Aired Chargesof fraud laid against two Howick Township men, William Craig and Murdie Edgar, were aired in Magistrate F. W. Walker's court, Walkerton. The charges arose out of the purchase of some fowl from Geo. Johnston and I. Cooper, Greenock Township farmers. Checks which the accused pair gave in payment of the fowl were returned "N.S.F." The ex- planation of the accused was that they had received a check of the rub- ber type from a wholesale dealer to whom they had shipped and thus their own account in the ba,nk was left short. As the court believed there was no real intention to defraud, the case was adjourned two weeks to al- low Craig and Eiger to make rest- ,. tution. Listowel Will Hold Old Boys' Reunion At a public meeting called by May- or W. A. Johnstone Listowel citizens unanimously decided to hold an old boys' reunion in 1936. The date was not definitely decided upon. A com- mittee will nominate officers, plan or- ganization and report at another pub- lic meeting on December 11. It is 15 years since a reunion was held there. Ripley Child Scalded Katherine Liddle, young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Liddle, of Ripley, received painful burns about the neck and face when she pulled over a cup of scalding tea from the table. Dr. D. R. Finlayson of Ripley was summoned and attended the burns. Two Stores Entered The grocery store of Hugh Sinclair and the fancy goods store of Mrs. Burrows, Harriston, were burglarized. Entrance was made by the breaking of the glass in the front door, Police Chief Neil was notified and is en- deavoring to locate the operators. It would appear •from the.condition of the doors that the burglars were well equipPed with tools for the work. Re - reports of similar burglaries have been reported from Mount' Forest, where, as at Harriston, only money was taken. Blyth Chief Made County Constable A township boundary •through a village is not uncommon and would seem harmiess enough, but complica- tions' which have arisen in the vill- age of Blyth, have the police force talking to himself.' Two families of Blyth, one on the village proper side of the boundary, the other across the boundary, have created a mutual and intense dislike for one another that does not stop with the calling of nam- es. The constable fregttently is called upon to quell the disturbances, but is powerless to exert authority on the family outside of the township, he having to call ie a cottnty coes'tabie, Reeve McNall offered a solution when he moved at the county counel meet- ing to recommend that the village of- ficer be appointed a .county constable, East Wawanosh Lady Passes' The death occurred Thursday at her bowie, lot 30, concession 3, East Wawanosh, of Jane I3radford, widow 01 Robert Smell. Mrs. Snell was in her' 77th year and bad been ill for five weeks. Jane Bradford was the daughter of Robert and Mary Ann Armstrong Bradford and was born on July 26; 1859, at Ashfield, where she lived for some' years, being educated at the Ashfield school. Previous to her marriage she lived at Belfast. On November 1, 1882, she was married to George Snell, Ater their marriage, they lived at Lucknow and Lanes. In 1885 they moved to Londesboro and from there, in 1908, to their farm in East Wawanosh. Mr. Snell passed away in June, 1930. A family of sev- en survive, The funeral was field from the residence on Saturday' at 2 o'clock to Ball's Cemetery, Rev, Hugh C. Wilson of W.estfifield United Church where deceased attended, of- ficiated. Milk Wagon Driver Injured Cedric Jones, 18, is in Grove's Me- morial Hospital, Fergus, suffering a severe knee injury as well as minor cuts and bruises following e collision when a car driven by G. Duffield, of Ponsonby, completely demolished a light milk wagon owned by 'L, Gear and driven by Jones. Gallons of milk flooded the street as a hundred or more bottles were broken. Duffield's car was also badly damaged, though the driver escaped uninjured. TIM TALKS .ON THE NEW COUNCIL To the Editur av all thin Wingham paypers. Deer Sur:— As the missus tould ye lasht wake, I wus out at the ould farrum whin the new Council wus elicketed, so, av coorse, I don't considher mesilf responsible in anny way fer the re sults. Mebby tings wudden't hev bee anny bether if I had been here. If wussen't afraid av takin could in m back T wud apply fer the jawb runnin the arena this winther. Anny way I don't loike to lave the missu alone so much at noights, wi shtrange min talking to her over the radio. Av coorse, she often laves me alone barrin the company I can git out av thim shpalpanes av Hoigh Schoo Wan noight, whin she wus ou callin on some av her naybors, I had the byes downshtairs to play domin- oes wid me, an we got talkin about the new Council an whoy the prisint mimbers wus elickted. They said. Mayor Hanna got his jawb agin be `rayson av nobody Ilse wantin it. Whin I asked him how Davidson happened to git in agin all they said wus "Well, well! Didn't he do well?" They said Hinry Tomson wus elickted be rayson av creme always corrin to the top, an that VanWyck got theer because the van av an army is always in the front loines. They harrudly knew what to say about the other fellahs, but tought that mebby Lloyd;,saw theer wus an open door an simply walked in, an that Wilkin- son wus always able to paint tings in broight colors. They cudden't tink av army woise cracks to make about Crawford an Hetherington, but decoided that the payple tought that, if we musht hev wan lawyer on the Council Boord, it wud be safer to hev two, so that wan cud watch the other, so to shpake. The paypers, an radio min, kape tellin us that toimes do be gittin bet- ther, in the cities. I hope it is three, but if it is, it is not be rayson av annyting the Grits hev done, but in shpoite av thim. It sallies to be the Iuck av thins Grits to always hev the buildin av the house, afther us Tor- ies hev laid a good foundashun, but, I am sorry to say, that they often put up a putty flimsy buildin, an whin we • git into awfice agin, we hev to pull the mgsht av it down, an shtart all over agin, Wan good ting about the prisint council is that they do be moshtly Tories. ' Yours fer betther toimes, Timothy Hay. WREN it's been stormy for days . on end, or you haven't been feeling quite up to your usual round of visits ... how pleasant it is to chat with friends. 'by telephone. You are never alone with Tour tele- phone. It banishes isolation: keeps you in touch with your own immediate circle and with the world at large. And it's al- ways on guard in emergency. W►�a15'e1ur tele to does for ono You Keeps nes YQu in touch with ghbouis Qnd frrgnus:a" w otos Your. shoppn' rot 9asier. apsthe tl docrin audda liars or aceidenh Eno6las you to ar socia! affairs and range s iRgs, R166t-. Sum • breaks outhelp whan fire Maintains business eon. fc when You're force Y hams, d • Gets repairmenwhea euentiot bonne services break down, a OF YOUR TELEPHONE IS JUST WHAT YOU MAKE IT" left to the incoming Executive. Th business. being over the rest of th evening was devoted to Euchre an Bridge, 40 tables being required, and all enjoyed themselves. The following are the officers fo e • Fin. Secretary—John Moon. e Chaplain -Rev. R. C. McDermid. d : Auditors -H. Morrish and S. M. Wickens. Convenors of Committees: ✓ Reception -Mrs. W. A. Campbell. Refreshment—Mrs. D. Thompson, Mrs, C. C. Young and Mrs. H. Stowe, Program—W. A. Buchanan and G. E. Ferguson. Publicity—E. Floosie-. Property—G, A. Newton. Visiting—Mrs. I. H. Brown. Town Representatives: Bayfield—J. A. Cameron. Bluevale—H, B. Stowe. BIyth—Harry Sloan, Robt. Scott. Brucefield—T, Mustard. Belgrave-R. I. Ferguson. Brussels—Geo. Thompson. Clinton -A. J. Grigg. Egmondville-D. D. Wilson. Exeter—S. J. Hicks. Goderich—Athol McOuarrie and Dave Thompson. Gorrie--A. H. Halliday. Londesboro—Harvey Morris. Saltford.--R. C. King. Seaforth—A. E. Forbes. Wingham—W. H. Pearson. Hensall—Mrs. H. 3. D. Cooke. Zurich—Mrs. A. Becker. the coming g years: • Hon. Presidents— Hon. J. A. Gard- av iner, Geo. E. Ferguson, B. H. Mc- Creath ,J. A. McLaren, A. C. McVic- d ar, and T. A. Russell, Hon. Vice Presidents—Mrs. Geo. E. Ferguson, Mrs. H. J, Hodgins, Mrs. L. M. Pringle, Miss F. Patter- son, Mrs. W. A. Campbell, Mrs. Jno. of 1 Moon, Mrs. E. Floody, Mrs, B. H. McCreath, Mrs. A. E. Forbes, Mrs. H. B. Stowe, Mrs, R. Brooks, Mrs, J. A. McLaren, Mrs. Dr. Ferguson, Mrs. D. Robertson, Mrs. C. C. Young, Mrs. W. A. Buchanan, Mrs. D. D. Wilson. Hon. Life Members -Mrs, Wni, McCreath, Mrs, Jos. Beck, Rev. W, G. Hanna, Mrs. Janet McVittie, Mrs. R. Holmes, Mrs. S. L. Scott, Mrs. Zimmer, Mrs. M. Sanderson. President—W. A. Campbell. Vice Presidents—W. A. Buchanan, Robert Brooks, Dr. F. T. Bryans, Dr. Byron Campbell, G. M. Chesney, R. A. Greer, Miss M. Morrish, Miss E. King, Miss E. Bryans, Miss Anne Crittenden, W. E. Hanna, A. G. Smith, G. R, Dane, W. J, Tamblyn, H. W. Brown, W, F. Cantelon, G. E. Beswetherick, Mrs. G. M. Chesney, Mrs. M. Scarlett, Mrs. W. E. Hanna. 'Hon. Secretary—E. Floody. Secretary—R. S. Sheppard. Assist. Secretary—Miss' S. Walker. Treasurer—Dr. H. J. Hodgins. HURON OLD BOYS' ANNUAL MEETING Mr.• W. A. Campbell Elected Pres- ident for 1936. The 36th Anntial Meeting of the Huron Old Boys' Association of To- ronto was held in the West End Y. M.C.A. ort Tuesday evening, Decem- ber. 3rd, with the largest attendance for some years: The President, G E, Ferguson, occupied the chair and very encouraging reports were read by the •Secretary and treasurer, the former dealing with the activities daring the year and the latter with the fianancial standing. The arrangements with re- gard to the Anuttel. At -Horne were The collector approached a parish- ioner and held out the box. "I never give to missions," whis- pered the parishioner. "Then take something out of the box, sir," whispered the collector. "The money is for the heathen." ROSES AROUND THE WORLD kee I! The cute little trick in theten-gal- lon hat is 'Clarice Mollenkatnp, She is `holding a bunch of Texas Centen- nial :eoses, a variety developed. by P, W. Fair, Texts. The blossoms will be distributed all over the world by good -will tourists in honor of the 1980 celebration.