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IS THE GROUP SYSTEM COMING?
-(By J. K. Munro in MacLean's)
That much -heralded caucus that
was to determine the future of the
Unionist Party has been held. Once
again they met the issue by dodging
it; but beneath the surface the wires
sang a joyful song of a return to the
old Tory lines with a revised edition
of that National Policy that made Sir
John Macdonald famous. When you
realize that smooth James Calder was
one of those who played the accom-
paniment to that song you may hazard
a guess as to the answer to that old,
old question; "Whither are we drift-
ing?" For, breathe it softly, lest the
shock affect the wheat cRap on the
Western prairies, Gentle James, whose
name is anathema in his native prov-
ince, is to -day the uncrowned King
of all Canada. Sir Robert Borden
may have failed in his efforts to wish
his crown on the new court -favorite,
but when he packed his trunk and set
out on his hunt for health he, to all
intents and purposes, gave Gentle
James his political power of attorney.
And the smooth, silent engineer of
political machinery was not long. idle.
When the incoming trains discharg-
ed their loads of minor statesmen at
the Central depot, Ottawa, the Chateau
lobby was filled with discontented and
somewhat dejected people. Fresh
froni their constit encies these, the
rtime Parliament,
members of this
were troubled with vague doubts as
to whether they had outlived their
usefulness. Some of them were so
far convinced that they were prepar-
ed to commit political suicide in the
shape of an appeal to the people as
preferable to a lingering and painful
death. They crowded around Sir
George Foster, their alleged leader
protein, and clamored for an immedi-
ate caucus. Sir George consented.
That caucus was fixed for the first
Wednesday of the session. But Sir
George proposes and Jarnes Calder
disposes. Silent James at this time
was down in New York helping Hon.
4• D. Reid administer comfort to the
invalid Premier who had arrived front
England on his way to that -other
home of Canadian statesmen, the
southern health resorts.. When he re-
turned the plans and specifications
Underwent an abrupt change. Silent
Janies knows how to treat disgruntled
members as well as sick Premiers.
No one knows better than he the
soothing influence of Ottawa cliniate.
The warm hand -clasp of the truly
great, the social function to whic
few but the chosen of the people
a may aspire, the rarified atmosphere
of stately halls that none but he may
tread, all help to bring the conclusion`
that the plain people don't know what
good for them; that after all the
public is simply an unwieldy mass of
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over -grown children. It may be
fractious for the moment but in the
end it will be moulded by the will of
the master minds that herd on Parlia-
ment Hill.
As said before, one James Calder
knows of this influence. Also he
knows how to iii4 ‚it. So he and Dr.
Reid came romping home from New
York carrying the glad tidings that
Sir Robert Borden's health was im-
proving, that, he would be back in the
House before the session closed and
that thew would be no caucus for yet
a little longer. Now, it is a. fact, that
in. no other place on earth is a man
so immune to public opinion as at the
Capital. If you want to. learn what
the people are NOT thinking come to
Ottawa. There's a reason. Every-
body who comes here is either an
M. P. who wants to stay or somebody
else who wants something else. The
' latter naturally tells the various
grades of statesmen just what they
want to hear. Nor does he neglect to
remark just how warm is the place,
they occupy in the innermost hearts
i of their countrymen. ,
1 Anyway *Silent James waited for
I the results he knew would come; and
Igot them. Gradually the murmurings
died away. The smile of happy con-
tent spread over the Union. benches
and the applause came readily and in
the right places. And' the debate on
the address in reply to the speech from
the throne dragged on. Hon. Willie
Ring, the automatic young Liberal
leader, got in early with what was
meant for a fighting speech and wound
it up with an amendment demanding
a franchise act with an election as a
chaser. The Unionists only laughed.
If they, hadn't known it before, the
Liberals whispered it to them now,
that this was jpst another dose of
the same old political "bunk" and that
Hon. Willie had no more use for an
-election than they had; that he had
been too long out in the cold to care
to take any immediate chances on a
repetition. But if his declaration
failed to faze the Unionists it did
have a rather unexpected effect on
certain of his followers. They evi-
dently thought that where there, was
se much smoke -there must be some
fire andall this election talk might
lead to something serious. That
careful old Scotsman, D. D. MreKenzie
was the first to hoist the . "safety
first" sign. With one eye perhaps on
the Cape Breton coal mines he de-
clared for "No truck and trade with
the Yankees." '
"I would not spend one five -cent
piece in the United States," he put
it, "till they recognize our Canadian
dollar at .its face value." .
After this most people thought D.
D. would pick up his hat and walk
over to the Union benches. For you'll
remember a year ago when the Cape
SEAFOIITS, FRIDAY,
APRIL' 9; 1920.
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Breton Highlander was talking him-
self out of the Liberal leadership he
declared for protection in no uncer-
tain terms, But D. D. didn't move.
He stayed right where he was, in the
front row of Liberel benches. More-
over, his speech was printed with big
headlines on the front page of the
official Liberal publication. So it
would seem that the two old parties
are getting closer together all the
i time.
if\ But if the, Kink amendment struck
sparks from lthe McKenzie, it almost,
if not altogether, started a conflagra-
tion in Another quarter. The first
tiny blaie showed in the speech of
the razor -tongued Gauthier, of St.
Hyacinthe. -He 'was discussing pro-
posed conferences -as a means of set-
tling raeieh disputes when he explod-
ed:
"Quebec has been badly treated, she
has been slandered, she is waiting for
her hour. Not till then will she con-
fer." • , -
Then, as if to show that the Ancient
Province was about to stand on her
dignity and her aneient and inalien-
able rights he finished his speech in
French. Trahan of Nicolet, one of
the finest Frenchmen in the House,
who spoke- next day while softening
the declaration to take the- threat of
vengeance out of it, admitted that
Gauthier expressed the 'sentiments of
.Quebec. He also spoke in French. In
fact the House heard more of the
language of. love and diplomacy in the
first few -days of this session thin it
did during the whole of last year.
This may mean several things. On
of these almost surely is that if the
next Parliament is to be Composed
of groups, a Quebec -group is to find
its place among them. That this
group will' be opposed to Sir Lomer
'Gouin and protection policy almost
goes without saying. It also begins
to look as if it might mean a defec-
tion of a large part of Mackenzie
Kings' following.
But the Government are not bother-
ing about tlie Liberal Opposition. With
Mr, King's inexperience, Hon. Charles
Murphy raising his voice and the
Irish flag at every opportunity and
that solid Quebec splitping up the
back, the Opposition qn be safely
left t� its own troubles.. The Govern-
ment may throw up a :smoke screen
to deceive the, public, but behind it
their heavy guns are turned on a little
group of a dozen members sitting
down near the door and to the left
of the Speaker. They, are Hon. T. A.
Cmrar and •his advance 'guard of
farmers. And they are to bear the
brunt of all pre-election fighting,
'Mr. Calder's forces succeeded in an
early attempt to smoke Mr. Crerar
out of his trenches in order that they
might get something on which to
centre their attack. By a report that
the debate on the address was to
close on a certain night they got Mr.
Crerar to make his first speech as
the newly elected leader of the
Agrarian Group, or the People's Pro-
gressive Policy, as Red Michael Clark
christened it.
Mr. Crerar's oratory wasn't spec-
tacular but it was mare or less effec-
tive. So much so, that Hon. Arthur
Meighen was stung into. making a
reply on the spur of the moment. He
spoke without preparation, was timid
as to his fiscal policy, declaring only
for tariff for revenue, and not only
disappointed his friendt but for the
third and, last time obliterated him-
self as a possibility for the Borden.
succeseien. And the smile on the
face of Silent James never even
flickered; but deep down in his heart
he may have been shaking hands with
himself. For things were coming
even better than he expected. Red
Michael Clark els° threw himself in-
to the fray and elocuted farmer doc-
trine so enthusiastically that for full
forty minutes he did not even men-
tion Cobden, whileo "free trade as we
have it in England" was 'given a well-
earned rest.
By the time the week -end had rolled
around, the ground was splendidly
cultivated. The Unionist 'forces had
been solidified by alternate volleys of
'French and Farmerese. They pre-
sented -a brave and smiling front.
TheWl at .this auspicious moment
who should step off the Monday morn-
ing train Mit that modest and retir-
ing financier, Sir Thomas White.
Strange to relate Sir Thomas carried
in his inside coat pocket a carefully
prepared and equally carefully word-
ed speech. Still stranger to relate he
found the floor of Parliament cleared
and not a single obstacle in the way
of his using that speech right after
three o'clock on Monday afternoon.
It need hardly be mentioned that this
is the choice position on the oratorical
list. It is also the hour at which a
speaker can secure all the publicity
a news -hungry press can afford.
Sir Thomas "seen his chance and
took it." Nor did he disgrace his
opportunity. He is a fine specimen of
manhood is the financial knight. He
is most courteous to opponents and
his manner is pleasing withal. As
one admirer enthusiastically exclaim-
ed, "He is a gentleman even if he is
a statesman." So, when he started
with fair words and sunny smiles,
everybody found a stray chance to
contribute to the applause. But only
for a little while. Then the applause
was louder but it came 'only from
the Union benches. For a new Sir
Thomas was being revealed. Gone
were the repetitions of other speeches,
gone was the conciliatory manner, nor
was the Personal pronoun overwork-
ed. ' The Finance Minister of the past
had become the leader of to -day. With.
feeling and emphasis he was consign-
ing the Unionist Party to the scrap
heap. , With tender care he was re-
suscitating an older and more reliable,
organization. And it was with a burst
of something approaching enthusiasm
that he declared that a National Lib-
eral -Conservative Party with a Na-
tional policy and led by Sir Robert,
Borden would sweep the cOuntry.
Ilow those old Tories did warm
under his oratory! The fighting look
came back to faces that had long worn
only melancholy resignation, the spark
,of hope was rekindled in hearts dead-
ened by an outlook of insurmountable
defeat, It was the dawning of a
new day; the re -birth of an old and
revered party.
But Sir Thomas had comfort for
even the bewildered Liberal -Unionists
in his utterances. The National Policy
he declared was not a fixed tariff but
a ,vital principle. In other words it
might be revised down as well as up,
which gives standing -room for all.
But right on tap of this he again took
their breath with the underlying
principle, which is that no satisfying
tariff could exist which did not take
into consideration. the development of
resources as well as the raising of
revenue. This could only mean pro-
tection. The word makes all good
-Liberals shiver.
Nor were the Liberal -Unionists the
only ones who looked a bit confound-
ed. Hon. Arthur Meighen thumped
his desk rather tamely as he realized
that Sir Thomas had raised his fbid for
the Tory end of the Unionist follow-
ing. Little Arthur had decared for
tariff for revenub only. Sir George
Foster himself cherishing dreams of
Premiership, gazed over the top of
his glasses at the new Messiah and
apparently wondered where he got
off at. Hon. Wesley Rowell, who fre-
quently makes it clear he is still a
Liberaldidn't applaud at all even
when his deskmate Hon. J. D. Reid
enthusiastically poked him in the
ribs. And the look of pious resigna-
tion on Hon. Wesley's face weuld have
fitted nicely the, countenance of one
of the heroes of Fox's Kook of Mar-
tyrs. Deep gloom too settled over
the countenances of Western Union-
ists such as Davis and Renders. They
have long ago given up hope of ever
coming back but they have yet to
live among their ptairie neighbors
for at least a part of every year
and the outlook was not pleasing.
There were other speeches after
Sir Thomas sat down but no one paid
much attention to them. There were
anxious faces in the corridors. But
eighty-five per cent. of the Unionist
fellowing is Conservative and ninety-
five per cent. of it is pure protection-
ist in principle, if not in nanThere
was a gleam in their eyes .that none
could mistake. Also it was whisper-
ed that the Cabinet with a single
exception were behind the White
. policy. That .exception of course,
wes Newton Wesley Rowell. And
when you asked an old Tory, "What
about Rowell ?" the answer came in
a sort of growl:
"If he doesn't like it, let him get
'out."
And someone else was also most
sure to chip in with; "The tail has
been wagging the dog too long."
Somehow, too, you seemed to get a
feeling that if the Conservatives
could get rid of Rowell and back to
a protection policy at one fell swoop
it would be "double shooting the turn"
and there would be cause for a double
celebration.
That night the calls for the caucus)
'were sent out! And again you pause
to mate that James Calder knows how
to make things happen in their regu-
lar sequence and right on the dot. Of
course nothing offtcial happened at
that caucus. From being the all-im-
portant feature of the session it had
become simply a link in a carefully
knit chain of events. It heard Sir
George Foster's tear -stained voice tell
of the absent Premier and applauded,
appropriately as that same voice took
on a clearer note and premised a re-
stored Premier's return. It heard
speeches that patted protection on the
back as the revived hope of a patriotic
but somewhat embarrassed Govern-
ment and with enthusiasm that no one
could misinterpret it decided to "carry
on." Nor was the name of the party
changed. Out of deference to the
wishes of Sir Robert Borden the by-
elections will be fought and lost under
the Unionist banner the great Nova
The Whit Calder forces know well
Scotian ha learned to love so well.
how to wait. They have sowed their
seed on fertile soil and can already
figure what the harvest shall be.
And although the caucus Was told
that Sir Robert Borden would be back
in the House a month before the ses-
sion ends or in about two months,
nobody really believes that he had
any intention of permanently resum-
ing his duties as Premier. Coming
across on the -boat from England he
told friends that he had quit politics
for good. But the later stories that
have leaked out of the council chamber
during the days of what is locally
known as the "crisis" show that a
'good deal of time is required for re-
arrangement before he can trust a
vacant Premiership to his colleagues.
When Sir Robert first announced his
retirement to his Cabinet he wanted
to quit right there. In fact, he did
quit and quit cold. And right there
and then each member of that Cabinet
with the possible exceptions of Gideon
Robertson and Col. Blondin, decided
that he was the man for Premier.
Just how sure each one was that
he was that man is evidenced by a
story told of Hon. Arthur Meighen
and Hon. Charles Calder. The form-
er, who likes to be polite, approached
the man he thought his greatest rival.
"If it comes to a race between us,"
quoth Arthur, or so the story goes,
"and you win, I will be glad to serve
you in any way I can."
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And James answered with a simple
"Thank you."
However, things were so muddled
that it _looked like a, parliamentary
convention to square things away.
This alarmed the great majority of
ministers, because a party top-heavy
with Tories would be almost sure to
choose a Tory leader, viz. and to wi
Arthur Meighen. And again Hon
James Calder is given credit fo
smoothing_ over the rising sea o
troubles, Little Arthur was -sen
away upon a mission and while h
was yet absent Sir Robert was per
suaded to draw back his resignation
and take the Premiership with him
on his hi4 for health, When Little
Arthur urned he found theCabine
doing busin,ess at the old stand still
Borden packing the Premiership in
moth balls; and his chances to become
the Lard's anointed gone forever
Now it is said of the Portage lawyer
tha0 he is an unsophisticated youth,
greatly in need of experience and
hard knocks. If this is so it must
be admitted that his Western colleague
is helping materially with his educa-
tion.
But if Sir Robert 'would be missed
as Premier his presence in the Cab-
inet was also necessary for another
reason. Hon. A. K. MacLean finally
kept his mind made up long enough
to jump out of the Government. This
makes Sir Robert the only Cabinet
representative from east of Montreal.
New Brunswick has no one at all in
the inner council of the Dominion, of
which she is proud to figure as the
potato -patch. Nor is it possible to get
fresh' cabinet material from the far
East. Down that way there are no
Unionists. There are Grits and Tories
and Farmers. But they all take their
politics undiluted. So it is easy to ap-
point a Bluenose to the Cabinet.
Trouble is you can't elect or reteelct
him in any -constituency. With a re-
version to Toryism under the White
regime, when it comes, tiiis difficulty
will be overcome. There are still
eight or ten ridings in the Maritimes
which wold elect a Tory Minister.
gins the attack will centre on them
and that they will have to repel board-
ers on every side: But if they're do-
ing any worrying they're doing it in
private. "They can't hurt me; let them.
go to it," is the way the Boss Farmer
puts it and he smiles that boyish smile
of his as he says it. It is a grand thing
for a man to feel that he enjoys the
perfcet confidence of the people he rep-
resents and that every charge his en-
emies hurl in his direction only makes
his re-election more certain.
As to the old-time Liberals they are
the most disgruntled party af the lot.
1 King, as leader, has not pleased them
1 as I see it. Hon. Charles Murphy,
who, true to his race, is one of the
t nicest chaps in the House in private
, and one of the bitterest in the country
o in public is constantly making trouble.
the debate on the address he staged
• another attack on his pet enemy, Hon.
Wesley Rowell. That he did it a-
gainst the advice of the best element
of his party was evidenced by the
absence of some members and the
silence of others. Any inVedtive he
had left over after describing Mr.
Rowell in detail he hurled at the
Orange Order. Results were not all
that could be desired from a Grit
standpoint. Hon. Wesley emerged
from the afternoon looking like a
man. who has just had a bath, while
the whisper "Murphy is trying to
change the Liberal party into a Cath-
olic party" could be heard among
members of his own faith.
And as the Liberals continue to slip
from the political map the Unionist
cause must necessarily brighten. That
is, from an Ottawa standpoint. What
everyone at the Capital forgets is.
that Parliament by no means repre-
sents the after -war sentimente of
the people. If the Union Goverment
looks towards thee -West it will see
the Prairies solid against it. Ontario
is partially Farmer and in sections
wholly opposed to anything wearing
the Union tag. British Columbia may
help a Hare but not much. To the
East things are still worse. From
the Ottawa River to the Atlantic
Ocean the old Conservatives could
probably carry A dozen seats. There
are not more than three or four that
the Unionists could ever hope for..
PUBLIC SCHOOL EXAMS
The following is the report of the
Easter Examinations for the different
departments in the Seaforth Public
School. Pupils missing' exams
marked thus *. Total mark, 500:
As to Hon. A. K. MacLean you
can't let him slip into the obscurity
that yawns for ex -Cabinet Ministers
without a kindly word. "A. K." as
he was popularly known, is as decent
/and likeable man as ever donned the
Cabinet purple. He never forgot for
a moment that he was and is a Liber-
al, but he played the game with his
colleagues at every turn of the road.
He went into the Cabinet at the re-
quest of Liberals who wanted to save
Provincial Premier Murray from awk-
ward complications. You'll remember
that Mr. Murray was hanging around
when Union Government was formed
and got tangled with a promise to be-
come Minister without portfolio. But
when he went back to Halifax to pack
his trunk he listened to the advice of
friends and hi Scotch caution asserted
itself. ,Evetually he decided to keep
on Premiering in Nova Scotia and "A.
K." was sent on to Ottawa as some-
thing just as good.
A man of infinite -Patience and un-
failing good -nature, Mr. MacLean got
along well with both friends and opp-
onents and was of great service to the
Government in piloting legislation
through the House. To be sure he
wasn't speedy and he had a positive
gift for procrastination. In this con-
nection they tell a story. Shortly af-
ter Union Government was formed Sir
Wilfid Laurier was talking with a
group of friends at a time when the
Cabinet were known to he in council.
"I wonder what the Cabinet are say-
ing now?" ventured one of the group.
Sir Wilfrid smiled reminiscently. 'I
think I know what one man will be
saying," he said."When Sir Robet says
'Well, gentlemen, what are we going
to do with this matter?' one man will
reply, 'Don't you think Mr. Premier,
we had better wait a while?"
And no one in the group needed to
be told the name of that man.
"A. k." has. been making up his
mind to get out of the Government for
months and months and Months. How
he ever arrived at a fixed determina-
tion and carried it out is one of the se-
crets that has not been disclosed. But
there is just a possibility that "A. K."
got a hint of the reversion to the old
Conservative name and acted in self-
defence. For to go back to his own
people in Nova Scotia, with Tory con-
tamination clinging to his outer garni-
ents was a more serious matter than
even making up his mind.
But there is no election yet in s'ght.
To be sure it has been prophesied that
a Franchise Bill in the spring mean'
an election in. the fall and the Franeh-
ise came right along in advance of the
first robin. Also there are Tories ait-
uated not too far from the powers that
control political destinies who tell you
that there will be a reaFgnment of
Conservative forces this surnmPr; that
Sir Thomas White will unsheath hi9
sword and that, by the rate of ex-
change and the row raised in the Un-
ited States Senate anent the status of
Canada in the League of Nations, an
appeal will be made to the peeple.
From. here, however, it hardly seems
likely. Sir Thomas White has declar-
ed most emphatically that the 'public
neither wants or needs an election. He
says the public mind must have time
to steady. Moreover, some people in
Ottawa profess to believe that the
Farmer movement is already on he
wane. . •
But if there are `such disturbances
there are no evidences apparent finvmg
the little band under Hon. T. A,
rar. The former Minister of Agri-
culture appears to enjoy the unquali-
fied confidence of his followers and
der his guidance they are doing little
talking and a lot of looking on. -.77ey
know that when the budget debstri- be-
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Room I
Sr. IV-Wilfritl Smith 476, Keith La-
mont 473, Eva Fee 467, Marjorie
Bickell 464, Fred Crich 464, Dorothy
Kent 455, Keith Stogdill 455, Evelyn
Peterson 454, Don McKay 447, Arthur
Burrows 440, Vincent Patterson 431,
Clair Merrier 426, Eric Edwards 379,
*Annie Brodie 377, *Fred Scott 361,
Walter Hoegy 325. Jr. IV -Gordon
Carnochan 478, Myrtle Sharkey 472,
Daisy Spain 469, Arthur Beattie 456,
Elva Grimoldby 442, Margaret Case
440, Agnes Smith 439, Evelyn Cud -
more 433, Walter Bateman 431, Mar-
garet Grieve 418, Mary Webster 416,
Janet Cluff 415, Walter Scott 388,
*Prank Cook 347, Hector Hays 344,
*Kenneth Carnochan 341, *Clifford
Lowery 304, Vera Hudson. 286.
Room II
Sr. IH -Total 600, Honors 450, Pass
360: Robert Willis 488, Anna Suther-
land 460, Edgar Brownlee 447, Leslie
Hogg 442, Jim Stewart 431, Will Hart
429, Greta Merrier 418, Daisy Hamil-
ton 415, Karl Ament 400, Jean
Stewart 398, Eleanor Harriet 397,
Jean Lowery 395, Pearl Carnochan
392, Jim Weir 379, Dorothy Kerslake
36,3,, Elmer Beattie 363, Violet Rankin
340, Evelyn Harburn 339, Murray
Savauge 339, Elizabeth Charters 333,
Fanny Peterson 328, *Jean Brodie
325, Billie Sutherland 320, Elva Jeffer-
son 310, Maybelle Rands 299, Irene
Patterson 297, ***Nellie Cook 270,
Stanley Nicholls.257.-M. W. Mackay.
ROOM III
Total 660, Honors 495, Pass 60. per
cents or 396 -Mary Jackson 548, Car -
mon Ferguson 527, Dorothy Robinson
472, Billie, Barber 461, Elroy Brownlee
461, Retta Hoggarth 460, Gerald
Snowdoni 453, Jack Oughton 450,
Dorothy Webster 447, Bertha Grieve
445, Jack Frost 439, Gordon Rolp
429, Russell Borrett ' 425, Andrew
McLean 424, Vera Hulley 419, Jack
Walker 418, Jeanette. Archibald 417,
Margaret Stewart 398, Jack Crich
392, **Arthur Carnochan 386, Mar-
garet Armstrong 379, Mildred Johns-
ton 378, Alvin Sillery 376, Edward
Rankin 358, Dorothy Frost 850, John
Dennison 338, Charlie Scott 317,
Mildred Turnbull 288, Clarence Muir
285, Leonard Brown 263, ***Vest-%
Cluff 260, **Laura Mole 259, *Arthur
Edmunds 196," Wilhelmine Thornton.
Jack Cluff, Anna Stephenson, Myrtle
Reeves. -M. B. Habkirk.
Room IV
Second Book -Total 700, Honors
525, Pass 420. Class A - Alice
Walker 594, Norman Jefferson
Jean Murray 562, Clarence Trott 54
Margaret Rolph 535, Mary Hays
Evelyn Huiser 508, Earl Peter-
son 4.87, Beatrice Merner 422,
Nora Stewart 431, Louie Jackson
420, Glen Smith 415, ***Leona Pier-
son 348, Gordon Muir 338.
Class B. -Total 650, Honors 488,
Pass 390 - Lillian Longworth 555:
Fred Willis 458, Rosabel Cluff 431,
Alvin Adams 428, Archie Somerville
426, Annie Hulley 402, Leslie Bate-
man 399, Marie MCCormiek 394, Beisaie
Marriott 393, Jack Archibald 498,
Frank Lamont 889, Ida Rinser 384,
Margaret Beattie 379, Tom Thiel 3/1,
Ena Holmes 365, Charlott Powell
270, **Roseline Thiel 265, ***Laura
MeMillan 249, ****Carence Hoggarth
137.-L. Gillespie.
Room V
Sr. I Class. Total 360, Honors
270, Pass 216: -Ruby Storey- 308,
Josephine Edge 302, Geerge Charters
292, Clifford Riley 287, Fred Huiser
284, Mary Oughton 28$, Harold Cum-
mings 277, Edith Bateman 260,
Florence Spain 257, Charlie Stewart
250, Winnifred Riley 250, Russel
H-olnies 241, Grace Somerville 240,
*Elizabeth McLean 238, Evelyn Grieve
238, Bessie Cluff 234, Audrey Sum-
mers 232, *George Parkes 227, Jack
Cuchnore 218, **Thomas Govenlock
207, *Leslie Knight 203, Jim Pinder
202, Margaret Cudrnore 194, Harry
McLeod 179, *Kathleen- Calder r 169,
Tom Cluff 163, **Sadie Hart 144,
*I3ernice Joynt 143, **Joe Hart 135,
Dorothy Nash 113, ****Olive Walker
75, ***Harold Henderson 66.
Jr. I Class: Total 246, Honors 184,
Pass 147 -Charlie Stevenson 196,
Charlie Reeves 182, Tom Hulley 173,
*Bertha Huiser 165, Margaret Crich
154, *Margaret Carclno 135, Clarence
Stevenson 129e Anna Edmunds 115,
*Nelson Cardrio 103, *Alvin Knight
100, **Harry Workman 91.--G. G.
Ross.
Primary Room
Sr. Primary -Borden Merner, Dor-
othy Wiltse, George' Hays, Charlie
Pinder and Herbert Peterson equal,
Margaret McLennen, Dorothy Mont-
gomery, Cecil Adams, Andrew Calder,
Alfred Murray, Mary Archibald, e
Amelia Cooper, Bernice Dorrance,
Mary Thompson (absent during tests)
Jr. Primary -Bernice Stevenson, -
Mabel Bateman and Russell Allen
equal, Harry McMichael, Irene Cluff,
Jean Frost, Pearl Reeves, Frank Case,
Elva Oke, Leslie Howes, Evelyn Riley,
Ona Nicholls.
HENSALL SPRING FAIR
The South Huron Agricultural So-
ciety were most unfortunate in their
choice of dates for both their Seed
Show and Spring Fair which are held
annually in Hensall. The Seed Show
after one postponement on account of
the flu ban, was set for the one day
this spring that the roads in the
district were utterly impassable, and
as a consequence there was a big fail-
ing off in the number of the exhibits.
On Tuesday last the date of the Horse
Fair, while the roads were fair, and
the weather bright, but with a cold
wind, the previous day's storm had put
all thought of attendance out of th
minds of exhibitors from a distanc .
In spite of all, however, there was a
fair number of entries in each of the
different classes and Rime very fine
stock exhibited. There was also a
very; large attendance and keen in-
terest manifested in the judging. Dr.
Baker, of Toronto, acted as judge in
the horse classes and Mr. Hugh -Mc-
Donald, of Hensel', was the judge of
cattle, both of whom gave universal e
satisfaction. The following is the list
of successful exhibitors:
HORSES
Clyde or Shire Stallion"
,
StalliZon foaled 1917 or later -W.,
McAllister & Son, Jas. Smilliee
Belgian or Percheron
Aged Stallion -H. C. Soldan.
• Stallion foaled 1917 or later -H. C..
Soldan.
Carriage or Roadster
•
Aged Stallion -Tom Murdock.
- Stallion foaled 1917 or later: -.1. -
Decker, Jr.
Harness Horses
Heavy Draft Team -C. Godbolt.
Heavy Draft BTOOd Mare in foal -
Wm. McAllister & Son, Jas.. Smillie.
Agricultural mare in foal - Dr.
Moir Frank Hagan.
Three year old Agricultural Geld-
ing or Filly foaled in 1917-R. T.
Luker & Son, Robt. Thompson.
Heavy Draft or Agricultural colts.
foaled in 1919-T. N. Forsyth, Wm.
Wilkinson.
General Purpose Team - G. E.
Thompson.
Single Carriage Horse -G. 3. Thiel.
Roadster Team -J. Decker, Jr.
Single Roadster -John Hay, R. T.
Luker, 3. Decker, Jr.
Special
Huron Expositor for special Town-
ship Competition of 3 horses -R. T
Luker, C. Godbolt, of USborne.
CATTLE
Shorthorns
Bull calved after September, 1918-
W. H. Phile, Hugh McMillan.
Cow or Heifer over two years -Wm.
Pepper, John Elder.
Heifer under two years -William
Dougall, William Pepper.
CROMARTY
Notes. -Many of. the farmers in the
vicinity are availing themselves of
the opportunity of - maldng maple
this spring. A few intend mak-
supply of sugar. The season
just medium as yet. -Miss
inson left last week for
to epend the summer vial
her brother. -Miss Lila MeCulloch is
home from Toronto, spending the
Easter holidays with her parents. -
Mrs. Russell, of Avonton, spent the
week end with her daughter, Mrs.
Graham. -Mr. Donald McKellar .15
making preparations to move his barn
and ...slim to erect it on a new founda-
tion. -Mr. John Scott, drover, wait in
Toronto last week with a -carload of
eattle.-,Mrs. Fischer has moved into
Mrs. Johnston's house in the village,
Mr. Graham moving into the house
lately vacated by Mrs. Fischer.
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