He HERE'S THE NEWS YOU HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR! ANNOUNCING OUR AUGUST SALE when you can secure a wellmade Suit for $13.95. These Suits are made of Tweeds, All- Wool Homespuns, and Worsted Herringbones, in a large variety of pat- terns, good quality work- manship, linings and trimmings--values in the lot worth $27.00. SALE PRICE '13.95 Blue well strongly sewn seams all sizes 14-17. MEN'S SOCKS Good strong Union Work Socks. Regu- lar 35c. a pair, 29c¢. WORK SHIRTS Chambray, made and 98c. BOYS' BOOTS Our entire stock of Boys' and Youths' Boots must be clears ed at once. $2.29 to $2.95 YOUNG MEN'S Mothers, How About Your BOYS' Suit? School days will soon be here. Is your boy fitted out yet? If nut, come and visit our BOYS' DEPART: MENT during this sale and take advantage of the many bargains we have to offer you. RAINCOATS Sen's Tweed Inter Rubber T0 CHEAT FARMERS As Much as Forty Pounds Lost to Vendor in Weighing ". He Says. Moose Jaw, Aug. 2.--How, as a buyer, he shifted hi scales to de- prive farmers of from 30 to 40 pounds on a load was told by W, T, Rogers, former grain buyer for the | Searle Grain Company, at the hoyal {| Grain Inquiry Commission here. | Rogers' evidence, together with | strong criticism by Isaac Pitblado, K.C., Winnipeg, counsel for tbe | Terminal . Flevstors, of statements | mace without supstantiation by Wil. | iam Rose; counsel f8r the O:der of Grain Buyers, alieging that counsel- | tampered with witnesses, and an apology by Mr. 'Rose, featured tho afternoon session. The evidence of Rogers was given in connection with a charge of in- | citation to theft made by Mr. Pose, Examined by Mr. Rose, Rogers said he was a buyer for the Searle Grain Company at Star City in 1920-21, | when J. M. Stewart, a travelling superintendent of the company, visited him, and the two used a file | on the scale in such a way that when grain was weighed it was pos- | sible to take at least 30 pounds and | @ much as 40 pounds from the farmer selling the grain. He filed ths beam, Rogers said, the whoie action | of filing and rebalancing tie scales | to suit the adjustment taking about | 80 minutes. | | Knew Kt Was Dishonest. Questisaed by Travers Sweatwan, { counsel for the company, Kogers said he knew it was a dishonest ac; | he was perfectly willing to do so ae | Stewart hud told him it was neces- | S8ry 10 get the extra grain. When | the Scales Tnspector came, he was to "fix up the scales again." He readjusted the scales wien {ne inspector came and the inspector did Not find anything wrong. Asked by Mr. Sweatman how long the scales | bad Stayed "crooked" at one time, witness said that after they were first tampered with they had stayed | that way for about One week, when because of complaints of some of the farmers, he "had &0t leery of losing some business" and had re- | Placed tiie scales on an honest basis. Rogers said that when the scalas | were first placed on a dishonest basis the elevator was taking In about 1,000 bushels a day. That was early in October. Under 'cross-ex- amination he admitted he had changed the scales two or three Limes a season. . Some Farmers Too Alert, Asked why he changed the scales back to the honest basis, Rogers said there were some farmers he couilg not "get" the dishonest scales on, When one of these farmers came he changed the scuies back so that ther weighed honestly. The ratiy of farmers he could not cheat was | one In ten, he said. Asked whether he cheated all of the nine-teaths of farmers, he said he did not. Asked why, he saia it might look suspicious, He was there to 'Bel as much grain as possible, and 'yet do business, Asked where he kept the filer ho | used on the scales, he said he kept | them in a grip of tools he had. | Mr. Sweatman -- Dag you have a jimmy or any burglars' tools in the grip? Witness -- No; I didn't have a | Jimmy, but | C€Xpect a burglar could | have used some of the tools. Rogers said he had worked for Stewart before he took the position at Star City. Stewart had qjs. charged him while at Star City, he said. After his discharge he did not Teport the condition of the Scales to the company. He did not know w The case will be resumed Wednes- day morning. v ---- HOW IT CAME ABOUT! -- Justification for Flappers and Jas in Dietetics. Found Chicago, Aug. 2.--The jazz age, the flapper, the slinker, the lack of corsets, rolled - stockings, bobbed hair and cowbell orchestras, are not due to Inherent wickedness, but have been traced directly to the im. proved diet. of wWomen--carrots, or. anges, lettuce, milk and other foods rich in vitamines. Mrs. Ida B. Allen, known dietitian of New York made it all clear before the 'American home economics association when she said: nationally NEW GENERAL MANAGER OF STANDARD BANK N. ©. Stephens and G. N. Brown Become Assistant General Managers. -- Ww. Francis, president of the Btandard Bank of Canada, announces the appointment of N. L. McLeod to the position of general manager of the bank, succeeding C. H. Eassor, chief executive, who had requested permission to retire. Announcement is also made that Norman C. Bte- phens and G. N. Brown have been appointed assistant general mana- gers. The new general manager hag been in the service of the Standard Dank for many Years, during which Lime he has occupied several posi- tions of importance, including that of. weslern superintendent and latterly 'as an executive officer at tke head office, Mr. Stephens has had a long (areer with the bank, during which he served as assistant manager of Toronto office, manager of foreign exchange department. and for the past few years as acting assistant general manager, > Mr. Brows has been in the emypicy of the bank for fifteen years and for the past few Years has served as superintendent of eastern brancues, Mr. Francis, in announcing the appointments, states that it 1s grati fying to the directors to be able to find among the bank's own oficers. those who have been tried wm ys tervice, whe know its history ang whe. by their previous efliciency and record, have proven themselves wah equipped to fill the responsible posi- tions to which they have been ap- pointed. -- COMMUNITY CELEBRATES CENTENARY OF PIONEER Veteran Sits at His Door and Welcomes Scores of ., Birthday Visitors. Belleville, Aug. 2.--Lewis Swenor, Rossmore village, on Tuesday, cei- ebrateq the one hundredth anniver- Eary of his birth, when the entire community joined in the celebration of the unique event. The authen- ticity of his having reached the cen- tury mark was Indicated by an ex- tract which the family possess from the parish of Montreal register of births, marriages and deaths, From the city and all parts of Prince Edward county came friends to meet the centenarian, who sat at the door and welcomed them. He passed through the osdesl of a cere- L0ny of some length, walch began bv the wishing of felicitations, a vrogramme of addresses, the pres; entation of a purse of gold from the communitys of over $50, and the lighting of 100 candies on the birth- day cake. Rev. J. D. P. Knox, Ameliasburg, presided over the programme, dur- ing which greetings were expressed by H. C. Colliver, M PP, Prince Ydward; Warden James L. Hughes; John Hubbs, M.P., W. W. Ander son, Mayor Bennett, Belleville; Hon. Nelson Parliament, formers speaker of the Legislature; Deputy Reeve John Weese, Ameliasburg, James R, Anderson, Rev, L. M. Sharpe, B. O. Frederick, John Elliott and Donald Belnap. The purse of 801 was pre- sented by Mrs. Nelson Parliament and Mrs. Darwin Valleau, which was gratefully received by Mr, Swenor. LAUDS GREAT BRITAIN FOR PROMPT PAYMENT Qives New Assurance Stability Throughout the World, Says Harding. ---- San Francisco, Aug. 2.-- In an address he was to have delivered here last night made public because of his illness by his secre- tary, President Harding urged per- manent court of international Jus- tice as the next step to be taku. In urging Uniteq States suppory of the court, he declared: "I do not know that such a court will be un- failing in the avoidafiee of War, sut I know'it is a step In the right gir- ection, and will prove an advance toward international peace for which the conflicting conscience of mankind is calling. The big tatng is the firm establishment of the court and our cordial. adherence thereto. All else is mere detail " In referring to the settlements of the British debt of more than four and a half million dollars, Mr. Harding declared Great Britain had "put a fresh stamp of approval on the sacredness of international ob- Fgations," and the settlement itself gave " a new assurance of stability throughout the world." | of ret Not a Major Issue, sidetracking the league of nations as the major issue of next year's pal- tical campaign, Senator Robinson, Democrat, Arkansas, minority lead- er In the senate, in a formal state ment declared that "the questions of first importance are undoubtedly domestic in character." ; ---------- Adheres to World Court. Geneva, Aug. 2.--Latvia has noti- League of Nations that It | Preserves original finish If your dealer cannot i Restores beauty to-old cars RiLt Halt 1.00 . price. pint tin, § Bp Washington, Aug. 2. -- Definitely | L. 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