: Dryden, Ont, Thursday, May 29 1919 ee Subscription i 50 er An Thur aiod Lectire, entitled «The Bible on the! attlefield" will be delivered by Rev. Jesse Gibson of Tor nto on 'Friday, the 30th, at 8.30 p.m. ea of this department. In the Pulp mill Hall . The Toctuic is illustrated with official views of the boys rance and Flanders, supplied by Lord Beaverbrook, Iherever this lecture has been delivers -d it has. attrac- ed wide. attention. Come and see veal views S of life in the Admission free | Colleion to cover expenses STRAND | i FRIDAY and SATURDAY Stal Pee SPECIAL i - "Fuss and Feathers" Ls 5 Bi Ottawa. uat with a view to arrange a compromise. not Succeeded The Senator expressed the conviction that] this is not an ordinary strike; its' motives are deeper -and}( more far-reaching than a demand for more wages. opinion it is the beginning of a movement that, whatever} immediate outcome, will spread over the country and which ultimately will exert a powerful, influence on the future of ~ |Canada. | THE STRIKE SITUATION |® ue Wide Spread Yatloance. Senator Roberivor 's Opinlon-- : ~ Local Fttects ot Strike---Summary of General Situation ¥ i Senntor Robertson and Attorney-Gen'l Meighen pis sed through here Tuesday afternoon on the way back They have been in 'Winnipeg studying the They h = = interruption to our daily rontine. its usual supply of paper this week and we have been ~ fuse whatever we conld lay hands on. 1 "news" or advertisements that are not of the latest vintage, we hope you will appreciate the humorous side to the situation. city dailies are so hard put to it to get out an edition, we can simply ask you to help us make the best of our case and try to remedy things Among the focal effects of the strike the most serious, to us, is the The OBSERVER is unable to procure compelled to So, if you find in your paper 'In hist: 'When the big pire Day celebration | | Dertiaps. the spirit of Empire which pervaded on the 24th May had something to do with the glor- ious sunshine which graced Dry- den's Dominion holiday. : The Dryde Nn Athletic 'Association set itself the gigantic task of mana- ging a day of sports commensurate ith the dignity and importance of Dryden as a first rate ranker with towns and cities of Canada' s best. ave Cy a the a jh viting programme of spor been scheduled and speech ; selected. : Ly By ten o'clock folks became astit and made for the town flag staff, where A. Pitt in the absence of Mayor Beveridge who, - owing to a slight accident the previous day was unable to be present, made a short address after the flag had been raised to the stirring strains by the band of ' "I'hree Cheers for Everyone entered whole-hear tedly : [Dryden Orchestra consi with its baptismal rites barely over | and Dr. Sawyer was at its Dest and 'son acted a as M. C. with his Led Lo be faultless. : yond march too place and compet- : jiters 5 to take the floor. | which had been selected with great "| taste and care, were awarded as i follows: «= Something that will make you cool ¥ spfferer Sy. as soon as suitable arrangements can be made. Locat'merchants are beginning to feel the effects ou {stocks in some lines--a condition which will tend to increase whtle the We are not the only their the Red, White and Blue'? and the National Anthem. The band then lined up and proceeded to the Also GOOD COMEDY No advance in Price m.-- Evening ROB r WILSON érand Sermon, i Rector fe For Sale tivation, good buildings, Lot, 1 Con. 6 Township. Vin Horne, 820 acres, 60 acres or more under cul- lots of 'water, soil clay and black loam. nearly all seed- 'led. Will sell with or without stock and implements. a ance: Brean ed to suit buyer. : "WM. MILLER, One half cash, bal: Apply-- « = ee 5 Dryden. : ; Tot 3, Fourth Goneession, Township ; of Mutrie, Parcel 6356. ilton, Ont. property: Write G. Speck, Ghdden, Sask. Will accept | any reasonable or might trade aE aa the ie that 36, Second ser- | es, of the D 'the well know p to their (tand Een upon «the ma 8 excpeedingly poor, rin nutritive "value. Dr elief to Canadian ex- was lost and worry | interchange of ort permits in ab yance, and extensive cores: e Commission had| ™ d that there are | 0twithstandin the Jur 5 Stuffs Variable rms, obtains0le from the Publications ch of the Department of Agricult- 'at Ottaws states that while many feeds have been kept quality there have ot a few that ome practically | sithless, and these sold at prices, little: Anything, below those of fonds Ay inion Chemist, who is the Lor of this publication, recommends ying Toedine stuffs should { Experimental composition of | at the elevators the' cleaning and { other grains, isl g to the rel eat and weed: Any. weed seeds, de from the SErooningy | un- Screenings. that have been ot of what are 'known as black i eing made via rts were long delayed at The Canadian | weisbt about 1300. FRED OLSON, Wabigoon. Black mare Daisy" 1 nine years old. | Sound, good worker, single or double | used but in good condition. condition. . Apply to-- "A quantity of poultry wire lightly Also about 20 rods of galvanized fox wire in goed B. L BLAIR, Dryden = To Rent . Store and rooms recently occupied Wm. Hanscombe as a Bakery, © OBSERVER & Hoa by restaur- lant, ice cream and candy. Apply to--| _|duty. WANTED ely. Apply to-- Good Cook and Waitress immediat- CG. O. SELF, Dryden : Apply to W. H. SMITH Stump Puller, Et bo i in good repair Waldhof, Oat. GOURT of REVISION if the Council of the Municipality Eagle River on Saturday, May 31st pe ugly, Sa : : ALEX. TURNER, NOTICE clock ih the afternoon. © JAS. Lh HUTCHISON A Municipality of Machin ~ NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that of Machin will meet in the School House at 2 pm as a Court of Revision for the purpose of hearing appeals against the 'assessor's return of the assessment 'roll. All parties having business at the | --1said court are hereby required to take] {notice and govern themselves accord: Clack of the ea : The Court of Revision for the Muni: cipality of Van Horne and Glengoland School Section will be held in the Town- ship Hall Saturday, May 31st at 2 o'- Clerk and Treas. [peg strike. {municipal 'employees 'generally, situations ; newspapers suspended pub- | : _ | Prussiahism. on the other, These ele- first, seems to be turing towards the strike continues. are the telegraph and parcel post facilities. casti ngs. THE menace of. tndustsial unrest still L threatens the Dominion, its most serious manifestation being the Winni- | 'The first paralyzing effects of the strike are over, a reliable information from bo marking. the partial resumption. of in-|' dustries of is Its mosh recent deve appear. at ag ne under-currents ¢ ess | easily understood All in touch "with |. the situation agree that the clash of i terests denotes a more profound division |: than a superficial impression might seem | m to warrant. The course of the "strike is so unusual, and the area of the distur- e 1 1 h in size and | importance of the elements 'engaged, that a hasty opinion as to its gravity might have serious consequences. old platitudes regaadi g strikes will not apply. When we consider that govern- ment employees in the post offi = ing firemen and police, a and that the latter are conti act in their ordinary 'capacity as officers by permission of a strike The postal service, of course is badly affected, The Pulp Co are held in their new paper making Gepartment, being unable to get necessary ada to athe them spose: without conferring' injustice on anyone. 2 Recog mit n gd Building Coane! (Employes). It mu ~ 83 Reinstatement of strikers. that impossible of eh (F r the general public to form n and enforce it by constitutional ays be [aken iro 'had more mittee, thinking 'people are compelled : to recognise that a grave crisis confronts our nation. Store clerks have left their) lication for days, and only recently have| contrived to issue in modified form.| These public services are not ordinarily involved in labor disputes, nor are their employeee easily enticed from their That the strlkors o are no vara nerlyl. rabble seems to be established by the facts that in two weeks of strife no riot has occurred, and no unusual disorder has been reported ; the police court docket for the period. compares favorably with that of preceding months. The whole situation is without precedent and its solution demands novel meth- ods; Implications of Bolshevism on one "side are countered by charges of ments, doubtles involving menace to es- tablished order, are completely held in check by the strong attitude of the whole _commuuity, and the sense of good behaviour inherent i in our British instit- 'utions. The opinien of Senator Rob- ertson recorded above is merelp an op- inion and offers no remedy. The Win- nipeg Tribune seems to recognize the return of the Ottawa delegates as al. failure of the Federal Government to take hold of the situation. Indeed on both sides of the dispute the idea seems to be held that the cause of their diffi- culties is blameable on the government. Premier Norris of Manitoba, and Mayor | Gray of Winnipeg, acting in concert, seem to offer the only hope at present. | An actof the legislature establishing, a permanent body composed of two rep- resentatives each from employers and employees, with a chairman appointed by the local government, indicates a possible way out of the deadlock, and by: its adoption a retorn to sanity and reason. The trades council, hostile at drink. NOTICE _| eral points in r ) ; United States, 0 nis siness for several ce will be closed tovin, about the 7th. on on disputed matters pie effects on. business settlement is Se all a pecially when prolonged. The losses 'caused to people outside the immediate sebpe of the quarrel are so considerale, ahd the benefits gained so difficult to} estimate, that we assert it should rot bei pee ond the organizing shifty of Can- | Gibson, of ment of bees." 7 SLOCAT. aN Cos will os wots the Sllustrated |. Lectureroffered in the Pulp Co.'s hall this (Friday) evening by the Rev. Jesse 0] No admission fee is charged, he lecture being given under} 'the auspices of the Bible Society. It is beautifully illustrated with official 'photographs released by | the British} Toronto. Government, and 'has attracted wide: spread attention wherever given, | those interested in the life of the men in the trenches (and who in patriotic Dryden is not ?) the event will Prove of great value. : The many irionds of Mr and Mrs Whitehouse will be sorry to learn ¢f the death of Mr Johnson, father of Mrs Whitehouse, at the General Hospital, Winnipeg, following an operation, showed signs of improvement: for a few] days, but on Saturday last pneumonia developed, and on Bonde he passed iv peacefully. Dryden has acquired an addition to its items of interest in a large consign-§ Delayed on their way from Texas by labor difficulties, they arrived in wonderful condition, all con- sidered. They are now installed tn C. Norgates apiary, Ein to gather the season' 8 honey. Have OU seen our new town. pump 'on the school ground? the town pump was a feature in local history. If the glory of ancient days has departed, its benefit to a thirsty people in these hot days is no less than formerly. It is supplied with a cup. andj 'placed on a firm platform, awaiting; your plestize snd convenience. of The splendid appearance of our, new go Orchestra at the GEW.V.A, ball last week was a pleasant surprise to us all. Their entirely satisfactory performance ought to befof oreat encouragement to | them to continue their efforts. ered along with the success of the Band "at the games, we are inclond to con: gratulate ourselyes on our stauding. a iy Tuvest Victory Bond interest in W.8.8. "Trad grievances a ave shown the way, by In olden days grounds, playing lively marching airs and gathering the crowd as they went. The start of the sports on the Agricultural Exhibition Grounds kindly loaned by the society, was the football match at 11 a.m. {Under Captains Spence and Foulis as, up g a minutes. duration resulted in a one goal victory for Foulis' team. The field had beer. marked ott aud' | was in excelfent shaj a first class well-contested game of} Masquerade hall = : : he G.W.V.A.'s Masquerade Ball lield in the mill hall on the evening of the 23rd was tindonbt- edly the success of the season. into the frolic which was kept up until 4 the next morning. Our ing of Dorken, Adair Messrs George, Wilde, Bartlett, Foulis, Beddome, everyone was aoiahied with their performance. . W..]. Robin: usual tact, and the dancing appear- At 11.30 the itors for the waltzing prize were The prizes Ladies -- Fancy Costume m-- Miss Odette Upton, "Cossack", acasser- xe ole. 2 a Tadies' Comic Costume-- Miss hi Olive Ray, "Follies", a mirror. ~~ Gents Faney, Costume--Mr. T. Bennett, 'Highlander' a watch fob. = Gent's Comic Costume--Mr. foe Russell, 'Coon' , tobacco holder. Walting Prize -- Miss Gladys McCallum, 'Martha Washington' : a silver Bon- bor dish: and Mr. Ralph Pronger, "Tramp" a collar 'case. After a Stott rest a delightful = suppet, prepared by Mrs. Nymark and Mrs. Davidson, was served. Most delicious coffee, cream tarts, = and delicacies beyond description were partaken of with much rel There were visitors from Win Eagle River, Oxdrift, Qui giant escorted by an eree Voisey compe the rule of fhe x ; its sidering,it was "1 'the season and p sidering they kicked the | tile, though the, sun shone fiercest. I {who were playing, ater seme {excellent music during the garie. Tuterval for dinner was then in order, a re-assemble for the afternoon ports and at 2 o'clock racing be- i juddes were M. S. Jethcier off like cloekworlk 2 : The following is the list 0 Jjwinners; i he 60 y Girls ade Dixon, Nelson. : - Boys Cough. under --k Eder en, Black, P St-Pierre. Boys 8-10--] Clark, 1, Pinkerton} |V Oliver | Girls 10-12--0 Whiting, G Dou- diet, [, Johuson a Boys 10- -12--Clempson, Clark, | Noble. on Girls 12- 14--p Thomas. Thom- He os, Johnston ra Golden, Boys 12- 14--Dickson, Higgine. ane Wheelbarrow Race 50 vards--(]. St Pierre H Johnson), (E Louttit J Beddzme) : Ladies' nail driving 3 5 in spike --Mrs J Hutchison, Mrs Johnson. Hobbleraec 50 yards=-Clempsou | Whiting, Johnson 5 5 100 yards flat race open--David- S011, Clempson Of 75 yards flat ret ladies Th ) 'as, A Fisher : . OPhires Whiting), (Louttit, Efttles Boys 14 to 16 Totts, Jolson Lae At 45 be 11, the field with the foll owing teams; x ry a Davidsor, Hutchison. = " Beddomme, Captain; Frenc 'Miller, McNabb, Sawyer, St Sanders, Berrey, H. Beddome. Consid- : Biter a most exciting conflict « team won out with musical So ended a very ; 12 Sn At 1. 30 p.m. the promd at tol ; the offic- ig) incess and several others Everyone nd went It ponds of foilios danke i tert! from Victory Bonds do not consider the aniount large enongh to invest on their RI | a little over 20c a week, Girls 6- 8--W Fox, G Noble, Gl Cough: ol Boys 6-8--G Higgius, TJ St evens 'E Holderson. To} Girls 8-10--M St Pierre. Al | under government C ps for a child, wet fc a week on wh let ngs' pe would » 5% simple interest. interost which invested ; | Stamps would mean the sav ; | week or dc a day for every day in th year and constiutes a yery considerab sum. 2. So if the amount paid in Victory" Bond intetest if too small for the p 1b be put. into. War Savings Stamps child. "Canada product" usd bo choser\ the Canadian Trade Commission as 8 trade mark of goods going to Euro} Three ships] | Cavadian su farms urdeg Canadian its eyes" in and other d ~The work in Canadi: Yadian Tr¥ that working D legged race -- ~ (Canta 2 "the Saschallprs rool | | that steady en butter 'Adair, Captain; McMillan Miller | tim I Hamby, Vickers, Bailey, Moshet fe ! : Vicker / of